Nebraska’s top climate denier and head cheerleader for the Keystone XL pipeline, Congressman Lee “Tarsands” Terry, was presented with an award acknowledging his achievement as the state’s “#1 Climate Denier” at his district office in Omaha this morning. Because denying that humans are causing climate change is like believing in unicorns. The fanfare-filled ceremony — featuring the […]

Rep. Lee Terry earlier this week gave national and Nebraska press the false claim that tarsands from Keystone XL would replace heavy oil from Venezuela. This is not true and has never been true. Oil Change International released a report today (embedded below) that documents the fact that the refineries on the Gulf Coast equipped […]

Update: After floor debate on Wednesday, the House voted 241-175 to approve H.R. 3. In a testament to the work done organizing to defeat the bill, just 19 Democrats voted in favor this time, down from 50 who backed legislation to fast-track KXL approval last time around.  Rep. Lee Terry Bill is Pipeline to Nowhere  […]