THE US is wrestling with its conscience over global warming. While the federal government continues to turn its back on the Kyoto treaty, eight states and a city are suing some of the world’s largest power companies in an effort to limit carbon dioxide emissions. And the companies targeted are American.
Observers say that the lawsuit could herald a wider trend in the US to circumvent the federal government and take unilateral action to curb the effects of global warming.
California, Connecticut, Iowa, New Jersey, Rhode Island, Vermont, Wisconsin, New York and New York City claim that CO2…
