Support climate defenders facing legal reprisals for opposing the Mountain Valley Pipeline (MVP).
Mountain Valley Pipeline Co. LLC, the company behind MVP, sued multiple pipeline opponents and supporting groups in at least four civil cases, seeking more than $4 million in damages as well as court orders to stop the protests. There are also multiple criminal cases pending against protestors.
Climate defenders have engaged in many acts of non-violent protest, including civil disobedience, against the controversial project. This fracked gas pipeline runs through West Virginia and Virginia to North Carolina, which will contribute to more greenhouse gas pollution. We amplify the call from the International Energy Agency, we do not need any new fossil fuel infrastructure. Pipeline construction has been stopped by courts multiple times but is currently in the final stages of construction.
Your donation today will be used solely for legal fees to defend MVP protestors facing civil suits by the MVP company or criminal prosecution, as well as EarthRights' costs of administering the Fund. If EarthRights receives more donations than needed for this purpose, we will use the funds for the protection and defense of other climate and environmental defenders. This fund is supported and created by Global Climate Legal Defense (CliDef) and its sister initiative, Equation Campaign, EarthRights is hosting and administering the MVP Legal Defense Fund.
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