Climalawfare: Puerto Rico’s Racketeering Lawsuit Greenlighted By Federal Magistrate

So, when does the island of Puerto Rico give up their own use of fossil fuels? How will manufacturing sector do without them, considering it is 43% of the GDP? What about the $8.9 billion in tourism dollars? Will they be able to import TVs, computers, phones, etc, on sailing ships?

Lawsuit Survives Dismissal – Milberg Moves Forward in Groundbreaking Climate Change Racketeering Case Against Big Oil

In a major victory for climate accountability, a federal magistrate judge has ruled that the landmark lawsuit filed by Puerto Rico’s municipalities against the fossil fuel industry will proceed, sustaining claims under the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act (RICO) and antitrust laws. This decision marks a monumental leap forward in climate litigation, placing some of the world’s largest fossil fuel companies on track to face trial for their role in deliberately misleading the public about climate change while suppressing clean energy alternatives.

The lawsuit, led by Milberg Coleman Bryson Phillips Grossman, PLLC, on behalf of 37 Puerto Rican municipalities, alleges that ExxonMobil, Shell, Chevron, BP, and other major oil producers engaged in a coordinated, decades-long deception campaign to conceal the true dangers of fossil fuel consumption. Through dark money funding and industry-backed disinformation campaigns, these corporations manipulated public perception, influenced policy, and delayed the transition to clean energy—despite possessing particularized knowledge of climate change’s catastrophic effects.

Once again, I recommend that these fossil fuels companies cut off all supply to the involved municipalities. They won’t, but, come on, if someone is suing you you wouldn’t provide them service, right?

Puerto Rico has long been on the frontlines of the climate crisis, suffering unprecedented destruction from extreme hurricanes and rising sea levels. The municipalities bringing this lawsuit have been left to rebuild communities devastated by climate change-fueled disasters, a direct result of the fossil fuel industry’s fraudulent suppression of climate science and obstruction of renewable energy development.

You know what the tide gauge shows for San Juan, Puerto Rico? “The relative sea level trend is 2.11 millimeters/year with a 95% confidence
interval of +/- 0.33 mm/yr based on monthly mean sea level data from 1962 to 2024 which is equivalent to a change of 0.69 feet in 100 years.” Which is exactly average for the Holocene, but should be much more for a warm period, based on averages between warm and cool periods. Hurricanes happen. PR is rather in that zone.

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