The Keystone XL tarsands pipeline could become a point of contention during the presidential debate in Denver this Wednesday at 8pm CT/ 9pm EST. Mitt Romney has pledged that he would approve the pipeline on Day 1 of his administration, opening the spigot for 900,000 barrels of the world’s dirtiest oil–tarsands–to flow down through the […]

With 6 weeks until the Nov. 6th election, Bold Nebraska–and partner groups including the Nebraska Farmers Union–is excited to launch the New Energy Voter project. From ads, to billboards, to an online voter guide, Nebraskans will show our power and bring new energy to the voting booth. It all starts at www.nevoter.org: Nebraskans can use […]

TransCanada issued a press release (Sept. 5, 9:30am) stating they have submitted a new route to the NE DEQ. The route still crosses vulnerable sandy soil and Ogallala Aquifer. Background on next steps for pipeline state and federal process, click here. Map showing the vulnerable areas and counties to contamination in Nebraska, click here or […]

Republican National Convention Keystone XL Listening Guide What You’ll Hear Vs. The Facts *press note: Jane Kleeb (jane@boldnebraska.org) is available in Tampa to debate Keystone XL supporters or to give perspective on eminent domain, pipeline route issues, climate and other energy related issues around tarsands and TransCanada. Video of Jane on Fox Business, click here* […]

Just how many red flags do we need to stop the risks of the TransCanada Keystone XL pipeline? Tarsands is an extreme and dirty form of energy that should be left in the ground and certainly should not be piped across fertile farmland and our water. Doctors, landowners and citizens are raising the red flags […]

Nebraskans answered the call from the US State Department to give comments on what should be studied in the new Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for TransCanada’s proposed Keystone XL pipeline. Nationally, almost 500,000 comments were submitted. Locally, landowners, citizens and experts weighed in with questions, concerns and recommendations ranging from studying the whole route since […]

On July 25th, Nebraskans will stand with the citizens who experienced America’s worst inland oil spill. Two years ago, a Canadian tarsands company Enbridge had a rupture in their pipeline. The spill has cost $725 million dollars so far to “clean-up” and families are still picking up the pieces. Last year, Ben traveled to the […]

On July 25th, to mark the two-year anniversary of a toxic tarsands spill in the Kalamazoo River, folks from across the country will host actions and press events to bring attention to the risks of tarsands on our water, land and families health. You can participate by taking a photo of your favorite body of water or […]

The Supreme Court upheld the individual mandate. Bold Nebraska’s reaction to the ruling is simple: “Every single Nebraskan needs and wants access to good, affordable health care. In this toxic era of politics in our nation, its a shame that even the basic issue of health care continues to be used as a political ad […]

Filing an amendment in Congress is easy. Constructing, operating, and maintaining a functioning and hazard-free pipeline is pretty damn hard (just ask Canada or the communities in the US facing the clean-up of oil spills). Rep. Lee Terry can’t even successfully file an amendment to greenlight and rush TransCanada’s Keystone XL tarsands export pipeline, yet they want all […]