Energy & Environment Issues
April 06, 2013 JEnergy & Environment
“Now, right now, a company called TransCanada has applied to build a new pipeline…And today, I’m directing my administration to cut through the red tape, break through the bureaucratic hurdles, and make this project a priority, to go ahead and get it done.” That was President Obama in 2012 at a campaign rally in Cushing, Oklahoma [...]
March 27, 2013 JEnergy & Environment
AFP-Nebraska will be organizing grassroots support yet again to push for construction of the Keystone XL pipeline. The U.S. State Department has announced the final public hearing will be April 18th in Grand Island. If you would like to join us at this important public meeting to demonstrate support for KXL, contact Matt Litt at [...]
March 04, 2013 JLabor, Education & Pensions, Energy & Environment
Last week John Kerry’s State Department released a draft environmental impact study that finds it ‘very unlikely’ the Keystone XL pipeline would have an environmental impact. Read the State Department report here. Secretary Kerry’s State Department echoes previous statements and environmental reports produced by the Clinton State Department that confirm the safety of the Keystone [...]
January 22, 2013 JLabor, Education & Pensions, Energy & Environment
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE AFP-Nebraska Applauds Gov. Heineman for Approving Keystone XL Nebraska Route *Advocacy Group Calls on President Obama to Follow Nebraska Governor’s Lead* LINCOLN, NE – Americans for Prosperity-Nebraska, a free market advocacy group with over 40,000 members statewide, today applauds Gov. Heineman for approving the Nebraska route of the Keystone XL pipeline. “Gov. [...]
January 04, 2013 JEnergy & Environment
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE AFP Applauds DEQ for Unbiased Final Evaluation of Keystone XL *Advocacy group encourages Gov. Heineman to approve the Keystone XL pipeline LINCOLN, NE – Free market advocacy group Americans for Prosperity-Nebraska applauds the state Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) for the exceptional work done in preparing the Final Evaluation Report of the [...]