Should Houston Sue Big Oil?
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Channel: The YEARS Project · 2018 · News & Politics
Should Houston, Texas, the oil capital of the world, be taking the oil companies to court? The city of Houston has a powerful case against fossil fuel companies. SOURCES: [i] LATimes.com. L.A. lawmakers look to sue big oil companies over climate change — and the costs that stem from it. Jan. 13th. 2018. http://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-me-ln-climate-change-lawsuit-20180113-story.html [ii] KSAT.com. By the numbers: Report details Hurricane Harvey's massive punch. Jan. 25th. 2018. https://www.ksat.com/news/by-the-numbers-inside-the-national-hurricane-center-s-hurricane-harvey-report [iii] Coast.NOAA.Gov. Hurricane Costs. Jan. 1st. 2018. https://coast.noaa.gov/states/fast-facts/hurricane-costs.html [iv] TheGuardian.com. Just 100 companies responsible for 71% of global emissions, study says. July. 10th. 2017. https://www.theguardian.com/sustainable-business/2017/jul/10/100-fossil-fuel-companies-investors-responsible-71-global-emissions-cdp-study-climate-change [v] EPA.gov. Climate Change Indicators. https://www.epa.gov/climate-indicators/oceans [vi] Climate.Gov. Reviewing Hurricane Harvey's catastrophic rain and flooding. Sept. 18th. 2017. https://www.climate.gov/news-features/event-tracker/reviewing-hurricane-harveys-catastrophic-rain-and-flooding [vii] NYTimes.com.Scientists Link Hurricane Harvey’s Record Rainfall to Climate Change. Dec. 13th. 2017. https://www.nytimes.com/2017/12/13/climate/hurricane-harvey-climate-change.html [viii] WashingtonPost.com. Fossil fuel emissions will reach an all-time high in 2017, scientists say — dashing hopes of progress. Nov. 13th. 2017. https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/energy-environment/wp/2017/11/13/fossil-fuel-emissions-projected-to-reach-an-all-time-high-in-2017-dashing-hopes-of-progress/ [ix] Apps.PublicIntegrity.org. A Century of Influence: The unlikely partnership between Big Oil and the White House. Dec. 12th. 2017. https://apps.publicintegrity.org/united-states-of-petroleum/century-of-influence/ [x] Ibid. #YEARSproject #WarOnOurFuture
