Nebraska
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The battle over Keystone XL and the future of food on one farm
Farmers and environmentalists could be allies, if they’d only listen to each other, says author Ted Genoways.
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Critical List: Nebraska legislature kickstarts Keystone XL planning; NASA’s climate skeptics
The Nebraska legislature passed a bill that’ll kickstart planning for the rerouted Keystone XL pipeline. Turns out a bunch of former NASA employees are also climate skeptics. Canada’s unlikely to meet its 2020 goal for carbon emissions cuts.
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All you need to know about TransCanada’s new plan for Keystone XL
Keystone XL lives! TransCanada announced its next two moves in its fight to get the tar-sands pumping pipeline built, and its strategy now involves splitting the project into two parts.
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Clean energy policies create more jobs than Keystone
Obama is poised to reject Keystone XL this afternoon, so brace for a lot of Republican bellyaching about how he obviously doesn’t care about jobs. There is a problem with this line of argument, and it’s that it is nonsense. Don’t believe us? Check out this graph, from ThinkProgress, which shows how Obama administration policies […]
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Critical List: TransCanada says Keystone XL will be rerouted; Bloomberg evicts #OWS
TransCanada officials announced last night that the company would re-route the Keystone XL pipeline away from environmentally sensitive areas of Nebraska. “I can confirm the route will be changed and Nebraskans will play an important role in determining the final route," an executive said in a statement. House Republicans are working on a bill that […]
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State Dept. might reroute Keystone XL
The State Department seems to be seriously weighing a change in the path that the Keystone XL pipeline would take. A change in the route would be a victory for the pipeline's opponents, but only a partial one. There are two main environmental concerns connected to the pipeline project. One is the potential for spills […]
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Will other states follow Nebraska’s lead in fighting Keystone XL?
Nebraskan protesters outside the state capitol.Photo: Mitch PaineThe Keystone XL pipeline will cross six states: Montana, South Dakota, Nebraska, Kansas, Oklahoma, and Texas. Opposition has been fiercest in Nebraska, whether because of a desire to protect the Ogallala Aquifer and Sand Hills or because of tremendous organizing by Jane Kleeb and Bold Nebraska (or both). Gov. Dave […]
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Critical List: Exotic animals escape in Ohio; Nebraskans ‘stand with Randy’
Forty-eight escapees from an exotic animal farm were running amok in eastern Ohio; about 25 of the lions, tigers, and bears have been shot.
If the U.S. wants to oversee Cuba's offshore drilling, it'll have to lift the embargo.
Glad is selling an eco-friendly trash bag, made with less plastic.
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Critical List: Nebraskans ‘debate’ Keystone XL; Yellowstone temps could rise 10 degrees
Are Nebraskans really “split” over the Keystone XL pipeline, as Canada’s ambassador says? Sounds like a whole lot them know what they want, which is not tar-sands oil running through their state.
Homeowners who want solar panels but don’t want to pay a $30,000 installation cost could start paying utility bills to Google instead.
The EPA’s pushing back the deadline for releasing fuel efficiency rules.
The U.K. could have commercial tidal power within the next four years.