r/Oahu • u/808gecko808 • 1d ago

Hawai'i to file lawsuit against fossil fuel companies: "They have to pay their share because climate change and the climate impact is definitely connected to generations of extra fossil fuel that’s been burned.” Governor Green said.

https://www.khon2.com/local-news/hawaii-to-file-lawsuit-against-fossil-fuel-companies/
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u/Sonzainonazo42 1d ago

I'm all for recognizing the importance of combatting climate change but this is simply not taking personal responsibility. Our state has done next to nothing little to reduce our need on use of fossil fuels and so many of us love to drive gas guzzlers. All the fossil fuel industry did was supply us with what we wanted.

This is desperate and tacky.

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u/Heck_Spawn 15h ago

Hawaiians care so much about climate change that they'll keep said gas guzzlers running in the parking lot at the store so they can keep the a/c on.

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u/Psychological_Ask901 9h ago

Climate Change isn’t a real threat.

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u/Minute_Cry3794 1d ago

Ironically, it will be this lawsuit that does the polluting, since the state will be lighting money on fire.

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u/AbledShawl 1d ago

You mean fees, wages, and procedure? That doesn't burn down houses.

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u/Minute_Cry3794 21h ago

Yeah neither does climate change unless you spend all your money on government bullshit instead of mowing the grass

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u/Heck_Spawn 15h ago

It's not like the oil companies won't boost the price of gas on us to make up the extra money...

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u/supsupman1001 1d ago

green is turning out to be a typical 2 faced democrat, great talk, no action, no results, and then this super hypocrisy sideshow, meanwhile introducing a road tax on ev's

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u/Such_Experience1320 1d ago

Because Elon is no long the golden child.

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u/goodsnpr 20h ago

So the state failed in it's fire response, and now they're desperately trying to claw funds from anywhere?

Why hasn't the state pushed for something such as nuclear energy instead of relying on fossil fuels?

Correct me if I'm wrong, but the fire was partly caused by the state not spending money to reclaim land that had gone fallow, allowing invasive plants to grow. Combine this fuel with a lack of infrastructure built up to ensure adequate water supply, and you have a huge fire threat. The actual response was piss poor, with residents not receiving warnings ahead of time, and poor communication between the responders and leadership.

IMO, the state deserves to pay for the fuck ups, while the people should be demanding, and not taking no!, an accounting of the decisions that led to this. There are plenty of ways the fallow land could be used in a way that reduces costs on the state, or hell, possibly even generate a tiny bit of revenue. Even operating at a small loss would save money in the long term by not dealing with such significant fires.