It is the same every few decades some capitalistic, corporation wants to cross the indigenous people's lands to further their profits.
Based on the horrible historical past of the US government, with the native populations, some intelligent people would think it would be easier to build around sacred Indian lands. The protectors of the land in North Dakota used a live social media facebook feed yesterday to show the horrors they suffer for you and I to drive our cars, and keep warm.
Profits are more important than the land of the natives or were the citizens of Bismark ND use the American adage, "Not In My Backyard.
Sadly the oil industry has worked tirelessly to avoid allowing anyone to view the region where the oil originated. It is called the Tarsand Region in Canada.
Now, let's be honest, most people who eat meat do not want to know where or how it's life began. So, the idea of knowing how the gas in your car, the heat in your home and the electric for your home begins its life. Is of no concern to many people until they see what it does to our earth.
Most people are automatons to care for the land until it directly effects them and yet they will deny the causes effects.
So, these photos display the destruction that continues allowing you and me to drive our cars and remain warm at night.