{"id":11857,"date":"2026-06-03T17:02:55","date_gmt":"2026-06-03T17:02:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/?p=11857"},"modified":"2026-06-03T17:02:55","modified_gmt":"2026-06-03T17:02:55","slug":"dutch-court-agrees-to-hear-greenpeace-lawsuit-against-us-energy-company","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/?p=11857","title":{"rendered":"Dutch court agrees to hear Greenpeace lawsuit against US energy company"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p><strong>By MOLLY QUELL<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>AMSTERDAM (AP) \u2014 Judges in Amsterdam handed Greenpeace a preliminary victory on Wednesday in an anti-intimidation court case, rejecting a request from fossil fuel pipeline company Energy Transfer to toss the complaint out.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/?p=11855\">NASA declares its Mars Maven spacecraft dead after six months of silence<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The Dutch-based environmental organization filed a lawsuit last year to block a $345 million award stemming from protests against the Dakota Access oil pipeline. A jury in North Dakota found Greenpeace liable for millions in damages to Texas-based Energy Transfer.<\/p>\n<p>In response, Greenpeace brought a case in the Amsterdam District Court, arguing the North Dakota lawsuit was abusive and damaged the organization\u2019s reputation.<\/p>\n<p>Energy Transfer has been engaging in \u201cblatant attempts to silence free speech, erase Indigenous leadership of the Standing Rock movement, and punish solidarity with the ongoing, peaceful resistance to the Dakota Access Pipeline,\u201d Greenpeace\u2019s executive director Mads Christensen, said in a statement on Wednesday.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/?p=11853\">Rare albino buffalo named after Donald Trump for its golden locks draws crowds at Bangladesh zoo<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The pipeline company argued the Amsterdam court had no jurisdiction to hear the case, but judges found that as Greenpeace is headquartered in the Dutch capital, the proceedings could move forward.<\/p>\n<p>In February, a North Dakota judge said he will order Greenpeace to pay damages, a figure the environmental group contends it cannot pay. Greenpeace says it will appeal that decision.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/?p=11849\">Trump\u2019s Education Department is backing away from addressing civil rights for Black students<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Judges in Amsterdam have given Greenpeace a preliminary win in an anti-intimidation court case. 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