Chris Horner, senior fellow at the Competitive Enterprise Institute and author of Red Hot Lies: How Global Warming Alarmists Use Threats, Fraud, and Deception to Keep You Misinformed, spoke to Public Nuisance Wire about the implications of Climategate.
Our watchdog press enabled the global warming hoax
Climategate takes steam out of global warming litigation
“The greens already plan to file [lawsuits] early and often,” CEI's Chris Horner observes. “What this does is embolden defendants, lawmakers, and even judges."
Courts rule against cities in subprime mortgage suits
Given the subprime mortgage debacle and the spate of foreclosures around the country, it’s no surprise that city governments are looking for someone to blame. But our nation's courts are refusing to validate this scapegoating effort.
Utah manufacturers protest EPA action
Is it fair for the EPA to change its air-quality policies in a state without input from the citizens who will be affected by them? That's the question many in Utah are asking.
Memphis jumps on the subprime suit bandwagon
At the end of December, Memphis Mayor A.C. Wharton Jr and other city and county officials filed suit against Wells Fargo for allegedly targeting black homeowners for high-interest subprime mortgages.
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Recent Entries
- Our watchdog press enabled the global warming hoax 10 Feb 2010
- Climategate takes steam out of global warming litigation 03 Feb 2010
- Courts rule against cities in subprime mortgage suits 27 Jan 2010
- Utah manufacturers protest EPA action 20 Jan 2010
- Memphis jumps on the subprime suit bandwagon 13 Jan 2010
- The case for scrapping product liability 06 Jan 2010
- Facts fudged in smoking ban campaigns 05 Jan 2010
- Public nuisance highlights 30 Dec 2009
- 2009 paint litigation roundup 29 Dec 2009
- Damage caps were an essential piece of tort reform 28 Dec 2009
