From my article of November 2, 2011, “TransCanada Trojan Horse: Keystone XL Pipeline Will Increase Gas Prices“: “The TransCanada Keystone Xl pipeline project will result in increased gas and diesel prices in 15 Midwestern States – to the detriment of those states’ citizens and economies.” While I continue to ponder the question… How much more […]
The New National Past Time: Pipeline Hot Potato
It’s a bird! It’s a plane! No! Wait… Is that a football? No, but it is brown. And it is oblong. Hey, it’s smoking! Wait! It’s a hot potato! It’s America’s new national past time and no, sorry, Husker fans, it is not football. It’s called Pipeline Hot Potato. So, let’s play! Let’s meet our […]
So We Had A Resolution, Huh? Hmm. How IS That State Sovereignty Thing Workin’ Out For Us?
Last updated, September 2014 Nebraska was one of only fourteen states to see the successful passage of a State Sovereignty Resolution in the two year period 2009 – 2010, while well over thirty states had resolutions. In other words, the passage of the Nebraska resolution on April 13, 20101 The Sovereignty Resolution was originally numbered […]
Is President Obama Smarter Than A Fifth Grader?
I’ve received some feedback on the most recent article published here “TransCanada Trojan Horse: Keystone XL Pipeline Will Increase Gas Prices“. That feedback confirms my earlier concerns about the use of environmentalist rhetoric in the pipeline project debate. That feedback also confirms that anyone else interested in running for Miss Popularity in the state need […]
TransCanada Trojan Horse: Keystone XL Pipeline Will Increase Gas Prices
As we’ve noted repeatedly in our articles on the subject, our primary interest in the Keystone XL pipeline project was the conduct of Nebraska’s elected officials at both the state and federal levels, and serious concerns about property rights. We did not have an overall position on the project and we did not recommend any […]
#1 Question for Lee Terry: What DID You Do With That 2010 CRS Report About Pipeline Authority?
Updated October 26, 2011: Considering the popularity of this article, we thought it important to list all of our TransCanada / Keystone XL pipeline pieces: If you are going to read one article, we recommend #4, as it best summarizes the whole subject. Note that there are links in each to prior articles. 1) Transcending […]
Transcending The Typical TransCanada Talking Points
Is Nebraska’s debate over the TransCanada Keystone XL Pipeline project focused on the most substantive issues? Opponents cite the environment, proponents, job creation and “energy security”. Here at GiN, we think the most important issues have been overlooked. Read full articleTranscending The Typical TransCanada Talking Points
