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In my opinion, the pipeline is not a good idea. While it helps the United States economically by providing $156 million in sales, it still violates a deal we made the the Native Americans many years. The Sioux tribe owns the land where the pipe is around, and they never got permission from the tribe to build it there. With the possibility of polluting a water source and defacing sacred grounds, I believe that America should, just once, honor a deal with Native Americans.

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Issues that motivated youth groups:
- the pipeline threatened to pollute the Missouri river, which is the main water supply for many tribes
- the location of the pipeline could defile sacred native american sites

These issues were important because water is a necessity of life and polluted water could cause illness, and defiling scared grounds could deface native American culture.
Opportunities of using social media:
- issues can gain support from people all over the world on social media
-can motivate people to start organizations and funding online
Challenges:
- can cause hostile debates between opposing sides
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Because Trump is a business man, it is evident why he supports the pipeline- money. The pipeline has been projected to make $156 million in sales and $55 million in property taxes. The pipeline rakes in a lot of money for the country, which is something the Trump administration is acquainted with. The Obama administration decided to respect the wishes of the Sioux tribe, and cancel the pipeline project

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The people who will benefit from the pipeline are people who are looking for jobs, the economy, and energy companies. The people who will suffer are the Native American reserves in the surrounding areas.
Benefits:
- oil production has grown by 78,000 barrels a day
-North Dakota' state revenue has grown by $43.5 million in the first five months of the pipeline being operational
Cons:
- the pipeline has damaged sacred burial sites of the Sioux nation
- the extracted oil could potentially release 101.4 million metric tons of carbon dioxide gas

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The pipe is set to be built in the US, stretching across North Dakota, South Dakota, Iowa, and Illinois. It would also cross the Standing Rock Sioux tribe reservation.
Stakeholders:
The Pipeline Company/ Trump Administration/ US army:
-delaying construction would cost the US $1.4 billion in lost revenue
-lower energy transportation costs
Standing Sioux tribe/ protesters:
-pipeline trheatens water supplies
-disturbs artifacts and sacred sites

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The Dakota access pipeline is a to-be 1,172 mile long underground pipeline to carry large amounts of crude oil. Many Native Americans on reserves near the building location of the pipe are fighting back and protesting, as long as many other Americans who wish to protect the land.