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posted by mrpg on Monday November 20 2017, @11:59PM   Printer-friendly
from the life-energy-and-momentum dept.

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Nebraska regulators approved an alternative route Monday for the proposed Keystone XL pipeline. It was the last major regulatory hurdle facing project operator TransCanada Corp., though opponents say another round of federal approval may now be needed.

The Nebraska Public Service Commission's ruling was on the Nebraska route TransCanada has proposed to complete the $8 billion, 1,179-mile (1,897-kilometer) pipeline to deliver oil from Alberta, Canada, to Texas Gulf Coast refineries. The proposed Keystone XL route would cross parts of Montana, South Dakota and most of Nebraska to Steele City, Nebraska.

The long-delayed project was rejected by President Barack Obama in 2015, citing concerns about carbon pollution. President Donald Trump revived it in March, approving a permit.

[...] The five-member Nebraska Public Service Commission was forbidden by law from factoring pipeline safety or the risk of spills into its decision because pipeline safety is a federal responsibility. So, it couldn't take into account a spill of 210,000 gallons (790,000 liters) of oil on the existing Keystone pipeline in South Dakota announced on Thursday.

Also at Alternative Keystone XL route gets approved in Nebraska


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  • (Score: 1, Insightful) by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday November 21 2017, @05:06AM (6 children)

    by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday November 21 2017, @05:06AM (#599546)

    Stop your useless whining and vote the bastards out [soylentnews.org].

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  • (Score: 1) by fustakrakich on Tuesday November 21 2017, @05:55PM (5 children)

    by fustakrakich (6150) on Tuesday November 21 2017, @05:55PM (#599753) Journal

    That's right! They should! Where's the problem?

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    La politica e i criminali sono la stessa cosa..
    • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday November 21 2017, @06:12PM (4 children)

      by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday November 21 2017, @06:12PM (#599761)

      Where's the problem?

      Washington D.C., and inside your home, apparently, as there are still crooked politicians [soylentnews.org] breaking laws around that you haven't voted out yet.

      • (Score: 1) by fustakrakich on Tuesday November 21 2017, @07:51PM (3 children)

        by fustakrakich (6150) on Tuesday November 21 2017, @07:51PM (#599823) Journal

        Yeah well, it sorta works better if everybody chips in, doesn't it? And since it doesn't cost anything, the question is still, Where's the problem?. If you want answers you have to ask the people who vote for crooked politicians, wouldn't you agree?

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        • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday November 21 2017, @08:45PM (2 children)

          by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday November 21 2017, @08:45PM (#599869)

          So, your solutions require everyone (aka the majority of people) to act exactly as you do; for everyone to consider their time (spent on voting itself as well as researching candidates, ballot propositions, etc.) as worthless; and to extract answers from the "problem people who voted for crooked politicians", people who have zero willingness to give you any honest answers?

          Do you see any problems with your approach?

          • (Score: 1) by fustakrakich on Tuesday November 21 2017, @09:22PM (1 child)

            by fustakrakich (6150) on Tuesday November 21 2017, @09:22PM (#599886) Journal

            My approach is fine, it's your comprehension that is the problem, which was confirmed by your absurd questions. Toodles...

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            • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday November 21 2017, @09:53PM

              by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday November 21 2017, @09:53PM (#599900)

              You assert that the questions [soylentnews.org] are absurd. Describe, if you can, how they are absurd. I doubt you are able to.