Victory at Standing Rock reflects failure of U.S. energy policy | The Conversation

Vietnam veterans of the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe march in the dedication day parade for the Vietnam Veterans Memorial. Photo credit: expertinfantry via Foter.com / CC BY

Lecturer and geology expert Scott L. Montgomery explains why the recent victory of the local-conflict-turned-national-movement at Standing Rock is anything but resolved in his commentary “Victory at Standing Rock Reflects Failure in U.S. Energy and Climate Policy,” published on Dec. 6 in The Conversation.