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The most dangerous litigation in America

A story about the NCF-funded Global Warming Litigation Project has received front-page coverage in The New York Times. The project's director, Matt Pawa, has been clear that these suits could never have been brought without the early and sustained support they've received from the Foundation.

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January 27, 2010
Courts as Battlefields in Climate Fights
By JOHN SCHWARTZ

Tiny Kivalina, Alaska, does not have a hotel, a restaurant or a movie theater. But it has a very big lawsuit that might affect the way the nation deals with climate change.

Kivalina, an Inupiat Eskimo village of 400 perched on a barrier island north of the Arctic Circle, is accusing two dozen fuel and utility companies of helping to cause the climate change that it says is accelerating the island's erosion.

Blocks of sea ice used to protect the town's fragile coast from October on, but "we don't have buildup right now, and it is January," said Janet Mitchell, Kivalina's administrator. "We live in anxiety during high-winds seasons."

The village wants the companies, including ExxonMobil, Shell Oil, and many others, to pay the costs of relocating to the mainland, which could amount to as much as $400 million...
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	The most dangerous litigation in America A story about the NCF-funded Global Warming Litigation Project has received front-page coverage in The New York Times. The project's director, Matt Pawa, has been clear that these suits could never have been brought without the early and sustained support they've received from the Foundation. Enjoy the story! January 27, 2010 Courts as Battlefields in Climate Fights By JOHN SCHWARTZ Tiny Kivalina, Alaska, does not have a hotel, a restaurant or a movie theater. But it has a very big lawsuit that might affect the way the nation deals with climate change. Kivalina, an Inupiat Eskimo village of 400 perched on a barrier island north of the Arctic Circle, is accusing two dozen fuel and utility companies of helping to cause the climate change that it says is accelerating the island's erosion. Blocks of sea ice used to protect the town's fragile coast from October on, but "we don't have buildup right now, and it is January," said Janet Mitchell, Kivalina's administrator. "We live in anxiety during high-winds seasons." The village wants the companies, including ExxonMobil, Shell Oil, and many others, to pay the costs of relocating to the mainland, which could amount to as much as $400 million... Read more						Just Vision's Latest Film Budrus Premiering at Film Festivals Across the Country Investor Groups Take Action in Wake of Citizens United Ruling Another View: We Need a 'Blankfein Amendment' Advocates Plot Next Steps Even as Ink Dries on Health-Care Overhaul Law Jewish Social Justice Roundtable in Full Swing J Street Holds Unprecedented Conference Joshua Venture Re-Launched A Response to the Attacks on Israeli Civil Society Former focus of NCF shareholder proposals appoints Chief Sustainability Officer China's ahead in the green-tech race Investors achieve important victory with economy-wide climate risk disclosure guidance The most dangerous litigation in America Whistleblower wins Public Employee of the Year Award; represented by Government Accountability Project