Greenpeace has been found liable for defamation and other claims over protests against the controversial Dakota Access pipeline in 2016 and 2017, and ordered to pay out at least US$660 million, according to multiple media reports.
Dallas-based oil and gas company Energy Transfer Partners sued the environmental group, alleging defamation and the orchestrating of criminal behaviour by protesters, saying Greenpeace “incited” people to protest the pipeline by using a “misinformation campaign.”
Greenpeace argued that the protests were led by local indigenous leaders who opposed the pipeline, a claim affirmed by the Standing Rock Sioux. However, a nine-person jury in Mandan, North Dakota, found in favour of Energy…
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