Published November 07, 2011, 12:00 AM

Nebraska hearing


Attorney Alan Peterson, right, testifies on behalf of the Nebraska Sierra Club against the planned route of the Keystone XL pipeline, at a public hearing on a bill before the Nebraska Legislature which seeks to address concerns over the 1,700-mile Keystone XL pipeline that would carry Canadian crude oil from Canada through the Nebraska sandhills to Texas Gulf Coast refineries. (AP Photo/Nati Harnik)




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