Regarding #NoDAPL, my understanding is that the Army Corps of Engineers has postponed a decision on granting permission to build a particular section of the pipeline along a particular route until an Environmental Impact Statement has been carried out. (Which I suspect is one of the many known ways in which the developers have failed to comply with necessary regulations.)
So pipeline construction has been delayed but not necessarily halted altogether -- although as the whole enterprise seems to be on shaky financial ground, delaying it sufficiently may be enough to kill it.
However, I believe the action to close down the Oceti Sakowin encampment and prevent people joining other camps and so on are still scheduled to go ahead, so still need to be protested.
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Date: 2016-12-05 03:10 pm (UTC)So pipeline construction has been delayed but not necessarily halted altogether -- although as the whole enterprise seems to be on shaky financial ground, delaying it sufficiently may be enough to kill it.
However, I believe the action to close down the Oceti Sakowin encampment and prevent people joining other camps and so on are still scheduled to go ahead, so still need to be protested.
The Army Corps of Engineers Statement is at:
https://www.army.mil/article/179095/army_will_not_grant_easement_for_dakota_access_pipeline_crossing
And good for you on attempting to educate people you know - that's maybe the hardest work of all!