The Greenpeace logo about the green ecological awareness of the association in Lyon, France, on October 23, 2024.
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A jury ordered the environmental campaign group Greenpeace on Wednesday to pay more than $ 660 million in damages for the oil company Energy Transfer, which is based in Texas, the Dakota Access Pipeline developer.
A nine -member jury in Mandan, North Dakota, received a judgment after about two days. The result was found that Greenpeace prevented measures almost a decade ago for hundreds of millions of dollars to prevent the construction of the Dakota access pipeline.
It is an extraordinary legal blow for Greenpeace, who had previously warned that he could be forced into bankruptcy due to the case. The Environmental Advocacy Group said it intended to make an appeal against the judgment.
“This should worry all, regardless of their political inclinations,” said Sushma Raman, Executive Director of Greenpeace US US US statement on Wednesday.
“It is part of a new advance of companies to weapons our dishes in order to silence.
Greenpeace described the case of Energy Transfer as a clear example of slapps and referred to a lawsuit that buries activist groups in legal fees and ultimately silence differences of opinion. Slapp is an abbreviation for “strategic lawsuit against the participation of the public”.
France's Greenpeace activists carry out an action to support Greenpeace USA, with the Eiffel Tower on February 20, 2025 in the background in Paris. Energy transmission, the Big Oil Company behind the Dakota Access Pipeline, sues Greenpeace USA for $ 300 million.
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According to The Associated Press, the energy transfer was a “victory” for “Americans who understand the difference between the right to freedom of expression and the law”, and cited an explanation of the company.
“Although we are pleased that Greenpeace was held accountable for their actions against us, this victory is really suitable for people in Mandan and all over North Dakota who had to go through the daily harassment and disorders by the demonstrators financed by Greenpeace,” added the company.
A spokesman for energy transmission was not immediately available to be contacted by CNBC on Thursday morning.
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