Not much actually, just the oral argument audio and video.
Opening, answering, and amicus briefs are here.
Supplemental Briefs are here:
Native Village of Kivalina v. Exxon
US DOJ Opposes Suits against Greenhouse Gas Emitters
Has implications, one would think, in the Native Village of Kivalina case….
From SCOTUSBlog:
This week the Acting Solicitor General filed a brief on behalf of the Tennessee Valley Authority in American Electric Power Co. v. Connecticut, urging the Court to vacate a Second Circuit ruling that would permit lawsuits against greenhouse gas emitters for their contributions to climate change. The New York Times covered the filing (via Gabriel Nelson of Greenwire), as does the San Francisco Chronicle’s Bob Egelko, the Washington Post’s Steven Mufson, and Stephen Power of the Wall Street Journal’s Washington Wire.
Industry Side Briefs in the Kivalina Climate Change Case
The power arrayed against the tribal interests here is simply incredible, and telling about the potential ramifications of the case.
Kivalina opening brief is here.
Add’l Brief supporting Kivalina:
Industry Side briefs:
Amici supporting defendants:
American Chemistry Council Amicus Brief
Center for Constitutional Jurisprudence Amicus Brief
Intl Automobile Manufacturers Amicus Brief
Natl Assn of Manufacturers Amicus Brief
Native Village of Kivalina Opening Appellate Brief in Climate Change Case
Oil Companies’ Motion to Dismiss Kivalina Climate Change Granted
Here — Kivalina Order
Materials are here.
Documentary about Native Village of Kivalina Global Warming Suit
From the Public Nuisance Wire:
TORONTO – A Canadian-based film company has begun filming a documentary aimed at exposing the controversial case of Kivalina v Exxon Mobil.
Filming began last month in the tiny Alaskan village of Kivalina, a 3.9 square-mile town with a population of around 399 people. The village is in the middle of a lawsuit with Exxon Mobil over allegations the big oil company’s excess gas emissions have caused erosion and damages to the town.
More here.
Third Update in Native Village of Kivalina v. Exxon
The hearing on the motion to dismiss is tentatively set for May 19, 2009, at 1 PM, according to this filing: oil-companies-re-notice-of-motion-to-dismiss
The complaint and the relevant motions are here.
Second Update on Native Village of Kivalina v. Exxon
Here is the response brief to the motion to dismiss (here): opposition-to-motion-to-dismiss
And here is the main oil company reply brief: oil-company-reply-brief
And one from Shell Oil: shell-reply-brief
And, of course, here is the complaint that started it all.
Native Village of Kivalina v. Exxon Update
Here is the motion to dismiss the complaint, from the oil companies. As expected, the key arguments regard the causation issue and the lack of a federal common law cause of action.
Democracy Now Story on the Alaska Native Suit on Climate Change
Attorney Stephen Susman helped file a groundbreaking lawsuit earlier this year on behalf of 400 Inupiat villagers in the Alaskan town of Kivalina who are being forced to relocate because of flooding caused by global warming. The suit accuses twenty oil, gas and electric companies, including ExxonMobil, Chevron, BP, ConocoPhillips and Peabody, of being responsible for emitting millions of tons of greenhouse gases causing the Arctic ice to melt.
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