Below is the text of a speech delivered by Central City, Nebraska native and American University student Suzanne Polzkill at last weekend’s Keystone XL protest outside of the White House. My name is Suzanne Polzkill. I’m beginning my second semester as a student at American University here in D.C., but my home is in Central […]

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Tuesday, March 11, 2015 Contact: Ken Winston, 402-212-3737, kwinston@inebraska.com Ben Gotschall, 402-705-8679, ben@boldnebraska.org Landowners Facing Eminent Domain for Keystone XL to Hold Press Conference Before LB 473 Hearing Press conference scheduled for 1 p.m. Wednesday at the Lincoln statue in front of the Capitol Lincoln, NE — Nebraska landowners currently facing the […]

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Jan. 9, 2014 CONTACTS: LEGAL TEAM: Dave Domina, lead attorney, Domina Law Group, 402-493-4100, dad@dominalaw.com Brian Jorde, assistant attorney, Domina Law Group, 402-965-3598, BJorde@dominalaw.com PLAINTIFFS: Randy Thompson, landowner and plaintiff, 402-920-2759, randyft@windstream.net Susan Dunavan, landowner and plaintiff, 402-363-1479, scdunavan50@gmail.com Susan Heyden, landowner and plaintiff, 402-340-5155, suzie_sl@hotmail.com BOLD NEBRASKA: Jane Kleeb, Bold Nebraska, […]

Bold Nebraska director Jane Kleeb appeared on MSNBC’s “The Ed Show” on Thursday, Jan. 8 to discuss the hearing on Keystone XL in the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, and the upcoming votes in the House and Senate on a bill to fast-track the Keystone XL pipeline. Watch the clip below:

On Tuesday, Bold Nebraska submitted its first round of interrogatories as part of the discovery process in the South Dakota Public Utilities Commission permitting process for the Keystone XL pipeline. The interrogatories, directed toward pipeline operator TransCanada, address a number of important points, evidence and facts surrounding the proposed pipeline project.  Bold’s most relevant questions […]

The White House announced on Tuesday that President Obama will veto a pending bill that would fast-track approval of the Keystone XL pipeline without the necessary Presidential permit. Since November, Pipeline Fighters have sent more than 750 of the #NOKXL “veto pens” seen above to President Obama (Send a pen: https://boldnebraska.org/veto) Bold Nebraska’s Jane Kleeb: […]

Tell Rep. Brad Ashford: Vote NO on Keystone XL. Click here to sign the petition. Nebraskans saw an opportunity to change the status quo in November when they elected Brad Ashford to represent them in Washington, giving the boot to Republican Rep. Lee Terry — who had served as the top cheerleader for the Keystone XL […]

As we head into 2015, this is the year–we the people–will see the risky Keystone XL rejected once and for all. There is a flurry of activity happening on the pipeline, so we wanted to give you a snapshot and some of our thoughts on the national and local landscape. Actions: Constant actions are what […]

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Monday, January 5, 2015 Contact: Sabrina King, Dakota Rural Action Organizer: (605)939-0527 Joye Braun, Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe member: (605)964-3813 Alice Alexandrescu, Dakota Rural Action member: (716) 803-3081 Dallas Goldtooth, Indigenous Environmental Network KXL Organizer: (507)412-7609   In lead-up to PUC and Congressional votes, coalition of grassroots activists take action across South […]