, that phrase means, “Something that misleads or distracts from a relevant or important question. It may be either a logical fallacy or a literary device that leads readers or audiences toward a false conclusion.” The city of Baltimore has brought suit against several major oil companies, claiming their actions violate Maryland consumer protection laws by running disinformation campaigns to hide what they knew about the dangers of burning fossil fuels.
Whew! That is one big, smelly fish to drag in front of a panel of judges. The logical conclusion to such an argument is that oil companies should be free to lie, cheat, and steal to their heart’s content because it keeps America safe. So what if the seas rise, the heavens pour down biblical amounts of rain, or people have to move because their neighborhoods get flooded? Those are petty concerns compared to keeping America safe.
She said the judges for the federal appeals court appeared “very skeptical” about the oil industry’s claim that the Baltimore case belongs in federal court. She added that the industry’s legal argument did not address the substance of the city’s claim that big oil ran a disinformation campaign and lied about the harm caused by its part in creating the climate crisis, and instead tried to put the focus on who regulates pollution.
, because it knows those Lone Star State judges will build an impenetrable wall around the company to protect it from revealing the truth.says the outcome of Tuesday’s hearing will influence similar cases within the same federal judicial district, including a suit by Charleston, South Carolina. It may also have a bearing on nearly a dozen other lawsuits by states and municipalities in other jurisdictions. A federal appeals court in Hawaii is scheduled to hear a similar case next month.
Just tell them to stop burning it... There's plenty that oil is useful for, floating on water and all.
Sounds like an extortion attempt. Blaming oil producers for the co2 in the air. More fud lawsuits. When evidence is mankind is responsible. Another city going bankrupt and acting like the mafia.