US-based fossil fuel company Energy Transfer sued Greenpeace International for ‘defamation’, demanding 300 million dollars plus punitive damages and costs.
Greenpeace backed up Standing Rock Sioux Tribe, which opposed the developer of the Dakota Access Pipeline in 2016/7.
Energy Tranfer accused them of orchestrating a ‘misinformation campaign that ultimately convinced the federal government to halt construction of DAPL for roughly five months’ and ‘criminal behavior’, including trespassing, vandalism, arson as well as the harassment and assault of construction workers
The trial is scheduled to open in February 2025.
We’re being sued by Big Oil @EnergyTransfer for $300 million. It’s an abusive lawsuit designed to end Greenpeace’s 50-year legacy of environmental activism. But it’s not just a threat to our existence. Learn more: pic.twitter.com/YrtObvuVKm
— Greenpeace USA (@greenpeaceusa) August 1, 2024
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