You’ve been transporting oil in an illegal pipeline for two years which is subject to a $10,000 per day fine? Well we don’t want to discourage other oil companies from coming to North Dakota and doing the same thing, so let’s just forget about that whole “fine” thing.

RACHEL MADDOW 01/02/14

Energy industry runs roughshod over North Dakota

Rachel Maddow reports on recent oil disasters in North Dakota and how accountability is sacrificed for fear of discouraging energy industry investment.