Nebraska officials question authors challenging XL pipeline’s benefits

By   /  November 9, 2011  /  Montana, Montana Watchdog, News  /  No Comments

By DEENA WINTER
Nebraska Watchdog
LINCOLN, NEB. - One of the authors of a report accusing TransCanada of exaggerating the number of jobs and impact that would be created by the Keystone XL pipeline faced harsh questioning from a Nebraska legislative committee on Tuesday.
The exchanges occurred during the public hearing on a bill (LB4) that would allow the [...]

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Video Exclusive: Is XL Lawsuit Looming?

By   /  October 4, 2011  /  Audio, Nebraska, Nebraska Watchdog, News, State Politics  /  9 Comments

If the State of Nebraska gets in the way of TransCanada’s controversial $7 billion Keystone XL oil pipeline through the Sandhills look out for a lawsuit, a big lawsuit.
In an exclusive interview with Nebraska Watchdog, a top executive at TransCanada says while it is too soon to talk about a legal fight the company will do what it has [...]

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Exclusive: Governor Denies Pipeline Flip-Flop

By   /  October 3, 2011  /  Nebraska, Nebraska Watchdog, News, Public Safety, State Politics, Video  /  5 Comments

Nebraska Watchdog has learned that there is a new twist in the fight over the controversial Keystone XL pipeline.
Governor Dave Heineman (R) is denying accusations (see exclusive video and script below) that he was for the XL’s Sandhills route before he was against it. The accusation comes from one of labor’s biggest pipeline supporters.
Nebraska Watchdog’s Joe Jordan [...]

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Video Special: Pipeline Gets Earful in Atkinson

By   /  September 29, 2011  /  Nebraska, Nebraska Watchdog, News, Public Safety, State Politics  /  5 Comments

If it was up to several hundred people crammed into a Sandhills gym for several hours Thursday night, the controversial Keystone XL pipeline would be built in someone else’s backyard or not built at all.
The U.S. State Department’s final public hearing on the $7 billion project was held in the tiny town (population 1,000) of Atkinson where [...]

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