In an era of environmental deregulation, groups like the American Petroleum Institute are focusing resources on the courts - and 'time is on industry's side'In early October, 22 state and federal judges hailing from Honolulu to Albany got a crash course in scientific literacy and economics. The three-day symposium was billed as a way to help the judges better scrutinize evidence used to defend government regulations.But the all-expenses-paid event hosted by George Mason University's Law & Economics Center in Arlington, Virginia, served another purpose: it was the first of several seminars designed to promote "skepticism" of scientific evidence among likely candidates for the 140-plus federal judgeships Donald Trump will fill over the next four years. Continue reading...
Venue of last resort: the climate lawsuits threatening the future of big oil
17. prosinece 2017 10:30
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Celý článek: https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2017/dec/17/big-oil-climate-change-lawsuits-environment
Zdroj: The Guardian