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(CNN)The Army will not approve an easement that would allow the proposed Dakota Access Pipeline to cross under Lake Oahe in North Dakota, the Army's assistant secretary for civil works announced Sunday.
Jo-Ellen Darcy said she based her decision on a need to explore alternate routes for the pipeline crossing. This comes three weeks after a November 14 announcement from her office that delayed the decision after protests from the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe and their supporters.
Just like the XL pipeline, this pipeline has nothing to do with 'sacred lands' or fear of a leak to cause water pollution. Both have to do with the enviros not wanting any pipe line anywhere. They don't have a clue about the process needed to get gasoline out of the nozzle at their local gas station for their motorhomes that they have at their protest location.
I'll bet none of them know how the jet fuel is delivered to the airport they flew into that's near their protest site.
This is actually good news for moving the pipeline forward. Now that "activists" think the project is doomed, they will stop trespassing and leave the area, thereby giving federal agents time to clear and secure the area for when President Trump eventually overturns the decision of the corp of engineers.
Just like the XL pipeline, this pipeline has nothing to do with 'sacred lands' or fear of a leak to cause water pollution. Both have to do with the enviros not wanting any pipe line anywhere. They don't have a clue about the process needed to get gasoline out of the nozzle at their local gas station for their motorhomes that they have at their protest location.
I'll bet none of them know how the jet fuel is delivered to the airport they flew into that's near their protest site.
Except that is exactly why the pipeline was re-routed in the first place.
Originally it was going to pass under residential neighborhoods and the residents expressed major concerns about - you guessed it - threats to the local water supply.
"An early proposal for the Dakota Access Pipeline called for the project to cross the Missouri River north of Bismarck, but one reason that route was rejected was its potential threat to Bismarck’s water supply, documents show.
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The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers evaluated the Bismarck route and concluded it was not a viable option for many reasons. One reason mentioned in the agency’s environmental assessment is the proximity to wellhead source water protection areas that are avoided to protect municipal water supply wells."
This is actually good news for moving the pipeline forward. Now that "activists" think the project is doomed, they will stop trespassing and leave the area, thereby giving federal agents time to clear and secure the area for when President Trump eventually overturns the decision of the corp of engineers.
You mean like how the Communist in China remove people from their lands for engineering projects that benefits all?
In this case corporate giants instead but hey...just as long you can get cheaper gas at the pump screw those indians right?
It's not like we haven't screwed them over in the past !
Incredible !
Just like the XL pipeline, this pipeline has nothing to do with 'sacred lands' or fear of a leak to cause water pollution. Both have to do with the enviros not wanting any pipe line anywhere. They don't have a clue about the process needed to get gasoline out of the nozzle at their local gas station for their motorhomes that they have at their protest location.
I'll bet none of them know how the jet fuel is delivered to the airport they flew into that's near their protest site.
If that makes you happier being able to put native americans and those veterans into a childish binary thinking box, go ahead.
Watch out for those evil "enviros" - they are probably aliens anyway so grab yer guns.
While this is good news, I'll be curious to see what alternative route they come up with that won't threaten any water supplies anywhere. Thanks for posting, OP.
There are over 2.2 MILLION miles of gas and oil pipe lines in the U.S. They are everywhere distributing oil, natural gas, gasoline, jet fuel. But protesters are concerned about a pipe under a river.
Except that is exactly why the pipeline was re-routed in the first place.
Originally it was going to pass under residential neighborhoods and the residents expressed major concerns about - you guessed it - threats to the local water supply.
"An early proposal for the Dakota Access Pipeline called for the project to cross the Missouri River north of Bismarck, but one reason that route was rejected was its potential threat to Bismarck’s water supply, documents show.
...
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers evaluated the Bismarck route and concluded it was not a viable option for many reasons. One reason mentioned in the agency’s environmental assessment is the proximity to wellhead source water protection areas that are avoided to protect municipal water supply wells."
So, one water source should be protected but the other not?
Can we all say "Flint, Michigan"?
This is exactly right!
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