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Having spent a fair amount of time in the Nebraska sandhill country, it is not difficult to understand their perspective. The Ogallala Aquifer is critical not only to their survival, but to the general economy of the United States. Some facts from Wickipedia:
About 27 percent of the irrigated land in the United States overlies this aquifer system, which yields about 30 percent of the nation's ground water used for irrigation. In addition, the aquifer system provides drinking water to 82 percent of the people who live within the aquifer boundary.
From personal experience I can assure you that the average person living in this area is anything but a "left-wing liberal". This controversy has nothing to do with politics and everything to do with survival.
They don't trust the oil industry to act responsibly, plain and simple, and with damned good reason.
The pipeline will be built. The rejection was forced by Republicans requiring the president to make a decision in 60 days, and artificial deadline.
He made a decision based as required but allowed the pipeline company to resubmit revised proposal taking into account the environmental impact. It will go through a different path.
I am glad we have not rushed to OK a poor plan where an improved plan could be implemented.
There are already numerous pipelines over the Ogallala aquifer. The President has had three years to study the issue. The truth is this is just plain politics to appease the Greens in the Democratic Party. There is no pipeline plan which would have been approved. Sorry, but some of you are not looking at this issue reasonably. It is okay to criticize your own guy once in a while.
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About 27 percent of the irrigated land in the United States overlies this aquifer system, which yields about 30 percent of the nation's ground water used for irrigation. In addition, the aquifer system provides drinking water to 82 percent of the people who live within the aquifer boundary.
From personal experience I can assure you that the average person living in this area is anything but a "left-wing liberal". This controversy has nothing to do with politics and everything to do with survival.
They don't trust the oil industry to act responsibly, plain and simple, and with damned good reason.
He made a decision based as required but allowed the pipeline company to resubmit revised proposal taking into account the environmental impact. It will go through a different path.
I am glad we have not rushed to OK a poor plan where an improved plan could be implemented.
Oil spill in Canada's Alberta 'biggest in 35 years'
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-13284849
Some history of oil spills in Alberta
http://www.seankheraj.com/?p=1050