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Standing Rock-DAPL Protest Continues as Trump Expedites Keystone XL and DAPL Pipelines

This article highlights the ongoing protest at Standing Rock against the Dakota Access Pipeline (DAPL) and the recent executive order signed by President Trump to expedite the approval of both the Keystone XL and DAPL pipelines. It also discusses the environmental concerns and previous oil spills associated with oil pipelines.

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Standing Rock-DAPL Protest Continues as Trump Expedites Keystone XL and DAPL Pipelines

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  1. STANDING ROCK- DAPL protest still going on now 1/24/17 Trump signs executive order expediting approval of Keystone XL and DAPL pipelines http://thefreethoughtproject.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/dapl-protesters.jpg

  2. http://www.cnn.com/2017/01/24/us/dapl-keystone-pipeline-environment-protesters-trump-order/http://www.cnn.com/2017/01/24/us/dapl-keystone-pipeline-environment-protesters-trump-order/

  3. http://legal-planet.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/keystone_pipeline_route_.jpghttp://legal-planet.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/keystone_pipeline_route_.jpg

  4. http://www.foreffectivegov.org/blog/map-displays-five-years-oil-pipeline-spillshttp://www.foreffectivegov.org/blog/map-displays-five-years-oil-pipeline-spills According to the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration, these spills and ruptures released over 7 million gallons of crude Current Keystone pipeline has had 35 spills since it opened in 2000 One of the largest spills happened in North Dakota in 2013 when lightning struck a pipeline, which leaked over 840,000 gallons of crude onto a wheat field.

  5. JAN 23, 2017 Oil spill in Canada ~53,000 gallonshttp://www.reuters.com/article/us-canada-pipeline-leak-idUSKBN1572UJ Jan 24, 2017 Oil spill in Iowa http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/midwest/ct-iowa-pipeline-spill-20170125-story.html April 2016 – Keystone leaks 17,000 in SDhttp://www.usnews.com/news/articles/2016-04-08/keystone-pipeline-leak-worse-than-thought

  6. Obama stops Keystone projectNovember 2015 https://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2015/11/06/455007054/president-obama-expected-to-reject-keystone-xl-plan-friday

  7. Trump restarts Keystone XLMarch 2017 https://imagesvc.timeincapp.com/v3/mm/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Ftimedotcom.files.wordpress.com%2F2017%2F11%2Fgettyimages-874644134.jpg&w=800&q=85

  8. Oil spill (210,000 gallons) in Amherst, SD - Nov 2017 https://www.facebook.com/OccupyDemocrats/photos/a.517901514969574.1073741825.346937065399354/1792639884162391/?type=3&theater

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