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  Pres. Barack Obama just laid down some straight talk about Keystone XL during his end-of-year press conference. “There is very little impact, nominal impact, on US gas prices — what the average American consumer cares about — by having this pipeline come through. And sometimes the way this gets sold is, let’s get this […]

Lincoln, Nebraska Mayor Chris Beutler and Lincoln Electric System (LES), the publicly-owned utility that serves the greater Lincoln area, announced on Dec. 19 that LES has finalized agreements to add 173 megawatts of wind energy and 5 megawatts of solar — which will bring its portfolio to 48% renewable energy in 2016. The move will […]

A memo delivered to the Obama Administration this week from local Nebraska and national groups details new evidence that proves that the proposed Keystone XL tar sands pipeline would be a major driver of increased development of dirty tar sands and the associated carbon emissions, thereby failing the “climate test” the president has set for […]

Our friends at 350.org are hosting a video chat on Thursday December 18th at 7:00 p.m. Central Time (8 PM Eastern, 5 Pacific) to talk about the plan to stop Keystone XL, now. To join the video chat, go to this page and press play on the video player that will be there, when the […]

With a decision from the Nebraska Supreme Court on the Thompson v. Heineman Keystone XL case at this point expected to come on any upcoming Friday, the day of the week when the court publishes new decisions — we need you to be on call and at the ready to join us at the Capitol in Lincoln. […]

Bold Nebraska director Jane Kleeb appeared on MSNBC’s “The Ed Show” on Tuesday, Dec. 9 to discuss ardent Keystone XL pipeline advocate Sen. Mary Landrieu’s (D-LA) defeat in Saturday’s run-off election. “When you cheerlead for Keystone XL, whether you’re [recently defeated incumbent] Rep. Lee Terry or Senator Landrieu — you’re going to get the boot,” said […]

The three-member South Dakota Public Utilities Commission (PUC) met on Tuesday, Dec. 9, and heard from intervenors in TransCanada’s application for recertification of a construction permit for its proposed Keystone XL pipeline in the state of South Dakota. The main business discussed was a motion from TransCanada to limit the discovery phase of the process, […]

President Obama appeared as a guest on “The Colbert Report” on Comedy Central on Monday, and Stephen Colbert asked him about the Keystone XL pipeline (which gets a “boo” from the audience). The President again reiterated his contention that the pipeline must not add to the problem of carbon pollution and climate change, that KXL […]