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August 23, 2017

Energy Transfer Partners Sues Greenpeace & Earth First!, Accusing Groups of "Eco-Terrorism"
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Energy Transfer Partners, the company behind the controversial Dakota
Access pipeline, is suing Greenpeace, Earth First! and other
environmental groups, accusing them of inciting an "eco-terrorism"
campaign against the pipeline's construction. The pipeline's
construction was delayed for months last year after thousands of Native
Americans led by the Standing Rock Sioux in North Dakota, and their
non-Native allies, launched a nonviolent encampment to stop the pipeline
from crossing the Missouri River, saying a spill could contaminate the
drinking source for millions.


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