"Today, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers announced that it will not be granting the easement to cross Lake Oahe for the proposed Dakota Access Pipeline," the tribe said in a statement. "Instead, the Corps will be undertaking an environmental impact statement to look at possible alternative routes."[1] 

Today people who shared the news, boycotted certain banks, analyzed the situation, donated and were physically present to peacefully protest against the pipeline have another strong reason to keep resisting. It's an evidence that when united and mobilized for the common good of us and the earth, results will be in everyone's favor. That is right, I said 'everyone' instead of 'our', given the fact that these pipelines are there to provide easier and cheaper access to oil for our cars, houses, toothpaste and even guitar strings. What I am trying to point out is that there shall not be two sides,"we won", or "they caused it". It is a common struggle or a fight within everyone. Ourselves and our decision-making process. Our greed and our kindness that directly reflect in the lifestyles we live.
Personally, I believe that the case of Dakota Access Pipeline resistance should not be seen only as one between the native tribes and the "discriminatory" ruling power, also known as the government that you vote for. That is again contributing to division and creation of the "take a side" idea, which does not really get you anywhere. 

If we were greedy enough, such mobilizations of everyone would not even be necessary. That is because it would already be a common sense that fossil fuels are not the best solution. Then, why isn't it common sense today? Probably because we lacked enough information of the global climate change consequences, we thought we could adapt, or we needed fast means of energy to stand up from the results of World Wars initiated from abstract principles. I can not really state certainly a reason why it is not a common sense today. Instead, I can optimistically state that today from the moment we wake up and brush our teeth with the toothpaste that contains Poloxamer 407 (derived from petroleum) we will know that there is only one side. Tomorrow, when we buy the other natural toothpaste, we will help a farmer, young entrepreneur, renewable energy industry, the planet and ourselves. A really simple example of a small action but when transformed into common sense it influences power, finances, and others. It is definitely hard as even the natural toothpaste will lead you to the mass corn agriculture issue, the solar panels to the limited lithium resources in Bolivia and many more challenges.

So, shall we now read, grow, understand, solve, respect, love, evolve and acknowledge that there is no "they", it is just us?