Tell President Obama, Secretary John Kerry, Nebraska Gov. Dave Heineman and TransCanada: No tarsands near freshwater — stop Keystone XL. Click here to add your name to the petition. After the recent disastrous tarsands spill in Arkansas, that state is taking action by asking Exxon to move its pipeline away from Arkansas’ water supply. Nebraskans […]

Read today’s news from around the state and country. Each day in the Roundup we cover politics, always with a side of bold humor. We think politics should be fun, informative and encourage us all to take action. Thursday, April 10th Tar Sand Pipeline No More: When did Exxon know about its ruptured pipeline in […]

With the State Department hearing only one week away and the comment period nearing a close, now is the time to make our voices heard loud and clear and demonstrate to the Obama Administration that there are many, many reasons why this pipeline is not in the national interest. Many pipeline fighters and aquifer lovers […]

Bold Nebraska Executive Director Jane Kleeb has been in Washington, D.C. this week, at the same time that Alison Redford, the Premier of Canada’s Alberta province, was in town on another lobbying trip to push for approval of TransCanada’s Keystone XL pipeline. Canadian Official Tries to Bully Obama on Keystone ApprovalAlberta Premier: Keystone Rejection “Would […]

Bold Nebraska is a key partner, along with state and national groups, in a new “All Risk, No Reward Coalition” to stop the Keystone XL pipeline. In addition to Bold Nebraska’s ad targeted at Pres. Obama that will run the week of the hearing, a new ad went up on Sunday that emphasizes the real […]

Read today’s news from around the state and country. Each day in the Roundup we cover politics, always with a side of bold humor. We think politics should be fun, informative and encourage us all to take action. Friday, April 5th:  Push Nebraska Senators to Support Marriage Equality: Today Senator Bill Nelson of Florida became […]

Read today’s news from around the state and country. Each day in the Roundup we cover politics, always with a side of bold humor. We think politics should be fun, informative and encourage us all to take action. Friday, March 29th Need to Protect Our Water: A new study done by the EPA shows that […]

Read today’s news from around the state and country. Each day in the Roundup we cover politics, always with a side of bold humor. We think politics should be fun, informative and encourage us all to take action. Friday, March 22nd:  Association With Tar Sands is Reputation-Damaging: A prestigious German research institution is making waves […]

Update, 3/21/13, 10am: Mother Jones just broke their story on this same topic of major conflict of interest. This is the second time citizens and press have been bamboozled by a report that was written for and by TransCanada. Enough of big oil thinking they can just buy a permit. It’s time for Sec. Kerry […]

Read today’s news from around the state and country. Each day in the Roundup we cover politics, always with a side of bold humor. We think politics should be fun, informative and encourage us all to take action. Thursday, March 14th The Vatican decided on a new pope yesterday, and physicists have announced that they […]