FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: September 7, 2016 Contacts: Oliver Semans, Native Organizers Alliance, 605-828-1422, tateota@hotmail.com Jane Kleeb, Bold Nebraska, 402-705-3622, jane@boldnebraska.org   Tribal Nations, Pipeline Fighters to Rally at Omaha Army Corps HQ Thursday to Tell Pres. Obama to Halt Construction of the Dakota Access Pipeline Omaha, NE — Tribal leaders from the Ponca, Santee, Winnebago […]

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: March 30, 2016 Contact: Ed Fallon, 515-238-6404, ed@fallonforum.com Jane Kleeb, 402-705-3622, jane@boldnebraska.org Bold Alliance Calls on Iowa Attorney General Tom Miller to Investigate Exxon’s Climate Fraud Miller’s Office Joined Attorneys General Across the Country Yesterday Calling for Climate Action; Iowans Seek Miller’s Leadership on Exxon’s Climate Fraud Des Moines — Bold Alliance, […]

Happy Spring! Happy Easter! The first day of spring is only a few days away! Are you still looking for wonderful local and organic food to serve for Easter dinner? Bold Nebraska has you covered! Consider purchasing cream and cheese products from Branched Oak Farm at Open Harvest and Hub Café in Lincoln, or visit […]

As we enter the holiday season and end of 2015, the Bold team is taking time to visit with supporters and donors to discuss our next steps. A front page article in the Lincoln Journal Star highlighted some of our next steps; please read the article and leave a comment on the newspaper’s site! You can […]

Energy Barn Update In the month of August 2015, the Build Our Energy Barn in the proposed path of the Keystone Export pipeline generated 302 kilowatt-hours of clean energy onto Nebraska’s public power grid.  That is enough energy to power a refrigerator for 2 months.  To date, the Energy Barn has produced 6.2 megawatt-hours of […]

Summer means sun, and when the sun shines, Nebraskans can take advantage of harnessing that energy to power our homes and businesses.  Bold Nebraska believes in adding more small-scale, distributed energy generation, like rooftop solar, to more communities in our state.  Solar energy saves money, keeps the air clean, and creates jobs for installers and […]

The following is an excerpt from a longer piece previously published by the Canadian National Farmers Union on their website.  A link to the full post can be found here: http://www.nfu.ca/energy-east   Working with the Council of Canadians, I spent a week visiting communities in Manitoba and Saskatchewan along the Energy East pipeline path in the spring […]

RSVP below to join us in Omaha on May 15 at Farnam House Brewing Company (3558 Farnam Street) for “Politics & Pints,” a meetup where locals who care about their community can sample local beers, local food, and meet like-minded folks taking action on issues that impact our community and our planet. While you’re enjoying your first […]

Energy Barn Update In March 2015, the Build Our Energy Barn built in the path of the Keystone Export pipeline generated 340 kilowatt-hours of electricity back onto Nebraska’s public power grid, which has the same carbon offset as planting 6 trees.  To date, the Energy Barn has produced 4.84 megawatt-hours of clean energy for Nebraska, […]

On Tuesday, Bold Nebraska submitted its first round of interrogatories as part of the discovery process in the South Dakota Public Utilities Commission permitting process for the Keystone XL pipeline. The interrogatories, directed toward pipeline operator TransCanada, address a number of important points, evidence and facts surrounding the proposed pipeline project.  Bold’s most relevant questions […]