Ferrari Mailing List: Re: is it just me...

[Doug and Terri Anderson (dnt]

Oh boy - well, I'm all for it as long as it doesn't cost this Kalifornia boy 
any money - - - - BUWWAHAahahahahahah

DOUG
Kalifornia - the cereal state - land of flakes and nuts.

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Ken Rentiers" <rentiers [at] mac.com>
To: "DOUG" <dnt [at] dock.net>
Cc: "The FerrariList" <ferrari [at] ferrarilist.com>
Sent: Wednesday, September 20, 2006 1:05 PM
Subject: [Ferrari] is it just me...


or is this lawsuit material for the Twilight Zone?


California sues automakers over global warming

SAN FRANCISCO
September 20, 2006 10:20am
•  Claims vehicle emissions costing taxpayers, environment
•  ‘Time to hold companies responsible’

California on Wednesday filed a lawsuit against the largest U.S. and
Japanese automakers, alleging their vehicles’ emissions have
contributed significantly to global warming, harmed the resources,
infrastructure and environmental health of California, and cost the
state millions of dollars to address current and future effects.

“Global warming is causing significant harm to California’s
environment, economy, agriculture and public health,” says state
Attorney General Bill Lockyer in written comments announcing the
lawsuit. “Vehicle emissions are the single most rapidly growing
source of the carbon emissions contributing to global warming, yet
the federal government and automakers have refused to act. It is time
to hold these companies responsible for their contribution to this
crisis.”

Filed in U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California,
the complaint names as defendants Chrysler Motors Corp. (a unit of
DaimlerChrysler AG of Stuttgart, Germany (NYSE: DCX); General Motors
Corp. (NYSE: GM); Ford Motor Co. (NYSE: F); Toyota Motor North
America Inc., a unit of Toyota Motor Corp. of Tokyo (NYSE: TM [ADR]);
Honda North America, a unit of Honda Motor Co., Ltd. of Tokyo (NYSE:
HMC [ADR]); and Nissan North America, a unit of Nissan Motor Co.,
Ltd. of Tokyo (NASDAQ: NSANY [ADR]).

The lawsuit is the first of its kind to seek to hold manufacturers
liable for the damages caused by greenhouse gases that their products
emit.

The complaint alleges that under federal and state common law the
automakers have created a public nuisance by producing “millions of
vehicles that collectively emit massive quantities of carbon
dioxide,” a greenhouse gas that traps atmospheric heat and causes
global warming.

“Global warming has already injured California, it environment, its
economy, and the health and well-being of its citizens,” the
complaint says.

Earlier, in a separate action, automakers filed suit against the
state of California, claiming state emissions regulations are pre-
empted by federal law.


I mean, why stop there? How about suing Isaac Newton's Heirs for
discovering gravity and causing wrinkles and the drooping titties
that plague the aging glitterati lurking on Sunset Boulevard?  Hell,
just ban all cars and get it over with. And let's eliminate fast
food, alcohol, sex, loud music and all the other things that might
cause deleterious damages to the 30 million wimpy west coast wusses
that elect these legal morons.

Enough! Seize their Ferraris before they turn them into planters.

-ken-
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