On Thursday, Sept. 24, Pope Francis will be in Washington to speak to the full U.S. Congress about climate change and poverty in our world — also the themes of his new papal encyclical “Laudato si” that calls for our collective bold action to transition from dirty fossil fuels to clean energy. Join us on […]

Last night, I attended the Lancaster County Planning Commission meeting where the proposed wind zoning ordinance was discussed in great detail. The Commission narrowly passed the zoning ordinance on a 5-4 split, increasing the sound levels the turbines can run at and clarifying the setbacks for dwellings from an installed turbine. The split vote on the […]

While a brave collective of Nebraska farmers and ranchers who have put their lives on hold to fight for their livelihoods and protect our land and water stood up against TransCanada in court in Holt County today, Gov. Pete Ricketts — who has never met with any of these families who stand opposed to a […]

Landowners are at the heart of our fight against Keystone XL. We have many reasons to work to stop the export pipeline–violation of treaty rights, risks to water, eminent domain for private gain, destruction of habitat for critters we all love, and the the list goes on and on. Anyone that has followed Bold knows […]

The Lancaster County Planning Commission and Citizen Working Group have published their latest draft of wind turbine zoning regulations. Click here to read the proposed zoning (PDF). Bold Nebraska supports more wind development in our state. As counties are developing strong local control of energy—whether it is pipelines or wind turbines—we believe citizen and landowner […]

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is holding the only hearing on the (almost) final rule of the Renewable Fuels Standard (RFS) on Thursday, June 25 in Kansas City, Kansas. There are buses coming from various locations in Nebraska and other states. If you want to attend the hearing, please complete the form below and we […]

When 100 scientists issue a consensus statement on an issue, it should get our attention. Today, that is exactly what happened and the consensus is leave tarsands in the ground. A call for a tarsands moratorium has never been done in the scientific community—this is a perfect time as the road to Paris on a global […]

A seed of corn means many things–food, bio-fuel, coating for medicine, bio-plastic, feed for cattle.  A seed of corn has also become a cherished symbol of our collective resistance to tarsands and the irresponsible oil production that is risking our land, property rights, climate and water. Last weekend, members of the Camp family from the Ponca Nation […]

Today the Nebraska Sierra Club and Bold Nebraska released a poll that shows wide opposition to fracking waste–77% of Nebraskans are opposed to fracking waste and 88% believe we should have the proper laws in place. The Oil and Gas Commission–a body that is not elected and is appointed by Gov. Ricketts–has a mission to […]

*UPDATE: We need folks for a couple more days of Crop Art: Tuesday, May 12: 9:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. Wednesday, May 13: 9:00 a.m. – 5r:00 p.m.  We decided to send a little “bat signal” from the land in honor of the President and to bring his spirit to the Tanderup farm, which is located on […]