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Greenpeace Says It’s Facing Bankruptcy From Oil Company Lawsuit Over Dakota Pipeline Protests
No, seriously though. This is really good news. Greenpeace have been a pain in the worlds arse for decades. If bankrupcy is the way to get shut of them, so be it
A lawsuit accusing Greenpeace of defamation and efforts to disrupt the construction of the Dakota Access Pipeline with protests went to trial on Monday, as the environmental advocacy group says the litigation could bankrupt the organization.
Jury selection began Monday
Greenpeace has denied the allegations and claimed the group is protected by the First Amendment, alleging Energy Transfer and other oil firms are “abusing the legal system to silence critics and keep their operations secret.”
If the court rules in Energy Transfer’s favor, Greenpeace says the advocacy group “could face financial ruin, ending over 50 years of environmental activism.”
The pipeline—valued at about $3.8 billion—travels near the Standing Rock Sioux tribe’s reservation and crosses under the nearby Lake Oahe, a reservoir the tribe uses as a source of drinking water. The tribe unsuccessfully sued to block the pipeline’s construction in September 2016, sparking protests from environmental activists. Hundreds of protesters were arrested throughout protests at the pipeline in 2016 and 2017, during which Greenpeace argues the advocacy group played a limited role as Native American groups headed efforts.
Energy Transfer’s initial lawsuit against Greenpeace accused the group of RICO violations, though North Dakota’s federal court dismissed the claims
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