Really glad to hear Big Ed bring it to the National audience. It needs to be!

http://www.democraticunderground.com/112771396
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http://www.thedickinsonpress.com/content/sandpiper-pipeline-approved-public-service-commission

Sandpiper pipeline approved by Public Service Commission
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A new pipeline will do the work of 4,300 trucks daily in transporting oil to and from North Dakota, Public Service Commission Chairman Brian Kalk said Wednesday.

Starting at the Beaver Lodge oil and gas field near Tioga, the Enbridge pipeline will extend through Williams, Mountrail, Ward, McHenry, Pierce, Towner, Ramsey, Nelson and Grand Forks counties. It will then stretch through to a terminal in Clearbrook, Minn., and end at a terminal in Superior, Wis.

A representative from Callaway, Minn.,-based conservation group Honor the Earth called the decision “extremely disappointing.” The group has said the pipeline will harm rivers, lakes and state rice beds.

Regulatory boards in Wisconsin and Minnesota have not yet decided the pipeline route’s legality, nor have federal regulators given the final green light.
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(The pipeline) will carry more than twice as much North Dakota oil as the Keystone XL would, and has capacity to be upgraded significantly,” Public Service Commissioner Randy Christmann said. “This is a major step forward in moving oil in the safest and most efficient way possible.”

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According to the commission, Enbridge has an emergency response plan,....

This might be one of the perfect times to build an all-electric freight/ passenger rail line. Moreover, to do the same type of infrastructure connection to Alaska, to finally connect with inexpensive transportation
to the isolated state.

A heavy duty medium speed rail line all-electric, passenger and freight is also a good step towards the energy transition. Laws can be implemented to prevent sales of this infrastructure to foreign elements. This type of infrastructure should always be built for future generations that are we the people, America.

Commerce and travel would be an incredible advantage. The environment would be a challenge for engineering however, is another plus, we the people are going to be environmentally challenged in the future so now is a good time to start development with minimal impact on the present area.