The massive snow storms and bitter cold weather does not stop the protesters from standing their ground against the Dakota Access pipeline. It's safe to say that people from North Dakota are used to this weather, so this shouldn't be that surprising. But, these protesters are showing a new kind of stance. I respect them standing up for what they believe in and not abandoning their cause. Even if it may risk hypothermia or frost bite.
In light of heavy snowfall and winds, some protesters retreated to a nearby casino and area shelters overnight as a blizzard blew through, but many other hunkered down at the Oceti Sakowin camp in Cannon Ball, North Dakota, according to protest organizers who say they're committed to maintaining the camp through the winter, reports the Associated Press.
The storm Monday into Wednesday brought more than half a foot of snow, wind gusts of 40 to 50 mph and temperatures that felt as cold as 17 degrees below zero, according to weather.com meteorologist Chris Dolce.
The Lake Oahe project is part of a larger four-state, $3.8 billion pipeline project that would connect the Bakken and Three Forks oil production areas in North Dakota to an existing crude oil terminal near Pakota, Illinois, according to a statement by the Army Corps. The pipeline is 30 inches in diameter and is projected to transport approximately 470,000 barrels of oil per day, with a capacity as high as 570,000 barrels.
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