A current topic of interest in the Senior Center I attend in Omaha is the status of the Keystone Pipeline.
In that it is to cut across Nebraska, many farmers have protested lest the farmland's water here become contaminated from leaks. The leaks are contemplated, I understand, because of the considerable pressure that would be exerted upon the pipeline's walls, as the oil is forced along its extensive distance from Canada to Texas. Add to this, the Pipeline extends through many regions with differing climates from season to season and so might lead to breakdowns caused by temperature fluctuations, these farmers fear.
Most members of our little senior group have concurred with the Nebraska farmers who have come out against allowing any pipeline of this nature to cross Nebraska aqua reserves.
I'm not a farmer and haven't been in Nebraska that much over the years to take part in the discussion. Nevertheless, I present it as my WHACK-O THEORY VIII!
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