It’s been brought to my attention by a few people, that more coverage should be placed on the events at Standing Rock. I’ve spent the last couple hours researching, and have put together an info sheet that should help educate and inform.
1. An initial Keystone pipeline access route was originally set to enter through an area just North of Bismarck, North Dakota (the capital city of close to 67,000 people). But due to concerns of a spill and to reduce risk, was moved to just North of Cannon Ball, a town of 875.
2. On site guards originally deployed attack dogs and military personnel used armoured vehicles and riot gear to combat “aggresive intrusions on privately owned land.”
3. These protests were supposed to be peaceful.
4. Billionaire owner of Energy Transfer, Kelcy Warren, a Texas based entrepreneur, worth an estimated $4 billion, according to Forbes Magazine, is spearheading the pipeline project.
5. This isn’t just a local issue, as the local tribe has said they fear the project “will disturb sacred sites and impact drinking water for thousands of tribal members on the Standing Rock Sioux Reservation and millions further downstream.”
Media Spin 