That thing the Standing Rock protesters were afraid of just happened

[rug]

176,000 gallons of oil spilling into a nearby creek.



BEC CREW
14 DEC 2016

A faulty pipeline has leaked 176,000 gallons of crude oil into a creek and the surrounding countryside 2.5 hours away from the Standing Rock protests in North Dakota.

The spill, which went undetected by the pipeline owners until a local stumbled on it, has spread almost 7 km (5.4 miles) from the site of the leak, and at this stage, it’s not clear what caused the pipe to rupture, or how long it’s been leaking.

According to CNN, an estimated 4,200 barrels of crude oil leaked from the Belle Fourche Pipeline in Billings County, 150 miles (241 km) from Cannon Ball in North Dakota, where protesters have been fighting the construction of the Dakota Access Pipeline.

For months, opponents of the Dakota Access Pipeline have been expressing fears that it would affect local drinking water, because it was to be built under the Missouri River near the Standing Rock Sioux Reservation - the primary water source of the Standing Rock Sioux tribe.

http://www.sciencealert.com/that-thing-the-standing-rock-protesters-were-afraid-of-just-happened

[niyad]

1. no surprise there

[gratuitous]

2. Oh golly, you namby-pamby libruls!

Look at all that snow just laying around on the ground! Just build a fire, get some pots and double boilers, and zingo! lots of fresh water. Some people have to travel for miles to retrieve fresh water from a well. Why, when I was a kid, sometimes we wen't weeks without water. And we liked it that way! And who's going to reimburse the poor oil company for its lost 176,000 gallons of crude? Didja ever think about that, hanh? I'll bet you didn't, you selfish bastards!