Last night the House of Representatives passed a payroll tax bill that contained a rider to rush a pipeline decision in 60 days. The rider was actively pushed by Rep. Terry. Both Rep. Smith and Rep. Terry voted for the bill, while Rep. Fortenberry voted against the bill. “We applaud Rep. Fortenberry for standing up […]

The last time Rep. Boehner was in Nebraska he was golfing and making bets with Gov. Heineman and staff from the newly named pipeline consultant HDR (yep, the company hired to study new Keystone XL routes in our state). Maybe Rep. Boehner needs to come back to Nebraska and instead of golfing in the Sandhills with […]

President Obama held a press conference today with Canadian Prime Minister Harper. The President made it clear the science is not yet done on the pipeline. He also made it clear he would veto the payroll tax cut bill if Rep. Terry or Senator Johanns try to attach a rider that would rush the pipeline […]

Last Friday, I delivered the following testimony to the House Subcommittee on Energy and Power. You can watch the video of the hearing here. Thank you Chairman Whitfield and Members of the Committee for asking me to be with you today on an issue that has captivated our state for the past several years. My […]

We fought long and hard leading up to and during the Pipeline Special Session. Every single citizen who wrote, called, emailed, attended, and brought friends to all the different events should look in the mirror tonight and remind yourself…you are a pipeline fighter, you are a Sandhills lover, you protected our land and water.  It […]

Editor’s Update, 11/17/2011, 5pm: Senator Haar introduced and withdrew an amendment that would have designated the Sandhills as an “avoidance area” this morning on the floor. While we wish this could have been accomplished during the special session, we look forward to Senators Haar and Schilz brining up the critical issue of protecting the Sandhills […]

Late Wednesday evening, the Natural Resources Committee advanced a bill to set forth regulations on pipeline routing. The bill, which will be available on Thursday morning, was mostly Senator Langemeier’s bill with components of Senator Dubas’ bill. “It’s the Governor’s special session and the Natural Resources Committee has advanced a bill to deal with the […]

TransCanada is threatening landowners like Randy, our land, water and way of life. As citizens, we can stop the pipeline and make sure our state elected officials–including Gov. Heineman–pass regulations to ensure our land and water are safe from risky tarsands pipelines. TransCanadas first pipeline has had 14 spills in one year when they said their pipeline […]

Updated, 10/19, 11:45am: Speaker Flood sent a letter to Gov. Heineman today stating we do not have the constitutional authority to change the pipeline route and therefore do not need a special session. Our only question, when is tee time? It is crystal clear Flood, Heineman, and the others would rather be golfing than working. […]

Two great events are happening this week.  One thanks Gov. Heineman in advance for doing the right thing on the pipeline. The second event involves pumpkins, kids, you and friends. Thank You (in advance): Dedicated pipeline fighters bring homemade gifts to the Governor’s Mansion every Monday at noon. Just bring your gift and thank you note […]