Tag: Bold Alliance

Landowners, Tribes and Environmental Groups Confident Nebraska Public Service Commission Will Reject Keystone XL as Not in the Public Interest

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: September 25, 2017 Contact: Jane Kleeb, Bold Nebraska, 402-705-3622, jane@boldnebraska.org Mark Hefflinger, Bold Nebraska, mark@boldnebraska.org Landowners, Tribes and Environmental Groups Confident Nebraska Public Service Commission Will Reject Keystone XL as Not in the Public Interest Opponents submitted final reply briefs on Monday as PSC docket closes Lincoln, NE — Landowners, Tribes, Bold […]
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Bold Alliance, Sierra Club Object to TransCanada Attempt to Limit Keystone XL Evidence

Bold Alliance and Sierra Club have filed a response with the Nebraska Public Service Commission (PSC) responding to motions filed by TransCanada that attempt to further limit the testimony and evidence that we’ll be able to present during the Keystone XL intervenor hearings Aug. 7-11 in Lincoln. From the response filed by Bold Alliance and […]
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Experts Submit Testimony Confirming That Keystone XL Pipeline Would Be a Disaster for Nebraska

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Friday, June 8, 2017 Contact: Gabby Brown, gabby.brown@sierraclub.org Mark Hefflinger, mark@boldnebraska.org Experts Submit Testimony Confirming That Keystone XL Pipeline Would Be a Disaster for Nebraska Testimony Highlights Threats to Water Resources, Endangered Species O’Neill, NE — Expert witnesses filed testimony Wednesday with the Nebraska Public Service Commission detailing the threats the Keystone […]
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Bold Alliance, Sierra Club, Ponca & Yankton Sioux Petition PSC for Keystone XL Deadline Extension

Bold Alliance has filed a motion seeking an extension of time to submit evidence to Nebraska Public Service Commission for its review of TransCanada’s permit application for the proposed Keystone XL pipeline — joined by fellow intervenors Nebraska Sierra Club, the Ponca Tribe of Nebraska, the Yankton Sioux Tribe, and the nearly 100 landowner-intervenors challenging the […]
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Bold Alliance Calls on Full Public Service Commission to Review Lumping of Keystone XL Intervenors

On April 24, Bold Alliance filed an objection to the Nebraska Public Service Commission Hearing Officer’s recent order that denied our motion for reconsideration of its previous order that lumps Bold, three other organizations (Nebraska Sierra Club, 350.org and Oil Change International) and 30+ individuals granted intervenor status — who collectively represent millions of individuals — […]
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Nebraska PSC Denies Bold Alliance Motion to Ungroup 30+ Intervenors in Keystone XL Review

The Nebraska Public Service Commission hearing officer’s original order on intervention in its review of TransCanada’s application for a state permit for its proposed Keystone XL pipeline severely limited the evidence which intervenors are allowed to present, and unfairly grouped over 30 organizations and individuals together, limiting their individual ability to present evidence and voice […]
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Bold Alliance: Nebraska Public Service Commission Violating Own Rules in Keystone XL Review

Bold Alliance filed a motion on April 10 that asks the Nebraska Public Service Commission to reconsider the hearing officer’s order regarding intervention during its review of TransCanada’s proposed Keystone XL pipeline project. The PSC’s order lumps all the “natural resources” intervenors together and severely limits their ability to present evidence. The “natural resources” intervenor […]
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Bold’s Jane Kleeb Discusses EPA’s Pruitt on MSNBC

Bold Alliance president Jane Kleeb appeared on MSNBC’s “AM Joy” on March 12 along with Standing Rock activist Phyllis Young, former EPA head of environmental justice Mustafa Ali, and NextGen head Tom Steyer, to discuss the Native Nations March in D.C. and new EPA head Scott Pruitt.
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Bold’s Jane Kleeb Talks Trump’s Broken Promise on U.S.-Made Steel for Keystone XL on MSNBC

Bold Alliance president Jane Kleeb appeared on MSNBC’s “AM Joy” on March 4, to discuss President Trump’s lie that he would only allow U.S.-manufactured steel to be used on all U.S. pipelines, such as the proposed TransCanada Keystone XL pipeline he took action to attempt to fast-track. The Trump Administration reneged on this promise with […]
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