Standing With Standing Rock
Many people are using social media to tweet, share, and talk about the injustices that are currently happening in Standing Rock and against the Native American people who currently own the land. It is used to create protests, bring awareness, and even create petitions against the Dakota Access Pipeline. Some hashtags that people continuously use include #NoDAPL and #IStandWithStandingRock. If environmental justice isn't served for this minority group, there can be very dire consequences.
This comes especially when Norway's largest bank, DNB, has "sold its assets in the companies behind the $3.8 billion Dakota Access pipeline...the sold assets were worth $3 million. The loans under consideration finance up to 10 percent of the pipeline’s construction." However, the bank "considering whether to terminate three separate loans the bank has made to finance the project," since Energy Transfer Partners might not be able to finish construction by January 1st if they do not obtain the final permit from the Army Corps of Engineers to drill under the Missouri River. This should be a wake up sign for the American people, for us to think about what we're actually doing before it's too late. If you can't join the people in Standing Rock to protest, then create one in your area with local people who feel the same way by creating a group and sharing/informing others on the situation. This isn't about just some land, it's water than many people use and drink from everyday. We do not need an even worse situation than Flint, Michigan (who still has no access to clean water!)
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