Hacker News with Generative AI: Environmental Activism

Greenpeace must pay over $660M in case over Dakota Access protest activities (apnews.com)
Environmental group Greenpeace must pay more than $660 million in damages for defamation and other claims brought by a pipeline company in connection with protests against the Dakota Access oil pipeline’s construction in North Dakota, a jury found Wednesday.
Environmental Activism, Lawsuits, Pipelines
92 points by pseudolus 37 days ago | 70 comments
Greenpeace must pay millions over Dakota pipeline protests, says jury (theguardian.com)
A jury in North Dakota has decided that the environmental group Greenpeace must pay hundreds of millions of dollars to the pipeline company Energy Transfer and is liable over defamation and other claims over protests in the state nearly a decade ago.
Environmental Activism, Lawsuits, Pipeline Projects
21 points by n1b0m 38 days ago | 6 comments
Exxon hacked environmental activist emails (twitter.com)
Cybersecurity, Environmental Activism, Data Breaches
7 points by miohtama 150 days ago | 0 comments
US Government-funded 'private social network' attacking pesticide critics (theguardian.com)
In 2017, two United Nations experts called for a treaty to strictly regulate dangerous pesticides, which they said were a “global human rights concern”, citing scientific research showing pesticides can cause cancers, Parkinson’s disease, Alzheimer’s and other health problems.
Government, Pesticides, Public Health, Social Media, Environmental Activism
10 points by OutOfHere 211 days ago | 0 comments
One South African community stopped Shell oil in its tracks (e360.yale.edu)
Oil, Environmental Activism, South Africa
50 points by botanical 358 days ago | 10 comments