Native Village of Kivalina v Exxon Mobile Corporation
In the Kivalina's case (Native Village of Kivalina v. Exxon Mobile Corporation, Et Al.), the underlying claim- regulating greenhouse gas emissions- was not resolved because the case was dismissed based on the political question doctrine. In dismissing this case, the court notes the complexities of global warming? its lengthy timeline, its interacting chemical inputs, and its "multitude of alternative culprits," including millions of ordinary consumers. If the U. S. federal court system is not the best place to address this profoundly complicated phenomenon, what or who is responsible for addressing this issue? Should the issue be resolved through legislative action, global treaties, executive agency regulation or business self-regulation? Why?