Routing that pipeline to avoid the aquifer and sand hills does not solve the problem of what they must do to get tar sands THROUGH that pipe!. Heat and toxic chemicals are required to make the thick stuff flow! ANY break and someone gets serious pollution!

Add to that the real stats on how many jobs would be created...and when... and you get a bad cost/benefit analysis. Add to THAT the probability that only a small portion of any oil refined would stay here, and the whole thing is just a short-term profit for a few big players.