Norwegian pension fund divests from companies behind DAPL

The controversial Dakota Access Pipeline progresses Story and Polk counties in central Iowa on Sept. 13, 2016. (Creative Commons photo by Carl Wycoff)
A Norwegian fund that manages government employees’ pensions has decided to remove its investments from the companies behind the Dakota Access Pipeline, a move that was reportedly inspired by pressure from Norway’s indigenous Sami peoples.
The pipeline is being built by Energy Transfer Partners, or ETP. Allowing the pipeline to cross t