Author: Mark Hefflinger

Omaha Pipeline Fighters Rally at Rep. Brad Ashford’s Office

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A group of Omaha Pipeline Fighters led by activists Deirdre Evans, Jane Wilson and Patricia Fuller organized a #NOKXL rally at Congressman Brad Ashford’s office on Tuesday, as part of a nationwide day of action against Keystone XL in hundreds of cities across the U.S. Pipeline Fighters lined up outside Rep. Ashford’s office in Omaha, […]
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Landowners Facing Eminent Domain for Keystone XL Hold Press Conference Before LB 473 Hearing

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Tuesday, March 11, 2015 Contact: Ken Winston, 402-212-3737, kwinston@inebraska.com Ben Gotschall, 402-705-8679, ben@boldnebraska.org Landowners Facing Eminent Domain for Keystone XL to Hold Press Conference Before LB 473 Hearing Press conference scheduled for 1 p.m. Wednesday at the Lincoln statue in front of the Capitol Lincoln, NE — Nebraska landowners currently facing the […]
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Press Release: Nebraskans Turn to Pres. Obama to Protect Land and Water

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Jan. 9, 2014 CONTACTS: LEGAL TEAM: Dave Domina, lead attorney, Domina Law Group, 402-493-4100, dad@dominalaw.com Brian Jorde, assistant attorney, Domina Law Group, 402-965-3598, BJorde@dominalaw.com PLAINTIFFS: Randy Thompson, landowner and plaintiff, 402-920-2759, randyft@windstream.net Susan Dunavan, landowner and plaintiff, 402-363-1479, scdunavan50@gmail.com Susan Heyden, landowner and plaintiff, 402-340-5155, suzie_sl@hotmail.com BOLD NEBRASKA: Jane Kleeb, Bold Nebraska, […]
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Bold Nebraska’s Jane Kleeb on “The Ed Show” to Discuss Senate Hearing, Upcoming Votes on Keystone XL

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Bold Nebraska director Jane Kleeb appeared on MSNBC’s “The Ed Show” on Thursday, Jan. 8 to discuss the hearing on Keystone XL in the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, and the upcoming votes in the House and Senate on a bill to fast-track the Keystone XL pipeline. Watch the clip below:
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Statement on Pres. Obama’s Pledge to Veto Keystone XL Bill

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The White House announced on Tuesday that President Obama will veto a pending bill that would fast-track approval of the Keystone XL pipeline without the necessary Presidential permit. Since November, Pipeline Fighters have sent more than 750 of the #NOKXL “veto pens” seen above to President Obama (Send a pen: https://boldnebraska.org/veto) Bold Nebraska’s Jane Kleeb: […]
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NO KXL DAKOTA Plans Week of Actions to Oppose Keystone XL

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Monday, January 5, 2015 Contact: Sabrina King, Dakota Rural Action Organizer: (605)939-0527 Joye Braun, Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe member: (605)964-3813 Alice Alexandrescu, Dakota Rural Action member: (716) 803-3081 Dallas Goldtooth, Indigenous Environmental Network KXL Organizer: (507)412-7609   In lead-up to PUC and Congressional votes, coalition of grassroots activists take action across South […]
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Build Our Energy: Small, Clean and Local Powered by YOU

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*Donate now to support Bold Nebraska’s work building clean and local energy* The “Harvest the Hope” benefit concert in September 2014 saw more than 8,500 people converge on a farmer’s corn field near Neligh, Nebraska to see legends Neil Young and Willie Nelson along with Frank Waln, Lukas Nelson and local artists all speaking out to protect […]
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N.E.A.T. Landowner Meetings Scheduled for January

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Landowner-members of the Nebraska Easement Action Team (N.E.A.T.) are invited to a discussion in January about the TransCanada Keystone XL pipeline. The Domina Law Group will be present along with Jane Kleeb of Bold Nebraska to answer any questions about where the federal process stands. Meetings will be held in O’Neill (Jan 9) and York […]
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