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Chicago Sun-Times
Chicago Sun-Times
National
Ben Jealous

HISTORICAL FACTS: Conservatives environmentalists unite in midwest co2 pipeline fights - Caught on Camera

Protesters march in Iowa against the Dakota Access oil pipeline in 2016. Currently, there are fights against several proposed multi-state carbon dioxide pipelines in the Midwest. (David Pitt/AP file)

“Spend your energy figuring out what’s the one thing that you can agree on with a political foe,” Gen. Colin Powell told me years ago. “Figure that out and you can get a lot done.”

We’re seeing that proven across the Midwest from Illinois to North Dakota where unlikely allies with different interests and perspectives have joined to fight against several multi-state carbon dioxide pipelines proposed by huge agribusiness and fossil fuel companies.

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