“Keystone XL Campaign: Lessons from Behind the Scenes” is a piece below that Kenny Bruno shared with me recently. His reflections are worth getting a cup of coffee and taking in the long read. No one will capture everyone’s individual experience working to stop Keystone XL, because each person came from a different place and a […]

Oh TransCanada! You are at it again. Fumbling the risky Keystone XL project at every turn. TransCanada is now whining to the State Department to “pause” the entire process that has been going on since 2007 so they can “wait” on Nebraska. The truth is TransCanada sees the writing on the wall—Pres. Obama is getting […]

As we’ve described in an earlier post, TransCanada’s attempt to now go through the Public Service Commission (PSC) to have the route for Keystone XL reviewed is not only a Hail Mary, it might also be legally impossible. We want to give you some background first on the PSC process as well as the landowners’ […]

TransCanada’s latest Hail Mary has many people scratching their heads. For those of us on the ground, we see through their antics. Our formal press release is below, but I want to take this opportunity to peel back some of the curtain on TransCanada. This is a LONG read! Before you dig in, make sure […]

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 […]