> Now, researchers are promoting a new legal theory that says fossil fuel companies – which, data show, are the leading contributors to planet-heating pollution

> Now, researchers are promoting a new legal theory that says fossil fuel companies – which, data show, are the leading contributors to planet-heating pollution – could be tried for homicide for climate-related deaths. > The radical idea, first proposed last year by consumer advocacy non-profit Public Citizen, may sound far-fetched, but it’s gaining interest from experts and public officials. All these titles, "researcher," "expert," "public official," seem chosen to lend this idea credibility, but it's fundamentally unreasonable. It's lawfare that would subvert the justice system for to serve the nakedly ideological ends of some radical activists. Fossil fuel companies may be guilty of something criminal, but it's not homicide. I mean, how could you prove that someone actually died of climate change? And even if you could, how could you prove that it was due to the actions of a particular legal entity, and not a collection of pretty much all legal entities put together? Are you going to prosecute every person who's driven a car since they first heard about global warming? It's pretty much a recipe for selective prosecution against certain political enemies designed to destroy them. > “I strongly support the effort to go after these bastards,” Christopher Rabb, a Pennsylvania state representative said at a recent UPenn event. The researchers say other public officials have expressed interest behind the scenes as well. That guy literally sounds like a threat to democracy and should be impeached.