Two important court cases went forward this week, and Climate Hawks should take note. In Massachusetts, the question was about how enforceability of the “Global Warming Solutions Act.” Are the laws goals aspirational or mandated?  Out on the West Coast, the activists were allowed to claim they had no other choice but to stop an oil train. (The judge pulled the rug out from under them at the last  minute, but the testimony was still heard!) Listen is as we discuss.

The reading list:

• Trial details from MassLive 
• A blog on the trial from MassEnergy
• The American Prospect on the case and the role of states in implementing the Paris Agreement 
  • The Climate Minute podcast on the Public Trust
  • A video of the Delta 5 activists
  • The Climate Minute on the Lobster Boat case in MA- a previous 'necessity defense' trial
  • DeChristopher on the stakes in the Delta Five trial
  • A late report that the judge changed his mind!

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Because we recognize the necessity of personal accountability for our actions, because we accept responsibility for building a durable future and because we believe it is our patriotic duty as citizens to speak out, we must insist that the United States put a price on carbon.

Thanks for listening.

…Ted McIntyre