I Have Something to Say

The Missouri River belongs to everybody and as every single piece of America's infrastructure is deteriating and falling apart we should definitely build a much higher pressure and much more dangerous poison delivery system directly under one of our countries most important bodies of water- a source of refuge for wildlife and drinking water for many communities- the jobs it creates will be temporary as it's built and it will actually take a way more jobs from truck drivers that are transporting it currently- big business will continue to step on your neck while promising some "trickle down" effect- meanwhile natural resources that are irreplaceable and unrepairable get ravaged and destroyed- maybe Flint will share their water?

trucking and rail delivery of oil is far more likely to cause spills and environmental damage.
the real solution is to eliminate the need for fossil fuels..
develop LFTR for power needs. and pour a few hundred billion dollars into clean energy research..
as far as DAPL is concerned, it was nothing more than a PR stunt that took advantage of native Americans to stir outrage..
this project will be completed by the end of the month..
Where were these protesters when the project started a couple of years ago..
we have tens of thousands of miles of pipeline crossing rivers and lakes all over the contry..
if we're going build these. I'd rather have it burried a hundred feet below the river than on a bridge over it where it's exposed to severe weather and river traffic..
and these environmentally conscious protesters burned their tents and cabins on the way out of the camp leaving over 200 dumpsters full of trash and waste behind..
knowing that the camp sits on a spring flood plain..
talk about hypocrisy..
I'm not supporting the pipeline but I'm disgusting by the dishonesty of these protestors..
when the protest began, 95 percent of the three billion dollar project was already completed.. most people who comment on this issue here had no idea that the project had even begun..

I agree with trucking being dangerous other then the damage is on a much smaller scale- the point is it will not create jobs- stating that the same mistake has already been made several other times isn't really a valid justification for continuing to make it again- every place that sacrificed their natural resources to the industrial corporations, mining, and oil are now being repaid for their sacrifice in poor air quality, water quality, health issues, and birth defects- large corporations change their names and create acquisitions to avoid law suits and assistance after causing these issues- we as a country have allowed them to become large enough that we can't stop them any more- as far as my people and our land is concerned- I will take advantage of the next four years to be prepared to fight back for ours

I am aware of when it began- that it was on private land- (but water effects your land rights regardless of if you own it) that it was "expensive"- and that it had already been permitted and approved- none of that (all of which can clearly be purchased) changes the core issue for me- I will always believe that if we continue to sell out our resources to big business we will all lose- money will mean more to them then protecting those resources and people