Tomorrow marks the start of the Legislative Special Session called by Gov. Dave Heineman.

We need your help to ensure this Special Session results in common-sense support for a project that will create jobs, reduce our dependence on Middle East oil and bring economic opportunity to our state.

Contact your State Senator by clicking here and tell them you support the Keystone XL Pipeline.

The Keystone XL Pipeline has become a contentious issue.

While there are many well-intentioned Nebraskans concerned about the environmental impact of a pipeline, the truth is there are many out-of-state special interests, such as the Sierra Club, Friends of the Earth and other extremist groups that do not care about the pipeline’s route – they simply want to ‘stop the pipeline’.

These extremists groups don’t want oil; they want middle class Nebraskans to pay far more in taxes and energy costs to transition to ‘green’ energy, like windmills and solar. This agenda, that will crush the typical Nebraska family’s budget, is unacceptable.

AFP-Nebraska supports the pipeline because it’s good for Nebraska and good for the country. According to the Platte Institute for Economic Research:

• Keystone XL project will create 20,000 jobs – 7,500 of which will be in Nebraska
• $585 million in new tax revenue – this means better schools and infrastructure
• Keystone XL is safe – newer technology, concrete barriers and thicker pipe
• There already is a TransCanada pipeline going over the Ogallala Aquifer, the Keystone Pipeline has been operational for years in Eastern Nebraska , without a spill
• Legislation already exists to protect Nebraskans; LB 629 was signed into law last session that holds TransCanada financially responsible for any damage due to the pipeline

Support energy independence, economic development and lower energy costs. Support the Keystone XL Pipeline by clicking here.