DoomsdaysCW<p>A Dallas energy company’s lawsuit could bankrupt <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Greenpeace" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Greenpeace</span></a>’s U.S. operations</p><p>The pipeline company’s chairman, <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/KelcyWarren" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>KelcyWarren</span></a>, is one of the richest men in North <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Texas" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Texas</span></a>. Warren has donated $5 million to former President <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Trump</span></a>’s 2024 campaign.</p><p>By José Sánchez Córdova<br />Sep 9, 2024</p><p>&quot;<a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/EnergyTransfer" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>EnergyTransfer</span></a>, led by North Texas <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/billionaire" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>billionaire</span></a> Kelcy Warren, claims in the lawsuit that Greenpeace and others incited protests, spread misinformation and vandalized the project, costing Energy Transfers millions of dollars in delays, according to The New York Times. The case is set for trial in <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/February2025" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>February2025</span></a> in <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/NorthDakota" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>NorthDakota</span></a>’s <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/MortonCounty" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>MortonCounty</span></a>.</p><p>&quot;The lawsuit is the second instance of Energy Transfer targeting Greenpeace with a lawsuit. Their initial effort argued that the group violated the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act, or <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/RICO" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>RICO</span></a> laws, but was dismissed by a federal judge in North Dakota. Energy Transfer subsequently filed the current suit in North Dakota state court. </p><p>&quot;Greenpeace’s website calls the ongoing case &#39;meritless,&#39; adding that it is &#39;an attack on two key elements of <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/PublicAdvocacy" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>PublicAdvocacy</span></a>: <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/FreeSpeech" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>FreeSpeech</span></a> and <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/peacefulprotest" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>peacefulprotest</span></a>.&#39; </p><p>&quot;Energy Transfer denies those claims.&quot;</p><p>Original article:<br /><a href="https://www.dallasnews.com/business/energy/2024/09/09/a-dallas-energy-companys-lawsuit-could-bankrupt-greenpeaces-us-operations/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">dallasnews.com/business/energy</span><span class="invisible">/2024/09/09/a-dallas-energy-companys-lawsuit-could-bankrupt-greenpeaces-us-operations/</span></a></p><p>Archive:<br /><a href="https://archive.ph/fCWdY" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">archive.ph/fCWdY</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/StandWithStandingRock" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>StandWithStandingRock</span></a><br /><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/SLAPPs" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>SLAPPs</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/NoDAPL" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>NoDAPL</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/CorporateColonialism" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>CorporateColonialism</span></a><br /><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/EarthDefenders" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>EarthDefenders</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/CriminalizingDissent" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>CriminalizingDissent</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/BigOilAndGas" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>BigOilAndGas</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Blackwater" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Blackwater</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ClimateProtests" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>ClimateProtests</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/WaterIsLife" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>WaterIsLife</span></a></p>