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Energy Transfer Partners has gone so far as to build its drilling pad for tunneling under the Missouri River at Lake Oahe, even though it still awaits the necessary easements.
The U.S. Department of Justice is about to announce next steps on de-escalating the standoff regarding construction of the Dakota Access Pipeline, according to the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe.
“Today, the Department of Justice announced in federal court that it will be announcing the next steps on a ‘path forward’ for the Dakota Access Pipeline crossing at Lake Oahe,” said Standing Rock Sioux Chairman David Archambault II in a statement on November 10.
Energy Transfer Partners is refusing to stand down on its construction plans despite two requests from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers that it do so.
The company, builders of the Dakota Access Pipeline (DAPL), said on Tuesday November 8 that it planned to begin drilling in two weeks—even though at the moment it does not have the easements necessary for it to tunnel under the river legally.
Full story at ICTMN.
It’s almost as if they’re implicitly bragging about all the bribes they’re doling out.
Oh, they are. They’ve done that from the beginning, when they bought Gov. Dalrymple.
When protesters trespass they get police and pepper spray. Aren’t these guys trespassing if they proceed without easements? I’m sure they’ll get all pepper sprayed and stuff. Right?
So peaceful protest isn’t working really well. Is there a plan to switch to insurgent tactics?
The latest.
Is it true that Harold Hamm is still slated to be energy secretary? It is terrifying to imagine what will be done to the people fighting this then.
From the link @4:
Talk about wilfully missing the point.