The Standing Rock Resistance Is Unprecedented (It's Also Centuries Old) Leah

Donnella, NPR, November 22, 2016

http://www.npr.org/sections/codeswitch/2016/11/22/502068751/the-standing-rock-resista
nce-is-unprecedented-it-s-also-centuries-old

In this article written by Leah Donnella for NPR, a historical context is given as a preamble to
the Dakota Access Pipeline situation. She lays out how the situation of the Native Americans can
be seen in two perspectives, one being that this is something people have never seen before, and
the other being that this conflict has been happening for centuries. Although this perspective is
mostly one sided, it serves as a very insightful context as to why Native Americans amongst
others are taking a position against the pipeline. The information shows the history of the
systematic oppression of the native people and how this has been an ongoing fight.

A Special Report on Standing Rock: The Environmental and Social Justice

Consequences of the Dakota Access Pipeline GreenMedInfo Research Group
http://www.greenmedinfo.com/blog/special-report-standing-rock-environmental-and-soci
al-justice-consequences-dakota

The GreenMedInfos report on Standing Rock and the Dakota Access Pipeline is a well build
analysis of the information revolving around the matter at hand. The report goes over basic
information such as who is behind the pipeline, and the reasoning for the protests. The most in
depth part of the report is the section on the environmental impacts of the Dakota Access
Pipeline. There are many figures and statistics that give a good idea of the potential impact. It
shows the effects fracking and oil transport have had in the past and assess the future impact that
the Dakota Access Pipeline can have on the area specifically.

Oil Pipelines and Spills http://cla.auburn.edu/ces/energy/oil-pipelines-and-spills/

This article is from the University of Auburn in Alabama from a site on climate energy and
society. Although not directly on the issue in North Dakota, this article gives all of the potential
impacts pipeline transport could have. It provides basic facts on oil spills, types of oil, and
dangers of spills. It also includes the effects of oil spills from a health, economic, marine, and
wildlife environment perspective. When this information is applied to the problem in North
Dakota, it gives the audience a better perspective on the potential dangers that will ensue.
 Sala, Osvaldo E. "How Scientists Can Help End The Land-Use Conflict." Bioscience
66.11 (2016): 915. Academic Search Complete. Web. 19 Feb. 2017.

Osvaldo E. Sala is a Professor of life sciences and sustainability at Arizona State

University. This article was published by Oxford University Press on behalf of the American
Institute of Biological Sciences. This article explains some of the main causes for Land-Use
conflict and mentions the opposition of the North Dakota pipeline. This article is useful in
providing a base understanding of the climate in North Dakota surrounding the opinions on
whether or not pipeline transport should be allowed in certain places. The argument made is
biased towards moving away from fossil fuels as the author appears to be an environmentalist or
environmentally conscious.

Terry E. Branstad (Gov. IA), Jack Dalrymple (Gov. ND), Dennis Daugaard (Gov. SD)
Letter to Army Corps Engineers. Midwest Alliance for Infrastructure Now
http://mwalliancenow.org/blog/governors-acoe-dakota-access-easement/

This is a letter from the governors of Iowa, North Dakota, South Dakota to the Army Corps
Engineers, urging them to continue the construction for the Dakota access pipeline. Their
reasoning behind the urgency was to mitigate any other negative impacts the construction would
have on farmers or landowners.

The hipocrisy of the North Dakota Pipeline Protests

http://stanfordreview.org/article/the-hypocrisy-of-the-north-dakota-pipeline-protests/

"Want safer oil transport? Build more pipelines." USA Today n.d.: Academic Search
Complete. Web. 19 Feb. 2017.

Another USA Today article provides a similar take on the event from Wendy Kochs
article, but is biased in favor of building more pipelines, as the title suggests. However the author
does admit the flaws but still expresses his support of pipeline transport.