Author: Mark Hefflinger

Anomalies–Including Dents and Welds–Found Along Newly Laid Keystone XL Pipeline in Texas

Mark Hefflinger
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Public Citizen has documented dozens of anomalies, including dents and welds, reportedly identified on a 60-mile stretch of the southern segment of Keystone XL in Texas. Landownerns have asked the U.S. Dept. of Transportation’s Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) to investigate. Despite the clear evidence outlined below, TransCanada is in damage control mode, […]
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Petition: Tell Sec. Kerry to Investigate Big Oil’s Ties to Keystone Environmental Review

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Tell Sec. Kerry: Halt the Keystone XL Review Process and Investigate the State Dept.’s Environmental Report At the U.S. State Dept.’s sole public hearing on the Environmental Impact review for the Keystone XL pipeline last month in Grand Island, Nebraska, myself and hundreds of other Nebraskans waited outside for hours in a blizzard for the […]
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Your Student Loan May Be Helping the Government Make More Money Than Exxon-Mobil

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Congressional Budget Office Projecting $51 Billion Profit for Government From Federal Student Loans in 2013 Fiscal Year (Reposted with permission from One Wisconsin Now) Madison — As thousands of University of Wisconsin students and their families prepare to celebrate their graduation, the federal government has revised its estimate of how much profit they will earn […]
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Public Records Request on Meetings Between Nebraska Law Enforcement, TransCanada

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On May 15, 2013, Bold Nebraska sent formal requests for all records, emails, minutes, etc. on meetings the Nebraska State Patrol and the Nebraska Attorney General’s office recently held with TransCanada and local sheriff’s departments regarding the Keystone XL pipeline, talk of “protestors” and public safety. Since we were not invited to any discussion about […]
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Take Action: Help Nebraska Medicaid Bill Get a Vote!

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A crucial piece of legislation is being obstructed in the Legislature.  We need your help! (Originally posted at Nebraska Appleseed) LB 577, the bill that would extend Medicaid coverage, would help 54,000 uninsured, working Nebraskans get access to health care.  It would provide security to our rural hospitals, our working families, and our veterans.  It […]
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Over 1 Million Comments Urge Obama Administration to Reject Keystone XL

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We did it! Over 1 million comments were submitted to the State Department. More than 1 Million Comments Urge Obama Administration to Reject KXL Public Comments highlight that Keystone XL tar sands pipeline is all risk and no reward Opponents of Keystone XL have submitted more than one million comments urging President Obama, Secretary Kerry […]
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