Climate One The $300M Lawsuit That Could Crush Dissent
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Feb 28, 2025 Rolf Skar, National Campaigns Director at Greenpeace, discusses a contentious $300 million lawsuit from Energy Transfer Partners targeting his organization. Montgomery Brown, a member of the Standing Rock grassroots movement, shares insights from the Dakota Access Pipeline protests, emphasizing the communal spirit of activism. Laura Prather, an expert on anti-SLAPP laws, explains how such lawsuits seek to silence dissent and the broader implications for free speech and environmental advocacy. The conversation reveals the chilling effects of corporate legal tactics on grassroots movements.
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$300M Lawsuit Against Greenpeace
- Energy Transfer Partners, the company behind the Dakota Access Pipeline, is suing Greenpeace for $300 million.
- This stems from Greenpeace's involvement in the 2016 Standing Rock protests.
Standing Rock: Origins of the Protests
- Montgomery Brown, a Standing Rock Sioux member, details the protests' origins.
- They started with community petitions and relay runs to raise awareness about the pipeline's threat to their water.
Indigenous-Led, Not Greenpeace
- Brown questions Energy Transfer's motives and their blaming of Greenpeace.
- He emphasizes the protests were primarily indigenous-led and aimed at protecting their water.