TESTIMONY: Why I stand against the pipeline

I'm Kathy Meyer and I am against the pipeline for so many reasons, but I'll  keep this brief.I'm fighting Bakken because I'm deeply disturbed that the IUB, which consists of 3 people who were appointed by the governor, NOT elected by the voters- granted  a hazardous liquid permit to Dakota Access  with almost nonexistent input from the people. I'm fighting Bakken because granting  the power  to seize land from rightful  property owners to benefit a multi billion dollar PRIVATE corporation is an egregious and blatant abuse of eminent domain. I'm fighting Bakken because it was allowed to begin construction  without doing any  review to determine the disastrous impact of moving hazardous & toxic crude under farmland, rivers, wildlife management areas, nature trails,wetlands, grasslands as well as land that is sacred to Native Americans.Kathy Meyer New CCI member