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NFT: Dakota pipeline protest

spike : 12/1/2016 12:59 pm
"CANNON BALL, N.D. (Reuters) - More than 2,000 U.S. military veterans plan to form a human shield to protect protesters of a pipeline project near a Native American reservation in North Dakota, organizers said, just ahead of a federal deadline for activists to leave the camp they have been occupying.

It comes as North Dakota law enforcement backed away from a previous plan to cut off supplies to the camp – an idea quickly abandoned after an outcry and with law enforcement’s treatment of Dakota Access Pipeline protesters increasingly under the microscope.

The protesters have spent months rallying against plans to route the $3.8 billion Dakota Access Pipeline beneath a lake near the Standing Rock Sioux reservation, saying it poses a threat to water resources and sacred Native American sites."


I'm surprised the media isnt providing more coverage on this massive ND protest. What do you guys think?




Oil access vs possible water contamination - ( New Window )
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RE: RE: Rail tramps don't pay for shit and leave hella messes in boxcars.  
BMac : 12/1/2016 4:49 pm : link
In comment 13243185 BMac said:
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In comment 13243133 Cam in MO said:


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They build nests in them. We've found a few with hypodermic needles in them over the years. It is very sad, actually. And there really aren't anymore bulls to keep them out other than at the big switch yards, either.








Where's Ernest Borgnine when you need him !


Shit! ROK beat me to it.
RE: Section 125  
Defense56 : 12/1/2016 5:22 pm : link
In comment 13242825 Frank from CA said:
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There are costs to everything. Re-design, Quality control, re-permitting, re-reviews by authorities, added pipe and appurtenances, balancing pressure, revised HDD planning for both the pilot drills and boring, stress calculations and the iterations of review, calls for new core samples (geotechnical investigation) in the new area. All of this was minor 20-30 years ago, but, with heightened liability at all levels pipe design for installation is very costly.

Ultimately someone will be forced to pay for the delays or the re-alignment of the pipe. Taxpayer. Enjoy the spectacle, you are paying for it.

Excellent post!Spot on.
BMac:  
Giants_ROK : 12/1/2016 5:40 pm : link
Right? Emperor of the North!

Best railroad hobo movie ever made.
Defense56  
XBRONX : 12/1/2016 5:51 pm : link
Spot on. As long as with continue with corporate welfare.
That's a great...  
Chris in Philly : 12/1/2016 5:52 pm : link
movie.
Let's see...  
trueblueinpw : 12/1/2016 6:05 pm : link
Big corporate energy company building a pipeline or Native American's protesting. I wonder what could be motivating either of these groups?
RE: BMac:  
BMac : 12/1/2016 6:18 pm : link
In comment 13243272 Giants_ROK said:
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Right? Emperor of the North!

Best railroad hobo movie ever made.


Fantastic movie, especially considering I'm a big fan of both Borgnine and Marvin.
RE: Let's see...  
Bill L : 12/1/2016 6:19 pm : link
In comment 13243292 trueblueinpw said:
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Big corporate energy company building a pipeline or Native American's protesting. I wonder what could be motivating either of these groups?
wouldn't that be the same thing that motivates every single person on the planet about every single issue on the planet? It's always about the money. And whenever anyone ever says it's not about the money, they're lying through their teeth.
I'm sure it is about the money  
David in LA : 12/1/2016 6:25 pm : link
I don't get the outrage (by some) over the Native Americans turning down the money and wanting more. Just because they were offered like $10m, they should take the money and be happy with it?
These Native Americans are acting like this land  
Vanzetti : 12/1/2016 8:27 pm : link
once belonged to them or something. I don't get it.
I am going to tell a Native American how I fell about this  
PA Giant Fan : 12/1/2016 8:31 pm : link
Now where to find one...?
Why is this discussion  
ctc in ftmyers : 12/1/2016 8:47 pm : link
going on?

Guess it's not political.

In no one's mind.
What is political about the thread?  
montanagiant : 12/1/2016 9:11 pm : link
I have yet to see one aspect of politics brought into the discussion until yours
Per the OP "it poses a threat to water resources and  
Marty in Albany : 12/1/2016 9:13 pm : link
sacred Native American sites."

No question that companies should not be allowed to risk polluting other people's water.

As for "sacred Native American sites," I guess I'm grown accustomed to such kinds of sacrilege. For instance, my favorite NYC building is Trinity Church at One Wall Street. There is no oil pipeline under it, just a subway.
RE: Per the OP  
BMac : 12/1/2016 9:58 pm : link
In comment 13243536 Marty in Albany said:
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sacred Native American sites."

No question that companies should not be allowed to risk polluting other people's water.

As for "sacred Native American sites," I guess I'm grown accustomed to such kinds of sacrilege. For instance, my favorite NYC building is Trinity Church at One Wall Street. There is no oil pipeline under it, just a subway.


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