Nebraskans for Peace Updates

by Dan DiLeo, Jeanne Schuler, Patrick Murray, and Perlie Whitley Published in the Omaha World Herald October 15th 2025 On Oct. 9, Attorney General Mike Hilgers sued OPPD to block the utility’s plan to transition its North Omaha Station from burning coal. The lawsuit, supported by Gov. Jim Pillen, says OPPD: 1) Should ignore social and environmental costs of energy. 2) And should ignore “environmental justice,” the idea that marginalized communities should not bear greater bur

by Paul A. Olson “[W]e will not be satisfied until justice rolls down like waters and righteousness like a mighty stream.” — Martin Luther King The Nineteenth and Early Twentieth Centuries Up to World War II: To begin with our search for peace, nineteenth century Nebraska had significant settlements of Quakers, Mennonites, and the various Brethren churches whose whole tradition was that of a culture of peace. The 1890s-1900s Populist Party, which elected a number of officials

What's HOT in Global Warming Series by Professor Bruce E. Johansen Artificial Intelligence (A-I), through stocks such has Nvidia has become the hottest ticket to heaven, when it’s not the road to hell in the S&P 500. What other stock could lose $600 billion worth of paper value in one day, and then make it back? At a White House dinner in September, 2025, Mark Zuckerberg said that Meta would spend $600 billion on data centers and related infrastructure. Either way, at the ra

Join us for Biweekly Environmental Legislative Calls! Stay informed and engaged this legislative session by joining our biweekly Environmental Legislative Calls every other Tuesday at 12 noon beginning Tuesday, January 13th. We hope you’ll join us in shaping a greener, more sustainable Nebraska. If you are interested in joining the calls please email Brittany Cooper NFP Executive Director at nfpstate@nebraskansforpeace.org to receive the zoom information. These calls are a gr