Mary Steurer
Appearances
Apple News Today
Why environmentalists are so worried about this lawsuit
One of the concerns not only voiced by Greenpeace but other climate activists is that, like, a negative ruling against Greenpeace would be really serious for the fate of the climate movement going forward.
Apple News Today
Why environmentalists are so worried about this lawsuit
Everything from, you know, paying people, training them to cause mayhem and destruction during the protests, like property damage, trespassing and harassing workers in order to stop the pipeline.
Apple News Today
Why environmentalists are so worried about this lawsuit
They also say that they've always adhered to a philosophy of nonviolence and so that they never supported or endorsed or financed any sort of destructive behavior by protesters.
Apple News Today
Why environmentalists are so worried about this lawsuit
And that's kind of an issue that they've raised, that a ruling against Greenpeace could set precedent that could shrink free speech rights and First Amendment rights in the United States more broadly. So something that could affect any protest group, journalists, etc.,