The proposed Keystone Pipeline Project dramatically illustrates the interaction of private power, government, environmental impacts, and energy benefits. The following questions center on this critical environmental land use management conundrum.
- What does the lobbying of the Nebraska State Legislature say about the power of private interests in determining public outcomes?
- What are the top three environmental costs and benefits associated with the pipeline?
- How is TransCanada threatening to use "eminent domain" to build the pipeline?
- Does the fact that TransCanada is a foreign corporation appear to limit its influence within the United States?
Do you think that President Obama will approve the Keystone Pipeline. Why or why not?