Good news for BP Plc and other oil, coal and chemical companies seeped out last week from New Orleans, barely noticed in the blanket coverage of the as-yet uncontrolled oil gusher in the Gulf of Mexico.

Without having to prove they deserved to, the companies won a widely watched global warming lawsuit. If it weren’t for the unrelated disaster along the Gulf Coast, you would see more cheering about it from the energy sector.

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