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Dakota Pipeline Thesis Statement

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In this paper, I will argue that the Dakota pipeline should remain untouched because of the detrimental effects it could have on the citizens in each state, especially within indigenous tribes. The Dakota Pipeline is a 1,172 mile-long underground oil pipeline residing in the United States. It runs in the Bakken shale oil fields in northwest North Dakota and stretches through South Dakota and Iowa to the oil tank farm near Illinois. Together, along with the Energy Transfer Crude Oil Pipeline from Patoka to Nederland, Texas, it forms the Bakken system. The reason for this construction is for oil-profits for numerous companies that could profit from this construction of the pipeline.
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Furthermore, I will analysis it using the intersectionality approach because it can give insight to this tension and what is potentially at stake for both sides. There must be a transition from a strong sustainability to a weak sustainability because the focus is strictly one-sided towards the economic component, but other aspects such as society and the environment are being neglected, so there needs to be a great consideration for these elements. Additionally, I will describe the cost and benefits concerning the pipeline, which will expose both sides of the issue, especially for the environment and the …show more content…

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