Judge finalizes order for Greenpeace to pay $345M in ND oil pipeline case

Re:Judge finalizes order for Greenpeace to pay $345M in ND o... by nradov on Monday March 02, 2026 @02:15PM (#47222666)

I agree. In the long term we need to reduce fossil fuel usage but in the short term, restricting pipeline construction means that more petroleum products are transported by rail cars which is a lot dirtier and more dangerous. We have to take a pragmatic harm minimization approach rather than being idealistic.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2016_Union_Pacific_oil_train_f...

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Re:Judge finalizes order for Greenpeace to pay $345M in ND o... by troyvit on Monday March 02, 2026 @06:05PM (#47225531)

You're probably right, but when I look around the Front Range at the landscape blighted by drought, the mountains naked of snow, the skyline hazed by smog and the smoke from forest fires, I feel like this is where pragmatism has gotten us.

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