PBS Newshour 4/19/2011
Excerpt from transcript
GWEN IFILL (Newshour): The lawsuit, originally filed in 2004, argues that carbon dioxide-driven global warming has eroded beachfronts, caused stronger storms and wildfires and increased health risks stemming from severe heat waves and smog.
But the case before the court is not a debate over climate change, per se. The companies acknowledge it exists and even their contributing role. They're arguing, instead, that a court-imposed solution that requires a 3 percent reduction in emissions over the next 10 years could hurt businesses that depend on fossil fuels.
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