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S Dakota Sioux tribe calls Keystone XL pipeline approval 'act of war'
2014-11-17 19:58:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: A Native American tribe in South Dakota has called a congressional vote to approve the Keystone XL pipeline an act of war and vowed to close the reservations borders if the US government tries to install a pipeline there. The prospective route for the pipeline, which would connect Canadian tar sands fields to the Gulf coast, runs through the 922,759-acre (1,442 sq mi) Rosebud Sioux reservation in south-central South Dakota. The House of Representatives voted 252-161 on Friday to approve the...
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