UPDATE: Join us on Sunday, Oct. 18 (1-6PM) for a Ponca sacred corn-husking party! We’ll be pulling down the husks on the corn we harvested last month to help with the drying process, before we host a corn-shucking party next month to take the seeds off of the cob. Sign-up on the form below. WHAT: […]

On Thursday, Sept. 24, Pope Francis will be in Washington to speak to the full U.S. Congress about climate change and poverty in our world — also the themes of his new papal encyclical “Laudato si” that calls for our collective bold action to transition from dirty fossil fuels to clean energy. Join us on […]

Last night, I attended the Lancaster County Planning Commission meeting where the proposed wind zoning ordinance was discussed in great detail. The Commission narrowly passed the zoning ordinance on a 5-4 split, increasing the sound levels the turbines can run at and clarifying the setbacks for dwellings from an installed turbine. The split vote on the […]

Summer means sun, and when the sun shines, Nebraskans can take advantage of harnessing that energy to power our homes and businesses.  Bold Nebraska believes in adding more small-scale, distributed energy generation, like rooftop solar, to more communities in our state.  Solar energy saves money, keeps the air clean, and creates jobs for installers and […]

Tell Gov. Ricketts: Don’t kill the Clean Power Plan. Click here to add your name. Last week, President Obama announced the Clean Power Plan — a flexible, common-sense plan that will cut carbon pollution and help clean up our land, air and water. The Clean Power Plan will generate savings that protect our health and […]

  FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Monday, August 3, 2015 Contact: Jane Kleeb, 402-705-3622, jane@boldnebraska.org President Obama’s Clean Power Plan to Reduce Carbon Pollution, Usher in More Clean, Renewable Energy Bold Nebraska calls on Gov. Ricketts to create a state plan now with citizen input; leave behind dead-end court cases Lincoln — President Obama on Monday officially […]

For Immediate Release: July 31, 2015 Contact: Thomasina Real Bird, Attorney for Yankton Sioux Tribe, 612-840-7635 Matthew Rappold, Rosebud Sioux Tribe, matt.rappold01@gmail.com, 605-828-1680 Tracey Zephier, Attorney for Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe, tzephier@ndnlaw.com, 605-347-1265 Peter Capossela, Attorney for Standing Rock Sioux Tribe, 541-505-4883 Bob Gough, Intertribal Council on Utility Policy, 605-441-8316 Lewis GrassRope, Lower Brule Sioux […]