“..The statement issued by the State Department said this latest review would, examine environmental concerns, including climate change...”
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What a crock. Obama pandering to the green vote and money laundering machine. Nothing new here....move along!
Translated, in the past 36 months of review, we haven't found a reason to deny it yet. We will keep looking.
I for the pipeline, but not its current route. I’m against running a pipe through one of the largest aquifers in the world that supplies a huge amount of irrigated water. 27% of the irrigated land in the U.S. overlies this aquifer which yields 30% of the nation’s groundwater used for irrigation. In addition, the aquifer supplies 82% of the drinking water for the people living within the boundaries of the aquifer.
(check the High Plains Regional Ground-Water Study: http://co.water.usgs.gov/nawqa/hpgw/factsheets/DENNEHYFS1.html )
Not to mention the fact that this is a state’s rights issues.