Smart Energy Choices
Henderson City Councilwoman Debra March has a strong guest op-ed in the Las Vegas Sun today urging the Public Utilities Commission of Nevada to fully fund energy efficiency programs. That’s a good choice for Nevada, although it might add a buck or so to a typical $100 bill. Despite the recession and the collapse of [...]
From Nevada to DC and Back: A Local Small Business Owner’s Take on Politics, Policies and Pathways to Growth
October 15, 2012 No Comment
By Ron Nelsen Small business owners like me are busting our humps to put people back to work in the aftermath of the Great Recession. For the economy’s sake and our own, we deserve a chance to tell Washington exactly what kinds of policies can give us a leg up. I got my opportunity last [...]
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By Launce Rake Last week one of the men running for Congress in Nevada’s new 4th District announced that gee, maybe Nevada is the perfect place to dump thousands of tons of the most poisonous waste in the world. Danny Tarkanian, who subtly plays off his relationship to dad and former UNLV basketball coach Jerry Tarkanian by co-starring with [...]
Continue reading …Nevada Elected – and would-be elected – officials gather in support of conservation
October 5, 2012 No Comment
A lot of good people think Nevada’s natural places are worth protecting. And a lot of those people – including quite a few sitting and future elected officials – showed up recently for a twinned pair of Nevada Conservation League events, one in Las Vegas and one in Reno. Of course, thousands of people have [...]
Continue reading …Nevada small businesses offered webinars on tax credits, environmental standards and energy efficiency
September 14, 2012 1 Comment
Clean Energy Project, a Nevada-based nonprofit organization promoting the clean energy economy, and Small Business Majority, a national nonprofit group providing practical solutions to some of the biggest problems facing small businesses today, are offering several web-based seminars to Nevada small businesses in the coming weeks. The webinars include a discussion featuring White House Council [...]
Continue reading …New Fuel Efficiency Standards Will Reduce Pollution, Spur Innovation and Reduce Dependence on Foreign Oil
August 28, 2012 No Comment
Las Vegas, Nev. – Nevada conservation groups are welcoming new fuel economy rules that will almost double the efficiency of cars and trucks over the next 13 years. The move is expected to reduce pollution and dependence of imported foreign oil and spur innovation by vehicle manufacturers. The fuel economy rules were announced Tuesday and [...]
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The Toiyabe Chapter of the Sierra Club representing Nevada and the Eastern Sierra Nevada of California has announced its list of endorsed candidates for Nevada Assembly and Senate. The endorsements follow an intensive and sometimes difficult process of written and direct interaction with candidates, at least two committee meetings and consideration of the candidates’ records. [...]
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In a refreshing counterpoint to the coal and oil apologists who attack clean energy jobs and investment in Nevada, a group called the Small Business Majority today released a poll that shows strong support for clean energy and smart energy policies in the Silver State. The poll conducted by Greenberg Quinlan Rosner Research found 61 percent of [...]
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Energy independence has to be more than building renewable energy capacity in the United States and in Nevada, as important as that is. We have to do a better job of using the resources that we already have. Education is the key to putting the “energy puzzle” together and satisfying the increasingly sophisticated demands of [...]
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SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, CA – The U.S. Forest Service on June 1 released their draft plan for managing the Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit (LTBMU), 150,000 acres of public lands surrounding Lake Tahoe. This land management plan, also known as a forest plan, provides direction for what activities will be conducted and how the natural resources of [...]
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