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prairierose

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24. Take a look at a map...

Reply to DonViejo (Original post)

Sat Sep 10, 2016, 11:40 AM

Sep 2016

Lake Oahe is huge. It stretches for more than 100 miles from ND down into central SD where Oahe dam is. Can you imagine a lake that large with oil in it? And then the oil would just continue downstream all the way to the Gulf of Mexico.

The age of oil is over. It is past time to leave it behind and stop building infrastructure for a dead energy source that is killing us.

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Obama administration orders ND pipeline construction to stop [View all] DonViejo Sep 2016 OP

Cue exploding Trump tweet and wanna-be Sec Energy Palin chime in. . . . . nt Bernardo de La Paz Sep 2016 #1

This is going to cost some money! yallerdawg Sep 2016 #2

It SHOULD stay in the ground Fast Walker 52 Sep 2016 #4

But - but - profit! NT booksenkatz Sep 2016 #12

This is the Keystone XL by another name. yellerpup Sep 2016 #7

This pipeline is to transport Bakken region oil... yallerdawg Sep 2016 #10

Just think of all those lost profits enriching greedy archaeologists for no good reason! bluedigger Sep 2016 #16

It should stay in the ground. Odin2005 Sep 2016 #27

wow-- I didn't expect that. Awesome! Fast Walker 52 Sep 2016 #3

K & R geardaddy Sep 2016 #5

Even if they continue construction, oil won't be flowing for a long time anyway. George II Sep 2016 #14

That's true geardaddy Sep 2016 #17

Good news. nt awoke_in_2003 Sep 2016 #6

Amazingly good news Friday. Respect. JudyM Sep 2016 #8

THANK YOU FOR SHARING THIS. I had just read the judges order and my head was exploding. DebJ Sep 2016 #9

I love Environmental Impact Reports. They are the greatest legal stall known to man... Hekate Sep 2016 #11

Good news. We need to slow the oil pumping to a trickle. We need it for chemicals and plastics. truthisfreedom Sep 2016 #13

thorium heaven05 Sep 2016 #23

this is good. . . n/t annabanana Sep 2016 #15

Go, Standing Rock! Thanks, Prez. O. Mc Mike Sep 2016 #18

Great news K&R Andy823 Sep 2016 #19

I love Obama!! Pull the Fraud Permits and please fire the department who granted the permits. Sunlei Sep 2016 #20

Message auto-removed Name removed Sep 2016 #21

"Should the Administration ultimately stop this construction, it would set a horrific precedent," hedda_foil Sep 2016 #22

What's wrong with you that you bask in the suffering of millions of Americans? Taitertots Sep 2016 #32

That's a really interesting response from a Democrat. hedda_foil Sep 2016 #34

Take a look at a map... prairierose Sep 2016 #24

some good news, finally. niyad Sep 2016 #25

THANK YOU MR. PRESIDENT!!! Odin2005 Sep 2016 #26

Our ruler needs to do this to more corporations scscholar Sep 2016 #28

Thank you Mr. President! lonestarnot Sep 2016 #29

Why were the permits issued in the first place? MichMan Sep 2016 #30

Apparently the financing was just completed in August ucrdem Sep 2016 #31

This will bring out the concern trolls. LanternWaste Sep 2016 #33