Morton County Police announced on Facebook on Tuesday that they have issued an arrest warrant for both Stein and Baraka.
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The charges could be either trespassing or vandalism, though its not certain whether it’d be a felony or misdemeanor charge.
Proponents say the project could be an economic boon for the region and potentially change the landscape of the United States crude oil supply. “Since we did not respond immediately to that location because of the situation. we have information that they can just release themselves and it’s no big deal”. “The time is now to stop the destruction of our planet for short-term profits”. The Standing Rock Sioux tribe is trying to stop construction of the pipeline, which is reportedly destroying their sacred ground. It got diverted through these lands in the first place because it was deemed too unsafe to the state capital’s water supply to go near Bismarck.
“If the oil spills into the water, who can drink that”, asks protester C’Na Williams.
In 2012 the Green Party said they supported their candidate and her stance on environmental issues. A federal judge temporarily stopped a section of the construction after protests turned violent over the weekend.
The Standing Rock Sioux say the project threatens water supplies and has already disrupted sacred sites. Construction on a road to the pipeline has stopped for the moment. Demonstrators said the guards used pepper spray and tear gas on the activists, and some protesters were injured by the guards’ dogs.
He noted that he saw very few law enforcement personnel near the protest site Wednesday and said he’s appealing to protesters to remain “peaceful and prayerful”. Obama has yet to make any statement on the matter. On Tuesday, U.S. Judge James Boasberg granted a portion of a temporary restraining order against the pipeline company, Dakota Access.
Dalrymple spokesman Jeff Zent said plans are also in the works to “enhance” patrols in Bismarck and neighboring Mandan, about 40 miles from the protest site, but those coincide with an annual powwow that draws hundreds of dancers from around the country.
Stein called her graffiti “an act of civil disobedience”.
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A Reuters-Ipsos poll in late August showed Stein the first choice of 2 percent of voters, trailing Democrat Hillary Clinton, Republican Donald Trump and Libertarian Gary Johnson.
