Energy Transfer – We will not be silenced

Now is your chance to push back against big polluters like Energy Transfer. 

Oil companies are suing Greenpeace organisations around the world – because we hold them to account for their impact on people and our planet. But what they don’t realise is we’re a powerful movement, who will not be silenced.

When our court date comes, we will be counting on your support in telling Big Oil: We Will Not Be Silenced!

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We will not be silenced! Add your name now and tell Energy Transfer we will not be silenced. 

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We, the undersigned individuals and organisations, formally express our solidarity with Greenpeace against Energy Transfer’s meritless $300 million lawsuit.

Peaceful protest and free speech are fundamental human rights that underpin social progress. The Energy Transfer $300 million lawsuit against Greenpeace is an abuse of the legal system and a blatant attempt to silence legitimate work to protect people and our planet.

This lawsuit makes allegations that affect people far beyond Greenpeace. It attempts to rewrite the history of the Indigenous-led opposition movement at Standing Rock – by absurdly alleging that Greenpeace orchestrated the entire resistance. It seeks to hold the Greenpeace organisations in the US and Greenpeace International accountable for actions taken by unaffiliated and unknown individuals. This could have a chilling effect on anyone engaged in peaceful protest and assembly. It also attempts to sue over justified and protected speech, claiming it is “defamation.” This is corporate overreach that is part of a disturbing trend of attacks on advocacy and speech around the world.

We will not allow lawsuits like this one to stop us from advocating for a just, green and peaceful future. On the contrary, we will ensure they have the opposite effect, increasing the support for organisations like Greenpeace and strengthening the broader movement for justice.

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Global Week of Action: Solidarity against Energy Transfer's Lawsuit in Granada (Spain). © Greenpeace / Pablo Blazquez © Pablo Blazquez / Greenpeace
Solidarity against Energy Transfer’s Lawsuit in Granada (Spain). © Greenpeace / Pablo Blazquez © Pablo Blazquez / Greenpeace

This letter has been signed by more than 290 organisations and a growing list of public figures. If enough of us speak out, we can stop Energy Transfer’s abusive lawsuit, protect Greenpeace, and defend free speech. Add your name now!

  1. 1000 Grandmothers for Future Generations
  2. 198 methods
  3. 350 Bay Area Action
  4. 350 Silicon Valley
  5. 350.org
  6. 7th Generation Advisors
  7. A Citizens Petition
  8. A Community Voice ACORN
  9. ACLU of North Dakota
  10. Adam McKay
  11. AFT (American Federation of Teachers)
  12. Alaska Community Action on Toxics
  13. Alliance for Justice
  14. Alliance of Nurses for Healthy Environments
  15. Amazon Watch
  16. Amber Valletta
  17. American Postal Workers Union, AFL-CIO
  18. Amnesty International USA
  19. Anishinaabek Caucus
  20. Anthropocene Alliance
  21. Arnika
  22. As You Sow
  23. Aspiration
  24. Association For Promotion Sustainable Development
  25. Association of European Journalists – Bulgaria (AEJ-Bulgaria)
  26. AutoMat
  27. AZ AANHPI For Equity
  28. BALKANI Wildlife Society
  29. Ballona Institute
  30. Ballot New Mexico
  31. BankTrack
  32. Beyond Nuclear
  33. Beyond Toxics
  34. Billie Eilish
  35. Biodiversity Conservation Center
  36. Biodiversity First!
  37. Black Voters Matter Fund
  38. Blue Dalian
  39. Blue Future
  40. Blue Ridge Environmental Defense League
  41. BlueLink Foundation
  42. Blueprint for Free Speech
  43. Bold Alliance
  44. Bonnie Wright
  45. Breach Collective
  46. Brie Garcia
  47. Bulgarian Association for Alternative Tourism
  48. Bulgarian Biodiversity Foundation
  49. California Communities Against Toxics
  50. California Safe Schools
  51. Californians for Pesticide Reform
  52. Calla – Sdružení pro záchranu prostředí, z.s. (Association for the Environment Protection Czech)
  53. Center for a Sustainable Coast
  54. Center for Biological Diversity
  55. Center for Coalfield Justice
  56. Center for Constitutional Rights
  57. Center for Grassroots Organizing
  58. Center for International Environmental Law
  59. Center for Protest Law and Litigation, Partnership for Civil Justice Fund
  60. Center for Transnational Environmental Accountability
  61. Central California Environmental Justice Network
  62. Central Coast Environmental Voters
  63. Changing Markets Foundation
  64. Chesapeake Climate Action Network
  65. Cheyenne River Grassroots Collective
  66. Citizens for Alternatives to Radioactive Dumping
  67. Citizens’ Committee for Flood Relief
  68. Citizens’ Resstance at Fermi 2 (CRAFT)
  69. Civil Liberties Defense Center
  70. Clean Air Action Network of Glens Falls (NY)
  71. Clean Air Council
  72. Clean Energy Action
  73. Clean Power Lake County
  74. Clean Water Action
  75. Clean Water Expected in East Tennessee
  76. Climate Conversation Brazoria County
  77. Climate First: Replacing Oil & Gas (CFROG)
  78. Climate Hawks Vote
  79. Climateka
  80. Coal River Mountain Watch
  81. Coming Clean
  82. Community Movement Builders
  83. Conexiones Climáticasº (Climate Connections)
  84. Connecticut Citizen Action Group
  85. Cornell University ILR Buffalo Co-Lab
  86. Corporate Accountability Lab
  87. Courage California
  88. ČSOP Veronica (Veronica Ecological Institute)
  89. Czech Climate Coalition
  90. Czech Women´s Lobby
  91. Defend Ballona Wetlands
  92. Defend Our Future
  93. Defending Rights & Dissent
  94. Děti Země (Children of the Earth)
  95. Direct Action Everywhere
  96. Don’t Waste Arizona
  97. Don’t Waste Michigan
  98. Downwinders at Risk
  99. Earth Ministry/Washington Interfaith Power and Light
  100. EarthRights International
  101. Earthworks
  102. Ecological Options Network
  103. Ecology Center
  104. EFMR Monitoring Group at Three Mile Island
  105. Ella Baker Center for Human Rights
  106. Endangered Species Coalition
  107. Environment and Social Development Organization
  108. Environmental Defence Canada
  109. Environmental Health Project
  110. Environmental Justice Foundation
  111. Environmental Justice Health Alliance for Chemical Policy Reform
  112. European Federation of Journalists
  113. Extinction Rebellion Czech Republic
  114. Farther Together LLC
  115. Feedback Global
  116. Fight for the Future
  117. FINNEAS
  118. Food & Water Watch
  119. Food Culture Collective
  120. Food for Maine’s Future
  121. For a Better Bayou
  122. Forum Ökologie & Papier
  123. Fossil Free California
  124. Foundation Atelier for Community Transformation – ACT
  125. Foundation Earth
  126. FracTracker Alliance
  127. Frente Cívica “Civic Front”
  128. FreshWater Accountability Project
  129. Friends of the Earth – US
  130. Friends of the Earth Malta
  131. Fukushima Fallout Awareness Network
  132. Furthur Foundation
  133. GAIA – Global Alliance for Incinerator Alternatives
  134. Gallifrey Foundation
  135. Giniw Collective
  136. Global Citizen
  137. Global Justice Ecology Project
  138. Global Labor Justice
  139. Global Legal Action Network
  140. Good Jobs First
  141. Greater Boston Physicians for Social Responsibility
  142. Green America
  143. Green Laws
  144. Green Longjiang
  145. Green Sphere Inc.
  146. Greenaction for Health and Environmental Justice
  147. GreenFaith
  148. Habitat Recovery Project
  149. Hanai Kaiaulu
  150. Hawaii Institute for Human Rights
  151. Hill Heat
  152. Hip Hop Caucus
  153. Hnutí DUHA – Friends of the Earth Czech Republic
  154. Honor the Earth
  155. How To Citizen
  156. Indigenous Environmental Network
  157. Indigenous Peoples Power Project
  158. Ingleside on the Bay Coastal Watch Association
  159. Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy
  160. Institute for Policy Studies Climate Policy Program
  161. International Corporate Accountability Roundtable
  162. International Rivers
  163. Irving Impact
  164. James Cromwell
  165. Jane Fonda
  166. John Muir Project
  167. Just Associates Inc
  168. Justice, Unity, & Social Transformation
  169. Kairos Center for Religions, Rights, and Social Justice
  170. LA Waterkeeper
  171. Labor Network for Sustainability
  172. Lakota People’s Law Project
  173. Leave it in the Ground Initiative (LINGO)
  174. Limity jsme my “We Are The Limits”
  175. Lipensko pro zivot, z.s. (Lipenskia for Life)
  176. LobbyControl
  177. Long Island Progressive Coalition
  178. Los Jardines Institute
  179. Marin City Climate Resilience
  180. Methane Action
  181. Micah Six Eight Mission
  182. Mossville Environmental Action Now MEAN
  183. Mountain Watershed Association
  184. Movement for Black Lives
  185. MoveOn Civic Action
  186. Nadace na ochranu zvířat “Animal Protection Foundation”
  187. National Family Farm Coalition (NFFC)
  188. National Nuclear Workers for Justice
  189. National Volunteer Assotiation
  190. Native Community Action Council
  191. Natural Resources Defense Council
  192. NaZemi
  193. NESEHNUTÍ “Failure to Reach”
  194. New England Coalition on Nuclear Pollution
  195. New York Communities for Change (NYCC)
  196. Next Generation Action Network
  197. Nimiipuu Protecting the Environment
  198. North American Marine Alliance (NAMA)
  199. Northwest Animal Rights Network (NARN)
  200. Nuclear Energy Information Service
  201. Nuclear Hotseat Podcast/Broadcast
  202. Nuclear Watch South
  203. Ohio Nuclear Free Network
  204. Ohio Valley Allies
  205. Oil and Gas Action Network
  206. Oil Change International
  207. Oilfield Witness
  208. Our Revolution
  209. Palestine Legal
  210. People in Need
  211. People Power United
  212. Pesticide Action Network North America
  213. Physicians for Social Responsibility
  214. Physicians for Social Responsibility – Kansas City
  215. Physicians for Social Responsibility – Los Angeles
  216. Physicians for Social Responsibility Iowa
  217. Physicians for Social Responsibility Pennsylvania
  218. Piper Perabo
  219. Pivot Point
  220. Planet Over Profit
  221. Plastic Pollution Coalition
  222. Plastic Solutions Fund
  223. Portsmouth/Piketon Residents for Environmental Safety and Security
  224. Poslední generace z.s. (The Last Generation)
  225. Pro Publico
  226. Progressive Workers Union
  227. Property Rights and Pipeline Center
  228. Protect Our Water, Heritage, Rights
  229. Public Citizen
  230. Rainforest Action Network
  231. Re-set: platform for socio-ecological transformation
  232. Recycle Hawaii
  233. Rettet den Regenwald
  234. RISE for Environmental Justice
  235. Rock Forest Farm
  236. Rockaway Women for Progress
  237. Sacred Defense Fund
  238. Sacred Earth Solar
  239. Sacred Places Institute For Indigenous Peoples
  240. Safe Energy Rights Group (SEnRG)
  241. Sahabat Alam Malaysia (Friends of the Earth)
  242. San Francisco Bay Physicians for Social Responsibility
  243. SanDiego350
  244. Savannah River Site Watch
  245. Save Ohio Parks
  246. Save Our Illinois Land (SOIL)
  247. Save This Place for Me
  248. Science and Environmental Health Network
  249. Service Employees International Union (SEIU)
  250. Shailene Woodley
  251. Shared Spaces Foundation
  252. Silver Valley Community Resource Center
  253. Slušná Firma (Decent Company)
  254. Snake River Alliance
  255. SNJ-CGT (National Union of Journalists-CGT)
  256. Society for All
  257. Solartopia.org
  258. Solidaire Action
  259. South Bronx Unite
  260. Southern Sector Rising
  261. Speak for Wolves
  262. Stand.earth
  263. Standing Rock Grassroots
  264. Starr Bar
  265. Students for a Free Tibet
  266. STUŽ – Society for Sustainable Living
  267. Susan Sarandon
  268. Texas Campaign for the Environment
  269. Texas Organizing Project
  270. The Bulgarian Environmental Partnership Foundation
  271. The Čelákovicky Beautification Association
  272. The Chaloupky Ecological Education Centre
  273. The Daphne Caruana Galizia Foundation
  274. The Descendants Project
  275. The Natural History Museum
  276. The Oakland Institute
  277. The People United
  278. The Story of Stuff Project
  279. Trade Union of Croatian journalists
  280. Transnational Institute
  281. Tri-Valley (Communities Against a Radioactive Environment) CAREs
  282. Turtle Island Restoration Network
  283. U.S. Right to Know
  284. UltraViolet
  285. Union of Concerned Scientists
  286. United Domestic Workers/AFSCME
  287. United Electrical, Radio & Machine Workers of America (UE)
  288. United Fort Worth
  289. Until Justice Data Partners
  290. Uplift UK
  291. Upstream
  292. US Climate Action Network
  293. Utah Physicians for a Healthy Environment
  294. Verité
  295. Vermont Yankee Decommissioning Alliance
  296. Walking Through The City (Pěšky městem)
  297. Water Justice and Gender
  298. West Texas Defense Fund
  299. Western New York Environmental Alliance
  300. Wiconi Un Tipi
  301. Wild Heritage
  302. Women’s Voices for the Earth
  303. Working Families Party
  304. World Friends for Africa Burkina Faso
  305. Zachran Jidlo (Save the Food)