A major trial led by pipeline company Energy Transfer against Greenpeace begins Monday in North Dakota. A few things to know about the potential implications of this $300 million case:
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Energy Transfer says GP led the Indigenous resistance to DAPL at Standing Rock.
Critics say it's an erasure of Indigenous movements & part of a bigger strategy by the fossil fuel industry to silence its opponents -- including advocates, communities, & journalists.
The case could have massive implications for protest & free speech. The firm representing Energy Transfer has a history of helping corporations silence their opponents -- and is also helping Big Oil use the 1st amendment to defend itself from climate lawsuits.
As the case has progressed, the pipeline company has continued to try to shape the narrative of what happened -- from attempting to subpoena journalists to potentially funding propaganda disguised as local news.
Greenpeace asked for the trial to be live-streamed, but that motion was denied. You can follow @trialmonitors.bsky.social -- a group of attorneys monitoring the trial in North Dakota -- for more updates.
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Critics say it's an erasure of Indigenous movements & part of a bigger strategy by the fossil fuel industry to silence its opponents -- including advocates, communities, & journalists.
https://www.desmog.com/2022/10/07/slapp-lawsuits-exxon-chemrisk-dapl-climate-change-raskin/
https://www.exxonknews.org/p/the-law-firm-helping-big-oil-weaponize
https://www.exxonknews.org/p/whos-funding-this-newspaper-mailed