North Dakota Veterans oppose veteran involvement in Standing Rock protests

Protestors and members of the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe in North Dakota have been protesting since late summer against the $3.7 billion pipeline project, which they say would affect its drinking water supply and place downstream communities at risk of contamination from potential oil spills.

Thousands of people are protesting at camps located on U.S. Army Corps of Engineers land, north of the Cannonball River in Cannon Ball, North Dakota, Kallanish Energy finds.

But the order didn’t specify any action to be taken against protesters who don’t comply, and state Emergency Services spokeswoman Cecily Fong later said no action would be taken to enforce it. When asked if vehicles pulled over during a traffic stop could be subject to that fine if they’re transporting supplies to the camp, Dalrymple and Col. Michael Gerhart of the Highway Patrol said they could not answer a hypothetical question.

Dalrymple warned on Wednesday that it was “probably not feasible” to reroute the pipeline, but said he had requested a meeting with the Standing Rock Sioux Tribal Council to rebuild a relationship.

North Dakota governor-elect Doug Burgum, a Republican, declined to comment. The $3.8 billion pipeline project is almost complete, but still needs to construct a segment of the pipeline under Lake Oahe, a Missouri River reservoir in southern North Dakota. Frigid weather makes some aspects of pipeline construction more hard, engineers interviewed by Reuters said. “We’re not afraid. We’re moving in and out of the camp at will”.

“If my participation in this protest helps send one message, it is this: We must protect our fragile water resources for current and future generations”, Gabbard said. What’s one more?’ pretty soon we’re not going to have nothing. Snow and wind gusts up to 45 miles per hour were forecast for November 29, according to the National Weather Service.

In a six page “Operations Order” obtained by KFGO News, the organization calls itself “the Cavalry” and refers to pipeline protesters as “friendly forces”.

These protests have made the headlines in part because there have been more than 400 arrests over the last several months, Bond said from what he observed, there are some bad actors looking to incite violence but most activists are there to demonstrate peacefully.

The state’s Emergency Commission voted Wednesday to borrow the funds from the state-owned Bank of North Dakota. The lawsuit seeks compensatory damages. Law enforcement also has said they do not have concussion grenades.

A spokesman for the North Dakota State Highway Patrol, Lt. Thomas O. Iverson, said in an email on Monday, “Law enforcement is aware of the upcoming event planned for December 4-7.” He added, “If the group remains lawful and refrains from blocking the roadway, there will be no issues.”.

The veterans’ effort also will coincide with a plan by the Army Corps of Engineers to close off access to the protesters’ campsite and create a “free speech zone”. That decision has been delayed twice by the Army Corps.