How much of the recent Dakota Access Pipeline protest taking place in North Dakota has been fueled by oil or petroleum byproducts? Quite a bit actually. In a recent Bloomberg post, Ethan Bellamy, an analyst at Robert W. Baird & Co. in Denver said, “Unless those protesters drove electric cars to the construction site, or […]
Read MoreThe Standing Rock Sioux Tribe has made many accusations toward Dakota Access and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers that just aren’t true. We’ve debunked many other claims as false, and discovered that hundreds of consultations were held on the pipeline project with Native American tribes and nations. Here are a few more of the myths being spread, and the real […]
Read MoreEvidence of a growing rift among Sioux Tribe members on the Dakota Access Pipeline is emerging, with some taking a more tempered approach to the issue than their counterparts’ chaining themselves to construction equipment. Roquel Gourneau, an enrolled member of the Lower Brule Sioux Tribe in central South Dakota, recently shared a blog post in […]
Read MoreThe National Association of Manufacturers (NAM), the organization which represents manufacturers both large and small, has been closely following the developments on the Dakota Access Pipeline, as the multi-billion dollar investment continues to benefit those employed by many of their members.
Read MoreIt’s a popular claim of the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe that there was “no meaningful consultation” with Native American Tribes and Nations regarding the placement of the Dakota Access Pipeline. But like many other claims, this just simply isn’t true. In fact, the United States Government, through the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers had 389 […]
Read MoreIt seems logical that those who demand an end to the use of oil, such as the anti-development activists near Cannon Ball, would act by example, and rid themselves of any oil-based products. However, it is much easier said than done, which was pointed out in a letter published by InForum this morning:
Read MoreThe U.S. Chamber of Commerce, the nation’s largest organization representing businesses both large and small, took a look at the Dakota Access Pipeline in their blog this morning, noting its contribution to improving the nation’s energy infrastructure: A valuable addition to U.S. energy infrastructure, the pipeline will cross four states connecting the oil-rich Bakken region […]
Read MoreThe statements of Standing Rock Sioux Tribe (SRST) just don’t add up, and the facts are clear. Despite multiple statements to the contrary, the SRST and their allies have in fact been consulted multiple times by both Dakota Access and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers prior to construction of the pipeline. In a lawsuit filed by […]
Read MoreThe Iowa Utilities Board (IUB) has re-affirmed their commitment to the workers of Iowa in a 3-0 vote to allow construction on the Dakota Access Pipeline to proceed. But it didn’t take long after the hearing was initially announced for workers to begin voicing their disapproval of the challenge to continuing construction. William Little, a […]
Read MoreFollowing a challenge to their final ruling by a group of landowners on the approval of construction of the Dakota Access Pipeline the commissioners of the Iowa Utilities Board voted 3-0 yesterday to uphold their final ruling and allow construction to continue in Iowa. This comes as good news to the hundreds of members of […]
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