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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
World
James Liddell

Greenpeace ordered to pay $660M to oil company by judge, prompting bankruptcy fears

Greenpeace has been ordered to pay more than $660 million in damages to the developer of the Dakota Access Pipeline after the environmental group was found to have defamed the company and its protestors incited illegal behavior.

The nine-person jury at the Morton County courthouse in Mandan, North Dakota, delivered Wednesday's verdict in favor of Enegery Transfer, a Texas-based oil giant.

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