On Thursday, The Rachel Maddow Show covered the poor response that ExxonMobil has displayed after its Pegasus tarsands pipeline ruptured in Mayflower, Arkansas five months ago. The company has threatened to cut off housing support to families whose homes were affected by the spill. Maddow also interviews Arkansas Attorney General Dustin McDaniel, who has called […]

“We know there are better ways to produce energy that protect our resources and promote our economy. That is why we support the Build Our Energy Barn to be built on the weekends of September 14-15 and September 21-22 along the pipeline route. This barn will be powered by solar and wind energy, a terrific demonstration of the healthy way we […]

On Tuesday, the 6th Appellate Court ruled against the Crawford family in their condemnation case against TransCanada’s Keystone XL pipeline. Despite the ruling, the family has decided to move their appeal up to the Texas Supreme Court. NEWS RELEASE:  August 27, 2013               Contact: Wendi Hammond, Attorney, 972.746.8540    […]

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News that the State Department won’t complete until January an investigation into conflicts of interest by a consulting firm that reviewed the proposed Keystone XL pipeline is another nail in the project’s coffin. But President Obama already has enough evidence to kill it outright, said Friends of the Earth. Friends of the Earth Press Release: […]

A cache of newly released documents further underscores the weakness of the tired talking points from proponents of the controversial Keystone XL pipeline, about how the massive tar sands project will have minimal impact on carbon pollution and global warming, because carbon-heavy Canadian tar sands will make it to market with or without Keystone.  Canadian […]

In a segment on Friday, Rachel Maddow covered the announcement from the State Dept.’s Inspector General, which said the conflict of interest investigation it has launched into the contractor hired to do the environmental review of the Keystone XL pipeline would not be completed until 2014. Maddow and fellow MSNBC host Chris Hayes called the […]

Read today's news from around the state and country. Each day in the Roundup we cover politics, always with a side of bold humor. We think politics should be fun, informative and encourage us all to take action.

Interior Department Says Keystone XL Will Put Wildlife at Risk A new voice has joined the chorus of critics questioning the accuracy of the State Department’s draft assessment of the Keystone XL tar sands pipeline. The Los Angeles Times reported today on a public comment issued by the Interior Department on State’s analysis. The comment warned that […]

Experts on pipelines are coming to Nebraska in August to hold a training for county officials. The training is intended for county commissioners, zoning board members, county attorneys, emergency management staff and other interested local officials, but also will be open to the public. We are proud to announce Carl Weimer with the Pipeline Safety […]