Monday, August 22, 2011 Members of the Stop the Pipeline Tour spent Sunday night in a contractor’s campground in Ponca City, Oklahoma, home to a huge Conoco-Phillips refinery. Without a doubt many of the other RV’s parked in the campground were those of oilworkers and refinery employees, and it’s possible some of them may have helped construct the Keystone I pipeline. Needless to say, we got some looks in the campground Monday morning and driving through town in our “Stop the Pipeline” emblazoned bus.
***UPDATE 1:10pm: TransCanada has just lifted condemnation on Doris and Sue's property. This is a big win for landowners all along the Keystone XL route. If you're a landowner along the route or know someone who is, please pass on the good news.***
From August 20th to September 2nd, I will be on the road on the Stop the Pipeline Tour, a group of landowners and individuals traveling from Texas to Washington, D.C. to take part in the Tar Sands Action, a campaign of civil disobedience at the White House to raise awareness on the Keystone XL pipeline issue and to call for President Obama to deny TransCanada's permit for the project. I am a fourth-generation rancher from the Nebraska Sandhills. My family raises organic, grass-fed beef and dairy on native prairie, and we and our cattle drink from the Ogallala aquifer. The Keystone pipeline threatens the land we love and our way of life. It could damage a fragile, unique ecosystem and destroy our livelihood, which is producing great-tasting, nutritious food without the use of chemical pesticides, fertilizers, and herbicides and with minimal fossil fuel use. I am traveling with four other folks, among them David Daniel, a Texas landowner who has been involved in fighting the pipeline since 2008:
The US State Department's release of a flawed Environmental Impact Statement does not mean a final decision has been made on the risky Keystone XL tar sands pipeline--there is still a long way to go before it can be built.
In the executive summary of the EIS, the State Department makes it crystal clear that the state of Nebraska is the ONLY one responsible for the pipeline route. Gov. Heineman refuses to accept this fact and Nebraskans are watching to see if he will take his responsibility seriously, or if he will let the federal government and a foreign oil company decide how our state handles high pressure, risky oil pipelines.
The State Department has announced the dates and locations of their hearings on the Final Environmental Impact Statement on the Keystone XL Pipeline. We'll need every bold Nebraskan to be there!
Lincoln--Pershing Center Tuesday, Sept 27 12-3:30pm, 4-8pm
From August 20th to September 2nd, I will be on the road on the Stop the Pipeline Tour, a group of landowners and individuals traveling from Texas to Washington, D.C. to take part in the Tar Sands Action, a campaign of civil disobedience at the White House to raise awareness on the Keystone XL pipeline issue and to call for President Obama to deny TransCanada's permit for the project. I am a fourth-generation rancher from the Nebraska Sandhills. My family raises organic, grass-fed beef and dairy on native prairie, and we and our cattle drink from the Ogallala aquifer. The Keystone pipeline threatens the land we love and our way of life. It could damage a fragile, unique ecosystem and destroy our livelihood, which is producing great-tasting, nutritious food without the use of chemical pesticides, fertilizers, and herbicides and with minimal fossil fuel use. I am traveling with four other folks, among them David Daniel, a Texas landowner who has been involved in fighting the pipeline since 2008:
Today, two major unions came out against the Keystone XL pipeline. In a joint press release the Transport Workers Union (TWU) and the Amalgamated Transit Union (ATU) demanded President Obama deny the Keystone XL permit and focus on creating jobs that rebuild our infrastructure and increase our energy independence.
This is announcement is proof of what we've known for awhile: the fight over jobs vs. the environment is a false one. If we do not protect our natural resources, there will be no future jobs. And we can put Americans to work NOW by creating jobs that heal our land, as President Obama promised when he took office, instead of ravaging it.
Tomorrow’s the big day for the Tar Sands Action in DC. People from across the country will begin gathering in front of the White House to demand President Obama deny the Keystone XL permit. Follow us as we join in! Here’s your Roundup:
It’s August Townhall season, and we knew it was only a matter of time before Lee “TransCanada” decided to show his mug around these parts.
Sure enough, at his townhall in Valley, Rep. TransCanada showed that he continues to be a stooge for TransCanada and their Big Oil pals. He continues to reiterate inaccurate talking points that any citizen with a decent internet connection could dispute.
Update, 5:45pm, August 16: Jon Bruning personally dropped off some sleeping bags today at the Bold office. Actions matter. We also added a new drop-off location in Omaha where you can drop-off a sleeping bag. And, we created an Amazon wish-list so you can just buy one from your computer and ship it to our office. We will be collecting sleeping bags until the end of September.
