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  • Dakota protesters: Fine, we’ll just oppose every pipeline we can think of

    02/27/2017 2:38:01 PM PST · by Sean_Anthony · 34 replies
    Canada Free Press ^ | 02/27/17 | Dan Calabrese
    Mindless. They failed to stop the Keystone XL pipeline, which they said posed particular environmental hazards. They failed to stop the Dakota Access pipeline, which they say represents an adulteration of sacred Indian grounds. OK. Whether you agree with their objections to either pipeline (and I don’t), at least they offered some specific rationale for why they were opposed. It’s not as if they’re just going to mindlessly oppose every pipeline anyone ever proposes, because that would be nothing more than knee-jerk opposition to energy-related infrastructure driven by reflexive opposition to fossil fuels. You do that, no one is going...