CARSON CITY — Proposals dealing with hybrid cars, energy-efficiency standards and solar power were among green energy bills endorsed Tuesday by a key Nevada Senate committee.
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CARSON CITY — A “green jobs” initiative sought by Senate Majority Leader Steven Horsford, D-Las Vegas, moved Monday to the full Nevada Senate following approval of amendments by a key legislative committee.
A new era is dawning, we’re assured. The dark clouds of industrial pollution (OK, carbon dioxide is colorless, odorless, non-toxic, and necessary, but let’s not get bogged down in details) are about to be banished, ushering in a glorious new day of hygienic energy cleanliness and perfectly balanced global neither-warming-nor-cooling.
RENO — The Reno City Council has targeted federal stimulus grant money for solar and wind projects and making the Reno Arch energy efficient.
Coveted parking spaces are no longer just for the handicapped or employees of the month.
WASHINGTON — Sen. Harry Reid on Thursday called on the Senate to push forward a bill that seeks to broaden electricity networks and transfer potentially bountiful green energy to consumers.
I doubt there’s anyone who has not been affected in some way by the current economic crisis. This is a big deal — a game changer of major proportion. Things are tight and getting tighter, causing many of us to re-examine our lives and our assumptions about what we’ve so often taken for granted.
NV Energy’s two power company subsidiaries said Monday that they’ve requested approval from the state’s Public Utilities Commission to begin building a $470 million electric transmission line between Northern and Southern Nevada.
CARSON CITY — The chairman of a key Senate panel said Friday that a network of power transmission lines is a key factor in development of renewable energy in Nevada — a step that will help the state emerge as a leader in alternative energy production.
