Author name: Alison Taylor

Inflation is threatening to derail the climate plans of one of the most ambitious municipalities in British Columbia, prompting fears cities across the province could be quietly following a similar path. In response, staff at the District of Saanich have become the first in Canada to propose an aggressive solution to close the fiscal gap and balance the district’s budget: sue the world’s largest oil and gas companies. (Article in Times Colonist) Read More

The Makah Indian Tribe and Shoalwater Bay Indian Tribe are the latest to join dozens of communities across the United States that have sued oil companies to make them pay for their climate deception and destruction. (Article on Center for Climate Integrity website) Read More

On December 13, 2023, the Capital Regional District board voted to have their staff explore the feasibility, merits and role of the CRD joining the Sue Big Oil lawsuit. The SCRD – and Sunshine Coast supporters of the lawsuit – will be watching closely to see what they conclude. (Article in Comox Valley Record) Read More

Two of California’s biggest cities are one step closer to putting Big Oil companies on trial for their climate lies after a federal appeals court ruled this week that climate accountability lawsuits from San Francisco and Oakland can move forward in state court, where they were originally filed. (Article on ClimateIntegrity.org website) Read More

Proponents of the Sue Big Oil movement got a ‘wait and see’ message from Sunshine Coast Regional District directors on November 16. Directors requested that their staff reach out to counterparts in another regional district which is obtaining legal opinions on regional districts participation in the proposed class action lawsuit. (Article in Coast Reporter) Read More

A climate lawsuit filed by the City and County of Honolulu that could make oil and gas majors pay billions of dollars in damages for deceiving the public about their products’ role in climate change is now positioned to be the first of its kind to go to trial, following a ruling from the Hawai‘i Supreme Court. A ruling in the case could have significant implications for other climate cases across the country. (Article in ExxonKnews) Read More