The Nebraska Supreme Court ruled today, by a 3-4 vote, that it’s okay to confiscate private land for the Keystone XL pipeline without the landowners getting a hearing before the state public service commission as required by state law. You read that right, the court’s judges voted 3 in f[...]
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January 9th, 2015 - 11:10 am § in America
Nebraska Supreme Court Approves Keystone XL Pipeline By 3-4 Vote
November 18th, 2014 - 6:26 pm § in Misc.
Keystone XL Fails To Pass Senate
A Senate vote on the Keystone XL pipeline failed by 1 vote this afternoon. It needed 60 votes to get past a Senate filibuster; the final result was 59-41. This doesn’t end the Keystone XL debate, though. It’ll probably have enough Senate votes to pass next year. But it’ll still fac[...]
November 13th, 2014 - 11:13 am § in Politics
What If They Built That Pipeline And No Barrels Came?
Now that Keystone XL is no longer economically viable because of falling oil prices, several Democrats in Congress have agreed to join with Republicans in approving its construction. But what good is a pipeline for oil that costs more to produce than it sells for? This isn’t the first time t[...]