The pipeline that was going to be under the trail would have daily carried energy equivalent to 1,000 tanker trucks of heating oil. The US East Coast is pretty densely populated, and they are going to get their energy one way or the other. I would much rather walk over a short cleared area that has a pipeline under it than watch 1,000 semis cross the trail on roads. I think opposition to this project was dogmatic instead of based in an understanding of the options.