> you'd rather ship oil from over seas You're the one that wants to ship oil overseas. The oil that Energy Transfer Partners intends to pump through the DAPL i

> you'd rather ship oil from over seas You're the one that wants to ship oil overseas. The oil that Energy Transfer Partners intends to pump through the DAPL is not for domestic use. They promised otherwise, of course. They also promised that this pipeline would provide jobs, which conveniently ignored the truck drivers the pipeline would replace. The DAPL oil is intended to be exported[1]. This has the convenient effect of allowing the very dirty shale oil to be sold to countries that have weaker carbon regulations. ETP (and those that fund them) is trying to work around environmental regulations for profit. The only connection to the US economy or oil supply is the damage their pipelines will do to the ecosystem. I realize it's hard to break free from propaganda once it's affected you, but I recommend verifying the facts and investigating the larger situation before believing talking points that happen to align with big business profits. [1] https://theintercept.com/2016/09/01/dakota-access-export/ https://theintercept.com/2016/09/01/dakota-access-export/