(Derrick Broze) Less than one week into office, Donald Trump has signed an executive order approving of construction with the Keystone XL and Dakota Access pipelines.
by Derrick Broze, January 24th, 2017
Everyone’s
favorite “anti-establishment” president signed two executive orders on
Tuesday which will allow construction on the controversial Keystone XL
and Dakota Access pipelines to continue. President Trump took the
actions on Tuesday in an attempt to keep his promises to “make America
great again” by attempting to increase domestic energy production via
oil pipelines.
The
Keystone XL pipeline has been opposed by environmental activists
for seven years, while the Dakota Access pipeline by Native American
tribes since April 2016. The Obama Administration rejected the Keystone XL pipeline in November 2015. The DAPL was also recently denied a permit for construction on the final portion of the pipeline which goes under Lake Oahe.
“President
Trump is legally required to honor our treaty rights and provide a fair
and reasonable pipeline process,” Dave Archambault II, chairman of the
Standing Rock Sioux Tribe, said.
“Americans know this pipeline was unfairly rerouted towards our nation
and without our consent. The existing pipeline route risks infringing on
our treaty rights, contaminating our water and the water of 17 million
Americans downstream.”
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What’s going on in North Dakota at Standing Rock,
the site of mass protests against the Dakota Access pipeline, is very
important. People have joined Native’s in standing up for the protection
of air and water quality, as well as the protection of sacred lands.
So was all the protesting a waste of
time? Heck no! Water protectors effectively raised a low of awareness
about the issue and turned many into environment protectors which is
something we need more of. It helped us to think about our impact on the
environment and bring forth new technologies that can seriously make a difference without relying on inefficient technologies like wind and solar.
