The Dakota Access pipeline is a 1,172 mile oil pipeline that stretches through North Dakota, South Dakota, Iowa and southern Illinois. The pipeline would allow oil companies to transport crude oil from North Dakota to oil refineries along the Eastern Seaboard. The pipeline’s construction was permitted by the participating state governments under eminent domain. Opponents of the pipeline (including several Native American tribes, including the Meskwaki and Sioux tribal nations) argue that the pipeline has the potential to pollute their water supply and destroy Native American burial sites. Proponents argue that the pipeline is necessary for the U.S. to achieve energy independence.
Narrow down which types of responses you would like to see.
Narrow down the conversation to these participants:
Discussions from these authors are shown:
@9SFMVW39mos9MO
Native american land has its own sovereignty. The Dakota tribe would have to agree to the construction/endorse it or come to some monetary or land agreement. The US government should not be able to eminent domain sovereign native american territory.
@923KKL93yrs3Y
No they should reroute it away from the Native American land and increase the amount of fines in the even of an accident.
Depends on how serious the situation is.
@8YCJ76N3yrs3Y
I mean we need It for now but work on a new solution
@8Y9QJ723yrs3Y
no, but we should attempt to reroute the pipeline away from native land as well as being 100% sure it is secure
@8XYPD3W3yrs3Y
If it makes something else toxic or unhealthy than i don't support it, but if i doesn't affect anything else than im for it.
@8XXMGKL3yrs3Y
No. The government should never be allowed to acquire land by eminent domain. They should reroute the pipeline away from Native American land
@8XKQW2X3yrs3Y
Yes. And clean up the mess that was made
@8XHF6MH3yrs3Y
I don't what the Dakota Access pipeline is
@8X8CMK44yrs4Y
Yes, and the government should switch to alternative energy sources.
@8X797B94yrs4Y
find a different way to build this w/o stealing land and destroying the environment
@8VZLTCR4yrs4Y
No, but increase the fines in the event of an accident and work toward a more sustainable form of energy
@97C7YJ43yrs3Y
There is no reason to be building this as the U.S. should be working towards having the majority of our energy come from more eco-friendly sources.
@93C57MC3yrs3Y
Natural gas should not be allowed to expand in favour of renewable energy
@9G7XD7D2yrs2Y
I don't think construction should be stopped but I think if possible it should be rerouted from Native land and also the fines should be increased if there is a spill because carelessness could cause environmental destruction.
Loading the political themes of users that engaged with this discussion
Loading data...
Join in on more popular conversations.
