(AP) AMSTERDAM — Royal Dutch Shell PLC is suing Greenpeace International in an attempt to have the environmental organization banned from holding any protest within 500 meters of any Shell property, or face a $1.3 million fine.
The suit, which was to be heard at Amsterdam’s District Court Friday, shows Shell aggressively taking the offensive to protect its $4.5 billion investment in drilling for oil in the icy Arctic waters off the coast of Alaska. A verdict is not expected for two weeks.
Shell is headquartered in The Hague, Netherlands, while Greenpeace is based in Amsterdam.