Argumentative Essay On Pipelines

"This war was brought upon us by the children of the Great Father who came to take our land from us without price.". This is a quote said by Lakota Tribal chief, Spotted Tail. Regarding the treaty that agreed a promise between the White men and the Native Americans, stating that they would have the right to their land. Although, overtime this treaty was broken by the government. As of today, history repeats itself as the Native Americans fight for their land and water. Dakota Access Pipeline plans to build a new pipeline that will ship over 470,000 barrels of crude oil a day. Moreover, pipelines and the oil itself, are known to be dangerous to the environment are factors to Global Warming. Be that as it may, the US Army Corps approved this

These oil wells are great for the economic growth, inventing new jobs and fueling most of our vehicles. The Earth has literal oceans of oil stored in its soil waiting to be harvested. Meaning, crude oil isn’t renewable, and eventually it will run out. According to the British petroleum, the multinational gas and oil company headquarter, there is only enough to sustain the planet for roughly around 53.3 more years. The result of oil depletion will turn turbulent, and we will have to resort to renewable energy. The issue concerning this is that, renewable energies such as solar, water and wind have not been perfected and can be too expensive to use. In theory, renewable energy is still a stable and natural energy source that could potentially save the future. If the we invest in perfecting these energy sources instead of pipelines, oil companies could finally stop reaping the Earth of its oil and prevent a future crisis 50 years from now. We wouldn’t have the need to burn fossil fuels, and we could be one step closer to a cleaner Earth. Nonetheless, most people nowadays care only for shortcuts that will lead them to big money, even if it sacrifices our world’s interior, and the health of those that live upon