Last month, a North Dakota jury found Greenpeace liable for $660 million in damages following their actions coordinating protests, vandalism, and publicity campaigns around the Dakota Access Pipeline in 2016. The trial revealed that Greenpeace had not only trained protestors, but purchased supplies that were used in vandalism.
Energy Transfer, the developer of the pipeline, applauded the decision:
“Our lawsuit is about recovering damages for the harm Greenpeace caused our company. It is not about free speech. Their organizing, funding, and encouraging the unlawful destruction of property and the dissemination of misinformation goes well beyond the exercise of free speech. We look forward to proving our case, and we trust the North Dakota legal system to do that.”
“It is also a win for all law-abiding Americans who understand the difference between the right to free speech and breaking the law,” said the representative, adding, “that Greenpeace has been held responsible is a win for all of us.”
Read the full story from Aubrie Spady at Fox News.
