THINK IT THROUGH You are the mayor of a rural Nebraska town along the route of the proposed Keystone XL pipeline, and a new U.S. presidential administration has reversed President Obama’s decision and invited TransCanada to build the pipeline extension. Some of your town’s residents are eager to have jobs they believe the pipeline will bring. Others are fearful that oil leaks from the pipeline could contaminate the water supply. Some of your town’s landowners are looking forward to receiving payments from TransCanada for use of their land, whereas others dread the prospect of noise, pollution, and trees being cut on their property. If the company receives too much local opposition, it says it may move the pipeline route away from your town. What information would you seek from TransCanada, from your state regulators, and from scientists and engineers before deciding whether support for the pipeline is in the best interest of your town? How would you make your decision? How might you try to address the diverse preferences of your town’s residents?
THINK IT THROUGH You are the mayor of a rural Nebraska town along the route of the proposed Keystone XL pipeline, and a new U.S. presidential administration has reversed President Obama’s decision and invited TransCanada to build the pipeline extension. Some of your town’s residents are eager to have jobs they believe the pipeline will bring. Others are fearful that oil leaks from the pipeline could contaminate the water supply. Some of your town’s landowners are looking forward to receiving payments from TransCanada for use of their land, whereas others dread the prospect of noise, pollution, and trees being cut on their property. If the company receives too much local opposition, it says it may move the pipeline route away from your town. What information would you seek from TransCanada, from your state regulators, and from scientists and engineers before deciding whether support for the pipeline is in the best interest of your town? How would you make your decision? How might you try to address the diverse preferences of your town’s residents?
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| THINK IT THROUGH You are the mayor of a rural Nebraska town along the route of the proposed Keystone XL pipeline, and a new U.S. presidential administration has reversed President Obama’s decision and invited TransCanada to build the pipeline extension. Some of your town’s residents are eager to have jobs they believe the pipeline will bring. Others are fearful that oil leaks from the pipeline could contaminate the water supply. Some of your town’s landowners are looking forward to receiving payments from TransCanada for use of their land, whereas others dread the prospect of noise, pollution, and trees being cut on their property. If the company receives too much local opposition, it says it may move the pipeline route away from your town. What information would you seek from TransCanada, from your state regulators, and from scientists and engineers before deciding whether support for the pipeline is in the best interest of your town? How would you make your decision? How might you try to address the diverse preferences of your town’s residents? |
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