Author: Mark Hefflinger

Pipeline Fighters Submit State Dept. Comments: TransCanada Unfit to Build

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Bold Nebraska submitted a number of documents in its public comment to the U.S. State Dept. (embedded below) for the 30-day National Interest Determination (NID) for TransCanada’s Keystone XL pipeline that concluded on March 7, 2014. Opponents of the pipeline submitted more than 2 million public comments to the State Dept. Quote from Bold Nebraska […]
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Tell Pres. Obama: Come Get a Pipeline “Ed”ucation from Nebraskans

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In case you missed it, last night MSNBC TV and radio host Ed Schultz announced on “The Ed Show” that he had an epic change of heart, and now opposes the Keystone XL pipeline (view the clip below). A diehard union supporter, when Ed began covering this story he was staunchly pro-pipeline, citing the same […]
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Bold’s Jane Kleeb Appears on “The Ed Show” to Talk Keystone XL

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MSNBC host Ed Schultz (“The Ed Show”) invited Bold Nebraska director Jane Kleeb onto his show on Thursday, March 6 to talk about his recent epiphany that saw him change his mind and stand with us against the pipeline. Ed’s introduction to the segment is really something — we have watched him transform into a […]
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MSNBC Host Ed Schultz Has Change of Heart, Comes Out Against Keystone XL

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Great news! After coming to Nebraska to meet with farmers and ranchers facing eminent domain seizure of their land for TransCanada’s Keystone XL pipeline, and listening to the voices of Native Americans, environmental experts and Pipeline Fighters across the country, MSNBC host Ed Schultz (“The Ed Show”) announced on his show on Wednesday, March 5 […]
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Ogallala Aquifer Named “America’s Best Tasting Water”

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Where is the best-tasting water in America? It comes straight out of the Ogallala Aquifer, with no treatment, to residents’ taps in Curtis, Nebraska — the city that beat out 36 other municipalities to win the National Rural Water Association’s “Great American Water Taste Test” competition. The underground Ogallala Aquifer provides crystal clear drinking water to […]
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Response to TransCanada Statement on Court Ruling, Obama Comment on Decision Timeline

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On Monday, TransCanada released a statement saying that after reviewing the Nebraska court’s decision in Thompson v. Heineman, it believes the route for its Keystone XL pipeline “remains valid during appeal” of the landowners’ victory in their lawsuit over the routing process in Nebraska. Meanwhile, Pres. Obama reportedly told a meeting of state governors today […]
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MSNBC’s “All In With Chris Hayes” Covers Nebraska Keystone XL Lawsuit

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Bold Nebraska energy director Ben Gotschall was scheduled to appear on MSNBC host Chris Hayes’ “All In With Chris Hayes” show last night, but a conflict with the local remote studio saw his appearance bumped (although he does appear in a clip wearing his cowboy hat!) In the clip below, Chris talks about Wednesday’s ruling […]
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MSNBC’s “The Ed Show” Covers Court Ruling Finding Keystone XL Routing Unconstitutional

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“TransCanada has no approved route in Nebraska… the pipeline project is at a standstill in this state,” stated David Domina, attorney for landowners who sued over the process that granted eminent domain authority to TransCanada for routing its proposed Keystone XL pipeline in Nebraska. “Citizens won today. We beat a corrupt bill that Gov. Heineman […]
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