Updated 3/22 with reaction to President’s speech in Cushing: Many of us voted for President Obama because he shared a vision for a clean energy economy, one that lives up to what America can do. TransCanada’s export pipeline does not fit into this vision. TransCanada is building an export pipeline to a refinery owned by […]

Bold Nebraska today released a new report that documents the lies, bullying, and coercion used by TransCanada—the company proposing the Keystone XL tarsands pipeline. Lost in the intense debate about the Keystone XL tarsands pipeline is that TransCanada is not worthy of permission to build the massive project.    In their attempts to force construction […]

The President is traveling to Cushing on Thursday to show support for domestic oil production and support for a TransCanada pipeline that would go from OK to the TX port (and then off to the highest bidder from a refinery owned by Saudi Arabia). We wanted to give folks a quick update on the Nebraska […]

New information on TransCanada’s plans in relation to the rejected Keystone XL pipeline came out this week. According to TransCanada’s press release, they are moving forward with just building an extension from Oklahoma to Texas in addition to saying they will submit for a new application for their (already rejected) Keystone XL pipeline that crosses our […]

As a registered Republican for over forty years I am appalled at the course of action that my party has chosen to take in regards to the Keystone XL pipeline. The Republicans have decided it’s time to hit the accelerator and ram this project through even without a full and unbiased assessment of its effects […]

Last night, at A Bold New Year, we shared our plans for 2012. Here are the issues we’re going to tackle and the commitments we’re making to you, our fellow Bold Nebraskans, for this year. We resolve, as citizens in small towns and urban communities, to stay engaged in issues that matter and to ensure […]

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 […]