Everyone here, even these protestors, benefits from an incredibly high standard of living thanks to an oil based economy. Oil is not the boogeyman and we are able to transport it and use it cleanly and safely. If the Dakota Access project is legal in every way, then the protestors are in the wrong and need to be arrested if blocking construction. If it is not legal in some aspect, then fix it in a way so it is legal and get back to building the pipeline. Many pipelines already cross rivers.