Keep it in the Ground | Bernie Sanders | +#NoDAPL

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Published on Nov 4, 2015
Sen. Bernie Sanders, Sen. Jeff Merkley and Sen. Patrick Leahy introduced legislation today to help accelerate the transition to clean energy by ending all new federal leases for oil, gas or coal extraction on public lands and waters.

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1. Good to see!

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2. The Dakota Access Pipeline

Published on Jun 23, 2016
Work on the Dakota Access Pipeline near Carthage Illinois.

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3. Solidarity with Standing Rock Sioux Tribe against the #DakotaAccessPipeline

Published on Aug 11, 2016
People stood in solidarity with the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe to protect their water from the #DakotaAccessPipeline. 10 people were arrested throughout the whole day.

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5. Standing Rock is now calling on the support of all Indigenous Peoples worldwide

[font color="blue" size="5"]Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe caravanning to support Standing Rock[/font]



[font color="blue" size="5"]Tribal women storm #DakotaAccessPipeline, lead others past security perimeter, shut down construction site #NoDAPL
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6. Native American protesters disrupt work on oil pipeline

A group of Native American protesters has halted work on a large oil pipeline in the US state of North Dakota.
Construction was set to begin this month on the Dakota Access Pipeline, which is similar in length to the contested Keystone XL Pipeline. The developers have filed a lawsuit in federal court against the protesters, seeking restraining orders and unspecified monetary damages.



The $3.7bn (£2.8bn) Dakota Access Pipeline, if completed, will cross the states of North Dakota, South Dakota, Iowa and Illinois.
The pipeline will transport up to 570,000 barrels of crude oil a day, stretching 1,172 miles (1886km).
It is just seven miles short of the planned Keystone Pipeline, which faced years of protest and a presidential review before it was scrapped in late 2015.

The new pipeline will also span land dotted with sacred Native American sites between the Cannonball and Heart rivers.
"It's a historic place of commerce where enemy tribes camped peacefully within sight of each other," said Jon Eagle Sr, in an interview with Indian Country Today. "In the area are sacred stones where our ancestors went to pray for good direction, strength and protection for the coming year. The stones are still there, and our people still go there today."
Although the pipeline will not directly cross an environmentally protected area or federally reserved indigenous land, under current proposals it will pass within half a mile of the Standing Rock Sioux reservation and traverse 209 rivers and creeks.

Protesters fear the pipeline could pollute water sources in their remote territory.

They also argue they were not properly consulted before the US Army Corps of Engineers approved the project in late July.
The holding company which owns Dakota Access LLC, Energy Transfer Partners, denies any wrongdoing.

http://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-37099094?SThisFB

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7. FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE (equipment is being removed under police escort and taken to new access site)

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE. ‪#‎NoDAPL‬ SRST Chairman Dave Archambault met with North Dakota Governors office today. They informed Archambault that Dakota Access intends to utilize their "alternate access point" for pipeline construction. A concrete barrier road block is being established now across highway 1806 south of Mandan ND, near Ft Rice, to block protestors. Traffic is being diverted onto dirt road. Dakota Access LLC is shutting down the access site where week long protest has taken place and their equipment is being removed under police escort and taken to new site. Need water protectors to stand with us NOW!

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4. That's my senator he's referring to, and

I'm committed to supporting their efforts.