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Sure, pipelines are good for oil companies, but what about jobs related to preserving nature and culture?

  • Written by Chip Colwell, Lecturer on Anthropology, University of Colorado Denver
imageA 2002 pipeline spill in Cohasset, Minnesota which released 6,000 barrels of crude oil. mpcaphotos/flickr, CC BY-NC

On his fourth day as U.S. president, Donald Trump penned executive orders to advance construction of the Dakota Access Pipeline Project pipeline and the Keystone XL pipeline. A week later, there were reports the new administration has...

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