FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Friday, October 23, 2015 Contact: Jane Kleeb, 402-705-3622, jane@boldnebraska.org Mark Hefflinger, mark@boldnebraska.org Ricketts Ignores Nebraskans, Kicks the Can on Clean Energy with Lawsuit to Stop Nebraska Energy Plan Nebraska joins multi-state lawsuit targeting Pres. Obama’s plan to cut carbon pollution from coal-fired power plants Lincoln — Gov. Pete Ricketts and Atty. General […]

Join us on Wednesday, Oct. 14 at 5:30 p.m. outside the Governor’s mansion in Lincoln for a game of “Kick the Can!” Gov. Pete Ricketts must submit a Nebraska energy plan so that our state is able to meet our goal of 40% reduced carbon emissions that will bring substantial health benefits and savings, and the opportunity […]

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 […]

UPDATE 6/9/15: The Hallam Wind Project will NOT be on the agenda at the Lancaster County Planning Department meeting on Wednesday, June 10. They have begun a 30-day comment period on the proposed plans, and all comments will be delivered to them at a date to be announced. We have an opportunity to create hundreds of […]

On June 4, the Joslyn Institute for Sustainable Communities will present the final Sustainability Leadership Presentation Series (SLPS) program of the season — featuring excerpts from the Joslyn Institute’s highly lauded movie, “Nebraska Nexus.” The film will be presented by JISC President and CEO W. Cecil Steward, who will also talk about Nebraska resources, including […]

Re-posted with permission from the Center for Rural Affairs Guest writer Martin Kleinschmit was a participating farmer in our pioneering Small Farm Energy Project in 1976. He also worked for the Center for years in our beginning farmer and sustainable agriculture programs. Jim Knopik is a board member of the Center for Rural Affairs. Solar […]

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, […]

Energy Barn Update In January 2015, the New Energy Barn built in the path of the Keystone Export pipeline generated 261 kilowatt hours of clean energy onto Nebraska’s public power grid.  That’s enough energy to power a refrigerator for 58 days. In February 2015, the Energy Barn generated 221 kilowatt hours of electricity, which is […]

*Donate now to support Bold Nebraska’s work building clean and local energy* The “Harvest the Hope” benefit concert in September 2014 saw more than 8,500 people converge on a farmer’s corn field near Neligh, Nebraska to see legends Neil Young and Willie Nelson along with Frank Waln, Lukas Nelson and local artists all speaking out to protect […]

Lincoln, Nebraska Mayor Chris Beutler and Lincoln Electric System (LES), the publicly-owned utility that serves the greater Lincoln area, announced on Dec. 19 that LES has finalized agreements to add 173 megawatts of wind energy and 5 megawatts of solar — which will bring its portfolio to 48% renewable energy in 2016. The move will […]