Just like we did in 2011, we’ve put together a roundup of the bills we’re following closely in the 2012 legislative session. Some laws were held over from the 2011 session, and others are brand new. Our guide has also gone through some changes. Below we explain how to use our new guide and list […]

Randy Thompson, a Nebraska landowner, and retired Brigadier General Steven Anderson will testify before the House Energy & Power Subcommittee about the Keystone XL pipeline, Friday at 9am CT. We’ll be livetweeting the hearing @BoldNebraska. You can watch the livestream online and members of the press should be able to patch audio and any clips through that stream. […]

Bold Nebraska would like to thank all the artists and sponsors our first fundraising event, Bid Green to Keep the Aquifer Clean. Check out our sponsors’ websites and information below. ART ITEMSAndy ColleyNolan TredwayBrian TaitRebecca Hepburn Josh PowellSarah BaumanBart VargasKathryn GabigJamie BurmeisterJuanita Rice Bill SitzmannDeanna LarsonEddith BuisRansomJustin KemerlingPatty CurlSharon Lacy CechNina Colgan Deborah MurphyKi SlaymakerJoel SartoreJane EckertMichael ForsbergAndrei […]

Editor’s note: This story written by Curtis Brainard originally appeared on the Columbia Journalism Review‘s site on January 24th, 2012. God help the poor news consumers of America, especially the would-be voters. President Obama’s decision to reject the Keystone XL pipeline last week incited a new wave of coverage and speculation about how many jobs the line would create. Unfortunately, many outlets are […]

Last Wednesday, President Obama made the monumental announcement that he is denying TransCanada’s permit request to build the Keystone XL export pipeline. We first want to say thank you to all the farmers, ranchers, urbanites, treehuggers, grandmas, students, artists, business owners and everyone in between who made this happen. All of your work writing letters, […]

News outlets are starting to report the State Department is expected to reject the Keystone XL permit. We are still waiting to hear the official word from the State Department. We’ll post statements from group leaders, citizens and landowners as well as video and photos for press once the decision is official.

Editor’s note: this piece originally appeared in the National Wildlife Federation’s blog and was written by Peter LaFontaine, the NWF Energy Polic Advocate. The Keystone XL pipeline has achieved the improbable: making Congress look even more dysfunctional than usual. Big Oil’s friends on Capitol Hill, eager to start the flow of dirty tar sands oil […]

Tonight’s the night! It’s our first ever fundraiser. Join us at the New BLK in downtown Omaha (1213 Jones St) from 7-10pm for local art, food and a live auction hosted by bold landowner Randy Thompson. It’s free to attend because the only green we want you to spend is on auction items. Free parking […]

If years of watching election returns with my Reagan-Republican dad taught me nothing else, it’s that voting is the most sacred part of our democracy. I remember haranguing my parents every presidential election, even at the tender age of seven, asking if they’d gone to the polls. I couldn’t vote, so bygod, I made sure […]

Update 12/28: We have reached our goal of 91 Nebraskans telling us they’ve sent holiday cards to Obama! Of course, we encourage everyone to keep writing the president asking him to deny the Keystone XL permit. Thanks for all your hard work and continued pressure on our elected officials. Have a happy and bold New […]