Posted on 12/05/2016 10:25:43 AM PST by georgiarat
There are a lot of reasons to think the Obama administrations decision to decline an easement for the Dakota Access Pipeline yesterday was a travesty, among the most prominent the fact that it was President Obama who made this decision.
Its worth keeping in mind that the pipelines current crossing of Lake Oahe was already approved and permitted by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. That the Corps has now declined an easement for a route theyd already permitted, saying theyd like to explore other routes, tells us this decision was made in the White House, and that it was utterly political.
But setting aside concerns over political interference in the regulatory process for pipelines, what President Obamas decision here signals to extremist political movements is all the more troubling.
(Excerpt) Read more at sayanythingblog.com ...
Billions have been spent and the pipeline is nearing completion
Screw Obama.
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