CARSON CITY — Nevada lawmakers voted Thursday to endorse a new state renewable energy agency after asking numerous questions about the agency’s staffing and initial $250,000-a-year funding.
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CARSON CITY — Nevada is getting an energy commissioner to attract alternative energy projects to the state and reduce public and private energy consumption.
By this time of year, your house shouldn’t have a trace left of the colder seasons. Furry throws, thick comforters, pumpkin and cranberry accessories — all of it should be packed up with your winter coat and Uggs.
Which is better: fossil fuels or renewable energy?
Local power utility NV Energy has formally withdrawn its application to build the Ely Energy Center, a coal-fired power plant in central Nevada. And Air Force officials have urged the federal government to prevent construction of a $700 million solar power plant near the Nellis range.
Landscaping with energy efficiency in mind is not a new idea. In the early days of Las Vegas, Helen J. Stewart and others used cottonwood and mesquite trees to modify temperatures around their homes. Today, many of us head for the mountains to cool off.
Rolladen Rolling Shutters is one of Nevada Energy Star Partners’ newest members and a platinum sponsor of the 2009 Nevada Energy Star campaign. The 25-year-old Las Vegas company was first marketed as a way to enhance home security, but the shutters also lower power bills by reducing and blocking heat in the summer, and enhancing heat retention in the winter, according to the company’s founder, Fran Minnozzi.
DEAR GAIL: I read a lot about green and sustainable design, but how can I incorporate it into my home? I’m not able to remodel, but would like to do what I can. — Jamie T.
If you like hot rods, you might be interested to know that there is an association of electric-powered drag racers who are affiliated with the National Hot Rod Association.
If there’s one thing Las Vegas is known for, it’s change. Although our green building awareness got off to a slow start compared to some other cities, we’ve managed to turn that around. Many are surprised to learn that the rate of green building is accelerating rapidly in Southern Nevada, now home to some of the largest green building projects in the world.
Nevada’s clean-energy economy grew even faster than other sectors between 1998 and 2007, according to a study by The Pew Charitable Trusts.
PARK CITY, Utah — Cabinet members of the Obama administration vowed Monday to help Western states develop a robust system for delivering renewable power.
Nevada Energy Star partners — a voluntary coalition of Southern Nevada homebuilders, developers, retailers, mortgage providers, energy consultants and local utilities — has launched its 2009 Energy Star campaign with the motto: “Together we save.”
A lot of things people do in an attempt to “think green” and “leave a smaller carbon footprint” end up backfiring.
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