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Message From: Tracy M ehani Ex. 6 ! Sent: 4 /2 1 /2 0 1 8 12:33:51 PM To: Tracy M ehani Ex. 6 Subject: from The Denver Post bCelitmtearte change lawsuits: Boulder can do By GALE NORTON | Special to The Denver Post April 20, 2018 at 2:00 pm SubscribeSUBSCRIBE SUBMIT YOUR NEWS TIPS OR PHOTOS 1. A.MuOrSorTaPcoOuIpTlIe.AcRharged with animal cruelty after having sex with their dog in homemade chamber 2. Suncor oil refinery spews 8.5 tons a year of cyanide gas over low-income north Denver neighborhoods, state records show 3. 4. KNmYoiFasgLrzailja,du:praaLanfreatk.t'ocseulmrebaarknaedtiaomndoerael,seBcruornitcyo:s.NTewwo4t/r2a0deevsetnhtaotrcgoaunlidzecromsepekels John Elway to swap No. 5 pick to shed disarray at annual in 5. Cannabis industry not king in Colorado economy: new report 6. Editorial: Lawsuits comparing fossil fuel companies to the tobacco industry dangerously miss the mark Sierra Club v. EPA 18cv3472 NDCA Tier 13 ED 002061 00181943-00001 Last week Boulder leaders followed California and New York local governments in suing oil companies about climate change. Their lawsuit is based on a dubious legal premise and is not a productive way to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. B--ouelvdeerrytbhlainmgefsrodmefefnlodoadntcsoEntxrxoolnaMndobwiilldafnidreSsutoncrooradfomr oavinetren$1an00cem, lialnlidosncainpicnligmaantde damages "reduced employee efficiency." One of Boulder's attorneys said the suit is patterned after the 1990's litigation against tobacco companies. As Colorado's Attorney General at that time, Ijoined with other state Attorneys General to hold the major tobacco companies responsible for their aggressive marketing, phony science and outright lies designed to deceive Americans about the dangers of smoking. As one of the negotiators, I helped bring about the $206 billion national tobacco settlement. About the only thing that "Big Tobacco" and "Big Oil" have in common, however, are the deep pockets of the defendants. Let me explain some important differences. First, the connection between cigarette manufacturers and smokers was straightforward. Even at the height of tobacco use, only a few major companies produced tobacco products. Tobacco directly affected smokers. On the other hand, nearly everyone participates in generating greenhouse gases, even Mother Nature. The relevant impact is not at the point o f usage, but distributed worldwide through complex effects on weather. The world reached its current levels of atmospheric greenhouse gases because of countless industries, and consumers. Ilasrygoeuarnndeisgmhablol rdheocoisdiognass by governments, companies in different station franchisee responsible for emissions? Are utilities to blame because they moved away from nuclear energy? Car makers for marketing non-electric vehicles? What is our own individual liability, since annual greenhouse gas emissions amount to almost 20 tons per person? Yet Boulder is suing only ExxonMobil and Suncor, and asking them to pay triple the amount of any climate change damage Boulder suffered. A second difference is that tobacco use is not an integral part of society in the same way as energy, so it is harder to argue energy production is an unreasonable activity or a nuisance. With sufficient motivation, Americans can put out that last cigarette, but no amount of motivation can remove injured to a hospital, or every fly to tnheeednetxothbeuastionuersshmomeeetsi,ngp.utInthBeokuidldseorn's a school bus, rush the world view, Suncor and ExxonMobil should have stopped producing and marketing their products when climate change concerns surfaced in the 1980's. But instead, oil and gas companies created jobs, enriched Americans and strengthened our national security. The "solution" in tobacco litigation was comparatively simple: force the companies to reform their marketing practices. The public policy goal was also clear: get people to stop smoking, or at least to understand the risks. Sierra Club v. EPA 18cv3472 NDCA Tier 13 ED 002061 00181943-00002 Climate change litigation has a vastly more ambitious goal: using the courts to shift transportation and power generation toward a low-carbon future. The more complex the issue, the less well suited it is for courtroom resolution. A patchwork o f litigation by municipalities should not determine America's path forward on energy and climate. An example of the complexity of energy policy is the success of hydraulic fracturing, which creates good Colorado jobs while increasing natural gas production. With gas replacing coal in power generation, greenhouse gas emissions in the United States have decreased. Natural gas also facilitates wind and solar power by filling in their down times. One aspect of the tobacco and climate change litigation is the same: contingent-fee attorneys wariethsebeiklliinognshuogfedofelleasr.sSinomfeeesla. wOnfiermofstthheastesfuierdmtsoibsancocowcroemprpeasennietsinfgorSastnatFersacnacmisecoawanady Oakland, reportedly with a contract giving them almost 25 percent of any money the cities might win. The firm is clearly seeking another multibillion-dollar windfall. Boulder's attorney fee agreement is for 20 percent of any award. Energy policy formation should be about scientific understanding, technological advancement, consumer welfare, and economic progress. Boulder's climate change goals are much more likely to be accomplished through its outstanding research laboratories at the University of Colorado and the nearby National Renewable Energy Laboratory than in a courtroom. hoGToofawtlsheeetNnoIdnostruaetborlmeinotitrwte2rba0ysto0eC1mto-h2aleo0iler0ado6dir.toomrAaatitlbo.orunteythGiseanretircalle,19su9b1m-1i9t9o9nlainned Secretary of or check out the our U.S. Department guidelinesfor Popular In the Community Sponsored Sponsored [nteresUngOI Looks like the cons are running scared. They are apoplectic on Fox News. Richard Kiefer Sierra Club v. EPA 18cv3472 NDCA Tier 13 ED 002061 00181943-00003 No, we,the public did not fas this column asserts) create the demand for fossii fueis. Petroieum pioneers developed the resource and the technology, advertised it and pushed it, and people saw the attraction and use, and found out how well it worked, and how much it added to their lives - and that was good; what was not so good was that once the industry's own handpicked scientists (in the Sate 70s) found that it would cause or exacerbate ciimate change, the industry did all it could (very su ccessfu l, i might add) for forty years to deceive the pubiic into believing that, there was no probiem with using fossii fuels. Weii. if there's no problem for people doing what they like to do, and what works for them, of course they will demand more, and keep doing it. It's no wonder there's so much denial to the truth of AGW and its causes.This situation is like a doctor blaming a patient who is getting worse for indulging in harmful activities, when it was the doctor himself who repeatedly assured the patient that indulging in those activities could cause no harm. The industry, like one's doctor, was trusted by Americans for giving them such a nice life style, so that the pubiic did not (and does not) want to believe that it could be double-crossed by its benefactors. And that's the way it goes! . goifnow This is a fax that taxes the poor, so in reality if would be the most fair of all taxes. Because this tax on carbon is a fax on capitalism. PERIOD. We have been told for more the 40 year if we don't do something NOW regarding globai warming/climate change it wiii be to late. To late for what they never say. So if we pay a carbon tax, what happens with global warming/ climate change. Do they just, disappear, to never be heard of again, and where exactly does the money go? Who collects the money, the government, Federal or State, if any of the money goes for something other then globa warming/climate change, then we've being taken for a ride. Seahorse At least the Nuggets haven't lost any first round playoffs series since yye fired the manager and coach of the year. Ew Uhhh, Donald, Michael Flynn pleaded guilty to lying to the FBI. And he did that because he would have been charged with much more serious crimes and likely convicted. That's why his iife is ruined, Donald, because he's a criminal. Are you a criminal, too, Donald? Is your son Donnie Jr. a criminal? Will your life be ruined because of those pesky iaw enforcement people? And you thought that law and order stuff you were promising during your campaign only applied to dark people. Sierra Club v. EPA 18cv3472 NDCA Tier 13 ED 002061 00181943-00004 Taboot303 Most rural communities don't want to pay taxes and then complain when they don't have services.S'm sure they'll be looking for the state to bail them out again.School districts stand to lose the most, but they've been somewhat insulated because the state is supposed to backfill their losses. If property tax rates keep falling, other local services, ranging from fire protection to elections, could soon require additional state heip... Rex Helmsing Wow...what is up with Gray??? For the guy who is supposed to be the Ace of this team, he sure is struggling to make the right adjustments in the middie innings...7 runs in one inning.,,really??? Thats not acceptabie for your #1 guy...! realize he is not solely responsible for all those runs, but he is the first one to focus on...l thought he learned that lesson of adjusting strategy the 2nd or 3rd time through the opposing lineup, last year, but apparently not...Maybe Biack needs to put Gray in the bulipen for awhile to work through this...I know its still early, but this is a concerning trend, and if Gray doesn't figure it out soon, then sit him for a bit, and get, someone else into that starting rotation... !M....0.. We know what to do with pirates. FMC This is a good articie. Both parties have been overrun by kooks. People who won't even listen to the other side and are under the stupid belief that, compromise is weakness. Legislators run biils that have no chance of passing, not because it's good iegisiation, but just to pander to fringes in the party. The fringe elements love this, apparently not realizing they're being used. Scotti 23081 Sierra Club v. EPA 18cv3472 NDCA Tier 13 ED 002061 00181943-00005 Ill they're trying to have thier voices heard clue to the fact that they've aii experienced in one wav or another fear from what is becoming an all toe real senario of killings at schools. You folks who are going off on them because you're afraid somebody's going to come take your gun, craw! back under a rock. W ell let you knew when it's safe. I've hunted and target shot all my Site. If you own a gun by the rules , you're golden. Let the kids voices be heard, you're not walking in thier s h o e s . . w e areColumbie... Sudz Terkel lb. The extractive industry defies their own mission in the efficient capture of energy resources by baiking at a rule requiring them to clean up their mess on public land, iikeiy due to cost considerations. They're acting like spoiled kids who refuse to clean up a room after a Lego piay session. Problem here is the spoiied kids are calling the shots these days. lit it is sooooo funny to see the Denver Post top articles right, now. On the one hand you have a moaning article about CEOs making 97 times the median Colorado wage, and on the other you have breathiess, elated coverage about thousands on young people gathering on a workday to smoke weed.! wonder how many CEOs are getting baked at the 4/20 ceiebration. I also wonder how many stoned young people at the 4/20 celebration are whining about not making as much as CEOs, EypTM w!.i}jy.0.9.[.bbi.s These people are very shaliow thinkers. The sign in the photo proves it. How much blood wiii it. take for what? For bad laws to be passed that curtail the freedom of innocent Americans but do nothing to stop any bloodshed? lerrLBaker 2h Sad that it's necessary to create laws that enforces common sense. We're in America. Not Vietnam. We walk our dogs. We don't wok them. Sierra Club v. EPA 18cv3472 NDCA Tier 13 ED 002061 00181943-00006 Jim Bishop Wow. Science deny much? As to no comparison to tobacco companies, Exxon-Mobile knew what fossil fuels would do to the atmosphere wav back in the 1970's, they studied it, then covered it up! A whole lot like the tobacco companies, claiming nicotine not addictive even though they counted on that for more sales. . TAGS: . CLIMATE CHANGE SPONSORED CONTENT Tall Ships Sail Into Pensacola This April By Visit Pensacola Enjoy tours and sail away excursions at the Tall Ships Pensacola Festival, April 12-15 SPONSORED STORIES Sierra Club v. EPA 18cv3472 NDCA Tier 13 ED 002061 00181943-00007 1 yRJPAARP Games: Pool, Mini Golf, Baseball & More Sierra Club v. 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