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Judge rules in favor of federal agents in oil lease dispute on climate change

2013-06-15 15:35:38| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Great Falls Tribune: A federal judge on Friday dismissed a lawsuit from environmentalists who tried to block almost 80,000 acres of oil and gas leases in Montana in a bid to force companies to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. U.S. District Judge Sam Haddon said in his ruling that the emissions from future drilling activities would be too small -- only a fraction of 1 percent of total emissions in the state -- to make a meaningful contribution to global greenhouse gas levels. As a result, the plaintiffs could...

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