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Dakota Access Trial: Former Greenpeace employee tells jury he emphasized nonviolence at Dakota Access Pipeline protests

by: MinotVoice | March 12, 2025

As the trial against Greenpeace unfolds in North Dakota, a key question emerges—did the organization incite illegal actions, or did it simply support a grassroots movement? Energy Transfer, the developer of the Dakota Access Pipeline, claims Greenpeace encouraged destructive tactics to derail the project. But former Greenpeace employee Cy Wagoner refutes those claims, testifying that

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Dakota Access Pipeline developer outlines damage claims, rests case against Greenpeace

by: MinotVoice | March 11, 2025

A high-stakes legal battle over the Dakota Access Pipeline has reached its midpoint, with Energy Transfer arguing that Greenpeace’s advocacy crossed into defamation and financial sabotage. The company claims it incurred hundreds of millions in losses due to protests and reputational damage, while Greenpeace counters that the lawsuit is an attempt to silence environmental activism.

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Media petition North Dakota Supreme Court for expanded access to Greenpeace trial

by: MinotVoice | February 28, 2025

A trial involving the Dakota Access Pipeline is drawing significant attention as media organizations push for expanded access. Judge James Gion has restricted photography, video, and audio recording during the proceedings in Morton County, citing witness concerns. Media attorney Jack McDonald has filed a petition with the North Dakota Supreme Court for greater transparency, arguing

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Jury hears opening statements in bellwether trial between Dakota Access Pipeline owner and Greenpeace

by: MinotVoice | February 27, 2025

A high-stakes courtroom battle is unfolding in Mandan, North Dakota, where pipeline giant Energy Transfer is suing Greenpeace for $300 million over its role in the Dakota Access Pipeline protests. The case, deemed the most complex civil trial in state history, could have far-reaching consequences for free speech and protest rights. Energy Transfer argues Greenpeace

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Dakota Access helps drillers but isn’t a Bakken game-changer

by: Josh Wolsky | October 16, 2017

The Dakota Access Pipeline has been online since June, and early indicators suggest that it’s reduced the cost of delivering North Dakota oil to market and added revenue to the state’s tax collections. But is it a game changer for the Bakken play? According to this Washington Post article featured in the Grand Forks Herald,

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AP Exclusive: Taxes could flow with Dakota Access pipeline

by: Josh Wolsky | March 3, 2017

The Associated Press has done the math, and their results show the pipeline may add as much as $110 million to state coffers annually. The AP paints the issue in the light that ND leaders were in favor of the pipeline because of the dollars. Commentary: if that’s the case, is there anything wrong with

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Dakota Access oil could flow by March 6

by: Josh Wolsky | February 24, 2017

With the political obstructions cleared by the Trump Administration and the #NoDAPL protest winding down, the construction of the pipeline under the lake has moved forward and is nearing completion. There are court proceedings still taking place, but a status report filed by Dakota Access indicates oil could be flowing as early as March 6.

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For Standing Rock Sioux, new water system may reduce oil leak risk

by: Josh Wolsky | November 23, 2016

One of the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe’s initial arguments against the Dakota Access Pipeline was its proximity to the reservations water intake structure, but as of the new year, water for the reservation communities will be pulled from a new location more than 70 miles downstream of the pipeline. Ernest Scheyder with Reuters has the

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Sunoco Logistics acquiring Energy Transfer

by: Josh Wolsky | November 22, 2016

Energy Transfer Partners, a key player in the construction of the Dakota Access Pipeline, is being acquired by Sunoco Logistics Partners L.P. Kelsey Warren, current Chairman of Energy Transfer will be the CEO of the new company.

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ND oil production drops 1 percent, pipeline uncertainty may be a factor

by: Josh Wolsky | November 17, 2016

North Dakota oil production is down below a million barrels a day, and the State’s Mineral Resources Director Lynn Helms suspects uncertainty over the Dakota Access pipeline may be a factor. Getting North Dakota oil to market costs approximately $12-25 per barrel currently. When the pipeline comes online, that rate is expected to fall to

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#NoDAPL Protester Arrested for Firing a Weapon at Police

by: Josh Wolsky | October 28, 2016

A #NoDAPL protestor was arrested yesterday for pulling a revolver and firing it at police officers at the scene. No one was injured in this incident, but there was another firearms incident with an injury not involving law enforcement. All told, there were more than 130 arrests yesterday. Rob Port has the story.

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Protesters move camp to Dakota Access property

by: Josh Wolsky | October 24, 2016

Citing the 1851 Treaty of Fort Laramie, protestors against the Dakota Access Pipeline relocated one of their camps to the private ranch land recently purchased by Dakota Access. Caroline Grueskin of the Bismarck Tribune has the full story.

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