Standing Rock, Dakota Pipeline Protests...Who's gonna participate? [Archive] - Page 2

Bob

5th December 2016, 00:31

By blocking this pipeline, what will now be is this:

Oil Train Revival: Booming North Dakota Relies on Rail to Deliver Its Crude

(the pipeline was an attempt at a safer method of transport of the highly dangerous Bakken Crude which was being moved, as "crude tanker trains" have been known to derail, damaging communities, damaging water supplies, creating massive fires from crashes. "MonkeyWrenching" activity messing with rails or pipelines happens.. see Nigeria Delta region for a current example of monkey wrenching activity sabotaging the country's economic stability).. There are numerous threads on CRUDE tanker crashes on the Forum..

http://news.nationalgeographic.com/content/dam/news/photos/000/618/61817.adapt.710.1.jpg

U.S. railroads have seen the number of cars filled with petroleum products jump 44 percent in the past year. A large share of that traffic starts in North Dakota, where more oil is being transported by rail than by pipeline. That might be expected until more pipelines can be built. More surprising is that shipping by rail, which is costlier than pipeline transport and raises new environmental concerns, may become a fixture of the industry and not just a temporary fix, analysts say.

And it's not just North Dakota that's becoming an oil-train hub. A new combination of drilling and extraction technologies has oil gushing from out-of-the-way fields from South Texas to Alberta, Canada. With few nearby pipelines, drillers flush with petroleum turned first to expensive trucks, then to trains as they sought to move their product to market.

Indeed, oil trains—a throwback to the earliest days of the petroleum industry—have become key to exploiting the North American oil boom, which has the U.S. on track to lead the world in oil production within five years. (Related: "U.S. to Overtake Saudi Arabia, Russia as World's Top Energy Producer")

Crude Delivery

Railroads helped John D. Rockefeller build his Standard Oil empire at the dawn of the petroleum age. But ever since the first successful oil pipeline was built in Pennsylvania in 1879—an effort by Rockefeller's competitors to break his monopoly—it became clear that pipes were a cheaper and quicker way to transport oil. Rockefeller soon gained a stake in that inaugural pipeline, and hastily built his own web of conduits from the nation's first oil region. When oil production shifted to Texas and Oklahoma, pipelines rapidly connected the new production hub to the rest of the country.

As oil development spread around the world, huge crude tanker ships became an integral part of the system for delivering petroleum. But the flourishing U.S. shale-oil prospects are far from the sea.

Pipelines would be the obvious choice for transporting oil from landlocked North Dakota. They remain the cheapest and easiest way to move oil over land, said Donald Broughton, a stock analyst at Avondale Partners. But pipelines are expensive to build and can require decades of production to justify their cost to financiers.

The pipeline was to be a more cost effective and safer way to transport the highly dangerous Bakken Crude.

What the water protectors have done, is now forced a push back to rail transport.. Such a transport method is highly dangerous.. And spills from rail accidents surpass any potential crude pipeline accidents (short of monkey wrenching, which no doubt is the cause of the sabotage)..

references: http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/energy/2012/11/121130-north-dakota-oil-trains/

train accidents often do more than puncture a tank car. Ethanol train accidents, for example, have resulted in multiple car derailments that have sparked massive fireballs. In one of the worst cases, in Cherry Valley, Illinois, in 2009, a derailment of 13 ethanol cars and resulting fire killed one person at a rail crossing and injured seven others, led to the evacuation of 600 homes, and caused $8 million in damages.

Of course, tens of millions of gallons of ethanol move by rail each day without incident, but hauling the flammable grain alcohol by train is a necessity because there are so few pipelines to transport the alternative fuel. In any case, the increase in oil train shipments from the Midwest have state officials as far away as Maine reviewing their spill readiness plans.

Rail disasters from transporting CRUDE by TRAIN through cities -
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lac-M%C3%A9gantic_rail_disaster

http://www.riverkeeper.org/campaigns/river-ecology/crude-oil-transport/crude-oil-transportation-a-timeline-of-failure/

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-E4iEDoI2Dk

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gN7KUSnCmS8

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SWiRUJ23oYE
(above, 35,000 gallons of crude spills... yuck..)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=keDtSyaagxg

putting in bluntly, now MANY MORE COMMUNITIES in all the States are now being affected by the ND pipeline being shut down by "water protectors".. At the expense of many more people..

How odd, and what a narrow viewpoint causing attention to ONE SMALL AREA, one small community in one small State.. A nationwide protest, where now the end result is ALL the States, all the people, all the waterways, wildlife refuges, communities, farms along the way of the RAIL-WAY TANKER TRAINS carrying crude, totally exposed to the environment, failed rails, failed tanker cars, and monkey-wrenching, is NOW what the end result is..

How Ironic Too..

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Whiskey_Mystic

5th December 2016, 00:55

Hi Bob,

I understand what you are saying. The reason I supported the protest is simple. The pipeline was originally routed to pass under the river just north of Bismarck. Public outcry cause it to be moved 0.5 miles from Standing Rock instead. If it's not safe for the people of Bismarck, it's not any safer for the Standing Rock Sioux. I'm frankly tired of the US being a country where those with power consistently **** over those without power. I'm not opposed to the existence of a pipeline. I just want more options considered that take into account the safety and well being of all people, not just those with power. Yes, it's just one small area, but it's an area where people said enough is enough and drew a line in the sand.

Thank you.

thunder24

5th December 2016, 01:12

thunder24

5th December 2016, 01:22

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http://kansasagnetwork.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/Ogallala-Aquifer.jpg

missouri river and ogallala aquifer.... both would be and will be affected by a spill... NOT A SMALL AREA...NOT ALL NATIVES!

JimM

5th December 2016, 01:25

https://www.yahoo.com/news/authorities-conditionally-move-bridge-near-protest-132426831.html

thunder24

5th December 2016, 01:31

http://www.eia.gov/tools/faqs/faq.cfm?id=727&t=6

How much petroleum does the United States import and export?

In 2015, the United States imported approximately 9.4 million barrels per day (MMb/d) of petroleum from about 88 countries. Petroleum includes crude oil, natural gas plant liquids, liquefied refinery gases, refined petroleum products such as gasoline and diesel fuel, and biofuels including ethanol and biodiesel. About 78% of gross petroleum imports were crude oil.

In 2015, the United States exported about 4.7 MMb/d of petroleum to 147 countries. Most of the exports were petroleum products. The resulting net imports (imports minus exports) of petroleum were about 4.7 MMb/d.

The top five source countries of U.S. petroleum imports in 2015 were Canada, Saudi Arabia, Venezuela, Mexico, and Colombia.

Bob

5th December 2016, 01:31

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Easier to clean up dirt then water... and, like i said before, use oil to transition to a more clean energy form, then when the present paradigm is not needed the new paradigm will be, so instead of talking about irony come up with a solution and talk about it....

So much for Todd and Noras worry about the voice of God tech. Mayb they need to readjust their insider view and look inside...

Bob mayb the hologram computer stuff you got could be used towards a paradigm shift for clean technology and energy... just a thought

Also, the point is that oil is being spilt no matter what, so we should argue or point out whats safer, when safer is still not safe? seriously?

Native Americans were forced by gun to give Europeans land, they get a huge win and we want to talk about it being a problem? Its always gonna be a problem till we get off of destructive energies... WTF?

Holograms are great for a quantum viewpoint - the issue is, the pipeline being shut down now means, many States, many people are now at risk from oil tanker shipments. As long as we have oil, and the extremely fantastic grade of Crude coming out of the Bakken, money will be made one way or another.. People protesting are suffering.. For what? It's shut down and now it will be eventually re-routed wherever to satisfy opponents, but, in the mean time, the OIL production FROM lands held by the Reservations (they call it Indian Land in ND) will continue, and the reservation will continue to be PAID their share for production derived from their lands. That is not talked about, they DO get paid for production.. The drama has happened from how such is shipped.

Shipping would have been safer, and the reservation paid where the oil was extracted from if a pipeline would have been used. Properly cased with proper 100-500 foot monitoring points on the pipeline with automatic shutoff valves.. ALL of that is standard tech these days, but the PEOPLE were not told that, but were emotionally roused to protest "across sacred lands". The trains go through towns, sacred lands, and they are shipping CRUDE, and god knows what other toxins in the tankers .... AND that is now the push..

I'd even venture to guess, thinking conspiracy really, that the initial rabble rousing was initiated by the RAIL SHIPPERS who now will make a windfall from shipping the crude once again.. $$$$$

--updated thought---

'they' the rail companies, where ALL the wealth originally was made, PLAYED us ALL.. RAIL then continues to prosper, maybe even more so with no pipeline in the immediate future, they can bring in OBSCENE shipment rates for the products.. dohh.. :facepalm:

thunder24

5th December 2016, 01:39

Bob

5th December 2016, 01:55

and i would say how are the people to get off of oil if demonstrations such as this are not had? Avalon isn't going to do it by talking about it and being philosophical about it. People have to voice themselves together to get off of the addiction to oil along with actions what little they maybe of not useing it?

HOW else is it supposed to happen... again there is no safe way to transport it...so we just keep going along with what is? Keep the status quo?

Iv heard the conspiracy talk such as a push by railways, and how North Dakota has a state bank independent of federal reserve so fed wouldn't want this boom, iv heard other things, and all could be true... However reality doesn't have to be looked at in a complex way...Truth is simple... and the truth is, if we are going to ween ourselves off of destructive methods of energy then something like this had to happen, its where we go from here that counts... its one step

many states and many people would be affected by the pipeline also

And what would we use? Industry and wealth holders, 401K's are not going to divest from OIL, ever. A protest about shipping oil (wealth) out of reservations (who do get paid for it, royalties), will not stop the sales of OIL, out of North Dakota..

Canada has agreed to let CHINA have their crude (and make money), because the US blocked shipments from CANADA tar sands, to refiners in the southern US. (Keystone). So, protesting matters not, when CHINA says, weeeee, please.. send more crude, here is a loan for a pipeline.. (sucker...).. they really do think we in the west are ignorant, by allowing resources to be sent to China, to make them strong and North America weak.

If one looks at the big scene, who will rule, economically, energy is needed. Arguing for a prairie chicken, or field mouse, has shut down energy production, and tends to hamstring the economic backbone, (natural resource production) of States in north America..

Reservation people ARE being paid for the economic values found on their land. The distraction to protest to shut down transport shuts down, their royalty amount when productions have to take into account shipment costs.

I know for a fact, there are clean energy conversion systems which can run on hydrocarbons, much better than wind, or solar or atomic, or water power. Crude has the caloric (energy) content that lacks in other sources, barring nuclear, and god forbid we don't want to have to resort to nuclear..

Living in TeePee's in 20 below F? that is awfully compromising for health and safety.. Gawd straw bale houses.. I know a newager who thought that would be his solution living in New Mexico, outside of Taos.. He found out it was the worst mistake in his life..

We have energy to help make things easier for communities to survive, to flourish, to grow... Using it properly paying for extraction can happen. Are the obscene markups fair, not at all. The majority of markup comes from STATE and FEDERAL TAXES on energy sales, on extraction (called excise taxes).. The people (as is talked about in Nigeria currently, the indigenous people there are complaining and monkey wrenching) are being stolen from. Such is happening from the TAXES collected on the crude produced, transported, sold... the crap comes from internal combustion engines creating 20 % efficiency or less, making the SELLERS in the chain fortunes, while consumer pay thru the nose... and the environment is polluted. CRUDE can be converted vehicles converted. It will take a revolution not with protesting production, but a revolution protesting DIRTY INTERNAL COMBUSTION use of the fuels...

thunder24

5th December 2016, 02:06

Bob

5th December 2016, 03:39

. CRUDE can be converted vehicles converted. It will take a revolution not with protesting production, but a revolution protesting DIRTY INTERNAL COMBUSTION use of the fuels...
OK?! how committed are you?

http://www.offgridquest.com/energy/they-put-solar-panels-on-trains
In line with the Indian Railways ‘Solar Mission’, to reduce dependency on fossil fuels, its north western division will soon commence trials of coaches fitted with solar panels which will power all the electrical appliances inside a train.

Solar panels are installed on the rooftops of the trains to reduce dependency on fossil fuels. The lights, fans and air conditioners of the train will run on solar energy.

http://northeastmaglev.com/the-train

The Superconducting Maglev (SCMAGLEV) is the world’s fastest train. This revolutionary system utilizes the concept of superconducting magnetic levitation, originally conceived by American physicists. This concept influenced the creation of the SCMAGLEV system in Japan, which has been gone through more than 50 years of research and development.

The SCMAGLEV utilizes magnetic forces to smoothly and rapidly accelerate trains to speeds of more than 300 miles per hour while levitating inches off of the ground. By operating completely separated from any surface at high speeds, this transformational form of transportation will eliminate the traditional challenges and constraints of rail-based systems.

Native Americans were forced into fenced prisons by the people that owned oil and coal companies...United States has always been ran by those with loot...elected or not... and the natives lived in teepees back when they were forced onto these fenced plots of lands called reservations. They made it this far with all the dangers then to their health and safety... is it preferable, im sure its not by most, did they make it to the point where they didn't need the teepees anymore yes...

Either way, oil can not be drank, so if people dont go full on transhuman... then we aren't gonna be left around for all those luxurys spoke of above to keep consuming this crude...

Been committed to this cause since the early 2000's :) Hydrocarbons is stored energy, derived from plants, and sunlight. It took eons to cook it. We can convert waste cellulose to hydrocarbon high energy substances. That it is deep in the ground makes it a commodity for special interests to manipulate, squander, and create shortages and immense drama.. No need for transhumans, no need for anything other than getting rid of manipulative shortage (speculator) greed.. and disrespect for life and the environment.. A new administration if it does NOT hire one of the existing status quo "oilers", but looks at new energy and new uses for "old energy" (proper conversion systems), is the way.. We shall see if Hillary doesn't sabotage it all..

==update==

forgive me but I will get a little bit technical. Oil can be converted. Oil contains hydrocarbons. Plants contain hydrocarbons. Consider oil as an immense reservoir storage of plant plus sunlight energy, waiting to be converted into whatever forms one desires. Stupid wasteful uses of hydrocarbons is to GD BURN IT, pollution, energetic assault.. waste waste waste.. But in the mindset of Rockefeller and Standard Oil (https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=2&cad=rja&uact=8&ved=0ahUKEwjP-uD7ktzQAhVIyGMKHel2CnoQFggsMAE&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.history.com%2Ftopics%2Fjohn-d-rockefeller&usg=AFQjCNE7XbprdI4NGoQb0VAdwZt01A5yRg&sig2=yn4lxkVgEET4tj_tjCdt1A), of the cartels in Saudi Arabia (daddy..) they think of WASTE WASTE WASTE.. Efficiency, clean, safe, no such thing ever crossed the minds of abusers of energy, or wealth..

There is enough science available, technology if you may, to be able to extract STORED ENERGY in non-wasteful ways.. Consider it a harvest buried, and forgotten, until some explorer was able to FIND the treasure.. How it is used takes some brains, compassion, and lack of greed to get the energy (food) to the people.. the traditional "oilers" are greed slavery based.. they can't do it.. only the new compassionate ones can.

Getting out of victim mode and into innovator mode turns lemons into roses.. (forget the lemonade)

--- there IS no victory in North Dakota. the PEOPLE have been deceived by the Rail Companies who wanted oil to be transported on THEIR RAIL-LINES, shutting down the pipeline potentials, puts money in the pocket of the railways, reduces available net royalties to the reservations where OIL is being produced in North Dakota..

The shipment of Bakken Crude using railway tankers once again is putting many communities along the routes for rail transport of crude and chemicals AT-RISK. We all have been used and duped by big rail.

Apparently "the PEOPLE" gave the rail companies just exactly what they wanted.

KiwiElf

5th December 2016, 04:24

It's being announced on MSM now - army is preventing it going through... ;)

onawah

5th December 2016, 04:29

From Facebook page of Johnny Dangers
https://www.facebook.com/johnnykdangers?hc_ref=NEWSFEED&fref=nf

Today is NOT a Victory. I want to make that crystal clear. Do not fall for the headlines or propaganda. I am not leaving Sacred Stone Camp and I urge all Water Protectors to listen to your heart and your prayers to stay until the Black Snake is Dead. You trust my reporting because I give you the hard truth so I will give you that now.

I have no faith DAPL will not Drill under the Missouri River because of these words! The fine is small and they don't respect the law or human rights. I showed you in numerous photos and videos earlier this year of DAPL's continuing work during the injunction. People celebrated headlines then as well. It didn't stop them.

I have no faith that President Elect Trump
will not do whatever it takes with the full power of the US Government behind him to make this pipeline happen. He will overturn or change whatever needs to occur to do so. ALL rules go out the door with Trump when he is in office in January.

There is still currently a standing Eviction Order for the Oceti Sakowin Camp by the US Army Core and this could easily be used to pressure the camp to leave the Treaty land. If the numbers at camp go way down as I expect from these headlines and statements by even GreenPeace "claiming victory" it will be easier to attempt to force the remaining Water Protectors out.

I can see Morton County Sheriff and DAPL Private Security currently in the hills across the Cannonball River riding around. The monstrous militarized concrete barricades blocking the highway where police laughed as they aimed Water Cannons in below freezing temperatures at innocent people remain. The Constantine wire on Turtle Island and all throughout the hills remain.

The Army Core suspended the decision baring an Environmental Impact Statement and Did not DENY the permit to cross the Missouri River. That is an important legal distinction currently being misreported by many news outlets who don't understand the nuance.

Moving the pipeline 10 miles north through a re-route is fully unacceptable and continues to put the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe's drinking water and that of millions in direct harms way. Climate change is already causing extreme weather and I find this option to be another bait and switch false solution if chosen.

I urge you once again to support the struggle.
I love you all and thank you for your solidarity.

Until We Meet in the Defense of the Water
-Johnny Dangers

#NoDAPL #WaterisLife #KeepitintheGround
#StandwithStandingRock #DefundDAPL
#BankExit

Cidersomerset

5th December 2016, 07:24

I think the Vets may have tipped the balance ? But they must be vigilante until the
new route is announced...

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Standing Rock: US Army refuses N Dakota pipeline access

8 hours ago
From the section US & Canada

Native Americans celebrating the US Army's decision not to grant access
for an oil pipeline in North Dakota, 4 December 2016Image copyright Reuters

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Native Americans have been celebrating the US Army's move

The US Army has decided not to allow an oil pipeline to cross under a
reservoir on land it controls in North Dakota in a move praised by protesters.

The Standing Rock Sioux Tribe hailed an "historic decision" and said it
was "forever grateful" to President Obama.

Instead, the US Army Corps of Engineers will look at alternative routes,
a statement by the campaigners said.The Sioux have been protesting
since April against the pipeline which is near a reservation.

"Today, the US Army Corps of Engineers announced that it will not be
granting the easement to cross Lake Oahe for the proposed Dakota
Access Pipeline," the tribe's statement read.

"Instead, the Corps will be undertaking an environmental impact statement
to look at possible alternative routes."The multi-billion dollar pipeline,
which runs close to the Standing Rock Sioux Native American Indian
reservation, is nearly 1,200 miles (1,900km) long.

It is nearly complete except for the lake section.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-38203131

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Published on 4 Dec 2016

Federal officials will not provide a permit that would allow the proposed Dakota
Access Pipeline to cross under Lake Oahe in North Dakota, a government
representative announced.

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Published on 4 Dec 2016

The US Army Corps of Engineers has announced it won't approve the route of the
North Dakota Access Pipeline.Protests have been going on for months against the
project which would run under Lake Oahe.

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Published on 4 Dec 2016
Hours before a deadline mutually agreed upon with the Standing Rock Group, law
enforcement re positions police presence at Backwater Bridge.

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WOW! 500 PLUS VEHICLES OF VETS AND SUPPORT ARRIVING AT STANDING ROCK!

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Veterans at Standing Rock: Now is the time!

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Published on 4 Dec 2016

thunder24

5th December 2016, 12:09

http://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20161204005090/en/Energy-Transfer-Partners-Sunoco-Logistics-Partners-Respond#.WEVD_CEa4f8.facebook

DALLAS & NEWTOWN SQUARE, Pa.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Energy Transfer Partners, L.P. (NYSE: ETP) and Sunoco Logistics Partners L.P. (NYSE: SXL) announced that the Administration’s statement today that it would not at this time issue an “easement” to Dakota Access Pipeline is a purely political action – which the Administration concedes when it states it has made a “policy decision” – Washington code for a political decision. This is nothing new from this Administration, since over the last four months the Administration has demonstrated by its action and inaction that it intended to delay a decision in this matter until President Obama is out of office.

For more than three years now, Dakota Access Pipeline has done nothing but play by the rules. The Army Corps of Engineers agrees, and has said so publicly and in federal court filings. The Corps’ review process and its decisions have been ratified by two federal courts. The Army Corps confirmed this again today when it stated its “policy decision” does “not alter the Army’s position that the Corps’ prior reviews and actions have comported with legal requirements.”

In spite of consistently stating at every turn that the permit for the crossing of the Missouri River at Lake Oahe granted in July 2016, comported with all legal requirements, including the use of an environmental assessment, rather than an environmental impact statement, the Army Corps now seeks to engage in additional review and analysis of alternative locations for the pipeline.

The White House’s directive today to the Corps for further delay is just the latest in a series of overt and transparent political actions by an administration which has abandoned the rule of law in favor of currying favor with a narrow and extreme political constituency.

As stated all along, ETP and SXL are fully committed to ensuring that this vital project is brought to completion and fully expect to complete construction of the pipeline without any additional rerouting in and around Lake Oahe. Nothing this Administration has done today changes that in any way.

onawah

5th December 2016, 16:00

If the corporations do go forward, then protesters are going to have to evolve into working on divesting corporations of personhood.
Which will probably be a lot more effective, in any case.
Though it's going to entail much more in the way of skillful strategies than it will passionate physical protesting.

william r sanford72

5th December 2016, 17:56

More News from Iowas Des Moines register.....

'This is history,' tribes say of Dakota Access pipeline halt

OCETI SAKOWIN CAMP, N.D. — A day that began with prayers ended with victory dances Sunday as Native Americans and environmentalists here celebrated the news that the Obama administration was halting construction of the Dakota Access pipeline.

In the most substantial blow yet to the highly contested project, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers denied an easement for the oil pipeline to cross Lake Oahe, a Corps-managed reservoir on the Missouri River in North Dakota. That remained the only contested portion of the 1,172-mile pipeline, which runs through four states and is nearly completed.

"Although we have had continuing discussion and exchanges of new information with the Standing Rock Sioux and Dakota Access, it's clear that there's more work to do," Jo-Ellen Darcy, the Army's assistant secretary for civil works said in a statement Sunday afternoon. "The best way to complete that work responsibly and expeditiously is to explore alternate routes for the pipeline crossing."

In a statement late Sunday, pipeline builder Energy Transfer Partners said it remained committed to completing the project without a reroute.

"The White House’s directive today to the Corps for further delay is just the latest in a series of overt and transparent political actions," the statement read, "by an administration which has abandoned the rule of law in favor of currying favor with a narrow and extreme political constituency."

The pipeline was set to cross the river a half-mile from the Standing Rock Sioux reservation border in North Dakota. Tribal members for months have protested the project, worried that a pipeline breach could threaten their drinking water

Darcy said the pipeline should undergo an environmental impact statement — a process that could take months. The decision means construction likely won't be completed during Obama's remaining weeks in office.

President-elect Donald Trump's administration, widely viewed as more friendly to traditional energy interests, could reverse the Corps' decision after he takes office, on Jan. 20.

News of the Corps' decision spread quickly across the snow-covered protest camp in North Dakota, home to an expansive array of teepees, motorhomes and tents. Standing Rock Chairman
Dave Archambault II took the microphone at the camp's central fire after speaking with Army officials.

"I'm telling you, this is true," he said. "You know how rumors spread."

The central fire turned into a mob of people dancing, singing and cheering at word of the news. One native woman urged her teenage son to take a photo of his father dancing.

"This is history," she told him.

At the top of a nearby hill, one of the few places where cell phone service can be found near the central fire, one man relayed the news to those back home.
"Our prayers have been answered," he said.

After sunset, revelers shot fireworks into the starry sky.

As the victory party began, security volunteers working the camp's front gate said traffic was backed up for five miles, as cars attempted to join the camp for the celebration.

Geraldine Agard, a 63-year-old member of the Standing Rock Sioux, gave credit to the prayers of those filling the camp for Sunday's decision.

"It has to be. How else?" she said. "We can’t do this alone."

Earlier in the day, campers joined arms in creating what they said was the world's largest prayer circle.

“Prayer is powerful," Agard said. "I hope all the people who came learned something from our native culture. I think we have taught them a lot."

'It's not over until it's over'

Yet even as men and women began drumming and dancing around the fire, many Native Americans were unconvinced that Sunday's news was the end.

"I still have that doubt," Agard said, as men driving reservation ambulances shouted "don't give up, don't go home" over their loudspeakers.

Rocky Littlewind, a 60-year-old member of the Spirit Lake Nation in North Dakota, said the fight wouldn't be over until the pipeline company's equipment and security had left the area. He worries that the news might mean only a temporary delay, given Trump's pro-energy rhetoric.

"We've got to wait and see, because we've been lied to before," he said. "To me, it's not over until it's over. And I think most people — Native Americans and white people — believe that."

Craig Stevens, spokesman for the pro-pipeline Midwest Alliance for Infrastructure Now, said the decision was a rejection of the entire regulatory and judicial system, as well as a repudiation of the Corps' previous decisions to greenlight the project.

"With President-elect Trump set to take office in 47 days," he said in a statement, "we are hopeful that this is not the final word on the Dakota Access pipeline."

'It’s a war for the hearts of humanity'

Earlier Sunday, faith leaders from North Dakota and across the country took turns at the campfire's microphone as hundreds of bundled-up campers circled around a sunken fire pit. The roster included representatives of Islam, Judaism, Buddhism and several Christian denominations.

Rabbi Julia Vaughns of Oregon said the pipeline protest is a "battle in a greater war." To win, the movement must bring together people of many faiths, just as the American Civil Rights movement did decades ago, she said.

"It’s a war for the hearts of humanity. And the only way to win that war is through prayer," she said. "You can’t win by fighting. They can take away your gun. But they can’t take away prayer."

The Rev. Victor Kazanjian, an executive trustee of the United Religions Initiative, said he came armed with more than 1,000 prayers from people in 56 countries. He also brought a gift of water, saying that over the last decade, his group has collected water from 167 sacred water sources.

"Their waters have mingled,"he said,"because when waters of different sources mingle,they do not separate from each other.One does not stand higher or lower than the other.They come together as one being-one essence."

Read More with photos:
http://www.desmoinesregister.com/story/money/business/2016/12/04/standing-rock-tribe-says-feds-halt-pipeline-work/94967290/

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Star Tsar

6th December 2016, 00:01

It's being announced on MSM now - army is preventing it going through... ;)

I just heard on C2CAM FANTASTIC news RIGHT ON US Army way to go! Credit where credit is due and all that! How often do we get to say that?!?!?!

thunder24

6th December 2016, 02:32

Bob

6th December 2016, 02:44

Getting out of victim mode and into innovator mode turns lemons into roses.. (forget the lemonade)

--- there IS no victory in North Dakota. the PEOPLE have been deceived by the Rail Companies who wanted oil to be transported on THEIR RAIL-LINES, shutting down the pipeline potentials, puts money in the pocket of the railways, reduces available net royalties to the reservations where OIL is being produced in North Dakota..

The shipment of Bakken Crude using railway tankers once again is putting many communities along the routes for rail transport of crude and chemicals AT-RISK. We all have been used and duped by big rail.

Apparently "the PEOPLE" gave the rail companies just exactly what they wanted.

if you got the tech push it harder so we can smell roses!
http://www.wyattresearch.com/article/top-railroad-stocks/

Warren Buffett‘s Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE: BRK-B) bought Burlington Northern Santa Fe for $26.5 billion back in 2010. It was his biggest acquisition ever.

Since then, Buffett’s railroad stock investment is paying off nicely. Some estimates suggest that the value of Burlington Northern has doubled, thanks to soaring profits and cash flow.

The growth at Burlington Northern has been helped by the boom in oil production. The oil pipelines haven’t been able to keep pace with the capacity coming out of the major shale plays, like the Bakken Shale. They’ve turned to Burlington Northern and other railroads.

However, with oil hovering around $50 a barrel, there’s some worry that the major oil transporters could be in for a rough ride. Even with the concerns over declining oil production, which means lower oil to be transported, certain railroad stocks are still very enticing investments. theres something...

Pipelines can be made safe. There are shoddy "old school" pipelines.. awful issues there.. New stuff double cased (basically using a liner inside for the crude, and the outer shell as the protection system, plus leak detectors inbetween the liner and outer shell, and frequenty cutoff valves 100-500 feet apart in critical areas would pretty much guarantee short of monkey wrenching activity, that no damage would happen. A seismic event would cause shutdown, valves closed.

The railway issue. I have suspected this has been behind a lot of problems with how freight is being selectively shipped through key owned railcars on key rail-lines.. Rail cars are supposed to also these days comply with double walls, a liner and outer shell.. I certainly am not convinced that pipeline shutdowns haven't been motivated (read stirred up), by rail owners/agents.. As you pointed out a massive purchase by Warren Buffet.. Now why would a billionaire need to invest in something as "archaic" as a rail line..

Let's see what industry they service - Western Canada · Williston Basin/Bakken · Denver/Niobrara/ Powder River Basin · Permian Basin · Eagle Ford · Anadarko Basin/Granite Wash oh my, crude oil transport? Who would have thought?? http://www.bnsf.com/customers/oil-gas/ - their welcome page says "BNSF CRUDE-BY-RAIL. COUNT ON US...BNSF is the largest transporter of
crude oil in North America." er.. no brainer, right?? shut down a pipeline make windfall profits transporting crude in those key areas by RAIL...

thunder24

6th December 2016, 02:54

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_assets_owned_by_Berkshire_Hathaway

14.5% owner of phillips66
9.65% owner in wellsfargo....bank invested in this topics pipeline
1.89% owner of suncor

dang just look at what this dude owned as of last year.... wow...wtf.... rarely mentioned that i find...

however i am still gonna say we need more respect for the natives of these lands and cleaner energy... i leave it up to the scientists to get this pushed forward...into the hands of the people

onawah

6th December 2016, 03:14

Standing Rock Chairman
Dave Archambault II speaks
Published on Dec 5, 2016
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annacherie

6th December 2016, 05:10

"Been committed to this cause since the early 2000's Hydrocarbons is stored energy, derived from plants, and sunlight. It took eons to cook it. We can convert waste cellulose to hydrocarbon high energy substances. That it is deep in the ground makes it a commodity for special interests to manipulate, squander, and create shortages and immense drama.. No need for transhumans, no need for anything other than getting rid of manipulative shortage (speculator) greed.. and disrespect for life and the environment.. A new administration if it does NOT hire one of the existing status quo "oilers", but looks at new energy and new uses for "old energy" (proper conversion systems), is the way.. We shall see if Hillary doesn't sabotage it all..

==update==

forgive me but I will get a little bit technical. Oil can be converted. Oil contains hydrocarbons. Plants contain hydrocarbons. Consider oil as an immense reservoir storage of plant plus sunlight energy, waiting to be converted into whatever forms one desires. Stupid wasteful uses of hydrocarbons is to GD BURN IT, pollution, energetic assault.. waste waste waste.. But in the mindset of Rockefeller and Standard Oil, of the cartels in Saudi Arabia (daddy..) they think of WASTE WASTE WASTE.. Efficiency, clean, safe, no such thing ever crossed the minds of abusers of energy, or wealth..

There is enough science available, technology if you may, to be able to extract STORED ENERGY in non-wasteful ways.. Consider it a harvest buried, and forgotten, until some explorer was able to FIND the treasure.. How it is used takes some brains, compassion, and lack of greed to get the energy (food) to the people.. the traditional "oilers" are greed slavery based.. they can't do it.. only the new compassionate ones can.

Getting out of victim mode and into innovator mode turns lemons into roses.. (forget the lemonade)

--- there IS no victory in North Dakota. the PEOPLE have been deceived by the Rail Companies who wanted oil to be transported on THEIR RAIL-LINES, shutting down the pipeline potentials, puts money in the pocket of the railways, reduces available net royalties to the reservations where OIL is being produced in North Dakota..

The shipment of Bakken Crude using railway tankers once again is putting many communities along the routes for rail transport of crude and chemicals AT-RISK. We all have been used and duped by big rail.

Apparently "the PEOPLE" gave the rail companies just exactly what they wanted." - Bob

But, then there is the issues that fracking creates-or deep drilling in the Arctic or near any water sources. How do you reconcile that?

Bob

6th December 2016, 07:34

Quoting me would be appropriate -

Fracking is not the problem, PLEASE - READ my threads on INJECTION (waste disposal) WELLS

(example - http://projectavalon.net/forum4/showthread.php?92694-Fracking-what-s-really-happening-Industry-vs-Public-vs-EPA&p=1091055&viewfull=1#post1091055)

( http://projectavalon.net/forum4/showthread.php?93066-New-Injection-Well-induced-quake-5.6-in-Oklahoma&p=1095396&viewfull=1#post1095396 )

( http://projectavalon.net/forum4/showthread.php?87914-Another-quake-in-Oklahoma-Injection-Well-issue&p=1035549&viewfull=1#post1035549 )

( http://projectavalon.net/forum4/showthread.php?83040-About-that-ground-shaking-problem&p=970668&viewfull=1#post970668 )

annacherie says:

"But, then there is the issues that fracking creates-or deep drilling in the Arctic or near any water sources. How do you reconcile that?"

Proper drilling, proper completion and frac'ing is a safe procedure. IT IS NOT SAFE if the waste fluid from frac'ing operations are deeply RE-INJECTED into WASTE or ASSOCIATED water injection wells.

Please read the threads I have posted on this.

Slipshod or criminal improper cementing operations can be disastrous.. Such as poor quality building which has happened when corners were cut. Where bad cement/concrete's were used.

Construction issues come from builders who cut corners. Singling out energy production wells themselves misses the complete picture. Finding the safest way to deal with toxic transport is the objective, for protecting the People, the environment. RAIL shipment above ground is a disaster waiting to happen. Proper new school pipelines with double protection (liner plus shell) with monitoring every 100-500 feet with automatic shutoff's for spill protection is a sensible design. WAS DAPL designed that way? Someone should ask about such safety procedures.

It is easy to research (a few disaster videos were posted in one of my earlier posts) how easily it is to monkeywrench a rail tanker car. Sabotaging a pipeline requires that manual valves are messed with. Or pipelines are drilled or damaged with explosives. That is monkey-wrenching. Anyone doing that would be committing terrorism against ALL because of the spills deliberately created, because of the damage to the environment, and the potential loss of life and property.

What you quoted (out of context and from whom) was talking about what is the issue now with the pipeline being shut down. The pipeline being shut down stops NOTHING as far as shipping a highly dangerous cargo. The issue is RAIL CAR SHIPMENTS have and will resume in earnest and the amount of above ground SPILLS of tank cars being damaged, breaking open and spilling (either by natural failures, such as rail beds breaking apart due to excessive rainwater), or by deliberate sabotage by "monkey wrenchers" who sabotage the railway lines. The issue is, there IS NO WIN in ND with the pipeline which might or might not have been safe and of the latest generation design.

BUT what is obvious and what WILL now increase, is above ground RAIL SHIPMENT of dangerous crude. Who stands to benefit by pipelines everywhere being shut down? RAILWAYS who will no doubt to raise the shipment rates as there is now no other alternative. Production will not stop from the wells, which ARE on reservation lands in North Dakota, and royalty payments for the oil extracted from reservation lands will not stop either. Probably the NET ROYALTY that the reservation receives from the crude extracted, will DECREASE NOW that shipment costs will be higher.

The PEOPLE do not win, they have increased the revenues for the rail shipments, and put the rest of the communities along the shipment routes, and the waterways, wildlife AT RISK from rail disasters. Rail disasters pollute and damage water ways over and over.. The PEOPLE are not protesting that are they? BUT they protested a pipeline which could have reduce the risk of damage to MANY communities, many waterways... INSTEAD the RAILWAYS are now benefited. That is very clear.

==update==
Just a guess here, understanding the mindset of vindictive "oilers".. The industry is in the process of PRICE MANIPULATION - with selective shut-down of production to create a perceived SHORTAGE of CRUDE (worldwide), where the A-Robs (ARABS) have agreed to curtail a bit of production of barrels per day, and the US producers in the Bakken formation of North Dakota have decided to SHUT-DOWN production of barrels per day...

My GUESS is they will shut down the wells which are on the RESERVATIONS first (https://www.indianaffairs.gov/WhoWeAre/AS-IA/IEED/DEMD/oilgas/index.htm), to cut royalties to the People.. being vindictive for having messed with shipping of CRUDE oil out of North Dakota.. I have no proof of that, but it would be an interesting study to see WHERE in North Dakota the "oilers" are choosing as shut-down areas, so that they can create a virtual SHORTAGE of crude... the SPECIFIC REASON is price fixing (illegal) to DRIVE UP PRICES.. the "oilers" don't like it that crude is down to 45-50$ a barrel and would rather it be (through price fixing manipulation) closer to 100-150 $ a barrel.. It is called ECONOMIC RAPE.. and legislators, and judicial systems world wide, let it slide..

annacherie

6th December 2016, 15:26

annacherie

6th December 2016, 15:33

onawah

6th December 2016, 19:48

Among the Bodhisattvas at Standing Rock
http://www.lionsroar.com/among-the-bodhisattvas-at-standing-rock/

BY ROD MEADE SPERRY| DECEMBER 4, 2016

http://www.lionsroar.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/camp-in-text.jpg
[DEC 4 UPDATE: The New York Times reports “BREAKING: Federal Officials to Explore Different Route for Dakota Pipeline”.]

Lion’s Roar spoke with Wendy Egyoku Nakao, abbot of the Zen Center of Los Angeles, about her work to thwart the Dakota Access Pipeline, in order to – as the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe and their allies have put it – “protect our water, our sacred places, and all living beings.” Following news of use of increased force against protestors at Standing Rock, her message is particularly urgent.

Thanks for talking to Lion’s Roar, Egyoku. I understand that you’ve been to Standing Rock not once, but twice. How long have you been involved, and how did that come to be?

Wendy Egyoku Nakao: In the summer of 2014, the Zen Peacemakers held a Native American Bearing Witness Retreat (NABW) in the Black Hills of South Dakota. It was held in a meadow in Santee Sioux land. During this retreat, several Native American Elders, mostly Lakota, spoke to us about their history and current situation. They asked us to listen to their stories and to participate in their ceremonies if we’re invited into them. There is a great suspicion of non-native peoples due to the genocide and breaking of all treaties by the U.S. government.

I have attended the Bearing Witness retreats at Auschwitz-Berkinau, which have been happening for twenty-one years now, and Rwanda for the twentieth anniversary of their genocide. The NABW was a first attempt to bear witness to the genocide in our own country. The effects of this retreat continue to resonate in many ways: a small retreat was held in the Cheyenne River reservations this summer, a Dakota Native American Bearing Witness is being held in Minnesota this month, winter clothing has been sent to Pine Ridge reservation, and visits to Standing Rock are ongoing.

I go to the Oceti Sakowin (OS) encampment to support a Native American friend who has her own camp within OS, to and to bear witness to their stand and the birthing and emergence of a new Native American nation. I have a deep resonance with the Native peoples and a vow to address the hard-wired instincts we seem to have to destroy the first peoples of this land. I also find that Native American spirituality is deeply resonant with the earth and, as a Zen Buddhist, I have come to live my life from a place of deep listening and ceremony/prayer.

Also, living at the Zen Center of Los Angeles, I have always been keenly aware of the people who lived here before us — the Tongva and Chumash tribes — and the need to honor them and their ancestors. These are people who were savagely enslaved and decimated to make room for the settlers.

Could you say more about how being in L.A. has honed that keen awareness?

I have always felt a unique “sense of place” in the city of Los Angeles. The little Zen mountain of ZCLA is a power spot; one can certainly feel the energy of the place just walking in. The roots of spiritual energy go deep. We are on sacred land of people going back thousands of years. I feel that the energy and voices of the Native Americans from all those generations past are continually speaking to us when we listen to the sense of this place.

What would you most like Lion’s Roar and Buddhadharma’s readers to know about the DAPL situation?

We need to understand that the Native American call to stand against the DAPL and to protect the water has had the effect of unifying the Native American tribes for the first time in recent memory. In addition, indigenous peoples throughout the world, and non-native allies, are being drawn to the energetic vortex of these encampments to offer support. The encampments are providing the context for inter-tribal healing, reclaiming of their cultural practices, renewing their ceremonies and prayer as a way of life and protest, and forging a viable identity as Native Americans. Essentially, the Native peoples are “decolonizing” by standing against their genocide and letting corporations and governments know that they have every right to exist and live on their land.

On your second trip to Standing Rock, you attended in your capacity as a priest, along with other clergy. What can you tell us about that gathering and the common ground that was (or was not) found there?

Rev. John Floberg, who has had twenty-five years of relationship with the Standing Rock Sioux through the Episcopal Church in North Dakota, issued a call for clergy to come “Stand with Standing Rock.” He’d hoped for 100, but in the end, over 500 clergy representing some fifteen denominations attended. The unifying factor was to stand with Standing Rock against the DAPL and for the protection of the water for all. I spotted at least seven Buddhist clergy there.

Rev. John laid out the agreement of the participants: Prayerful. Peaceful. Nonviolent. Lawful. We were asked not to engage in any violence and to treat law enforcement with respect. We were free to express our faith through our dress and speeches and to stand in solidarity with the Standing Rock Sioux nation.

One of the most important moments was the repudiation of the 15th-century Doctrine of Discovery by eight Christian Churches on the morning of the gathering. This doctrine, issued through Papal Bulls which are still on the books of the Catholic Church, sanctioned the domination and destruction of indigenous peoples by explorers and missionaries in the interests of the spreading of Christianity. The effects of this colonizing document reverberate in the world today through our laws and basic attitudes of racism. (In 2014 at the Zen Peacemaker retreat, Steve Newcomb, a Native American lawyer who has dedicated his life to having this document renounced, taught us about its pernicious effects.)

The ceremony for renouncing the document began with representatives from eight Christian churches, which had already repudiated the document, each taking turns reading a statement of renunciation in front of Tribal Elders. Then copies of the document were given to each Elder and subsequently burned. All clergy and people at the camp in attendance were witnesses, with Rev. Floberg stating that “We [the Protestant churches represented] were wrong” about the document. Very powerful.

Following the ceremony, each clergy member was smudged with sage and then joined a procession to the bridge where a violent confrontation between militarized police and unarmed Native Americans had taken place a week prior. The burned-out remains of trucks and tires littered the bridge. On the other side, were manned army tanks and sound cannons.

The gathering at the bridge was marked by short speeches by various clergy, and the singing of hymns. Police helicopters are in constant surveillance there, so it was hard to hear many of the speakers. Among the most moving speakers to me were an African American woman pastor and a Muslim American woman, who each spoke of how the doctrine of discovery has affected their people. Roshi Joe Bobrow said a few words at the gathering and led the crowd in a few lines of “Kwan Um Bosa.”

The day prior to the gathering, Rev. John had crossed the bridge, approached the police in tanks, and asked to speak with them. He told them about the upcoming clergy gathering and also explained the doctrine of discovery, which he told them was the reason the militarized units were on the bridge and the Native Americans were asking to be respected and heard.

After the gathering was over, several Christian clergy went to the capital of Bismarck with the intention of performing civil disobedience on behalf of stopping the pipeline. I think about 14 were arrested.

Are you heartened that President Obama is considering rerouting the DAPL?

No, because the violence continues with militarized police becoming more aggressive against unarmed protectors acting in prayer and ceremony, and pipeline construction continues night and day. President Obama needs to act now to stop the pipeline because the president-elect will likely not be so inclined.

I think we are heading for more confrontation in the days ahead. The First Nation peoples are taking a ceremonial and prayerful stand for healing from historical trauma and declaring their right to live on this earth. The DAPL folks have continued their actions, with the support of the Morton County law enforcement, regardless of injunctions, and are poised to go under the Missouri River. The mainstream media all but ignores what is happening. The current POTUS has been weak on the issue; the future POTUS is invested in Energy Transfer Partners. I encourage everyone to Stand with Standing Rock and protect the Water. Water is Life.

For more information about Standing Rock / DAPL, visit http://standingrock.org/

Rod Meade Sperry
ABOUT ROD MEADE SPERRY
Rod Meade Sperry is editor of LionsRoar.com, a deputy editor of the Lion's Roar magazine, and the editor of the anthology A Beginner’s Guide to Meditation: Practical Advice and Inspiration from Contemporary Buddhist Teachers.

peggy englebrake

6th December 2016, 19:49

NEW OIL SPILL IN WESTERN NORTH DAKOTA
This was reported on Reuters.com @ 1:22pm EST on Tuesday, December 6, 2016. Report is entitled "Western North Dakota Crude pipeline shut down after spill." This is a Energy Transfer PartnersLP pipeline; same Texas group that is threatening our Standing Rock family. Please refer to reuters.com for details.
(I apologize for being IT challenged and not knowing how to embed this article)

TrumanCash

7th December 2016, 02:50

Update From Standing Rock: Standing Rock Council Member Cody Two Bears On Next Steps For Standing Rock (12/6/2016)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YhiF4xvnD1M

Bob

7th December 2016, 06:12

Winter blizzard starts -

CANNON BALL, N.D. - Standing Rock Sioux Chairman Dave Archambault is renewing a call for Dakota Access oil pipeline opponents to leave a camp in southern North Dakota.

A blizzard hitting the region has brought driving snow, wind gusts up to 55 mph and wind chills as low as minus 25 degrees

But many protesters are still at the camp. That includes Nakota Nation veteran Brandi King, who says people are still happy about Sunday's news — but remain skeptical. The Army Corps' announcement was met with resistance from Energy Transfer Partners, the company building it. There was also harsh political criticism.

King herself doesn't plan to leave.

"We celebrated that victory, and it was a small victory. I think a lot of people misunderstood that this meant the pipeline is over with. So now there are several people who are basically like, 'OK, we're not going to leave until we see those DAPL security lights removed from the hill.' Until we see action, and it's confirmed, I don't think people are going to leave," she says.

"Despite the harsh conditions, there were no fatalities as of 6 December 2016, and the bulk of emergencies consisted of hypothermia, according to Dr. Rupa Marya, a volunteer physician at the Prairie Nights Casino, which became a spontaneous storm shelter where hundreds of demonstrators were stranded..."

http://www.trbimg.com/img-584740af/turbine/la-ahagman-1481064657-snap-photo/950/950x534

sources - assorted local news services

Billy

7th December 2016, 11:11

Bill Ryan

7th December 2016, 13:34

“We beg for your forgiveness”: Veterans join Native elders in celebration ceremony at Standing Rock.

Yes, this too. A commentary, after the ceremony:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YtvZXvDN03w

TrumanCash

7th December 2016, 20:15

History from the Standing Rock Tribal Website (http://standingrock.org/history/)

The Standing Rock Sioux Reservation was originally established as part of the Great Sioux Reservation. Article 2 of the Treaty of Fort Laramie of April 29, 1868 described the boundaries of the Great Sioux Reservation, as commencing on the 46th parallel of north latitude to the east bank of Missouri River, south along the east bank to the Nebraska line, then west to the 104th parallel of west longitude. (15 stat. 635).

The Great Sioux Reservation comprised all of present-day South Dakota west of the Missouri River, including the sacred Black Hills and the life-giving Missouri River. Under article 11 of the 1868 Fort Laramie Treaty, the Great Sioux Nation retained off-reservation hunting rights to a much larger area, south to the Republican and Platte Rivers, and east to the Big Horn Mountains. Under article 12, no cession of land would be valid unless approved by three-fourths of the adult males. Nevertheless, the Congress unilaterally passed the Act of February 28, 1877 (19 stat. 254), removing the Sacred Black Hills from the Great Sioux Reservation. The United States never obtained the consent of three-fourths of the Sioux, as required in article 12 of the 1868 Treaty. The U.S. Supreme Court concluded that "A more ripe and rank case of dishonorable dealings will never, in all probability, be found in our history." United States v. Sioux Nation of Indians, 448 U.S. 371, 388 (1980).

The Standing Rock Agency was established at Fort Yates in 1873. The Executive Order of March 16, 1875 extended the Reservation's northern boundary to the Cannon Ball River.

In the act of March 2, 1889, however, Congress further reduced the Great Sioux Reservation, dividing it into six separate reservations, including the Standing Rock Sioux Reservation. (25 stat. 889). The Standing Rock Reservation boundaries, delineated in section 3 of the 1889 act, have remained intact since that time.

The Standing Rock Sioux Tribe operates under a constitution approved on April 24, 1959 by the Tribal Council of Standing Rock Sioux Tribe.

The Tribal Council consists of a Chairman, Vice-Chairman, a Secretary and fourteen additional Councilmen which are elected by the tribal members. The Tribal Council Chairman provides leadership and administrative direction to the tribe.

The Tribal Council Chairman and Council serve a term of four years. Six of the fourteen additional Council members shall be residents of the Reservation without regard to residence in any district or state. Each of the remaining additional council members shall be a resident of the district from which his/she is elected.

The At-large Council members are elected by the district people as whole.

Regular Tribal Council meetings are the first Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday of the month. Committee meetings are held the second week of the month. The last Monday of the month is for gaming and other tribal business.

The Standing Rock Sioux Tribe stands by its right to self-government as a sovereign nation, which includes taking a government-to-government stance with the states and federal government entities. Having signed treaties as equals with the United States Government in 1851 and in 1868, which established the original boundaries of the Great Sioux Nation. The tribe staunchly asserts these treaty rights to remain steadfast and just as applicable today as on the day they were made.

The Standing Rock Sioux Reservation was greatly reduced through the Act of March 2, 1889, also known as the Dawes Act and the Allotment Act. This opened up the reservations throughout the United States to settlement by non-Indian entities, thus creating checker-boarded land ownership within the Standing Rock Reservation. The tribe maintains jurisdiction on all reservation lands, including rights-of-way, waterways, and streams running through the reservation; this in turn leads to on-going jurisdictional disputes in criminal and civil court. Recent cases such as Nevada vs Hicks have contributed to the contentious issues in this iron triangle between the Federal, State, and Tribal governments.

The Standing Rock Sioux Tribe (Nation) operates under a constitution approved on April 24, 1959 by its own elected council members, under the auspices of the Indian Reorganization Act of 1934.

The Tribal Government consists of a Chairman, Vice-Chairman, a Secretary, and 14 council members, consisting of a member elected from each of the eight districts, and 6 at-large council elected by the tribe. The Administration consists of the Chair, Vice-Chair, Secretary, an Executive Director (not elected), and 6 political appointees; Administration carries out resolutions and motions made by the tribal council. Note that there is no Treasurer, as the tribe has an excellent Finance Department which handles all of its accounting for payroll, business transactions, and bank reconcilement; this provides for adequate checks and balances.

The Tribal Council passes legislation, makes budgets, approves of financial transactions, and makes major decisions affecting the tribe including:

* Managing the tribe’s real property, including trust lands.

* Engaging in business ventures.

* Passing and enforcing ordinances to serve the general welfare of enrollees, the environment, and the public safety of reservation residents.

* Entering into Contracts for business and for government needs.

That is to say, the tribe operates similar to a corporation, which may make business decisions, hires employees, grants business licenses, and operates corporate subsidies to develop tribal economy.

The tribal court hears and prosecutes civil and criminal complaints, where questions of jurisdictional remedies are exhausted before going to a federal court. These three branches of tribal government are meant to provide a balance of power, which, at this point, continues to evolve as it struggles to modernize its method of governance. Law Order For the Standing Rock Sioux Tribal

The Standing Rock Sioux Reservation is situated in North and South Dakota. The people of Standing Rock, often called Sioux, are members of the Dakota and Lakota nations. "Dakota" and "Lakota" mean "friends" or "allies." The people of these nations are often called "Sioux", a term that dates back to the seventeenth century when the people were living in the Great Lakes area. The Ojibwa called the Lakota and Dakota "Nadouwesou" meaning "adders." This term, shortened and corrupted by French traders, resulted in retention of the last syllable as "Sioux." There are various Sioux divisions and each has important cultural, linguistic, territorial and political distinctions.

The Dakota people of Standing Rock include the Upper Yanktonai in their language called Ihanktonwana which translates "Little End Village" and Lower Yanktonai, called Hunkpatina in their language, "Campers at the Horn" or "End of the Camping Circle". When the Middle Sioux moved onto the prairie they had contact with the semisedentary riverine tribes such as the Mandan, Hidatsa, and Arikara. Eventually the Yanktonai displaced these tribes and forced them upstream. However, periodically the Yanktonai did engage in trade with these tribes and eventually some bands adopted the earthlodge, bullboat, and horticultural techniques of these people, though buffalo remained their primary food source. The Yanktonai also maintained aspects of their former Woodland lifestyle. Today Yanktonai people of Standing Rock live primarily in communities on the North Dakota portion of the reservation.

The Lakota, as the largest division of the Sioux, subdivided into the Ti Sakowin or Seven Tents and Lakota people of the Standing Rock Reservation included two of these subdivisions, the Hunkpapa which means "Campers at the Horn" in English and Sihasapa or "Blackfeet," not to be confused with the Algonquian Blackfeet of Montana and Canada which are an entirely different group. By the early 19th century the Lakota became a northern Plains people and practically divested themselves of most all Woodland traits. The new culture revolved around the horse and buffalo; the people were nomadic and lived in tee pees year round. The Hunkpapa and Sihasapa ranged in the area between the Cheyenne and Heart Rivers to the south and north and between the Missouri River on the east and Tongue to the west. Today the Lakota at Standing Rock live predominantly in communities located on the South Dakota portion of the reservation.

3(C)+me

7th December 2016, 22:14

FYI, latest news from Dave Archambault 11, chairman of standing rock Sioux tribe.
Some differences of opinion on what is going on.
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thunder24

8th December 2016, 01:25

well bill im surprised, pleasantly to see you say something on this thread...thanks dude!

TrumanCash

8th December 2016, 04:36

Protesters Endure Blizzard To Remain At Standing Rock (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xulmHwUJCdY)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xulmHwUJCdY

Billy Vasiliadis

8th December 2016, 04:57

This may have been already posted.
“We beg for your forgiveness”: Veterans join Native elders in celebration ceremony at Standing Rock.

Hx3K6ZZuIys

http://thefreethoughtproject.com/standing-rock-veterans-apologize-native-americans/

This brought a tear to my eyes. :bowing:

I've always struggled with this idea of asking for forgiveness for 'what my ancestors did to your ancestors'. I can appreciate recognizing the tragedy and vowing to make sure that the mistakes of the past are not repeated and that we learn to live in peace and harmony with one another, but more than that and I get confused. My cultural heritage is Greek and using that as an example, the Ottomans enslaved the Greek people for 400 years. If someone from Turkish descent asked for forgiveness for what his ancestors did, I honestly wouldn't know how to respond. Maybe they aren't the same thing and I am missing something here. Can someone help me understand?

Also, there are now three Bill's in this thread. We are slowly taking over heheh :bigsmile:

TrumanCash

8th December 2016, 12:38

Dec 7 live update from tribal attorneys (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qz-4EKPhgaY)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qz-4EKPhgaY

Melinda

8th December 2016, 19:55

This may have been already posted.
“We beg for your forgiveness”: Veterans join Native elders in celebration ceremony at Standing Rock.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hx3K6ZZuIys

http://thefreethoughtproject.com/standing-rock-veterans-apologize-native-americans/

This brought a tear to my eyes. :bowing:

I've always struggled with this idea of asking for forgiveness for 'what my ancestors did to your ancestors'. I can appreciate recognizing the tragedy and vowing to make sure that the mistakes of the past are not repeated and that we learn to live in peace and harmony with one another, but more than that and I get confused. My cultural heritage is Greek and using that as an example, the Ottomans enslaved the Greek people for 400 years. If someone from Turkish descent asked for forgiveness for what his ancestors did, I honestly wouldn't know how to respond. Maybe they aren't the same thing and I am missing something here. Can someone help me understand?...

I think at some stage or another many of us have wondered about this notion of apologising for someone else’s deeds. I doubt I’m the best person to address it, and I don’t claim to speak on anyone else’s behalf, but I’ll share my opinion in case it’s in any way useful.

When people apologise on behalf of their ancestors it can facilitate healing, not only for those who have been abused, but for those who ask forgiveness.

To kneel and beg forgiveness can be an act of great humility. An action of laying down all ego defences and intellectual justifications, and symbolising (with your humbled body) the deep wish and intention to create your gesture out of humility. It can be an acknowledgement of the grief the abused party has felt, and a symbol of sharing in that grief – feeling it in your mind and body and spirit. Thereby showing empathy is felt, and not simply recognised by your intellect. It can reflect that your deepest intent is to acknowledge the other’s pain and begin the healing process, rather than prioritising your own ego as one who did not commit the crime.

Since the ancestors are no longer around to show remorse and to ask forgiveness from those they wounded, or from the descendants of those wounded (who are still suffering), this kind of gesture comes closer to embodying the power of the apology were it to have come from the abusive ancestor. The ancestors who were abused, and the descendants who’ve also suffered, cannot experience the original perpetrators kneeling with such humility. So for the descendants to physically embody that humility, even if it is only symbolic, allows those present to experience that powerful gesture. For a descendant to use themselves, their body and voice, as that symbol, can be a reflection of their own strength. An expression of their capacity as a healer.

It can be very moving.

Even if not everyone the apology is offered to experiences it on this level, the intent - on the part of the one humbling himself - is clear.

If you widen the perception of spiritual experience, this kind of ritual of apology and forgiveness may also allow the abusive ancestor, in spirit, to work through or alongside their descendants. It creates a bridge between worlds – powerful even if we only view it as symbolic. The descendant or representative kneels and feels great empathy, and in that moment the ancestors may be present in spirit, kneeling also. Whilst ancestral spirits may be everywhere, capable at anytime of ‘messaging’ their remorse through the ether, the ritual is a concentration of that intent in one moment in time where many witnesses are gathered with the same focus and intention of healing. Healing one another. Healing the land that has absorbed and witnessed so much distortion. That concentration of intent, through the strength of the gathering, can amplify its healing effect.

So for descendants to offer this kind of spiritualized, symbolic apology, the event can be their gift to the ancestors. It is a gesture of healing towards their own ancestors, as much as it is towards the aggrieved parties present (or their particular ancestors.) It looks to heal the ancestral memory we carry in our blood. Our inheritance. It is an action to clear the path of consciousness, by cleansing (not denying from confusion) our connection to the past. In that way it is also a gift to our descendants. We heal the wounds of the past so our children do not have to carry it as a burden, but can see it through a clearer lens, which better enables them to learn from and connect with it. Some might call that the healing of karma, which can be carried as an imprint through generations. If you view the way in which we keep creating a world of abuse, perhaps there is a great deal to be said for cleansing the past on an energetic level. We are all linked to the past, within the present, as we are to the future.

That’s why so many of us are moved, some even moved to tears, when we witness a heartfelt apology, given in this way. Because on some level we are all sorry for the wounds that have been inflicted, and we see the sense in not just acknowledging but truly grieving the pains of the past, and expressing it with our mind-body-spirit acting in unison to reflect that depth of feeling. Then we can all journey into healing as one connected race on this planet – having equipped ourselves to build the future through compassion and integrity.

We may not think we benefit from the ill-gotten spoils that our ancestors, or someone else’s ancestors, plundered and waged war for. But we know deep down that the technological societies from which we benefit, were largely founded on plundering the land and abusing people by stealing their land, their resources, or using them as slave labour. Healing the past, by grieving the loss or pain it has caused, and then affirming our wish to move beyond it, enables us to be stronger as we move forward together to find both spiritual and technological solutions. Solutions that enable us to create a new world, bit by bit, in a way that is benign towards the earth, and allows us all to share a new kind of prosperity that is environmentally kind, and kind to all souls. One that is not just sustainable, but that allows for growth and exploration. One that is not predatory, but that has integrated the wisdom and experience of all its souls, to be harmonious. It is reconfigured. Conscientious. By being inclusive, it enables itself to become far more expansive. Expansion from within, rather than just in the sense of growing our material world.

There may be some who are stuck in their wounds, on either side of a conflict, and who view someone kneeling in apology as weak. They may think it is a symbol of guilt, and choose a perspective where an entire generation experience that as pain – as punishment. They may not see the deeper principals which are work, as outlined above. But that is not a reason to ignore those deeper principals, which are at work, the fruit of which leads to a great unification - a shift and a healing of our consciousness.

Some might ask, why apologise for the deeds of ancestors, when we should instead apologise for the crimes committed by agents in the present (?) Governments who commit spiritual and legal crimes in our name. Corporations whose actions we are tangled in as we purchase or utilise their products. These kind of rituals take the root of that abuse, and our indirect benefit or complicity, back through history to one source of the crimes - so we can begin healing from there, and then channel that healing through to the present day. Those who are apologising to the tribal elders are doing just that by being present in solidarity at Standing Rock. So to include within that present day action an apology for the past, links the deeds of our ancestors, making the action – and the healing - all the more powerful.

In apologising, or resonating with someone who apologises on others’ behalves, we are not necessarily saying “I am sorry for what I personally have done” but instead “I am sorry for the great pain you have had to experience. I am sorry I could not prevent it.” We may even be sorry for whatever ways we may have experienced profit from that pain without even being aware. As we participate in our technological societies, for gain or due to how we’ve been raised to survive, we may all be complicit, no matter the roots of our racial inheritance. There may also be Native Americans who are benefitting from technological society, as well as the more Westernised and prosperous Americans. But this movement to protect the water, and the ritual to apologise for the deeds of the past, and to heal its wounds, are about taking steps together - side by side – to protect the water, to protect our brothers’ and sisters’ rights to safeguard the earth and the land of their ancestors. Standing with that movement is about seeing them now, not as foreign faces or obstacles, but as our brothers and sisters of the earth.

It may not be not easy for any of us to reconfigure our world by boycotting all use of oil-related and other polluting products. Although we can do our best. But even if we did, it would not stop certain individuals at the helm of powerful companies from shaping their culture to threaten the environment in the name of profit. So whilst many of us live with contradictions between how we live and what we know to be right, we can take steps towards a world in which the right thing is done. To my heart, and mind, standing up for the rights of the Native Americans to protect the water and the earth, is just one of those steps.

To the best of my knowledge, we have all the technology we need to make this world a paradise for all of humanity, and a safe haven for its wealth of plants and animal communities. We do not need to plunder out of ignorance. Greed is only a form of ignorance. A wound that has yet to heal (and in some people’s cases may refuse to heal to its final breath.) We do not need to dig deeper into the earth for resources, when we can be looking to the sun, the elements, and eventually to the subtle fields of energy around us. Defending the old paradigm will not lead us to progress. It is within our capacity to move forward. To shed old weight. To welcome healing and the new (or simply remembered) ideas that flow with that intent.

We are all in this together. With one earth. And one human race that can work together to heal the past, and in doing so heal the future. Here and now. Laying aside our egos so we can acknowledge what has been, and look forward to a healed world. Experiencing the joy of it, as we take the difficult but deeply healing steps towards its creation.

We all have the capacity to assist in healing both ourselves and one another - and naturally, it feels right and even good when we do.

I hope that wasn’t too many words. It was my attempt to be clear.

Much love

== Post Update ==

P.S. I thought this video : https://youtu.be/qz-4EKPhgaY posted by TrumanCash (in the post above mine) was important.

To thunder24, if you’d like my post removed due to it’s length taking up space on the thread – just ask the moderators.

TrumanCash

9th December 2016, 06:33

Here is a very interesting and well-made 10-minute documentary about a tribe of 68 members who declared war upon the United States in 1974. When I first watched it I realized how much this paralleled the current Standing Rock situation and how it sheds light on what natives must do to get the attention of the federal government. This non-violent "war" lasted only several days and produced a very positive outcome.

The tiny tribe asserted its sovereignty by sending a resolution to President Ford with an ultimatum to send a high-level emissary to begin treaty negotiations. The tribe began stopping cars and charging tolls on roads that ran through their ancestral lands!

"Idaho's Forgotten War" (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tugG6qJJr3E)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tugG6qJJr3E

The Kootenai tribe went from extreme poverty to prosperity also thanks to the many people who have "donated" to the tribe at the local casino in spite of being given only a 12.5 acre reservation. :-)

HISTORY (http://www.kootenai.org/history.html) (From the official Kootenia tribal website, Kootenai.org)

Kootenai elders pass down the history of the beginning of time, which tells that the Kootenai people were created by Quilxka Nupika, the supreme being, and placed on earth to keep the Creator-Spirit’s Covenant – to guard and keep the land forever.

The Kootenai people lived in peace until the arrival of strangers who spoke a new language and used guns to get their way. They wanted the Native Americans to sign a treaty and move to the reservations. The Kootenai people kept the Covenant, and no Kootenai ever signed the treaty.

It was a difficult time. The U.S.-Canadian border split the people into seven communities. And despite promises that the lands along the Kootenai River would always belong to the tribe, that land kept being taken away. Horrible new diseases killed many tribal members. The struggle for their homeland went on.

On September 20, 1974, following years of loss of their aboriginal lands, the 67 remaining Kootenais declared war on the United States. Although it was a peaceful war, the publicity got the nation’s attention and at long last the Kootenais were deeded 12.5 acres of land. Things took a positive turn for the tribe.

In 1986, the Kootenai Tribe of Idaho celebrated the first major step in their economic independence – the Kootenai River Inn. The Inn is wholly owned by the Kootenai Tribe, which is very proud of the fine facility.

The tribal elders hand down the skills and traditions of the ancestors, and many tribal members still speak the Kootenai language. Tribal customs and culture are preserved for future generations.

During all those terrible years, the Kootenais never lost sight of their original purpose – to be the guardians of the land forever. They continue to work to that purpose.

Bill Ryan

9th December 2016, 11:38

I've always struggled with this idea of asking for forgiveness for 'what my ancestors did to your ancestors'. I can appreciate recognizing the tragedy and vowing to make sure that the mistakes of the past are not repeated and that we learn to live in peace and harmony with one another, but more than that and I get confused. My cultural heritage is Greek and using that as an example, the Ottomans enslaved the Greek people for 400 years. If someone from Turkish descent asked for forgiveness for what his ancestors did, I honestly wouldn't know how to respond. Maybe they aren't the same thing and I am missing something here. Can someone help me understand?

In my 2011 interview (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e4vPyClAHqs) with Lucia René ("Unplugging the Patriarchy") I apologized to her on camera for what so many men had done to so many women all throughout recorded history.

It was spontaneous and quite unplanned, and my intent was to offer up, openly and transparently, what I was feeling at that moment. It didn't absolve all those other humans -- but it was maybe kind of symbolic, and may have meant something to someone.

I didn't ask for 'forgiveness' -- possibly that's the difference -- but I was saying that I was extremely, sincerely sorry that all that had happened, and that I wished that it had not.

Even if I was not personally responsible for some bad event in the past, an acknowledgement of its reality can sometimes be at least partially healing for those who have suffered.

Billy Vasiliadis

9th December 2016, 13:40

Please don't remove or shorten Melinda's post in any way. I think it is important for anyone who reads this thread, especially for myself.

Also: Melinda, your love is palpable, and whenever I read one of your posts I am always blown away. Bless you.

Note from Bill, on behalf of the mods:
Agreed. It's a wonderful post, and it should absolutely stand. :star:

thunder24

9th December 2016, 13:58

http://www.wday.com/news/4176094-arrest-made-connection-videotaped-threats-dakota-access-pipeline-protesters

BISMARCK -- Police have arrested a man involved in a Monday altercation which on video caught a masked man cursing at and threatening Dakota Access Pipeline protesters.

Jesse D. McLain, 33, of Bismarck has been arrested on two counts of terrorizing, the Bismarck Police Department said in a new release issued Thursday. The charges stem from a confrontation at the Ramada Inn, where two masked men approached a vehicle blocked from driving away from the scene.
The video can be seen here... http://www.grandforksherald.com/news/region/4175334-us-north-dakota-people-are-going-f-you-masked-men-tell-dakota-access-protesters

here is another angle FrHgSJqUZ4U

I thanked melinda's post yesterday, had no intention of asking it be shortned or removed

TargeT

9th December 2016, 14:19

Since this has been a fairly one sided conversation, I'll pick up the other side!

Guest opinion column: What those Dakota Access Pipeline protesters don’t tell you
With the help of celebrities and professional activists, protests of the Dakota Access Pipeline in North Dakota have attracted international attention. The shouting and violence have drawn sympathy from people who are hearing only one side of the story — the one told by activists. Were the full story to be heard, much, if not all, of that sympathy would vanish.

The activists tell an emotionally charged tale of greed, racism and misbehavior by corporate and government officials. But the real story of the Dakota Access Pipeline was revealed in court documents in September, and it is nothing like the activists’ tale. In fact, it is the complete opposite.

The record shows that Energy Transfer Partners, the company building the pipeline, spent years working diligently with federal, state and local officials to route the pipeline safely and with the fewest possible disruptions. The contrast between the protesters’ claims and the facts on record is stunning.

Protesters claim that the pipeline was “fast-tracked,” denying tribal leaders the opportunity to participate in the process. In fact, project leaders participated in 559 meetings with community leaders, local officials and organizations to listen to concerns and fine-tune the route. The company asked for, and received, a tougher federal permitting process at sites along the Missouri River. This more difficult procedure included a mandated review of each water crossing’s potential effect on historical artifacts and locations.

Protesters claim that the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers failed to consult tribal leaders as required by federal law. The record shows that the corps held 389 meetings with 55 tribes. Corps officials met numerous times with leaders of the Standing Rock Sioux tribe, which initiated the lawsuit and the protests.

Protesters claim that the Standing Rock Sioux pursued meetings with an unresponsive Army Corps of Engineers. Court records show that the roles in that story were in fact reversed. The corps alerted the tribe to the pipeline permit application in the fall of 2014 and repeatedly requested comments from and meetings with tribal leaders only to be rebuffed over and over. Tribal leaders ignored requests for comment and canceled meetings multiple times.

In September 2014 alone, the corps made five unsuccessful attempts to meet with Standing Rock Sioux leaders. The next month, a meeting was arranged, but “when the Corps timely arrived for the meeting, Tribal Chairman David Archambault told them that the conclave had started earlier than planned and had already ended,” according to a federal judge. At a planned meeting the next month, the tribe took the pipeline off the agenda and refused to discuss it. This stonewalling by tribal leaders continued for a year and a half.

Typical of the misinformation spread during the protests is a comment made by Jesse Jackson, who recently joined the activists in North Dakota. He said the decision to reroute the pipeline so that it crossed close to the Standing Rock Sioux tribe’s water intake was “racism.”

He did not mention, possibly because he did not know, that the company is paying to relocate the tribe’s water intake to a new spot 70 miles from the location of the contested pipeline crossing.

The pipeline route was adjusted based on concerns expressed by locals — including other tribal leaders — who met with company and Army Corps of Engineers officials. The court record reveals that the Standing Rock Sioux refused to meet with corps officials to discuss the route until after site work had begun. That work is now 77 percent completed at a cost of $3 billion.

In response to a lawsuit filed by the Standing Rock Sioux, the court documented “dozens of attempts” by the corps to consult with the tribe. It documented the legal and proper approval process the corps used to permit all of the contested construction sites the tribe claimed were improperly permitted. It even documented evidence that the corps had exceeded the minimum legal requirements during its earnest and lengthy efforts to receive the input of tribal leaders on the pipeline.

Pipeline protesters may have a tight grip on media coverage of the pipeline, but they have a demonstrably loose grip on the facts. The truth — as documented not by the company but by the federal court system — is that pipeline approvals were not rushed, permits were not granted illegally, and tribal leaders were not excluded. These are proven facts upheld by two federal courts.

If only this side of the story were getting the same attention as the other side. Perhaps judges should start announcing their rulings by megaphone while standing beside a few media-attracting celebrities.

http://www.orlandosentinel.com/opinion/os-ed-standing-rock-sioux-other-side-110916-20161109-story.html

But this is to be expected... any cause generally exaggerates their claims to garnish more attention, too bad that's a normal pattern.

thunder24

9th December 2016, 14:54

TrumanCash

9th December 2016, 17:16

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"Audio from a 2014 tribal council meeting with DAPL to discuss the concerns of the Dakota Access Pipeline and the water. Energy Transfer Partners and the State of ND have claimed time and time again that Standing Rock had been invited to meetings, but they never showed or voiced concern. This audio recording proves their lies once again."

With in seven minutes, they told the company Standing Rock opposes the pipeline and quoted treaty boundaries, but told them if they still wanted to make the presentation they could.

Thank you Thunder24 for setting the record straight on this matter.

What I find very concerning is the number of blatant lies and continuous stream of propaganda coming from the North Dakota governor, Energy Transfer Partners, Sheriffs and so-called law enforcement who fail to recognize that they are on native treaty lands established by treaty which is the supreme law of the land. So they are the law breakers.

One such example is a blatantly false propaganda article by Greg Champagne (http://redoubtnews.com/2016/11/27/dakota-access-pipeline-sheriff-champagne/), President of the National Sheriffs’ Association. The extreme, violent actions by so-called "law enforcement" on native treaty lands is unconscionable so they must justify their actions with lie after lie after lie.

I may be wrong about this as I am not in the middle of it, but I think some people are misrepresenting this as "racism". I think that this is more of the oil indu$try juggernaut rolling over the common people regardless of genetic make up. If it were non-native people attempting to stop the pipeline on their own property it would virtually be the same outcome--Nazi-like, violent enforcement. We saw the same kind of violence against the non-native Bundy family. It does not matter whether it is a cowboy or an Indian, anyone who dares stand up against "authority" well be dealt with in a very harsh manner--the iron fist in a velvet glove. I have experienced this firsthand.

If you think there is something that smells bad here, well, welcome to the New World Odor. :welcome: :painkiller: :shocked:

TargeT

9th December 2016, 18:22

[QUOTE]Guest opinion column: What those Dakota Access Pipeline protesters don’t tell you
The truth — as documented not by the company but by the federal court system — is that pipeline approvals were not rushed, permits were not granted illegally, and tribal leaders were not excluded. These are proven facts upheld by two federal courts.

I spent a little time reading the "other side" stuff today & I agree with everything above, EXCEPT I do think that the permits were granted illegally & in violation of treaty..

just because they went through the process correctly doesn't mean the process IS correct.

annacherie

9th December 2016, 19:31

When they come to your backyard its always a shock. A while back our rural community(near John Day OR) was faced with the prospect of a gigantic power line to be erected (and cut a huge swath in its path) right through the heart of our beautiful river valley crossing multiple mountain streams,old growth forests, and other precious habitat-not to mention it was to come very, very
close to my home . It was also proposed that eventually an oil carrying pipeline would follow and accompany its' course. Projects like these are years in the making as demands for power are ever increasing. There were multiple community meetings and the local public was invited for comment and consideration though we had biologists and various people working for the state and federal BLM and Forest Service involved that rigorously opposed the project. Eventually the environmental impact statement was enough to discourage this route . It was the first time I'd seen folks on both the right and left come together and we were fortunate to be represented by people well versed in negotiating with large company representatives . It was like finding that the weakness in the death star was its own bureaucracy. But the thing is, our protest didn't change the plan for building the same infrastructure...we just pushed it over to a neighboring community.... :(

In light of the low oil prices and shut down of existing wells in places like CO I was surprised to read that new well drilling is on the horizon. This from a nearby Idaho community:

"I own property in Fruitland and Friday I received a certified manilla envelope, full, with a Notice of a hearing I may attend if I object to being forced into "forced pooling."

Interesting.

Disturbing.

Not much to learn about this in the press, but turns out Alta Mesa can force me into a contract and extort my oil and gas rights.

And, I learn, while we "slept" they gobbled up the oil/gas rights of the Payette River to the Oregon border, parts of the Boise River, and parts of the Snake. In addition they recently, for 25 cents an acre---all the oil/gas rights of the state highways in that area.

Drilling and "well treatment" are coming. Fracking---the execs say they frack everywhere.

And in March, the Idaho legislature gave them the store.

As a hardworking tax paying citizen who owns property with gas and oil rights I am not one bit pleased.

The "contract" I will be forced into is weighted in favor of Alta Mesa.

AND, they can drill 200 feet from my home---where my granddaughters live and play. And they and their parents and pets drink water.

"Well treatment" may or may not affect water levels----who believes it won't affect water tables?

I venture others got this same package too---do you know the facts?

We have limited days to understand the facts and head to the "due process" hearing. December 14th.

So, as I Stand with Standing Rock--I must stand with Idahoans." - Charlene Kay Quade

TrumanCash

11th December 2016, 17:51

VIDEO:

Veterans return from front lines of pipeline fight (http://www.cbs8.com/clip/12957583/veterans-return-from-front-lines-of-pipeline-fight)

"It's not over."

TrumanCash

12th December 2016, 02:57

#NoDAPL protest for Standing Rock in Washinton DC (https://www.rt.com/usa/369900-washington-standing-rock-protest/)

https://cdn.rt.com/files/2016.12/original/584c552ec46188240c8b45aa.png

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iMQPtZxUq18

TrumanCash

12th December 2016, 03:09

'Clearly not over': Dakota Access Pipeline saga goes to court in 2017 (https://www.rt.com/usa/369841-dapl-army-future-battle/)

https://cdn.rt.com/files/2016.12/original/584b3641c36188dc278b4660.jpg

The battle over the Dakota Access Pipeline has not yet finished, despite the Army Corps of Engineers revoking permission to drill below the Lake Oahe crossing. Both the builder and tribes are preparing to go to court in the new year.

Energy Transfer Partners (ETP), the company behind the Dakota Access Pipeline (DAPL), has no intention of giving up easily. On Friday, US District Judge James Boasberg rejected ETP’s request for an expedited ruling to overturn the Army Corps’ denial of a permit.

The Army Corps of Engineers and the Standing Rock Sioux tribe have until January 6 to file their opposition to ETP’s claim that they have the permission and permits necessary to drill under the Lake Oahe crossing, where the tribe gets most of its drinking water.

ETP attempted to argue for a shorter timeline based on the claim that they are losing $20 million with every week that the pipeline is not operational. However, Judge Boasberg was unsympathetic to the Texas company and will not hear arguments until at least February, according to the Associated Press.

In the meantime, the US Army Corps allegedly agreed to raise the water levels of Lake Oahe to make the area unstable and unsuitable for drilling, preventing ETP from trying to finish the pipeline ahead of the court ruling, according to Jordan Chariton.

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/Cy58EC7XUAAqJ7d.jpg

Ironically, raising the water levels could result in flooding the Oceti Sakowin Camp, where protesters calling themselves water protectors are staying.

How this will play out under the incoming Trump administration remains to be seen, but some local lawmakers who have recently met with President-elect Donald Trump believe that the attempts to find alternative routes for the DAPL are futile.

“It's really not an option because the pipeline is all but done, the only thing left is to go under the river in that spot,” Rep. Kevin Cramer (R-North Dakota) told KCRG.

While the Army Corps of Engineers may have acquiesced to demonstrators opposed to the pipeline, Senator John Hoeven (R-North Dakota) hopes that Trump prevents this from happening in the future, telling KCRG, "we've got to improve the permitting process so we don't have situations like we've had with the Dakota Access Pipeline.”

"Celebrate while you can, I suppose. This is clearly not over,” Rep. Cramer said.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KENjMyJD9aA

thunder24

12th December 2016, 04:48

http://wearethemedia.tv/culture/native/2016/red-warrior-camp-departs/

The Red Warrior Camp has said their official goodbye to Standing Rock. In an official press release published Saturday night, the Red Warrior Camp announces they have officially departed the lands and waters of Oceti Sakowin. Red Warrior Camp was the main direct-action effort and is the reason the pipeline was halted for many days. The bold actions from the protectors of this resistance camp ended up costing Dakota Access Pipeline more out of pocket than any of the other actions.

Red Warrior Society

Red Warrior Camp has left the Lands and Waters of Oceti Sakowin.

Grassroots leaders LaDonna Tamakawastewin Allard, and Chase Iron Eyes from Standing Rock have also spoken and have made it abundantly clear that they want those equipped for the harsh North Dakota winter to stay and help stop DAPL, due to our current circumstance it is with great regret that we as Red Warrior cannot accept this heartfelt invitation. That is not to say we do not support this effort in fact is quite the opposite, we send our Warrior Salute and War Cry to the universe and the ancestors that their needs are met and they receive the love and support they need in the fight for clean water.

Standing Rock Sioux Tribe’s Chairman Dave Archambault has made it abundantly clear that a diversity of tactics in the battle against the Dakota Access Pipeline is not respected nor wanted. We have this to say: without the courage and the actions of those who actually put their minds, bodies, and spirits in harms way the pipeline would be built. Without the Warriors who locked down and took measures to put a stop to the work on DAPL, the black blood would already be flowing under the Missouri river. The encampment itself would not even be here right now. The hard work of the Warriors has cost ETP millions, we have struck the Black Snake a deadly blow.

The peace policing that was led by people who were for the most part self appointed used ceremony and spirituality as a weapon against us, they too have made it abundantly clear by their actions and their constant slinging of arrows that they are not ready to embrace a world view that upholds decolonization and revolution.

After months of active duty as Warriors fighting for Sacred Water and protecting Sacred Ground, and due to the current political climate here at Standing Rock, Red Warrior Camp is evolving. We are taking time to recoup, and expand on who we are as a Society. We have worked very hard here for many months and must be mindful of ourselves and our families and also to self care. We must also be true to who we are and as Indigenous Land Defenders, we are committed fully to our roles as Warriors and have worked too hard to allow any kind of outside threat to compromise our duties and movement.

Red Warrior Society is now dedicating ourselves to building a culture and community of Resistance on every level. We were called here by the People to help fight a battle that is far from our home territories for many of us, we have sacrificed much in the efforts for Mni Wiconi. Facing felony charges, lasting bodily harm and the long lasting effects of battle fatigue we have laid it all on the line for the water. Our time here has come to an end, we have done all we can in this fight and we are honored to have stood beside not only the Tribe but to each and every one of you from all nations all over the planet who came here with the fire of resistance in your bellies and fought hard and long beside us.

We offer up our sincerest thanks to all who have bettered us as a Camp, we are grateful to those who have made our lives here easier and who have sheltered us and fed us. To all those who came forward and offered their help in the form of finances and the sweat from their bodies. We salute you, your help, love, and offerings have given us the heart to be here for so many months, and it has held us up when we were weary from battle and felt discouraged. Without this we would not be in a place to carry on our battle to other frontlines and we would not be as strong as we are. There are no words in this colonized language to express the deep feelings we carry with us, for this movement that has arisen from this historic time, water is life.

One of the lessons we have learned that has inspired us is the very real need for a mobile resistance movement that is ready and willing to dismantle the capitalist regime that is destroying our planet. The mobilization of resistance is key to shattering the oppressive illegal military occupation of the so called ‘Amerikkkas’, for too long we have lived with broken treaties, genocide, racism and colonization. In order to best honor our ancestors and the future generations we are living our principles by forming a Warrior Society rooted in combatting the indoctrination of our minds, bodies, and spirits. We do not need Standing Rock to exist, but we did however require it to put us all in the same place at the same time. We realize now that all we need is each other, our Red Warrior family has undertaken the responsibility and role to uphold not only Mother Earth but Indigenous Rights. It is with this duty in mind we must rise up and move on.

We are unapologetically Indigenous, we embody resistance, everything we do from eating rubber bullets for breakfast to holding our frontline has been done in a manner that is nothing but spiritual. We have great respect and love for prayer and ceremony and understand its place in a time of battle, many of our People are spiritual leaders in their own right and in their own territories. We are the answered prayers of our Ancestors embodied in the flesh, we are given a sacred duty to ensure the continuity of our Peoples way of life on this planet, and to protect the future for those spirits yet to come. This is a call to action to which no man or women can or should deny in these precarious times.

The time has come for us as Red Warrior take a leap of faith in our Ancestors and carve a space for ourselves to exist as free from colonialism as we can. We recognize and acknowledge our role, we have been brought together by the struggle for clean water here at Oceti Sakowin and we are moving on as a group.

Our time together here has been a journey and a teaching experience for us all, it has honed our vision and our mission as a whole and we are looking seven generations forward. Focused on action to defend our Mother we are moving forward to ensure we are where we are needed and can be effective. Our people and our battles are all over Turtle Island, we have worked hard together to create a Warrior Society that is upholding not only Mother Earth but also each other. We are Mother Earths Army.

We cannot stay and fight a battle for land and water that is heavily invested in neo-colonialism. We are so grateful to the grassroots people who have supported us while we have been here. It is not easy to say goodbye, we are deeply tied to this struggle and are not abandoning our post. This fight is not over yet, the pipeline is still being built, Energy Transfer Partners will push this pipe through unless there is a diversity of tactics that include direct action and no court ruling or legal manoeuvring will prevent that from happening alone; and Standing Rock Sioux Tribe is heavily engaged in praying away a pipeline without action, this is in direct opposition to who we are as Warriors.

We are in a war to fight the greedy corporate whores who are pimping out our Mother for blood money and we say no more. Enough is enough, for over 500 years we have been brutalized and robbed, we are not victims looking for surcease we are Warriors fighting for our lives and the future. We cannot afford to allow our own corrupt leaders aid and abet this process, too many of our people are working for industry, too many of our people are selling out, we must remember the warrior blood that runs through our veins. We do a great disservice to ourselves and the People when we allow the values of white supremacist society to overshadow the knowledge of what it means to be a true human being.

Mother Earth is hurtin and she’s calling for backup.
Warriors rise up. FIGHT BACK!

In The Spirit Of Resistance,
Red Warrior Society

this bothers me, these are the people i brought supplies too... I have a feeling the tribe leaders of standing rock have taken bribes in some form or fashion... This now is a cross roads imo for the 7th generation and fire of prophecy... I agree with both sides of the argument in regards to the indeginous views of what is spiritual or not... Im kinda torn at this... inregards to this im not looking deep at the money or conspiracy side, but from the side of clean water and how to get it... kinda feeling confused on the matter...

TrumanCash

12th December 2016, 05:35

I have to agree with you, Thunder, as I think there is a degree of confusion due to the dramatic changes occurring in native awareness and empowerment as well, of course, human being awareness regardless of being native or non-native.

After reaching a high-point in positive celebration, nature said hello, and it sort of put a chill on the celebrations with reflections of what might happen next.

"It is not over. Standing Rock moves on. Pray with us. Take Action with us. Chief Arvol Looking Horse let's us know that victory is still on the horizon."

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rSg1pmuYHuM

thunder24

12th December 2016, 05:52

i want to say alot, but one sentence will contradict the other. i suppose patience was never a virtue of mine

TrumanCash

12th December 2016, 05:57

Here is a must-see video which is by far the most informative and well-produced video from Standing Rock that I've seen so far. It presents a very positive, native viewpoint from Standing Rock participants. On Native Ground (https://onnativeground.org/?cat=4) is an inspiring young group of budding journalists that have produced this most excellent video.

The video covers the good, bad and the ugly of what happened at Oceti Sakowin before winter set in. One low point is what an EMT told of one camp being raided with "law enforcement" breaking peace pipes and urinating on them. (I think we can safely call that "the ugly".) But the main theme is very positive. I think it is worth sitting down for an hour and watching it.

Standing Rock On Native Ground (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pWvaHrwxXaI#t=3364.807133)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pWvaHrwxXaI#t=3364.807133

All my relations,
TLC

Rocky_Shorz

13th December 2016, 18:12

Rick Perry was just picked as Secretary of Energy

RED ALERT!!!

william r sanford72

13th December 2016, 18:30

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thunder24

14th December 2016, 06:19

"Until people stand together and say no more this will continue. We all have diffrent ways of expressing this sentiment and different ways of viewing it... but reality is until we stand as a majority and say no more, it will continue. Emotions are running high on both sides because humanity is at a cross roads, and Standing Rock is a crux...Oil at this point is an ends to a means on the bigger scale. When we use oil to get us where we want to be with renewable energies or free energy then we will no longer need it....until then it is necessary for our world to keep flowing. Majority of people on here would not know what to do with action to live if we stopped oil TODAY. BUT if we work together to utilize the paradigm we have towards what we want , all of us as a whole can get there. "

I posted this on facebook group about standing rock, but of course it didn't get much attention cause everyone is dealing with emotions right now, understandably so but it still needs to be said.

THIS MAY not be popular amongst those that follow, but personally I think the system is completely faulty... We all, in merica get ingulfed in the election but really, its faction against faction vying for dominance, non of the common folk really have a say... The system of civilization as a whole is phuked. We do not stand together and want to argue about law and constitution as such when in reality Nazi America since world war duece has not changed leadership. You want to change something, ban together with normal dumb humans ( yes i said it) ex: watch Joe Rogan live from 2005 what he says about dumb people: and say no more.... its not gonna happen, because we are dumb and can't agree on anything. I love talking politics and getting into this ****, but at the end of the day it don't matter, there is a fascist oligarchic machine working, and until we stand together as humans not parties and ideologies and say no more it is going to continue.

SIDE RANT: People talk about how oil and climate change is a huge factor, but what are those people doing to gather the dumb together and say no more... We must realize that resources of the current paradigm must be utilized to get us to free energy and renewable energy quicker but where is that happening in mass and in unison? I know it is happening but it gets no play on media, instead we are concerned with D versus R....or however you wanna play it, what ever label you wanna use... We have to find common ground and quit philosiphying over minutia....END OF RANT.

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http://www.nytimes.com/2016/12/13/us/politics/rick-perry-energy-secretary-trump.html?_r=0

Perry, a rival of Trump's during the Republican presidential nominating campaign, met with Trump for about 90 minutes earlier in the day at Trump Tower in New York.

Perry dropped out of the race and endorsed Sen. Ted Cruz, a fellow Texan. Before he left the race, he denounced Trump's candidacy as "a cancer on conservatism" and criticized Trump, himself, as a "barking carnival act."

By May, however, as it became clearer that Trump was likely to win the Republican nomination, Perry had retreated from his criticism, saying that "I will be open to any way I can help" and that "I believe that Donald Trump should be our guy."

IMAGE: Rick Perry at Trump Tower
Former Texas Gov. Rick Perry smiles Monday as he leaves Trump Tower, where he met with President-elect Donald Trump. AP
Perry also ran for president in 2012, which led to a gaffe during a debate in November 2011 in which he forgot that he'd named the Energy Department — the agency Trump now wants him to head — as one of three Cabinet departments he'd eliminate. The memory loss became known as Perry's "oops" moment.

As governor, Perry championed the oil industry, questioning science that shows that greenhouse gas emissions contribute to climate change and deriding what he called "the secular carbon cult."

At a presidential town hall in 2011, he said, "I think there are a substantial number of scientists who have manipulated data so that they will have dollars rolling into their projects."

Perry is also likely to be questioned during confirmation hearings about the Dakota Access Pipeline. He serves on the board of directors of Energy Transfer Partners, the company building the controversial project near the Standing Rock Sioux reservation.

The Obama administration recently denied part of the pipeline that would run beneath the Missouri River, the main source of drinking water for the tribe, meaning the project is temporarily on hold.

thunder24

14th December 2016, 06:40

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/brendan-demelle/theres-an-easy-fix-to-sto_b_8153630.html
THE BLOG
There’s an Easy Fix to Stop Oil “Bomb Trains,” So Why Isn’t Government Requiring It?
09/17/2015 12:38 pm ET | Updated Sep 17, 2016

Brendan DeMelle
Executive Director, DeSmogBlog.com
Since the tragic Bakken oil train accident that extinguished 47 lives in Lac-Megantic, Quebec in July 2013, seven more Bakken oil trains have derailed, resulting in accidents involving large fires and explosions. We now know that oil produced in North Dakota’s Bakken Shale formation is extremely volatile due to its high natural gas liquid content — resulting in the “bomb train” phenomenon.

DeSmog’s new investigative video, written and produced by Justin Mikulka, details a coordinated effort by the oil industry, members of the U.S. Congress, regulators and the Department of Energy to challenge the known science of crude oil characteristics with the goal of delaying or avoiding any regulatory changes requiring Bakken crude oil stabilization, a safety measure that would protect the millions of people currently living in bomb train blast zones.

Stabilization is the process that removes the volatile natural gas liquids from the crude oil, resulting in a “stable” petroleum product with greatly reduced volatility and flammability.

DeSmog has reported extensively on the oil-by-rail policy battle, including an investigation that revealed the direct role of the White House in working with North Dakota regulators to avoid any requirements for oil stabilization for the Bakken crude.

The success of their misdirection campaign is evident — the mainstream media is largely overlooking this critical issue when the public needs referees to ask the tough questions on this vulnerability in our crude oil by rail protocols. Yet a Wall Street Journal article this week on how to make oil safe to transport (http://www.wsj.com/articles/how-to-transport-oil-more-safely-1442197722) didn’t even mention stabilization.

The video uses archival information from American Petroleum Institute videos, Congressional hearing testimony, news clips and more to reveal how the oil industry has avoided regulation in order to continue transporting dangerous Bakken crude by rail at maximum profit.

http://www.wsj.com/articles/how-to-transport-oil-more-safely-1442197722

PIPELINES
BARRELS DELIVERED (2014): 3.4 billion

SHARE OF TOTAL: 58%

Workers clean up a pipeline spill in Santa Barbara County, Calif.
Workers clean up a pipeline spill in Santa Barbara County, Calif. PHOTO: LUCY NICHOLSON/REUTERS
PROS: Pipelines are typically the cheapest, and in some cases quickest, way to move crude in the U.S., and they spill less often than other transport methods. In 2014, pipelines delivered 3.4 billion barrels of crude oil to U.S. refineries, according to Energy Information Administration data. The Association of Oil Pipe Lines says it has a 99.999% safe-delivery rate on these shipments. “On an apples-to-apples basis, pipelines have less accidents, cause less environmental damage and cause less harm to human health than do railcars moving comparable masses of oil and gas,” says Mr. Green. (The Energy Information Administration figures are based on U.S. refinery receipts of crude cargo. But crude shipments often combine several modes of transportation, so the numbers don’t give a complete picture.)

The industry seems to be banking on pipelines as the go-to transport of the future. Pipeline projects have added more than 3 million barrels a day of capacity since 2012, although construction has slowed recently.

CONS: Pipelines can corrode over time, leading to spills. And one positive aspect of pipelines—they’re often built underground and out of sight—can also be a problem. Companies have been accused of abandoning underground lines without cleaning them out, meaning they can leak while nobody is watching. In March 2014, a Los Angeles-area pipeline spilled about 1,200 gallons onto a residential street, destroying yards, damaging homes and stinking up the neighborhood. Phillips 66 had bought the pipeline in 2001 as part of an acquisition, but never used it or checked what was inside, until it finally corroded. Phillips 66 says it “cares for the communities where we live and work. We are committed to operating excellence, and we integrate health, occupational safety, process safety and environmental accountability into our organization and all of our operations, including pipeline integrity and maintenance.”

What’s more, even though pipelines don’t spill as often as other forms of transport, when they do spill, they can unleash a huge amount if not caught in time. In 2010, a pipeline owned by Enbridge Inc. ruptured and spilled 843,000 gallons into Michigan’s Kalamazoo River, the largest inland oil spill in U.S. history. Earlier this year, a pipeline owned by Plains All American Pipeline burst in California, spilling as much as 143,000 gallons into the ocean and onto beaches.

WHAT’S NEXT: Two months after the Plains All American spill, the American Petroleum Institute announced it was developing a comprehensive new set of standards for pipeline safety. One much-used method for monitoring safety involves sending torpedo-like robots called smart pigs through pipelines to collect data on potential risks from corrosion or stress. University of Houston Chief Energy Officer Ramanan Krishnamoorti believes the U.S. government should coordinate with industry to refurbish and modernize oil pipelines, some of which have been operating since the 1940s.

BOATS
BARRELS DELIVERED: 2.2 billion

SHARE OF TOTAL: 37%

A crew tries to contain an oil spill from a tanker in the Delaware River near Philadelphia.
A crew tries to contain an oil spill from a tanker in the Delaware River near Philadelphia. PHOTO: TIM SHAFFER/REUTERS
PROS: Volume is the big advantage boats offer. A barge has a cargo capacity of around 1.3 million gallons—and there can be several barges per tow—while the largest transoceanic tankers can carry around 84 million gallons. A truck can move only about 9,000 gallons, and a train of 100 cars 3 million. What’s more, even with their great capacity, barges don’t face the same kind of traffic and other logistical issues as ground transport, says David Grzebinski, chief executive of tank barge operator Kirby Corp.

CONS: If boats have spills, the environmental damage can be much greater than that from other modes of transport. And while most spills dump very little oil, spills are frequent. Galveston Bay, an important oil-shipping channel near Houston, sees about 275 spills of oil and related liquids a year, according to the Houston Advanced Research Center. Another downside of boats is logistics: If the fuel isn’t delivered to refineries located along the water, it must be transferred—at great cost—to another mode of transportation.

WHAT’S NEXT: The business of moving crude by water has taken on new life in recent years as producers in North Dakota and Canada look for safe, efficient ways to ship oil to refineries. The quantity of oil moving by barge on the Mississippi River and its tributaries increased tenfold from 2009 to 2013, according to a report from the Congressional Research Service.

Yet some safety measures are still lagging behind the boom. While the Coast Guard inspects barges, or authorizes companies to perform their own inspections, the Congressional Research Service says the Coast Guard has only recently begun establishing a safety inspection regime for the motorized towing vessels that propel the barges.

Often, it takes a disaster to get tougher safety rules. After the 1989 Exxon Valdez spill, U.S. regulators began cracking down on single-hull ships, requiring that new ships have a double layer. But the law gave older ships a decadeslong grace period to continue operating, which led to a 2004 accident on the Delaware River that dumped 265,000 gallons of crude from a single-hull tanker.

RAIL
BARRELS DELIVERED: 157 million

SHARE OF TOTAL: 2.7%

The aftermath of the Lac-Mégantic, Quebec, rail disaster in 2013.
The aftermath of the Lac-Mégantic, Quebec, rail disaster in 2013. PHOTO: MATHIEU BELANGER/REUTERS
PROS: Trains tend to spill a smaller amount of oil than other forms of transport. An International Energy Agency study said that from 2004-12 there were six times as many rail spills as pipeline spills, but “the average pipeline spill was far graver.” For instance, Ed Greenberg, spokesman for the Association of American Railroads, says that for trains last year “84% of the nonaccident releases involved spills of less than five gallons.”

Rail transport can be speedier, too. It takes about five to seven days to move oil by train from North Dakota to the Gulf Coast or Atlantic Coast, the CRS says, versus about 40 days by pipeline.

CONS: Rail accidents potentially threaten lives and can cause widespread property damage. Many people, in fact, use the term “bomb trains” to describe them, because of their potential to explode in an accident. Trains also travel straight through many cities at street level—as opposed to pipelines, which tend to be located underground and often far from populated areas.

What’s more, train routes and schedules often aren’t disclosed, in part to prevent possible terrorism. That leaves emergency responders less equipped to deal quickly with accidents that may occur.

Among the major crude-by-rail accidents that have occurred in recent years was a catastrophic fire that caused numerous fatalities and destroyed much of the town of Lac-Mégantic, Quebec, in 2013.

In Lynchburg, Va., in April of last year, a train going just 24 miles an hour—below the 25 mph speed limit—had 17 of its 104 tank cars derail, erupting into flames as some of the cars went into the James River. Some 350 residents were evacuated.

ENLARGE
WHAT’S NEXT: Among other measures, railroads have ordered trains to slow down and forced shippers to use reinforced tank cars. The industry is also rolling out a mobile app called AskRail to first responders, which provides access to data about the contents of a train.

Meanwhile, more residents in areas with heavy crude-by-rail traffic are urging action. One such person is Dean Smith, a retired engineer who lives north of Seattle. Last year, he set up the Snohomish County Train Watch to monitor crude-tanker traffic. Several miles of railway in his town run below a bluff that has dozens of landslides each year, he says, adding that the area has no roads—so if a train exploded, firetrucks couldn’t reach it.

Mr. Smith says the efforts by the industry and the government aren’t enough. The most critical need, he says, is more information about train schedules and a workable early-warning evacuation plan for towns like his. “We need to warn people to get the hell out of there,” he says.

TRUCKS
BARRELS DELIVERED: 152 million

SHARE OF TOTAL: 2.6%

Cleanup after an oil tanker truck crash in Utah.
Cleanup after an oil tanker truck crash in Utah. PHOTO: AL HARTMANN/THE SALT LAKE TRIBUNE/AP PHOTO
PROS: Since they can go virtually anywhere on land, trucks are often used for the first leg of crude deliveries. Oil pumped from a well might go straight into a truck, which then delivers it to a central facility for loading onto a pipeline, boat or railcar. Trucks can also be called upon in a pinch, when other forms of transportations aren’t available.

CONS: Trucks tend to be the least preferred method in terms of safety, air quality, expense and other factors. More than any other mode of oil transport, they operate in proximity to the general public. In January of this year, five oil workers were killed in south Texas after their van crashed into a tanker truck that then exploded. Critics also contend that during oil boom times, truckers hurry to move crude, risking accidents. And roads near oil fields often were built before oil was discovered, meaning that they’re ill-equipped to handle large tanker trucks.

WHAT’S NEXT: David Bradley, CEO of the Canadian Trucking Alliance, says the industry aims to make crude-oil transport as safe as possible, and efforts are frequently made to improve areas such as driver training. But overall, he says, trucks play a relatively small role in crude transport, and so there isn’t a great need to improve methods.

Some critics argue that current measures don’t go far enough.

“Much more needs to be done in terms of safety when it comes to trucks and crude oil,” says Eric Brooks, area director for the Occupational Safety and Health Administration in Bismarck, N.D., a state that has seen a spike in vehicle-related deaths since its oil industry began to boom several years ago.

Mr. Brooks says adhering to “basic concepts” would prevent many accidents, such as making sure drivers wear orange vests when they step out of the vehicle at a well site and creating an organized well-site delivery and drop-off map for vehicles.

“We’re working with the industry and things are moving in the right direction,” he says. “Steps are being taken that are encouraging. But much more needs to be done.”

Mr. Molinski is a staff reporter in The Wall Street Journal’s Dallas bureau. He can be reached at dan.molinski@wsj.com.

Corrections & Amplifications

Barges are subject to U.S. Coast Guard or Coast Guard-certified inspections, and the Coast Guard is establishing a safety inspection regime for towing vessels. An earlier version of this article quoted a report from the Congressional Research Service that incorrectly said the Coast Guard has just begun establishing a safety inspection regime for barges. After the article’s publication, the CRS said its report used the word barges to refer to the motorized towing vessels that propel barges rather than the barges themselves. (Sept. 17, 2015)

thunder24

14th December 2016, 07:27

https://www.rt.com/usa/369113-dakota-oil-pollution-reservation/

North Dakota fracking co slapped with $2.1mn fine over pollution of Native American reservation
Published time: 3 Dec, 2016 19:45
Edited time: 4 Dec, 2016 14:28
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Slawson Exploration Co, the largest oil producer in the Midwest, was hit with the fine for air pollution arising from 170 oil and gas wells, the majority of which were on the Fort Berthold Indian Reservation.

The EPA said that the company failed to adequately design, operate and maintain vapor control systems on its storage tanks which contributed to pollution, specifically smog. This pollution can increase susceptibility to respiratory illnesses, such as pneumonia and bronchitis, and exacerbates diseases such as asthma.

Bob

15th December 2016, 01:42

A company who has been fined for spills, True Cos., which operates the Belle Fourche Pipeline had another spill of crude - a pipeline rupture spewed more than 176,000 gallons of crude oil into a North Dakota creek, ND. A landowner discovered the spill near Belfield on Dec. 5.

The spill migrated about almost 6 miles from the spill site along Ash Coulee Creek, and it fouled an unknown amount of private and U.S. Forest Service land along the waterway. The creek feeds into the Little Missouri River, but Seuss said it appears no oil got that far and that no drinking water sources were threatened. Bill Suess, is an environmental scientist with the North Dakota Health Department.

The pipeline was shut down immediately after the leak was discovered. The pipeline is buried on a hill near Ash Coulee creek, and the "hillside sloughed," which may have ruptured the line. The pipeline was built in the 1980s and is used to gather oil from nearby oil wells to a collection point. (Pipelines should be replaced (and/or re-lined every 10-12 years depending on the type of oil that flows, such as corrosive, benign, etc.) No data was supplied that the pipeline had been maintained. Electronics somewhere should have detected a pressure drop, but failed to report such. The electronics do not appear to be modern "leak detection" sensors, apparently nor was the pipeline encased with a protective double wall.

True Cos. has a history of oil field-related spills in North Dakota and Montana, including a January 2015 pipeline break into the Yellowstone River. The 32,000-gallon spill temporarily shut down water supplies in the downstream community of Glendive, Montana, after oil was detected in the city's water treatment system. Apparently, this is an example of a company who does not have a good track record of keeping spill preventions and pipelines intact.

The 6-inch steel Belle Fourche Pipeline is mostly underground but was built above ground where it crosses Ash Coulee Creek. If the hillside failed, slid, and broke the pipeline, that "act of god" could point to an error in engineering design for the pipeline's route.

http://www.pennenergy.com/content/dam/Pennenergy/online-articles/2016/12/AP_Oil_Pipeline_North_Dakota_Spill.JPG.scale.LARGE.JPG

True Cos. operates at least three pipeline companies with a combined 1,648 miles of line in Montana, North Dakota and Wyoming, according to information the companies submitted to federal regulators. Since 2006, the companies have reported 36 spills totaling 320,000 gallons of petroleum products, most of which was never recovered.

Federal pipeline safety regulators initiated 19 enforcement activities against the three True pipeline companies since 2004. Those resulted in $537,500 in proposed penalties, of which the company paid $397,200, according to Department of Transportation records.

How does this apply to the DAPL ?

The potential for a pipeline leak that might taint drinking water is at the core of the disputed four-state, $3.8 billion Dakota Access Pipeline, where thousands of people have been protesting its construction in southern North Dakota. That pipeline would cross the Missouri River. Dallas-based pipeline company Energy Transfer Partners says the Dakota Access pipeline would include safeguards such as leak detection equipment and that workers monitoring the pipeline remotely in Texas could close valves within three minutes if a breach is detected.

Source - PennEnergy news article (http://www.pennenergy.com/articles/pennenergy/2016/12/oil-pipeline-company-equipment-didn-t-detect-north-dakota-oil-leak.html?cmpid=enl_PennEnergy_PennEnergyDailyPetroleum_2016-12-14&email_address=bob.dratch@gmail.com&eid=288137699&bid=1614319)

If a line isn't maintained, if the line has improperly designed sensor systems, if the line is not "double cased" (inner liner, plus outer safety encasement with leak detectors within the boundary between the inner liner and outer casing), a spill or break can happen and go undetected and create awful pollution. Whether it is by rail, or truck, or pipeline, the transport of dangerous chemicals, crude oil, or gasoline or diesel is risky business.

TrumanCash

16th December 2016, 05:10

Chase Iron Eyes On Birth Of New Standing Rock Sacred Fire (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b-cLKGDjJcw)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b-cLKGDjJcw

Bob

18th December 2016, 18:04

-35.5° degrees C (-32° deg F) in Bismark, North Dakota overnight..

With a 20 mile per hour wind:

-53°C, or ( -64°F )

No place to be in Tee Pee's or tents..

I walked outside to get some firewood, bundled up with a down parka, heavy insulated gloves.. within 15 minutes and the cold was penetrating the coat, and the gloves.

It's a cold that "feels like it is from outer-space".. It penetrates.. Humidity is less than 5% outside (a "dry cold") but it is penetrating.. Not like a normal cold. I've lived in the winter regions for over 45 years.. There's something about this cold that feels different..

thunder24

18th December 2016, 18:37

Bob

19th December 2016, 16:28

Iowa Land Owners say get that ^%&# pipeline OFF OUR LAND...

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — A group of Iowa landowners forced to allow a Texas oil company to put a crude oil pipeline under their farmland is asking the state courts to throw out what they consider "illegal easements" through their land and some say if they win they want the pipeline dug up and removed.

A district court judge in Des Moines heard arguments Thursday in the lawsuit challenging the Dakota Access pipeline.

About a dozen landowners seek to overturn the project permit approved by the Iowa Utilities Board and they claim it was illegal for the board to take farmland when the pipeline provides no public service to Iowans.

The pipeline attorney argued the project is completed making the case moot. He says Iowa law gives the utilities board authority to issue pipeline permits.

Any decision is likely to be appealed.

source - Penn Energy News

TrumanCash

19th December 2016, 18:19

I just played a musical benefit last night to help fund the Standing Rock effort. The donations went for a large truck of firewood from Idaho to Standing Rock. It sounds like they're going to be needing a lot more with the severely cold temperatures! I guess I'd better put on another benefit; the winter is just beginning.

Jules

19th December 2016, 21:41

I feel that this is a very worthy cause. I did donate what I could, which isn't much, but I do believe these people have just cause. I have been researching Judge Anna Von Reitz and a lot of American constitutional rights have been usurped by the Federal Reserve corporation, which is neither federal, nor a reserve for any of the american people. Through fraud, scumbaggery, criminals and thugs our government has been overtaken without knowledge nor consent of any of the people. This is why we see the evil around us, as well as corruption against people, animals and the planet, who exploit the resources and use it further against us. Please research to see if this person can bring solutions to some of these issues.

http://www.annavonreitz.com/videos.html

william r sanford72

22nd December 2016, 17:27

President Obama: use clemency to free a wrongfully convicted Native American

Leonard Peltier was unjustly convicted of murder in 1975. Only the president can give him justice in his old age

Approaching the Standing Rock Reservation to stand with the Water Protectors, you couldn’t miss the dramatic display of tribal flags flying high along the dirt driveway and surrounding the perimeter of the large campgrounds. Scattered between hundreds of flags are banners bearing messages such as: Mni Wiconi, “water is life” in the Lakota language.

Also scattered among the flags were banners calling for the release of Leonard Peltier, a Native American who has been in jail for more than 41 years, unjustly convicted of the 1975 murders of FBI special agents Jack Coler and Ronald Williams on the Pine Ridge Reservation in South Dakota. Barack Obama just pardoned or commuted the sentence of 231 individuals on Monday, and Peltier was not among them.

We represent Leonard Peltier in his 2016 clemency petition, which asks Obama to allow him to live his final years at home on the Turtle Mountain Reservation in North Dakota. Mr Peltier is old, ill and a threat to no one. The petition seeks his release in the interests of justice and reconciliation and is supported by Nobel Peace Prize laureates, humanitarians and scholars. Rights groups have embraced his cause, including more than 100,000 people who have signed an Amnesty International petition calling for his release.

Over the course of our legal representation, we reviewed old government records obtained through decades of litigation under the Freedom of Information Act as well as court proceedings. Viewed through today’s lens, the case presents a glimpse of an era when social activists were considered a threat and Native American activists, in particular, were branded “extremists”.

The incident took place in the wake of the American Indian Movement’s (Aim’s) 1973 siege of the Wounded Knee Massacre site, where hundreds of unarmed Lakota men, women and children were murdered by the US Army in 1890. That siege brought attention to broken treaties, failed promises and tribal corruption. Under the FBI’s exclusive jurisdiction for the prosecution of major crimes, violence escalated in the impoverished and politically charged community; it is an era that locals refer to as the “Reign of Terror”.

Leonard Peltier arrived in June 1975 to help protect Oglala Lakota families from violence. On 26 June that year, two FBI agents entered the private property in unmarked cars and gunfire erupted. By the end of the incident, Agents Coler and Williams died, as did Native American Joseph Stuntz, although no charges were brought against anyone for his death.

Peltier states in the petition: “I did not wake up ... planning to injure or shoot federal agents, and did not gain anything from participating in the incident … I was [on Pine Ridge Reservation] to protect ... residents, not to cause harm … If I could have prevented this tragedy from occurring, I would have done so.”

FBI agents from across the country immediately were dispatched to Pine Ridge Reservation, where they launched what amounted to an assault upon the Oglala Lakota Nation. They made warrantless searches of homes, offices and residences, coerced testimony, detained people without cause and even restrained an attorney who attempted to prevent a warrantless search. Requests at the time from US Civil Rights Commission Investigator William Muldrow for independent oversight of the FBI were ignored by federal officials.

The injustices that contributed to Peltier’s conviction are not subject to credible dispute. Federal agents made false statements to the press; submitted false affidavits to courts; coerced alleged witness statements; and deliberately withheld critical ballistics reports in order to gain an unfair advantage at trial.
When the ballistics results were discovered after trial, the government’s attorneys conceded – as they had to – that they had no credible evidence regarding who shot the FBI agents, and did not know whose weapon actually killed the agents.

Peltier’s many requests for a new trial were opposed by the government and denied by the courts. He remains in jail today primarily because of an “accomplice” theory of liability
which was included in the written charges but not argued to the jury, that he allegedly assisted someone in an unidentified way.

The clemency petition does not reargue the verdict, but rather, it sets forth the facts and is supported by the FBI’s own records. If Obama does not grant the petition before he leaves office in just a few weeks, then it will be a death sentence for Peltier, who is next eligible for parole in 2024.

The tragic loss of all three lives will never be forgotten. That pain should not blind us, however, to what the case represented at the time, and has come to represent since.

In our opinion, history will record Peltier’s case as one of the greatest injustices in the history of the American justice system.

When a nation fails to reckon with its past, it risks the perpetuation of intolerance on one hand, and resentment on the other. To “seize a better future” as Obama has said, our nation must reckon with its historical injustices against Native Americans.

Granting clemency to Leonard Peltier is not a referendum on federal law enforcement. It is a declaration to the world that we embrace Native Americans as equal members of society, and a pledge to become a stronger and fairer nation. It presents a moral imperative relevant to our nation’s past, present and future – and to Obama’s legacy.

After 41 years, please Mr President, free Leonard Peltier.

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2016/dec/21/leonard-peltier-clemency-obama-pine-ridge

william r sanford72

24th December 2016, 18:39

Chair of Standing Rock Sioux Calls on Obama to Free Leonard Peltier

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David Archambault, the chairman of the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe, has become the latest high-profile figure to urge President Obama to grant clemency for Native American activist Leonard Peltier who has been imprisoned for 40 years.

“You have appreciated, more than any other President in recent memory, the tumultuous history of Native Americans, and the tragic events derived from that history,” Archambault wrote to Obama.

Leonard Peltier is a former member of the American Indian Movement who was convicted of killing two FBI agents during a shootout on South Dakota’s Pine Ridge Indian Reservation in 1975. Leonard Peltier has long maintained his innocence. The shootout occurred two years after the American Indian Movement occupied the village of Wounded Knee for 71 days. The occupation of Wounded Knee is considered the beginning of what Oglala people refer to as the "Reign of Terror."

Vid and images in the link
https://www.democracynow.org/2016/12/23/chair_of_standing_rock_sioux_calls

Water Is Life...
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william r sanford72

24th December 2016, 19:09

Native poet speaks the language of Standing Rock — and explains how a presidential apology falls short

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Layli Long Soldier’s forthcoming collection of poetry is called “WHEREAS”. Photo courtesy of Layli Long Soldier.

When poet Layli Long Soldier heard news over the weekend that the government was halting the Dakota Access Pipeline project, she was elated.

“I was astonished and excited,” said Long Soldier, who hasn’t been to the Standing Rock Reservation in the last few months but says her heart has been with the Native American activists who are protesting the building of an oil pipeline.

“I took time to let my spirit fly and be happy. But at the same time, I feel a sense of caution. I have a general feeling that this is not the end. The fight isn’t over yet.”

Long Soldier, a member of the Lakota Sioux Tribe, wrote a poem about the standoff earlier this year. It interweaves an interview she conducted with Waniya Lock, one of the Standing Rock activists, with the official guidelines that were developed by tribal elders about how people at the camp should conduct themselves.

“I was so impressed by the position the community took in remaining prayerful. They were firm about having no weapons there and wanted to reinforce the idea that this is a ceremony.”

The poem is part of a collection that will be published next spring. It is called “WHEREAS” and it is a direct reaction to a resolution that President Obama signed in 2010 apologizing to Native Americans for their mistreatment by the U.S. government. The problem for Long Soldier was the way the apology was issued.

“I was shocked when I heard about it. But the reason I hadn’t heard the news was because it was a silent gesture. President Obama signed it but there wasn’t an official ceremony that accompanied it. No tribal leaders were invited to witness the signing. He signed it and tacked it onto the Defense appropriations bill.”

Long Soldier was so angry she immediately sat down and wrote a poem. “And it felt so good to do so that I realized one piece was not enough. I realized I’d have to write much more.”

The result is a series of 20 poems that begin with the words “Whereas,” just as the official apology is written. It also contains seven resolutions and a disclaimer, just like the apology.

“Before I began this series of poems, I didn’t think of myself as a political writer. I still don’t. I had never written overtly political subjects. Maybe it’s because now I’m a parent. I want things to be different for my child. I want us, our people, to be seen. I want to be heard.”

READ MORE: America, I sing you back
Long Soldier says the poems examine the language of the U.S. government over the past 240 years in its treaties and apologies to Native people — and the officiousness and duplicity that is contained in those documents. The Obama apology, she says, is no different. She compares the poor execution of that apology to the most moving apology she has ever received: when her father said he was sory for not being around for her childhood.

“I cooked him breakfast and I suddenly saw him crying. I had never seen him cry. In that moment he said he was sorry that he hadn’t been there for me when I was younger. I could feel his sincerity in that one moment. All those years of heartache and disappointment and grief, it went away. It was done. It was as simple as that.”

Resolution (6)
I too urge the President to acknowledge the wrongs of the United States against Indian tribes in the history of the United States in order to bring healing to this land although healing this land is not dependent never has been upon this President meaning tribal nations and the people themselves are healing this land its waters with or without Presidential acknowledgement they act upon this right without apology–

a poem and spoken word included in link:http://www.pbs.org/newshour/poetry/layli-long-soldier/

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norman

24th December 2016, 19:10

DAKOTA 38 - Full Movie in HD

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Published on Jul 19, 2012
To download the film in HD, or burn your own DVD for free, visit www.smoothfeather.com/dakota38 (http://www.smoothfeather.com/dakota38). In honoring honor native traditions surrounding ceremonies, we are screening and distributing "Dakota 38" as a gift rather than for sale.

In the spring of 2005, Jim Miller, a Native spiritual leader and Vietnam veteran, found himself in a dream riding on horseback across the great plains of South Dakota. Just before he awoke, he arrived at a riverbank in Minnesota and saw 38 of his Dakota ancestors hanged. At the time, Jim knew nothing of the largest mass execution in United States history, ordered by Abraham Lincoln on December 26, 1862. "When you have dreams, you know when they come from the creator... As any recovered alcoholic, I made believe that I didn't get it. I tried to put it out of my mind, yet it's one of those dreams that bothers you night and day."

Now, four years later, embracing the message of the dream, Jim and a group of riders retrace the 330-mile route of his dream on horseback from Lower Brule, South Dakota to Mankato, Minnesota to arrive at the hanging site on the anniversary of the execution. "We can't blame the wasichus anymore. We're doing it to ourselves. We're selling drugs. We're killing our own people. That's what this ride is about, is healing." This is the story of their journey- the blizzards they endure, the Native and Non-Native communities that house and feed them along the way, and the dark history they are beginning to wipe away.

thunder24

29th December 2016, 15:19

http://first-americans.com/police-shoot-at-and-arrest-native-american-standing-rock-protesters-during-dec-27-2016-prayer/

In breaking news, Standing Rock Water Protectors have gathered for prayer on Tuesday, Dec. 27, 2016, only to face police opening fire on them and arresting at least four.
Johnny Dangers reports the following:
“Water Protectors peacefully gathered on the Barricaded Bridge. Humvees and many police vehicles waiting closely behind. Five, less than lethal rounds fired.
Water Protectors have now left the bridge.
“Earlier today: Water Protectors are in a Prayer Circle at the top of Turtle Island and are at the Constantina wire with massive police mobilization close behind! Water Cannons drove out but turned around. Police armed with less than lethal weapons.

Bob

29th December 2016, 16:22

Another tribe says NO PIPELINE through our reservation !

MAHWAH, N.J. (AP) — A Native American tribe based in northern New Jersey is seeking support for the group's protest of a proposed oil pipeline that may potentially run through the Ramapo Valley Reservation.

Officials in Mahwah issued summonses against the Ramapough Lenape Nation after the tribe posted signs protesting the so-called Pilgrim pipeline along with several large teepee structures.

The summonses state that the tribe failed to obtain the necessary zoning permits and moved soil without permission.

Pilgrim Transportation of New York, Inc. has not yet applied for the permit that would define the exact route the pipeline would take. Plans call for the pipeline to run from Albany, New York to the Bayway Refinery in Linden.

Despite the summonses, town officials agree that having the pipeline run through the reservation is unacceptable.

The Ramapough Lenape Nation is described as Algonquian Indians of Munsee and other Lenape ancestry. http://www.ramapoughlenapenation.org/

To All Concerned:

Shortly the Tenn. Gas Pipeline will begin construction. Neither the Ramapough Lunaape Nation , the RMI inc. Nor the Ramapough Consevancy advocate utilizing any but the designated federal and state agencies to monitor and or to mitigate any said work going forward on the pipeline. Our integrity must be maintained to insure any potential for a positive outcome….. Anushiik Anushiik Anushiik Anushiik Maqua

Chief
Dwaine C. Perry
Ramapough Lunaape Nation
(Munsee)

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TrumanCash

1st January 2017, 22:58

New Years Update at Standing Rock (1/1/2017) (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Or2MhQAypqY) Chase Iron Eyes-Wounded Knee Survivor Runners with a bit of history.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Or2MhQAypqY

Bob

2nd January 2017, 16:38

Standing Rock DAPL was a localized protest whose focus spread across many for bringing voices together - viewing concerns for the land, safety of the environment, water, agriculture, and of course rights of the People.

There is about a 2.5 million mile network of pipelines which are used to transport fuel from its source to the market.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MEIerHQ9IAw

These pipelines carry everything from Crude oil, Natural gas (methane/butane components), Ammonia, Carbon Dioxide, Ethane, natural gas products, refined diesel and refined gasoline.. Heating oil, Jet fuel, ship fuel, asphalt for roads, lubricating oils, specialty gases.. Most if not all of the products are toxic, and highly dangerous.

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These pipelines are considered safer than train or truck transport – and cause far fewer injuries and death. But there are safety concerns, including terrorism. Pipe ruptures, leaks and explosions in the past decade have caused an average of 76 deaths and serious injuries each year.

The alternative is truck (lorry) transport, or rail transport of those cargoes. The industry will not shut down the hydrocarbons that are transported, as the infra-structure across the world is so immense.

A local pipeline protest most certainly garners attention, and certainly stresses out all parties involved, and it brings awareness.

What happens with that awareness ? Has the protest at Standing Rock achieved any dent in the infrastructure of hydrocarbon transport?

Will there be a move/switch to electric powered vehicles, charged up by, for instance Nuclear Energy? Pound for pound comparing energy sources across the board, hydrocarbon provides in the smallest package. Coal and Nuclear are the other sources for the immense amounts of electricity "equivalent". Large hydroelectric projects are useful for regionally requiring immense grids of high voltage carrying wires.

Airplanes and ships are only starting to look at electrical power for the engines. Nuclear for ships has been a strong consideration. Bunker fuel (low grade residuals from refining crude) is often used for long haul ship transport. How will the electricity be economically made?
Without hydrocarbon where will be the immense substances created from the byproducts of refining?

The hurdle is there is no cost effective alternative energy source which is easily universally transported and used to create or power a motive (moving) system. One can't put a windmill on a cross country 18 wheeler truck and expect it to be able to get from point A to B (and every stop in between) rapidly..

One can't put a solar system on said vehicle either.. The motive force behind industry will not stop, commerce will not stop and transport will not stop.. Personal rights, or the rights of a group are weighed against the rest of the civilization.. Who wins? Who looses?

The alternative energy sources we have all heard about allegedly squandered by the military/industrial complex in the early 1900's was that alternative. Without that alternative being released and becoming "cost effective", the existing system is all that we have..

Something to think about, where the Protest for the People started, what it focused on in the "great scheme of things"..

william r sanford72

2nd January 2017, 18:41

3 Arrested In Pipeline Protest At U.S. Bank Stadium

Three people were arrested Sunday after two protesters rappelled down a banner declaring anti-Dakota Access Pipeline messaging at U.S. Bank Stadium, Jeff Wagner reports. WCCO 4 News Weekends - Jan. 1, 2016

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Water Is Life.

onawah

3rd January 2017, 03:00

US Court of Appeals Rules Against Standing Rock Tribe in Dakota Access Pipeline Case
By Levi Rickert, Native News Online
02 January 17
http://readersupportednews.org/pipeline.html

he U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit on Sunday rejected the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe’s request for an injunction to halt construction of the Dakota Access Pipeline by Texas-based Energy Transfer Partners. The announcement was made public by the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe in a news release distributed within the past hour on Sunday evening.

The decision comes as the Tribe is pursuing an appeal to stop construction while the rest of the case proceeds in U.S. District Court.

“The Standing Rock Sioux Tribe is not backing down from this fight,” said Dave Archambault II, Chairman of the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe. “We are guided by prayer, and we will continue to fight for our people. We will not rest until our lands, people, waters and sacred places are permanently protected from this destructive pipeline.”

The 1,168-mile pipeline crosses through the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe’s ancestral lands and within a half mile of the reservation boundary. Construction crews have already destroyed and desecrated confirmed sacred and historic sites, including burials and cultural artifacts. The original pipeline route crossed the Missouri River just north of Bismarck, the capital of North Dakota. The route was later shifted downstream, to the tribe’s doorstep, out of concerns for the city’s drinking water supply.

“We call on Dakota access to heed the government’s request to stand down around Lake Oahe,” said Jan Hasselman, lead attorney from Earthjustice, which is representing the Tribe. “The government is still deciding whether or not Dakota access should get a permit. Continuing construction before the decision is made would be a tragedy given what we know about the importance of this area.”

In its ruling, a panel of U.S. Circuit Court judges denied the tribe’s request for an injunction, allowing construction to continue as the Tribe’s appeal is considered. Previously, the Department of Justice announced a temporary halt to pipeline construction on federal lands and requested that Energy Transfer Partners voluntarily halt construction on private lands.

“The federal government recognizes what is at stake and has asked DAPL to halt construction,” said Archambault. “We hope that they will comply with that request.”

Archambault notes that by allowing pipeline construction to continue, today’s ruling threatens millions.

“This ruling puts 17 million people who rely on the Missouri River at serious risk,” said Archambault. “And, already, the Dakota Access Pipeline has led to the desecration of our sacred sites when the company bulldozed over the burials of our Lakota and Dakota ancestors. This is not the end of this fight. We will continue to explore all lawful options to protect our people, our water, our land, and our sacred places.”

thunder24

5th January 2017, 13:23

http://thedailyhaze.com/standing-rock-sioux-tribal-council-funds/

...The Standing Rock Sioux Tribal Council Respond

After the results of resolution had a few hours to go around social media, the Standing Rock Sioux Tribal Council decided to release a response to the allegations against them. Their response explained that they had decided to use $3.2 million of the money donated directly to the tribe to rebuild their economy.

william r sanford72

7th January 2017, 22:10

Leonard Peltier Message of Solidarity to Water Protectors

Greeting Sisters and Brothers: I have been asked to write a SOLIDARITY statement to everyone about the Camp of the Sacred Stones on Standing Rock. Thank you for this great honor. I must admit it is very difficult for me to even begin this statement as my eyes get so blurred from tears and my heart swells with pride, as chills run up and down my neck and back. I’m so proud of all of you young people and others there.

I am grateful to have survived to see the rebirth of the united and undefeated Sioux Nation at Standing Rock in the resistance to the poisonous pipeline that threatens the life source of the Missouri and Mississippi Rivers. It is an honor to have been alive to see this happen with you young people. You are nothing but awesome in my eyes.

It has been a long, hard road these 40 years of being caged by an inhuman system for a crime I did not commit. I could not have survived physically or mentally without your support, and I thank you from the bottom of my heart and the depths of my soul for encouraging me to endure and maintain a spiritual and legal resistance.

We are now coming to the end of that road, soon arriving at a destination which will at least in part be determined by you. Along the lines of what Martin Luther King said shortly before his death, I may not get there with you, but I only hope and pray that my life, and if necessary, my death, will lead my Native peoples closer to the Promise Land.

I refer here not to the Promise Land of the Christian bible, but to the modest promises of the Treaties our ancestors secured from enemies bent on their destruction; in order to enable us to survive as distinct peoples and live in a dignified manner. Our elders knew the value of written words and laws to the white man, even as they knew the lengths the invaders would go to try to get around them.

Our ancestors did not benefit from these Treaties, but they shrewdly and persistently negotiated the best terms they could get, to protect us from wars which could only end in our destruction, no matter how courageously and effectively we fought. No, the Treaties were to the benefit of the Americans, this upstart nation needed the Treaties to put a veneer of legitimacy on its conquest of the land and its rebellion against its own countrymen and king.

It should be remembered that Standing Rock was the site of the 1974 conference of the international indigenous movement that spread throughout the Americas and beyond, the starting point for the United Nations Declaration of the Rights of Indigenous Peoples. The UNDRIP was resisted by the United States for three decades until its adoption by the UN in 2007. The US was one of just four nations to vote against ratification, with President Obama acknowledging the Declaration as an aspirational document without binding force under international law.

While some of the leaders of this movement are veterans of the 1970s resistance at Pine Ridge; they share the wisdom of our past elders in perceiving the moral and political symbolism of peaceful protest today is as necessary for us as was necessary for the people of Pine Ridge in the 1970s. The 71-day occupation of Wounded Knee ended with an agreement to investigate human rights and treaty abuses; that inquiry and promise were never implemented nor honored by the United States. The Wounded Knee Agreement should be honored with a Truth and Reconciliation Commission established to thoroughly examine the US government’s role in the “Reign of Terror” on Pine Ridge in the 1970s. This project should be coordinated with the cooperation of the many international human rights organizations that have called for my immediate and unconditional release for more than four decades.

I have to caution you young people to be careful, for you are up against a very evil group of people whose only concern is to fill their pockets with even more gold and wealth. They could not care less how many of you they have to kill or bury in a prison cell. They don’t care if you are a young child or an old grandmother, and you better believe they are and have been recruiting our own people to be snitches and traitors. They will look to the drunks, the addicts, and child molesters, those who prey on our old and our children; they look for the weak-minded individuals. You must remember to be very cautious about falsely accusing people based more on personal opinion than on evidence. Be smart.

I call on all my supporters and allies to join the struggle at Standing Rock in the spirit of peaceful spiritual resistance and to work together to protect Unci Maka, Grandmother Earth. I also call upon my supporters and all people who share this Earth to join together to insist that the US complies with and honors the provisions of international law as expressed in the UNDRIP, International Human Rights Treaties and the long-neglected Treaties and trust agreements with the Sioux Nation. I particularly appeal to Jill Stein and the Green Parties of the US and the world to join this struggle by calling for my release and adopting the UNDRIP as the new legal framework for relations with indigenous peoples.

Finally, I also urge my supporters to immediately and urgently call upon President Obama to grant my petition for clemency, to permit me to live my final years on the Turtle Mountain Reservation. Scholars, political grassroots leaders, humanitarians and Nobel Peace Laureates have demanded my release for more than four decades. My Clemency Petition asks President Obama to commute, or end, my prison term now in order for our nation to make progress healing its fractured relations with Native communities. By facing and addressing the injustices of the past, together we can build a better future for our children and our children’s children.

Again, my heartfelt thanks to all of you for working together to protect the water. Water is Life.

In the Spirit of Crazy Horse,

Leonard Peltier

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https://lrinspire.com/2017/01/05/leonard-peltier-message-of-solidarity-to-water-protectors/

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TrumanCash

13th January 2017, 02:50

Standing Rock Press Conference (1/12/2017) Update From The Headsmen of Oceti Sakowin (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-n2fCCMpe-I)

Oceti Sakowin/Oyate camp breaking up and going in the four directions to avoid flooding.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-n2fCCMpe-I

TrumanCash

14th January 2017, 04:25

Live From Standing Rock (1/13/2017) Chase Iron Eyes Update About Moving Camp (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TmmUZsuCqlk)

Chase Iron Eyes, a Standing Rock tribal member, attorney for the Lakota People's Law Project (http://lakotalaw.org/) and founder of Last Real Indians (http://lastrealindians.com/), provides clarification regarding the ending of Sakowin Oyate fire and status of the camps. Other camps are remaining and have no intention of leaving.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TmmUZsuCqlk

Chase Iron Eyes is openly anti-Trump and plans to protest at the inauguration. I don't think he understands the big picture. Someone needs to inform Chase that clean energy technology already exists in secret space programs/black projects. The logical solution would be to work to get that technology released instead of protesting against politicians who are also unaware of this technology, IMO.

Cidersomerset

19th January 2017, 22:40

Show of force .........

Surface-to-air missiles at Standing Rock a ‘show of force’ by police ‒ Unicorn Riot

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Published on 19 Jan 2017
Tensions are once again heating up in the ongoing battle against the Dakota Access
Pipeline, with reports that the National Guard sent two surface-to-air missile to a
construction site. Meanwhile, protesters who call themselves “water protectors” were
unarmed. Lorenzo Serna, journalist with the media collective Unicorn Riot, joins
RT America’s Ashlee Banks to discuss this and more in a wide-ranging interview.

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CRAZY! ANTI-DRONE MISSILES AT #NoDAPL SITE, LAW TO RUN OVER ACTIVISTS

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thunder24

22nd January 2017, 16:17

https://namascorner.com/2017/01/21/jeffrey-mourns-the-loss-of-standing-rock/

UPDATE of Camp Closing Oceti Sakowin Camp Statement ” We are calling you warriors to go in a good way now, and if you have the spirit to fight, turn it to clearing and cleaning the land we have defended, for the sacred act of protecting these waters from the materials left here.”

Jeffrey known as Steven Jeffrey Chris john on his Facebook updates talks about the pain of the request of the Standing Rock leaders for all camps to clean up the mess and leave. Jeffrey explains how he feels good because Standing Rock is so special and the camp feels good. Jeffrey FULL VIDEO HERE. As Jeffrey explains his thoughts with many emotions involved. As many of us can wonder the whys and the how’s. The important part is Standing Rock lives in us all !

I encourage all water protectors to come back and help us clean up that its not about Standing Rock its about this land. don’t forget what we we’re fighting for stated Jeffrey

“we have been playing the game with some real racist people who really want to kill you” explains Jeffrey steven is the first person i met at standing rock... we had good convos

thunder24

24th January 2017, 14:25

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/donald-trump-press-conference-dakota-access-pipline-sean-spicer-white-house-a7542481.html

President Donald Trump will likely overturn a permit denial that prohibited the construction of the controversial Dakota Access Pipeline (DAPL), which was the focus of months of massive protests by Native American and garnered global attention.

Press Secretary Sean Spicer did not provide specifics about Mr Trump's plans regarding continuing construction of the DAPL and the Keystone XL Pipeline, but he gave first hints that the new administration would move forward with the project.

Mr Trump launched his first working week as President of the United States carrying out his plans of dismantling many of Barack Obama's signature policies – such as the Trans-Pacific Partnership trade deal and portions of the Affordable Care Act. Pushing through the Dakota Access Pipeline would further Mr Trump's promise to work against his predecessor.

Cidersomerset

24th January 2017, 18:12

This could be trouble for Trump especially if they cannot get a compromise and the
veterans turn up to help the protestors....

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Trump backs Keystone XL and Dakota Access pipelines
57 minutes ago

US President Donald Trump has infuriated environmentalists by
signing executive orders that support two controversial oil pipelines.

The new Republican president backed the Keystone XL and Dakota
Access projects, provided American steel is used.

The Obama administration in late 2015 halted Keystone, which would
carry crude from Canada to Texas.

The Army decided last year to explore other routes for the Dakota
pipeline amid huge protests by Native Americans.

read more....

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-38734450

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President Trump Signs Executive Orders To Advance Keystone XL, Dakota Access Pipelines | MSNBC

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Published on 24 Jan 2017
Crediting the creation of construction jobs, President Trump reversed President
Obama's halt on the construction of the controversial Keystone and Dakota Access
pipelines despite ongoing protests

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Rep. Steve King: 'We Don't Really Care About The Popular Vote' | MSNBC

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Published on 24 Jan 2017
Representative Steve King comments on Keystone Pipeline and how much voter
fraud occurred in the 2016 election.

Rocky_Shorz

24th January 2017, 19:09

I am waiting to see him sign the $500 Billion dollar fracking waste cleanup project that will put 100s of thousands to work cleaning up from the oil men's carelessness and greed.

Cidersomerset

24th January 2017, 23:07

Trump views Dakota Pipeline as deal, not environmental issue

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Published on 24 Jan 2017

New White House press secretary Sean Spicer held a press conference on Tuesday.
Major themes were jobs and the economy. RT America’s Ed Schultz attended the
presser and now joins RT America correspondent Simone Del Rosario to provide his
insight and analysis

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Published on 24 Jan 2017

President Donald Trump ordered the removal of obstacles to the construction of two
major oil and gas pipelines, which the Obama administration had reluctantly
blocked after protests from environmentalists and Native Americans: the Keystone
XL Pipeline and the Dakota Access Pipeline. RT America’s Alex Mihailovich breaks it
down, and we’ll also hear from Chase Iron Eyes, attorney for the Standing Rock
Sioux tribe.

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Indigenous Leaders Call for Mass Resistance Against Trump’s Orders to Revive Oil Pipelines

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Published on 24 Jan 2017

Native groups and environmentalists have called for civil disobedience against
Trump's resumption of Keystone and Dakota Access, two of the largest fossil fuel
extraction projects in history

TrumanCash

24th January 2017, 23:57

January 24th update from Chase Iron Eyes (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bKhUiXDNeIw)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bKhUiXDNeIw

TrumanCash

25th January 2017, 15:42

Furious Environmentalists Vow Trump Will See "Wall Of Resistance Like He Never Imagined" (http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2017-01-25/furious-environmentalists-vow-trump-will-see-wall-resistance-he-never-imagined) -- ZeroHedge.com

After Trump's executive order to accelerate the Keystone XL and Dakota Access pipelines, angry environmental groups reacted quickly by denouncing Trump's actions, and promising legal action and White House protests. “Donald Trump has been in office for four days, and he’s already proving to be the dangerous threat to our climate we feared he would be,” said Michael Brune, the executive director of the Sierra Club. He added that "President Trump will live to regret his actions this morning," said Michael Brune of the Sierra Club, promising "a wall of resistance the likes of which he never imagined."

At the same time, tribal leaders protesting the construction of a controversial North Dakota pipeline vowed on Tuesday to fight Trump's order to revive the $3.8 billion project, calling his decision a "bad move."

Protesters had rallied for months against plans to route the Dakota Access pipeline under a lake near the Standing Rock Sioux reservation, saying it threatened water resources and sacred Native American sites. The tribe, which has fought to stop the pipeline since last year, won a major victory last month when the government denied Energy Transfer Partners LP the right to run the pipeline under Lake Oahe, a water source upstream from the reservation.

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Trump's order instructed the Army and the Army Corps of Engineers to review the decision.

According to Reuters, as a small airplane circled over the main protest camp near the Dakota Access pipeline on Tuesday, the mood following the White House's announcement was calm but defiant. “I’m staying here,” Benjamin Buffalo, a 45-year-old Blackfeet tribal member from Browning, Montana, told a reporter. “I’m standing with the natives. This is our future.”

Buffalo has been at the camp since August, when tensions started to flare up between law enforcement officers and protesters, who have been backed by Hollywood celebrities, veterans and other activists. The tribe had recently called for protesters to leave after the Army Corps of Engineers agreed to an environmental review last month, saying the battle had moved beyond the camp and into the courts or back rooms for negotiations with the government. The tribe also warned that the camp itself might contaminate the river if hit by heavy flooding in March, when waters are expected to rise.

On Tuesday, Standing Rock leaders said they would meet in the coming days to plan next steps. Some said they feared fresh violence after past clashes between protesters and law enforcement officers. Dana Yellow Fat, Standing Rock Sioux tribal council member at large, called Trump's order "a poor decision and a bad move" and said he worried about injuries if new violence broke out.

“Now you’re going to see both sides gear up for even more actions on the ground because you have a group of people that is determined to stop that pipeline one way or another,” he told Reuters. Yellow Fat said he was unsure whether the tribe would back away from its request for protesters to leave the camp, but said Trump's order has prompted "a total re-evaluation of our recent actions."

Since the exit of the Standing Rock Sioux, the camp has been less organized, with no regular sunrise prayers and communal kitchens that now only serve food sporadically. In some spots, tents are buried under snow and as many as 60 cars have been abandoned. Tribal officials expect the cleanup of the site to take about a month.

Meanwhile, the Morton County Sheriff's Department urged activists to remain peaceful in light of Trump's order and said they were bracing for a possible resurgence in protests. “We’re preparing for anything that might come,” department spokeswoman Maxine Herr said. “We continue to monitor the situation.” She declined to say whether additional officers would be sent to the protest site.

Morton County spokesman Rob Keller on Monday said police had no plans to forcibly remove people from the campsite, where protesters now number 500 to 600, down from the nearly 10,000 once there. Many in the camp, some of them members of Native American tribes from other parts of the country, had already planned to defy the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe's call to leave, saying the fight against the pipeline was not over.

Forest Borie, 33, of Magalia, California, said the protest will only become more intense.

"Our struggle to protect the planet is getting more intense, and the stakes are getting higher," said Borie, who has been at the camp since early November.

[My comment: Well, now we get to see how good a negotiator Trump is. If he can negotiate this mess and get all parties to come to an mutual agreement, I will be surprised. There are even members of other tribes who are defying the Standing Tribe order to clean up the camps and leave the area. So not all tribal members are in agreement with each other.

Will Trump uphold his Oath to the US Constitution by honoring the numerous tribal treaties which are the supreme law of the land under Article VI of the Constitution? Or will he say by his actions "Screw the Constitution, this is just business?

With so many veterans willing to go to Standing Rock and since they are already well-funded, this has the potential to escalate into a Gandhi/MLK scale movement.]

Cidersomerset

25th January 2017, 19:20

With the on going Trump mainstream media war , the protestors may benefit from
much more support from the press than before because they want to get back at
The Donald.......

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Pipeline protests reignite after Trump's executive action

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Published on 25 Jan 2017
Protests erupted after President Trump signed an executive order to build two
controversial oil pipelines. CBS News' Barry Petersen reports from North Dakota.

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Activist: Dakota Access pipeline could affect water supply of 18 million people

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Published on 24 Jan 2017
President Trump signed executive orders that would advance the Keystone XL and
Dakota Access pipelines. Josh Fox, an environmental activist and director of the film
"Gasland," spoke to CBSN's "Red & Blue."

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Protesters Take To Streets Over Oil Pipeline Executive Orders | NBC News

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Published on 25 Jan 2017
Hundreds of people in Seattle, New York City, and Washington, D.C. protested
President Trump's executive orders on the Keystone XL and Dakota Access Pipelines.

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Environmentalists prepare to restart oil pipeline opposition

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Published on 25 Jan 2017
Alicia Acuna reports from Denver

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Protesters hang "resist" sign near White House

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Published on 25 Jan 2017
Greenpeace protesters dropped a huge banner reading "resist" from a construction
crane near the White House.

onawah

26th January 2017, 00:46

Good point, Cidersomerset! That would certainly be ironic justice! :happythumbsup:

TrumanCash

26th January 2017, 10:57

Pipeline protests resume after Trump revives Keystone, Dakota projects (http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2017/01/25/pipeline-protests-resume-after-trump-revives-keystone-dakota-projects.html)

Excerpt from article:

“The Trump administration’s politically motivated decision violates the law and the Tribe will take legal action to fight it,” Standing Rock Sioux Chairman Dave Archambault II said in a statement, warning of a "second Flint" water crisis.

Cidersomerset

26th January 2017, 14:03

Tribe Pledges To Stop President Donald Trump On Pipelines | MSNBC

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Published on 25 Jan 2017

Standing Rock Sioux tribe leaders say they'll take legal action to fight President
Trump's executive order resuming construction on the Dakota Access Pipeline.

Rocky_Shorz

26th January 2017, 15:26

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tMMksA_LiXg

Anonymous, lock and load exposing environmental cover up by politicians...

Time to make it illegal to do anything we have to protest about...

thunder24

1st February 2017, 02:15

http://www.kfyrtv.com/content/news/Hoeven-says-Acting-Secretary-of-the-Army-has-informed-Corps-to-issue-final-easement-for-DAPL-412351233.html

Hoeven, Cramer say Acting Secretary of the Army has directed Corps to issue final easement for DAPL

WASHINGTON, D.C. - Senator John Hoeven issued the following statement after speaking today with Vice President Pence and Acting Secretary of the Army Robert Speer:

“Today, the Acting Secretary of the Army Robert Speer informed us that he has directed the Army Corps of Engineers to proceed with the easement needed to complete the Dakota Access Pipeline. This will enable the company to complete the project, which can and will be built with the necessary safety features to protect the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe and others downstream.

“Building new energy infrastructure with the latest safeguards and technology is the safest and most environmentally sound way to move energy from where it is produced to where people need it.

“We are also working with the Corps, the Department of Justice, the Department of Interior and the Department of Homeland Security to secure additional federal law enforcement resources to support state and local law enforcement. On Sunday, 20 additional Bureau of Indian Affairs law enforcement officers arrived at Standing Rock to assist local authorities. Also, the Standing Rock Sioux Tribal Council has asked the protesters to leave the campsite on Corps land.

Bob

1st February 2017, 23:34

More on the easement mentioned in the post above:

US Sen. John Hoeven (R-ND) said that receiving the easement to build beneath Lake Oahe will enable Energy Transfer Partners, the project’s sponsor, to complete the 1,172-mile, 30-in. diameter pipeline from the Bakken-Three Forks production area in North Dakota to Patoka, Ill. “Building new energy infrastructure with the latest safeguards and technology is the safest and most environmentally sound way to move energy from where it is produced to where people need it,” he said.

The rest of North Dakota’s congressional delegation welcomed the news. “It’s time to get to work and finish this important piece of energy infrastructure enhancing America’s energy security and putting North Dakotans and Americans back to work,” US Rep. Kevin Cramer (R) said on Jan. 31.

“Now that the Acting Secretary has directed [ACE] to issue an easement to complete the project, we know construction will move forward—though we are waiting on more information in regards to a timeline for when construction can begin,” Sen. Heidi Heitkamp (D) noted on the same day. “We also know that with tensions high, our families, workers, and tribal communities deserve the protective resources they need to stay safe.”

Hoeven said that he and his staff also are working with ACE, DOI, DOJ, and the Department of Homeland Security to secure more federal law enforcement resources to assist local authorities. “On Sunday, 20 additional Bureau of Indian Affairs law enforcement officers arrived at Standing Rock. Also, the Standing Rock Sioux Tribal Council has asked the protesters to leave the campsite on Corps land,” he said.

“This has been a difficult issue for all involved, particularly those who live and work in the area of the protest site, and we need to bring it to a peaceful resolution,” Hoeven maintained.

TrumanCash

2nd February 2017, 02:55

Chase Iron Eyes update:

Published on Feb 1, 2017

Barricade coming down could, possibly, mean a raid. Use all precautions. Stand Strong
https://www.facebook.com/lastrealindi...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZLN9Meh3_0c

Cidersomerset

2nd February 2017, 14:47

Raw: 76 Dakota Pipeline Protesters Arrested

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Published on 2 Feb 2017
Authorities in North Dakota say they arrested 76 Dakota Access oil pipeline
protesters after they refused to leave a camp set up on private land. (Feb. 2)

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Police raid Standing Rock camps as Army Corps moves forward on construction review

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Published on 1 Feb 2017
The Army Corps of Engineers is expected to grant the controversial $3.8 billion
Dakota Access Pipeline its final easement to cross the Missouri River within days.
Meanwhile, police have moved in on camps at Standing Rock in North Dakota and
reportedly arrested water protectors there. RT America's Trinity Chavez has the
story, and we'll also hear from Chase Iron Eyes, attorney for the Lakota People's
Law Project.

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Bob

2nd February 2017, 17:12

Summary - the TIMELINE of the DAPL (Dakota Access Pipe Line)

December 2014 — Dallas-based Energy Transfer Partners applies to the federal government to build the 1,200-mile Dakota Access pipeline to carry North Dakota oil through South Dakota and Iowa to an existing pipeline in Illinois. The pipeline is projected to carry half a million barrels of oil daily. The proposed route skirts the Standing Rock Sioux tribe's reservation and crosses under Lake Oahe, a Missouri River reservoir in North Dakota that serves as the tribe's drinking water source.

March 2016 — Iowa regulators approve the pipeline, making it the fourth and final state to grant permission.

April 2016 — Opponents establish a camp at the confluence of the Cannonball and Missouri rivers in southern North Dakota for peaceful protest. Camps in the area would later swell to thousands of people.

July 2016 — The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers grants pipeline permits at more than 200 water crossings. The Standing Rock Sioux sues a day later. The Cheyenne River Sioux later join the lawsuit as plaintiffs.

Aug. 10 — North Dakota authorities make the first arrests of protesters. The total has since surpassed 600, including actress Shailene Woodley and Green Party presidential candidate Jill Stein.

Sept. 9 — U.S. District Court Judge James Boasberg denies an attempt by the Standing Rock Sioux to halt pipeline construction. The same day, the Army, the Department of Justice and the Interior Department declare that construction bordering or under Lake Oahe won't go forward pending further review.

Nov. 20, 21 — Authorities use tear gas, rubber bullets and water sprays on protesters who they say assaulted officers with rocks and burning logs at a blockaded bridge, in one of the most violent clashes of the protest. At least 17 protesters are taken to hospitals. One officer was injured when struck in the head with a rock.

Dec. 4 — Assistant Army Secretary for Civil Works Jo-Ellen Darcy declines to allow the pipeline to be built under Lake Oahe in part because she says alternate routes need to be considered. Energy Transfer Partners calls the decision politically motivated and accuses President Barack Obama's administration of delaying the matter until he leaves office.

Jan. 18, 2017 — The Army Corps launches a full environmental study of the pipeline's disputed Lake Oahe crossing, a study that could take up to two years. Boasberg, the federal judge, rejects an ETP request to stop the study.

Jan. 24 — President Donald Trump signs executive actions to advance the construction of the Dakota Access oil pipeline, along with the Keystone XL oil pipeline.

Jan. 31 — Sen. John Hoeven of North Dakota says the Acting Secretary of the Army has directed the Army Corps of Engineers to proceed with an easement necessary to complete the pipeline and a Hoeven spokesman says the move means "they plan to approve it" within days.

Feb. 2 — Authorities in North Dakota say they arrested 76 Dakota Access oil pipeline protesters after they refused to leave a camp set up on private land.

(Source - Oil and Gas News, a Trade Journal for the energy industry)

Cidersomerset

3rd February 2017, 01:13

‘If you are able-bodied, go and stand with Standing Rock’ – Jill Stein

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Published on 2 Feb 2017

Green Party leader and progressive activist Dr. Jill Stein joins RT America’s
Ashlee Banks to discuss the issues at stake with the Dakota Access Pipeline
protests as well as President Trump’s controversial immigration order.

TrumanCash

3rd February 2017, 04:42

You might be wondering--Where are the veterans?

Military veterans throw support behind Standing Rock protesters after Trump signs Dakota Access pipeline memo (http://www.cnbc.com/2017/01/30/veterans-raise-funds-for-standing-rock-after-trump-dakota-access-memo.html)

A U.S. military veterans group announced new efforts to support the Standing Rock Native American tribe and protesters who oppose completion of the Dakota Access pipeline, just days after President Donald Trump took action to move the project forward.

Those efforts include developing the capability to deploy thousands of veteran volunteers to Standing Rock, potentially putting the White House in a politically difficult position. They come as tensions have escalated between protesters and law officers in recent weeks.

Veterans Stand launched a fundraising drive on GoFundMe last week to support a network of protesters camped out near Cannon Ball, North Dakota. It seeks to raise $500,000 to buy supplies for campers, provide car rides for volunteers and create a rapid response ability. It has raised about $19,000 in two days.

[As of Feb 4, 2017, the Veterans Stand GoFundMe donations are about $146,000.]

Veterans Stand is not the same organization that Wesley Clark Jr headed in December. Here is a statement from Clark's farcebook page:

I'd like to put out there that I am not a member of Veterans Stand. I have no say in how their funds are spent and have never received any funds from Veterans Stand. My personal views were that money raised from last December's action that were not spent on travel, equipment and reimbursement should be spent on either the Water Protector's legal defense fund or to pay for hospital bills for Water Protector's who have suffered injuries from police violence.

Notice that Clark does not mention helping out the Standing Rock tribe's legal defense or helping to clean up the mess left by the camps before the anticipated flooding. Clark had raised over a million dollars. One comment queried: "#wheresthemoneywes that you raised and left vets high and dry here at camp"?

Here is a statement from the Veterans Stand farcebook page:

Veterans Stand for Standing Rock II

If you would like to register as a volunteer to help on the ground, or from home, please fill out this roster, and a member of our team will be in contact with you as more information about this mission become available.

December 4-7, 2016 2,000+ veteran volunteers traveled to Standing Rock Sioux Reservation to hold the line with our brothers and sisters in the spirit of peace and unity. We launched a mission of support and started a movement of unity that we were neither expecting nor surprised by. The Veterans Stand community was built from this first mission and we have the potential to do so much more in service of the people of this country.

In the past two weeks the turmoil and uncertainty at Standing Rock has increased significantly. We have continued to stay in contact with indigenous and camp leadership and have identified several areas where the Veterans Stand network can continue to serve the needs of the local community. If you would like to register as a volunteer to help on the ground, or from home, please fill out this roster, and a member of our team will be in contact with you as more information about this mission become available.

In the meantime, you can get live updates on our social channels:

Facebook: www.facebook.com/veteransstand4
Twitter: @VeteransStand4
Instagram: VeteransStand4
Snapchat: VeteransStand

Thank you for your continued support of Veterans Stand and our mission at Standing Rock!

-Veterans Stand

Given that 1) the Standing Rock tribe told everyone to clean up the mess and go home so that they can pursue legal avenues and given that 2) the very anti-Trump Clark, et al, are apparently not going to participate in the final showdown and given that 3) with the recent arrests and "law enforcement" build up (e.g., BIA), it is not looking very good for the water protectors who are disrespecting the Standing Rock tribe's wishes.

Standing Rock denies ties to ‘rogue’ protesters (http://www.presstv.ir/Detail/2017/02/02/508804/US-police-DAPL-North-Dakota-protest)

The Standing Rock Sioux released a statement following the Wednesday encounter between police and protesters, saying although the two lawmakers’ comments were premature, they tribe had no links to the “rogue” protesters.

The tribe has vowed to "vigorously pursue legal action" if the Trump administration cuts off the environmental review for the project.

"To abandon the (environmental impact statement) would amount to a wholly unexplained and arbitrary change based on the President's personal views and, potentially, personal investments," the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe said Tuesday.

TrumanCash

5th February 2017, 23:31

LaDonna Brave Bull Allard Explains Her Ownership Of Sacred Stone Camp (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VC8iUCKjjlo)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VC8iUCKjjlo

TrumanCash

6th February 2017, 02:03

ND Government Plotting Against Chase Iron Eyes, LaDonna Brave Bull (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ym6CcE1qL9I) -- Young Turks reporter with his viewpoint on what's going on now at Standing Rock.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ym6CcE1qL9I

There seems to be a lot mystery about what's going on now regarding the motives and agendas of the main characters of this drama. The takeover of LaDonna Brave Bull Allard's private land to which she has title by the gestapo and perhaps also by agreement of Standing Rock chairman Dave Archaumbault is a recent happening. Both LaDonna and Chase Iron Eyes have encouraged people to come and be water protectors in apparent opposition to Archaumbault's telling people to go home and let the tribe handle everything legally. And some keep asking "Where are the vets?" and "What is Wesley Clark, Jr really going to do with the million plus bucks that he received in donations for Standing Rock."

Unfortunately, we are not privy to the meetings taking place now and chairman Archaumbault's statements can be taken different ways and who knows what Trump is being told and what he is telling others to do. Of course, he's made it quite clear that he wants the pipelines to go forward but with better US steel, but with the legal action by the tribe going forward will he be obliged to make a deal? :popcorn:

TrumanCash

6th February 2017, 18:53

FASCISM AT ITS FINEST

A Standing Rock elder interviewed in first video. Very interesting. He paints a bleak picture with examples of oppression he experienced, never-ending lies from the "government", racism and the generational traumatization.

"We just want to be treated equal."

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6vbTC7YvhdI

As usual the Feds, Bar A$$ociation judges, lawyers and local gestapo team up to lie under oath and villify natives who are praying on their treaty land. Fascism at its finest.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5bOLL2MlaQQ

thunder24

7th February 2017, 13:27

http://thedailyhaze.com/archambault-pipeline-not-detrimental/

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Dave Archambault II: “This Pipeline Is Not Going to Be Detrimental to Our Nation”
Published on February 4, 2017 in Freshest News/Politics/Viral by Claire Bernish
Standing Rock Sioux Tribe Chairman Dave Archambault II now seems actively opposed to the #NoDAPL movement

Says Dakota Access will not ‘kill our nation’

Takes issue with the phrase ‘water is life’

Wants water protectors to go home or fight the pipeline in Washington

Rumors concerning tribal leadership, law enforcement, and Big Oil have swirled in Standing Rock from the time the first camp broke ground in April to oppose construction of the Dakota Access Pipeline — termed the “black snake” by Native American water protectors.

Fomenting an international movement against the fossil fuel industry, Standing Rock, Dakota Access, and ‘water protector’ have become familiar terms — primarily given the fight to protect water from contamination began with Indigenous peoples but is indisputably universal.

But Something Changed

“This pipeline is not going to kill our nation,” Standing Rock Sioux Tribe Chairman Dave Archambault II now asserts. “This pipeline is not going to destroy America. This one pipeline that everybody’s talking about — this one pipeline where people refuse to leave — this is not gonna be detrimental to our nation.”

Standing Rock Sioux Tribe council recently reaffirmed they would like the camps of water protectors to vacate the land near the Missouri River’s Lake Oahe reservoir; and — though the resolution ostensibly came out of concern for safety in anticipation the spring thaw will inundate the floodplain — the move sparked yet more rumors certain individuals had ‘sold out.’

In fact, anyone keenly familiar with the movement opposing Dakota Access noticed a distinct transition in tone from tribal leadership toward water protectors, particularly over the past two months.

Spending time in Standing Rock recently, The Rock Report became the latest media outlet to walk away with more questions than answers — mostly concerning Archambault and his loyalty to the movement he once championed.

Discussing their interview with the tribal chairman, The Rock Report’s Lydia says they were “quite surprised by some of his answers — and they might even make you question if he is still the correct spokesperson for this movement.”.........

Water Is Life … Right?

Mni Wiconi, Water Is Life, has been one of the rallying cries employed by water protectors for that exact reason — but Archambault now calls that vital phrase and others “taglines.”

Startling as that might be to anyone turning to the tribal chairman as a spokesperson for the movement, his statements to The Rock Report reveal a person steadfastly turning his back on the #NoDAPL movement, at least, so long as water protectors remain encamped on treaty territory.

“We can have all the water in the world and we’re not creating a better future for our kids,” Archambault explains.

On the phrase ‘water is life’ — the foundational reason for the pipeline opposition movement — Archambault says,

“Basically, what we’re saying is ‘life is water’ — is, is equal — life is water. I don’t see it that way. I see it as, water is a source of life. It is not life.”

“So no more water protecting to be done?” asks Sam.

“Well, I would say that the purpose has been served,” Archambault replies, “and to be there is putting people’s lives at risk. Let’s start doing things at our home. The purpose has been served.”

The Rock Report’s interview with Dave Archambault II — including counterpoints by another tribe member — must be seen and shared to raise questions about who speaks for the Standing Rock, #NoDAPL movement.

And, more critically, who should not.

Cidersomerset

7th February 2017, 22:46

I think he may have a few calls tomorrow........

Trump: 'Haven't Had One Call' Complaining About Dakota Pipeline

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Published on 7 Feb 2017

"As you know, I approved two pipelines that were stuck in limbo forever,"
President Donald Trump said during his remarks at a listening session with
county sheriffs. "I don't even think it was controversial."

TrumanCash

8th February 2017, 00:51

Army Grants Easement To Complete Construction Of Dakota Access Pipeline (http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2017-02-07/army-grants-easement-complete-construction-dakota-access-pipeline) Read more at ZeroHedge

The US Army Corps said in a court filing it has notified Congress that it has granted the final easement needed to finish the controversial Dakota Access pipeline. The easement was needed for Energy Transfer Partners to complete work on the last pipeline portion located under Lake Oahe.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WabB7wZ0I-0

Cidersomerset

8th February 2017, 17:22

Dakota Access Pipeline gets green light

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Published on 8 Feb 2017
Final permit issued for the pipeline

Cidersomerset

9th February 2017, 19:27

Civil liberties group suing DAPL company over treaty land construction

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Published on 8 Feb 2017
The US Army Corps of Engineers will grant the final easement necessary to finish
construction on the controversial Dakota Access Pipeline, according to a court filing.
But is the battle over? Maybe not, according to Tangerine Bolen, executive director
of the civil liberties group Revolution Truth, who joins to talk about her their plan to
sue Energy Transfer Partners – the company behind the Dakota Access Pipeline –
to prevent the pipeline from being built on what they call treaty land.

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Thousands heading to Standing Rock to be water protectors ‒ filmmaker

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Published on 9 Feb 2017

The US Army Corp of Engineers has granted the final easement to Energy Transfer
Partners, the company behind the Dakota Access Pipeline. But are the Native American
Nations willing to give up on the fight? Filmmaker Josh Fox, who has covered the story
at Standing Rock, joins “News With Ed” to discuss this and more.

Cidersomerset

9th February 2017, 19:49

A Violation of Tribal & Human Rights: Standing Rock Chair
Slams Approval of Dakota Access Pipeline

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Published on 8 Feb 2017

http://democracynow.org - The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers said Tuesday it will
greenlight the final phase of construction for the Dakota Access pipeline, prompting
indigenous-led water protectors to call for a "last stand" against the $3.8 billion
project. In a letter to Congress, acting Army Secretary Robert Speer said the Army
Corps will cancel an environmental impact study of the Dakota Access pipeline and
will grant an easement today allowing Energy Transfer Partners to drill under Lake
Oahe on the Missouri River. The Army Corps also said it would suspend a customary
14-day waiting period following its order, meaning the company could immediately
begin boring a tunnel for the final one-and-a-half miles of pipe. We speak to Standing
Rock Sioux Tribal Council Chair Dave Archambault II.

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Water Protectors Call for Global Mass Mobilizations as Army Plans to Approve
Dakota Access Pipeline

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Published on 8 Feb 2017

http://democracynow.org - On Tuesday, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers said
Tuesday it will greenlight the final phase of construction of the pipeline. Amnesty
International called the announcement "an unlawful and appalling violation of
human rights." In recent months, police have launched an escalating and violent
crackdown against the resistance at Standing Rock. Last week, more than 70
people were arrested after militarized police raided a new resistance camp set up
on historic Sioux treaty land. Among those arrested was award-winning Pueblo
journalist Jenni Monet, who was on assignment for Indian Country Media Network.

onawah

9th February 2017, 23:35

Modern Humans are Walking Dead! ~ the late John Trudell
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Sep 1, 2011
NATIVE AMERICAN JOHN TRUDELL EXPLAINS HOW PEOPLE TODAY ARE GOING ALONG WITH SOCIETY,CUT OFF FROM A SPIRITUAL,TRIBAL PAST IN A UNIFIED REALM OF BEING!

JOHN TRUDELL - THE FUTURISTIC POLICE STATE
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Bob

10th February 2017, 16:22

Resuming work to finish Dakota Access pipeline -

"We plan to begin immediately," Vicki Granado, a spokeswoman for developer Energy Transfer Partners, said in an email to A P Wednesday night.

Some members of the Standing Rock Sioux tribe, which has been at the center of the debate for nearly a year, urged "emergency actions" via social media.

Protesters posted an online list of about 50 events nationwide. There were large rallies, including one outside the White House, and smaller ones, such as in Des Moines, Iowa.

A group of protesters in Chicago targeted a bank, and another group went to an Army Corps of Engineers office in New York City but was asked to leave when they started filming without a permit. Several people were arrested for blocking public access to a federal building in San Francisco.

"Today begins the next phase of mass resistance to Donald Trump's toxic Dakota Access pipeline," said Dallas Goldtooth, executive director of the Indigenous Environmental Network.

"Workers earlier drilled entry and exit holes for the crossing, and oil has been put in the pipeline leading up to the lake in anticipation of finishing the project. CEO Kelcy Warren has said the work could be done in about three months."

Chase Iron Eyes, an American Indian activist who has called on people to return to the main camp rather than leave, encouraged that again in a statement and on social media.

"I'll see you on the front line," said Iron Eyes, who is facing a felony charge for allegedly inciting a riot during protest action last week near the camp.

http://www.pennenergy.com/content/dam/Pennenergy/online-articles/2016/12/AP_Oil_Pipeline_Protest_Digging_In_Overhead.JPG.scale.LARGE.JPG

Meanwhile

1 missing, 2 injured in Louisiana pipeline blaze

Authorities don't yet know what caused the fire on the pipeline in Paradis, but several workers was cleaning it at the time, St. Charles Parish Sheriff Greg Champagne said at a news conference.

The pipeline was carrying a highly volatile byproduct of natural gas, which was burning cleanly and very hotly over a 30- to 40-foot area, the sheriff said.

"It's just a big blow torch," he said.

Sixty homes were evacuated and highways were being diverted around the area in Paradis, which is about 30 miles west of New Orleans.

Source - The Associated Press (Current news reports)

Bob

15th February 2017, 16:01

Contractors say could be completed within 30 days, as the last ditch effort by the Tribes to request that U.S. District Judge James Boasberg prohibit the pipeline from being completed as shown below.

http://www.pennenergy.com/content/dam/Pennenergy/online-articles/2017/02/AP_Dakota_Access_Pipeline_Lake_Oahe.JPG.scale.LARGE.JPG

Judge Boasberg ruled emphasizing a 'technicality' that as long as oil isn't flowing through the pipeline, there is no imminent harm to the Cheyenne River and Standing Rock Sioux tribes, which are suing to stop the project. But he said he'd consider the arguments more thoroughly at another hearing on Feb. 27.

That gives the tribes hope that they still might prevail, Cheyenne River Chairman Harold Frazier said.

The tribes say the pipeline would endanger their cultural sites and water supply. They added a religious freedom component to their case last week by arguing that clean water is necessary to practice the Sioux religion.

"The mere presence of the oil in the pipeline renders the water spiritually impure," said Nicole Ducheneaux, lawyer for the Cheyenne River Sioux tribe.

But Boasberg said any immediate harm to the tribe "comes from when the spigots are turned on and the oil flows through the pipeline." Despite the setback, American Indian activist Chase Iron Eyes said pipeline opponents will continue fighting

TrumanCash

17th February 2017, 18:09

BIA Eviction Letter Issued Live at Standing Rock (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UmyY1WeR4-E)

Interesting and well done documentary style video, that reveals the concerns of the water protectors, jurisdictional issues, etc.

Live From Standing Rock With Digital Smoke Signals (2/16/2017) Sacred Stone Eviction Letter

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UmyY1WeR4-E

"We're doing this at the request of the [Standing Rock] tribe....The tribal council has requested the Bureau of Indian Affairs to hand out these notices." -- BIA Incident Commander

Natives give their viewpoint with legal citations; Ladonna saying she owns the land so it is private property where the camp is. It seems to be a very complex problem. In spite of the court filings, jurisdictional challenges, etc. it appears that Trump will have them all arrested which is certain to increase the number of filings against the federal gestapo.

Bob

17th February 2017, 18:46

Unfathomable garbage, human waste, building trash - all present in the "water protector's camp" which will soon pollute the River - seems keeping things clean and sanitary was the least of the thoughts while "protecting water", the lack of foresight about what happens when the areas flood due to the snowmelt and the garbage/waste flushes itself into the water supply..

http://www.pennenergy.com/content/dam/Pennenergy/online-articles/2017/02/AP_Oil_Pipeline_Camp_2017.JPG.scale.LARGE.JPG

This aerial photo above shows the Oceti Sakowin camp, where people have gathered to protest the Dakota Access pipeline on federal land, Monday, Feb. 13, 2017, in Cannon Ball, N.D.

With the amount of people that have been out there and the amount of estimated waste and trash out there, there is a good chance it will end up in the river if it is not cleaned up," Corps spokesman Capt. Ryan Hignight said.

Local and federal officials estimate there's enough trash and debris in the camp to fill about 2,500 pickup trucks. Garbage ranges from trash to building debris to human waste, according to Morton County Emergency Manager Tom Doering.

The camp on federal land near the pipeline route has dwindled to a few hundred people.

The tribe has asked protesters to leave the area, and has been coordinating cleanup at the camp since late last month.

Chairman Dave Archambault said at the time it was being funded from $6 million in donations the tribe received to support its pipeline fight.

In other words the Tribe has sufficient funds to clean up the human waste/debris/garbage before it runs into the water source during the snowmelt.

"We're really fighting the clock," Doering said Wednesday. "There's more garbage down there than anybody anticipated."

Corps officials and a contractor will travel to the site later this week to assess the situation, though actual cleanup work won't happen until the area is deemed safe for workers, Hignight said. The camp area has seen frequent and sometimes violent clashes between protesters and police.

In other words, the protesters are hindering any efforts of cleanup by the authorities. How ironic.

source - AP, and many more reports on the garbage/waste/debris problem
http://www.dailywire.com/news/13219/lol-standing-rock-protesters-leave-behind-enough-frank-camp#exit-modal

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XJiEu6VB-II

TrumanCash

21st February 2017, 18:25

Revealed: FBI terrorism taskforce investigating Standing Rock activists (https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2017/feb/10/standing-rock-fbi-investigation-dakota-access) The Guardian

FBI representatives have contacted several ‘water protectors’, raising alarm that an indigenous-led movement is being construed as domestic terrorism

The FBI is investigating political activists campaigning against the Dakota Access pipeline, diverting agents charged with preventing terrorist attacks to instead focus their attention on indigenous activists and environmentalists.

The Guardian has established that multiple officers within the FBI’s joint terrorism taskforce have attempted to contact at least three people tied to the Standing Rock “water protector” movement in North Dakota.

The purpose of the officers’ inquiries into Standing Rock, and scope of the task force’s work, remains unknown. Agency officials declined to comment. But the fact that the officers have even tried to communicate with activists is alarming to free-speech experts who argue that anti-terrorism agents have no business scrutinizing protesters.

“The idea that the government would attempt to construe this indigenous-led non-violent movement into some kind of domestic terrorism investigation is unfathomable to me,” said Lauren Regan, a civil rights attorney who has provided legal support to demonstrators who were contacted by representatives of the FBI. “It’s outrageous, it’s unwarranted … and it’s unconstitutional.”

Read more here (https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2017/feb/10/standing-rock-fbi-investigation-dakota-access)

TrumanCash

21st February 2017, 20:20

Live From Standing Rock With Myron Dewey (2/20/2017) Oceti Camp Update (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cVop27-YrE8)

Video shows Standing Rock main camp nearly cleaned up, very little snow left, BIA to arrest everybody tomorrow possibly including media people, too.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cVop27-YrE8

Cidersomerset

22nd February 2017, 13:19

Army Corps shutting down DAPL protest camp

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9BLBR9jk7Zc

Published on 22 Feb 2017

Protesters have been on the site since August

TrumanCash

22nd February 2017, 18:47

DAPL protesters set tents ablaze ahead of camp evacuation deadline (VIDEOS) (https://www.rt.com/usa/378245-dapl-evacuate-camp-standing-rock/) Russia Today

Pictures and videos from this morning.

TrumanCash

22nd February 2017, 19:10

DAPL Greenlit Without Input From Standing Rock Sioux (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4hwS32WPUXc) | AM Joy | MSNBC

David Archambault, Chairman of the Standing Rock Sioux tribe, joins Joy Reid with his shocking account of trying to talk to “anybody” in the Trump administration about the Dakota Access Pipeline, which was then given permission to move forward without feedback from his tribe.

David Archambault also explains why they want everyone to leave the area.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4hwS32WPUXc

Bob

22nd February 2017, 20:21

Currently snowing on and off in the "camp". Watching the protester's shelters burn. Many tepee's still remain upright without the torch. Authorities standing in the roadway watching.

http://a.abcnews.com/images/US/170222_vod_orig_dapl_camps_burned_16x9_384.jpg

https://cdn.theatlantic.com/assets/media/img/photo/2017/02/dakota-access-pipeline-protesters-b/d01_643812120/main_900.jpg?1487792077

http://www.trbimg.com/img-58adf4dc/turbine/la-na-dakota-access-camp-burns-20170222-photos

http://www.mercurynews.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/oilpipeline.jpg?w=620

http://www.gazettenet.com/getattachment/638edd0d-121d-46f7-9c0e-866acc441670/A3pipelinedigin-hg-120316-ph01

TrumanCash

22nd February 2017, 21:30

Standing Rock LIVE: Anti-DAPL camp as enforced evacuation deadline reached (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WL5nT99KOas)

Black smoke pouring from shelters, garbage and even a vehicle burning! Where are the "Air Protectors"? The Water Protectors are polluting the air! Oh, the irony! :facepalm:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WL5nT99KOas

TrumanCash

22nd February 2017, 22:10

Standing Rock, Police Start Camp Eviction - UWN LIVE FEED (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iYUFH7mGojU)

Last warning given a few minutes past 4:00 pm.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iYUFH7mGojU

Cidersomerset

22nd February 2017, 22:13

Evicted NoDAPL protesters ‘taking their fight outward’ – photojournalist

S1uo4dMtsKc

Published on 22 Feb 2017
The deadline has passed for the government-imposed evacuation of the Oceti Sakowin
protest camp in North Dakota. RT America correspondent Ashlee Banks brings the latest
on Standing Rock. Then, photojournalist Jamie Probst joins Anya Parampil from the scene.

sunpaw

23rd February 2017, 18:15

Eviction of the camp, livestream

https://livestream.com/unicornriot/events/7046185

peggy englebrake

23rd February 2017, 19:44

When I was 5 years old my uncle called on Christmas eve to tell us the good people of Fargo, ND had just burned their house down because the were native. They moved back to the Northern Cheyenne reservation for the rest of their lives. Nothing seems to have changed decades later. I see the same "Nazi" force from Fargo and their terrorist army attacking unarmed people at Standing Rock as I watch live today, but now they need the backing of SWAT teams and fully armed military units. This is especially ironic since my German grandparents came to America in the late 1800rds to escape what my grandmother called the "brown shirt" Nazis.

betoobig

23rd February 2017, 20:42

i haven´t followed the thread all way through, but i do follow wáter protectors and Standing Rock in Fb. Yesterday they did last prayer online live, wouow awesome energy. And today they reported live about the entry of oficial forces coming in the camp to shut it all down.
This has started a big movement, all this people can have their heads way up. Not and end to this all. But really, the only thing that can stop this everywhere is free energy, end of fosil fuels once for all. May it be.
Much love

thunder24

24th February 2017, 17:39

http://abcnews.go.com/US/trump-administration-withdraws-legal-memo-found-ample-legal/story?id=45696135

Two days before the Trump administration approved an easement for the Dakota Access pipeline to cross a reservoir near the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe reservation, the U.S. Department of the Interior withdrew a legal opinion that concluded there was “ample legal justification” to deny it.

The withdrawal of the opinion was revealed in court documents filed this week by U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, the same agency that requested the review late last year.

“A pattern is emerging with [the Trump] administration,” said Jan Hasselman, an attorney representing the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe. “They take good, thoughtful work and then just throw it in the trash and do whatever they want to do.”

The 35-page legal analysis of the pipeline’s potential environmental risks and its impact on treaty rights of the Standing Rock Sioux and other indigenous tribes was authored in December by then-Interior Department Solicitor Hilary C. Tompkins, an Obama appointee who was -- at the time -- the top lawyer in the department.

“The government-to-government relationship between the United States and the Tribes calls for enhanced engagement and sensitivity to the Tribes' concerns,” Tompkins wrote. “The Corps is accordingly justified should it choose to deny the proposed easement.”

TrumanCash

26th February 2017, 00:59

DAPL Finished Drilling, Potentially Did So ILLEGALLY (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n6ny98Oyo_o)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n6ny98Oyo_o

onawah

26th February 2017, 01:55

Trump's statement on video that he never received a single phone call protesting the DAPL, using that as his excuse for letting this travesty proceed will never be expunged from his record in the eyes of the people whose eyes have been wide open all along.
He may be doing some good things, but that kind of insensitivity and uncaring is heartbreaking.

TrumanCash

28th February 2017, 20:34

DAPL Is Not Done Drilling (2/25/2017) Live From Standing Rock With Eric Poemz (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J_TbRpaJ7v0) (He talks about this about 6:00 min. into the video)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J_TbRpaJ7v0

Bob

1st March 2017, 17:27

Pipeline Madness results in death of a man who shot at a natural gas pipeline in Florida

The protest and negative pipeline mindset has apparently lead to the death of a man in Florida after he engaged local law enforcement in a standoff.

FLORAL CITY, Fla. (AP) — Police have identified a man who was fatally shot by officers after he was suspected of firing a gun at a pipeline construction site and fleeing.

The Citrus County Sheriff's Office said on its Facebook page that 66-year-old James Leroy Marker was killed on Sunday by officers after he shot and damaged a section of the Sabal Trail pipeline in north Florida.

The office says the pipeline, which will transport natural gas from Alabama to Florida, was damaged extensively.

Authorities say Marker fled after shooting the pipe and was eventually stopped by officers. The sheriff's office says he "engaged with law enforcement" before being fatally shot.

Three Citrus County deputies have been placed on administrative leave while a Florida Department of Law Enforcement investigation occurs.

The Slain Sabal Trail shooter has been ID’d as Chokoloskee man. http://www.gainesville.com/news/20170227/slain-sabal-trail-shooter-idd-as-chokoloskee-man

A Citrus County sheriff's official said he waved his weapon at officers, who then fired and killed him. No law enforcement officer was injured or fired upon.

Water Protector Protest

Construction of the Sabal Trail Transmission pipeline has spurred mass protests in recent months by those who believe the pipeline and its contribution process are harmful to the environment and Floridan aquifer.

An employee of a store near where Marker was accused of shooting the pipeline said Monday that customers are telling him they are concerned about protest violence.

https://www.wuft.org/news/files/2017/02/IMG_1624-1024x683.jpg

also - https://www.wuft.org/news/2017/02/27/sabal-trail-pipeline-shooter-identified/

Bob

1st March 2017, 18:08

Called the NEW PIPELINE PROTEST, something that is as large (or larger) as DAPL, the "Sabal Trail Resistance" says it is determined to block the pipeline which will bring natural gas from Alabama to Florida.

The Sabal Trail Resistance identified the killed person (post above), as one of their resistance fighters.

(Statement from http://earthfirstjournal.org - Update: The shooter his been identified. His name was James Marker. He was 66 years old when he was murdered by police.)

Apparently James Leroy Marker took Earth First's statement literally as he shot at the pipeline (the "black snake as it is called") and pipeline construction equipment.

The Earth First Statement is below from their webpage - http://earthfirstjournal.org/newswire/2017/02/27/florida-sabal-trail-resistance-holds-vigil-for-person-who-was-killed-by-police-after-shooting-at-pipeline-construction-equipment/

KILL PIPELINES NOT PEOPLE!

We apologies for such short notice. This event is a first step in responding to this tragic incident.

On the morning of 2/26 police killed a pipeline resistor in Marion County. [We are holding] a vigil from 7 a.m. to 9 a.m. along State Road 200. We will meet at Halpata Tastanaki Preserve where the protest occurred on Wednesday, parking in public lot across from Golf Course. Please join us, bring flowers and signs. While there are not enough details to take a definitive position, we feel that its important to acknowledge that someone lost their life at the hands of the police in an effort to stop the pipeline.

From what we have seen thus far, the person who was killed conducted a successful effort to sabotage pipeline construction this morning when he damaged equipment using a rifle at the site of a future compressor station on the edge of the Halpata Tastankai Preserve. In response, law enforcement agents initiated a chase into Citrus County that ended in him being killed. There has been no evidence that this person posed any threat beyond causing property damage.

Statements from law enforcement mention of the individual “brandishing a weapon” but provide no evidence of a weapon being aimed or fired at them. If there is dash cam footage of this, it should be provided.

In the meantime, we can only offer our condolences to the friends, family and community of this person.

Bob

17th March 2017, 15:44

This is where the pipeline goes under the lake and river. Notice the high tension power towers in the left of the image also crossing the water.

http://www.pennenergy.com/content/dam/Pennenergy/online-articles/2017/03/AP_Oil_Pipeline_Final_Phase.JPG.scale.LARGE.JPG

Federal Judge James Boasberg on Tuesday, March 14 denied a request by the Standing Rock and Cheyenne River Sioux to stop oil from flowing.

The tribes are trying to appeal his earlier decision allowing pipeline construction to finish.

This statement is the justification: "The critical factor here is Cheyenne River's lack of likelihood of success on the merits ... plaintiff does not have a strong case on appeal," Boasberg said in his ruling Tuesday.

The tribes maintain an oil pipeline under the lake they consider sacred violates their religious rights, but Boasberg says the argument was made too late and is of questionable merit.

The judge also said ETP would be "substantially harmed" by a delay, as it prepares to move oil through the pipeline as early as Monday.

source - AP

Rocky_Shorz

17th March 2017, 15:55

Rick Perry resigned from ETP and Sunoco before joining Trump...

...Former Texas governor Rick Perry, president-elect Donald Trump's choice for Energy Secretary, resigned from his seat on the board of directors of Energy Transfer Partners, according to a U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission filing made public today.

As The Dallas Morning News' Todd Gillman wrote last month, Perry was expected to face scrutiny over his ties to the energy industry. When he left office as governor, he joined the corporate boards of two companies run by Dallas billionaire Kelcy Warren, including ETP. http://www.dallasnews.com/business/energy/2017/01/05/rick-perry-leaves-board-dallas-based-energy-transfer-partners-confirmation-looming

Bob

17th March 2017, 16:04

What's the beef with the DAPL pipeline? Religious reasons, potential contamination of Spiritual Sacred lands? Potential contamination of drinking and irrigation water?

How come there are eight (8) existing pipelines that already go under Lake Oahe (that are not owned by the ETP group) that are and have been operating for 35 YEARS so far without incident?

These older pipelines (which need maintenance) are only 9 feet under the lake bed. The DAPL pipeline is between 92 and 115 feet below the lake bed to ensure the water is protected.

The shallower pipelines potentially are a problem. Why is nothing being done to check and verify the safety and integrity of those older pipelines? Why is there no focus on that?

Here is a cross section of what it looks like:

https://daplpipelinefacts.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/Dakota-Access-Pipeline-Path-1024x422.jpg

source - https://daplpipelinefacts.com

Rocky_Shorz

17th March 2017, 16:23

Once again you are showing off your Brilliance Bob, the pipeline is built and oil flows in a few days, so it is way too late for changes.

They weren't complaining about fracking either, only that a money pipeline was crossing their lands and they weren't getting any benefit.

Bob

17th March 2017, 16:38

As to the DAPL pipeline crossing reservation lands - no it does not. Not even one inch of reservation land it touched, as the pipeline crosses FEDERAL US government land and private land of which legal easements were obtained.

https://daplpipelinefacts.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/Dakota-Access-Pipeline-Private-Land-Map-1-1024x844.jpg

As to legal merit - the arguments of the tribes "hold no merit" as 8 previously existing pipelines (non-contested) including a large dual pipeline right at the same crossing site the protesters were protesting has been there and operating for 35 years. Historically 35 years ago the “Northern Border Pipeline" owned and operated by TCPipelines LP was put in under the contested spot in the lake at a mere 9 feet below the lake bottom. The "adoption by measure" legal issue is, if the complaint has not been lodged, and the "concern" alleged has been "allowed", going back to say it should have been contested "holds no merit"...

I've also referenced contamination happening from a natural gas pipeline south of Anchorage Alaska (which still is contaminating the water (http://projectavalon.net/forum4/showthread.php?96173-Another-Leak-a-pipeline-in-Alaska-s-Cook-Inlet&p=1138181&viewfull=1#post1138181))... pipelines as old as this one can leak. An argument potentially could be raised about the older pipelines needing servicing (citing the current leaking Cook Inlet natural gas leak), and the location just happens to be in the location the new DAPL exists.

Rocky_Shorz

26th March 2017, 03:00

North Dakota Oil Pipeline spill...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DyTodFCHLCQ

Instead of fixing the old pipelines that were already in place, they ran a new pipeline and say oops, sorry as the old ones break.

"December North Dakota Oil Spill More Than 3 Times Larger Than Initial Estimate
With 530,000 gallons of oil believed to have leaked, it appears to be one of the biggest spills in state history.". http://m.huffpost.com/us/entry/us_58d54eece4b03692bea55b42?

Why is this just coming out and from Huffington post?

Did I miss it?

Bob

29th March 2017, 16:13

http://www.pennenergy.com/content/dam/Pennenergy/online-articles/2017/03/AP_Oil_Pipeline_North_Dakota_Windfall.JPG.scale.LARGE.JPG

DAPL now is filled with oil which is traveling under the contested Lake Oahe crossing point.

The Dakota Access pipeline developer said Monday, March 27, that it has placed oil in the pipeline under a Missouri River reservoir in North Dakota and that it's preparing to put the pipeline into full service.

The battle isn't over

The battle isn't over. The Standing Rock and Cheyenne River Sioux tribes still have an unresolved lawsuit that seeks to stop the project. The Standing Rock chairman did not immediately return a call seeking comment on ETP's announcement.

The tribes argue that a rupture in the section that crosses under Lake Oahe would threaten their water supply and sacred sites and would prevent them from practicing their religion, which requires clean water.

The company disputes the tribes' claims and says the $3.8 billion pipeline is safe.

The tribes in December held up the project by successfully pushing the U.S. government for a full environmental study of the Lake Oahe crossing, which is in southern North Dakota. But the Army Corps of Engineers, which manages the Missouri River for the government, rescinded the study and gave the company permission to complete the pipeline at the urging of President Donald Trump shortly after he took office.

There were months of protests against the pipeline, mainly in North Dakota, where opponents set up a camp on Corps land between the Standing Rock Reservation and the pipeline route. At times it housed thousands of people, many of whom clashed with police, who made about 750 arrests between August and February. The on-the-ground protests waned after the Corps ordered the shutdown of the camp in February in advance of the spring flooding season.

Monkey Wrenching

The company on March 20 reported "recent coordinated physical attacks" on the pipeline without offering details.

Authorities in South Dakota and Iowa confirmed that someone apparently used a torch to burn a hole through empty sections of the pipeline at above-ground shut-off valve sites.

Tribes fighting the $3.8 billion Dakota Access pipeline said Tuesday that the pumping of oil into the pipe under their water source is a blow, but it doesn't end their legal battle.

Cheyenne River Sioux Chairman Harold Frazier said Sioux tribes in the Dakotas still believe they ultimately will persuade a judge to shut down the pipeline that they maintain threatens cultural sites, drinking water and religion.

"My people are here today because we have survived in the face of the worst kind of challenges," he said. "The fact that oil is flowing under our life-giving waters is a blow, but it hasn't broken us."

Standing Rock Sioux Chairman Dave Archambault called oil under the lake "a setback, and a frightening one at that." But he and Phillip Ellis, spokesman for the Earthjustice environmental law nonprofit, which is representing that tribe, said they are confident in the court case.

"The flow of oil under Lake Oahe is a temporary reminder of the pain this pipeline has perpetrated to those that have stood with Standing Rock and the devastation it has wreaked on sacred tribal sites, but hope remains," Ellis said.

ref - AP

Bob

12th April 2017, 15:12

Apparently one of those who participated didn't make it.. His body was found floating in the CannonBall River this last Sunday.

MANDAN, N.D. ( article originates from AP) — Authorities say the death of a Southern California man who was known to be at camps protesting the Dakota Access pipeline does not appear suspicious.

The Morton County Sheriff's Office says a fisherman found the body of 35-year-old Damjan Nedelkovski of Glendale, California, floating near the shoreline of the Cannonball River in North Dakota on Sunday.

http://bloximages.chicago2.vip.townnews.com/bismarcktribune.com/content/tncms/assets/v3/editorial/b/bd/bbd318ee-f33b-5151-a828-8153d17f0517/58eccbd4783b2.image.jpg

An autopsy is said to have found no trauma to the body. Therefore they say the cause of death is "pending".

It was stated that friends and family last had contact with Damjan in late October, 2016. His stepbrother filed a missing person report in November.

Police identified the man by a Republic of Macedonia ID card located on his person.

But it is still unclear when the man died officials say. Law enforcement said it could have been any time from Oct. 29 to Sunday.

The Macedonian native and political science major was last heard from by friends and family on Oct. 29.

The day before, he was stopped for speeding in South Dakota, according to police. There, he told police he was headed to the pipeline protest camps.

(Protesters staged months of demonstrations to try to stop the flow of oil through the four-state pipeline, saying the pipeline will pollute water and damage Native American sacred sites. Dallas-based Energy Transfer Partners says the line is safe.)

Ah hum... "not suspicious found dead floating in a river.." and missing since late last October 2016.. I wonder then what those authorities consider suspicious?

His facebook page apparently is:
https://www.facebook.com/damjan.nedelkovski
(search used https://www.facebook.com/search/top/?q=Damjan+Nedelkovski&init=public)

Back in October, this was reported

Oil pipeline protester accused of terrorizing officer, October 4, 2016 and earlier, in September, security guard attacked by protesters reported

by AP network - A sheriff in North Dakota says a security officer working for the company building the four-state Dakota Access oil pipeline suffered minor injuries after being assaulted by protesters.

Morton County Sheriff Kyle Kirchmeier says about 200 people confronted about 30 security guards at a construction site Sunday morning. The sheriff says all but three security guards left the construction site near St. Anthony.

The sheriff says law enforcement officers witnessed one of the security guards carried by protesters for about 100 yards. The guard was treated for minor injuries by paramedics. No arrests were made.

The construction site is about 20 miles from the so-called Red Warrior Camp where protesters have gathered.

Camp spokesman Cody Hall says protesters are denying the sheriff's account and that anyone was hurt.

onawah

22nd April 2017, 19:50

Awake, A Dream From Standing Rock film shown today by donation online

In ways never before seen in America, indigenous resistance to the Dakota Access Pipeline brought the crises of indigenous rights and environmental justice to international attention. Mni Wiconi, which means “water is life” in the Lakota language, became rallying cries for millions of people across social media, in the United States, and around the world.

To many of us, this story was told in flashes -- Water Protectors hit with tear gas in the night from militarized police forces and private security, dogs sicced on Native peoples gathered in peace and prayer at the Oceti Sakowin camp. Military veterans from across the country gathering to help protesters triumph over the greed of oil companies.

The revolutionary story of the Water Protectors at Standing Rock and their resistance needed to be told, uninterrupted and in full. Indigenous filmmakers, director Myron Dewey, executive producer Doug Good Feather, and Oscar-nominated environmental filmmakers Josh Fox and James Spione captured the story of Native-led defiance in their film “AWAKE, A Dream from Standing Rock.” Our Revolution is proud to be a producer of the documentary and share it with you.

AWAKE premieres at New York's Tribeca Film Festival this Saturday on Earth Day, April 22. Simultaneously, it will be available to you at AWAKEthefilm.org.
Watch it here: https://awakeadreamfromstandingrock1.vhx.tv/buy/pre-order-awake-a-dream-from-standing-rock

The film will stream worldwide for a limited time on a donate-what-you-can basis, with 100% of the proceeds going to an Indigenous Media Fund and a Pipeline Fighters Fund supervised by the film's creators and a council of indigenous leaders to support direct actions, indigenous filmmakers, and journalists.

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Bob

2nd June 2017, 15:56

This chapter of the Saga moves quietly to the end point - protests have accomplished nothing towards stopping the Bakken Crude oil (some of the purest hydrocarbon oil in the world) from flowing through this pipeline and off to refineries and tankers ready to ship it to China for instance, an eager buyer of US and Canadian natural resources..

https://daplpipelinefacts.com/

Filling was completed in mid-May, 2017. Flow under pressure started moving hydrocarbon on June 1, 2017.

The Dakota Access Pipeline was designed to eliminate up to 500-740 crude oil rail cars, and/or 250+ tanker trucks which are needed to transport this large amount of crude every day.

The "protest" for protecting Water -

For worries about transporting hydrocarbon under the "Lake", Lake Oahe already contains eight other pipelines uneventfully operating adjacent to the path of the Dakota Access Pipeline, as well as one high-voltage electric transmission line. DAPL crosses at least 95 feet below the bottom of Lake Oahe, and at points, up to 115 feet below. Those pipelines need to be monitored continually, and inspected for any leaks (there are discussions about older pipe-lines leaking, on this thread, and elsewhere on the sub-Forums).

The water source for Standing Rock Sioux will be over 70 miles from the pipeline by early 2017 and is not expected to have any contamination issues from the DAPL pipeline.

Pipeline opponents have published a "do-it-yourself" eco-terrorist manual to attack the "establishment", and attack the use of crude oil and natural gas hydrocarbons

referenced from: https://daplpipelinefacts.com/pipeline-opponents-push-ecoterrorism-manual/

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ac/Bakken_map_osm_basemap.png/440px-Bakken_map_osm_basemap.png

[..]
one group of pipeline protesters is selling an ecoterrorism manual to instruct others on how to fight energy infrastructure projects:

They call it DAM. That’s short for Direct Action Manual. Groups connected to the protest camp for the Mariner East 2 pipeline in Pennsylvania are selling copies for $25.

Published by Earth First! — an openly radical environmentalist (sic) group and journal — the manual lays out protest techniques for use by environmentalists.

Some of these approaches were even used at the pipeline protests in North Dakota last year.

Earth First! supports violent actions against energy infrastructure development and the manual itself is essentially an ecoterrorist’s handbook, laying out techniques and approaches to stop various forms of energy infrastructure development.

Now on its third edition, its publishers are supporters of the protest against the Mariner 2 pipeline in Pennsylvania and worked to stop the Keystone XL pipeline in the past.

The Standing Rock Sioux Tribe vowed to continue fighting the Dakota Access Pipeline (DAPL) as oil started flowing through it. "Mar 28, 2017 - Just because oil flow is pending does not mean that it cannot be stopped by court order, and we have a strong, ongoing case.."

The DAPL is going to be moving about 1/2 of the total output of production from North Dakota's Bakken formation oil. The oil is an extremely high grade pure hydrocarbon with minimal associated polluting substances (such as high sulfur which comes out of Venezuela, or Saudi Arabia and the Gulf oil region).

The remainder of production will still be shipped by hazardous rail car, and tanker trucks.

During the pressure-testing phase when the pipeline sections were filled, pumps activated, valves closed between sections, there was a 20 gallon leak, a failure of a weld in a section. That was cleaned up, the weld repaired and testing resumed. When all the segments showed then no leaks, the flow-line was opened from end to end allowing movement of oil from the source points in North Dakota to the destination points in Illinois.

The Bakken flow-line system includes the 1,172-mile, 30-inch diameter Dakota Access pipeline that runs from the Bakken/Three Forks hydrocarbon yielding formation in North Dakota to Illinois, as well as into a less well-known 700-mile, 30-inch diameter Energy Transfer Crude Oil Pipeline that lands in Texas.

further references: http://www.willistonherald.com/news/oil-flowing-through-dakota-access-pipeline/article_6330eeca-472d-11e7-8cac-df7bf2851be5.html

The input terminals which receive oil from the production fields in North Dakota consist of these:

North Dakota has six terminals in the Bakken in the counties of

Mountrail,
Williams and
McKenzie

Several pipeline companies have either already tied-in to Dakota Access, or have tie-ins underway.

The companies include Oasis Petroleum, Hess, Caliber Midstream, Tesoro, which has two connections, and several others.

http://aptnnews.ca/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/DAPL-Route.jpg

Foxie Loxie

2nd June 2017, 16:02

Thanks for the visual! :highfive:

Cidersomerset

3rd July 2017, 18:49

Dakota Access Pipeline May Be Shutting Down

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Published on 2 Jul 2017
Mike Papantonio is joined by Farron Cousins, Executive Editor of The Trial Lawyer Magazine,
to talk about the impact of a judge’s recent ruling on the Dakota Access Pipeline.

Bob

11th July 2017, 15:13

Post 383 above, mentioned the SABAL pipeline running on the gulf coast into Florida where a protester was shot and killed after challenging armed officers.

http://aemstatic-ww1.azureedge.net/content/dam/Pennenergy/online-articles/2017/07/eia_7_10a.png

On July 3, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) authorized Phase I of the Sabal Trail pipeline to begin full operation.

Sabal Trail is a 515-mile interstate natural gas pipeline transporting natural gas from an interconnection with the Transco pipeline in Tallapoosa County, Alabama, to the Central Florida Hub in Osceola County, Florida.

Sabal Trail is one part of the Southeast Market Pipelines, three pipeline projects designed to increase natural gas transport capacity to Florida.

"Sabal Trail Phase I is designed to have a total capacity of 810 million cubic feet per day (MMcf/d) and began partial service on June 14, with only two of three Phase I compressor stations operating. The next two phases will increase Sabal Trail’s total capacity to 1,050 MMcf/d. Phase II, when completed in 2020, will add 170 MMcf/d of capacity with the addition of two new compressor stations, and Phase III, scheduled for 2021, will add 70 MMcf/d of capacity through expansions to existing compressor stations.

"Two other projects associated with the Southeast Market Pipelines are Transco’s Hillabee Expansion Project and NextEra’s Florida Southeast Connection. Phase I of the Hillabee Expansion added 800 MMcf/d of capacity to the Transco line in Alabama to provide natural gas to Sabal Trail. Phases II and III of the Hillabee Expansion Project will add 200 MMcf/d and 100 MMcf/d of capacity, respectively, in 2020 and 2021.

"The Florida Southeast Connection receives natural gas from Sabal Trail at the new Central Florida Hub, where Sabal Trail also connects with the other major pipelines in central Florida in order to increase regional natural gas deliverability. Florida Southeast Connection has the capacity to transport 640 MMcf/d of natural gas to Indiantown in southern Florida."

Protesters to date, did nothing to effectively hinder nor stop that project for this Phase.

Energy moves on.

Bob

17th July 2017, 15:10

Apparently even buried pipelines are not safe from leakage and/or damage. Some residents of a suburb of Austin Texas found that out.

BASTROP, Texas (AP is the source for this material below)

Authorities have now allowed residents to return to homes evacuated after about 50,000 gallons (189,000 liters) of crude oil spilled from a cut underground pipeline in Central Texas.

Cleanup crews worked all day Thursday to clean up the oil spilled after a contractor accidentally cut the Longhorn pipeline near Bastrop. That's about 30 miles (50 kilometers) east of Austin.

A spokesman for Magellan Midstream Partners of Tulsa, Oklahoma, Bruce Heine (hyn), says no one was injured by in the spill.

About 15 households were displaced by the spill.

Getting back to the DAPL, the ND governor requested a "disaster" fund relief payment from the Federal government to help the State pay for the 38 MILLION $ in costs incurred by Police to deal with the DAPL protesters' activities. Trump said no.

Bob

29th July 2017, 16:45

Apparently 18 pages of paper are being objected to by the Tribes.

The 18 pages of documentation comes from national trade groups citing damages that would be done to jobs throughout the Nation, should the Tribes succeed in getting a temporary stoppage of oil flow in the DAPL while a Judge reviews the complaints by the Tribe.

The trade groups are these: American Petroleum Institute, American Fuel and Petrochemical Manufacturers, Association of Oil Pipe Lines, national Chamber of Commerce and National Association of Manufacturers.

Tribal attorneys Jan Hasselman and Nicole Ducheneaux say the groups' 18-page argument is too long..

:facepalm:

onawah

11th August 2017, 21:11

It's Not Over. Shut Down DAPL
https://www.lakotalaw.org/our-actions/its-not-over

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Published on Aug 5, 2017
Daniel Sheehan gives an overview of the legal battle ahead for the Dakota Access pipeline protesters and the deep political and military ties behind the pipeline.

Thanks to Mikki Willis and Elevate for the powerful film. Visit their channel at https://www.youtube.com/user/elevate

PETITION
It's not over!
Recently leaked documents reveal that TigerSwan, a private security firm hired by DAPL parent company Energy Transfer Partners (ETP), operated without a license in North Dakota. TigerSwan also employed unlawful, paramilitary style tactics to suppress the movement by targeting, surveilling, and provoking the peaceful and prayerful water protectors at Standing Rock.

Ask North Dakota's State's Attorney for Morton County to drop the charges against water protectors and hold TigerSwan and ETP accountable by making them pay for the state's costs resulting from law enforcement actions at Standing Rock.

↓SIGN THE PETITION BELOW↓

Bob

25th August 2017, 19:32

Energy Transfer Partners (ETP), the pipleline company says 'enough is enough' time to go after the TERRORISTS..

From Oil and Gas News -

ETP sues environmental groups over Dakota Access pipeline campaign

WASHINGTON, DC, Aug. 24
08/24/201

Energy Transfer Partners has sued Greenpeace International, Earth First, and other environmental organizations opposed to construction of the Dakota Access crude oil pipeline for manufacturing and materially disseminating false information about the project.

The Aug. 22 complaint in US District Court for North Dakota also alleged that the groups incited, funded, and facilitated criminal and terrorist acts that violated federal and state racketeering laws.

The action called the organizations “a network of putative not-for-profits and rogue ecoterrorist groups who employ patterns of criminal activity and campaigns of misinformation to target legitimate companies and industries with fabricated environmental claims and other purported misconduct, inflicting billions of dollars in damage.”

The suit charges that the network’s criminal and other misconduct includes:
• Defrauding charitable donors and cheating federal and state tax authorities with claims that they are legitimate tax-free charitable organizations.
• Cyberattacks.
• Intentional and malicious interference with their targeted victim’s business.
• Physical violence, threats of violence, and the purposeful destruction of private and federal property.

The groups conducted an organized campaign with attacks that were calculated and thoroughly irresponsible, causing enormous harm to people and property along the pipeline's route, ETP’s lawsuit charged.

The Dakota Access pipeline was a legally permitted project that underwent nearly 3 years of rigorous environmental reviews, it said.

The groups’ misinformation campaign was predicated on a series of false, alarmist, and sensational claims that ETP, as the project’s sponsor, encroached on tribal treaty lands, desecrated sacred sites of the Standing Rock Sioux tribe in building the pipeline, constructed it without consulting with and over objections of the tribe, and used excessive and illegal force against protesters, according to the suit.

It said the groups also claimed that the pipeline inevitably would result in catastrophic oil spills, poisoned water, and massive climate change, while ironically, their own members deliberately and maliciously attempted to cut holes in the pipeline with torches which, if successful, would have caused significant environmental damage and possibly taken lives.

Greenpeace reportedly has said that the suit is politically motivated and without merit.

(US President Donald Trump signed an executive order aimed at reviving the project soon after his inauguration after the Barack Obama administration ordered the US Army Corps of Engineers (ACE) to withdraw a permit for an unconstructed segment under Lake Oahe in North Dakota following protests by the Standing Rock Sioux tribe. )

Bob

13th October 2017, 15:31

After protesters attempted various Court actions to suppress/shut-down the pipeline, Federal U.S. District Judge James Boasberg has said the Tribe's case(s) to shut down the pipeline while yet another "environmental study" has been pushed through, in essence to stop the pipeline's flow, has "no merit".

"This decision will come as a blow to the Standing Rock Sioux, who have argued that an oil spill from the pipeline under Lake Oahe — from which the tribe draws its water — could have a detrimental effect on the tribal community.

"Today's decision is a disappointing continuation of a historic pattern: Other people get all the profits, and the tribes get all the risk and harm," said Jan Hasselman, an Earthjustice attorney representing the tribe in an ongoing federal lawsuit through which Standing Rock and three other tribes still hope to shut down the pipeline.

"Boasberg found that it is likely the Army Corps of Engineers will be able to justify previous decisions made while permitting the pipeline.

"The Corps must simply connect the dots," he said. "This, then, is not a case in which the agency must redo its analysis from the ground up."

"Boasberg also acknowledged that shutting down the pipeline would disrupt the energy industry, but said it wasn't a major factor in his decision.

"The $3.8 billion pipeline built by Texas-based Energy Transfer Partners has been operating since June 1, moving oil from North Dakota through South Dakota and Iowa to a distribution point in Illinois. From there it can be shipped to the Gulf Coast and potentially lucrative markets abroad. It has the capacity to move half of the oil produced daily in North Dakota, the nation's second-leading producer behind Texas.

Energy industry officials applauded Boasberg's ruling, with North Dakota Petroleum Council President Ron Ness calling the pipeline "a critical part of American energy infrastructure."

"The Justice Department declined comment on behalf of the Corps.

No appeals possible

"Hasselman said Boasberg's ruling isn't appealable.

"President Donald Trump had pushed for the pipeline's completion, and the Corps dropped a plan to conduct more environmental study after he took office.

"Boasberg ruled on June 14 that the Corps largely complied with environmental law, but he ordered the agency to reconsider certain areas of its analysis, and took arguments on whether to shut down the 1,200-mile (1,930-kilometer) pipeline while the work is done.

In June the Judge allowed the Tribes to present their case

"Boasberg in June said the Corps didn't adequately consider how an oil spill under the Lake Oahe reservoir on the Missouri River in the Dakotas might affect the Standing Rock Sioux. The tribe is among four that have challenged the pipeline in court over environmental fears that ETP says are unfounded.

"The judge said the Corps also didn't adequately study how the pipeline might disproportionately affect the tribal community — a concept known as environmental justice. That aims to ensure development projects aren't built in areas where minority populations might not have the resources to defend their rights.

"In its analysis of the Missouri River crossing, the Corps studied the mostly white demographics in a half-mile (0.8-kilometer) radius, which the agency maintains is standard.

The Argument - Corps should have gone an additional 288.7 FEET to include Standing Rock Reservation (pipeline does NOT go over ANY Standing Rock Reservation Land..)

"But if the agency had gone an additional 88 yards (80 meters) — about the length of a football field — the study would have included the Standing Rock Reservation.

"Boasberg in his ruling Wednesday said that issue was "a closer call" than the others, but that it still did not justify shutting down the pipeline.

"He noted that the tribe's water intake has been moved about 50 miles (80 kilometers) downstream since pipeline construction began, and said an alternative river crossing near Bismarck that had been studied and rejected would pass much closer to a drinking water intake that serve tens of thousands more people.

"Risks presented to this tenfold increase in population must, of course, be considered," the judge said.

"Corps attorneys said the agency expects to be able by next spring to substantiate its earlier determination that the pipeline poses no significant environmental threats.

"ETP maintained that a shutdown would cost it $90 million monthly and significantly disrupt the broader energy industry as well as state and local tax revenue. The North Dakota Pipeline Authority this week said that the Dakota Access pipeline boosted the state's tax revenues by about $19 million in its first three months of operation.

"Tribal attorneys argued that ETP had overstated the potential effects of a shutdown, and Boasberg acknowledged "some cause for skepticism" regarding ETP's predictions. Tribal attorneys also said a shutdown would create incentive for the Corps to take the review seriously."

And it goes on..

The tribes had proposed a fallback plan if Boasberg decided against a shutdown.

It includes increased public reporting of pipeline issues such as repairs, and implementation of a spill response plan — including equipment staging — at Lake Oahe.

Boasberg said he will hear arguments on the matter.

He scheduled a status conference for Oct. 18

source AP

Rocky_Shorz

17th November 2017, 05:46

Pipeline closed to repair 210,000 gallon leak in South Dakota...

Cidersomerset

17th November 2017, 13:35

Ep. 755 FADE to BLACK Jimmy Church w/ Daniel Sheehan : The New World Order : LIVE

Interview starts aprox 33 mins in and Daniel is speaking from Standing Rock
where he is preparing the defence of some of the native american protestors
and they discuss that and other topics. Interesting discussion

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Published on 15 Nov 2017
Check out our LIVE show, Mon-Thursday 7pm PST at

Cidersomerset

17th November 2017, 17:21

Keystone Pipeline shut down after leak

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Published on 17 Nov 2017
The pipeline leaked more than 200,000 gallons of oil in South Dakota.

Bob

17th November 2017, 21:18

Trans-Canada's asset map, includes pipelines, wind power, solar power and nuclear

https://www.transcanada.com/globalassets/operations/operations-maps/transcanada-natural-gas-liquids-power-assets-map-1170x1514.gif

Pipeline operations (video)
(about 5 minutes of video, click on video to play even if not showing the leadin image)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0WPnZv5TdYE

Statement on leak (apx 5000 barrels, or the size of a day's worth of production of two wells from a Bakken formation oil production site)

Amherst incident
Response underway

Latest update – 11:44 a.m. CST, November 17, 2017
We continue to make progress in our clean-up of oil on the Keystone Pipeline right-of-way.

Our crews are working around-the-clock with regulators on the site in Marshall County, South Dakota. There are currently over 75 people supporting our incident response, including specialists in environmental management, metallurgy, engineering, pipeline integrity and emergency response. They continue to affirm the incident is controlled and there is no threat to public safety.

We take this incident very seriously and are working with federal and state regulatory agencies. Members of PHMSA, South Dakota Department of Environment and Natural Resources and other state agencies are on site and monitoring progress.

Crews and equipment were dispatched and the area is being managed to ensure safety and security for personnel and residents.
Frequent updates are being provided to the impacted landowners, community, regulators and other state and federal agencies to ensure they are aware of our progress.

More details:

Crews and equipment were dispatched and the area is being managed to ensure safety and security for personnel and residents. TransCanada workers and nationally recognized, industry leading experts (with proper safety equipment) began developing response plans. We continue to work methodically and around-the-clock on this process.

Members of the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) are on site and monitoring progress. South Dakota Department of Environment and Natural Resources and other state agencies are on site. A steady stream of information is being provided to the impacted landowners and regulators/agencies to ensure they are aware of our progress as information is confirmed.

Update - 2:28 p.m. CST, November 16, 2017
At approximately 6 a.m. CST (5 a.m. MST) today, we safely shut down the Keystone pipeline after we detected a pressure drop in our operating system resulting from an oil leak that is under investigation.

The estimated volume of the leak is approximately 5,000 barrels. The section of pipe along a right-of-way approximately 35 miles (56 kilometres) south of the Ludden pump station in Marshall County, South Dakota was completely isolated within 15 minutes and emergency response procedures were activated.

The safety of the public and environment are our top priorities and we will continue to provide updates as they become available.

More details:

Crews, including TransCanada specialists from emergency management, engineering, environmental management and safety as well as contracted, nationally recognized experts, are assessing the situation. TransCanada is providing State and Federal regulators, including the Pipelines and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) and the National Response Center (NRC), with accurate and confirmed information on an ongoing basis.

TransCanada appreciates the collaborative support of local officials, emergency response personnel and commissioners in Marshall County, as well as the landowner who has given permission to access land for assessment, identification and clean-up activities.

We have been keeping our shippers and customers up to date and have communicated that the pipeline from Hardisty, Alberta to Cushing, Oklahoma and to Wood River/Patoka, Illinois is expected to remain shut down as we respond to this incident. This does not affect the Marketlink pipeline system, which uses the facilities of the southern leg of the Keystone system from Cushing to the Gulf Coast.

Bob

20th November 2017, 17:21

Despite numerous Tribes and Environmentalists protests, Nebraska's Public Service Commission group approved allowing TransCanada's XL pipeline to go through.

Strangely, a "break" had happened (see above posts) a few days before today's vote (the Amherst Incident). One can for example review "EARTHFIRST" free download manuals to see what has been posted about what the group feels is their way to "stop" pipelines. TransCanada and authorities are looking to see if it was simply an accident or something different. It is the timing which appears to be raising speculation.

https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/iC.iu5bf9.wU/v2/1000x-1.jpg

The Public Utilities Commission approved the "Alternate Route (https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/energy-environment/wp/2017/11/20/keystone-xl-pipeline-gets-nebraskas-approval-clearing-a-key-hurdle-in-9-year-effort-and-allowing-trump-to-claim-a-win)" for the pipeline (see above, in yellow), which apparently has not been adequately vetted. Even TransCanada itself says, the alternative route is not an ideal route.

In its post-hearing brief, TransCanada told the panel its "preferred route was the product of literally years of study, analysis and refinement by Keystone, federal agencies and Nebraska agencies," and that no alternate route, even one paralleling the Keystone mainline as the approved path does, was truly comparable.

reference: industry news, Bloomberg news, AP

Bob

21st November 2017, 17:27

Consequences catch up with a 'legal' protester who entered oil company property to 'legally' attempt to shut down a pipeline.

This is an interesting case which shows how the 'justice system' views a particular defense of one being brought up on charges.

Judge says you have NO DEFENSE attempting to use "imminent danger" justification, and won't let his Court be turned into a forum to talk about "climate change". Saying the Court is going after the defendant's voluntary actions (to break the law)..

District Judge Daniel Boucher (boo-SHAY) has indicated that he won't allow the trial to be used as a vehicle for political protest. Boucher said in an April order that testimony on climate change would be irrelevant to the charges faced by Higgins.

"The energy policy of the United States is not on trial, nor will this court allow Higgins to attempt to put it on trial," Boucher wrote in the order. "Mr. Higgins is on trial for his voluntary acts."

In a parallel case in Minnesota, two activists last month convinced a state judge to let them present evidence in their upcoming trial that the imminence of climate change justifies extreme action. That's a legal tactic known as a "necessity defense."

"The important thing about a jury trial is a chance to argue about the climate emergency," said Higgins, a former information technology worker for the Oregon state government. "We chose tar sands oil and consider it along with coal to be the dirtiest carbon emitters. They're the ones we should reduce.

Higgins faces up to 10 years in prison and a $50,000 fine if convicted of criminal mischief. The trespassing charge, a misdemeanor, carries a maximum penalty of six months in county jail and a $500 fine.

A second man, Reed Ingalls, is awaiting trial on charges that he aided and abetted Higgins by filming his actions and uploading the footage to Higgins' social media account.

The protesters called pipeline company officials ahead of time to warn them about their actions, and workers shut down four of the targeted sites before protesters reached the valves. The pipeline targeted in Washington state wasn't operating at the time of the attempted shutdown.

Spectra Energy is now owned by Enbridge, Inc. Spokesman Michael Barnes said the Calgary, Alberta-based company would not have comment on the case until the trial is underway. It has previously condemned the protests as "dangerous and reckless."

The trial will be happening in Billings Montana.

Leonard Higgins, 65, of Portland is charged with trespassing and felony criminal mischief for breaking into a fenced site near Big Sandy, Montana, to turn off a valve on a Spectra Energy pipeline in October 2016. Activists simultaneously targeted other lines in Washington state, North Dakota and Minnesota. He goes on trial in Montana on Tuesday in the latest criminal prosecution against activists who sought to call attention to climate change by shutting down oil pipelines carrying crude from Canada's oil sands region to the United States.

Bob

26th November 2017, 17:39

Update on the Higgins trial - GUILTY on all counts.

http://www.greatfallstribune.com/story/news/2017/11/22/portland-man-found-guilty-damaging-montana-oil-pipeline/889732001/

FORT BENTON — Leonard Higgins, charged with tampering with an oil pipeline in Montana last year following a four-state climate change demonstration, was found guilty Wednesday by a Chouteau County jury of trespassing and criminal mischief.

The jury, which got the case at 11:15 a.m., returned an hour later with the verdict, which also included the conclusion that Higgins caused more than $1,500 in damage.

District Judge Daniel Boucher set sentencing for Jan. 2.

Following the verdict, Higgins, of Portland, said he was disappointed Boucher did not allow his defense team to present a so-called “necessity” defense in which he would have argued he committed a lesser harm because of an imminent greater harm, in this case climate change.

Had that climate change defense been allowed, Higgins said, the outcome may have been different.

“It was really frustrating not to be able to talk about climate in the courthouse,” Higgins said.

The charges stemmed from Higgins turning off an oil pipeline valve in 2016 located north of the Missouri River in Chouteau County 75 miles northeast of Great Falls as part of a coordinated, four-state effort to raise awareness about climate change.

His trial began Tuesday and the case was given to jurors for deliberation late Wednesday morning.

“This is not about climate change,” Chouteau County Attorney Steven Gannon told jurors during closing arguments.

More: How much oil pipeline damage did Montana protester cause? Attorneys disagree

During cross examination, Gannon also questioned the relevance of Higgins’ testimony about his Oregon childhood, work life, family, church involvement and how he got involved in the issue of climate change to the charges of trespassing and criminal mischief case in Montana.

His objections were sustained by Boucher.

Herman Watson IV, Higgins’ attorney, said the background was important to explain Higgins’ intent.

Higgins, 65, dressed in a sports coat and collared shirt, looked more like a college professor or grandpa than an "eco-terrorist," as one oil and gas group called him following the Oct. 11, 2016 incident.

When he testified Wednesday morning, he still managed to discuss climate change in between objections.

In our country we have a tradition of civil disobedience

"He described himself as a church-going family man whose roots are in agriculture and he recalled picking beans growing up in Oregon.

Later in life, he got sucked into pursuing the American Dream, he said.

He grew up in Corvallis, Ore., but now lives in Portland.

Then, after soul-searching following his mother’s death and retirement in 2010, he began to consider more serious issues, including climate change.

It is his responsibility to stand up and do what is right, he said.

“Sometimes what’s right isn’t necessarily what’s legal,” Higgins said. “It was a really hard conclusion to come to.”

He read a report by a climate scientist that spurred him to action.

“In short it explains both why we have global warning, what the science is behind that and what will happen to not so much me but my kids and grandkids if we don’t do something about it,” Higgins said.

He got involved with a group at his church that worked on climate change.

Members of a church group decided elevate their efforts after community outreach had little influence on public policy.

“In our country we have a tradition of civil disobedience,” Higgins said. “Our founders left power in our hands as citizens.”

Bob

26th November 2017, 18:29

What damage did Higgins do?

How much oil pipeline damage did Montana protester cause? Attorneys disagree (http://www.greatfallstribune.com/story/news/2017/11/21/jury-picked-pipeline-trespassing-trial-climate-change-activist/886255001/)

Higgins cut a 10$ lock. By his own admission. The pipeline company was notified 15 minutes before, and successfully shut down the line prior to Higgins turning a valve (symbolically to shut down the line).

Attorneys for Higgins questioned the prosecution’s assertion that the damage exceeded $1,500.

“I’m going to go out on a limb and say that equals $938,” Watson said during his opening statement, after he added up the $838 in damage to the valve and $100 for four cut chains on a chalkboard.

Watson made a motion asking for a directed verdict from the judge to dismiss the charge of felony criminal mischief, arguing the state had not proved any overtime or travel costs outside the normal scope of work totaling more than $1,500.

“I believe we proved well in excess of $1,500,” said Gannon, the county attorney.

District Judge Daniel Boucher ruled that there was sufficient evidence for criminal mischief for the charge to be considered by the jury.

Testimony by the defense pointed this out - NO DAMAGE by turning a valve OFF (on a line which was already not flowing)..

The defense called Anthony Ingraffea, a professor of civil and environmental engineering at Cornell University in New York, to talk about pipeline safety protocol.

If someone turned a valve on a modern pipeline, what would be the result? he was asked.

“In today’s day and age, inconsequential,” Ingraffea said.

Pipelines are automated and equipped with sensors that immediately recognize if there is a change in pressure, he said.

What about the pipeline company having to shut down the section of pipeline after being notified activists planned to turn off the valve?

“Turning off and turning on pipeline flow is not an unusual event,” Ingraffea said.

Note: It appears that Boucher was not originally elected by the People for his current position, but APPOINTED by the Montana Governor, when the previous district judge retired. see: https://ballotpedia.org/Dan_Boucher ( All wayback links appear to be going "dead" when trying to do more research, odd..? on how Boucher was installed. )

This was found tho -

http://helenair.com/news/governor-appoints-boucher-as-new-havre-district-judge/article_600afe6a-f857-11df-9d5f-001cc4c002e0.html

Gov. Brian Schweitzer has selected Dan Boucher to serve the rest of the term of retiring District Judge David Rice of Havre.

Boucher is a regional deputy public defender in Havre and practices law as a sole practitioner. He has previously served as a part-time deputy Hill County attorney. Boucher is a Missoula native who received his law degree from the University of Montana.

http://www.havredailynews.com/home/cms_data/dfault/photos/stories/id/4/4/509044/s_top

Schweitzer said Wednesday that Boucher will begin his new appointment on Dec. 1. Rice’s retirement is effective Nov. 30. The 12th Judicial District covers Hill, Chouteau and Liberty counties.

Higgins’ lead defense attorney, Herman Watson IV of Bozeman, said his client intends to appeal the verdict to the Montana Supreme Court.

“That’s always been the plan, and we already have the appeal written,” Watson said.

Leonard Higgins turned off an emergency valve at a Spectra; the safety of himself, others and the pipeline was never an issue --- Kangaroo Court? What do you think? Trumped up charges? Who is District Judge Daniel Boucher?

Bob

26th November 2017, 20:21

Who put Boucher in power? The governor of Montana - some data located on searches:

According to Politico:

"Schweitzer had been hit with a series of damaging stories about his ties to 'secret money' and a nonprofit group run by former aides. But sources said the laundry list of opposition research went much deeper — and could have crippled a Schweitzer campaign for Senate. Moreover, there was fear that Schweitzer’s penchant for off-the-cuff remarks would hurt his ability to respond effectively to the barrage of GOP attacks."

Transparency
As reported in the Montana Policy Institute's Montana Pig Tales (2012), the Public Interest Research Group (PIRG) gave Montana an "F" for online transparency, noting that the state lacked an "online checkbook" for citizens to use to track state spending. The Department of Administration (DOA) worked with Representative Tom Burnett (R) to draft House Bill 444, a bill to increase transparency which was passed by the legislature in 2011. However, the bill did not provide any funding, so Schweitzer vetoed it, saying the $400,000 cost would not be a good use of taxpayer money.[

references: Politico, "Brian Schweitzer move aids GOP in battle for Senate," July 13,2013 - http://www.politico.com/story/2013/07/brian-schweitzer-senate-2014-94111.html

"Montana Policy Institute, Montana Pig Book, p. 11" - http://www.montanapolicy.org/wp-content/uploads/MPI_2012PIGTALES_Web.pdf

Governor may be showing his bias FOR BIG ENERGY -

http://helenair.com/news/state-and-regional/power-up-energy-former-gov-brian-schweitzer-releases-his-first/article_d52902c1-85a8-517b-94d4-e1c1a2f733e8.html

Former Gov. Brian Schweitzer was at Hastings in Helena Friday to sign copies of his new book about the coming energy revolution and the importance of creating an energy independent country.

An electronic version of the book, “Power Up. energy: How the Coming Revolution Will Empower You, Free Us All From Oil Wars and Make You a Buck or Two,” was released over a month ago on Amazon. Paper copies can be ordered at powerup.energy and will soon be available at Hastings stores around Montana.

Schweitzer discusses in the book a revolution that he says will rapidly change how America consumes and produces energy.

Just under one-third of the energy consumed in the United States is for transportation, Schweitzer said, and that’s the root of the country's problems.

The U.S. has a dependency on foreign oil that props up powerful Middle Eastern families and foreign dictators whose values oppose American ideals.

Could it be that putting Schweitzer's appoint is a highly biased and partial act? From a governor who appears to be known to be pro big oil? (his book as evidence more recent position and his eagerness to get Enbridge to put in their pipeline in his State..)

Schweitzer says he highly supports the Keystone pipeline - https://energyindependenceforstates.wordpress.com/2012/02/24/montanas-democratic-governor-slams-jackasses-in-dc-for-keystone-delay/

Is this more apparent bias? Is there a bias that Boucher might have?

http://www.havredailynews.com/home/cms_data/dfault/photos/stories/id/7/5/507275/s_top

Could he also be pro-big-energy? If one is ignoring the pipeline leaks, and explosions is that a "right" a way to be?

Schweitzer said a lack of knowledge on Keystone isn’t just at the Washington level. He related how a year ago Canada’s ambassador to the U.S., Gary Doer, invited a few governors to his office to talk about the project, including Texas Gov. Rick Perry and Kansas Gov. Sam Brownback.

“Neither one of those two governors had even heard of it before. He had to start from scratch. I’m going to tell you something about Rick Perry,” Schweitzer said with a laugh.

“He’s got good hair … every hair is just right. He’s got these big expensive cufflinks and his boots have got these silver tips, and, boy, he’s pretty, but he had never even heard of Keystone before. After we explained it to him, he said, well, there’s no reason why we shouldn’t be for that.”

Perry dropped out of the GOP presidential primary battle in January. He used an op-ed in The Wall Street Journal earlier this month to slam Obama’s rejection of Keystone.

The pipeline is at the heart of a political battle in Washington as Republicans bash the president daily for rejecting a permit for TransCanada’s pipeline last month, calling it a missed chance to boost energy security and create jobs.

Environmentalists and some Democrats — the caucus is split on Keystone — bitterly oppose the project over greenhouse gas emissions from extracting and burning oil sands, and other factors.

Obama said the permit rejection wasn’t on the merits but rather because Republicans insisted on an “arbitrary” deadline to make a decision in payroll tax cut legislation late last year. The administration has invited TransCanada Corp. to reapply, which the company intends to do.

Schweitzer, for his part, says the pipeline that would traverse Montana will bring jobs to the state. It’s also envisioned as a way to carry oil from growing production in Montana and North Dakota to market.

He predicts in the story that the pipeline will ultimately be built.

Doesn't it seem that this governor has an agenda, and it is for big energy.. it seems?

That power will free us from messy international politics and oil wars, Schweitzer argued.

It’s because of the energy upheaval that Schweitzer said he hopes public service commissioners, state legislators, congressional delegates, business experts and energy consumers read the book.

In “Power Up. energy” Schweitzer paints himself as foremost an earth scientist and reminds readers of his undergraduate degree in international agronomy and master’s in soil science.

He recounts lessons learned during his years working on irrigation projects in Libya and Saudi Arabia.

He said he did all the research in the book himself.

“I spent the last year pouring my heart and soul into this (http://helenair.com/news/state-and-regional/power-up-energy-former-gov-brian-schweitzer-releases-his-first/article_d52902c1-85a8-517b-94d4-e1c1a2f733e8.html),” Schweitzer said.

Enbridge and Schweitzer strike a deal

"Thursday, November 1st 2007
Enbridge Announces Second Pipeline Expansion
(HELENA) - Governor Brian Schweitzer today said he is pleased with the announcement this week by Enbridge Energy Partners that the company will proceed with its second expansion of its North Dakota Pipeline System.

Governor Schweitzer met with Enbridge on Tuesday in Calgary and discussed the need for pipeline expansion with them. Montana is one of only two states in the nation to increase oil production in the last year.

The expansion, with an estimated cost of approximately $150 million, will add 40,000 bpd of capacity from the western end of the system to Minot, N.D. and 51,000 bpd of capacity from Minot to Clearbrook, Minn. This will markedly increase the capacity to ship oil from Northeast Montana to market. These improvements will increase total system capacity from 110,000 bpd to 161,000 bpd, with an in-service date of late 2009.

This new Enbridge expansion project is in addition to the 30,000 bpd expansion project that is under construction and targeted for completion by the end of 2007. Governor Schweitzer has earlier indicated his support for both of the expansion projects.

"We have responded to our customers' transport needs and modified our proposed expansion project,” observed Brian Johnson, Enbridge North Dakota region manager. “This approach, which still requires shipper support, is designed to benefit regional crude oil explorers, gatherers and producers, as well as refiners, by helping relieve a petroleum transportation bottleneck within the region including Montana, Wyoming and North Dakota.”

“The expansion of the Enbridge oil pipeline system is good news for Montana,” Schweitzer said. “Not only does this allow Montana producers access to Midwest refinery markets where they can receive maximum value for this valuable natural resource, but it means the State of Montana will recover more revenues from this production.

The Enbridge system gathers crude oil from production areas in eastern Montana and western North Dakota and transports that oil to Clearbrook, Minn., where the system interconnects with the Minnesota Pipeline and the Enbridge Partners Lakehead System. From the Lakehead System, shippers can access most of the major crude oil refinery markets along the Great Lakes and in the Midwest. "

Bob

27th November 2017, 18:41

The pipeline owner SPECTRA - have they had any leaks/explosions/problems/issues doing their pipeline energy transport in the past?

2015 Spills June 3: Little Rock, Arkansas
A Spectra Energy Corp. natural gas pipeline running beneath the Arkansas River ruptured, releasing four million cubic feet of gas—enough to fuel about 65 homes for a year. No injuries were reported, but a tugboat reported an explosion and sustained unspecified damages, and a two-mile stretch of the river was closed indefinitely.

Spectra Energy Responds to Pipeline Incident in Salem Township, PA. April 29, 2016.
Spectra Energy personnel are responding to an incident in Salem Township, Penn., on its Texas Eastern natural gas pipeline, the company announced today. The incident occurred at 8:13 a.m. ET
Spectra Energy says rapid corrosion, other factors led to Salem pipeline explosion - An interstate natural gas pipeline that exploded in Salem Township in April had lost about 30 percent of its steel wall to corrosion four years earlier, Spectra Energy officials said Tuesday. The blast that sent a fireball hundreds of feet into the air, scorched about 40 acres of farmland and severely burned a Salem man whose home was destroyed.

Responding to a question from Salem resident Angela Davis, Wooden said Spectra employees working under the supervision of representatives of the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration made repairs at about one-third of those 400 sites.

https://stateimpact.npr.org/pennsylvania/files/2016/04/AP_Spectra-energy-e1469043130610.jpg

“I personally want to apologize to everyone who's here. The impact that it has had on you and your families is completely unacceptable, and we want to prevent it from happening again here of anywhere else,” Drake told the crowd. (Andy Drake, vice president of operations for Spectra)

TEXAS EASTERN TRANSMISSION LP (SPECTRA ENERGY CORP)
All Incidents(3)(4): 2006-2013
DATE SYSTEM CITY STATE COUNTY CAUSE SUB CAUSE FATALITIES INJURIES PROPERTY
DAMAGE (A) VALUE OF PRODUCT LOST (B)
06/04/13 GT OFFSHORE OCS CORROSION INTERNAL CORROSION 0 0 $522,432 $22,432
03/27/13 GT OFFSHORE OCS CORROSION INTERNAL CORROSION 0 0 $552,580 $52,580
11/03/12 GT OFFSHORE OCS CORROSION INTERNAL CORROSION 0 0 $647,212 $47,212
10/24/12 GT OFFSHORE OCS CORROSION INTERNAL CORROSION 0 0 $269,974 $29,974
09/06/12 GT OFFSHORE OCS CORROSION INTERNAL CORROSION 0 0 $673,200 $73,200
09/01/12 GT OFFSHORE OCS CORROSION INTERNAL CORROSION 0 0 $444,913 $19,005
08/13/12 GT OFFSHORE OCS CORROSION INTERNAL CORROSION 0 0 $642,498 $42,498
04/19/12 GT OFFSHORE OCS CORROSION INTERNAL CORROSION 0 0 $339,188 $39,188
04/13/12 GT MARIETTA PA YORK MAT’L/WELD/EQUIP FAILURE PUMP/COMPRESSOR-RELATED EQUIPMENT 0 1 $251,170 $1,170
05/04/11 GT HALLETTSVILLE (15 MILES SOUTHE TX LAVACA MAT’L/WELD/EQUIP FAILURE MANUFACTURING-RELATED 0 0 $219,929 $43,490
12/19/10 GT OFFSHORE OCS CORROSION INTERNAL CORROSION 0 0 $661,268 $161,268
10/12/10 GT TOMPKINSVILLE KY MONROE OTHER OUTSIDE FORCE DAMAGE VEHICLE NOT ENGAGED IN EXCAVATION 0 0 $131,004 $127,504
09/29/10 GT OFFSHORE OCS CORROSION INTERNAL CORROSION 0 0 $649,580 $49,580
09/16/10 GT OFFSHORE OCS CORROSION INTERNAL CORROSION 0 0 $302,400 $52,400
09/02/10 GT OFFSHORE OCS CORROSION INTERNAL CORROSION 0 0 $432,820 $32,820
06/20/10 GT OFFSHORE OCS CORROSION INTERNAL CORROSION 0 0 $861,268 $161,268
06/08/09 GT OFFSHORE LA ALL OTHER CAUSES MISCELLANEOUS CAUSE 0 0 $130,000 $1,000
10/01/08 GT CLINTON MS HINDS OTHER OUTSIDE FORCE DAMAGE VEHICLE NOT ENGAGED IN EXCAVATION 0 0 $120,010 $120,000
07/12/08 GT RED LION OH WARREN MAT’L/WELD/EQUIP FAILURE MALFUNCTION OF CONTROL/RELIEF EQUIPMENT 0 0 $55,100 $5,050
09/30/06 GT OFFSHORE N/A MAT’L/WELD/EQUIP FAILURE JOINT/FITTING/COMPONENT 0 0 $255,000 $5,000
04/09/06 GT DELMONT PA WESTMORELAND MAT’L/WELD/EQUIP FAILURE NON-THREADED CONNECTION FAILURE 0 0 $402,700 $2,700
TOTALS 0 1 $8,564,246 $1,089,339

Canada’s National Energy Board fined Spectra Energy Transmission $88,000 on 22 January 2015 for numerous incidents of negligence, failing to comply with national and internal safety procedures, and the company failed to take reasonable care to ensure safety hazards had been properly identified. ref: http://spectrabusters.org/2015/07/15/spectras-canadian-negligence-and-fort-nelson-leak-and-flare/

On 21 June 2013, the Fort Nelson Gas Processing Plant, owned and operated by Spectra Energy, experienced a failure in its natural gas gathering system during start-up after a scheduled maintenance operation. This failure resulted in a flare that exceeded the flare pit’s perimeter fence and damaged nearby equipment. It also resulted in an unintended grass fire. Spectra Energy emergency procedures were implemented to extinguish the fires and address the gathering system failure. Notification to the National Energy Board (NEB) occurred on 5 July 2013 only after the NEB became aware of the incident.

Spectra’s Durham Woods apartment fire, Edison, NJ, 1994 -

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NyMbaZ9FVjA
Children running naked into the flaming night of a Spectra pipeline fireball, thousands evacuated, hundreds made homeless, some burnt or “felled by smoke”, one woman literally scared to death, all caused by corrosion in a dent Spectra knew about years before, and NTSB says it’s up to local governments to make pipeline companies prevent it happening again.

Robert D. McFadden wrote for NYTimes 25 March 1994, EXPLOSION IN EDISON: The Overview; New Jersey Pipeline Explosion Sets Off Panic, Chaos and Fear, A natural gas pipeline explosion that awestruck witnesses compared to a blinding, scorching nuclear blast turned a neighborhood in the central New Jersey town of Edison early yesterday into a war zone of flames, panic and chaos.

Lancaster, Kentucky - 700×500 feet incinerated, 5 dead, 3 burned: Texas Eastern Gas Pipeline 1985, ref: http://spectrabusters.org/2014/02/22/700x500-feet-incinerated-5-dead-3-burned-texas-eastern-gas-pipeline-1985/ Plus numerous houses and cars destroyed, all in one methane pipeline explosion in Beaumont, Kentucky in 1985. The same company, today known as Spectra Energy, had another explosion near Lancaster, Kentucky in 1986 that injured three people, two seriously, evacuated 77, and destroyed more buildings and cars, plus ripping 480 feet of pipe out of the ground.

Pollution - Spectra Energy's gas processing plant at Fort Nelson was the largest green house gas emitters in B.C: 1,291,792 tonnes CO2 in 2010 (KML file) (Environment Canada (https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=19&ved=0ahUKEwitsrfMr9_XAhUUCmMKHXLKAFgQFghoMBI&url=https%3A%2F%2Fgooglegroups.com%2Fgroup%2Fearth-api-developer-channel%2Fattach%2F9f770661e37d0c27%2FSheet1.kmz%3 Fpart%3D0.1&usg=AOvVaw2M-osNNzoIb0tqzbrBdnRN)) -

WHO are they -
Spectra Energy Corp, headquartered in Houston, Texas, operated in three key areas of the natural gas industry: transmission and storage, distribution, and gathering and processing. Spectra was formed in late 2006 from the spin-off from Duke Energy. Spectra owned the Texas Eastern Pipeline (TETCo), a major natural gas pipeline which brings gas from the Gulf of Mexico coast in Texas to the New York City area, which was of the largest pipeline systems in the United States. Spectra also operated three oil pipelines. In February 2017, Spectra Energy merged into the Canadian company Enbridge.

Summary - for Spectra (more data can be found on Enbridge's track record)
Since 2006, the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration reports twenty-five separate incidents at Spectra's Texas Eastern Transmission Pipeline ranging from equipment failure to incorrect operations to pipe corrosion. Combined, those incidents caused $12,036,495 in property damage, and the US federal government fined Spectra a total of $403,100 over that period.[10] The most recent incident for that pipeline occurred on May 31, 2015 when a piece of the pipeline in the Arkansas River near Little Rock, Arkansas ruptured.[11] Similarly the US federal government has imposed $154,700 in penalties since 2007 at Spectra's Algonquin Gas Transmission Pipeline for a single incident from 2010.[12] An incident in 2010 from Spectra's Southeast Supply Header Pipeline did $561,563 in property damage, which led to it being fined a total of $201,300 by the US federal government.[13]

Spectra Energy may be considered the single largest private-sector source of greenhouse gases in British Columbia.[14] Since it co-owned DCP Midstream Partners with ConocoPhillips, Spectra Energy was reported in 2005 to emit 19,746 tons of nitrogen oxides and 9,286 tons of volatile organic compounds per year.[15] As of August 2015, Canada's National Energy Board has fined Spectra's subsidiary Westcoast Energy a total of $122,300 for violations.

references 10-13:
10. Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (2015). "TEXAS EASTERN TRANSMISSION LP, Main Operator Report (http://primis.phmsa.dot.gov/comm/reports/operator/OperatorReport_opid_19235.html?nocache=7817)". Department of Transportation. Retrieved 26 August 2015.
11. "Pipeline in Arkansas River ruptures, releases natural gas (http://www.seattletimes.com/business/pipeline-in-arkansas-river-ruptures-releases-natural-gas/)". Seattle Times. Seattle, WA. Retrieved 26 August 2015.
12. Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (2015). "ALGONQUIN GAS TRANSMISSION CO, Main Operator Report (http://primis.phmsa.dot.gov/comm/reports/operator/OperatorReport_opid_288.html?nocache=4039)". Department of Transportation. Retrieved 26 August 2015.
13. Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (2015). "SOUTHEAST SUPPLY HEADER, LLC, Main Operator Repor (http://primis.phmsa.dot.gov/comm/reports/operator/OperatorReport_opid_32341.html?nocache=9410)t". Department of Transportation. Retrieved 26 August 2015.

Hmm... Spectra claims it has about 1/2 the incidents than the rest of the industry has.

Do you think that Higgins felt concerned about Spectra's potential imminent danger to the community considering Spectra's track records?

Bob

27th November 2017, 19:12

Enbridge who bought Spectra (the company who Higgins entered a valve shut-off area)..

Using data from Enbridge's own reports, the Polaris Institute calculated that 804 spills occurred on Enbridge pipelines between 1999 and 2010. These spills released approximately 161,475 barrels (25,672.5 m3) of crude oil into the environment.[21]

On July 4, 2002, an Enbridge pipeline ruptured in a marsh near the town of Cohasset, Minnesota, in Itasca County, spilling 6,000 barrels (950 m3) of crude oil. In an attempt to keep the oil from contaminating the Mississippi River, the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources set a controlled burn that lasted for one day and created a smoke plume about 1-mile (1.6 km) high and 5 miles (8.0 km) long.[22]

In 2006 there were 67 reportable spills totaling 5,663 barrels (900.3 m3) on Enbridge's energy and transportation and distribution system; in 2007 there were 65 reportable spills totaling 13,777 barrels (2,190.4 m3) [23]

On March 18, 2006, approximately 613 barrels (97.5 m3) of crude oil were released when a pump failed at Enbridge's Willmar terminal in Saskatchewan.[24] According to Enbridge, roughly half the oil was recovered.

On November 28, 2007, two workers were killed when an uncontrollable blaze started at an Enbridge terminal/tank farm in Clearbrook, Minnesota. The fire forced Enbridge to shut down the operating pipelines in the area, temporarily halting roughly 1/5 of US imports and increasing the price by nearly $1 per barrel. The pipe had leaked two weeks before and a temporary repair had been put in place. As workers were removing the temporary repair, oil began leaking and the fumes ignited. As of 2013, local municipal water supplies in Clearbrook would be insufficient to put out another fire should one occur.

On January 1, 2007, an Enbridge pipeline that runs from Superior, Wisconsin to near Whitewater, Wisconsin cracked open and spilled ~50,000 US gallons (190 m3) of crude oil onto farmland and into a drainage ditch.[25] The same pipeline was struck by construction crews on February 2, 2007, in Rusk County, Wisconsin, spilling ~201,000 US gallons (760 m3) of crude, of which about 87,000 gallons were recovered. Some of the oil filled a hole more than 20 feet (6.1 m) deep and contaminated the local water table.[26][27]

In April 2007, roughly 6,227 barrels (990.0 m3) of crude oil spilled into a field downstream of an Enbridge pumping station near Glenavon, Saskatchewan.[24]

In 2009, Enbridge Energy Partners, a U.S. affiliate of Enbridge Inc., agreed to pay $1.1 million to settle a lawsuit brought against the company by the state of Wisconsin for 545 environmental violations.[28] In a news release from Wisconsin's Department of Justice, Attorney General J. B. Van Hollen said "...the incidents of violation were numerous and widespread, and resulted in impacts to the streams and wetlands throughout the various watersheds".[29] The violations were incurred while building portions of the company's Southern Access pipeline, a project to transport crude from the oil sands region in Alberta to Chicago.

In January 2009, an Enbridge pipeline leaked about 4,000 barrels (640 m3) of oil southeast of Fort McMurray at the company's Cheecham Terminal tank farm. Most of the spilled oil was contained within berms but about 1% of the oil, about 40 barrels (6.4 m3), sprayed into the air and coated nearby snow and trees.[30]

On January 2, 2010, Enbridge's Line 2 ruptured near Neche, North Dakota, releasing about 3,784 barrels of crude oil, of which 2,237 barrels were recovered.[27][31]

In April 2010, an Enbridge pipeline ruptured spilling more than 9.5 barrels (1.51 m3) of oil in Virden, Manitoba. This oil leaked into the Boghill Creek, which eventually connects to the Assiniboine River.[32]

In the July 2010 Kalamazoo River oil spill, a leaking pipeline spilled more than 1,000,000 US gallons (3,800 m3) of oil sands crude oil into Talmadge Creek leading to the Kalamazoo River in southwest Michigan on July 26, near Marshall, Michigan.[33][34] A United States Environmental Protection Agency update of the Kalamazoo River spill concluded the pipeline rupture "caused the largest inland oil spill in Midwest history" and reported the cost of the cleanup at $36.7 million (US) as of November 14, 2011.[33] The cleanup is unfinished as of March 2013.[35] PHMSA raised concerns in a Corrective Action Order (CAO) about numerous anomalies that had been detected on this pipeline by internal line inspection tools, yet Enbridge had failed to check a number of those anomalies in the field.[36] The Michigan spill affected more than 31 miles (50 km) of waterways and wetlands and about 320 people reported symptoms from crude oil exposure.[37] The National Transportation Safety Board said at $800 million, it was the costliest onshore spill cleanup in U.S. history.[38] The NTSB found Enbridge knew of a defect in the pipeline five years before it burst.[39] In June 2013, a Kalamazoo man lodged himself into an Enbridge pipeline in Marshall, MI to protest Enbridge's lack of accountability for the 2010 spill and to encourage landowners along Enbridge's Line 6B expansion to offer increased resistance to construction in 2013.[40][41]

On September 9, 2010, a rupture on Enbridge's Line 6A pipeline near Romeoville, Illinois, released an estimate 7,500 barrels (1,190 m3) of oil into the surrounding area.[33][42]

Enbridge Pipelines (Athabasca) Inc., or Athabasca pipelines, subsidiary of Enbridge Inc., (TSX:ENB) (NYSE:ENB) reported a pipeline leak site, about 70 kilometres southeast of Fort McMurray, on June 22, 2013 of approximately 750 barrels of light synthetic crude oil from Line 37 near Enbridge’s Cheecham, Alberta, terminal. Line 37, constructed in 2006, a 17-kilometre-long, 12-inch diameter pipe links the Long Lake oilsands upgrader to the Cheetham terminal and is part of Enbridge’s Athabasca system.[43] Unusually heavy rainfall in the region, that caused the 2013 Alberta floods, may have caused "ground movement on the right-of way that may have impacted the pipeline."[44] Enbridge’s Athabasca (Line 19) shares a portion of right of way with Line 37 and Enbridge's Wood Buffalo/Waupisoo (Line 75/18) which also shares a portion of right of way with Line 37, a major part of the network that serves Alberta's oilsands,[43] were closed down as a precautionary measure. Operations between Hardisty and Cheecham were restored on June 23 when Enbridge’s Athabasca pipeline (Line 19) was restarted.[44][unreliable source?]

On July 1, 2013, WWMT in Michigan reported that the Michigan Department of Environmental Quality had issued a citation against Enbridge for contamination of North Ore Creek by an Enbridge pipeline maintenance activity.[45]

On January 30, 2017, a road crew punctured the Seaway S-1 crude oil pipeline in Texas, which is jointly joined by Enterprise Products Partners and Enbridge Inc. through the joint venture Seaway Crude Pipeline Company. Two days later, it was unclear how much oil had spilled over the nearby Highway 121 northeast of Dallas. After the incident, supply concerns reportedly helped push "oil prices 2% higher in early trading to nearly $54 a barrel.

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45. "deq-issues-violation-notice-enbridge". Archived from the original (https://archive.is/20130703193455/http://wwmt.com/shared/news/features/state/stories/wwmt_deq-issues-violation-notice-enbridge-over-livingston-co-facility-2452.shtml) on 2013-07-03.
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Enbridge/Spectra - track records for incidents - Would Higgins feel concerned, and use the "imminent danger" defense and feel justified? Should a Judge throw out "imminent danger" defense in light of these company's track records for "safety/incidents/explosions/leaks/pollution" ?

Bob

27th November 2017, 19:35

Congressman Stephen F. Lynch (D-Boston) "Spectra Energy does not have the infrastructure in place to appropriately monitor gas leaks or potential safety hazards" - (that sure sounds like a statement made to the country, that Spectra poses as an "imminent danger" to the community.)

WASHINGTON, D.C. – In the wake of the recent natural gas pipeline rupture in Providence, Rhode Island, Congressman Stephen F. Lynch (D-Boston) called on the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) to suspend the use of the West Roxbury Lateral pipeline and place the proposed Weymouth Compressor Station project on hold until the incident is fully investigated and public safety risks are mitigated. In a letter to FERC Acting Chairman Cheryl LaFleur, Congressman Lynch raised concerns that Spectra Energy does not have the infrastructure in place to appropriately monitor gas leaks or potential safety hazards.

“Following two gas leaks on Spectra pipelines in New England in a matter of months, I am increasingly concerned that the safety of local families is at risk." - Congressman Lynch

reference - official House site: https://lynch.house.gov/press-release/citing-ri-pipeline-rupture-rep-lynch-calls-suspension-local-gas-line-projects - Apr 5, 2017 Issues: Energy & Environment

With incidents occurring on Spectra Energy pipelines in Providence, RI and Weymouth, MA already in 2017, Congressman Lynch called for a comprehensive investigation of the Providence incident and urged FERC to place the Weymouth and West Roxbury projects on hold until all appropriate safety measures have been adopted.

Bob

29th November 2017, 18:00

From Post 404 above, discussed also in further posts - the UPDATE on the investigation, "what caused the leak" ?

Interesting observation, appears the builder shot itself in the foot (figuratively) as it seems, when that section was built, "weights" were installed, compressing the pipe in that section.. The use of such "weights" is done by industry when they feel that possibly ground-water may cause the pipe to "float" (oil floats on water concept), and wanted to keep the pipe weighted down, and fixed in position.

reference: AP and industry/Agency report (US Department of Transportation) Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration - REPORT (https://www.phmsa.dot.gov/sites/phmsa.dot.gov/files/docs/news/56511/320175008h-corrective-action-order-transcanada-11282017.pdf)

AMHERST, S.D. (AP) — A federal agency says a leak in TransCanada Corp.'s Keystone oil pipeline in South Dakota likely was caused by damage during construction in 2008.

The Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration issued a corrective action report Tuesday on the estimated 210,000-gallon oil spill. The report says a weight installed on the pipeline nearly a decade ago may have damaged the pipeline and coating.

According to the report, weights are placed on the pipeline in areas "where water could potentially result in buoyancy concerns."

TransCanada spokesman Mark Cooper said the company has been working cooperatively with the federal agency and has begun "a safe, controlled and gradual startup" of the pipeline. Cooper says that process will continue over the next couple of days.

South Dakota officials don't believe the leak polluted any surface water bodies or drinking water systems. The company disclosed the buried pipeline leak on agricultural land in Marshall County on Nov. 16.

According to the investigation (cited within the Report), the line was operated at a higher than normal pressure (normal is 72% of the rated steel bursting pressure), at 80%. That section of the line is old.

The specific pipeline section that failed was installed in 2008 as part of Spread 2A.
The pipe is 30 inches in diameter and constructed of API 5L X-70 line pipe
manufactured by Berg Steel Pipe Corporation. The pipe has a double-submerged
arc welded (DSAW) seam and is coated with a fusion bond epoxy coating.

¯ PHMSA issued a special permit to TC for construction and operation of the Keystone
Pipeline on April 30, 2007, allowing the pipeline to be operated at a stress level of 80
percent ofthe steel pipe's specified minimum yield strength (SMYS), as opposed to the
normal operating pressure for hazardous liquid pipelines of 72 percent of SMYS

Because of the over-pressure, the special allowance was made provided that Trans-Canada would regularly inspect the pipe for any leaks or potential incidents. Trans-Canada said that it had just been running an "inspection-pig" through the pipe where the leak occurred, but did NOT find any potential incident, or leak.

The Director of the Agency said that operating of the damaged section without immediate remedial action and proper inspection will most likely be a dangerous situation, affecting the life and safety of the community. And then issued various inspection orders to Trans-Canada.

This reminds me of the issues of Spetra and EnBridge, how despite warnings/complaints filed by the Agencies, they managed to continue to have serious pipeline issues.

In this whole thread, we see that many People have expressed concerns about potential for damage, and in this thread towards this current segment, we have seen pipeline after pipeline disaster.. Welds failing, technical "oops" (engineering issues and mistakes), Agencies calling for action, and apparently the Operating Companies some-how managing to get approval to "resume operations".

What exactly is going on?

Bob

1st December 2017, 14:40

TransCanada responds to the order to inspect ALL of the Keystone (the statement by the Agency was a bit of an "or else" type of statement, with a clear warning that the situation left uncorrected poses a grave risk to the environment and community(s) ).

Energy Industry appears to be trying to play down the Agency's "fix it or else" warning.. more to come no doubt..

AMHERST, S.D. (AP) — TransCanada Corp. says it will run an inspection device through its Keystone oil pipeline to make sure there aren't segments of pipe with similar characteristics to a section that ruptured in South Dakota.

A company spokesman said Wednesday that it would run the pipeline inspection gauge through its system within a 120-day period ordered by a federal pipeline safety agency.

The Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration this week issued a corrective order on the estimated 210,000-gallon oil spill. The report says a weight installed on the pipeline nearly a decade ago may have damaged the pipeline and coating.

The order says TransCanada must also submit a proposal to analyze available data on other weight locations for similarities with the leak location.

The company disclosed the leak Nov. 16.

Ref: AP and other industry news reports

Just a technical note. The pipeline industry uses WEIGHTS, to hold down pipes (the "sit on it philosophy" to keep it from moving).

The OFF SHORE drilling rig industry uses ANCHORS (with weights on ends of the anchor cables), and attaches those tie point strategically at points where welds won't break.

Who is using the correct securing structural methods? Seems that anchors would make more sense than putting extreme pressure on top of an already close to over-pressured pipe.. Like maybe don't over-pressure a pipe (to pump more liquid thru in a given amount of time and make more $$ faster).

Anchor method:

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Weight method (weight style varies):
http://www.terramgeosynthetics.com/assets/images/pages/full/protectamesh_RockShield.jpg

The specific type of WELDING used could be called into question, as it does have failure rates.

Bob

4th December 2017, 19:39

The DAPL Pipeline protesters - who is gonna participate? is the title and many participated, and many were arrested. A couple currently have now been in jail for their "violations"..

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — The first people to be sent to jail for protesting the Dakota Access oil pipeline in North Dakota have appealed to the state's Supreme Court.

Sixty-four-year-old Mary Redway of Providence, Rhode Island, and 27-year-old Alexander Simon of Lamy, New Mexico, were convicted Oct. 19 of misdemeanor disorderly conduct.

Redway served four days in jail and Simon 12 days.

The Bismarck Tribune reports both are appealing their convictions, as is a third protester, 46-year-old Kevin Decker of St. Joseph, Missouri.

He also was convicted of misdemeanor disorderly conduct. He was sentenced in February to a year of probation and $1,585 in fines and fees.

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Protests against the pipeline resulted in 761 arrests from August 2016 to February 2017. Opponents worried about environmental harm, which the developer said were unfounded.

references: AP and local Bismark ND news

Bob

7th December 2017, 16:52

Pipeline explosion near Carlsbad New Mexico

Yesterday what appears to be a natural gas pipeline, burst.

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Eddy County Emergency Manager Jennifer Armendariz says the pipeline that exploded early Wednesday morning is in a sparsely populated area about 10 miles (16 kilometers) south of Carlsbad believed to be used for natural gas.

Armendariz says four energy companies have operations in the area and that authorities are working to identify the pipeline involved so it can be shut down.

The explosion occurred near the junction of U.S. 285 and State Route 31 and closed both highways.

County officials initially advised nearby residents to evacuate but later advised those in a 2-mile (3-kilometer) radius of the junction to shelter in place while authorities work to stabilize the situation.

source - AP, and industry news services

Eddy County is home to New Mexico's largest energy production.

Here is a picture of a very small field, showing production pads (the whitish squares). When there is a well drilled, a "pad" is created about 300 feet by 300 feet square around the to be drilled well. These "pads" serve as service areas, allowing for trucks to come and go to pick up the oil (if there is no pipeline), and to offer a relatively "mud free" place onto which the production and drilling company can work.

https://ssl.c.photoshelter.com/img-get2/I0000pocBfyrxnK4/fit=1000x750/Fracking-Industry-New-Mexico-18.jpg

Bob

7th December 2017, 20:42

Enterprise Products Partners L.P. owns that pipeline - do they have a good history or have there been incidents?

An Enterprise Pipeline explodes in Platte County, previous explosions tied to same company November 2016

PLATTE COUNTY, Mo. - While investigators are trying to find a cause to Tuesday's pipeline explosion, the 41 Action News investigators have learned that this isn't the first explosion involving the same company.

Enterprise Products Partners L.P. is the operator of the pipeline. While its subsidiary, Mid-America Pipeline Company owns it, Enterprise is responsible for the integrity of the pipeline.

This summer two explosions rocked a BP gas plant that Enterprise Products Partners L.P. partially owns. No one was hurt in that incident.

However, the 41 Action News investigators learned at least two people have died in other explosions involving Enterprise.

In 2010, a contract worker died after striking an unmarked pipeline at one of the company's plants in Texas.

A jury found two entities belonging to Enterprise Products Partners L.P. negligent in the explosion. This year, The Oklahoma Supreme Court upheld the $30 million judgment.

In 2011, another contract worker was killed when a plant in Texas owned by the company burst into flames.

The U.S. Department of Transportation Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration regulates pipelines.

Since 2006, more than $1.4 million in penalties was handed down to Enterprise Products Partners L.P.

No penalties were found for Mid-America Pipeline Company.

However, in 2012, both companies agreed to pay more than $1 million for violating the Clean Water Act after three gas spills occurred, one of which, took place in Kansas in 2010.

In regards to Tuesday's explosion, Rick Rainey, a spokesperson for Enterprise Products Partners L.P. told the 41 Action News investigators, "When you have an incident like this, it creates some concerns about pipelines. When you consider the large amounts of products that are transported on these pipelines everyday, they're the safest way to transport energy products. Without pipelines, more trucks and more trains would be traveling through cities."

So, are the pipeline protesters justified in saying there is IMMINENT DANGER from these fuels being transported from production area to refinery?

How can the pipeline companies unequivocally say that their transportation system isn't a hazard to the welfare and safety of the communities? Would the "Water Keepers" logic being that their water could be damaged actually be the 'proper' legal principle being used to say there is "Imminent danger" from the pipeline or train or truck transport of hydrocarbons?

reference source - http://www.kshb.com/news/local-news/investigations/pipeline-explodes-in-platte-county-previous-explosions-tied-to-same-company

Background on Enterprise pipeline - https://www.schmidtlaw.com/enterprise-gas-line-explosion-lawsuit/

Enterprise is the largest U.S. pipeline partnership and owns approximately 49,100 miles of pipelines and 190 million barrels of liquids storage.

The explosion happened near Pecan Plantation, Texas, which is is about 75 miles (121 kilometers) southwest of Dallas.

reference - https://www.law360.com/articles/191176/enterprise-products-fined-over-fatal-explosion

(September 2, 2010, 5:23 PM EDT) -- Texas natural gas regulators have decided to fine Enterprise Products Partners LP at least $120,000 for safety violations related to a June 7 pipeline explosion that killed a utility worker.

The Texas Railroad Commission released a report on the incident Tuesday, finding that Enterprise failed to adequately mark a pipeline in Johnson County, Texas, that exploded when workers drilled into it with an auger truck as they were installing electrical poles. The closest marker to the accident site was nearly a quarter-mile away, obscured by brush.

reference - http://www.wtrf.com/archives/update-cause-of-gas-line-explosion-under-investigation/865220402

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The cause of a gas line explosion in Brooke County remains under investigation.

Enterprise Products, L.P., released firefighters around 4:30 p.m. Jan. 26, but many were told to remain on standby for hours.

Authorities shut off power in the area of Arch Hill Road in Colliers, WV, with some residents receiving their power through a substation.

Follansbee Fire Chief Larry Rea said the weather helped the fire from becoming more of a problem.

Enterprise Products, L.P., said they are working with the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration to determine the cause of the explosion. The company said in a statement that they did notice a pressure drop earlier in the day prior to the explosion.

The gas line will not be in operation again until PHMSA gives their approval.

UPDATE 7:00 p.m.:
The Enterprise Products, L.P., who owns the line said the incident is under investigation.

UPDATE 4:45 p.m.:

Firefighters and emergency responders were placed on stand-by as they wait for a fire caused by a gas pipeline explosion to burn out in Brooke County.The gas pipeline, owned by The Enterprise Products, L.P. based in Houston, TX, erupted about 10:30 a.m. sending flames hundreds of feet into the air.

Residents living on both sides of the river said they could see the massive fireball.

The explosion caused Archer Hill Road in Colliers to be shut down for hours, with only first responders allowed near the fire.

A camera crew was able to see the fireball first hand thanks to a neighbor who drove them out on his ATV near the explosion site. They remained a safe distance, but even from there they said they could smell gaseous fumes, feel the heat and hear the roar of the flames .

Follansbee Fire Chief Larry Rea said the fire is contained, but all crews can do is standby until the fire burns itself out. Rea said they did manage to shut off three valves to the pipeline.

Bob

8th December 2017, 04:25

What's the history behind the pipeline explosions in the area?

According to the official Agency analysis of the fragments from the pipeline explosions (12 people were killed over 10 years ago in a similar explosion in a pipeline in that system), EXTREME CORROSION was present, which the PIG analyzer systems missed completely.. As observed with the Enterprise pipeline, the operators did not observe ANYTHING out-of-the-ordinary prior to the breach..

The analyzers which are supposed to go through the pipe periodically (once or twice per year) are supposed to check for deterioration, but there is no way at the speed that they travel to actually be able to do that.. As the industry has been saying, "nothing to see here, move along.." while the infrastructure continues to deteriorate... Somehow they manage to get the regulatory Agency to give them a PASS..

Are the Water Minders justified in being worried? Are citizens worried about IMMINENT DANGER? Are members of Congress worried that the industry somehow is able to keep skirting past proper inspection procedures (and repair before disaster?)

What do you think?

Bob

12th December 2017, 22:05

Are there pipeline protests in Scotland? Maybe should such be warranted?

Here is some news about the leak up by Aberdeen that just happened..

https://www.eveningexpress.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/12/Capture-16.jpg

Ineos has shut its 575,000-b/d Forties crude oil pipeline system. Last week during a routine inspection, Ineos contractors discovered a hairline crack in an onshore portion of the Forties system at Red Moss near Netherley, roughly 10 miles southwest of Aberdeen.

A repair and oil-spill response team was mobilized Dec. 6, after a very small amount of oil seepage was reported. Measures to contain the seepage were put in place, no oil has been detected entering the environment, and the pipe has been continuously monitored.

Ineos set up a 300-m perimeter around the leak site and a small number of residents were placed in temporary accommodation as a precautionary measure. Pipeline pressure was reduced while a full assessment of the situation was made.

Despite the reduction in pressure, the crack extended to 155 mm from 106 mm, leading to a Dec. 11 controlled shutdown of the pipeline to allow for development of a suitable repair method.
Ineos earlier this quarter completed its purchase of the Forties system and associated facilities in the UK North Sea from BP PLC

reference: https://www.eveningexpress.co.uk/fp/news/local/aberdeenshire-road-remains-closed-for-urgent-maintenance-after-forties-pipeline-leak/

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avid

12th December 2017, 23:15

Good grief, thanks Bob, there are folk here unaware. We were assured that nothing would happen 2 years ago... 😡😡😡

Bob

13th December 2017, 00:19

I'm monitoring for reports on the pipeline issues.. of course the DAPL, and Keystone and other pipelines and key issues.. When there is a protest the actual reason that can't be poo poo'd by the Courts has to be discussed.. Not environmental warming from burning hydrocarbons, but the track record of the pipeline companies, the actual imminent danger posed to the local communities appears to be the proper presentation.. "appears" not totally certain, absolutely invite thoughts on that defense..

Bob

27th December 2017, 19:42

Another pipe-line explosion - Libya

The pipeline, operated by Waha Oil Company, Libya, carries crude to the Es Sider terminal. The blast occurred 130 kilometers (81 miles) south of Sidra.

Armed men blew up a pipeline pumping crude oil to Es Sider port on Tuesday, cutting Libya’s output by up to 100,000 barrels per day (bpd), military and oil sources said.

The attackers arrived at the site near Marada in two cars and planted explosives on the pipeline, a military source said.

End result? Oil prices ROSE.

hmmm

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Libya's production region and infrastructure

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Oil and natural gas in pipelines is not safe when it can be accessed by those for any nefarious purpose it seems.. If valve and pumping systems (above ground) are accessible, then sabotage can happen (called monkey wrenching).. Oil shipping "pipeline" companies appear to be notorious for using pipelines until they break.. When they break damage happens..

So what we are seeing here is a multi-pronged issue.. As long as crude, or refined products or natural gas is being shipped with a pipeline system (or other systems such as RAIL), there will always be somebody or something that tries to monopolize on the failings of the transport.. The same thing could happen with electrical high tension lines, if there were enough attention put on such, if monkey wrenching will happen it will happen, no matter what the product is that has leverage it appears.

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(image from RT dot Com)

From RT dot Com their hit on the incident:

A military source told RIA Novosti that the “large” explosion at the pipeline was the result of a terrorist attack, carried out with the use of “an improvised explosive device.” The Libyan armed forces heard the blast from a distance of 20 kilometers and headed in that direction, while the militants retreated, the source added. “The fighters belonged to either (al-Qaeda-affiliated) Benghazi Defense Brigades or Islamic State (IS, formerly ISIS/ISIL) as they are terrorists who carry out diversions to cripple oil production facilities.”

The news of the Libyan blast saw oil prices spike to above $65 a barrel on Tuesday, trading close to its highest mark since mid-2015. Another factor contributing to the increase in price are the voluntary supply cuts by OPEC. Brent crude, the international benchmark for oil prices, went up 10 cents to $65.35 a barrel, while US crude added 12 cents at $58.59, Reuters reported.

The port of Es Sider changed hands on several occasions during the Libyan civil war, which started in 2011. It was severely damaged by the fighting, and remained closed between 2014 and 2016. This March Es Sider, which was shipping around 447,000 barrels per day when the conflict started, was recaptured by forces loyal to Libya’s eastern-based military commander, Khalifa Haftar, and resumed operations.

Bob

6th April 2018, 18:26

DAPL legal issues have NOT gone away

You will recall, earlier in this thread, that Chase Iron Eyes was arrested and others protesting the DAPL.. At this point the current Judge has decided that with holding discovery information is a "good thing" (basically that is type of slam in the face of criminal proceeding where a defendant has a right to see all the information that the prosecution has against them)..

MANDAN, N.D. (AP) — A North Dakota judge on Wednesday limited the amount of information the governor's office can be asked to give attorneys for an American Indian activist accused of inciting a riot during protests against the Dakota Access oil pipeline

Judge Lee Christofferson also said he plans to deny a defense motion to force prosecutors to obtain and turn over evidence from private security firms, after Morton County Sheriff Kyle Kirchmeier testified that the two did not work together.

The decisions could deal a blow to the efforts of Chase Iron Eyes to prove what he believes was a conspiracy by law enforcement in concert with private security to portray pipeline opponents as terrorists and violate their civil rights. Iron Eyes hopes to show that civil disobedience was his only option to resist a pipeline's incursion on his ancestral lands and to prevent the conspiracy.

Iron Eyes is a member of the Standing Rock Sioux, the tribe leading the legal fight against the $3.8 billion pipeline because it fears a leak would contaminate its water source. The pipeline has been moving North Dakota oil through South Dakota and Iowa to Illinois since last June.

Iron Eyes and 73 others were arrested Feb. 1, 2017, after erecting teepees on land in southern North Dakota that authorities said is owned by Texas-based pipeline developer Energy Transfer Partners. Protesters said they were peacefully assembling on land they believe rightfully belongs to American Indians under old treaties. Iron Eyes could face five years in prison if convicted.

His attorneys subpoenaed Gov. Doug Burgum in March, making dozens of requests for information they hope might help his case. The attorney general's office objected on several grounds including the request being unreasonable.

Christofferson during a Wednesday hearing limited the request to information regarding former Gov. Jack Dalrymple's emergency declaration, his activation of the National Guard and his triggering of a law officer-sharing agreement with other states. He also said he won't allow Burgum to be called to testify without his permission.

The judge during the hearing criticized prosecutors for being slow to provide evidence requested by the defense as the two sides prepare for trial, and he set deadlines for some evidence to be turned over. However, he also called out defense attorneys, saying, "when you do a list, you seem to include everything but the Library of Congress."

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Chase Iron Eyes, right, sits next to his attorneys in a Morton County courtroom in Mandan, N. D., Wednesday, April 4, 2018, during a pretrial conference on charges of felony inciting a riot and misdemeanor criminal trespass related to the Dakota Access Pipeline protests on Feb. 1, 2017

"Discovery" - (https://www.nolo.com/legal-encyclopedia/what-when-the-prosecution-must-disclose.html)
Discovery is the process through which defendants find out about the prosecution’s case. For example, through standard discovery procedure, they can:
get copies of the arresting officers’ reports and statements made by prosecution witnesses, and examine evidence that the prosecution proposes to introduce at trial.

Traditionally, the prosecutor wasn’t entitled to information about a defendant’s case. But in recent years, discovery has become more of a two-way street. Just as defendants can discover information from prosecutors, so too can prosecutors examine certain evidence in the hands of defendants.

Modern Discovery Policy
Pretrial disclosure of information through discovery can foster settlement and enhance the fairness of trials.

Can prosecutors spring evidence on defendants like they do on TV?
No. In the past, prosecutors could guard evidence from defendants with the same fervor toddlers show in protecting toy trucks and dolls from their siblings. Defendants couldn’t force prosecutors to hand over witness statements or even reveal the names of their witnesses. Now the view that advance disclosure will promote fairer trials has taken hold—if defense attorneys know ahead of time what to expect, they can better defend their clients.

Surprise evidence may produce fine drama, but it leads to poor justice. Unlike prosecutors, defendants can’t call on police agencies to help them investigate and respond to evidence they find out about for the first time at trial. Thus, every jurisdiction (each state and the federal government) has discovery rules requiring prosecutors to disclose evidence to defendants prior to trial.

Are discovery rules really intended to help defendants at trial?
Not exclusively. Sure, advance disclosure promotes fairer trial outcomes, but it also promotes case settlement, which saves judicial time and resources. If a guilty defendant finds out before trial that the prosecution has a particularly strong case, that defendant will be more likely to plead guilty and save the government the hassle of trying the case. Discovery is likely a significant reason why at least 90% of criminal cases settle before trial.

Issues regarding settlement aside, discovery is intended to help defendants in the sense that prosecutors must hand over certain information that's helpful to the defense.

Does discovery mean that the prosecution has to reveal its case strategy?
No. Discovery rules generally distinguish between raw information like names of witnesses, police reports, and drug or alcohol test results, and attorney theories and strategies. The latter is called “work product.” Prosecutors don’t have to turn over their work product to defendants—otherwise, it just wouldn’t be fair. Lawyers would be incentivized to hide their work or do less of it

EXAMPLE
Vy Tummin is charged with assault and battery on a police officer. Vy claims that she reacted in self-defense to the police officer’s use of illegal force. The prosecutor plans to show a videotape of the incident to the jury. The prosecutor also has prepared a file memorandum as a self-reminder about what portions of the tape to emphasize during the trial and why those portions are especially significant. Vy’s lawyer demands to see the videotape and all the prosecutor’s trial memoranda. Discovery rules allow Vy's lawyer to see the videotape. But the prosecutor won’t have to turn over the memorandum. The memo is the prosecutor’s work product because it contains strategic analysis.

Is there a particular period of time prior to trial when the defense is supposed to engage in discovery?
Not really. Prosecutors can’t disclose all discovery on the eve of trial, but on the other hand, they don’t have to divulge it all way ahead of time. Discovery can unfold gradually. For example, a defendant’s attorney might receive a copy of the police report at the first court appearance, but might not receive a prosecution expert’s written analysis of blood evidence until shortly before trial.

Bob

13th June 2018, 15:10

DAPL is still in the news -

Army Corps of Engineers were ordered last year by U.S. District Judge James Boasberg (Washington, D.C.) to do "another study" on the pipeline specifically because of the challenges made by at least 4 tribes, lead by Standing Rock Sioux attorney Jan Hasselman.

The Judge also ordered the Corps to further review the pipeline's impact on tribal interests, including how a spill under the Missouri River in the Dakotas would impact water rights for the Standing Rock, Cheyenne, Yankton and Oglala Sioux tribes.

The Corps expects the study to finally be completed by August this year.

The study was originally expected to be wrapped up by April this year, but the Corps complained that the Tribes have repeatedly refused access to key pieces of information, slowing up the review and evaluation process.

Generally this was the response from the Tribes: "We were never given access to any of the technical materials such as oil spill risk models that the government is relying on," he said. "We've done an excellent job preparing technical materials of our own explaining why the risk of this pipeline is much higher than the government has ever acknowledged, but we've had to do that with one hand tied behind our back."

Texas-based developer Energy Transfer Partners has said the pipeline is safe.

Source: AP

Bob

18th June 2018, 14:42

So pipelines are safe ?

Another pipeline explosion - Firefighter, 4 others badly hurt in Oklahoma gas line blast

http://aemstatic-ww2.azureedge.net/content/dam/Pennenergy/online-articles/2018/06/AP_Ruptured_Gas_Line_Oklahoma.JPG.scale.LARGE.JPG

If a pipeline is exposed, it can be physically damaged. If a pipeline has pressure weights on it holding it down, it can be damaged from stress. If a pipeline is in an area were there is ground movement (unstable ground) the overall damage can cause leaks and fractures by the movements...

TULSA, Okla. (AP) — An Oklahoma firefighter and four other people have been injured in an explosion and fire after a natural gas line ruptured in Tulsa.

Police say a tractor struck the gas line around 1:30 p.m. Thursday on the city's west side. A Tulsa Fire Department spokesman says an explosion and fire followed the rupture.

Officials say the firefighter, a bystander and three Oklahoma Natural Gas employees were critically injured and taken to a hospital.

None of the five hurt has been identified and authorities have not described their injuries.

The natural gas line was shut off and the fire extinguished at about 4:30 p.m.

Officials say no homes were threatened in the explosion and fire.

onawah

29th June 2018, 16:36

The Standing Rock situation, from yesterday, update from Daniel Sheehan. V0-1XLkx72A

Depositions with law enforcement officials and witnesses are in full swing for the Chase Iron Eyes trial, and the truth is coming to light about what really happened during #NoDAPL at #StandingRock! Stay tuned, as this landmark trial could set precedents to protect the future of protest.
This one from earlier in the month:
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Chase Iron Eyes speaking in Soquel, CA at a Lakota People's Law Project and Romero Institute event.
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Bob

10th August 2018, 21:07

One reading this thread will soon see that pipelines really are not that safe. Some pipeline owners have very poor track records, where explosions and leaks happen, people are killed and a lot of damage happens. (there are posts in this thread describing some of the explosions)

Well... Exxon is going to hook up with one of the poorer track-record companies XTO energy and ship a LOT of natural gas thru a section of TEXAS using that company's pipeline system. 2 billion $ is a bunch of money to burn, seems they and their stock-holders don't care I guess.

ExxonMobil Corp. plans to support the proposed Permian Highway Pipeline (PHP) Project, signing a letter of intent for subsidiary XTO Energy to contract for as much as 450,000 dekatherms/day of capacity on the pipeline.

The $2-billion PHP Project will provide an outlet for increased gas production from the Permian basin to areas along the Texas Gulf Coast and is designed to transport as much as 2 bcfd of gas through 430 miles of 42-in. pipe from the Waha to Katy, Texas areas, with connections to the US Gulf Coast and Mexico. The PHP Project is expected to be in service in late 2020.

With 50-50 ownership of the project, Kinder Morgan Texas Pipeline LLC (KMTP) and EagleClaw Midstream Ventures LLC, a portfolio company of Blackstone Energy Partners, will be initial partners.

Apache Corp. and EagleClaw will be weighty shippers, each planning to commit as much as 500,000 dekatherms/day. Apache will have the option to acquire equity from the initial partners. KMTP will build and operate the pipeline.

Exxon-Mobil’s support is expected to accelerate the path to a final investment decision soon.

If there is going to be a protest on this line, it seems like doing such soon could be in order. We'll see if anyone pays attention to this expansion project of Exxon-Mob-oil..

ref - XTO - https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1012569/000095013404014010/d18601exv99w1.htm SEC filing document

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Bob

28th September 2018, 15:50

Third defendant sentenced for the DAPL protest

U.S. District of North Dakota Chief Judge Daniel Hovland has sentenced the third of seven federal defendants indicted from the Dakota Access Pipeline protests.

As part of a plea agreement with prosecutors from earlier this year, Michael Markus pleaded guilty to civil disorder, with the more serious crime of use of fire to commit a federal felony dismissed. Hovland sentenced Markus on Thursday in Bismarck's federal court to 36 months in federal prison followed by three years supervised release, under attorneys' joint recommendation.

Markus likely won't serve all of that time. He will receive about two months credit for time served and will be eligible for release after serving 85 percent of his sentence. He will also serve at least a year of supervised release, depending on a potential recommendation from his probation officer to Hovland to lessen the three-year period of supervision.

Markus was indicted with several others for starting a barricade fire on the Morton County Road 134 bridge on Oct. 27, 2016, one of the most chaotic days of the monthslong protests in southern Morton County. Law enforcement officers swept south along North Dakota Highway 1806, where protesters had erected a camp on a pipeline easement.

Five people gave testimony in support of Markus, mostly individuals he met while at the Oceti Sakowin camp, including his wife, Olivia Bias. She and Markus recently married.

Markus had been on pretrial release for the past year at a ranch near Cheyenne, Wyo. Hovland commended his compliance with pretrial regulations.

The judge also allowed Markus to self-surrender after the federal Bureau of Prisons arranges his period of incarceration, likely in Minnesota. Markus must turn himself in to prison officials on or before Nov. 26.

He spoke for several minutes in federal court in Bismarck, noting how his original involvement in the protests was to deliver supplies and food, but grew more "heavily" involved after pipeline construction bulldozed what protesters have said were sacred sites.

"How would you feel if someone went through your family cemetery and plowed through? Or Arlington (National Cemetery)?" Markus said before Hovland. Markus wiped his eyes and said his role in camp was to protect people, be they protesters or police.

"That is what I'm meant to do, protect people, no matter who they are," he told Hovland.

Attorneys for Markus asked Hovland to allow him to serve the final 12 months of his sentence at a halfway house. Hovland said Markus could be placed in a halfway house while on supervised release.

After moving testimony from Markus' friends and family, Assistant U.S. Attorney Gary Delorme reminded Hovland of the consequences and potential harm of protest activities on Oct. 27, 2016, that police and protesters could have been hurt or "engulfed" by flames from the barricade fire.

"There was never any thought about that. It was all wrapped up in this protest," said Delorme, who also noted Markus' apparent "safety net of family and friends."

Hovland said Markus doesn't appear to be a flight risk and wished him the best.

"I hope that you can weather this and move on with your life," the judge said.

Two other federal defendants indicted from the DAPL protests have been adjudicated. Two more are set for sentencing later this year.

Dennis Leahy

28th September 2018, 16:36

I'm wondering how long a prison sentence was given to this terrorist at Standing Rock:

http://www.leahyguitars.com/Imagez/Two/TerroristAtStandingRock.jpg

Bob

29th September 2018, 05:06

More photos of the authorities 'following orders' - lest we forget..

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DW0kNXPW4AAhB3c.jpg

https://www.telesurtv.net/__export/1495910609325/sites/telesur/img/news/2017/05/27/dakota_police_jpg_1718483346.jpg_1718483346.jpg

http://rabble.ca/sites/default/files/styles/large_story_850px/public/node-images/standing_rock_brutality.jpg

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Ivanhoe

29th September 2018, 14:05

Don't mean this as a derail, but when I was a Outside Plant Engineer for fiber optics in Ohio in the 90s, one of the worst things we had to deal with was underground gas lines.
I remember one incident around Athens, Ohio, if my memory serves me well, of two AT&T workers digging with a backhoe, in an area that was supposed to be marked by the gas company, and they ruptured a 4" natural gas line.
Mind you the gas company had said there were no lines in the area.
The resulting explosion blew a hole 25' in diameter and the fire melted the backhoe and killed the two workers.
So my distrust of natural gas companies is enormous.
It seems that no one in their company had filed the drawings indicating where the lines were, and unfortunately, I ran into this problem a lot, even with simple house feeds.
I always ran into problems with unmarked or poorly marked gas and electric lines and spent a lot of my time following up on their marking crews to the point where I would conduct my own surveys and marking runs just to confirm their results.
Usually they were accurate, but I had enough close calls to trust but verify.
In one subdivision in my hometown of West Carrollton, Ohio, a builder was allowed to build a complete subdivision in an area with 2- 28" forced natural gas mains and 1-18" gas main. The problem was that some of the homes were within 8' of the mains, and the prospective homeowners were not told of the incredible blast hazards.
If a 4" line could blast a hole 25' in diameter, imagine what a 28" forced gas line would do, let alone three.
I hope the Sioux are successful in their defense of their homeland.

onawah

2nd October 2018, 22:10

The cops certainly lived up to their moniker "PIGS" here...

More photos of the authorities 'following orders' - lest we forget..

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DW0kNXPW4AAhB3c.jpg

https://www.telesurtv.net/__export/1495910609325/sites/telesur/img/news/2017/05/27/dakota_police_jpg_1718483346.jpg_1718483346.jpg

http://rabble.ca/sites/default/files/styles/large_story_850px/public/node-images/standing_rock_brutality.jpg

https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-XlIeuBT345M/WCJy4fezAdI/AAAAAAABXOA/BGNd5a1s3YcYDYdKbJuzrxIOdGwa14bSgCLcB/s1600/14956603_221700148251464_5876166015592281931_n.jpg

onawah

3rd October 2018, 02:50

Also see: http://projectavalon.net/forum4/showthread.php?94907-Trump-is-NOT-the-answer&p=1251773&viewfull=1#post1251773

onawah

5th October 2018, 04:39

Cheyenne River: The Next Standing Rock
From Lakota People's Law Project
547 South 7th #149
Bismarck, ND 58504-5859

"Standing Rock was a beginning. It gave rise to a powerful alliance of Native activists and environmentalists around the world. It also showed us what we’re facing, and how to combat our adversary. Now pipeline resistance is moving to new fronts — to Louisiana with the Bayou Bridge fight and soon, with the coming of Keystone XL, to my own home next door to Standing Rock on the Cheyenne River reservation.

The ACLU just revealed that, in preparation for KXL, authorities hosted an “anti-terrorism” training session in Montana. The Department of Homeland Security and FEMA are teaching the police riot control measures. State officials from Montana also met with their counterparts from North Dakota, and a pro-petroleum group hosted law enforcement representatives for a panel about confronting environmental activism.

They’re all getting together to share TigerSwan’s methodology from Standing Rock on how to combat activists and cast us, once again, as “terrorists.” They’ve got their playbook — but we have one too.

In our new video, our chief counsel Daniel Sheehan details how the evidence we collected for the Chase Iron Eyes trial exposes the police, the oil companies, and militarized security firms. We have them — on record, under oath — making stunning admissions. We have the complete blueprint for a successful necessity defense. Now, we’re compiling and making all of our legal tools available to everyone still on the front lines. This is a time consuming and expensive process, but it’s one that will prove invaluable to all arrested protesters going forward. Your gift today will pay high dividends for them and help ensure the success of their resistance.

It’s imperative that, as the indigenous-led environmental movement rises again, we use the lessons learned at Standing Rock. I’m meeting with a group of dedicated allies regularly to discuss the strategy to resist KXL, and the Lakota People’s Law Project legal team won’t stop until it has assembled and distributed the playbook to help protesters win in court.

The prosecutors in the Chase Iron Eyes case tried endlessly to block our collection of evidence, knowing it was mounting in Chase’s favor. Ultimately they dropped all substantial charges. Now, armored with our legal blueprint, activists can be confident while taking a stand to protect sacred water and land.

Please continue to support our efforts, because when you do, you give all water protectors the tools to succeed. We remain on the front lines in the battle to save Unci Maka.

Pilamaya — thank you for staying with us!"
Madonna Thunder Hawk
Tribal Liaison
Lakota People’s Law Project

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Hervé

3rd November 2019, 15:15

Keystone Pipeline Does as Experts Predicted, Spills 383,000 Gallons of Oil in North Dakota (https://www.globalresearch.ca/keystone-pipeline-spills-383000-gallons-oil-north-dakota/5693732)

By Ryan Schleeter (https://www.globalresearch.ca/author/ryan-schleeter) Global Research,
November 01, 2019
Greenpeace (https://www.greenpeace.org/usa/news/keystone-pipeline-does-as-experts-predicted-spills-383000-gallons-of-oil-in-north-dakota/) 31 October 2019

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Yesterday, the Keystone pipeline leaked an estimated 383,000 gallons (9,120 barrels) of oil into wetlands in North Dakota. The leak is already the eighth-largest pipeline oil spill of the last decade. The tar sands oil transported through the Keystone pipeline is particularly hard to clean up because, unlike crude oil, it sinks in water.

Keystone operator TC Energy’s (formerly TransCanada) alarming spill and safety record (https://www.greenpeace.org/usa/research/four-proposed-tar-sands-oil-pipelines-pose-a-threat-to-water-resources/) has come under scrutiny as it attempts to build the controversial and much larger Keystone XL pipeline through the midwestern United States and Indigenous treaty lands.

In response, Greenpeace USA Senior Research Specialist Tim Donaghy said:
“I wish I could say I was shocked, but a major spill from the Keystone pipeline is exactly what multiple experts predicted would happen. In fact, this is the fourth significant spill from the Keystone pipeline in less than ten years of operation. History has shown us time and again that there is no safe way to transport fossil fuels, and pipelines are no exception. In the last ten years, US pipeline spills have led to 20 fatalities, 35 injuries, $2.6 billion in costs, and more than 34 million gallons spilled. New pipelines are locking us into carbon emissions that will push our climate past safe limits. That is not the future I want for my children.

“In the past decade, every proposed tar sands pipeline — including the Keystone XL pipeline — has been stopped or delayed by a powerful movement fighting for Indigenous rights, a clean energy economy, and our environment. It is past time to leave fossil fuels in the ground and begin a just transition to a Green New Deal and 100 percent renewable energy.”
Greenpeace analysis (https://www.greenpeace.org/usa/research/four-proposed-tar-sands-oil-pipelines-pose-a-threat-to-water-resources/) from 2017 estimates that, if completed, the Keystone XL pipeline could expect 59 significant spills over a 50-year lifetime. With this latest spill, TC Energy has seen a total of 20 spills from its US pipeline network since 2010, which have released 696,276 gallons (16,578 barrels) of oil and hazardous liquids into the environment.

While Donald Trump moved to “fast-track” the Keystone XL and Dakota Access pipelines in his first month in office, multiple Democratic frontrunners (https://www.greenpeace.org/usa/climate2020/) have already come out against the expansion of fossil fuel infrastructure.

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Ryan Schleeter is a senior communications specialist with Greenpeace USA covering climate and energy. His writing has appeared in National Geographic, Grist, GreenBiz, EcoWatch, and more. Find him on Twitter @ryschlee.

Related:

Massive TransCanada Keystone 1 Pipeline Oil Spill (https://www.globalresearch.ca/massive-transcanada-keystone-1-pipeline-oil-spill/5619009)