Friends of the Earth, Sierra Club and Oil Change International have filed a FOIA request to the State Department to unearth insider communications with the Canadian government and oil industry in the weeks leading up to the release of its Final Environmental Impact Statement.   Keystone XL: What did API know and when? Groups FOIA State Department […]

We have compiled key information for the press and public in response to the release of the State Department's Final Environmental Impact Statement on Keystone XL. The most significant piece is the State Department acknowledges the proposed route STILL crosses the Sandhills and the Aquifer.

MSNBC’s Chris Hayes did a great commentary on Keystone XL on Friday called “Time to End the Addiction,” that compares America’s addiction to oil and fossil fuels and inaction on climate change to the behavior of a drug addict who keeps putting off getting clean. 

Canadian government and industry officials are, once again, expressing confidence that the forthcoming State Department analysis of the Keystone XL tar sands pipeline will bolster the case for approval of the export pipeline. Bold's Jane Kleeb responds below.

Bold Nebraska was among 16 groups that signed on to a letter to the U.S. State Department today that said the environmental review of Keystone XL must consider the cumulative effects of the carbon pollution of *all* tarsands pipelines currently under review — including Enbridge’s “Alberta Clipper” pipeline. A press release and the full letter […]

Today is the first day in a new campaign called “ALEC Mondays,” where each Monday we and many state and national groups will highlight a different one of the American Legislative Exchange Council’s efforts to push its corporate backers’ wishes in our state legislatures. January 27th is focused on income inequality and wages, and countering […]

“As Nebraskans fight Keystone XL, we stand with Texas and Oklahoma farmers and ranchers facing a direct threat to their livelihoods. Pres. Obama made the wrong decision to fast-track this export pipeline and citizens will keep TransCanada accountable for every leak, spill and tragedy on families’ land and water in the face of the President’s […]

Bold Nebraska executive director Jane Kleeb appeared on Fox News’ “Happening Now” program on Tuesday, Jan. 21 to debate the Keystone XL pipeline with Brigham McCown, the former head of the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) under George W. Bush. The full segment is embedded below. Watch the latest video at video.foxnews.com

Mark your calendars and attend these upcoming Candidate Training Workshops and Pipeline Fighter & New Energy Voter Meetups! The candidate trainings will focus on energy utility boards and NRD’s, while the Pipeline Fighter & New Energy Voter meetups will give an update on the status of the Keystone XL pipeline approval process, along with an […]

Today is the National Day of Action against ALEC (American Legislative Exchange Council), and we need your help. ALEC has been described as a “crypto-lobbying outfit,” a “corporate dating service,” and “the most influential corporate funded political force most Americans have never heard of.” From Stand Your Ground to ‘Right to Work’, ALEC has been […]