by Ken Winston, Sierra Club Nebraska Chapter Lobbyist
I am writing to provide an update on activities devoted to opposing the proposed Keystone XL pipeline. In
June I arranged to have Paul Blackburn from Plains Justice and Jane Kleeb from Bold Nebraska to make presentations at the ExCom meeting. On June 30th I participated in an [...]
By Clyde Anderson
Omaha has a wonderful trail system with nearly 100 miles of paved trails. However, most of the existing trails tend to run from northwest to southeast following the many branches of the Papio Creek drainage plus the north-south Riverfront Trail following the Missouri River. We lack east-west trails forcing walkers and cyclists to [...]
By Clyde Anderson
The University of Nebraska - Lincoln Extension Stormwater Work Group sponsored its second annual Omaha Stormwater Management Green Infrastructure Tour on Friday, August 6th. The bus tour included a variety of stops to show participants a variety of low-impact stormwater management projects in the metro area.
Sierra Club has been part of the local [...]
By Albert Lierz
Yard signs go up, weekly demonstrations with Burma Shave type signs, letter to editor, etc.
TransCanada, one of North America’s largest providers of gas storage and pipeline services, is currently constructing a 30-inch Keystone Pipeline that will extend 2,151 miles to transport crude oil from the tar sand mines near Hardisty, Alberta to Cushing, [...]
Missouri River Authorized Purposes Study
Link to MRAP Website
Council Bluffs Public Meeting – June 22, 2010
“My name is Clyde Anderson of Omaha, Nebraska. I am Treasurer and Transportation Issues Chair for the Nebraska Chapter - Sierra Club. We have over 2,000 members in the state of Nebraska. Sierra Club is America’s oldest, largest, and most influential [...]
