Greenpeace Ordered to Pay Hundreds of Millions to Pipeline Company over DAPL Protests

A North Dakota jury ruled Wednesday that left-wing environmentalist group Greenpeace must pay hundreds of millions in damages to pipeline company Energy Transfer over its role in the Dakota Access Pipeline protests almost a decade ago.

Energy Transfer sued Greenpeace International, Greenpeace USA, and its fundraising arm Greenpeace Fund Inc. for $300 million for defamation and an assortment of activities tied to the anti-Dakota Access Pipeline demonstrations.

Greenpeace fundraised off the long-running lawsuit and claimed it was an attempt by the oil industry to silence its environmentalist critics. The nine jurors disagreed, and after two days of deliberation sided with Dallas-based Energy Transfer following a three week trial.