The U.S. Senate voted on Jan. 29 to approve S.1, a bill to fast-track the Keystone XL pipeline around the Presidential permitting process. President Obama has stated his intention to VETO the bill. Bold Nebraska has sent over 1,100 veto and reject pens to Pres. Obama. Senators Sasse and Fischer both voted for the bill […]

During the 2015 session of the Nebraska Unicameral, Bold Nebraska is working with partner organizations including Nebraskans for Civic Reform, Nebraska Appleseed, Common Cause Nebraska, Center for Rural Affairs, Nebraska Wildlife Federation, Nebraska Farmers Union , ACLU of Nebraska and Nebraska Sierra Club to bring you informed coverage of bills under consideration, and actions you can take like testifying at the Capitol, or […]

The State Department set a clear timeline for all Federal Agencies to submit comments on the Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for Feb. 2, 2015. This is a big development in the fight against the Keystone XL pipeline. As we told Lincoln Journal Star, our intention with supporting the new landowner lawsuits is not about pausing […]

Bold Nebraska supports marriage equality and the efforts of local groups including the ACLU of Nebraska, HRC Nebraska, and state senators working to put in place protections for the LGBT community in the workplace, housing, and elsewhere inequalities still exist. ACTIONS: ACLU Nebraska Freedom to Marry Benefit: Jan. 29 in Omaha (House of Loom) Sign […]

MSNBC’s “The Ed Show” visited Nebraska last weekend to interview farmers and ranchers who are now facing eminent domain claims by TransCanada to seize their land for the proposed Keystone XL pipeline. The interviews were conducted at the farm house of the Harrington sisters, whose family has farmed their land for over 150 years. Down the […]

  Energy Barn Update  In December, the Build Our Energy Barn built in the proposed Keystone Export pipeline path had its lowest generation month of 2014, but it still generated more energy for Nebraskans than the pipeline ever would.  At 116 kilowatt-hours, the barn generated enough energy to drive about 5 laps at the Monaco […]

In the past week, foreign oil corp. TransCanada has filed eminent domain claims against Nebraska farmers and ranchers who are refusing to give up their land for the proposed Keystone XL pipeline. A strong group of these landowners are banding together to file their own lawsuits challenging eminent domain, and have pledged to fight TransCanada all […]

This new editorial cartoon from Neal Obermeyer digs into the controversy surrounding Patrick McPherson, a board member of the Nebraska Board of Education who was discovered to have penned several racist blog posts, including one that refers to President Obama as a “half-breed.” On Wednesday, the State Board of Education will consider a resolution calling on […]

More than 50 landowners and Pipeline Fighters testified in support of LB 473 during a hearing before the Judiciary Committee on March 11, 2015. The Legislature did not move LB 473 forward during the 2015 session, but we will be working with Sen. Chambers and other allies to reintroduce a bill to stop eminent domain […]

For Immediate Release: January 22, 2015 Contact: Jane Kleeb, jane@boldnebraska.org, 402-705-3622 Nebraska Landowners Urge Sen. McConnell to Vote “No Eminent Domain for Private Gain” in Keystone XL Bill Lincoln, NE — A group of farmers and ranchers whose land would be put at risk by the proposed Keystone XL tar sands pipeline sent a letter to […]