Experts on pipelines are coming to Nebraska in August to hold a training for county officials. The training is intended for county commissioners, zoning board members, county attorneys, emergency management staff and other interested local officials, but also will be open to the public. We are proud to announce Carl Weimer with the Pipeline Safety […]

Nebraska’s top climate denier and head cheerleader for the Keystone XL pipeline, Congressman Lee “Tarsands” Terry, was presented with an award acknowledging his achievement as the state’s “#1 Climate Denier” at his district office in Omaha this morning. Because denying that humans are causing climate change is like believing in unicorns. The fanfare-filled ceremony — featuring the […]

Our members of Congress are back in Nebraska for five weeks of recess starting this week. They are holding a series of town hall meetings to hear from their constituents (you) on important issues. We have put a listing of the meetings below so you can attend these meetings and speak out against the KXL. Stand […]

NPPD is hosting a series of open houses and public hearings to discuss a proposed Hoskins to Neligh Transmission Project. We need you to attend one of the meetings to put the “public” back in public power. **Update:  According to items 8.1.7 and 8.1.8 on the NPPD agenda for their Friday, August 8-9 meeting, the NPPD board […]

Over the weekend while over 200 Nebraskans said “I Will” take action on climate, President Obama told the NY Times that the Keystone XL pipeline is not an economic driver, severely undercutting the main argument TransCanada and all their paid foreign oil lobbyists pushed for the past four years. President Obama is standing up to foreign oil interests and […]

Want to help with the Build Our Energy project but don’t think you will be able to make it to the actual barn-raising? Help raise money for the project while enjoying an American tradition—hold a “Pies Against the Pipeline” lemonade stand with baked goods. Our tarsands-free Ogallala Aquifer has the perfect water for making the […]

The Keystone XL pipeline is proposed to run through hundreds of Nebraska homes, farms and ranches, crossing the delicate Sandhills and putting the critical Ogallala Aquifer at risk. This summer, Nebraskans will stand up for their future by literally building the clean energy future we need. We will challenge Big Oil to show their true […]

Pipeline Training for County Commissioners, County Zoning Board & Attorneys Focus on Zoning, Haul Agreements, Local Oil Spill Response Plans August 23, 9:00 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. | York City Auditorium, York, Nebraska PRESENTERS: Carl Weimer, Pipeline Safety Trust Carl Weimer is the Executive Director ofthe national Pipeline Safety Trust. He also serves on the Governor […]

On Tuesday, June 25, Pres. Obama laid out his administration’s Climate Action Plan in a speech delivered at Georgetown University. Reactions from Nebraska groups to the President’s climate agenda are outlined below, with quotes from groups including Bold Nebraska, Nebraska Sierra Club, Nebraska Farmers Union, Nebraska Wildlife Federation and the League of Women Voters of […]

Environmental leaders hosted a press conference in Washington, DC today, to call for an investigation by the State Department Investigator General of the flawed Keystone XL review process. We also submitted a petition started by Bold Nebraska’s own Chelsea Johnson, with over 2,000 signers demanding that Sec. Kerry halt the Keystone XL review process and investigate conflicts […]