Greenpeace logo logo on October 23, 2024 on a green ecological stend in Lyon, France.
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On Wednesday, the jury ordered the Environmental Campaign Group Greenpeace will pay more than $ 660 million Texas-based oil company energy transfer, Dakota entry pipeline developer.
After a mandan, North Dakota, a jury for a nine-member jury after about two days of dispute reached a verdict. Conclusion, Dakota entrance was taken for hundreds of millions of dollars to prevent the construction of the construction of the pipeline.
An extraordinary legal blow to Greenpeace previously notier It may be forced to bankrupt for the case. Environmental Promotion Group said he intends to complain about the verdict.
“This is, regardless of its political trends,” Sushamm Raman, a temporary executive director of the United States gossip In a statement on Wednesday.
“This is part of the corporations to renew the corporations to silence the opposition.
Greenpeace described energy transfer work as a clear example of slapps, referring to Burial activist groups in legal duties and eventually designed to silence. Slapp, an abbreviation for “strategic claim against the public participation.”
Energy transfer said that the judgment of the jury was “victory” for the “Americans who understand the difference between the right to break freedom and law” Associated Pressby making a statement from the company.
“We are pleased with the Greenpeace’s actions to be liable for us, this victory is for North Dakota and North Dakota, who has experienced by Greenpeace, daily rape and violations.
A spokesperson for the power transmission was not possible to comment immediately for the power transmission while contacting CNBC on Thursday.
