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Running head: THE ETHICS OF THE DAKOTA ACCESS PIPELINE
The Ethics of The Dakota Access Pipeline
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THE ETHICS OF THE DAKOTA ACCESS PIPELINE
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Introduction
The Dakota Access Pipeline is a ground for the debate on issues of the ethical dilemma.
The ethical dilemma came into play when the pipeline that was meant to transport oil from the
Bakken oil fields in North Dakota and Montana across the plains of Illinois. The Native
American tribes led by the Standing Rock Sioux protested against the project because the
pipeline was intruding on their land desecrating their ancestral land and threatening the sources
of water (Ostler & Estes, 2017). More so, the pipeline would burden the tribes unfairly because
they were unlikely to benefit from the economic developments associated with the project. On
the other hand, the company behind the pipeline, Energy Transfers Partners indicated that the
pipeline would lead to increased safety and economic development compared to the trains that
were currently used to transport crude oil. The pipeline project aimed to reduce the dangers
associated with transportation of crude oil using trains, the most recent one being the 2013 rail
disaster that claimed the lives of 47 people in the town of Lac-Magentic (Ostler & Estes, 2017).
The Native American tribes were concerned with environmental issues as blocking the pipeline
would preserve the water of River Missouri that is used downstream.
Ethical Responses
The land belonging to the Standing Rock Sioux tribe is located in North Dakota, south of
the city of Bismarck. Initially, the pipeline was meant to pass across the Missouri River but
because of potential threats to the local water supply and avoidance in the crossing of local
homes, the route was changed to go through the land...
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