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Standing Rock and Dakota Access Pipeline

There are environmental activists groups that are forming on twitter. On twitter the main hashtag that is used and most popular are #DAPL which stands for “Dakota Access Pipeline.” Considering how long this has been going on, the permit for the destruction has been denied. This means that work can no longer proceed. This is good and the way the people came together was effective because they were able to resist the moves that were about to be made. Environmental justice is an involvement of different people to get together and broaden the challenges that the environment faces everyday because of human interaction. Social media is obviously a whole other world, a bigger world. Using that as a resource, people can easily come together electronically and pinpoint the actions that are affecting the world. Also, word is spread more easily and effectively over the internet. I think if the government was more involved, or the news was more involved things would be a lot more serious. The more serious things are, the more attention is drawn to it.

Read: Norway's Largest Bank Sells Assets in Dakota Access Pipeline Company.  (Links to an external site.)

The article “Norway’s Largest Bank Sells Assets in Dakota Access Pipeline Company”, is an article that talks about how DNB is in favor of the North Dakota Access Pipeline Company. Over 3.8 billion in assets to help towards the project.

• After reading the article, I think that Americans need to see the larger problem. Since a foreign company has invested in DAPL, nothing is sure enough to happen or get better. As people that live and grow in this country, I feel as though we need to fight and make sure things are okay and maybe even take charge of it for ourselves. More people should get involved and spread the word about what is going on so people have an idea of what could happen.

Citations

"Dakota Access Pipeline." Wikipedia. Wikimedia Foundation, n.d. Web. 21 Nov. 2016.

"Standing Rock Indian Reservation." Wikipedia. Wikimedia Foundation, n.d. Web. 21 Nov. 2016.

"News about #NoDAPL on Twitter." News about #NoDAPL. N.p., n.d. Web. 23 Nov. 2016.