States, the largest economy in the world, was also the largest emitter of carbon dioxide and
therefore the largest contributor to global warming.
The National Environmental Resource Fund, an American activist group, announced that it
would join forces with Vanutu in the lawsuit, which was expected to be filed in the summer
of 2004. It was rumored that wealthy philanthropist George Morton, who frequently backed
environmental causes, would personally finance the suit, expected to cost more than $8
million. Since the suit would ultimately be heard by the sympathetic Ninth Circuit in San
Francisco, the litigation was awaited with some anticipation.
But the lawsuit was never filed.
No official explanation for the failure to file has ever been given either by Vanutu or NERF.
Even after the sudden disappearance of George Morton, an inexplicable lack of interest by
the media has left the circumstances surrounding this lawsuit unexamined. Not until the end
of 2004 did several former NERF board members begin to speak publicly about what had
happened within that organization. Further revelations by Morton’s staff, as well as by
former members of the Los Angeles law firm of Hassle and Black, have added further detail
to the story.
Thus it is now clear what happened to the progress of the Vanutu litigation between May
and October of 2004, and why so many people died in remote parts of the world as a result.

MC
Los Angeles, 2004

From the Internal Report to the National Security Council (NSC) from the AASBC
(Classified). Redacted portions from AASBC. Obtained FOIA 03/04/04.

In retrospect the conspiracy was extremely well-planned. Preparations were
under for more than a year before the events themselves took place. There were
preliminary as early as March 2003, and reports to the British
and the German .

“I think it’s clear,” Kenner said, “that they’re going to try.”

An hour later they all sat on lumpy motel beds while Sanjong hooked a portable DVD player
to the television set in the room. They were in a crappy motel room in Shoshone, Arizona,
twenty miles north of Flagstaff.
On the screen, Evans once again saw Henley talking to Drake.
“I’ve listened to you before,” Drake said resentfully. “And it didn’t work.”
“Think structurally,” Henley answered. He was leaning back in his chair, staring up at the
ceiling, fingertips tented.
“What the hell does that mean?” Drake said.
“Think structurally, Nicholas. In terms of how information functions. What it holds up,
what holds it up.”
“This is just PR bullshit.”
“Nicholas,” Henley said, sharply. “I am trying to help you.”
“Sorry.” Drake looked chastened. He hung his head a little.
Watching the screen, Evans said, “Does it look like Henley is in charge here?”
“He’s always been in charge,” Kenner said. “Didn’t you know that?”
On the screen, Henley was saying, “Let me explain how you are going to solve your problem,
Nicholas. The solution is simple. You have already told me that global warming is
unsatisfactory because whenever there is a cold snap, people forget about it.”
“Yes, I told you—”
“So what you need,” Henley said, “is to structure the information so that whatever kind of
weather occurs, it always confirms your message. That’s the virtue of shifting the focus to
abrupt climate change. It enables you to use everything that happens. There will always be
floods, and freezing storms, and cyclones, and hurricanes. These events will always get
headlines and airtime. And in every instance, you can claim it is an example of abrupt
climate change caused by global warming. So the message gets reinforced. The urgency is
increased.”