– Greenpeace Faces $660m Penalty Over Pipeline Demonstration
– Court Orders Greenpeace to Compensate Oil Firm for Protest Losses
– Greenpeace Fined Over $660m for Anti-Pipeline Campaign
A U.S. court has ruled that Greenpeace must pay more than $660 million to Energy Transfer, a fossil fuel company, following a lawsuit over protests against the Dakota Access Pipeline. The court found Greenpeace liable for damages under racketeering and defamation claims, accusing the environmental group of orchestrating a campaign that disrupted pipeline operations and caused financial harm to the company.
Greenpeace has described the ruling as an attack on free speech and vowed to appeal the decision. The organisation insists its actions were part of peaceful environmental activism aimed at protecting Indigenous lands and water sources from the impact of fossil fuel projects.
The lawsuit, originally filed in 2017, marked one of the most significant legal battles between a major oil company and a global environmental group. Energy Transfer welcomed the ruling, stating that it upholds the company’s right to defend its business from what it termed as coordinated misinformation. Greenpeace maintains that the court’s decision could set a dangerous precedent for other environmental advocates worldwide.
