Wed Mar 19 20:20:00 UTC 2025: ## Pipeline Giant Awarded Hundreds of Millions in Damages Against Greenpeace
**Mandan, ND** – A North Dakota jury delivered a major setback to environmental group Greenpeace on Wednesday, awarding Energy Transfer, a Texas-based pipeline company, hundreds of millions of dollars in damages. The verdict concludes a lawsuit filed by Energy Transfer, alleging Greenpeace played a significant role in orchestrating costly protests against the Dakota Access Pipeline nearly a decade ago.
The nine-person jury found in favor of Energy Transfer after two days of deliberation. The company, one of the largest pipeline operators in the US, argued that Greenpeace’s actions fueled extensive and damaging protests at the pipeline construction site in 2016 and 2017. Greenpeace countered that its involvement was minimal and characterized the lawsuit as an attempt to silence critics of the oil industry. The organization has warned that the substantial damages could force it out of business.
Energy Transfer co-founder and chairman Kelcy Warren, a known supporter of former President Trump, testified in a video deposition played for the jury, stating that the company was compelled to “fight back” against what he termed a “false narrative” created by protesters. The protests, which drew thousands of participants and garnered national attention, centered around concerns raised by the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe. The full amount of the damages awarded remains undisclosed.
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