Comment EI-32130
Received or sent (printed as 8/8/2022)
I am concerned about the additional oil traffic that will cross both lands in the White Earth reservation and areas ceded under an 1855 treaty, due to the proposed CP, KCS merger. That treaty, which allowed many of us who are not Ojibwe or Dakota to occupy land in Minnesota, promised to keep the ceded lands in good condition for hunting, fishing and harvesting wild rice. Increased oil traffic across reservation lands and ceded territory puts all of those things at risk. We must honor the treaties our ancestors signed. Resources dedicated to increased transportation of oil, rather than to developing renewable sources of energy also endanger all of us by contributing to global warming. I oppose the merger due to this potential for increasing the transportation of oil across vulnerable areas.
Submitted by: Meg Thomas · St. Paul, MN
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