At their 99th annual convention at the Midtown Holiday Inn in Grand Island, the Nebraska Farmers Union (NeFU) announced the launch of the Farm To Fitness Program as part of their ongoing efforts resulting from an agreement with the Humane Society of the United States to identify, expand and promote new markets for humanely-raised livestock […]

Last year, I was part of the team at Bold along with fellow intern Tyson, who discovered the major conflict of interest between Cardo Entrix and the US State Department. The conflict was large enough that Cardno Entrix is no longer the company employed to review the pipeline at the federal level. Then, just a […]

At its 99th annual state convention held in Grand Island December 7-8, the Nebraska Farmers Union (NeFU) passed a Special Order of Business resolution about the Keystone XL pipeline.  Members from all over the state of Nebraska gathered and discussed policy language and eventually approved a statement outlining NeFU’s position on KXL.   This is […]

Once again, citizens have taken the initiative.  A group of Nebraskans worked together to tackle the NDEQ’s Draft Evaluation Report of the Keystone XL proposed route that still crosses the Sandhills, sandy soil and the Ogallala Aquifer–Citizens’ Review can be downloaded by clicking here. You can still submit a comment to the NDEQ until Dec. […]

Despite TransCanada’s pr spin, and despite the DEQ using a map that shrinks the Sandhills, the proposed route still crosses both the Sandhills and the Aquifer. This route is no better than the last. TransCanada is still risking our Aquifer and still risking the fragile sandy soils of our state. When TransCanada first submitted their […]

Landowner Attorney for NEAT to Address Pipeline Issues At 99th Annual Nebraska Farmers Union State Convention Nebraska Farmers Union (NeFU) would like to let all landowners and Nebraska citizens know that Brian Jorde, an attorney with Domina Law Group, will be speaking about the recently formed Nebraska Easement Action Team, better known as NEAT, at the […]

This won’t be your typical lecture. The Do the Math tour–coming to Omaha on Dec. 1st--will be unique and an interactive experience, unlike any talk you’ve been to before. It will pick up where Bill McKibben’s landmark Rolling Stone article left off. Together we are strong enough to stand up to the fossil fuel industry […]

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. Wednesday, November 28th Don’t forget to get your tickets to attend the Do the Math Tour this weekend in Omaha. Join […]

The Nebraska Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) released the TransCanada Pipeline Draft Report and scheduled the public hearing for Dec. 4th in Albion. As a reminder, there is still an active lawsuit on the DEQ process, you can read more about the lawsuit here. The route is still too risky for the Sandhills and the […]

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. Wednesday, November 21st The World Bank has issued a call to action for the nations of the […]