Elected officials in rural Nebraska pass anti-Keystone pipeline resolution

[Omaha Steve]

Source: Omaha World Herald

By Joe Duggan

LINCOLN — Elected officials in a rural Nebraska county along the path of the proposed Keystone XL oil pipeline passed a resolution Tuesday opposing the highly controversial project, a leading opposition group reported.

Jane Kleeb, director of Bold Nebraska, said the Holt County Board of Supervisors passed the resolution at a meeting in O’Neill. She called it the first anti-pipeline resolution passed by an elected body in the state, although at least one pro-pipeline position has been adopted in a different county.

An assistant in the Holt County Clerk’s office said Tuesday the board was still meeting so she could not confirm the wording of any motions or resolutions discussed or voted upon.

Shawn Howard, a spokesman for the company seeking to build the Keystone XL, said he was unaware of any such resolution.

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[Berlum]

1. One small step toward sanity

Thank you Holt County

[Indyfan53]

2. Glad to see sanity in a red state.

That's as rare as a unicorn!