Environmentalists Trash North Dakota
In the last year, thousands of people have flocked to North Dakota to protest a pipeline they claim could contaminate water.
But they’ve left behind enough detritus that they’ve risked causing an environmental disaster for the Missouri River.
In a twist of supreme irony, the radical left-wing activists who protested the construction of the Dakota Access Pipeline (DAPL) near Native American land because of its alleged environmental threat have themselves created an environmental crisis.
On Wednesday, North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum signed an emergency evacuation order for the Oceti Sakowin protest camp, close to the Standing Rock Lakota reservation. 
Sanitation crews are working hard to dispose of six months' worth of garbage from a community the size of Wahpeton or Valley City. The mountains of debris need to be moved before the spring thaw occurs.
Making a dent in the immense amount of trash being hauled out of the Oceti Sakowin protest camp is being hindered by the weather. All the garbage that was left behind is now frozen into massive chunks of junk.
In a month, all this trash could become toxic.
According to cleaning crews, they're worried they might even find dead bodies among the piles of refuse that now pollute areas where anti-pipeline protesters camped out for months.
"It's estimated it will take 250 trucks filled with litter to clear the camp," according to a local NBC affiliate. Once the spring thaw comes, the area could be at risk of major environmental damage. "In a month, all this trash could become toxic."
Environmentalist, Hypocrisy, Liberal, Crime, Oops, Protest
Authorities in North Dakota are working to prevent an environmental catastrophe caused by the massive amounts of trash left behind by anti-oil pipeline protesters, local media report. State and tribal sanitation crews are rushing to remove piles of waste and debris left over from the protests against the Dakota Access Pipeline before weather warms and the mountains of trash turn toxic.
According to cleaning crews, they're worried they might even find dead bodies among the piles of refuse that now pollute areas where anti-pipeline protesters camped out for months. "It's estimated it will take 250 trucks filled with litter to clear the camp," according to a local NBC affiliate. Once the spring thaw comes, the area could be at risk of major environmental damage. "In a month, all this trash could become toxic."
Environmentalist, Hypocrisy, Liberal, Incompetence, Oops, Protest, Waste
In the last year, thousands of people have flocked to North Dakota to protest a pipeline they claim could contaminate water. But they’ve left behind enough detritus that they’ve risked causing an environmental disaster for the Missouri River, North Dakota’s governor said in a statement this week.
The state has seen record snowfall this year, which has buried huge amounts of trash, camping materials and even vehicles abandoned by protestors.
“Because of this risk of flood, we’re worried about what’s going to be left at the camp,” the Standing Rock Sioux’s tribal chairman, Dave Archambault, told the Bismarck Tribune earlier this month. “What we want to do is make sure none of that waste gets in the Missouri River. …
"As bad as it sounds, we're looking for people that may have died and could be wrapped up in a canvas or a tarp or tent." -Jay Gruebele, Morton County Sheriff's Office Captain
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Protesters at the Dakota Access Pipeline – calling themselves “Water Protectors” – reportedly left the land they lived on while they were protesting the construction of the pipeline destroyed and trashed...
However, when the land was cleared out it was revealed that the protesters – who had shown up to protect the land – had destroyed the land they lived on, leaving behind mountains of trash and human waste. Furthermore, it was reported that the protesters camp was situated on a “sensitive wildlife habitat.”
According to the Col John Henderson of the US Army Corp of Engineers, crews have already removed some 250 truckloads of trash, but his agency plans to spend upwards to $1.2 million of taxpayer money to rehabilitate the area. “To ensure that none of this garbage and waste and debris and structures and vehicles ended up in the reservoir. That would be an absolute environmental catastrophe,” Henderson said.
"This is probably the biggest ecological mess on the entire Missouri River system from top to bottom in this country."
Environmentalists Trash The Environment: February 2017...
Rarely does an incident so perfectly illustrate the utter hypocrisy of the Left. Activists who said DAPL shows no respect for Native land have trashed that very land.
Activists who declared they were there to protect the water have left fossil fuel-filled cars, human waste, and garbage leaking into that water.
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Federal and state officials announced plans Wednesday to accelerate cleanup at a camp in southern North Dakota that has housed hundreds and sometimes thousands of Dakota Access pipeline opponents. Officials fear the camp near the Cannonball River will soon flood due to warm weather and rapid snowmelt. They worry trash and debris left behind by people who have left in recent weeks might pollute the Missouri River and other nearby waterways...
Local and federal officials estimate there’s enough trash and debris in the camp to fill about 2,500 pickup trucks. Garbage ranges from trash to building debris to human waste, according to Morton County Emergency Manager Tom Doering.
Liberal Protesters Abandoning Their Pets
"It's a mess down there, so it's really, really hard to find these animals and get them."
A hectic week as law enforcement worked to clear the Oceti Sakowin protest camp. As officers moved in, and protesters moved out, garbage wasn't the only thing abandoned.
Two dogs and six puppies were found and rescued at the main Dakota Access Pipeline Camp by furry Friends Rockin Rescue. -Mattie Hjelseth
The two dogs that had been found were apparently worse for the ware. Both have signs of mange, and frostbite from the cold North Dakota weather. FFRR says they have prioritized making sure these dogs return to full health. -Brandon Morse
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Dakota Access Pipeline protesters were finally evicted from their camp last week, but workers in the immense cleanup operation have had to help out some freezing four-legged residents that were abandoned. Volunteers with the Furry Friends Rockin’ Rescue have found eight abandoned dogs — six of which are puppies — since campers vacated the premises.
With the volume of refuse left by protesters prompting cleanup teams to use heavy machinery, the conditions in the camp challenge even these experienced animal-rescue workers. “It’s a mess down there, so it’s really, really hard to find these animals and get them,” Julie Schirado told KYFR, a station based in North Dakota.
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Dakota Access pipeline protesters abandoned several dogs and puppies before being evicted from their makeshift campsites, according to volunteers helping to clean up the area... The abandoned pets are a bit weather-beaten but otherwise fine. Two of the rescued dogs, for instance, have shown symptoms of frost bite and patchy fur.
Liberal Environmentalist Protesters
Abandon Puppies
Dakota Access Pipeline Protest Site
Feb. 2017
"What kind of soul-less bastards would want to hurt you?"
"It's a mess down there, so it's really, really hard to find these animals and get them."
This is animal cruelty:https://t.co/cnydpYofvj #DAPL
— Dana Loesch (@DLoesch) February 27, 2017
You can go to furryfriendsrockinrescue.org to donate items. They need food, blankets, and money to help with the vet bills for these animals. -Mattie Hjelseth
Liberal Environmentalist Protesters
Trash The Environment
"Mountains" of garbage left by #DAPL protesters who really, really care about the planet. https://t.co/mgAlZ807Eq pic.twitter.com/mDBbDQy8kd
— Heritage Foundation (@Heritage) February 7, 2017
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Picking up and uncovering waste and belongings is what many people are doing at the Oceti Sakowin Camp - the area where Dakota Access Pipeline protesters were camped out for months - and the work will continue for weeks to come...
About 100 people have helped in clearing the camp. Besides the amount of trash and belongings, other challenges make it more difficult. Having to chip away at snow and ice to remove trash is slowing the cleanup process; some say it will take weeks for the camp to be cleared.
"It's unfortunate. Again, that just goes against what they're fighting against, is leaving that stuff and abandoning it and obviously the environment the river."
Environmentalist Protesters
Trash The Environment
Cannon Ball, N.D., February 2017: Site of Historic Environmentalist Hypocrisy
Making a dent in the immense amount of trash being hauled out of the Oceti Sakowin protest camp is being hindered by the weather. All the garbage that was left behind is now frozen into massive chunks of junk.
In a month, all this trash could become toxic.
"Standing Rock Environmental Protection Agency and Dakota Sanitation are working together to try and advert an environmental tragedy," says Tom Doering, Morton County Emergency Manager.
It's estimated it will take 250 trucks filled with litter to clear the camp.
"There's a lot of work to be done," says Doering.
Oceti Sakowin Camp is a Unified Encampment of Water Protectors.
Camp wide announcements are also made from the Sacred Circle. The Sacred Circle houses the Sacred Fire. Ask the fire keeper on duty at the time what you can or cannot do at the Sacred Fire.
Water Protectors are sometimes subjected to police harassment. Members of the public in the surrounding communities can be hostile...
Mindful interaction, careful consideration of other people’s feelings, and helpfulness are necessary to sustain the solidarity we need to keep protecting water.
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The water protectors at the Standing Rock Sioux Reservation who want to stop the completion of the Dakota Access Pipeline value ally support—but they also hope allies will listen for guidance when they show up. People who journey to Standing Rock to show solidarity are walking on sacred grounds at the Oceti Sakowin Camp in North Dakota, where hundreds of Tribes are gathering in a way they haven’t united since the 1800s.
The "Water Protectors"
"A lot of people came to protect Mother Earth, to give their lives selflessly for it. And that's what will happen. Our stance is still the same."
Leaving 250 Truckloads Of Trash Behind
They're kind of like locusts.
Yes, the Sacred Fire has been put to sleep, but apparently not the Sacred Cultural Appropriation. -RB
"Not with this magnitude, but the same issues happen every time. The cultural appropriation, the people who make money off of the situation, it’s fascinating."
I see a time of Seven Generations when all the colors of mankind will gather under the Sacred Tree of Life and the whole Earth will become one circle again.
"Months of accumulated debris, including human waste…pose a significant and increasing environmental threat to the waters of the Missouri River if cleanup and removal efforts are not quickly accelerated and completed before flooding begin."
"Standing Rock reached across the world, and everyone saw the power of what took place here."
We Are Moving Oceti Sakowin Camp
The sacred fire of the Seven Councils has been put to sleep.
The sacred fire can be lit in our hearts internally and spirituality forever.
The Horn has been filled with water and love and now the seeds of this water and love are being given to the world... As we are caretakers of this land we are familiar with the oncoming flooding of the land of Mni S’os’e (Missouri River) we ask occupants of the Oc’eti Oyate to evacuate as soon as possible for safety reasons.
~ The Horn
In the meantime, the army corps of engineers says cleanup at the protest camp is now complete. A total of 835 trash bins were filled and removed. The final cost to the taxpayers could be more than a $1 million. -West Dakota Fox