President Donald Trump has made the executive decision to continue the building of the Dakota Access and Keystone XL pipelines. The project would carry crude oil from BAkken in North Dakota to Patoka, Illinois. This plan goes directly against former President Obama's plan, helping environmental efforts.
Trump says the pipeline will me made of 100% "American steel" but the project is 90% complete, with only 57% of the steel "American" made, bringing up the question of how he will keep his word. In addition, he claims it will create a boom in middle class jobs and bring millions to local communities, but the question of "How?" is still in the air. Industry groups such as the National Association of Manufacturers claims it is a "long awaited victory" simply delayed by the Obama administration. Tribal nations and environmental activists have joined together for peaceful protests in hopes to make a change. Trump's plan puts the fossil fuel industry ahead of environmental issues and human and indigenous rights. This project is quite concerning becasue it disregards all progress that has been made in alternative energies. Rather than moving forward in technology, fossil fuels and the profits are more important to the Trump administration. It raises a red flag as to how the rest of the country will be doing forwards, or even backwards in environmental efforts. http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation-now/2017/01/24/whats-next-after-trump-jumpstarts-dakota-access-pipeline/97018676/
0 Comments
Leave a Reply. |
AuthorWrite something about yourself. No need to be fancy, just an overview. Archives
April 2017
Categories |