TransCanada asks Nebraska regulators to OK Keystone XL route

[Omaha Steve]

Source: Omaha World Herald

By Joe Duggan

LINCOLN -- A Canadian company has asked Nebraska regulators to approve the same route for its proposed Keystone XL pipeline that was authorized two years ago by the governor.

TransCanada Corp. filed an application late Monday with the Nebraska Public Service Commission for a pipeline that would transport mostly heavy crude from Canada to a terminal in Steele City, Nebraska, and on to Gulf Coast refineries, company spokesman Mark Cooper said.

The company is seeking permission to use eminent domain to obtain easements to about 60 land parcels whose owners don’t want the pipeline on their properties.

Cooper said in an email that the application includes the same Nebraska route approved in 2013 by then-Gov. Dave Heineman. The governor gave the roughly 275-mile path his blessing following a 10-month environmental review by the Nebraska Department of Environmental Quality in 2012.

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And if the US ever says NO, TransCanada Corp has already said it will got to court to get back every dime spent with interest through NAFTA! Now we add TPP???

[djean111]

1. Don't forget "future profits". The TPP screws every one of the 99%. n/t

[cascadiance]

2. First step they are taking now that TPP's ISDS courts are soon to be activated...

... so that they can get the Korporate Kourt that one can appeal to as the ultimate court of the land over SCOTUS to do our fascist corporate world's bidding! They know when the die has been cast now! FUCKERZZZ!!!!!! (and I include the Fascist bought congress critters that all should be primaried out of office in that statement!)

[restorefreedom]

3. oh, HELL no

I don't live in Nebraska but if I did, my reps would be getting an earful right now.

[d_legendary1]

4. Free Trade = Freedom for Corporations to fuck with our lives

and there is nothing we can do about it. Its time to start holding both politicians and corporations responsible for their collusion in destroying the livelihoods of the American people.

[lark]

5. Come on Nebraska,

stay strong and say no to these vultures who just want to ruin your land for profit. Even worse, they want us to steal the land for them so they can then pollute away with impunity. Do the right thing, regardless of what you think Canada will do.