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Standing with Standing Rock!!!!

Posted by Imani Horne in Environmental Science · Aziz · E on

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Imani Horne 
SOCIAL MEDIA IS STANDING 

This is how social media is helping out with getting justice for Standing Rock and 

#dakotaaccesspipeline on twitter

#dapl on twitter

#NOdapl on twitter and facebook

#Rezpectourwater

Thousands of people are using social media to fight for social justice in the Standing Rock and Dakota Access Pipeline situation.

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These hashtags has took this protest to another level. The hashtags has gotten so many people involved in standing up with them including celebrities. They have also gotten them connections with different organizations and companies to help out with different things. They also did so good with the hashtags by getting people involved and business that put their money into this pipeline are withdrawing because of the big mess it is making.


Social media plays a big role with helping and getting support for the situation. Social media has gotten them this far, I’m sure they will push to get them justice until then they will not back down. I read an article that stated the temperatures are dropping and some engineers volunteered to make small places for them to stay like tipis, huts just so they can stay warm and still fight for what they believe in.

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Here's a video that will help you understand that you play a role in this too but you need to help out physically.

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Are you going to stand with standing rock now? 

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Standing with Standing Rock Blog

Posted by Gianna Flego in Environmental Science · Aziz · E on

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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.


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Standing rock

Posted by Raven Johnson in Environmental Science · Aziz · E on

The Dakota access pipeline is a pipeline that will connect the rapidly expanding Bakken and Three Forks production areas in North Dakota to Patoka, Illinois. The pipeline’s purpose is to enable the transport of domestically produced light sweet crude oil to refining markets in a more cost effective way. 
The problem with this is although it may seem harmless, the project could have a big effect on the environment. It could cause things such as oil spills, more pollution, and the further endangerment of already endangered animals. Also one of the biggest problems that people have with it is that it passes through standing rock, a reservation that houses many different Native American tribes. Their concern is that the pipeline could harm the sacred grounds that is passes through. 
Social media has played a huge role in all of this and environmental justice as a whole. It has helped get the word out about protests, the reason for them and what the courts are saying. Also people have been using it to show what happens at these protests with pictures and videos. Hashtags such as #NoDAPL, #StandWithStandingRock, and #HonorTheTreaties have been the things that carry the solidarity these protests have created. I think that if they keep these protests up then something great could prosper from them.
Norway's Largest Bank Sells Assets in Dakota Access Pipeline Company
This article talks about how the largest bank in Norway has been in the talks about canceling the three loans the bank has given to finance the Dakota access pipeline. I think this is one small step for the Native American people protesting this pipeline. Although the bank may have not done this because of the protests, it still helps.
In head of all this I feel the American people should stand behind the native Americans in protesting this pipeline. I feel as though if the government listened to them and tried to acknowledge that this is sacred land to them they would realize what is the problem in all of this. I also feel if that is the attitude going into any situation than we could have a more environmentally just country.








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Sources:
http://standwithstandingrock.net/history/
http://www.daplpipelinefacts.com/
https://mobile.twitter.com/home
https://www.democracynow.org/2016/11/18/headlines/norways_largest_bank_sells_assets_in_dakota_access_pipeline_company

STANDING ROCK

Posted by Aaliyah Cooper in Environmental Science · Aziz · E on

People on social media have mixed emotions about the project involving the pipeline, some are saying we are being hypocritical because products we use everyday depend on this and there are more more projects going on and that's the involves oil but we only seem to be protesting this one others our upset because the governments is using our money to hurt others and the Anusishik tewenama tribe and the veterans should continue to fight for what they stand for.

These methods are very effective, they are getting people involved with the topic and  spreading the word to touch other people and cause a change reaction and now starting to get people with a stronger voice involved like the military.

The role that social media plays in the fight of environmental justice is is they preach the fair treatment of everybody's environmental and they are  involving all people regardless of race, color, national origin, or income with respect to the development because they all came together for this one topic because in the end this affects all of us.

The strategy that might be our best bet to stop this pipeline is If we could all be there to protest i don't think they would've did the things that they did to the protesters that were out there because it would be a bigger crowd to try to take out so they can see that the tribe is not the only people fighting for this pipeline to not be installed there, because reality is actions speak louder then words.


Standing With Standing Rock! #NoDAPL

Posted by Jason Perez in Environmental Science · Aziz · E on

The North Dakota pipeline is a planned underground oil pipeline project in North Western United States. The pipeline is going to be 1,172 miles long and run through four different states being North and South Dakota along with Iowa and Illinois. As of November 26, 2016, the pipeline was reported to be 87% completed.

There has been great controversy surrounding the pipeline project. Many question if the pipeline is even necessary to begin with. As well as the potential negative impact that the pipeline can have on the environment. Many worry about safety about the natural resources and endangered species surrounding the area of the pipeline. If the pipeline breaks and has a leakage then this can have substantially bad impacts on air, water, wildlife and farming in the area.

The biggest controversy relating to the pipeline are the protest going on from Native American groups and tribes in the construction area of the pipeline but mainly in Standing Rock; which lies on the border of north and south Dakota. Mainly the Meskwaki and Sioux tribes have been protesting and speaking out about the pipeline. The pipeline runs through sacred grounds of Native American tribes, specifically Standing Rock which is a native american reservation.

Social media frankly has played a big role during the protest of the pipeline. Protests are constantly featured on the news. Numerous grassroot movements like hashtags have been created but the most notable one being the #NoDAPL to help raise awareness. Social media has help bring much more attention to the pipeline project as well as the protest and raise awareness about our environment and ensuring it’s safety.

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#StandingRock

Posted by Autumn Green in Environmental Science · Aziz · E on

Autumn Green
Ms. Aziz
Environmental Sci.  
 People are using social media as their voices to let people know what’s going on in this certain situation. For example, Facebook is a way people can find what’s going on with the Standing Rock Indian Reservation. It’s a way that people can be get an inside view of what’s going on with this situation. These are some of the hashtags I found when researching the North Dakota Pipeline Access Pipeline #NoDAPL, #dakotaaccesspipeline, #RezpectOurWater, #WaterIsLife,  #StandWithStandingRock, and #HonorTheTreaties that helps spared the words of people who support this protest. These methods of active because it spread the word of what’s going with this situation and it raises awareness to people in the country and in the world on what happen to these people in more of a peaceful way.
Environmental justice is the fair treatment and meaningful involvement of all people regardless of race, color, national origin, or income with respect to the development, implementation, and enforcement of environmental laws, regulations, and policies.The role the media has is to emphasize on this thing that are not environmental justice.

Norway's Largest Bank Sells Assets in Dakota Access Pipeline Company
This article talks about the 3.8 million dollars that spent for the North Dakota pipeline. The $3.8 billion Dakota Access pipeline, and it’s considering whether to terminate three separate loans the bank has made to finance the project. With certainty that they will miss the deadline of the January 1st 2017,  oil companies have the opportunity to renegotiate or terminate the contracts with North Dakota Access pipeline.


  1. "Environmental Justice." EPA. Environmental Protection Agency, n.d. Web. 25 Nov. 2016.

  2. Ilene Palacios on September 6, 2016. "12 Ways You Can Support the Water Protectors and Dakota Pipeline Protesters at Standing Rock." Gozamos RSS. N.p., n.d. Web. 26 Nov. 2016.

  3. "Norway's Largest Bank Sells Assets in Dakota Access Pipeline Company." Democracy Now! N.p., 2016. Web. 28 Nov. 2016.

Wake up #DAPL

Posted by Robert Lemley in Environmental Science · Aziz · E on


People are using facebook and instagram to spread the word or to wake people up or to let them know what's going on with the standing rock. #HonorTheTreaties #NoBakken #SacredStoneCamp#STOPDAPL#MniWiconi #SacredWater #NoDAPL #RezpectOurWater #WaterIsLife#StandWithStandingRockThey theses hashtags are effective with spreading the word, but it won't stop them from destroying the burial ground. Social media plays a role in this because it helps them get together to stand up or help them spread the word

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

1)Summarize and write your opinion to the article

Basically whats going on is that they may not meet the deadline so they might cancel the contract.

2) Seeing as that a big shot foreign company just divested from DAPL, what would you like to tell the American people to do?

I honestly wouldn't know what to tell people to do. But i guess i would tell them that we would have to stand higher and stronger together. But if we really do lose it, i would say we should try and make sure that this gets built in a way where nothing bad could happen.

3)How can the American people and government create an environmentally just America? Be specific and explain why your suggestion is helpful in creating a just society.

We Americans should find more ways for us to be environmentally friendly. I think that if we were to find more ways to be environmentally friendly we would be able to live in a world where we would have to protest the #DAPL. Like what if we were to find more ways or a solid way for us to run of of something more environmentally friendly. Instead of gas, how about grease or water, or maybe even if we were to just make electricity a more powerful source for us to use it for everything instead of gas?


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#HonorTheTreaties #NoBakken #SacredStoneCamp#STOPDAPL#MniWiconi

Since April, Native American activists and environmentalists have been protesting the Dakota Access Pipeline (DAPL), which would run nearly 1,172 miles and carry over half a million barrels of crude oil a day from the Bakken Oil Fields in North Dakota to refineries in Patoka, Illinois.

We need to stand together to raise more awareness and to help protest.

If you want to help or donate you can contact-

Donate items from the Sacred Stone Camp Supply List directly to their P.O. box :

Sacred Stone Camp

7908 Highway 1806

Cannonball, ND  58528



Lee Hanse

Executive Vice President

Energy Transfer Partners, L.P.

800 E Sonterra Blvd #400

San Antonio, Texas 78258

Telephone: (210) 403-6455

Lee.Hanse@energytransfer.com

They want to protect their land and resources, the water protectors at Standing Rock have endured intimidation and harassment by Energy Transfer’s private security and police; dozens of arrests; violent attacks with dogs and pepper spray; removal of their water supply; and intentional destruction of burial sites, prayer sites and culturally significant artifacts. .





 Works Cited

"Environmental Justice." Wikipedia. Wikimedia Foundation, n.d. Web. 22 Nov. 2016.

Palacios, Llene. "12 Ways You Can Support the Water Protectors and Dakota Pipeline Protesters at Standing Rock." Gozamos RSS. N.p., n.d. Web. 22 Nov. 2016.

Standing With Standing Rock

Posted by Anaiah Davis in Environmental Science · Aziz · E on

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!)

Message to Protect Standing Rock

Posted by Cameron Lockett in Environmental Science · Aziz · E on

  1. How are people using social media to fight for social justice in this particular situation?

People are using social media to to daily or weekly updates on what’s happening at standing rock. Such as different cultures protesting, or different countries deciding to side with Standing Rock.

  1. Research hashtags people have been using.

#dakotaaccesspipeline #IstandwithStandingRock  #NoDapl

  1. How effective are these methods of action?

I would say these methods are somewhat effective as I’m starting to see them pop up more in my Facebook timeline. As well as people are starting to organize peaceful protests more often.

  1. What is environmental justice and role does social media play in fight environmental justice?

Environmental justice is the act of trying to protect the environment for people who usually cannot protect their own. Such as minorities in Philadelphia who were living in homes with lead paint because of their landlords not telling them. A form of environmental justice would be the city of Philadelphia making the landlords fix get rid of the lead paint and stop taking advantage of the minorities or people who live there that could not afford better homes.


Now social media adds exposure to the injustice. As with Standing Rock people have uploaded videos to Facebook and Twitter. The videos vary from people protesting in the day from being doused by water cannons or running away from tear gas. Social media can show and stand up for what the tv stations won’t.

  1. What do you think can improve the strategy?

What could improve their strategy would be more unity. As people post randomly and sometime the agenda’s all don’t align. It would be better if people could post the hashtag and then talk to others in the group to collaborate on what they want to accomplish.   

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

  1. Summarize and write your opinion to the article

The article states that DNB aka the largest bank in Norway has sold its assets in the companies that were helping the Pipeline. The assets were said to be worth 3 million dollars. Without that funding Energy Transfer Partners has the possibility to miss the January 1st deadline. There is a way for them to remain on schedule if they got a permit to drill under the Missouri River. Yet that’s still up for debate and with as much bad publicity Energy Transfer Partners are getting, the pipeline has a high possibility of missing their deadline, which may lead to the project being shut down.  


In my opinion this is great news. With Norway’s bank pulling money the North Dakota Pipeline project might finally end! Energy Transfer Partners needed that funding to finish on time, and with the possibility of them not finishing on time more investors might leave. It is too soon to tell how the events will play out, but all we can do now is wait and hope for the construction of the pipeline's failure.


  1. Seeing as that a big shot foreign company just divested from DAPL, what would you like to tell the American people to do? How can the American people and government create an environmentally just America? Be specific and explain why your suggestion is helpful in creating a just society.

I would like to tell Americans to wake up! At the moment we are severed as a country. Most people are still in turmoil over president elect Donald Trump, while others are getting caught up in holiday fever with Christmas coming. All the while Native Americans are still fighting for having their land not taken from them. As Americans we should come together to try to protect people’s basic rights. One basic right is having land and a home. What the DAPL is take a river that the people of Standing Rock use and pollute it. Ruining a basic natural resource for them. As who gives Energy Transfer Partners the right to come in and take something precious away from the people at Standing Rock. The American people and government need to protect the rights of all people because everyone should have the right to have a home or a place to stay. People should not take advantage of minorities and force them to live in lesser conditions just because they feel like they can! There should be laws in place stopping people from violating someone else’s environmental justice, or from abusing/bullying minorities into giving up a basic human right.

3. Old and New PSA

Original


A PSA previously written by me

Hi. My name is Cameron Lockett. I’m a seventeen year old senior who goes to Science leadership Academy@Beeber. Now there is an important issue going on in the nation, and I wanted to speak to you about it. I know what most people are probably thinking. Wouldn’t it be better to create a drawing or some other outlet to get people’s attention. Yes but to me I find it easier to just tell people how things are without trying to complicate things. By just speaking my mind through words.

Now onto the topic at hand. The state of Pennsylvania is funding a firm called Energy Transfers Partners. What they are trying to do is build a pipeline in North Dakota that would pump oil from North Dakota to Missouri by running it around the Mississippi River. Now this doesn’t seem so bad until you realize that the foundation is near a Native American Reservation. Actually it’s right near a river bank on that foundation. Now whether you want to believe to or not. We need to help preserve that land and try to stop the pipeline. Yes I have seen the information on how the pipeline can bring jobs, and help import oil from our own country so we wouldn’t have to export it as much.

Yet this isn’t just about oil. This is about a culture that wants to protect something sacred to them. Water might not seem like much to the average American, but water is what something essential to every life on this planet. Every living creature on this planet requires water from you, me, your cat, dog, fish, toad, even the trees in your neighborhood. It means even more to the Native Americans since one almost everything has been taken from them in this country, and two they believe in living with nature and not just abusing it as a tool. Yet when the Native Americans tried to stand up for themselves and protect their water they were attacked by dogs and sprayed by workers! Pennsylvanians wake up! Your tax dollars are being used to silence the voice of a culture that is already almost gone. Please don’t just ignore this and try to speak up in any way you can. Tell your neighbor, coworkers, family members, but please don’t just sit around and do nothing.  


Sincerely, Cameron Lockett



Revised


Fast Forward two months…

Same ol’ Thanksgiving  

Hi. I’m Cameron Lockett. The paragraphs you just read are from a PSA I wrote over two months ago when the Dakota Access Pipeline was just starting. Since then the situation has escalated! While most of us were at home enjoying Thanksgiving. The people of Standing Rock were fighting for their homes. Just about every day for the past two months there have been protests at Standing Rock trying to stop the process of the Dakota Access Pipeline being built. As the people of Standing Rock just want their homes to be safe.


Okay I know what some people may be thinking. Like why should I care? Or what does this have to do with me? Well let me remind you of something. Most of us have not had to struggle for basic rights like the Native Americans had. We have taken almost everything from that culture, and all we can do is barely say sorry. If some of our founding fathers had the option they would have eradicated them entirely. When we were kids we were all taught that at the first Thanksgiving we shared with the Native Americans because we didn't have much, but the Native Americans were there to help us and teach us to be thankful for what we have. Now look at us… People are getting hit with rubber bullets, doused with water cannons, and hit with tear gas. And no not because they did anything wrong, all they have been trying to do it protect the river that is essential to their home.  


Now I don’t know if my message will reach anyone, but I just want people to know what is going on in the world. As I can say I am very fortunate for the life I have been given, and I appreciate my home and life. Yet I know there are people in the world who struggle just for something I take for granted almost everyday. So I’m trying to do my part and get the message across that the people of Standing Rock need our help and support. Because all they our doing is just protecting their home… It’s that simple.


Sincerely, Cameron Lockett

Sources

Fontaine, Tim. "Social Media Captures Chaos at Standing Rock as Police, Anti-pipeline Demonstrators Face off - Indigenous - CBC." CBCnews. CBC/Radio Canada, 22 Nov. 2016. Web. 28 Nov. 2016.

https://www.democracynow.org/2016/11/18/headlines/norways_largest_bank_sells_assets_in_dakota_access_pipeline_company.



"News About #Dakotaaccesspipeline On Twitter". Twitter.Com, 2016, https://twitter.com/hashtag/dakotaaccesspipeline?lang=en.


Standing For Standing Rock

Posted by Yaseen Thomas in Environmental Science · Aziz · E on

Social Media Impact


Those who may not have a voice are speaking out directly through social media on injustices facing the North Dakota Access Pipeline. People are using social media as a platform of representation of what is going on to make those who may not know what's going on through hashtags and retweets. Every time when the information regarding the DNAPL is retweeted hundreds and thousands of more eyes are able to see it. On social media like twitter Instagram and Facebook pictures and videos are represented of Standing Rock Sioux Tribe  members protesting the government’s installment of a goal mind on their own indigenous land.

Hashtags are an effective way information surrounding standing rock get surfaced around the internet. When you search #StandingRock many tweets/photos/video appear providing facts and also updates on important facts on the treatment of protesters. The hastags #NoDAPL #Keepfighting also appear. There is an actual twitter page named NoDAPL with 37.6k followers dedicated to the fight for their land. These social media pages are also used to gather and organize the protest and rallies against the government and big oil companies.


Norway's Largest Bank Sells Assets in Dakota Access Pipeline Company


This article states the largest bank in Norway, DNB has sold its assets in the company behind the $3.8  billion access pipeline. They are also considering if they should terminate three separate loans the bank has made to finance the project. One thing that is distinctive was that the Norway's DNB is not connected to Pennsylvania's DNB. The thing is those assets are going towards just a money making project which is selfish and destroys others land.

Sources:

"Norway's Largest Bank Sells Assets in Dakota Access Pipeline Company." Democracy Now!N.p., 18 Nov. 2016. Web. 28 Nov. 2016.


N.p., n.d. Web. Twitter #StandingRock

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