Trans Canada calls Nebraska Landowners "Terrorists"

[Anymouse]

And that word terrorist was probably swept up in NSA's data . . . the latest from Bold Nebraska, the organisation fighting against the Keystone XL pipeline with protests and building solar-powered barns and wind turbines along the proposed pipeline route (to call out President Obama - approval of the route would mean tearing down green energy projects that stand in the way)

HELP BUILD OUR ENERGY + DECLARE INDEPENDENCE FROM TARSANDS

Dear Pipeline Fighter,
Summer is heating up, and so is our battle to protect our land, water and homes from TransCanada's Keystone XL pipeline.

First off, great news! The lawsuit filed by Nebraska landowners challenging the constitutionality of the Keystone XL pipeline route in Nebraska is moving forward, after a decision issued last week.¹ Despite two attempts by the State of Nebraska to have our case thrown out, our claims that LB 1161 unconstitutionally granted exclusive authority to Gov. Dave Heineman to approve a pipeline route and give TransCanada eminent domain powers to seize our land will now go to trial.

Judge Stacy also allowed our new claim, which argues that if Gov. Heineman acted under an unconstitutional law, then any acts flowing from his approval of the Keystone XL route are also unconstitutional. This means that if we prevail in court, the current route and eminent domain process are thrown out and TransCanada must start over from square one. Next up is a hearing on Friday in Lincoln, where a date will be set for our case to go to trial.

Show your support for our brave landowners' stand against TransCanada. Make a donation now to help cover the costs of their lawsuit.

In shocking news, TransCanada documents obtained by Bold Nebraska via a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request reveal the company has attempted to paint peaceful Keystone XL protesters in Nebraska and elsewhere as terrorists.² In slide presentations given by TransCanada in private meetings with law enforcement, the company accuses Nebraska landowners of being "aggressive and abusive," and suggests that citizens peacefully opposing its dirty tarsands pipeline be prosecuted under anti-terrorism laws.³

It's outrageous that a foreign corporation would come into our state to sow fear of landowners and citizens with local law enforcement — at the same time they are seeking to hire our peace officers as off-duty security guards to protect their corporate interests. Even pipeline proponent the Omaha World-Herald said in an editorial today that Nebraskans' "lawful opposition — attending public meetings, offering opposing testimony, speaking out peacefully — is in keeping with the nation's tradition of free speech and robust debate on matters of public importance," adding the pipeline's "builder needs to respect their right to peacefully object."⁴

While we continue to wage our nonviolent battle against TransCanada's Keystone XL pipeline in the courts and through the review process at the State Department, Bold is also actively working to Build Our Energy future this summer, with the construction of clean, renewable wind and solar energy projects in Nebraska.

The Build Our Energy project will see two wind turbine and solar-powered barns installed directly inside the KXL route. If Pres. Obama approves the pipeline, he'll be tearing down clean, local energy sources to make way for dirty, foreign tarsands.
So far, you've helped us raise more than $6,000 in grassroots donations towards our goal, and over 80 volunteers have signed up to come out and participate in these community barn-raising projects in August.
Click here now to donate to help build our clean, renewable energy future in Nebraska.
Want to join us in August to help with construction of the wind turbine and solar-powered barns? Click here for details and sign-up to volunteer.

This is the summer of the Pipeline Fighter. With your continued support, we will maintain our strong stand against Keystone XL and look towards building our clean energy future.
Jane Kleeb and the Bold Nebraska team.
http://e2.ma/click/b502d/7thltd/new29 (contributions to Bold Nebraska)
http://e2.ma/click/b502d/7thltd/36w29 (to volunteer to build solar barns and wind turbines along the route)

http://www.boldnebraska.org/ (Bold Nebraska Website)
REFERENCES
1. " Nebraska Challenge on Keystone Pipeline Route Moves Forward," BoldNebraska.org, 6/12/13
2. " TransCanada Calls Nebraska Ranchers Agressive and Abusive, Talks of Terrorism," BoldNebraska.org, 6/14/13
3. " Keystone XL Activists Labeled Possible Eco-Terrorists in Internal TransCanada Documents," DeSmogBlog, 6/13/13
4. " Respect is key in pipeline debate," Omaha World-Herald, 6/18/13

208 S. Burlington Ave. Ste. 103, Box 325 | Hastings, NE 68901 US

[Scuba]

1. Anyone who does not bow to the will of the corporations is, by definition, a terrorist.

As long as they control the media, this will remain true.

[Anymouse]

2. My house is not along the route . . .

. . . but my drinking water is.

[annabanana]

3. This should be cross-posted to GD.. to highlight the NSA's potential

against, well, everyone.

[wtmusic]

4. Sounds like progress to me.

[GliderGuider]

5. What a brilliant protest strategy!

Forcing the demolition of green projects along the pipeline corridor - there are a lot of column-inches in that idea.

[Anymouse]

6. It's been getting some column inches . . .

. . . in the local paper at least.

My village clerk (a Republican supporter, and also a rancher) did not take kindly to Trans-Canada casting her as a terrorist because she is opposed to building the pipeline across her ranch's water supply.

She is also the water operator for the village, and as such is concerned about the safety of the town's drinking water supply.

[Anymouse]

7. Solar Barn-Raisings Across Nebraska & Praise for Obama

Bold Nebraska praised President Obama's statement on the Keystone XL Pipeline, and views it as an opportunity for solar-and-wind powered barn raisings across Nebraska. If that goes through, it would make the entire state a no-go zone for the pipeline, unless the government were willing to tear down a whole bunch of zero-sum energy projects to create a route for the pipeline.

http://boldnebraska.org/kxl-emissions (with latest statement, and an infographic of how these barns work)

The main Website reminds landowners (ranchers and farmers) that they do not have to let TransCanada workers on their land under state law. It also points out that the fight is hardly over (and the more projects underway, the harder it gets to find any route through Nebraska, and this is a big state to have to build around). From the NW corner of the Panhandle to the SE corner of the state is over six hundred miles.

The York (Nebr) News-Times has an article: We are not terrorists.

And this thread is now the third-highest search term on DuckDuckGo when searching "keystone xl nebraska terrorists" (the US search engine which does not record your IP or other information for snooping by government officials).

On the other hand, Google with the same search term lists tons of articles from news sources citing TransCanada labelling non-violent protesters across the state (environmentalists, ranchers, farmers, and landowners) as terrorists and trying to hire local police officers as guards).

I am not a rancher or farmer, though I live in a village whose area businesses are primarily related to (or are) ranches or farms. I am just a "townie" (in the local jargon), a landowner in the village (and a village trustee - a city councilman). This matters to me too (my drinking water comes from the same aquifer as that used by the ranchers and farmers).