Energy Transfer’s $660,000,000 lawsuit
BREAKING: the jury has officially reached a verdict in our trial against Big Oil company Energy Transfer’s meritless lawsuit.
On March 19, 2025 the jury officially reached a verdict in our trial against Big Oil company Energy Transfer’s meritless lawsuit.
This verdict is not the end of this case. Although a jury of nine people in North Dakota has decided that Greenpeace entities are liable for over $660 million in damages, this isn’t over.
We’re going to appeal. And we’re prepared to fight this all the way to victory.
Beyond its potential impacts on Greenpeace entities, this case could establish dangerous new legal precedents that could hold any participant at protests responsible for the actions of others at those protests, chilling free speech in the U.S. and beyond.
Simply put, our entire movement’s future could be in jeopardy.
For more than 50 years, Greenpeace has exercised our right to peacefully protest and expose environmental harm — even when that means exposing powerful people and companies. That is the soul of Greenpeace.
With this meritless lawsuit, Energy Transfer has weaponized the U.S. legal system in an attempt to silence us at a time when our voices are needed most.
If enough of us speak out, we can stop this abusive lawsuit, protect Greenpeace, and defend free speech.
What you can do
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