The city of Chicago is suing oil companies over climate change.
A cynical person might see this as nothing more than a cash-strapped city chasing what it sees as a deep-pocketed target to obtain large sums of money it needs to keep the city afloat.
Chicago’s financial problems were well known long before the city became a destination for those crossing the border illegally.
The Hill reports:
Chicago sues oil companies over climate change impacts
The city of Chicago sued six major oil companies and the main fossil fuel lobby group on Tuesday, alleging they have funded and planned a climate change denial campaign that directly affects city residents.
In the lawsuit, the city accused BP, Chevron, ConocoPhillips, Exxon Mobil, Phillips 66, Shell, and the American Petroleum Institute (API) of misleading the public about the impacts of their products and contributing to the effects of climate change on Chicago. .
These impacts include unsafe summer temperatures, an increase in extreme weather, shoreline erosion and susceptibility to disasters such as flash flooding in basements on the city’s West Side, according to the lawsuit. As a result, the city says, climate mitigation and response projects in low-income communities have cost nearly $200 million.
The complaint also accuses API of creating front groups “to promote climate misinformation and advocacy from a supposedly objective source.” The accusation echoes remarks made by Exxon Mobil lobbyist Keith McCoy to an activist in 2021, while it was secretly recorded that the company was “aggressively [fought] against part of the science” on the climate. Exxon declined responsibility for McCoy’s comments and said they did not represent the company’s views.
Isn’t it a little cold in Chicago in the winter?
Chicago is suing oil companies for “causing” climate change.
A law firm funded by left-leaning nonprofits represents the city.
How many Chicagoans could have survived this winter without fossil fuels?
— Daniel Turner (@DanielTurnerPTF) February 21, 2024
Chicago sues Big Oil in Cook County over climate, perfect location for global warming hoax.
My advice to Big Oil is to stop selling oil and gas in Cook County and watch how quickly the lawsuit is dismissed.https://t.co/hHTtQkXr8V pic.twitter.com/PB8QYNLtQ3
— Steve Milloy (@JunkScience) February 20, 2024
Chicago has much bigger problems to solve than climate change.