Car lawsuit.Car Lawsuit: The state of California has filed suit against General Motors Corp., Ford Motor Co. and four other automakers for making vehicles that contribute to global warming global warming, the gradual increase of the temperature of the earth's lower atmosphere as a result of the increase in greenhouse gases since the Industrial Revolution. . The suit, filed in the U.S. District Court in Oakland, claims that the automakers have cost the state millions of dollars and are creating a "public nuisance public nuisance n. a nuisance which affects numerous members of the public or the public at large, as distinguished from a nuisance which only does harm to a neighbor or a few private individuals. " by producing millions of vehicles that emit TO EMIT. To put out; to send forth, 2. The tenth section of the first article of the constitution, contains various prohibitions, among which is the following: No state shall emit bills of credit. carbon dioxide carbon dioxide, chemical compound, CO2, a colorless, odorless, tasteless gas that is about one and one-half times as dense as air under ordinary conditions of temperature and pressure. , contributing to global warming. Also named in the action were Daimler-Chrysler AG, Honda Motor Co. and Nissan Motor Co. In response to the lawsuit, Honda called on the national government to set higher fuel efficiency standards for vehicles, while the Alliance of Automobile Manufacturers, an industry trade group, said the state was attempting to drag into the courts a policy question that should be settled in the political arena. |
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