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Protest: How this Greenpeace court case just immobilized the First Amendment.
55 years, 2 months ago

Protest: How this Greenpeace court case just immobilized the First Amendment.

Slate  

Sign up for the Slatest to get the most insightful analysis, criticism, and advice out there, delivered to your inbox daily. Still, “it’s not a secret that we don’t have $660 million.” It’s also not a secret that the Supreme Court for a heavily fossil-fueled red state is not likely to overrule the verdicts—not least since, during the trial itself, …

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A court ordered Greenpeace to pay a pipeline company $660M. What happens next?
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6 days, 16 hours ago

A court ordered Greenpeace to pay a pipeline company $660M. What happens next?

Raw Story  

"This story was originally published by Grist. Pat Parenteau, an emeritus professor at the Vermont Law and Graduate School, said the chances that the North Dakota Supreme Court will overturn the lower court’s verdict are “probably less than 50 percent.” What may be more likely, he said, is that the Supreme Court will reduce the “outrageous” amount of money charged …

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'Travesty of justice': Greenpeace slapped with huge penalty in Dakota Access pipeline case
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1 week, 1 day ago

'Travesty of justice': Greenpeace slapped with huge penalty in Dakota Access pipeline case

Raw Story  

Climate campaigners swiftly sounded the alarm on Wednesday after a North Dakota jury awarded Energy Transfer and its subsidiary more than $660 million in the fossil fuel giant's case targeting Greenpeace for protests against the Dakota Access crude oil pipeline. "This case should alarm everyone, no matter their political inclinations," said Sushma Raman, interim executive director of Greenpeace's U.S. entities, …

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The fossil fuel industry gets its revenge on green activists
1 week, 1 day ago

The fossil fuel industry gets its revenge on green activists

Live Mint  

The Trump administration has cranked out approvals of major projects to ship liquefied natural gas from the Gulf Coast and killed a host of climate-related initiatives. Legal experts said that while green groups have dealt with previous administrations’ attempts to weaken environmental standards, they are facing an extraordinary challenge under Trump 2.0. They have also opposed new LNG terminals on …

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Jury orders Greenpeace to pay $660M for Dakota pipeline protests
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1 week, 1 day ago

Jury orders Greenpeace to pay $660M for Dakota pipeline protests

Op India  

A 9-person North Dakota jury on 19th March convicted Greenpeace, holding it guilty of defamation in a landmark decision, requiring the organization to pay over $660 million to the Texas-based oil corporation Energy Transfer. During closing arguments, Energy Transfer attorney Trey Cox stated that Greenpeace’s actions resulted in damages ranging from $265 million to $340 million. Energy Transfer accused Greenpeace …

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Court slaps Greenpeace with $660m in damages for Dakota Access Pipeline protests
1 week, 1 day ago

Court slaps Greenpeace with $660m in damages for Dakota Access Pipeline protests

Firstpost  

Dakota Access Pipeline became a flashpoint for global environmental and Indigenous rights activism in 2016. Protesters set up a large encampment to block its construction, arguing that the pipeline would endanger water supplies and sacred tribal lands A Native American man leads a protest march with veterans and activists outside the Oceti Sakowin camp where "water protectors" continue to demonstrate …

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Court slaps Greenpeace with $660m in damages for Dakota Access Pipeline protests
1 week, 1 day ago

Court slaps Greenpeace with $660m in damages for Dakota Access Pipeline protests

Firstpost  

Dakota Access Pipeline became a flashpoint for global environmental and Indigenous rights activism in 2016. Protesters set up a large encampment to block its construction, arguing that the pipeline would endanger water supplies and sacred tribal lands A Native American man leads a protest march with veterans and activists outside the Oceti Sakowin camp where "water protectors" continue to demonstrate …

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Greenpeace must pay $660m to oil company over pipeline protests, jury says
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1 week, 1 day ago

Greenpeace must pay $660m to oil company over pipeline protests, jury says

Al Jazeera  

The environmental group was found to have defamed Energy Transfer through protests against the Dakota Access Pipeline at Standing Rock. The environmental advocacy group has said it will appeal Wednesday’s verdict, which came almost a decade after activists joined a protest led by the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe against the Dakota Access Pipeline, in one of the largest anti-fossil fuel …

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Jury finds Greenpeace must pay more than $650M in case over Dakota Access protest activities
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1 week, 1 day ago

Jury finds Greenpeace must pay more than $650M in case over Dakota Access protest activities

The Hindu  

A North Dakota jury on Wednesday found Greenpeace liable for defamation and other claims brought by a pipeline company in connection with protests against the Dakota Access oil pipeline. When asked if Greenpeace plans to appeal, Senior Legal Adviser Deepa Padmanabha said, “We know that this fight is not over.” Following the verdict, Greenpeace's senior legal adviser said the organization's …

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Greenpeace must pay over $660M in case over Dakota Access protest activities, jury finds
1 week, 1 day ago

Greenpeace must pay over $660M in case over Dakota Access protest activities, jury finds

Associated Press  

MANDAN, N.D. — Environmental group Greenpeace must pay more than $660 million in damages for defamation and other claims brought by a pipeline company in connection with protests against the Dakota Access oil pipeline’s construction in North Dakota, a jury found Wednesday. Dallas-based Energy Transfer and subsidiary Dakota Access had accused Netherlands-based Greenpeace International, Greenpeace USA and funding arm Greenpeace …

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Jury says Greenpeace owes hundreds of millions of dollars for Dakota pipeline protest
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1 week, 2 days ago

Jury says Greenpeace owes hundreds of millions of dollars for Dakota pipeline protest

NPR  

Jury says Greenpeace owes hundreds of millions of dollars for Dakota pipeline protest toggle caption ROBYN BECK/AFP via Getty Images/AFP A jury in North Dakota has found Greenpeace liable for defamation, trespassing and a suite of other infractions in a case that pitted the environmental advocacy group against Energy Transfer, the company that built the Dakota Access oil pipeline. Oil …

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Pipeline company’s lawsuit against Greenpeace goes to a North Dakota jury
1 week, 4 days ago

Pipeline company’s lawsuit against Greenpeace goes to a North Dakota jury

Associated Press  

MANDAN, N.D. — Greenpeace used malicious and deceptive tactics to disrupt the controversial Dakota Access Pipeline and keep it from going forward, an attorney for the company behind the project said Monday. A North Dakota jury began deliberating Monday after a weekslong trial over Dallas-based Energy Transfer’s argument that Greenpeace defamed the company and disrupted the project. Among a number …

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A $300 Million Lawsuit Is Threatening a Storied Activist Group. You Should Be Worried.
55 years, 2 months ago

A $300 Million Lawsuit Is Threatening a Storied Activist Group. You Should Be Worried.

Slate  

Sign up for the Slatest to get the most insightful analysis, criticism, and advice out there, delivered to your inbox daily. So, even though Greenpeace wasn’t accused of breaking DAPL construction equipment, Energy Transfers is “still trying to make us responsible for those alleged actions.” For a case with such massive stakes over legal culpability in public expression, there won’t …

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Texas pipeline company’s $300M lawsuit against Greenpeace heads to trial in North Dakota
1 month ago

Texas pipeline company’s $300M lawsuit against Greenpeace heads to trial in North Dakota

Associated Press  

MANDAN, N.D. — A Texas pipeline company’s lawsuit seeking potentially hundreds of millions of dollars from Greenpeace was set to advance with opening statements Wednesday in a trial the environmental organization calls an effort to silence critics of the oil industry. The lawsuit stems from protests in 2016 and 2017 against the Dakota Access oil pipeline and its controversial Missouri …

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Greenpeace trial begins in North Dakota in key free speech case
1 month ago

Greenpeace trial begins in North Dakota in key free speech case

Raw Story  

by Issam AHMED A U.S. oil pipeline operator's lawsuit seeking millions of dollars from Greenpeace for allegedly orchestrating a campaign of violence and defamation begins Monday in a North Dakota court, in a case with broad free speech implications. At the heart of the case is the Dakota Access Pipeline, where nearly a decade ago, the Standing Rock Sioux tribe …

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Greenpeace says a pipeline company’s lawsuit threatens the organization’s future
1 month ago

Greenpeace says a pipeline company’s lawsuit threatens the organization’s future

Associated Press  

MANDAN, N.D. — A Texas pipeline company’s lawsuit accusing Greenpeace of defamation, disruptions and attacks during protests against the Dakota Access Pipeline goes to trial in North Dakota on Monday, in a case the environmental advocacy organization says threatens free speech rights and its very future. Energy Transfer and its subsidiary Dakota Access allege trespass, nuisance, defamation and other offenses …

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Greenpeace sounds alarm over pipeline firm's legal attack
1 month ago

Greenpeace sounds alarm over pipeline firm's legal attack

India Today  

A Texas pipeline company’s lawsuit accusing Greenpeace of defamation, disruptions and attacks during protests against the Dakota Access Pipeline goes to trial in North Dakota on Monday, in a case the environmental advocacy organization says threatens free speech rights and its very future. Energy Transfer and its subsidiary Dakota Access allege trespass, nuisance, defamation and other offenses by Netherlands-based Greenpeace …

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Greenpeace files an anti-intimidation case against an American fossil fuel pipeline company
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Greenpeace files an anti-intimidation case against an American fossil fuel pipeline company

Associated Press  

THE HAGUE, Netherlands — Greenpeace filed on Tuesday an anti-intimidation court case against a U.S. energy company suing the environmental organization for hundreds of millions, testing for the first time a new European Union directive to counter manifestly unfounded cases aimed at harassing civil society. Fossil fuel pipeline company Energy Transfer is suing Greenpeace for $300 million in North Dakota …

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Chinese scientists make breakthrough in dynamic wireless charging efficiency
3 months ago

Chinese scientists make breakthrough in dynamic wireless charging efficiency

China Daily  

XI'AN -- A Chinese research team has achieved a significant breakthrough in wireless energy transfer and positioning, with findings published in the international academic journal Nature Communications. This system enables adaptive tracking of wireless energy transfer, potentially making dynamic wireless charging more efficient. The technology can intelligently adjust the transmission parameters of electromagnetic waves, optimizing wireless energy transfer efficiency in …

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Chinese scientists make breakthrough in dynamic wireless charging efficiency
3 months ago

Chinese scientists make breakthrough in dynamic wireless charging efficiency

China Daily  

XI'AN -- A Chinese research team has achieved a significant breakthrough in wireless energy transfer and positioning, with findings published in the international academic journal Nature Communications. This system enables adaptive tracking of wireless energy transfer, potentially making dynamic wireless charging more efficient. The technology can intelligently adjust the transmission parameters of electromagnetic waves, optimizing wireless energy transfer efficiency in …

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What to know about the pipeline fire burning for a third day in Houston’s suburbs
6 months, 1 week ago

What to know about the pipeline fire burning for a third day in Houston’s suburbs

Associated Press  

DEER PARK, Texas — A pipeline fire that forced hundreds of people to flee their homes in the Houston suburbs burned for a third day Wednesday, with officials saying they don’t expect it to be extinguished until sometime Thursday evening. Late Wednesday afternoon, Deer Park officials said repair work on the pipeline to help speed up the process to put …

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What to know about the pipeline fire burning for a third day in Houston's suburbs
6 months, 1 week ago

What to know about the pipeline fire burning for a third day in Houston's suburbs

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Officials say the underground pipeline, which runs under high-voltage …

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Roaring pipeline fire near Houston subsides but still burns
6 months, 1 week ago

Roaring pipeline fire near Houston subsides but still burns

LA Times  

A flame that towered over a southeast Houston suburb subsided Tuesday but was still burning following a pipeline explosion that happened when a vehicle drove through a fence along a parking lot and struck an aboveground valve, officials said. But Harris County Judge Lina Hidalgo said 20 miles of pipeline stretched between the two closed valves, and all the chemicals …

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Company faces criminal charges over pipeline explosion
3 years, 1 month ago

Company faces criminal charges over pipeline explosion

Associated Press  

An energy company already charged with violating Pennsylvania environmental laws during construction of a multibillion-dollar pipeline system is facing more legal trouble after prosecutors on Wednesday filed a new criminal case alleging its negligence led to the explosion of a different pipeline near Pittsburgh. ETC Northeast Pipeline LLC, a subsidiary of Dallas-based Energy Transfer LP, botched construction of the Revolution …

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