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ENB Pub Note: I hope it Bankrupts Greenpeace. They are not the same organization founded years ago by Dr. Patrick Moore. I had two great podcasts with him and he is a great resource for the environment. He is a great environmentalist, and during his first 15 years of involvement, Greenpeace had a mission for the environment. They lost their way and became a paid protesting group for profit. Ultimately doing more damage to the environment through their protests. Why were they protesting on the side of wind farms when the science shows that they are not good for the environment or animals? Almost like the Democrats and the Tesla protestors today. They are not standing up for American values anymore.
A North Dakota jury found Greenpeace liable for millions in damages for its role in months-long protests against the Dakota Access Pipeline.
North Dakota jury on Wednesday found Greenpeace liable for hundreds of millions of dollars [over $660 million] in damages over its role in months-long protests against the Dakota Access Pipeline in 2016 and 2017. [emphasis, links added]
After two days of deliberation, the New York Times reported that the jury had returned the verdict.
Energy Transfer, the owner and operator of the pipeline, filed the lawsuit in North Dakota state court against Greenpeace and Red Warrior Camp, which Energy Transfer claimed was a front for Greenpeace, and three individuals.
The lawsuit alleges that Greenpeace had engaged in a misinformation campaign with mass emails falsely claiming that the Dakota Access Pipeline would cross the sovereign land of the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe.
In court filings, Energy Transfer claimed protesters engaged in a campaign of “militant direct action,” including trespassing on the company’s property, vandalizing construction equipment, and assaulting employees and contractors.
In testimony at the trial, Greenpeace maintained that it played only a minor role in what were protests led by indigenous groups.
The organization argues, CNN reported, that the lawsuit is an effort on the part of the company to violate Greenpeace’s free speech rights.
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