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North Dakota pipeline fight gives spark to Native American activism
2016-09-08 00:08:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: A Native American tribe's efforts to halt construction of a crude oil pipeline in North Dakota have swelled into a movement, drawing international attention and the support of movie stars and social media, and making a major oil company blink. While the tribe's lawyers work to persuade a federal judge to withdraw permits for the pipeline in a ruling expected on Friday, thousands of protesters gathered at campgrounds near Standing Rock Sioux Tribe lands. "This is a new beginning, not just for...
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