Quote:Apparently not.  Though 99.98% of the pipeline is installed on private property, in the majority of cases it's in areas that already have utility easements in place.

 

Here's a fun fact.  The "protesters" supposedly are concerned about possible contamination to their water supply.  The problem is that there are already 7 other pipelines in operation where this one will cross, and this one will actually be buried deeper which would protect their water supply better than existing infrastructure.

 

While I suspect that yes, there are some Sioux tribe members concerned about the impact to their water supply, but I would bet that the vast majority of the "protesters", especially the violent ones are "bought and paid for" or just anti-oil liberals.

I wonder if any of these knuckleheads have done an ounce of research of the safety records of the ways to transport petroleum products. Clearly not, or they would know that a pipeline is exponentially safer than any existing mode of moving petroleum. That is an undisputed fact per the NTSB, who oversees all modes of the transportation. 

 

This is just another example of the idiocy of the left and evidence of the mental disorder that all libs suffer from.

 

And since America is headed back toward energy independence, the Honorable President Trump wants it to be as safe to all Americans as possible. He doesn't want a repeat of the mess in the Gulf that the prior administration botched so badly. Trump actually CARES about Americans. Even the loony libs.

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