From a standpoint, car manufacturers may indeed be put in the spot towards key contributors to the ever-growing issue of global warming. While there have been various cases filed against them, lack of sufficient evidence may just twist and turn the tables as quickly as they were concluded.

In fairness, automakers have taken heed of the call to be more green-friendly but this does not happen overnight. It takes time to happen. While a lot of the released vehicles undergo the green standards examination, it cannot be denied that prior released models are perhaps out there and still possess an obvious threat toward global warming.

“One of the principles of tort law is that damages should not be speculative,” Brown said, wondering aloud whether Lockyer could prove “causation” between the automakers’ products and shrinkage in the Sierra snow pack, which was one of Lockyer’s claims.

Once he was elected, however, Brown did the sort of political pirouette for which he was justly famous as governor three decades ago, declaring that the suit was “a solid case and we’re going to pursue it vigorously . . . to prevent the catastrophic consequences of this global warming problem.”

“With the current public, state and congressional focus on global warming and possible solutions,” Brown continued, “this is the right time for the state and the automakers to find cooperative approaches and resolve litigation in a constructive manner.”

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