FORUM NEWS
New Pipeline Application Received from TransCanada
The State Department has received a new application from TransCanada Corp. for a proposed pipeline that would run from the Canadian border to connect to an existing pipeline in Steele City, Nebraska. 
Highway bill hits Senate detour
Indiana would receive $280 million more in federal money for highway improvements under a bill that stalled Tuesday in the U.S. Senate.
Energy plays key role in Obama's State of the Union
For the third year in a row energy played a central role in President Obama's State of the Union address, with the president leaning hard this year on the twin themes of increased domestic oil and gas production and the need to invest more in renewable sources.
Political Price for Keystone Delay?
Will Obama pay a political price for the Keystone Pipeline delay?
Republicans push plan to force Keystone XL decision
Senate Republicans are pushing legislation that would force the Obama administration to decide whether to permit the controversial Keystone XL pipeline within two months if passed.
TransCanada Pipeline Bill Would Force U.S. Permit Within 60 Days
Senate Republicans introduced a bill that would require the Secretary of State to issue a U.S. permit for the Keystone XL pipeline within 60 days. This still "provides adequate time for Nebraska to shift the route of the pipeline" while allowing construction to begin elsewhere.
Survey: 79 percent of voters want more oil from Canada
79 percent of registered voters said they would like to see America import more of the oil it needs from Canada, "rather than other foreign countries...if America continues to need to import some oil to meet our energy needs."
Benefits of US-Canadian oil pipeline
Indiana Gov. Mitch Daniels expressed his support last week for the construction of the proposed Keystone XL oil pipeline that would carry heavy crude oil from Alberta, Canada to Texas; and the Indiana Hoosiers applaud his decision in this Editorial.
