Rural Nebraska county in Keystone path opposes pipeline
Holt County says no to Keystone XL pipeline
By JOE DUGGAN Omaha World-Herald | Posted: Wednesday, May 1, 2013 11:30 am
LINCOLN — Opponents of the proposed Keystone XL pipeline claimed a victory Tuesday when elected officials in northern Nebraska said the project is not welcome in their county.
Bill Tielke, chairman of the Holt County Board of Supervisors, called the 7-0 vote in opposition to the controversial project a symbolic act. He said he and the other supervisors wanted to convey their concern that the pipeline represents a threat to the county’s underground water supplies.
The resolution is a statement of opposition to all crude oil and tar sands pipelines across Holt County, a rural county of 10,400 people where farming and ranching dominates the economy. Pipeline opponents called it the first resolution against the pipeline passed by an elected body in Nebraska.
By JOE DUGGAN Omaha World-Herald | Posted: Wednesday, May 1, 2013 11:30 am
LINCOLN — Opponents of the proposed Keystone XL pipeline claimed a victory Tuesday when elected officials in northern Nebraska said the project is not welcome in their county.
Bill Tielke, chairman of the Holt County Board of Supervisors, called the 7-0 vote in opposition to the controversial project a symbolic act. He said he and the other supervisors wanted to convey their concern that the pipeline represents a threat to the county’s underground water supplies.
The resolution is a statement of opposition to all crude oil and tar sands pipelines across Holt County, a rural county of 10,400 people where farming and ranching dominates the economy. Pipeline opponents called it the first resolution against the pipeline passed by an elected body in Nebraska.
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