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Leme

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5. just wondering

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Sun May 18, 2014, 10:28 AM

May 2014

I heard/read somewhere that this pipeline idea is sort of out dated now in some respects. Due to fracking we now have a lot of energy resources ? Whether one likes fracking or not.
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It seems this would be a pipeline to increase energy exports.
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And people often seem to forget that the oil and gas removed from the ground does not belong to the government, or the people at large. The only oil and gas that our country or Canada owns is the stuff not yet sold to a private entity.

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interesting piece on Nebraska and the XL pipeline [View all] MBS May 2014 OP

Calling all community organizers... voteearlyvoteoften May 2014 #1

EXACTLY. n/t. MBS May 2014 #2

There was a story about this in the Financial Times saying, Benton D Struckcheon May 2014 #3

One of the things I like best about this story MBS May 2014 #6

Yay Nebraska, thank you for your fortitude. northoftheborder May 2014 #4

just wondering Leme May 2014 #5

Bravo for their perseverance. It's a shame they can't look outside of their own back yard Doctor_J May 2014 #7

But it's a promising start. Sometimes awakening to the doings in your backyard MBS May 2014 #8