Lawsuits vs. big oil lead to court lessons on climate change
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) " A federal judge presiding over lawsuits that accuse big oil companies of lying about global warming to protect their profits turned his courtroom into a classroom Wednesday in what could be the first hearing to study the science of climate change.U.S. District Judge William Alsup asked lawyers for two California cities and five of the world's largest oil and gas companies to present "the best science now available on global warming." He said at the start of the [...]
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