Should the Keystone XL pipeline go ahead along a proposed new route?

Demonstrators against the proposed Keystone XL pipeline protest in Norfolk, Neb., in October.  (Nati Harnik/Associated Press)

TransCanada has agreed to change the route of its Keystone XL pipeline so that it doesn't pass through the environmentally sensitive Nebraska Sandhills.

The TransCanada statement follows the U.S. federal government's decision last week that to delay the project until it can conduct an environmental assessment to study other possible routes. Ponds and lakes in the region feed the Ogallala aquifer, an underground water table that spans eight states.

TransCanada said Nebraska's Department of Environmental Quality will work with the U.S. State Department to conduct an environmental assessment to "define the best location for Keystone XL in Nebraska."

Noah Greenwald, a spokesman for the Centre of Biological Diversity, said his group believes the pipeline would still pose an environmental threat and they will keep up pressure to stop the project.

Should the Keystone XL pipeline go ahead along the new route? Why or why not? Let us know what you think about the project in the comments below.



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