Month: June 2015

Neil Young in Concert + Bold Nebraska Pre-Concert Event: “Politics & Pints”

Mark Hefflinger
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Our hero and fellow Pipeline Fighter Neil Young is coming to Lincoln on Saturday, July 11th to perform a concert at Pinnacle Arena with the band Promise of the Real — which includes Lukas and Micah Nelson. For anyone who attended the “Harvest the Hope” concert last fall, Promise of the Real stood out as a […]
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Bold Nebraska, Nebraska Biofuels Advocates Travel to KC for EPA Hearing on Renewable Fuels Standard

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Watch the video highlights below: Bold Nebraska, Nebraska Biofuels Advocates Travel to KC for EPA Hearing on Renewable Fuels Standard Farmers, biofuels co-op owners slated to testify in support of raising biofuels limits at Thursday’s hearing Omaha — Bold Nebraska and Nebraskans who advocate in favor of more biofuels are traveling to Kansas City, KS […]
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Canadians, Stay Strong Against TransCanada’s Energy East Pipeline

The following is an excerpt from a longer piece previously published by the Canadian National Farmers Union on their website.  A link to the full post can be found here: http://www.nfu.ca/energy-east   Working with the Council of Canadians, I spent a week visiting communities in Manitoba and Saskatchewan along the Energy East pipeline path in the spring […]
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2015 Bold Nebraska Supporter Survey Results

Mark Hefflinger
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The 2015 Bold Nebraska Supporter Survey was conducted online and at local events during May-June. Survey respondents within Nebraska and out-of-state were asked a series of questions about which direction and what issues Bold Nebraska should take on after Keystone XL, voted on their top priorities from a list of options, and provided written feedback. View the survey questions online […]
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Bold Nebraska Joins 63 Groups in Urging President Obama to Reject Enbridge’s Illegal Alberta Clipper Tar Sands Scheme

Mark Hefflinger
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Bold Nebraska signed on to a letter sent to Pres. Obama by 63 regional, national and local groups demanding a full environmental review of the proposed Alberta Clipper tarsands pipeline expansion. For Immediate Release: June 18, 2015 Contact: Mark Westlund, mark.westlund@sierraclub.org, 415-977-5719 Andy Pearson, andy@mn350.org, 612-600-5951 Dallas Goldtooth, goldtoothdallas@gmail.com, 507-412-7609 David Turnbull, david@priceofoil.org, 202-316-3499 Kendall […]
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Join Bold Nebraska in Kansas City for EPA Hearing on Renewable Fuels Standard

Jane Kleeb
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The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is holding the only hearing on the (almost) final rule of the Renewable Fuels Standard (RFS) on Thursday, June 25 in Kansas City, Kansas. There are buses coming from various locations in Nebraska and other states. If you want to attend the hearing, please complete the form below and we […]
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Nebraska Faith Leaders, Environmental Groups Applaud Pope Francis’ Encyclical Calling for Action to Address Climate Change

Click the link below to listen to a recording of today’s press call:   FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Tuesday, June 16, 2015 Contact: Kim Morrow, 402-405-9425, kim@nebraskaipl.org Dr. Richard Miller, 402-280-3618, richardmiller@creighton.edu Dennis Hamm, S.J., 402-280-3061, dhamm@creighton.edu Ven. Betsy Blake Bennett, 402-469-0133, deaconbetsy@windstream.net Ken Winston, 402-212-3737, kwinston@inebraska.com Jane Kleeb, 402-705-3622, jane@boldnebraska.org   Nebraska Faith Leaders, Environmental Groups Applaud Pope Francis’ Encyclical Calling for Action to Address Climate Change Press call […]
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July 27: Stand With Landowners at Eminent Domain Court Hearings

Mark Hefflinger
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Join us on Monday, July 27 to stand alongside landowners in Holt and York counties who will be in court battling against eminent domain and TransCanada’s Keystone XL pipeline. This is the case that has stopped Keystone XL in its tracks in Nebraska, and will have wide-ranging ramifications not just for KXL but all oil […]
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2015 Nebraska Legislature Session Recap

Mark Hefflinger
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The 2015 session of the Nebraska Legislature saw a number of bills introduced on behalf of Bold Nebraska and its supporters, and collaboration with a range of partner organizations on other bills. There were a few historic wins, and defeat on several issues that we’ll continue to work on next year. LB 473: No eminent domain for private […]
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