Brian Jorde, lawyer for NEAT, talks about Eminent Domain, Easements, and TransCanada at the Nebraska Farmers Union State Convention.
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Q: If I have already signed an Easement with TransCanada - Can I get out of it?
A: N.E.A.T. is very pleased to announce it has negotiated with Domina Law Group to provide services to Supporters of N.E.A.T. who have signed Easements with TransCanada and want to get out of or rescind the Easement. It may not be too late! If you are a N.E.A.T. Supporter call 402-705-8679 or email us at info@NebraskaEasement.org today to learn if you qualify! We will be posting more information on our website about this soon.
Q: If I have already signed an Easement with TransCanada - Can I get out of it?
A: N.E.A.T. is very pleased to announce it has negotiated with Domina Law Group to provide services to Supporters of N.E.A.T. who have signed Easements with TransCanada and want to get out of or rescind the Easement. It may not be too late! If you are a N.E.A.T. Supporter call 402-705-8679 or email us at info@NebraskaEasement.org today to learn if you qualify! We will be posting more information on our website about this soon.
Reminder:
TransCanada may approach you soon either in person or via letter as the 30-day time clock on the Governor is ticking now that the NDEQ presented him with their “evaluation” (click for link to evaluation) of TransCanada’s preferred route across Nebraska. February 2, 2013 is the 30-day deadline for the Governor to either approve the route TransCanada wants thereby immediately giving TransCanada eminent domain rights or if he will deny the route whereby TransCanada would likely apply to the Public Service Commission for route determination and approval.
State Dept. Meeting
Nebraska is the only state that gets one last shot at testifying in hopes of changing some of the major flaws in the State Department's environmental review.
The Department of State hosted a public meeting on the proposed Keystone XL project on
April 18, 2013, at the Heartland Events Center, 700 East Stolley Park Rd., Grand Island, NE.
The State Department is reviewing these and other comments and a “National Interest” Determination will
have to conclude prior to the President issuing his decision on the project.
TransCanada may approach you soon either in person or via letter as the 30-day time clock on the Governor is ticking now that the NDEQ presented him with their “evaluation” (click for link to evaluation) of TransCanada’s preferred route across Nebraska. February 2, 2013 is the 30-day deadline for the Governor to either approve the route TransCanada wants thereby immediately giving TransCanada eminent domain rights or if he will deny the route whereby TransCanada would likely apply to the Public Service Commission for route determination and approval.
State Dept. Meeting
Nebraska is the only state that gets one last shot at testifying in hopes of changing some of the major flaws in the State Department's environmental review.
The Department of State hosted a public meeting on the proposed Keystone XL project on
April 18, 2013, at the Heartland Events Center, 700 East Stolley Park Rd., Grand Island, NE.
The State Department is reviewing these and other comments and a “National Interest” Determination will
have to conclude prior to the President issuing his decision on the project.
News Articles
-The Globe and Mail: NE Keystone Pipeline Fighter:"I Wouldn't Take 5-Million" (5/10/13)
- Norfolk Daily News: Vote Indicates County’s Opposition to Pipeline (5/1/13)
- Riding The Pipelines: Exxon Spill Points to Leak Detection Failings (5/1/13)
- Omaha World Herald: Elected Officials in Rural NE Pass Anti-Keystone Pipeline Resolution (4/30/13)
- York News Times: Keystone XL, Gambling With Our Future (4/23/13)
- The Washington Post: EPA Wants State Dept. to Rework Analysis of Keystone XL Pipeline 4/22/13)
- York News Times: Keystone XL Pipeline Pres Conferences Have Opposing Views (4/19/13)
- Environment News Source: Keystone XL Pipeline, "All Risk, No Reward", State Dept. Told (4/19/13)
- OnEarth: TransCanada Relies on "Preacher" to get Land from Farmers (4/15/13)
- Business Insider: Plummeting Oil Sands Profitability Raises Questions about Keystone XL (3/31/13)
- City of Mayflower, Ark: ExxonMobil Pipeline Company Responds to Crude Oil Spill in Arkansas (3/30/13)
- Associated Press: As Odds Grow Long, Opponents Move to Stop Pipeline (3/18/13)
- The New York Times: When to Say No (3/10/13)
- The Phoenix, Swarthmore College Op-Ed: Keystone XL - Getting to the Heart(land) of the Matter (3/7/13)
- Media Matters for America: 5 MYTHS ABOUT KEYSTONE XL, DEBUNKED (2/14/13)
- Lincoln Journal Star: Pipeline critics: Heineman lacks authority 2/8/13
- York News Times: Before One Inch Of The Keystone XL Is Laid In Nebraska Soil (1/8/13)
- The Daily Record: Legal Defense Fund Focused on Pipeline Project, Protecting Landowner Rights (1/3/13)
- Omaha World Herald: Judge Rules that Keystone XL Pipeline Lawsuit can Proceed (12/31/12)
- Inside Climate News: Keystone XL Will Not Use Most Advanced Spill Protection Technology (12/17/12)
- Global News: TransCanada Factoring Politics Into Plans For New Pipelines, CEO Says (12/17/12)
- The Washington Post: Keystone Pipeline Jobs Claims: A Bipartisan Fumble (12/13/12)
- York News Times: Will Heineman Do A Flip-Flop On The Pipe? (12/11/12)
- The Independent: NEAT Seeks to Unite Landowners in dealings with TransCanada on Pipeline (12/8/12)
- Video Link: Brian Jorde to Speak about NEAT at 99th Annual Nebraska Farmers Union Convention (12/8/12)
Click here to see The Nebraska Farmers Union Convention Agenda & List of other Speakers for Saturday, December 8, 2012.
- Omaha World Herald: Pros and Cons Of Keystone XL Pipeline Aired One Last Time (12/05/12)
- York News Times: Johanns, Smith Want Keystone XL Before Safety Studies Are Completed (11/20/12)
- Fox Wildly Inflates The Number Of Jobs Keystone XL Pipeline Might Create (11/9/12)
- York News Times: Landowners' Rights Discussed (10/24/12)
-Video Link: Brian Jorde Speaks at York, NE Public Meeting about Landowner Rights & Oil Pipelines
- Lincoln Journal Star, Editorial: Legislature Should Take Another Look at Pipeline Law (10/22/12)
- Platts Breaking News: TransCanada Says Keystone Crude Oil Pipeline Down (10/18/12)
- York News Times: Public Addresses Commissioners about Pipeline Issues (10/18/12)
- Omaha World Herald: Pipeline Rule Debated at Hearing (10/17/12)
- Inside Climate News: Keystone XL, NE Landowners Sue Governor, but Case May Not Get Heard (9/28/12)
- Citizen Lawsuit Challenging Nebraska Unconstitutional Pipeline Process - Update (9/14/12)
- Tar Sands Gets Tax-Free Ride from Paying into Oil Spill (9/20/12)
- New “Re-Re-Route” Maps of TransCanada’s Proposed NE Route (9/17/12)
- Mom and Grandma Were Right, If We Don't Stand Up For Our Rights, We Will Lose Them (9/16/12)
- Lincoln Journal Star: State, Landowners Clash Over Pipeline Siting Law (09/15/12)
- Omaha World Herald: The Public Pulse, Sept. 13: Pipeline a 'benefit' to Lanowners? (09/13/12)
- TransCanada Announces Another Revision To Nebraska Re-Route (9/5/12) See Map Here
TransCanada Tarsands Pipeline Company proposed a new route today through Nebraska
with three alternative route deviations. They propose a new “Northern Alternative,” a
“Clarks Alternative,” and a “Western Alternative.” More than 60 new miles of land and
landowners will now be affected.
- The Brooklyn Rail: Big Oil vs. The Little Folks (8/2012)
- Fox Business: Canada Orders TransCanada To Fix Safety Lapses On Keystone Line (8/22/12)
- Lincoln Journal Star: Public Service Commission Closing in on Pipeline Siting Authority (8/21/12)
- York News Times: Put Safety of Citizens and Natural Resources Above All Else (8/21/12)
- Lincoln Journal Star: Kinder Morgan Selling Gas Lines, Including Most In Nebraska (8/20/12)
- York News Times: This Just In... It's Not Even Oil! (8/14/12)
- Reuters: Enbridge Races To Clean Up Wisconsin Oil Spill, Restart Line (7/29/12)
- The Washington Post: Keystone XL Pipeline Is Issue Of Property Rights For Some Ranchers (7/27/12)
- The NE Dept. of Environmental Quality's First "Feedback Report" of the Keystone XL Pipeline Re-Route (7/12)
- York News Times: No way Can Heineman Approve Keystone XL Now (7/17/12)
- Omaha World Herald: Windfall From First Keystone Pipeline Falls Short (7/15/12)
- York News Times: Landowners: This Isn't About Money, It's About The Future (6/21/12)
- York News Times: Oops, Sorry! Yes Another Pipeline Spill (6/19/12)
- Omaha World Herald: TransCanda Sweetens Pot (6/17/12)
Patience Has its Virtues - Pipline Holdouts Offered 4 Times More Money
- York News Times Editorial: Guest Opinion: Just Show Us The Antidote! Part 1 (6/14/12)
- York News Times Editorial: Guest Opinion: 'Why They Won't Show Us' Part 2 (6/15/12)
- York News Times: Governor, Where Did The Aquifer Go? (6/12/12)
- The Politics Blog: Netroots Nation: The Last Stand Agains the XL Pipeline (6/7/12)
- Department Of Justice: $1 Million Penalty Paid Related to Nebraska Pipeline Spill (05/29/12)
"This settlement requires proactive vigilance to ensure that our soil and waterways are
protected from contaminants,” said Deborah R. Gilg, U.S. Attorney for the District of
Nebraska. “The agreement will result in safer pipeline operations and that will be good for
Nebraska’s environment.”
- Norfolk Daily News: Vote Indicates County’s Opposition to Pipeline (5/1/13)
- Riding The Pipelines: Exxon Spill Points to Leak Detection Failings (5/1/13)
- Omaha World Herald: Elected Officials in Rural NE Pass Anti-Keystone Pipeline Resolution (4/30/13)
- York News Times: Keystone XL, Gambling With Our Future (4/23/13)
- The Washington Post: EPA Wants State Dept. to Rework Analysis of Keystone XL Pipeline 4/22/13)
- York News Times: Keystone XL Pipeline Pres Conferences Have Opposing Views (4/19/13)
- Environment News Source: Keystone XL Pipeline, "All Risk, No Reward", State Dept. Told (4/19/13)
- OnEarth: TransCanada Relies on "Preacher" to get Land from Farmers (4/15/13)
- Business Insider: Plummeting Oil Sands Profitability Raises Questions about Keystone XL (3/31/13)
- City of Mayflower, Ark: ExxonMobil Pipeline Company Responds to Crude Oil Spill in Arkansas (3/30/13)
- Associated Press: As Odds Grow Long, Opponents Move to Stop Pipeline (3/18/13)
- The New York Times: When to Say No (3/10/13)
- The Phoenix, Swarthmore College Op-Ed: Keystone XL - Getting to the Heart(land) of the Matter (3/7/13)
- Media Matters for America: 5 MYTHS ABOUT KEYSTONE XL, DEBUNKED (2/14/13)
- Lincoln Journal Star: Pipeline critics: Heineman lacks authority 2/8/13
- York News Times: Before One Inch Of The Keystone XL Is Laid In Nebraska Soil (1/8/13)
- The Daily Record: Legal Defense Fund Focused on Pipeline Project, Protecting Landowner Rights (1/3/13)
- Omaha World Herald: Judge Rules that Keystone XL Pipeline Lawsuit can Proceed (12/31/12)
- Inside Climate News: Keystone XL Will Not Use Most Advanced Spill Protection Technology (12/17/12)
- Global News: TransCanada Factoring Politics Into Plans For New Pipelines, CEO Says (12/17/12)
- The Washington Post: Keystone Pipeline Jobs Claims: A Bipartisan Fumble (12/13/12)
- York News Times: Will Heineman Do A Flip-Flop On The Pipe? (12/11/12)
- The Independent: NEAT Seeks to Unite Landowners in dealings with TransCanada on Pipeline (12/8/12)
- Video Link: Brian Jorde to Speak about NEAT at 99th Annual Nebraska Farmers Union Convention (12/8/12)
Click here to see The Nebraska Farmers Union Convention Agenda & List of other Speakers for Saturday, December 8, 2012.
- Omaha World Herald: Pros and Cons Of Keystone XL Pipeline Aired One Last Time (12/05/12)
- York News Times: Johanns, Smith Want Keystone XL Before Safety Studies Are Completed (11/20/12)
- Fox Wildly Inflates The Number Of Jobs Keystone XL Pipeline Might Create (11/9/12)
- York News Times: Landowners' Rights Discussed (10/24/12)
-Video Link: Brian Jorde Speaks at York, NE Public Meeting about Landowner Rights & Oil Pipelines
- Lincoln Journal Star, Editorial: Legislature Should Take Another Look at Pipeline Law (10/22/12)
- Platts Breaking News: TransCanada Says Keystone Crude Oil Pipeline Down (10/18/12)
- York News Times: Public Addresses Commissioners about Pipeline Issues (10/18/12)
- Omaha World Herald: Pipeline Rule Debated at Hearing (10/17/12)
- Inside Climate News: Keystone XL, NE Landowners Sue Governor, but Case May Not Get Heard (9/28/12)
- Citizen Lawsuit Challenging Nebraska Unconstitutional Pipeline Process - Update (9/14/12)
- Tar Sands Gets Tax-Free Ride from Paying into Oil Spill (9/20/12)
- New “Re-Re-Route” Maps of TransCanada’s Proposed NE Route (9/17/12)
- Mom and Grandma Were Right, If We Don't Stand Up For Our Rights, We Will Lose Them (9/16/12)
- Lincoln Journal Star: State, Landowners Clash Over Pipeline Siting Law (09/15/12)
- Omaha World Herald: The Public Pulse, Sept. 13: Pipeline a 'benefit' to Lanowners? (09/13/12)
- TransCanada Announces Another Revision To Nebraska Re-Route (9/5/12) See Map Here
TransCanada Tarsands Pipeline Company proposed a new route today through Nebraska
with three alternative route deviations. They propose a new “Northern Alternative,” a
“Clarks Alternative,” and a “Western Alternative.” More than 60 new miles of land and
landowners will now be affected.
- The Brooklyn Rail: Big Oil vs. The Little Folks (8/2012)
- Fox Business: Canada Orders TransCanada To Fix Safety Lapses On Keystone Line (8/22/12)
- Lincoln Journal Star: Public Service Commission Closing in on Pipeline Siting Authority (8/21/12)
- York News Times: Put Safety of Citizens and Natural Resources Above All Else (8/21/12)
- Lincoln Journal Star: Kinder Morgan Selling Gas Lines, Including Most In Nebraska (8/20/12)
- York News Times: This Just In... It's Not Even Oil! (8/14/12)
- Reuters: Enbridge Races To Clean Up Wisconsin Oil Spill, Restart Line (7/29/12)
- The Washington Post: Keystone XL Pipeline Is Issue Of Property Rights For Some Ranchers (7/27/12)
- The NE Dept. of Environmental Quality's First "Feedback Report" of the Keystone XL Pipeline Re-Route (7/12)
- York News Times: No way Can Heineman Approve Keystone XL Now (7/17/12)
- Omaha World Herald: Windfall From First Keystone Pipeline Falls Short (7/15/12)
- York News Times: Landowners: This Isn't About Money, It's About The Future (6/21/12)
- York News Times: Oops, Sorry! Yes Another Pipeline Spill (6/19/12)
- Omaha World Herald: TransCanda Sweetens Pot (6/17/12)
Patience Has its Virtues - Pipline Holdouts Offered 4 Times More Money
- York News Times Editorial: Guest Opinion: Just Show Us The Antidote! Part 1 (6/14/12)
- York News Times Editorial: Guest Opinion: 'Why They Won't Show Us' Part 2 (6/15/12)
- York News Times: Governor, Where Did The Aquifer Go? (6/12/12)
- The Politics Blog: Netroots Nation: The Last Stand Agains the XL Pipeline (6/7/12)
- Department Of Justice: $1 Million Penalty Paid Related to Nebraska Pipeline Spill (05/29/12)
"This settlement requires proactive vigilance to ensure that our soil and waterways are
protected from contaminants,” said Deborah R. Gilg, U.S. Attorney for the District of
Nebraska. “The agreement will result in safer pipeline operations and that will be good for
Nebraska’s environment.”
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