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 overview of the Nebraska energy landscape and preview of Bold Nebraska’s New Energy Voter campaign for 2014. 

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Feb. 1: Omaha & Lincoln: Candidate Training Workshop


Saturday, Feb. 1, 9:00 am – 3:00 pm, Ayars & Ayars, Omaha & Lincoln, NE
Note: The training will be simulcast via live video at both Ayars & Ayars locations.

The Nebraska League of Conservation Voters has organized non-partisan candidate training workshops to introduce you to our public power districts, natural resource districts, and other introductory-level elected offices. Participants will get an understanding of what these offices do, what it means to serve on the board, and the basics you need to know if you are thinking about running for one of them. Bold Nebraska is a co-sponsor of the trainings, along with Nebraska Wildlife Federation, Nebraska Sierra Club, Nebraska Farmers Union and the Center for Rural Affairs. Click the link above for more information and to register.

Feb. 4: York Pipeline Fighter & New Energy Voter Meetup

Tues., Feb. 4, 5:00-7:00 p.m., York, NE
Join us at the York Community Center, for an update on the U.S. State Department’s review of TransCanada’s pipeline permit application, as well as an overview of the state of Nebraska’s public power landscape, and a preview of Bold Nebraska’s plans for a New Energy Voter campaign in 2014.

Feb. 6: Omaha & Lincoln Pipeline Fighter & New Energy Voter Meetup


Thurs., Feb. 6, 5:00-7:00 p.m., Ayars & Ayars, Omaha & Lincoln, NE
Note: The meeting will be simulcast via live video at both Ayars & Ayars locations.

Join us at either the Ayars & Ayars location in Omaha or Lincoln, for an update on the U.S. State Department’s review of TransCanada’s pipeline permit application, as well as an overview of the state of Nebraska’s public power landscape, and a preview of Bold Nebraska’s plans for a New Energy Voter campaign in 2014.

Feb. 8: O’Neill Candidate Training Workshop

Sat., Feb. 8, 9:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m., The Blarney Stone, O’Neill, NE
The Nebraska League of Conservation Voters has organized non-partisan candidate training workshops to introduce you to our public power districts, natural resource districts, and other introductory-level elected offices. Participants will get an understanding of what these offices do, what it means to serve on the board, and the basics you need to know if you are thinking about running for one of them. Bold Nebraska is a co-sponsor of the trainings, along with Nebraska Wildlife Federation, Nebraska Sierra Club, Nebraska Farmers Union and the Center for Rural Affairs. Click the link above for more information and to register.

Feb. 11: O’Neill Pipeline Fighter & New Energy Voter Meetup

Tues., Feb. 11, 5:00-7:00 p.m., O’Neill, NE
Join us at the O’Neill Community Center, for an update on the U.S. State Department’s review of TransCanada’s pipeline permit application, as well as an overview of the state of Nebraska’s public power landscape, and a preview of Bold Nebraska’s plans for a New Energy Voter campaign in 2014.

Feb. 15: York Candidate Training Workshop

Sat., Feb. 15, 9:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m., Chances ‘R’ Restaurant, York, NE
The Nebraska League of Conservation Voters has organized non-partisan candidate training workshops to introduce you to our public power districts, natural resource districts, and other introductory-level elected offices. Participants will get an understanding of what these offices do, what it means to serve on the board, and the basics you need to know if you are thinking about running for one of them. Bold Nebraska is a co-sponsor of the trainings, along with Nebraska Wildlife Federation, Nebraska Sierra Club, Nebraska Farmers Union and the Center for Rural Affairs. Click the link above for more information and to register.