Wyoming stands up for coal with threat to sue states that refuse to buy it

[lordsummerisle]

theguardian.com

Wyoming is faced by a transition to renewable energy that’s gathering pace across America, but it has now come up with a novel and controversial plan to protect its mining industry – sue other states that refuse to take its coal.

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2021/may/07/wyoming-coal-threat-mining-republican-governor

[hlthe2b]

1. Yeah... That will work (like NE and WY's doomed attempt to sue Colorado for legalizing pot)....

Maybe they should recruit lawyers in the WY AG office that actually learned some legal principles.

[Alpeduez21]

2. I'm gonna try this

I run my own business. I will start a class action law suit against everyone in my county unless they contract for my services.

[gab13by13]

3. What happened to Capitalism?

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

4. The GOP truly is the Stupid Party

[jpak]

5. I sell wet Teddy bears

If you don't buy em

See you in court!

[House of Roberts]

7. I'd heave that guy over the guardrail into the bay.

He'd be as wet as his teddy bears!

[LaMouffette]

6. U.S. corporations love the concept of competition, but only when it means having access

to foreign markets. When they get threatened by competition, here or abroad, from better, cheaper, or cleaner technologies, they fight like hell to protect their profits.

[Xoan]

8. LOSERS ...

gonna LOSE.