Task 1 - Persuasive text - Dakota Pipe Line

                    Dakota Pipe Line                        

The Dakota pipeline issue has been debated not only in the US but also in Norway. The Dakota Access Pipeline "DAPL" is a project that would transport crude oil from the Bakken oil field in North Dakota to a refinery to Patoka, Illinois. There are lots of protests protesting against this, for different reasons as i will state in my text. Although i agree with some of the protests against and for this cause, I disagree on others. I would support the protesters against The Dakota Pipeline and would prefer that this project would shut down.

The people protesting this pipeline design are mostly people who are Native Americans or people who support them. They are protesting about the pipeline going through their land and also the fact that that pipeline will go under North America's longest river, But the worst parts is that the pipeline will go through some of the Native American reservations water source. I agree with their protests when it comes to their water source. The fact that the oil can pollute and destroy their water source or that river is ridicules. I'm sure DAPL can redirect some more money into going around their water source instead of going through it. Furthermore  they are already investing 3,5 billion dollars into this. They should do all they can to avoid risks like polluting more of the water in the US.

There are not only Native Americans protesting about this, although the protesters are not only protesting about the fact that the pipe is going through the reservation camps, but because oil is not a renewable resource. In addition to this a lot of people think they should be getting solar panels up and get wind turbines running. Although using oil, coal and gas is more popular, look at another point of view. Look at the future and not now or think what would be best in 10 years not what is best right now. We wont have all this oil, gas and coal in a few decades, its not a question of if, it's a question of when.

On the other hand some people would agree to this DAPL project. A reason for this could be because they think it would be better for the present US without thinking about the future. Or another thing is that they could be thinking of it as easier transport. Contrast to transport, some people will think of pollution from transporting all the oil in trucks and cars, when you can transport it in this pipe witch would slow pollution to a small degree. The DAPL project would be better for the US if you look at it now and would stop some of the transporting of oil, gas and coal in cars.

The Dakota Pipe-line has been a issue to huge amount people in the US starting multiple protests. It has mainly been an issue for most Native Americans, as the pipe goes through one of the reservation and a water source. Therefore non-Native Americans are protesting both for the reservation's water source and that the company doing this project is relying on non-renewable resources such as oil, gas and coal. Although this pipeline would make it easier and less expensive to transport oil and gas to and from Canada, it still doesn't make it right to build on the reservation. 'rather find a way around it. This is then my opinion and what i believe is right about both sides of the argument.