Another touchy subject .. protestors

[Oliver88]

Just another example of enviro-kooks protesting against the energy sector while leaving a huge mess for ADULTS to clean up.

Hopefully these activists can grow up, get out of their parents basements and get real jobs that will contribute to the economy.

[blackpowder]

Could be more than that.
Here, you could call it the Northern Mafia.

[grassfarmer]

Peaceful is one thing - it's a right , but it's going too far . The political protests in the US are a glaring example .

Really? which ones? or are you thinking of the Swedish ones LOL. I remember the LA riots in 1992 haven't seen anything like that again or are the media just not reporting them.

[furrowtickler]

Yes the ones in Sweden are a good example

[sumdumguy]

The government should round them up and ship them home. They obviously dont like it here, nor our western leaders. Adios Amigos.

[furrowtickler]

Now the protestors in North Dakota have started fires at the camp .... classy move 👎 , yup save Mother Earth

[SASKFARMER3]

Grass why do you even post your bull shit.

Supposed people of the land leave a f$&king mess behind and then burn the shit down.

News says they are the people of the land. I bet most farmers are closer to the well being of the land than any one of these protestors.

Sick useless bullshit media!

[sumdumguy]

Trump is right, the media id deplorable. Who is paying them off? The Gory Gores or Bazookis?

[blackpowder]

Just remember SSfarmer. The media didnt have to pay a kickback to the right guy just to be there. Unlike the industry people.
Equipment can be burnt on the right of way here if your not paying the man. Crews can be blocked from leaving at night..
It's about the money.

[Robertbarlage]

[furrowtickler]

Sumdum, just a wild guess but most likely sponsor of violent protestors is the guy on the left ....... no pun intended lol

[grassfarmer]

Maybe Trump will write an EO to round up all the Kenny Chesney fans and send them back to where they come from - they seem to make a mess wherever they go.

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[SASKFARMER3]

Grass honest you grasp at straws.

The pig supporters who say oil is bad are just a bunch of useless twits crying over oil.

[Oliver88]

Looks like North Dakota is evicting these deadbeat pigs and starting to give them the boot.
Of course they are leaving behind tons of garbage that could end up in the Missouri River.....not to mention burning buildings while leaving!!


State, feds address cleanup at oil pipeline protest camp
By BLAKE NICHOLSON, ASSOCIATED PRESS
BISMARCK, N.D. — Feb 15, 2017, 7:53 PM ET
The Associated Press



This aerial photo shows the Oceti Sakowin camp, where people have gathered to protest the Dakota Access pipeline on federal land, Monday, Feb. 13, 2017, in Cannon Ball, N.D. A federal judge on Monday refused to stop construction on the last stretch of the Dakota Access pipeline, which is progressing much faster than expected. (Tom Stromme/The Bismarck Tribune via AP)more +
Federal and state officials announced plans Wednesday to accelerate cleanup at a camp in southern North Dakota that has housed hundreds and sometimes thousands of Dakota Access pipeline opponents.

Officials fear the camp near the Cannonball River will soon flood due to warm weather and rapid snowmelt. They worry trash and debris left behind by people who have left in recent weeks might pollute the Missouri River and other nearby waterways.

"With the amount of people that have been out there and the amount of estimated waste and trash out there, there is a good chance it will end up in the river if it is not cleaned up," Corps spokesman Capt. Ryan Hignight said.

Local and federal officials estimate there's enough trash and debris in the camp to fill about 2,500 pickup trucks. Garbage ranges from trash to building debris to human waste, according to Morton County Emergency Manager Tom Doering.

The camp on federal land near the pipeline route has dwindled to a few hundred people as the battle over the $3.8 billion project to move North Dakota oil to Illinois has largely moved into the courts. The Standing Rock Sioux and others believe a pipeline leak under the Missouri River would contaminate water for millions of people. Developer Energy Transfer Partners says the pipeline is safe.

The tribe has asked protesters to leave the area, and has been coordinating cleanup at the camp since late last month. Chairman Dave Archambault said at the time it was being funded from $6 million in donations the tribe received to support its pipeline fight.

Gov. Doug Burgum, State Engineer Garland Eberle and state Environmental Health Chief Dave Glatt on Tuesday issued a statement pushing for an accelerated cleanup.

"We're really fighting the clock," Doering said Wednesday. "There's more garbage down there than anybody anticipated."

Corps officials and a contractor will travel to the site later this week to assess the situation, though actual cleanup work won't happen until the area is deemed safe for workers, Hignight said. The camp area has seen frequent and sometimes violent clashes between protesters and police.

North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum said the state could start lining up additional contractors as early as Thursday. Who would pay the cost could be decided later, he said.

"I don't want to sit around and argue about who's going to pay for it while we've got buildings floating down the Missouri River," he said.

Doering said local authorities are hoping for a presidential disaster declaration to open up the prospect of federal aid.

The Corps said earlier this month it will close the camp Feb. 22 — next Wednesday — to get people out of harm's way and safeguard the environment. Burgum on Wednesday issued an evacuation order to complement the Corps deadline, though he said arresting people would be a last resort.

Hignight said the Corps was still working out details about how the shutdown would be handled. Once it's accomplished, crews will "clean up the land to a pre-protest state," he said.

The effort will be funded through the Corps budget, meaning taxpayers ultimately will foot the bill.

[grassfarmer]

You are pursuing a non-story folks - "oh the terrible pollution these protestors are making" is a cover story to conceal the bigger risk that the Trump approval of the pipeline has created to the water source. Compare it to the raw sewage being routinely discharged into rivers and water courses by large cities across north America to realise this is most definitely a "fake news" story.