Mark Ruffalo Delivers Mobile Solar Trailers to Standing Rock in Preparation for Harsh WinterBy Jay Syrmopoulos This pipeline is a black snake that traverses four states and 200 waterways with fracked Bakken oil, said Ruffalo, co-founder of The Solutions Project, a venture that works to transition society to clean and renewable energy. We know from experience that pipelines leak, explode, pollute and poison land and water. But it doesnt have to be that way. The solar trailers will allow for medical tents and numerous other critical facilities to be powered with clean energy, and represent exactly the healthy/abundant future of energy for which the Standing Rock Sioux are currently fighting. Water is life, said Johns, a Navajo leader. By leading a transition to energy that is powered by the sun, the wind and water, we ensure a better future for all of our people and for future generations. According to a report by EcoWatch: Research led by Stanford Prof. Mark Jacobson, another Solutions Project co-founder, shows that it would be technically possible and economically beneficial to transition to 100 percent clean renewable energy in each and every state across the country. In North Dakota, for example, wind and solar energy would be the primary sources of clean power and transitioning to 100 percent renewables would create 30,000 jobs. The reality of the situation is that the Standing Rock tribe is fighting to protect their source of clean water. The Dakota Access Pipeline puts the tribes clean water supply, as well as that of millions of others, in danger, as the pipeline is scheduled to go directly under the Missouri River. Dan Zukowski (@danzukowski) October 25, 2016 The construction of the black snake marks the conglomeration of corporate/banking interests being elevated above that of the public interest. Furthermore, the ongoing construction has already desecrated sacred burial sites and cultural artifacts. Around the world, more than 80 percent of the forests and lands with protected waterways and rich biodiversity are held by indigenous tribes. This is no coincidence, Ruffalo said. As so many of us suffer from polluted water, air and land in our rural and urban communities, the water defenders at Standing Rock are showing us another way. Imagine how you would respond if an oil pipeline was being dug through the cemetery where your grandparents and great grandparents were buried. Mark Ruffalo taking a stand for the Standing Rock Sioux is a great example for all individuals, celebrity, and non-celebrity alike. Rather than simply donating some money to a cause, he has utilized his celebrity to bring much greater attention to the continued injustices being perpetrated against the Native American community. Its clear that Ruffalo has taken a page out of Gandhis book, and is being the change he wishes to see in the world. Please share this inspiring human story and take a stand for Standing Rock! Jay Syrmopoulos writes for TheFreeThoughtProject.com, where this article first appeared. Kudos to the solar guys. The bright side is that if they depend solely on solar power for a North Dakota winter at least the bodies wont decay before spring. What a joke! You trolls are johnny on the spot arent you! Be careful child or Ill ruin your day by showing you actually how much energy you get from 600 btus/M^2 of solar energy for 6 hours per day during the winter in North Dakota. Obviously youve never been there in the winter, because even you math impaired types could figure out you still freeze to death standing in the sun when its -30 deg C. blah, blah, blah I dont know who Mark Ruffalo is, but he is NOT the only person to deliver a solar array to Standing Rock. I suspected that this was an operation of agent provocation, but just seeing Jesses Jackson face has removed all doubt. Troll 