By Ken Winston, Sierra Club Nebraska Chapter Lobbyist
In the aftermath of the controversy over the national ad campaign attacking US Senators Ben Nelson and Mike Johanns, I had a conversation with Paula Carrell, the Sierra Club state lobbyist coordinator. We discussed the potential impacts of the ad campaign on our lobbying efforts and reached a [...]

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 Ken Winston, Chapter Lobbyist
Since the Legislature adjourned on April 14th, the focus has turned to interim activities. I will describe several legislative interim studies and other interim activities that are relevant to Sierra Club interests. I will also discuss other activities that are currently attracting our attention.
The Natural Resources Committee has several interim studies [...]

The 2010 Legislature adjourned for the year on April 14th. This session was our most successful session since I began lobbying for the Sierra Club in 2002. At the top of the list is LB 1048, which has the potential to greatly expand wind energy development in Nebraska. LB 1048 was unanimously passed by the [...]

I am writing to provide an update on the Nebraska Sierra Club’s legislative priorities.
LB 1048, which would encourage expansion of wind development in Nebraska, is our top legislative priority at the present time. It is currently scheduled for second round debate on April 6th. This bill was introduced by the Natural Resources Committee, [...]