Last week there were positive steps in the Nebraska Legislature.

First, LB 283 was advanced from the Executive Committee for consideration by the entire Legislature. LB 283 would create a State Climate Action Plan.  The University of Nebraska would be given the task of...

There is a Biblical Proverb which says, “Where there is no vision, the people perish.” 

In these times of difficulty for production agriculture in the nation’s heartland, a multiple of forces bearing down suggest ‘business-as-usual is not working. A new vision for agric...

Our updated “ECL Fact Sheet: Climate Change and its Implications for Nebraska” is now available (link to document).

It’s a wealth of up-to-date information and analysis that provides a clear Nebraska perspective. And it builds a compelling case for Building Resilience t...

“Treat the earth well: it was not given to you by your parents, it was loaned to you by your children” --- Native American Proverb.

This proverb says a lot about the situation we are in today with Climate Change. The future of our children and grandchildren is being set...

“Monday marks a dark day among those of us who believe in us in working with allies to share the burden of solving tough problems—especially a climate crisis that demands a World War II-style mass mobilization before it’s too late.”

Those are the words of former U.S. s...

So…just who is this Greta Thunberg..? If you don’t know her already, you soon will know her as a 16-year old Swedish student who is speaking with a powerful voice to the whole world to wake up and deal with climate change while there’s still time. Her message; “our hou...

Most have heard the proverb, “Fool me once, shame on you, fool me twice, shame on me”. Literally, this means after being tricked once, one should learn from one's mistakes and avoid being tricked in the same way again. 

One of the more significant tricks impacting human...

The Nebraska Elder Climate Legacy group (ECL) thanks Senator Timothy Gragert for his leadership and tenacity in steering LB 243 the healthy soils bill through the Legislative process. This legislation now law, creates a task force of 15 voting and 2 non-voting members...

 In mid-March, Nebraska became the latest part of the world to experience a devastating natural disaster as a bomb cyclone tore and flooded more than 70 of the 93 counties. The dollar estimates of $1.3 billion of destruction continue to mount, while not even factoring...

The 2019 Nebraska Legislature will be addressing climate-related bills.

LB243, creation of the Healthy Soils Taskforce has been introduced by Sen. Gragert. The charge of the taskforce is to develop a comprehensive action plan to coordinate efforts in carrying out a hea...