Listening?

The quote that follows represents the power that big companies and government has over its people.  In this TransCanada article, the CEO of TransCanada says:

We have listened to Nebraskans and have utilized their input to ensure Keystone XL will be built to a safety level not seen before in a pipeline in the United States and that includes selecting the right route which has been done," said Russ Girling, TransCanada's president and chief executive officer. "They have worked with us for the past three years, offering their expertise, input and guidance.

This quote contradicts much of the other information on my blog about the struggles Nebraska, in particular, has had with TransCanada.  Nebraska's inability to slow down the pipeline progress contradicts the statement TransCanada's CEO made.  Furthermore, I feel that if TransCanada had been working with Nebraska in a fair, democratic way, there would not be such a heated battle now.  The suggestion by the state of Nebraska to find an alternate route for the pipeline was declined which does not show much compromise.  They further state in this article, that Final Environmental Impact Statement (FEIS) "determined these alternative routes would affect substantially more agricultural land, developed land, forested land, range land and wetlands."  While this statement is probably true, as the Nebraskans proposed to have the pipeline near the Mississippi River, land and people are still being dramatically effected by the current route of the pipeline.  This is not being publicized as the facts of the pipeline that claim that it is safe, will leave minimal environmental impacts, etc. 

The question is, whom is listening to whom and why is there no compromise?