Suing Over Promises Made

Maybe they’re putting a little too much faith in their governor than they should. Not because he’s a shady character, but because one person probably can’t be held solely responsible for reducing the impact of climate change. Of course that’s now for the courts to decide in Eugene, Oregon after two young girls filed suit against Oregon and Oregon Governor John Kitzhaber for failing to protect the state’s resources from the onslaught of climate change. The girls ages eleven and fifteen had help from parents and an environmental group called iMatter in filing the lawsuit, and while citizens certainly have the right to petition for the changing of laws, it doesn’t mean the courts will help them in their endeavors when it comes to mandating future government actions. The two girls are not just pawns in an environmental group versus government showdown though, both have been known to participate in grass roots protests on environmental issues and are very active with the climate change cause. Perhaps they merely felt Kitzhaber should hold good on his campaign promise to create an energy and climate plan. But that’s a whole other life lesson.