To Big Oil, calling out their culpability for the climate crisis is the worst crime of all.
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We need to make our $50,000 goal tonight to sustain our campaigns and legal defense. ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏
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| Greenpeacer — |
| Did you miss Deepa's update on our legal defense ahead of Energy Transfer's looming trial? We're forwarding it below, but If you're short on time, here's what you need to know: |
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Fighting off a corporate lawsuit, let alone winning, is an eye-wateringly expensive endeavor — but with just a few hours until our end-of-month deadline, we're on track to finish this May just 14% short of our can't-miss $50,000 goal. |
| This is a critical situation for us and anyone else who dares to speak up against greedy corporations' climate abuses, so we can't afford to back down. |
| But here's the thing, Greenpeacer: We need your help to show Big Oil that their legal attack is not working. We will not stop our critical work to tackle the climate and extinction crises. We will not be silent. And we – with your support – will stand our ground in court. |
| So before 11:59 p.m., will you please rush $10 or more to close the gap on our $50,000 goal and help us keep up the fight against corporate bullies in court this summer? |
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| We can't do this without your help. Thank you,
Greenpeace USA |
| P.S. Keep reading to see Deepa's progress report from earlier today! |
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The claim that the entire resistance at Standing Rock was concocted by Greenpeace USA isn't just false — it's a racist, revisionist effort to erase its intrinsic Indigenous leadership. -
Energy Transfer is holding the Greenpeace network responsible for the conduct of unaffiliated actors in order to depict us as a criminal enterprise akin to the mafia — claims which were already struck down years ago in federal court. -
If they win, it would establish a chilling new precedent of "collective liability," effectively ending the public's guaranteed right to free speech and assembly and condemning our non-violent, grassroots-funded movement to death by bankruptcy. | | But our goal can't just be to beat this lawsuit. Most people and many organizations simply don't have the resources to fight these charges. Merely filing a lawsuit like this can silence powerful voices. By claiming $300 million in damages, Big Oil aims to make the penalty for peacefully protesting and exposing the truth too high for anyone to risk it. | | In short — they're attacking peaceful advocacy at a time when we need it more than ever. | | So this July, we need to show up stronger than ever. We need to show them what we're made of. | | But keeping up the fight for climate advocacy doesn't come cheap — and we're fully dependent on the support of everyday Greenpeacers like you to keep us going. So before our end-of-month deadline tonight, I humbly ask, Greenpeacer: Will you please rush $10, $20, or anything you can spare to help us reach our crucial $50,000 goal and keep the soul of Greenpeace USA's climate advocacy alive? | | | | Thank you for standing with us.
Deepa Padmanabha
Deputy General Counsel, Greenpeace USA | | | | | | |
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