Shock for Greenpeace: Court sentenced to $ 650 million!
Shock for Greenpeace: Court sentenced to $ 650 million!
In a shocking judgment, a jury in North Dakota Greenpeace burdened with claims for damages of over $ 650 million. This decision follows a lawsuit by the Pipeline company Energy Transfer, which blames the environmental organization for its protests against the Dakota Access Pipeline. According to krone.at , Energy Transfer Greenpeace sees as the main actor of a violent and defamatory campaign that has taken place during the protests against the pipeline, which runs through holy areas of the Sioux tribes. The nine -member jury, who made the verdict, made the decision after about two -day consultations in Mandan, Norddakota.
The lawsuit was submitted by Energy Transfer, one of the largest pipeline operators in the country, and its chairpersons expressed significantly critical about the protesters. Kelcy Warren, co-founder of the company and an ally of ex-President Donald Trump, emphasized in the plaintiffs' final plaintiffs that the demonstrators had created a "totally wrong narrative" about his company and he demanded that one had to stand up for himself. The protests against the pipeline, which was put into operation in 2017, had attracted nationwide attention when thousands of people were gathered in months of camps, such as reported.
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This judgment could have devastating consequences for Greenpeace. The organization that is strong against the oil industry may now face financial bankruptcy in the United States. Greenpeace's lawyers criticized the lawsuit as ridiculous and made it clear that the attempt to blame them for the events during the protests was unfair. The senior legal advisor Deepa Padmanabha said that her organization would continue to fight for her beliefs and assured that the fight was not yet over. The selection of the jurors was also criticized because some of them had connections to the oil industry and had previously expressed derogatory about the protests.
The Dakota Access Pipeline itself, which connects the oil fields in Northern Dakota with a distribution center in Illinois, was approved by Donald Trump during the term of office after being put on hold under Barack Obama. Critics fear that enforcement of the judgment could not only mean the end for Greenpeace in the United States, but also an alarming signal for all environmentalists who are rebelled against the dominance of the oil industry.
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