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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsWhy is Biden supporting the Line 5 pipeline?
This project is is in direct opposition to Indigenous rights, clean water safety, and any form of Climate Catastrophe awareness. Wtf.
https://insideclimatenews.org/news/12112021/line-5-biden-environmental-justice/
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Why is Biden supporting the Line 5 pipeline? (Original Post)
Magoo48
Nov 2021
OP
I don't get it either. It is so contrary to his stated views. I'm unhappy about this, VERY. n/t
CaliforniaPeggy
Nov 2021
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secondwind
(16,903 posts)1. It says he admitted to studying the possibility...............
Magoo48
(4,720 posts)4. Wishy-wash is the same as support in this case.
Indigenous people have made their case. Michigan Governor is against it.
CaliforniaPeggy
(149,681 posts)2. I don't get it either. It is so contrary to his stated views. I'm unhappy about this, VERY. n/t
DanieRains
(4,619 posts)3. We are still addicted to oil
In case you didn't notice.
Burn and flood away....
TheRealNorth
(9,500 posts)5. I have some mixed feelings about these pipelines
Because I don't know if oil trains are any safer than the pipelines. I do worry about the possibility for oil leaks, but I feel that some people would be opposed to it if the transmission of the oil was 100% safe.
jalan48
(13,881 posts)6. The fossil fuel industry has lots of money and influence.