Another touchy subject .. protestors

[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.

[sumdumguy]

Grass honest you grasp at straws.

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

I'd just like totake their oil away. Watch the whimpering little grubs!

[sawfly1]

it does look pretty bad, the fires, the garbage, not great for their public relations.
sadly , i just wonder if it is just about a big enough payoff.

gotta be a way to go around, you would think.

[Klause]

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.

So human waste that carries disease and sewage that destroys aquatic life is a non story even though it's directly dumped into a water body


However a pipeline that's designed to carry oil, that's setup to be 100ft below the river, and is downstream of the tribe's water intake area... that requires major protesting and damage to life environment and equipment. That's what you're saying?



I really hope you get rid of all your diesel and gas powered vehicles and farm equipment

[Oliver88]

These unemployed enviro-wackos have proven they don't care about throwing all kinds of garbage into rivers....include vehicles, oil, sewage, wood, insulation, electrical cable and components, etc.

Another point that was brought up on BNN yesterday is that there has already been an oil pipeline successfully operating for 30 YEARS in this same area without any problems.

If the Clinton Crime family was running the USA these low life protestors might of had their way with Hillary overriding the Army Corps.

[sumdumguy]

My grandfathers farm had more than one hundred horses to farm 4 -7 quarters. Today, I have one tractor, albeit a big one. Just saying.

[grassfarmer]

So human waste that carries disease and sewage that destroys aquatic life is a non story even though it's directly dumped into a water body

The fact that the relatively small amount of waste/sewage that may be involved in this instance compared to huge quantities of the same product routinely discharged that never attracts a comment is what makes this a non-story.