As the Chamber of Commerce releases their energy “policy” today and renews their call to overturn the crude oil export ban, here is what you need to know about the consequences of doing so, and Big Oil’s motivations in advocating for a policy reversal. A report on the crude oil export ban and why it […]

As we ring in the New Year, and mark year five of our fight to stop the Keystone Export Pipeline, it’s a good time to remember the myths TransCanada keeps telling the press and public in their attempt to mislead Americans about the pipeline being in our national interest. In the end, that is the […]

On Friday, Sept. 27, three brave landowners–Randy, Susan, Suz–have their day in court against the unconstitutional pipeline routing law. If the landowners win, TransCanada will have to submit their route to the Nebraska PSC for a full review. While we do not expect Judge Stacy to make a decision on Friday, we hope to see […]

The United States Dept. of Energy Secretary Moniz will meet on Monday with Joe Oliver, the Canadian Minister of Natural Resources to discuss their latest promise to “do better” on carbon pollution from tarsands. Ever since Pres. Obama drew the clear line in the sand that he would not approve Keystone XL if it contributed […]

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 […]

Over the weekend while over 200 Nebraskans said “I Will” take action on climate, President Obama told the NY Times that the Keystone XL pipeline is not an economic driver, severely undercutting the main argument TransCanada and all their paid foreign oil lobbyists pushed for the past four years. President Obama is standing up to foreign oil interests and […]

Did you get a call from the Koch Brothers this weekend? We’ve heard reports from several of you that Americans for Prosperity–the front group backed by the oil billionaire brothers–was calling Nebraskans this weekend and urging them to come to the York County Commissioners meeting on Tuesday morning to speak IN FAVOR OF the Keystone […]

York and Polk County landowners and citizens have organized themselves into a new group called The Good Life Alliance. Their goal is to stop the pipeline and along the way they want to pull together with other Nebraskans to get in place common sense zoning regulations, oil spill response plans and resolutions on tarsands pipelines […]

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  […]

The White House recently denied an invitation from Nebraska farmers and ranchers for a “Beer and Beef Summit” to show President Obama the livelihoods and water that are at-risk with the Keystone XL pipeline. The White House rejected the invitation on the grounds they were not taking any meetings on the pipeline. Bold Nebraska was […]