Bold Nebraska, clean energy developers and landowners on the proposed Keystone XL pipeline route will welcome U.S. Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse (D-R.I.) and Iowa State Sen. Rob Hogg, along with winning attorney David Domina, to a Pipeline Fighter event in Omaha on Wednesday afternoon, March 19 (2-3 p.m.) at the Slowdown. We will talk climate, public health, […]

Bold Nebraska energy director Ben Gotschall was scheduled to appear on MSNBC host Chris Hayes’ “All In With Chris Hayes” show last night, but a conflict with the local remote studio saw his appearance bumped (although he does appear in a clip wearing his cowboy hat!) In the clip below, Chris talks about Wednesday’s ruling […]

Update, 8/8 3:20pm: Ben presented to the NPPD board on Thursday and his comments did not receive a favorable response. Bold Nebraska spoke with NPPD representative Terry Warth and offered to post any comment from NPPD on our website. We believe in our public power system. We simply do not think NPPD should enter into a […]

We challenged Big Oil to show their true stripes by constructing a wind turbine and solar-powered barn immediately in the path of the proposed pipeline, and using creative tactics to resist pipeline construction before it begins.

As part of Bold’s focus on new energy as well as building our own energy and putting the public back in public power, I recently made a trip to the NPPD board of directors meeting, which was held at Gerald Gentleman Station, a coal plant in western Nebraska.  The board was courteous and seemed receptive to my comments (see below), […]

This article was originally published in the Swarthmore Phoenix and is being re-posted here with permission of the author.   by Eve DiMagno Those of you who know me (and probably many who do not, considering my propensity to parade about in Husker apparel) know that I am from Nebraska. Go ahead; smirk a little […]

Read today’s news from around the state and country. Each day in the Roundup we cover politics, always with a side of bold humor. We think politics should be fun, informative and encourage us all to take action. Friday, March 1st White House Weighs in to the Supremes on Gay Marriage: Today President Obama held […]

Bold Nebraska and pipeline fighters across Nebraska are headed to DC for the national Forward on Climate rally. The event will bring over 20,000 Americans to send the clear message to President Obama that his climate legacy starts with rejecting the Keystone XL pipeline. This guide is meant for folks going to DC and gives […]

The Grinch and Cindy Lou Who visited Gov. Heineman asking him to not “Be a Mean One” and to deny any route that crosses the Ogallala Aquifer. They gave him presents with the following requests: 1)    Pair of Flip Flops: Don’t flip flop on protecting the Aquifer, deny the proposed route. 2)    Homestead Pictures: Honor our families legacies who gave […]

Bold was a key group on the frontlines of the Keystone XL pipeline fight. The information below we have kept in place so people can refer back to how a small but mighty group led the way in stopping this multi-billion dollar tarsands pipeline. Bold Nebraska and allied groups worked with landowners and citizens starting […]