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2017-12-09 -Signs, Portents, and the Weather-
Massachusetts AG Maura Healey wants climate change warnings on gas pumps
[Wash Examiner] Massachusetts Attorney General Maura Healey wants gas station owners to post warnings at the pump that say customers are spurring climate change by filling up their tanks.

The idea came up in oral arguments in Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court Tuesday in a case challenging Exxon Mobil’s record on addressing the threat of global warming and the attorney general's claim that the company misinformed the public over the threat.

Justice Frank Gaziano asked how gas stations are involved in "deception or fraud related to climate change."

"Because, your honor, the gas sold at those gas stations is among the premier contributors to global warming," Healey's lawyer, Richard Johnston, responded.

Healey has asked for information from Exxon related to the marketing of fossil fuels in Massachusetts, "including advertisements, in particular," Johnston said.

"So, I own Joe's gas station on the corner, I'm a franchisee, and you're telling me that I have information that relates to how Exxon Mobil, this gi-normous corporation, has marketed and lied on climate change?" Gaziano asked.

"If they’re doing sales and marketing in Massachusetts, and they know things that they should be telling people ‐ either consumers or investors ‐ that would be relevant to the consumers or investors’ decisions, then they’ve gotta make that part of their advertising. They can’t simply go around and say, ’We’re selling you this terrific product,’ and keep to themselves what they know about the possible impacts of those products on global warming," Johnston said.
Posted by Besoeker 2017-12-09 07:30|| || Front Page|| [11136 views ]  Top

#1 Warning: You are making plants more green
Posted by Bright Pebbles 2017-12-09 07:45||   2017-12-09 07:45|| Front Page Top

#2 They can’t simply go around and say, ’We’re selling you this terrific product ideology,’ and keep to themselves what they know about the possible impacts of those products policies and regulations on global warming your wealth and happiness," Johnston said
Posted by Frank G 2017-12-09 08:02||   2017-12-09 08:02|| Front Page Top

#3 And speaking of asses, and gases...
More people in relevant classes
(in winter, Ms. Healey,
when things don't flow freely!)
Are killed in your state by molasses.
Posted by Zenobia Floger6220 2017-12-09 08:16||   2017-12-09 08:16|| Front Page Top

#4 Politicians should have a CO2 discharge warning tattooed to their throats.
Posted by Procopius2k 2017-12-09 09:02||   2017-12-09 09:02|| Front Page Top

#5 Why don't they just put announcements on Gas Station TV? Be just one more thing to ignore...
Posted by ed in texas 2017-12-09 09:41||   2017-12-09 09:41|| Front Page Top

#6 Another gas tax hike.
Posted by Skidmark 2017-12-09 09:42||   2017-12-09 09:42|| Front Page Top

#7 Maxachusetts should simply man up and ban the use of all fossil fuels or electricity produced by same. Then shut up and freeze/starve in the dark.
Posted by Anguper Hupomosing9418 2017-12-09 11:07||   2017-12-09 11:07|| Front Page Top

#8 
Posted by Anguper Hupomosing9418 2017-12-09 11:08||   2017-12-09 11:08|| Front Page Top

#9 "Damn, it's cold here!" "Better fill up with more gas and warm things up a bit!"

Seriously, what global warming, I haven't seen any and the data I see are fake, cherry picked to make it look worst than it really is. Sea level is still the same.
Posted by Seeking cure for ignorance 2017-12-09 12:05||   2017-12-09 12:05|| Front Page Top

#10 How about all the oil companies boycott the state and don't sell them gas
Posted by Silentbrick 2017-12-09 12:43||   2017-12-09 12:43|| Front Page Top

#11 Then she'd sue them for conspiracy
Posted by Frank G 2017-12-09 12:54||   2017-12-09 12:54|| Front Page Top

#12 So what is it you say you Do here?

Is that the job of an AG? Fake science?
Posted by Newc 2017-12-09 13:36||   2017-12-09 13:36|| Front Page Top

#13 Last I checked - admittedly, it was 15,000 years ago - those gas pumps were under a half mile of ice. Maybe a little global warming ain't such a bad thing considering the alternative.
Posted by SteveS 2017-12-09 14:05||   2017-12-09 14:05|| Front Page Top

#14 This broad's been showboating since Day 1; she's just running for governor with all this bullshit.
Posted by Raj 2017-12-09 15:20||   2017-12-09 15:20|| Front Page Top

#15 And how does she get around? Car (limousines, probably).

As Instapundit often says, I'll believe global warming is a crisis when the people telling me it's a crisis start acting like it's a crisis.
Posted by Rambler in Virginia 2017-12-09 16:33||   2017-12-09 16:33|| Front Page Top

#16 GW warning signs on pumps? AG probably owns the sign company. That is so Democrat.
Posted by JohnQC 2017-12-09 19:17||   2017-12-09 19:17|| Front Page Top

#17 Maybe she can sell it to Puerto Rico.
Posted by Alaska Paul 2017-12-09 21:25||   2017-12-09 21:25|| Front Page Top

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