State Department could delay Keystone XL pipeline until after 2012 elections
November 9, 2011

Because the proposed pipeline from the Canadian oil sands to the Gulf of Mexico is an international affair, the US State Department gets a say in where the pipeline route goes. And according to an Associated Press report, some officials there are considering having the pipeline re-routed so that it doesn't pass over the Nebraska sandhills. If a re-routing is required, a new environmental study will be required, which will likely mean that the pipeline will be on hold until at least this time next year -- delaying it past the 2012 elections. The issue is a hot one, since it involves promises of jobs as well as a lot of local concern over the risk of water contamination.

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