After a weak 16 minute beginning of the Pipeline Special Session and no sign of Governor Heineman, we were not happy with the leadership from the top elected official in our state. We were beyond surprised and delighted to see President Obama fill that void with bold leadership. Please thank President Obama and urge him […]

Gov. Heineman announced he is calling a special session to deal with pipeline issues. The state senators will report to the state capitol on Nov. 1st to hopefully pass significant pieces of legislation to deal with not only the route of the pipeline but also major gaps in our laws on items such as landowner […]

On Saturday, 200 citizens carved into pumpkins, “91 leaks and 0 regulations is scary. Call a special session Governor Heineman.” Jane Kleeb stood with them in front of the Governor’s Mansion and delivered this message: And two days later, he did.

Two great events are happening this week.  One thanks Gov. Heineman in advance for doing the right thing on the pipeline. The second event involves pumpkins, kids, you and friends. Thank You (in advance): Dedicated pipeline fighters bring homemade gifts to the Governor’s Mansion every Monday at noon. Just bring your gift and thank you note […]

The US State Department’s release of a flawed Environmental Impact Statement does not mean a final decision has been made on the risky Keystone XL tar sands pipeline–there is still a long way to go before it can be built. In the executive summary of the EIS, the State Department makes it crystal clear that the […]

Things got a little heated when I called into Governor Heineman’s monthly radio show yesterday. The Governor insisted to me and other callers that he has been publicly opposed to the TransCanada’s risky Keystone XL pipeline running through the Sandhills for months. Well, the facts disagree. First, Heineman tried to tell caller Mark that his […]

It was supposed to be a love story meant for the political ages: Mitt Romney (aka Mittens) and Dave Heineman.  One was a presidential hopeful, eager to scrub his moderate record for a more Tea Party-esque persona.  The other, a Midwest governor with his eyes on the Vice Presidency. The two went public with their […]

Six months ago, Gov. Dave Heineman showed his disrespect for the people of this state and a lack of leadership regarding the Keystone XL pipeline when he accused concerned citizens of “mouthing off” and encouraged them to “talk to [their] president,” about the pipeline. Since then, a Congressional Research Service (CRS) memo requested by Nebraska […]

Dear Sec. Clinton, We urge you to deny the permit request from TransCanada to build a risky tarsands oil pipeline across the Sandhills and through the Ogallala Aquifer. Click here to sign our petition urging the Department of State to deny TransCanada’s request to cross the US/Canadian border with their risky tarsands pipeline. Dear Gov. Heineman, […]

On March 24, we launched our “Mouth Off with Bold” campaign in response to Gov. Heineman’s claim that our director, Jane Kleeb, was running her mouth off about the pipeline.  We promised that if we hit 1,500 likes on our facebook page before the end of April, we’d make a special delivery to the Gov. […]