Dakota Access Pipeline

The pipeline is threatening not only to destroy sacred Sioux lands, but poison drinking water supplies.


The Standing Rock Sioux tribes that are protesting to stop the Dakota Access Pipeline have their work cut out for them. Not only are they fighting against oil and fossil fuel companies, but big banks as well.

A new investigation by Food & Water Watch is shedding light on the financial backers of the Dakota Access Pipeline. The pipeline is threatening to not only destroy sacred Sioux lands, but poison drinking water supplies. The protestors managed to halt the project at least until Friday, even after being attacked and peppered sprayed by private contractors.

Almost 40 different financial institutions are involved in financing the construction of the pipeline:

The pipeline, and the protests against it, has long been compared to the Keystone XL pipeline. Both have significant criticism against them, with thousands protesting, being arrested, and enduring physical attacks. Their routes are very similar as well.

The following is a full list of the banks financially involved in the building of the Dakota Access Pipeline:

Bank of Nova Scotia
Citizens Bank
Comerica Bank
US Bank
PNC Bank
Barclays
JP Morgan Chase
Bank of America
Deutsche Bank
Compass Bank
Credit Suisse
DNB Capital/ASA
Sumitomo Mitsui Bank
Royal Bank of Canada
UBS
Goldman Sachs
Morgan Stanley
Community Trust
HSBC Bank
Wells Fargo
BNP Paribas
SunTrust
Royal Bank of Scotland
Bank of Tokyo Mitsubishi UFJ
Mizuho Bank
Citibank
TD Securities
ABN Amro Capital
Credit Agracole
Intesa Sanpaolo
ING Bank
Natixis
BayernLB
BBVA Securities
DNB First Bank
ICBC London
SMBC Nikko Securities
Societe Generale