Once again, Big Oil and their supporters are trying to use unrest in the Middle East as an excuse to justify the risky and unecessary Keystone XL pipeline. This week, in response to economic sanctions attempting to curb Iran’s nuclear threat, Iranian military officials have threatened to close the Strait of Hormuz, a major overseas […]

Today, the Nebraska Department of Environmental Quality issued the statement below, saying they’ve given TransCanada an official map of the Sandhills. TransCanada promised during the Pipeline Special Session to reroute their Keystone XL pipeline around Nebraska’s sensitive Sandhills. We have not yet heard TransCanada’s reaction to the new map, but there are some visible differences […]

Update 12/28: We have reached our goal of 91 Nebraskans telling us they’ve sent holiday cards to Obama! Of course, we encourage everyone to keep writing the president asking him to deny the Keystone XL permit. Thanks for all your hard work and continued pressure on our elected officials. Have a happy and bold New […]

Bold’s Executive Director, Jane Kleeb, had the following reaction to news that House Republicans finally came to an agreement on the payroll tax cut, extension of jobless benefits, and Keystone XL pipeline: “Now that middle class families won’t be hit with an extra tax burden, we look forward to President Obama denying the Keystone XL […]

The TransCanada pipeline is a scam. Keystone XL is an export pipeline that bails out Canada’s risky tar sands investment while using Nebraska as a middle man to get foriegn oil to foreign markets. Farming and ranching families have seen their livelihoods pushed to the sidelines for Big Oil profits. Meanwhile, Speaker Boehner stands with […]

Take action over the next four days–email, call and tweet President Obama asking him to be our families’ champion and deny the pipeline permit. The Senate passed the middle-class tax bill and the House will likely vote on the bill Monday which means the President will sign the bill by Tuesday. Big Oil Senators and […]

As Nebraskans watch politicians in DC stand with Big Oil instead of landowners, we have one request: before you decide on whether to grant or deny the Keystone XL permit, work a day in our boots. “We have been on the frontlines of this fight from day one,” said Randy Thompson, Nebraska landowner. “We’re wondering […]

As much as we pipeline opponents have been accused of being “too emotional” by TransCanada, by their pet supporters at AFP and Nebraskans for Jobs and Energy Independence, and by TransCanada-sponsored politicians and contrary to Nebraska State Sen. Christensen’s arm-waving assertion that we simply don’t understand basic economics, some things have come to light that […]

Last night the House of Representatives passed a payroll tax bill that contained a rider to rush a pipeline decision in 60 days. The rider was actively pushed by Rep. Terry. Both Rep. Smith and Rep. Terry voted for the bill, while Rep. Fortenberry voted against the bill. “We applaud Rep. Fortenberry for standing up […]

The last time Rep. Boehner was in Nebraska he was golfing and making bets with Gov. Heineman and staff from the newly named pipeline consultant HDR (yep, the company hired to study new Keystone XL routes in our state). Maybe Rep. Boehner needs to come back to Nebraska and instead of golfing in the Sandhills with […]