Approximately 25 people participated in a silent vigil in support of the Standing Rock Sioux this morning at the Carbon County Court House. The tribe is trying to stop the North Dakota Access Pipeline, which carries oil from the fracking fields, from crossing their Reservation land polluting their water supply.
The Army Corps of Engineers has the power to stop the pipeline, but so far the request of the Indians to either stop or move the pipeline has been unsuccessful. Other demonstrations and vigils were held around the country today. I’m hoping that enough public pressure will have an effect.
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