SH*TTING BULL

We are used to gross distortion in the reporting of anything by the main stream media.  We have gone well beyond bias to the point of total distrust.  Perhaps the best example of this has been the reporting on the Dakota Access Pipeline.  If you watched the main stream media this is just a bunch of people outraged by the total disregard to the environment by the greedy oil companies, right?  The oil companies want to pollute a pristine Indian reservation just to make a couple of extra bucks.  What more do you need to know?

The reality is that this involves placing a pipeline, very near the site of an existing pipeline that has been working without problems since 1982.  This pipeline will be located 100 ft. below the Missouri River that flows into Lake Oahe.  While we should always be concerned about pollution, this is a classic example of selective outrage.  The pipeline doesn’t actually cross the Standing Rock Indian Reservation.  The Missouri River does flow into Lake Oahe, and it is important to prevent pollution of the Missouri River.  But the River itself is 2,341 miles long, before it merges with the Mississippi River.  It is the longest river in the United States. Have you ever wondered if there are any bridges over the Missouri River?  It turns out there are approximately 154 bridges over the Missouri River.  Following is a list of bridges over the Missouri River from WikiPedia, located in Montana and North Dakota, all of which are “before” Lake Oahe:

North Dakota[edit]
Expressway Bridge ND 810 Mandan and Bismarck 46°47′47″N 100°49′12″W / 46.79639°N 100.82000°W / 46.79639; -100.82000 (Expressway Bridge)
New Liberty Memorial Bridge (Open; Under Construction) I-94 Business 46°48′28″N 100°49′09″W / 46.80778°N 100.81917°W / 46.80778; -100.81917 (New Liberty Memorial Bridge)
Liberty Memorial Bridge (demolished October 29, 2008)[1][2] I-94 Business 46°48′29″N 100°49′10″W / 46.80806°N 100.81944°W / 46.80806; -100.81944 (Liberty Memorial Bridge)
BNSF Rail Bridge BNSF Railway 46°49′05″N 100°49′37″W / 46.81806°N 100.82694°W / 46.81806; -100.82694 (BNSF Rail Bridge)
Grant Marsh Bridge I-94 46°49′24″N 100°49′49″W / 46.82333°N 100.83028°W / 46.82333; -100.83028 (Grant Marsh Bridge)
Bridge ND 200A Washburn 47°17′19″N 101°02′33″W / 47.28861°N 101.04250°W / 47.28861; -101.04250 (North Dakota Highway 200A Bridge)
Garrison Dam ND 200 Pick City and Riverdale 47°29′53″N 101°24′38″W / 47.49806°N 101.41056°W / 47.49806; -101.41056 (Garrison Dam)
Four Bears Bridge ND 23 New Town 47°58′46″N 102°33′42″W / 47.97944°N 102.56167°W / 47.97944; -102.56167 (Four Bears Bridge)
Bridge US 85 Williston 48°06′31″N 103°43′00″W / 48.10861°N 103.71667°W / 48.10861; -103.71667 (U.S. Route 85 Bridge)
Bridge ND 58 Buford 47°59′02″N 104°00′56″W / 47.98389°N 104.01556°W / 47.98389; -104.01556 (North Dakota Highway 58 Bridge)
Montana [3][edit]
Burlington Northern Rail Bridge BNSF Railway Nohly 48°00′00″N 104°05′45″W / 48.00000°N 104.09583°W / 48.00000; -104.09583 (Burlington Northern Rail Bridge)
Culbertson Bridge MT 16 Culbertson 48°07′29″N 104°28′29″W / 48.12472°N 104.47472°W / 48.12472; -104.47472 (Culbertson Bridge)
Highway Bridge Roosevelt Co. Rd. 480 South of Sprole 48°03′53″N 105°01′55″W / 48.06472°N 105.03194°W / 48.06472; -105.03194 (Roosevelt County 480 Bridge)
Lewis and Clark Bridge MT 13 East of Wolf Point 48°03′54″N 105°01′54″W / 48.06500°N 105.03167°W / 48.06500; -105.03167 (Lewis and Clark Bridge)
Fort Peck Dam MT 24 17 miles southeast of Glasgow, MT 48°00′13″N 106°24′41″W / 48.00361°N 106.41139°W / 48.00361; -106.41139 (Fort Peck Dam)
Highway Bridge US 191 72 miles south of Malta, MT 47°37′52″N 108°41′04″W / 47.63111°N 108.68444°W / 47.63111; -108.68444 (U.S. Route 191 Bridge)
McClelland Ferry Blaine Co. Rd. Road 300 / Fergus Co. Rd. 101 12 miles north of Winifred 47°44′15″N 109°23′29″W / 47.73750°N 109.39139°W / 47.73750; -109.39139 (McClelland Ferry)
Highway Bridge MT 236 64 miles southeast of Big Sandy 47°44′20″N 109°37′33″W / 47.73889°N 109.62583°W / 47.73889; -109.62583 (Montana Highway 236 Bridge)
Virgelle Ferry Chouteau Co. Rd. 430 Virgelle, MT 48°00′04″N 110°15′14″W / 48.00111°N 110.25389°W / 48.00111; -110.25389 (Virgelle Ferry)
Loma Bridge Chouteau Co. Rd. 303 Loma, MT 47°55′17″N 110°29′43″W / 47.92139°N 110.49528°W / 47.92139; -110.49528 (Loma Bridge)
Ft. Benton Old Bridge Pedestrian Bridge Ft. Benton 47°49′02″N 110°39′58″W / 47.81722°N 110.66611°W / 47.81722; -110.66611 (Ft. Benton Old Bridge)
Chouteau County Memorial Bridge MT 80 47°48′54″N 110°40′02″W / 47.81500°N 110.66722°W / 47.81500; -110.66722 (Chouteau County Memorial Bridge)
Carter Ferry Chouteau Co. Rd. 100 5 miles southeast of Carter, MT 47°45′37″N 110°53′46″W / 47.76028°N 110.89611°W / 47.76028; -110.89611 (Carter Ferry)
Moroney Dam 15 miles northeast of Great Falls, MT 47°34′53″N 111°03′36″W / 47.58139°N 111.06000°W / 47.58139; -111.06000 (Moroney Dam)
Ryan Dam 12 miles northeast of Great Falls 47°34′11″N 111°07′29″W / 47.56972°N 111.12472°W / 47.56972; -111.12472 (Ryan Dam)
Cochrane Dam 10 miles northeast of Great Falls 47°33′12″N 111°08′57″W / 47.55333°N 111.14917°W / 47.55333; -111.14917 (Cochrane Dam)
Rainbow Dam 8 miles east of Great Falls 47°32′05″N 111°12′17″W / 47.53472°N 111.20472°W / 47.53472; -111.20472 (Rainbow Dam)
Rail Bridge BNSF Railway Just above Rainbow Dam 47°32′06″N 111°12′18″W / 47.53500°N 111.20500°W / 47.53500; -111.20500 (Rail Bridge)
Black Eagle Dam Just north of Great Falls 47°31′11″N 111°15′49″W / 47.51972°N 111.26361°W / 47.51972; -111.26361 (Black Eagle Dam)
15th Street Bridge US 87 Great Falls 47°31′14″N 111°16′54″W / 47.52056°N 111.28167°W / 47.52056; -111.28167 (15th Street Bridge)
Historic 10th Street Bridge Pedestrian Bridge 47°31′14″N 111°17′26″W / 47.52056°N 111.29056°W / 47.52056; -111.29056 (Historic 10th Street Bridge)
9th Street Bridge 47°31′14″N 111°17′28″W / 47.52056°N 111.29111°W / 47.52056; -111.29111 (9th Street Bridge)
Central Avenue Bridge 47°30′26″N 111°18′46″W / 47.50722°N 111.31278°W / 47.50722; -111.31278 (Central Avenue Bridge)
Railroad Bridge BNSF Railway 47°30′9″N 111°18′43″W / 47.50250°N 111.31194°W / 47.50250; -111.31194 (Railroad Bridge)
Interstate Bridge I-315

US 89 MT 3 MT 200

47°29′36″N 111°18′48″W / 47.49333°N 111.31333°W / 47.49333; -111.31333 (Interstate 315 Bridge)
Highway Bridge MT 330 Ulm, Montana 47°25′49″N 111°30′09″W / 47.43028°N 111.50250°W / 47.43028; -111.50250 (Montana Secondary Highway 330 Bridge)
Highway Bridge MT 330 Cascade, Montana 47°16′11″N 111°41′46″W / 47.26972°N 111.69611°W / 47.26972; -111.69611 (Montana Secondary Highway 330 Bridge)
Freeway Bridge I-15 1 mile south of Hardy 47°10′40″N 111°48′45″W / 47.17778°N 111.81250°W / 47.17778; -111.81250 (Interstate 15 Bridge)
Hardy Bridge Former US 91 2.5 miles south of Hardy 47°10′02″N 111°50′05″W / 47.16722°N 111.83472°W / 47.16722; -111.83472 (Hardy Bridge)
Freeway Bridge I-15 2 miles north of Dearborn Exit 47°08′19″N 111°51′40″W / 47.13861°N 111.86111°W / 47.13861; -111.86111 (Interstate 15 Bridge)
Freeway Bridges I-15 3/4 miles north of Dearborn Exit 47°07′54″N 111°52′28″W / 47.13167°N 111.87444°W / 47.13167; -111.87444 (Interstate 15 Bridge)
Freeway Bridges I-15 1/4 mile north of Dearborn Exit 47°07′58″N 111°53′11″W / 47.13278°N 111.88639°W / 47.13278; -111.88639 (Interstate 15 Bridge)
Freeway Bridge I-15 1½ miles south of Dearborn Exit, at mouth of Dearborn River 47°07′41″N 111°54′41″W / 47.12806°N 111.91139°W / 47.12806; -111.91139 (Interstate 15 Bridge)
Freeway Bridge I-15 2½ miles north of Craig 47°06′02″N 111°56′58″W / 47.10056°N 111.94944°W / 47.10056; -111.94944 (Interstate 15 Bridge)
Highway Bridge Lewis and Clark Co. Rd. 13 B Craig 47°04′28″N 111°57′41″W / 47.07444°N 111.96139°W / 47.07444; -111.96139 (Lewis and Clark County 13B Bridge)
Highway Bridge Craig Frontage Road Possibly former US 91 3½ miles northeast of Wolf Creek 47°01′08″N 112°00′44″W / 47.01889°N 112.01222°W / 47.01889; -112.01222 (Craig Frontage Road Bridge)
Holter Dam 4 miles southeast of Wolf Creek Holter Lake Gates of the Mountains Wilderness 46°59′28″N 112°00′17″W / 46.99111°N 112.00472°W / 46.99111; -112.00472 (Holter Dam)
Hauser Dam 6 miles north of the east end of

MT 453

46°45′54″N 111°53′13″W / 46.76500°N 111.88694°W / 46.76500; -111.88694 (Hauser Dam)
Trout Creek Canyon Bridge York Road / MT 280 15 miles northeast of Helena 46°42′48″N 111°48′23″W / 46.71333°N 111.80639°W / 46.71333; -111.80639 (Trout Creek Canyon Bridge)
Canyon Ferry Dam MT 284 19 miles east of Helena 46°38′55″N 111°43′41″W / 46.64861°N 111.72806°W / 46.64861; -111.72806 (Canyon Ferry Dam)
Highway Bridge US 12

US 287

1 mile north of Townsend 46°20′07″N 111°31′54″W / 46.33528°N 111.53167°W / 46.33528; -111.53167 (U.S. Route 12 Bridge)
Railroad Bridge Montana RailLink 1 mile north of Townsend 46°20′05″N 111°31′58″W / 46.33472°N 111.53278°W / 46.33472; -111.53278 (Montana RailLink Bridge)
Highway Bridge US 287 1/2 mile north of Toston 46°10′27″N 111°26′45″W / 46.17417°N 111.44583°W / 46.17417; -111.44583 (U.S. Route 287 Bridge)
Toston Bridge Broadwater Co. Rd. 415C (formerly US 287) Toston 46°10′19″N 111°26′38″W / 46.17194°N 111.44389°W / 46.17194; -111.44389 (Toston Bridge)
Toston Dam 8 miles south of Toston 46°07′12″N 111°24′30″W / 46.12000°N 111.40833°W / 46.12000; -111.40833 (Toston Dam)
Abandoned Rail Bridge Old Milwaukee Road Line At mouth of Sixteen Mile Creek 46°06′21″N 111°24′01″W / 46.10583°N 111.40028°W / 46.10583; -111.40028 (Abandoned Rail Bridge)
Mouth of Gallatin River 45°56′19″N 111°29′35″

Do any of you remember the main stream media mentioning any of these bridges?  Me neither. Do you think there might be some risk of an oil spill from railroad trains hauling tanker cars on deteriorating rails or tanker trucks crossing these bridges?  The main stream media created the impression that the only risk to this pristine river has to come from this single state of the art pipeline, located 100 ft. below the bottom of the river.  That is, of course, absurd.

Sadly, there is a significant pollution risk to the river at this location.  It was created by the “environmentalists” literally crapping all over the place.  With total disregard for the environment, they left a mess that desperately needs to be cleaned up before the spring thaw.  While the Standing Rock Indian Reservation was worried about the slim possibility of pollution from a well contructed pipeline they were ignoring the all too real pollution risk from the environmental activists themselves.

This even looks bad in a San Francisco Newpaper

http://www.sfgate.com/news/texas/article/Cleanup-begins-at-Dakota-Access-pipeline-protest-10897198.php

Other publications present a much stronger picture:

http://meanwhileinmontana.com/cleanup-continues-north-dakota-protest-camp-video/

Note the following failed attempt to find the “bright side” of this mess:

“It’s like a shelving for pantry for people that come down from churches and other communities around here to pick up, and, you know, can be useful too,” says Patrick Mantich, Nebraska.

(I know this doesn’t make sense, that is why I quoted it exactly)

Note that the Standing Rock Tribe plans on using money from the $6 million in donations it has received to support its pipeline fight to help clean up the mess created by the protestors.  Almost everything reported about this situation in the press has been wrong.  It turns out this should have been labled “Sh*tting Bull” from the start.

TDM