Opponents of the Keystone XL Pipeline met at the O’Neill Community Center yesterday to review options should President Donald Trump approve of the pipeline’s construction. The group, BOLD Nebraska, hosted the meeting. Should the pipeline be built by Trans-Canada, it would run down the middle of the country, including the Sandhills of Nebraska, down to Texas.
Jane Kleeb, President of BOLD Alliance, said this is the third time that the group is attempting to stop the pipeline. Kleeb added that Keystone XL can be fought in court over eminent domain rights and at the Nebraska Public Service Commission, where the pipeline route can be approved, changed or rejected.
Brian Jorde, lawyer for landowners in the legal battle, said there is no indication that citizens can use the pipeline and it would provide no benefit to businesses.
Ken Winston, a BOLD lobbyist, has introduced Legislative Bill 659, addressing eminent domain rights, which, in part, calls for evidence showing that the pipeline will serve the general public.
Kleeb announced there will be a National Day of Action against the Keystone XL Pipeline on April 29.
