re: #47 Bubblehead II

I will admit to both ignorance and laziness on the matter of this pipeline. Just what the hell is the problem with it? Is a an environmental problem? A eminent domain problem? What?

The Nebraska stretch of the Keystone pipeline will run above through a large wetlands area and the Ogallala Aquifer, which provides fresh water to folks in 8 states and runs very close to the surface in some places. The big worry is that a major spill from the pipeline could contaminate the aquifer and thus ruin 1/3 of the nation’s fresh water supply.