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Cin · 09-09-2016, 08:57 AM

'If We Don't Lead This Fight, Who Will?' Tribal Leaders Demand Army Corps Stop Pipeline
Indigenous people and supporters hand-deliver letters of protest to Army Corps of Engineers in Nebraska

Native Americans are fighting not only on their own behalf, but for the rights of all people to clean water: "The thousands of Indians who are camping to prevent the pipeline from being built—they are fighting not only for their safety and their protection of their water supply. They are also fighting to protect the water supply of the entire region, for the farmers and ranchers who live along the river."

The battle between corporate interests and activists is heating up: currently, dueling lawsuits regarding the pipeline are wending their way through the courts. "The main company behind the Dakota Access pipeline, Energy Transfer Partners, is set to make its case in a North Dakota court today against the thousands of protesters," Politico notes, while water protectors await a Friday decision from a federal judge in response to their request for an injunction against the pipeline's construction.

http://www.commondreams.org/news/201...-stop-pipeline

Dakota Pipeline Was Approved by Army Corps Over Objections of Three Federal Agencies

https://insideclimatenews.org/news/3...al-environment

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Cin Senior Member How Do You Identify?: Butch Preferred Pronoun?: she Relationship Status: Truly Madly Deeply Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: In My Head Posts: 2,805 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 6,326 Thanked 10,618 Times in 2,489 Posts Rep Power: 21474851	'If We Don't Lead This Fight, Who Will?' Tribal Leaders Demand Army Corps Stop Pipeline Indigenous people and supporters hand-deliver letters of protest to Army Corps of Engineers in Nebraska Native Americans are fighting not only on their own behalf, but for the rights of all people to clean water: "The thousands of Indians who are camping to prevent the pipeline from being built—they are fighting not only for their safety and their protection of their water supply. They are also fighting to protect the water supply of the entire region, for the farmers and ranchers who live along the river." The battle between corporate interests and activists is heating up: currently, dueling lawsuits regarding the pipeline are wending their way through the courts. "The main company behind the Dakota Access pipeline, Energy Transfer Partners, is set to make its case in a North Dakota court today against the thousands of protesters," Politico notes, while water protectors await a Friday decision from a federal judge in response to their request for an injunction against the pipeline's construction. http://www.commondreams.org/news/201...-stop-pipeline Dakota Pipeline Was Approved by Army Corps Over Objections of Three Federal Agencies https://insideclimatenews.org/news/3...al-environment __________________ The reason facts don’t change most people’s opinions is because most people don’t use facts to form their opinions. They use their opinions to form their “facts.” Neil Strauss