In Rhode Island, for example, oil companies say the judge hearing their case created the “appearance of bias” by citing two news stories about climate change that had not been entered into the record.
In Hawaii, a conservative group is casting doubt on the objectivity of a judge because he’s involved in an organization that provides legal education on climate science, among other topics.
Winning tactic? Questioning state judges’ objectivity doesn’t appear to be making much headway for the industry so far.
Seems like the white suits in the oil industry have decided to go fishing. Soon they'll revert to the desperate fallback argument - God: "God put this oil here for us to use."