SCROLL DOWN FOR TRANSCANADA XL PIPELINE UPDATE. Keystone XL pipeline news is in CD 3 Green Notes below. Note the July 4th pipeline opposition rally in Omaha at noon, 90th & Maple Streets. Lincoln area: Congressional District 1 VIGIL AGAINST THE DEATH PENALTY . . . Every Monday, from noon to 1:00pm, Nebraskans for abolition of the death penalty meet in front of the governor’s mansion when weather is good, 1425 H Street, Lincoln. In winter, the vigil is inside the capitol, near the Information Desk. The lunch-hour presence reminds the governor of a constituency that does not want state killings. Weekly vigils have taken place year-round since July, 1991. All abolitionists are welcome to participate for a few minutes, or the hour. For information about Nebraskans Against the Death Penalty, click here. LINCOLN PEACE VIGILS . . . Lincoln peace vigils continue at the Federal Building, 15th and O streets, every Wednesday from 5:00 to 6:00pm. Contact Mark at 402.499.6672 or e-mail mark [at] weddleton [dot] com for more information. MORRILL HALL THURSDAYS . . . The UN-L State Museum, Morrill Hall, at 14th & Vine Streets in Lincoln, is offering free admission every Thursday, 4:30 to 8:00pm, through August 25th. Visit the Morrill Hall website for summer schedule information. THINK GREEN IT’S THURSDAY . . . TGIT is a new happy hour for planning a sustainable future at the Eco Stores Conference Room, 530 West P Street, Lincoln. This is an informational, educational, and social weekly event, with locally grown food and beverages. (Beverage donations will be accepted.) Learn about the latest green products, businesses, policies and practices every Thursday from 5:00 to 6:00pm. For the spring schedule of TGIT speakers, click here. For more information, e-mail mitch [dot] paine [at] ecostoresne.org. COUNT BUTTERFLIES AT PIONEERS PARK NATURE CENTER . . . The 35th Annual Butterfly Count will be Saturday, July 9, 2011, 9:00am to 12:30pm, at the Pioneers Park Nature Center on the southwest edge of Lincoln. Ted Burk, a biology professor at Creighton University, will present an hourlong introductory slide show, and participants then will count at the Center, or Spring Creek Prairie Audubon Center near Denton. SAVE THE DATE: August 25, 2011 . . . The annual potluck supper for the group Alternatives to the Military will be on Thursday, August 25, 2011, 5:30pm, at Christ United Methodist Church, 45th & A Street, Lincoln. Paul Olson, and Lela Shanks, two well known, well deserved people will receive the Peacemaker of the Year Award this year. Save the Date! WEEKLY WALKABOUTS AT WILDERNESS PARK . . . Friends of Wilderness Park is hosting weekly hikes through the Park, led by Adam Hintz, starting at 1:00pm every Saturday from now through October. Each week will focus on a different area, highlighting the diversity of life in the Park. Hikes will start in parking lots according to the following schedule: the first and second Saturday of the month, meet at the Pioneers Boulevard entrance; the third Saturday, meet at Old Cheney Road; the fourth Saturday, meet at 14th Street north of Rokeby Road; and every fifth Saturday, the hike will start at Saltillo Road east of the Jamaica Trail. For more information, contact Adam at 402.421.8464. LINCOLN FARMERS MARKETS . . . Farmers markets are now open in Lincoln. The Haymarket Farmers Market is open every Saturday, 8:00am to noon, in the Haymarket District at 7th & P Streets. Expect to find more than 120 vendors with fresh produce, flowers, baked goods and handmade items plus a performance showcase featuring local folk, jazz, blues and classical music. The Market continues through October 15th. Every Sunday, from 10:00am to 2:00pm, the Old Cheney Road Farmers Market at 5500 Old Cheney Road features in-season heirloom and traditional produce, artisan breads and cheeses, homemade baked goods, wild-crafted and traditional jams, jelly, honey, meats, fish, eggs, and bedding plants. The Piedmont Farmers Market is open Saturdays, 8:00am to noon, at 1265 South Cotner, through mid-September. Saturday Farmers Markets at the FARM, 11855 Yankee Hill Road, 9:00am to noon, run until October 29th. Community CROPS, 1551 South 2nd Street, has garden pick-up 4:00 to 6:00pm Monday and Thursday, May 23 through October 20. A Thursday market from 4:00 to 8:00pm at Fallbrook Town Square Park on the corner of Fallbrook Blvd. between NW Sixth and Seventh Streets will be open through October 13th. Other markets have now started, and more will start in July. Find out what’s new this year, check an interactive map of Lincoln’s Farmers Markets, Farms and Community Supported Agriculture programs, and learn more about markets, CSAs, and local farms at the Buy Fresh, Buy Local Facebook page. Omaha area: Congressional District 2 JOIN XL OPPOSITION AGAINST H.R. 1938 . . . Rep. Lee Terry will be at Monday’s GOP Pancake Feed, July 4th, 8:00am to noon, at Elmwood Park Pavilion. BOLD Nebraska blogged about Terry’s bill, the “Oil Disaster Promotion Act,” here, and here. (See XL Update in CD 3 Green Notes below.) Stand outside the Pavilion with a sign such as “don’t rush the pipeline,” or hold a BOLD Nebraska STOP THE PIPELINE sign while Republicans gather throughout the morning. PIPELINE OPPOSITION RALLY . . . Celebrate “Independence Day” with XL pipeline opposition activists on Monday, July 4, 2011, noon, at 90th & Maple Streets in Omaha. (Park in the bank parking lot, southwest corner of the intersection.) PROTECTING OUR LAND & WATER IS PATRIOTIC. STOP THE KEYSTONE XL. FOURTH OF JULY HIKE . . . Monday, July 4, 2011, the Omaha Hiking Club will host an 8:30am, five mile hike at Chalco Hills Recreation Area, about 12 miles west of downtown Omaha. E-mail omahahikingclub [at] cox [dot] net for more information. OMAHA PEACE VIGILS . . . Omaha peacemakers vigil every Wednesday, 4:30-5:30pm, at StratCom/UN-O, 6801 Pine Street, east of the Scott Technology Center on the UN-O campus. Free parking is available at the NE Corner of 67th Street and Pine in a student lot. For more information, phone Jerry Ebner, 402.502.5887. Every Saturday, 1:00-2:00pm, there is a Peace Vigil at 72nd and Dodge Streets. Park next to 72nd Street, in the pet store parking lot. Contact Steve Horn at 402.426.9068 for more information about Saturday vigils. OMAHA PEOPLE’S FILM FESTIVAL . . . There is a People’s Film Festival every Wednesday evening, 7:00pm, at McFoster’s Natural Kind Cafe, 38th and Harney in Omaha. The event is always free and open to the public. This week’s film is “RIP: A Remix Manifesto,” a documentary about “the changing concept of copyright.” View a 2:31 minute trailer here. For more information, click here. The People’s Film Festival – Expanding Political Consciousness Since 2004. PROTEST KEYSTONE XL PIPELINE . . . Omaha protests with Guardians of the Good Life continue. E-mail japlapoo [at] netzero [dot] net for details. Plan events ouside Lee Terry’s Omaha office, 11717 Burt Street, Suite 106. E-mail, Tweet or write on Terry’s Facebook wall letting him know his pipeline bill was reckless and he needs to pull it now. Call him at 402.397.9944. STOP THE PIPELINE yard signs are available in Omaha by calling Nebraskans for Peace Coordinator Mark Welsch, 402.453.0776, or e-mail NFPOmaha [at] nebraskansforpeace [dot] org. BENSON COMMUNITY GARDEN . . . Omaha’s newest community garden is at 60th & Lafayette, at the south side of the historic Benson neighborhood. The Benson Community Garden is looking for individuals and families interested in garden plots. For more information, phone 402.714.0290 or e-mail goetzinger2 [at] cox [dot] net. To get involved, or help support the garden, please register here. ENGAGE OMAHA . . . One of the nation’s first city-wide, virtual town hall websites, EngageOmaha, is now online. Omaha residents may weigh in on issues for the city to consider. Pick a topic, and join the mix here. Greater Nebraska: Congressional District 3 KEYSTONE XL PIPELINE UPDATE . . . Saturday morning, July 2, 2011, there was breaking news from a Billings, Montana tv station that an Exxon oil pipeline under the Yellowstone River ruptured sending an undetermined amount of oil down river. The oil leak in a 12 inch line near the boat ramp at Riverside Park near Laurel prompted evacuations. Video and a photo gallery are here. Quoting an AP article, A 600-foot-long black smear of oil coated the riverfront property of Jim Swanson just downstream from where the pipe broke. Swanson said globules of oil bubbled to the surface of the river. NBC Sunday night news said wildlife is already slicked in oil from the estimated 42,000 gallon spill. “Oil Spill in Montana’s Yellowstone River, Lessons for Nebraska,” by Jane Kleeb, BOLD Nebraska Executive Director, July 3rd begins “A tragic oil spill is happening right now in Montana. An Exxon Mobile oil pipeline ruptured in the Yellowstone River resulting in gallons of oil and chemicals on families’ farms and homes. Wildlife is being rescued and oil booms were laid trying to soak up as much oil as possible. It is still unclear how much oil was spilt, however we do know at least 150 miles of the Yellowstone River and families’ homes and farms have been spoiled by oil. …Frustrated by the spill and want to take local action? Consider joining us on Aug. 5th to circle Gov. Heineman’s mansion for an I Stand with Randy event.” A Top 10 Pipeline Opposition Update went out to the SignOn.org e-mail list last week. From the e-mail by Jane Kleeb, here is part of the list: *The State Department listened to you and is scheduling a meeting in Nebraska to hear from landowners and citizens. The meeting will take place in Lincoln around August 15th. (Watch Green Notes for updates.) *Randy Thompson is a landowner who is standing up to TransCanada. He is refusing to sign their “contract” to seize his land. We started an “I Stand with Randy” campaign to show our support of not only Randy, but all landowners and citizens who are standing up to TransCanada and their risky tarsands pipeline. You can buy a t-shirt to show your support, you can also pick up a yard sign at the Bold office (new signs available in 2 weeks). *Plan an “I Stand with Randy” event. August 5-7th, all across Nebraska, we are asking folks to hold an event to show their support of Randy but also to educate others what’s at stake if we let this pipeline come through our land and water. We will even circle Gov. Heineman’s mansion on Aug. 5th at 9pm, so join us and bring a flashlight! *If you are ready to take your activism to an even higher level, national celebrities and leaders want you to join them in front of the White House in August and September to tell President Obama he needs to stand with Randy and stand with the promise he made to a clean energy economy by denying the TransCanada permit to build this risky pipeline. *York County is doing a great job of not only holding public meetings on the pipeline, but their paper is also doing an excellent job covering the meetings. We applaud the York County Commissioners and encourage you to read the articles. *Rep. Terry introduced an awful and reckless bill that would rush a decision on the pipeline by Nov. 1st even if Sec. Clinton and states along the pipeline route need more time to finish studies on safety and pipeline routes. If you see him around town, tell him how disappointed you are in his reckless bill. *TransCanada continues to lie to small towns and landowners about the “benefits” of the pipeline. A great site to look at for info is Dirty Oil Sands. Remember, the oil is NOT guaranteed for the United States and only 12% of the jobs will go to Nebraskans (which means about 120 jobs for about 3 months compared to over 7,000 ethanol long-term jobs in our state). * TransCanada and their allies like to say their pipeline is no big deal since thousands of pipelines already cross the Sandhills and the Ogallala Aquifer. This is simply not true. While Nebraska has many water and natural gas pipelines, we are not an oil state. The oil pipelines we do have are small and carry traditional crude oil. TransCanada’s pipeline is a large-scale project that carries the dirtiest form of oil, tarsands, that contains chemicals like Benzene. Their pipeline also pumps this oil at very high temperatures and high pressure. Their oil is 16 times more corrosive also than traditional oil which means more spills–and this is proven on TransCanada’s first Keystone pipeline that had 12 spills in 12 months already (when they told us they would only have 1 spill every 7 years). Thank you for standing with us and standing with Randy as we hold TransCanada and elected officials in their pocket accountable. The entire list is blogged here. Start thinking about how you’d like to Stand With Randy August 5th, and plan to join the circle at the governor’s mansion in Lincoln at 9:00pm. “Keystone XL Pipeline Bill Passes House Committee,” by by Tony Iallonardo for the National Wildlife Federation begins “Higher Oil Prices for Consumers Sought by Industry. After passing through subcommittee last week, the House Energy and Commerce Committee approved legislation, H.R. 1938, today that forces the Obama administration to make a decision on the controversial Keystone XL tar sands pipeline by November. The committee has passed numerous pro-polluter bills that are unlikely to get traction on the other side of Capitol Hill. Sen. Mike Johanns (R-NE), whose state is among those on the proposed pipeline’s path, has predicted it will not move in the Senate.” From an official NWF statement, “If we let oil companies build this pipeline, they will manipulate oil supplies to increase gas prices at the pump in 15 states throughout the Midwest. Changing the rules robs Americans of a full and fair debate and puts Big Oil ahead of consumers and ahead of pipeline safety.” BOLD Nebraska blogged about Terry’s bill, the “Oil Disaster Promotion Act,” here, and here. According to BOLD Nebraska, H.R. 1938 is “dead on arrival” in the Senate, but it is important because it gives momentum to TransCanada. It is a bad bill that says Secretary Clinton must make a decision about the XL pipeline by November 1, 2011, even if the final Environmental Impact Statement is not completed. The House vote is expected the week of July 11th. Quoting another early news article about Terry’s bill, from The Guardian, “…Congress took a first step on Wednesday to fast-track a controversial Alberta tar sands pipeline, ordering Barack Obama to reach a decision on the project by 1 November. The bill, voted through a panel of the house energy and power subcommittee, would compel Obama to over-rule demands for a further review of the project from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), and disregard local opposition to the Keystone XL pipeline from landowners along its 1,700-mile route. Republicans in Congress are planning further action to push ahead on the pipeline next week, environmentalists said. Tony Iallonardo is quoted saying “The fossil fuel industry now has the ability to write and pass legislation that defies common sense.” From “Heineman Remains Silent on Pipeline,” by Ben Gotschall, “…a Congressional Research Service (CRS) memo requested by Nebraska Republican Congressman Lee Terry has shown that, although the State Dept. wields the power of approving or denying a permit for the pipeline to cross the US/Canadian border, it is ultimately up to the states (i.e. Nebraska) to determine siting of the pipeline route. This means that Gov. Heineman has the legal authority and duty to get the pipeline out of the Sand Hills. …Sadly, Gov. Heineman still chooses to sit back and remain silent in the same invertebrate fashion he has displayed in the past. While it would be easy to write off his lack of initiative as typical partisan accommodation of big oil companies, the pipeline is a nonpartisan issue. Democrats and Republicans are concerned about the route of the pipeline, and members of the Nebraska legislature have shown that other state leaders can and will take action to protect our citizens. The highest-ranking elected official in our state has chosen to opt out and avoid responsibility. This is not leadership. This is outright neglect of duty, and we need to let Governor Heineman know that his inaction is not what ebraska citizens expect from a leader with such an important role and with so much at stake–our land, water, economic activity and the cultural heritage that makes our state strong.” A SolveClimateNews article “Nebraska Water Scientists Warn of Oil Pipeline’s Risk, Call for More Study,” reports “A single study by the U.S. Geological Survey in Minnesota is the sole source for what scientists know about crude oil behavior in aquifers.” View a satellite image of Nebraska’s Sand Hills at page 1 of 4. The Art Hovey Lincoln Journal Star coverage “Keystone XL spokesman, UNL water experts on different tracks,” was published June 21st. E-mail or call Gov. Heineman at 402.471.2244, and tell him to get serious about his duty to protect our land and water by rerouting the pipeline now. The new Audubon Magazine features an article by Ted Williams. Quoting “Tarred and Feathered,” “…In the United States the pipeline will chew up important wildlife habitat with roads and powerlines to pumping stations and with the excavation itself. But a much bigger threat is leaking DilBit, which could pollute the aquifer for great distances, rendering water unfit for use by wildlife and humans. The state of Nebraska can require that Keystone XL be moved east or west, safely away from its Sandhills. Maintaining the current route simply so TransCanada can save money is, as the Times reported, unnecessary and risky. …Because the unstable, porous soil makes crop growing difficult, something like 85 percent of the Sandhills has never come under the plow. As a result they support by far the most intact native ecosystems on the Great Plains, including short-grass, mixed-grass, and tallgrass prairies. Found here are at least 720 plant species, many of which, like the federally endangered blowout penstemon, are tolerant of—in fact, dependent upon—wind and shifting sand. And 314 species of vertebrates are known to breed in this internationally recognized ecoregion.” The article quotes Nebraska Sierra’s Ken Winston and Mitch Paine, Nebraska Audubon’s Marian Langan, Nebraska landowners Randy Thompson, Cindy Myers, and others. A June 18th canada.com article by Sheldon Alberts features Jane Kleeb, Randy Thompson, and other Nebraska landowners. “Thompson’s perception of TransCanada has been sealed over three stressful years. He says the company has shown contempt for both landowners and Nebraska’s resources by refusing to alter Keystone XL’s route. “We can find another source of energy, but we have no alternative to our source of water. We are just a bunch of damn fools if we put our aquifer at risk,” he says. “We’re not just going to roll over and play dead for these guys.” Click here to view a 5:32 minute video of Randy, and learn about the “I Stand With Randy” campaign here. The Keystone Pipeline: Triple Trouble, by Bruce Johansen writing for Nebraskans For Peace, June 17th begins “The proposed Keystone XL oil pipeline, which would carry about 830,000 barrels a day at full capacity, has been catching a lot of grief locally because it could spill oil that might ruin our underground water supply. That much is true. But the environmental cost of the pipeline does not stop there. The oil that will be transported is refined from tar sands, mainly from Alberta, which combine all the worst attributes of fossil fuels: spill potential, the carbon footprint of coal, and the environmental damage of coal strip mining. Tar sands are, briefly stated, a triple environmental atrocity—enough to send a thinking person to a bicycle. …In other words, tar sands’ huge demand for water and energy, as well as its damage to the boreal forests of Canada, is beside the point—-which is profit. One wonders how much damage will have to be done before people realize that our appetite for fossil fuels is condemning coming generations to a hot, miserable, barren future.” Quoting “Piping in some common sense,” a LJS Local View by Lincoln’s National Geographic contributing photographer Joel Sartore, “…For the sake of my family, myself and my state, I challenge the proposed route of the Keystone XL Pipeline. …I don’t wish to offend anyone, but the conclusion I come away with every time is this: I cannot believe this is something we’re considering for even a minute. …If you care, let your voice be heard. Write and call Gov. Dave Heineman, Congressmen Jeff Fortenberry, Adrian Smith and Lee Terry, and Senators Ben Nelson and Mike Johanns. Let them know that trading our environmental heritage in order to cater to greed and increase the wealth of a select few will not be tolerated. Nebraska is better than this.” Contact information for Nebraska’s Congressional Representatives is as follows: Rep. Jeff Fortenberry, CD-1, 1517 Longworth House Office Bldg., Washington, D.C. 20515, 202.225.4806, 402.438.1598 (Lincoln), FaceBook; Rep. Lee Terry, CD-2, 1524 Longworth HOB, Washington, DC 20515, 202.225.4155, 402.397.9944 (Omaha); Rep. Adrian Smith, CD-3, 503 Cannon House Office Bldg., Washington, DC 20515, 202.225.6435, 888.ADRIAN7 (Toll Free); Senator Ben Nelson, 720 Hart Senate Office Building, United States Senate, Washington, DC 20510, 202.224.6551; Senator Mike Johanns, 404 Russell Senate Office Building, Washington, DC 20510, 202.224.4224. Contact Governor Dave Heineman, at linked e-mail or PO Box 94848, State Capitol Bldg., Lincoln, NE 68509, 402.471.2244. Please contact them all if you oppose the environmental devastation that XL would cause Nebraska’s ecosystems. A new petition from the National Wildlife Federation, Save SandHill Cranes from Dirty Oil, is addressed to the president, the signer’s senators, representative, and the State Department. Other petitions still open to signatures requesting the denial of a permit to TransCanada include “Stop the TransCanada Pipeline” to Secretary Clinton, Governor Heineman, and President Obama; “Protect Nebraska; Say NO to Tar Sands;” “Protect Nebraska’s Economic Activity, Put the Brakes on the Pipeline;” “Protect Your Water, Stop the Keystone XL Pipeline!” and a Brave New Foundation petition to Clinton, “Say No to the Kochs and Yes to Protecting Americans. A new Sierra Action Alert to call President Obama at 202.456.1111 outlines talking points for asking him to reject the dirty and dangerous XL tar sands pipeline. And readers can sign a letter asking Dole and Chiquita not to use toxic tar sands oil for transporting their bananas here. “Time’s Running Out to Stop the Keystone Tar Sands Pipeline — Take Action Now,” by Tara Lohan, AlterNet, June 3, 2011 also links a new petition to Secretary Clinton. Please take all these actions, if you haven’t already. A 6:31 minute YouTube video “Stop the Megaloads Now!” films this country’s scenic natural environments and contrasts the images of beauty with the “biggest, dirtiest, most ecologically destructive extraction operation on Earth” that has turned Alberta, Canada into a “raped and stinking tar pit.” Please watch to see how Exxon will treat Idaho and Montana’s scenic highways when destruction equipment starts rolling for tar sands extraction there. The 2011 Earth First Round River Rendezvous, July 5th through the 12th, will focus on tar sands and the proposed XL pipeline. “Fight the Power!” An AlterNet article June 30th, “Why Unions Should Reconsider Support for Tar Sands Oil Pipeline” says “Presidents of several unions have come out in support of the Keystone XL oil pipeline. But the damage the pipeline will do far outweighs its benefits.” “The Keystone XL Pipeline Story in the United States” is a new 40-minute documentary being produced in association with the National Wildlife Federation to explore environmental, social and political impacts of the $13 billion XL pipeline construction. From the website, “This film will uncover the realities behind building this 1,980-mile pipeline through the heartland of America. It will discuss the ramifications of the growing US reliance on Canadian oil, as well as the sacrifices on people, wildlife and the environment as a result of the transport and refinement of this very polluting tar sands oil.” Pending funding, principal photography is scheduled to begin on June 20, 2011. To learn more about this project and become a supporting financial contributor, click here. SAVE THE DATES: Nebraska XL opposition groups have started planning a STATEWIDE FESTIVAL OF THE ARTS to coincide with the Washington DC Action August 5th through August 7th. In towns across the state, in venues from churches to bars, during the first weekend of August artists will use the themes of Water, the Sand Hills, and stopping the XL pipeline to create a statewide Festival. Arts include dance, theater, cooking, poetry, music, sculpture, origami, flower arrangement, film, photography and more. AnyOne can organize an event anywhere. Nebraska writer Mary Pipher is coordinating poetry events. Phone Mary at 402.484.5548 for details about what poets are planning. Comprehensive Green Notes covering international, national and local opposition to the XL pipeline since May 30, 2010 are in archives here. (Scroll from the bottom up for links to each week’s Notes.) What more can you do? Sign all the petitions linked above. Keep writing letters to the editor of your local newspaper. Keep the issue alive in conversations at the kitchen table, in cafes, churches, and clubs around Nebraska. Click here to learn about planning your own “I Stand With Randy” event August 5th through the 7th. E-mail actions [at] boldnebraska [dot] org for yard signs, bumper stickers and t-shirts. More actions EveryOne can take are listed here. Be a community educator and organizer. Help make Nebraska the first state to successfully oppose a pipeline project. Remember, every man-made by-product of the petroleum industry could be replaced by hemp. “Help Save the Earth, Time to Subsitute Hemp for oil.” STOP FRACKING NOW . . . “We, the undersigned, call on Congress to pass the Fracturing Responsibility and Awareness of Chemicals Act this year. It’s time to hold the oil and gas production industry to the same standards as any other industry to ensure the safe protection of America’s drinking water.” Sign Petition and view 6:20 minute Colbert Report interview with Tom Ridge. PETITION THE EPA . . . Tell the Environmental Protection Agency to immediately prohibit the use of clothianidin and conduct a full scientific review to determine its impact on honey bee populations. Learn more about clothianidin and sign the petition here. TELL PRESIDENT OBAMA NOT TO CAVE TO MONSANTO AND THE BIOTECH INDUSTRY . . . The Obama administration has unbelievably chosen to approve three biotech crops, Roundup Ready genetically modified alfalfa, Roundup Ready genetically modified sugar beets and a new industrial biotech corn for ethanol production. These decisions are a devastating blow to our democracy and the basic rights of farmers to choose how they want to grow food on their land and the rights of consumers who increasingly choose organic and sustainably grown food for its positive health and environmental impacts. Please tell the President it’s time to stand up to Monsanto and reject GMO crops. AGENCY SCIENTISTS OPPOSE GENETICALLY ENGINEERED SALMON . . . The following quotes are from Fish and Wildlife Service scientists themselves: “The environmental impact of escaped GE salmon is of great concern.” – Gregory Moyer, Regional Geneticist, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service; “…approval of the proposal is premature, given the unknowns and uncertainties regarding the possible ecological and environmental effects of these fish.” – Jeff Adams, Branch Chief, Fairbanks Fish and Wildlife Field Office, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service; and “…I do think the chance of escapement is huge” – Deborah Burger, Manager, Chattahoochee Forest National Fish Hatchery, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. Ask the President to stop the GE salmon approval process. BUY FRESH. BUY LOCAL . . . . Farmers, gardeners, and craftspeople meet through The Nebraska Food Cooperative, an on-line, year-round farmers’ market and local food distribution service offering the best in local freshness. For ordering and pickup schedules, refer to the calendar here. Click here for products and prices from North Star Neighbors, a Cooperative member that doesn’t therapeutically medicate or unduly confine animals. Click here for Tomato Tomäto, Omaha’s year-round indoor Farmer’s Market at 156th & West Center. Shop for fresh foods grown in or very near your own community at Open Harvest, Lincoln’s member-owned natural foods retail cooperative at 1618 South Street. Buying local grows family farming, grows the local economy, and is thousands of miles fresher. HELP NEBRASKA GREENS WITH GOODSEARCH . . . Each time you search the Internet (or shop online at a participating store), a donation can be made to Nebraska Green Party at no cost to you! To help NGP in this way, enter Nebraska Green Party where it says WHO DO YOU GOODSEARCH FOR? here. Bookmark the GoodSearch Homepage, or make it your own Home Page. Enter the url you want in the GoodSearch search box. Each time you do, one penny will be donated to Nebraska Greens. THANK YOU for your support! We are no longer the alternative; we are the imperative. –Rosa Clemente STOP THE PIPELINE