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Greenpeace organizations go to trial on high-stakes SLAPP lawsuit that could redefine protest rights
North Dakota is set to become the battleground for one of the most consequential free speech cases in recent history. Energy Transfer, the Big Oil corporation behind the Dakota Access Pipeline, is seeking $300 million in damages from Greenpeace USA and Greenpeace International, accusing these organizations of playing a central role in organizing the Indigenous-led…
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Greenpeace projections blanket major US cities as trial of the $300M lawsuit filed by Big Oil company Energy Transfer begins
Greenpeace USA brought a powerful visual campaign to the streets of Dallas, projecting messages around Dallas to highlight the growing threat to free speech and peaceful protest. The projections come just days before Dallas-based Energy Transfer’s $300 million lawsuit against Greenpeace USA and Greenpeace International is set to go to trial. The February 24th trial…
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Energy Transfer thinks they can silence us
Big Oil company Energy Transfer is trying to silence Greenpeace with a $300 million lawsuit. They've ignited a reinvigorated global movement.
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Greenpeace USA joins 31 organizations in endorsing new free speech bill
The Free Speech Protection Act is a bipartisan bill to protect the right of citizens, journalists, and activists from frivolous lawsuits designed to chill public debate and political action.
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Two oligarchs walk into a presidency
The co-founder and chairman of Energy Transfer (ET) Kelcy Warren and former president Donald Trump have a history of mutually enabling each other’s agenda. Warren, an oil and gas oligarch…
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Trump, SLAPPs, and the erosion of democratic freedoms
Powerful corporations have developed many tactics for silencing protests and public debate around unlawful or controversial activities. SLAPP (Strategic Lawsuits Against Public Participation) lawsuits and other forms of legal harassment…
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A brief history of Kelcy Warren and Donald Trump
Kelcy Warren is the co-founder, largest shareholder, and Executive Chairman of Energy Transfer LP (ET), one of the largest oil and gas pipeline companies in the U.S. Warren is also…
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In response to Energy Transfer pipeline explosion, Greenpeace USA launches advertising campaign in Dallas
In response to the explosion of an Energy Transfer pipeline, Greenpeace USA calls attention to Energy Transfer’s safety record and their attempt to intimidate and silence critics with the legal…
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290+ organizations and public figures join Greenpeace in new campaign to defend free speech and right corporate intimidation
Campaign to #DefendFreeSpeech and #SaveGreenpeace aims to raise public awareness of $300 million SLAPP lawsuit that threatens to shut down Greenpeace USA Washington, DC (August 1, 2024) – Greenpeace USA…
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The Story of Energy Transfer’s $300 Million Lawsuit, and Why It Matters
In February 2025, Greenpeace USA is scheduled to go to trial in North Dakota. We are being sued by Energy Transfer – the operator of the Dakota Access Pipeline –…