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Puerto Rico files $1 billion suit against fossil fuel companies (www.theverge.com)
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[–] ThePantser@lemmy.world 25 points 3 months ago (2 children)

Only 1 billion? I think they have caused way more than that in damages.

[–] halcyoncmdr@lemmy.world 10 points 3 months ago

I was gonna say, $1B for the damage they've caused spreading disinformation alone is a bargain.

[–] programmer_belch@lemmy.dbzer0.com 8 points 3 months ago (1 children)

The only way to damage the big companies is with proportional fines.

You destroy the environment? 50% of your income gained in every country goes to those countries. I don't know why this isn't being advocated anywhere because measuring income is easy, the company has to do taxes and if they don't, 75% fine with the profits correctly calculated.

Just bleed them dry.

[–] Sanctus@lemmy.world 7 points 3 months ago

Because its much more profitable for the lawmakers to pocket a 150 million donation and leave the law alone.

[–] dephyre@lemmy.world 13 points 3 months ago

Hope they win. BP alone has $206.042B in revenue just within the last year. It's going to take a lot of lawsuits to even make a dent, but you gotta start somewhere.

[–] Dippy@beehaw.org 1 points 3 months ago

Puerto Rico has to be one of the worst victims of the industry with also the least recourse due to a lack of statehood