With the election at an end, and 4 years of President Trump on tap, climate policy will likely be overshadowed by the understandable fears of mass deportation, walls on our borders, and racist rhetoric. However, according to Mr. Trump's plans, many of the climate policies and gains under the Obama administration will be rolled back. The Paris Agreement on climate will be rolled back, and the much maligned Keystone Pipeline will continue its construction.
While each of these stories were covered extensively in the media, there was one story that seemed to never make it to primetime.
The Dakota Access Pipeline has been protested extensively by environmental groups and the Standing Rock tribe. These protests have resulted in several arrests, including the arrest of actress Shailene Woodley (this event saw a small amount of attention in the media, but was mostly overshadowed by election coverage). The pipeline threatens the water supply for those living on the reservation as well as many of the sacred sites for the Standing Rock tribe. Sadly, efforts to halt construction by the Obama administration will likely be overturned, and the pipeline will likely be completed under President Trump.
I think the American people need to see what is going on in Dakota, and I'm proposing a VR story where viewers can not only get a strong view of the pipeline, where it is in completion and what it will look like when it is completed. 3-D modeled landscapes will detail the proximity of the pipeline to the Standing Rock Reservation as well as a complete picture of the reservation itself.
Telling this story via VR will hopefully give viewers a strong understanding of what is at stake with the construction of this pipeline.
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