{"id":7421,"date":"2013-01-23T02:00:24","date_gmt":"2013-01-23T10:00:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blitransfer.wpengine.com\/?p=7421"},"modified":"2017-06-21T14:18:04","modified_gmt":"2017-06-21T19:18:04","slug":"nebraska-approves-new-keystone-xl-pipeline-route","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bluelivingideas.com\/2013\/01\/23\/nebraska-approves-new-keystone-xl-pipeline-route\/","title":{"rendered":"Nebraska Approves New Keystone XL Pipeline Route"},"content":{"rendered":"
<\/a><\/p>\n On Tuesday, Nebraska Governor Heineman approved the new Keystone XL Pipeline route<\/a> that avoids the Nebraska Sandhills.<\/p>\n The recent evaluation by the Nebraska Department of Environmental Quality<\/a> indicated that the environmental impacts of a pipeline rupture would be minimal.\u00a0 According to the report, any contamination of the Ogallala Aquifer<\/a> would remain local.\u00a0 Nebraskan farmers and ranchers, along with environmental activists, dispute the findings and asked for a more detailed evaluation by a third party before any decisions were made.<\/p>\n According to the governor, TransCanada has agreed to carry $200 million in insurance to cover the costs of any spill in Nebraska occurring because of the Keystone XL pipeline.\u00a0 In addition, TransCanada has agreed to fifty-seven special conditions that should make the pipeline safer than ordinary pipelines.<\/p>\n