TransCanada withdraws application for Nebraska leg of Keystone pipeline, but will retain right-of-wa

[Omaha Steve]

Source: Omaha World Herald

By Martha Stoddard and Joe Duggan

LINCOLN — The company behind the Keystone XL pipeline withdrew its Nebraska application Wednesday but said it will retain $65 million in right-of-way easements for a future attempt to build the project.

TransCanada Corp. filed for dismissal of its application with the Nebraska Public Service Commission that sought approval for a roughly 275-mile section of the pipeline through the state. The announcement came a day before a PSC planning conference and 13 days after President Barack Obama denied an application to build Keystone XL across international borders.

The Calgary-based company reserves the right to reapply in Nebraska, spokesman Mark Cooper said.

"We’re very much committed to building Keystone XL, there’s no doubt about that," he added.

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THE WORLD-HERALD

Fans enjoy performances by Neil Young and Willie Nelson during an anti-pipeline concert in September 2014 on a northeast Nebraska family farm on the pipeline route.

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[misterhighwasted]

1. JEB! Can Fix It. Kochs still believe in the 3rd Bush

Actually, any one of the GOP Candidates will sign the KXL asap.

[Nihil]

2. Not just the GOP candidates.

There's certainly at least one Democratic candidate who would do the same,
considering how much effort she's already put into the project.