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A Dallas energy company’s lawsuit could bankrupt Greenpeace’s U.S. operations

The pipeline company’s chairman, Kelcy Warren, is one of the richest men in North Texas.

By José Sánchez Córdova
Features Fellow

2:03 PM on Sep 9, 2024 GMT-5 — Updated at 4:17 PM on Sep 9, 2024 GMT-5

A Dallas energy company’s lawsuit against Greenpeace threatens to bankrupt the environmental group’s U.S. arm, a longtime opponent to fossil fuel interests.

Dallas pipeline company Energy Transfer is suing several Greenpeace International entities for $300 million in damages with claims relating to protests surrounding the construction of the nearly 1,200-mile-long Dakota Access Pipeline in 2016.

Greenpeace USA said in a June post on their website that a loss in the case “could threaten to put Greenpeace on the sidelines of the fight for climate justice.” The Wall Street Journal reported Sunday that the lawsuit puts the environmental group’s U.S. affiliate at risk of bankruptcy, but likely doesn’t affect Greenpeace’s international operations, based in Amsterdam.

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Read more: https://www.dallasnews.com/business/energy/2024/09/09/a-dallas-energy-companys-lawsuit-could-bankrupt-greenpeaces-us-operations/

Let’s hope Texan justice is swift. Lets hope hearings into the alleged violations of the law are expedited and treated as a priority by the courts, that any court redress of any wrongs stands as a lesson to those who believe the law and respect for the rights of others does not apply to them.