The Rising Influence of Rising Affluence

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laughable. if corrosion is the objection, then it should take about an afternoon to come up with the pertinent data (this was undoubtedly done already). If the Ogailala aquifer is the problem, then unless the senators have an overly broad definition of the geographic extent of the aquifer, then the pipeline already bypasses all but a tiny bit in eastern Nebraska. They might also want to address their concerns to the existing oil pipelines that traverse the Ogailala. i'd venture that pesticide contamination is a greater threat than oil.

There have been oil spills from sections of the existing Keystone pipeline; however, i have seen no evidence that those leaks are due to corrosion. The documented cases i've seen have been due to things like over-torqueing fittings and other yuckhead human errors.

this contains maps showing existing oil and refined product pipeline maps
http://www.pipeline101.com/reports/Notes.pdf