Stories Tagged "oil"

Final Decision Elusive for Keystone XL Pipeline

posted on May 10, 2013 at 4:10 PM

The waiting game is far from dull where the Keystone XL pipeline is concerned. Though the door has closed on the public comment period in response to the U.S. State Department’s Environmental Impact Statement, another has opened. Full Story

TransCanada Says Keystone XL To Be Delayed

posted on May 3, 2013 at 5:59 PM

The Calgary, Alberta-based company said the $5.3 billion cost estimate will increase. Full Story

Activists Flood Keystone Pipeline Hearing

posted on April 19, 2013 at 5:35 PM

Emotions ran high, this week, in Grand Island, Nebraska where the U.S. State Department held its sole public hearing on the environmental review of the proposed Keystone XL pipeline. Full Story

Opponents Move To Stop Keystone Pipeline

posted on March 22, 2013 at 2:39 PM

An unusual coalition of environmentalists, property rights advocates and ranchers are attempting to find new ways to derail project. Full Story

Jobs Dominate Obama's State of the Union Address

posted on February 15, 2013 at 4:32 PM

President Obama delivered his annual State of the Union speech this week, calling for action on jobs, deficits and other of his lofty goals. Full Story

What Happened in Rural America in 2012

posted on December 28, 2012 at 6:06 PM

2012 began in much the same fashion as the previous year, and the one preceding it: as the U.S. economy struggled to recover from the worst downturn since the Great Depression. But in rural America, the stage was set for some commodities to... Full Story

Market to Market (October 26, 2012)

posted on October 26, 2012 at 6:54 PM

Full Program: U.S. crude oil production surges despite controversy over its impact on the environment. A group of dedicated collectors preserve America’s agricultural heritage by saving seed. Market analysis with Naomi Blohm. Full Story

U.S. On Track To See Largest Single Year Gain in Oil Production Since 1951

posted on October 26, 2012 at 5:47 PM

Driven by high prices and new drilling methods, U.S. production of crude and other liquid hydrocarbons is on track to rise 7 percent this year to an average of 10.9 million barrels per day. That would mark the fourth year of increasing domestic... Full Story

Market to Market (October 19, 2012)

posted on October 19, 2012 at 9:31 PM

Full Program: The battle over a controversial oil pipeline heats up, even where crude is king. Water from a smaller conduit transcends barriers in the Middle East, earning its developer the World Food Prize. Market analysis with Jamey Kohake. Full Story

Pipeline Debate Lands in Political Rhetoric

posted on October 19, 2012 at 3:23 PM

Despite campaign rhetoric, pipelines are being built, albeit reluctantly in some places. Even in Texas, battles are brewing over Keystone XL pipeline. TransCanada, the company proposing the controversial project, wants to pump oil from north of the... Full Story

Romney-Obama Clash in First Debate

posted on October 5, 2012 at 5:03 PM

Hello, I'm Mike Pearson. A surge in hiring last month pushed the national unemployment rate below 8 percent for the first time in 3-and-a half years. But the silver lining was not without a cloud. According to the Labor Department, U.S.... Full Story

Interior sets new drilling rules on public land

posted on May 4, 2012 at 3:36 PM

The Obama administration said Friday it will for the first time require companies drilling for oil and natural gas on public and Indian lands to publicly disclose chemicals used in hydraulic fracturing operations. Full Story

US: TransCanada reapplies for oil pipeline

posted on May 4, 2012 at 2:24 PM

A Canadian company that wants to build the disputed Keystone XL pipeline in the U.S. says it has submitted a new application for the project after changing the route to avoid environmentally sensitive land in Nebraska. Full Story

TransCanada submits new route for oil pipeline

posted on April 20, 2012 at 2:27 PM

The company planning the disputed Keystone XL oil pipeline has proposed a new route through Nebraska that avoids the state's environmentally sensitive Sandhills region. Full Story

Market to Market (March 30, 2012)

posted on March 30, 2012 at 7:25 PM

Full Program: Governors tour a Midwestern packing plant and vouch for the safety of U.S. beef. The Agriculture Department releases its much-anticipated prospective plantings estimates. Despite political rhetoric, analysis reveals little correlation between... Full Story

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