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.
@ISIDEWITH7yrs7Y
Yes
@9FLFKTQ8mos8MO
Stuff like this has happened before, like the great oil leak of the Gulf of Mexico. This incident has left animals affected for decades.
@9FJDDRS8mos8MO
Rerouting the pipes isn't going to do anything but make more mess. I feel they should cut it off completely and keep our environment healthy.
That's native land that should be protected not only that but it is destroying the environment and on land that is previously protected
@9FTX45W8mos8MO
Scientists estimate it will poison almost 80% of Dakota's water and nature/wildlife with the drilling and extraction of the oil underneath. It is also on land they do not own technically but they are doing it anyway because they are selfish and want the money. It is true that it will produce many jobs in oil, but we can make more jobs for things that help the environment instead of killing it.
@ISIDEWITH7yrs7Y
No
@9FG46J8 8mos8MO
Top Disagreement
The Dakota Access Pipeline brings in so much oil into the United States contributing to so much carbon emmisions.
I believe that the Dakota Access Pipeline is bad for our environment because it has leaked several times causing contamination in our environment and disrupting the drinking water line.
@9FG9JBKIndependence8mos8MO
Oil and Gas run tons of things in the country and with the current gas and oil prices we need more of it to make it affordable to drive while electrical cars are in the making, aswell lithium will cause bad too in the long run
@9FG79ZX8mos8MO
I live in the area this would affect and it would make a lot of the farmland unusable for several years if something went wrong it could be really bad for people in that area
@9FGC94VLibertarian8mos8MO
It's not our land and on top of that it's land that's sacred to the Dakota and Native American population.
@9FJ9MJH8mos8MO
I think it should be stopped as most reservations in these areas don't have enough money to fix their water lines and make it healthier and cleaner. This oil can kill off the Native Americans living in these areas.
@ISIDEWITH7yrs7Y
Yes, and the government should never be allowed to acquire land by eminent domain
@9FG4W9J8mos8MO
Though we have taken land from the Natives, we now share a country with them, and their pipeline will benefit both of us, but we will prosecute the company if they affect the land in the burial grounds.
@9FT7MFPIndependent8mos8MO
Natives have already gotten enough taken from them, this is all they have left and it should be left untouched.
@ISIDEWITH7yrs7Y
No, but reroute the pipeline away from Native American land
@9FLFKTQ8mos8MO
Top Disagreement
The pipeline, like all things, is subject to human error and can malfunction or spring a leak. Which will be detrimental to the whole area surrounding the pipeline.
@9FJCJSV8mos8MO
As a Native American the land is sacred and important and for the most part, history is repeating itself all over again the white man taking our land again having to live and do our traditional doings on certain amount of land of which can be taken away from us
@9FST3B68mos8MO
Either way, the pipeline will still effect the environment, and redirecting it won't solve any issues.
@9FSNNQK8mos8MO
This project will make pollution far much worse, and it will damage our ecosystem because the government is less concerned towards that rather than money. Focus on re-useable energy and nuclear power. Reouting it will only make it less worse, but it will still damage the ecosystem.
@ISIDEWITH7yrs7Y
No, but drastically increase the amount of fines the company must pay in the event of an accident
@9G7BK6P7mos7MO
Accountability, Major corporations have to be held to a higher standard. Cutting corners on quality and safety cannot be tolerated, and a fine is just the beginning. It's time the people on top, the decision makers are held accountable and I don't mean just having to pay a hefty fine. A drastic fine is not incentive enough. Jail time, this will be the penalty for allowing destruction of such an epic scale. Some of you may be thinking, well, accidents do happen. Its the responsibility of those who are in-charge to make sure they don't. A fine to a multi billionaire is just the… Read more
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@Jones4Potus2024 9mos9MO
Yes, indigenous treaties must be respected and the environment protected
No, we should find a more sustainable alternative.
@8X2XSGM3yrs3Y
No, but reroute the pipeline away from Native American land and the government should never be allowed to acquire land by eminent domain
@8ZLVPGF2yrs2Y
I don´t know enough about this to give an opinion.
@8LJ35GJ4yrs4Y
Yes, they should stop because oil can be transported by train and vehicle if they do it by pipe then there could be a leak of some sort and it could pollute the soil and the water.
@9GJTNP97mos7MO
Given the fact that climate change is a mounting problem the pipeline shouldn't be constructed. Moreover, eminent domain shouldn't be used to seize the land of indigenous people.
@8X5RJJC3yrs3Y
I dont have enough information to take a stance
@8PD2KBB4yrs4Y
No, but they should not use eminent domain
@9FFZH97Progressive8mos8MO
No, the government should redirect the pipeline away from Native American land and drastically increase the amount of fines the company must pay in the event of an accident
Yes, there is too great of a chance that it will pollute the water supply for Native American tribes who live on the surrounding land
Yes, and nationalize the energy sector.
@9B9XV3F1yr1Y
I do not have a stance on this.
@9D68NLB10mos10MO
No but should have to pay a land use fee to the Native Americans
@8ZX9DG72yrs2Y
Reroute the pipeline away from Native American land.
@8SF7RSH3yrs3Y
No, but reroute the pipeline away from Native American land and drastically increase the amount of fines the company must pay in the event of an accident and the payment should be given to the communities that might be affected. Both Native American Tribes & Average U.S. Citizen alike.
@979XB2T2yrs2Y
Finish the pipe, but use it to sustain the economy, as we slowly transfer to clean energy; not quickly as the economy is not sustainable for that yet.
@8LDZ49X4yrs4Y
No, but they shouldn't be able to use eminent domain; they must seek the proper permission of the landowners & state authorities. If necessary, reroute it away from Native American land and instead route it through areas where it would have less of an impact on the environment. Also, drastically increase safety initiatives to properly maintain the pipeline and increase fines the company must pay in the event of an accident.
@9G9FVSP7mos7MO
we are having an energy crisis right now we need to improve and expand our oil and gas operations both current and future oil and gas refinery's
@VulcanMan6 7mos7MO
We need to be actively waning out of oil and gas as much as possible
@8NM3TQQIndependent4yrs4Y
No but make sure it does not disturb Native American land or any water supply should there be a problem
@8NB7FX84yrs4Y
No provided: tighter regulations and monitoring of this pipeline and others is put in place and enforced to better protect our natural environments and higher fines and financial responsibility for recovery are leveled (and cannot be contested) against companies associated with the pipeline in the event of an accident. For any pipeline to be built, all local communities must OK the section that runs through them - if a community opposes the pipeline then the pipeline must be routed through another area.
@8GD9NZS4yrs4Y
Let the free market decide what is best
@MikeRepublican6 days6D
No and the government should expand oil and gas drilling in the united states.
We need to make oil and gas cheaper so we should nationally expand oil drilling biden has ended almost all national oil but increased off shore oil drilling be need to mostly nationalize oil and gas and we need to make it more affordable
@9M98YFV2wks2W
No, but reroute away from Native American land AND invest in alternative energy so we can move away from oil dependence.
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