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Nebraska environmental leader Jane Kleeb has received the largest environmental award offered to an individual, a $3 million Climate Breakthrough Award. Kleeb is founding director and president of Bold Alliance, formerly Bold Nebraska. She said after 13 years of fighting pipelines, they are moving into being energy builders. ...
A key figure in thwarting planned oil and carbon-capture pipelines in the U.S. Midwest and an Indonesian environmentalist devoted to protecting forests have been named recipients of this year's Climate Breakthrough awards. The prizes are named after a nonprofit, San Francisco-based climate-action organization. Jane Kleeb is chairwoman of the Nebraska Democratic Party and the founder of Bold Nebraska, which was key to blocking plans for the Keystone XL oil pipeline and carbon dioxide-capturing pipelines in the Midwest. Gita Syahrani has worked to conserve millions of acres of forest and pe...
Nebraska's Jane Kleeb is turning her attention to advocating for the development of clean energy — a cause she will take up with a grant worth $3 million.
Isabel Cavelier Climate Breakthrough 2022 Winner
Call comes after former UN climate envoy urged African countries to exploit their natural gas reserves