June 1, 2022By Vegas Business Digest Staff Nevada Conservation League, Assemblywoman Nguyen, Commissioner Jones, and tech company Motional examine intersecting challenges of transportation, climate change, communities, and emerging technology. Yesterday, the Nevada Conservation League and Motional, a driverless vehicles technology company, hosted a discussion alongside Assemblywoman Rochelle Nguyen and Clark County Commissioner Justin Jones aboutContinue reading “Vegas Business Digest | The Future of Transportation in Nevada Will Powered by Driverless Vehicles and Clean Energy”
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Daily Caller | Biden Admin Gives Big Handout To Solar, Wind Projects As Gas Prices Soar
June 1, 2022 By Thomas Catenacci The Biden administration unveiled a policy Tuesday evening making it cheaper for green energy developers to build and maintain projects on federal lands. Interior Secretary Deb Haaland announced the federal government would reduce rents and fees charged for wind and solar projects on public lands during a roundtable Tuesday with U.S. and state officials inContinue reading “Daily Caller | Biden Admin Gives Big Handout To Solar, Wind Projects As Gas Prices Soar”
Nevada Conservation League on Interior Sec. Deb Haaland’s Roundtable Discussion on Renewable Energy with Senator Catherine Cortez Masto
LAS VEGAS, Nev.— Yesterday, Interior Secretary Deb Haaland met with Nevada Senator Catherine Cortez Masto, and Bureau of Land Management Nevada State Director Jon Raby for a roundtable discussion on the Biden Administration’s priority of developing 25 gigawatts of renewable energy on public lands by 2025 and achieving a carbon pollution-free power sector. Nevada isContinue reading “Nevada Conservation League on Interior Sec. Deb Haaland’s Roundtable Discussion on Renewable Energy with Senator Catherine Cortez Masto”
Lawmakers and Tech Experts Envision the Future of Transportation as Powered by Clean Energy
Assemblywoman Nguyen, Commissioner Jones, and Motional, Inc. examine intersecting challenges of transportation, climate change, communities, and emerging technology LAS VEGAS, Nev. — Yesterday, the Nevada Conservation League and Motional, a driverless technology company, hosted a discussion alongside Assemblywoman Rochelle Nguyen and Clark County Commissioner Justin Jones about initiatives that will modernize Nevada’s transportation sector. TheContinue reading “Lawmakers and Tech Experts Envision the Future of Transportation as Powered by Clean Energy”
Public News Service | Advocates: The Future of Transportation is Clean Energy
May 31, 2022By Suzanne Potter The future of transportation in Clark County, particularly electrifying the sector, will be the hot topic at a panel discussion of experts and policymakers tonight in Las Vegas. The state is gearing up as big money from the bipartisan infrastructure law is making its way to Nevada. Andrew Sierra, political and organizingContinue reading “Public News Service | Advocates: The Future of Transportation is Clean Energy”
Nevada Conservation League Statement on Chris Brooks’ Departure from Nevada Legislature
LAS VEGAS, Nev. — In response to Senator Chris Brooks’ announcement of his resignation from the Nevada Senate to join private-sector energy, the Nevada Conservation League issued the following statement from Executive Director Paul Selberg: “In the State Legislature, Chris Brooks has been invaluable to the progress we have made to create and expand Nevada’sContinue reading “Nevada Conservation League Statement on Chris Brooks’ Departure from Nevada Legislature”
New Ad by Nevada Conservation League: Nevada’s Conservation Leaders are Fighting for Clean Energy
CARSON CITY Nev. — Today, Nevada Conservation League announced a new ad to highlight Nevada’s leaders who are fighting back against Big Oil’s price gouging of Nevada families and are working to accelerate a clean energy economy that creates local jobs and fights the climate crisis. While Nevadans are feeling pain at the pump, Nevada’s conservationContinue reading “New Ad by Nevada Conservation League: Nevada’s Conservation Leaders are Fighting for Clean Energy”
The Dirty Truth Behind Methane ‘Natural’ Gas
The fossil fuel industry has spent billions obscuring the role that methane gas – also known as natural gas – plays in fueling the climate crisis and polluting our air quality. Methane gas is marketed to our communities as a clean energy source for heating our homes, buildings, and water. Even the word “natural” inContinue reading “The Dirty Truth Behind Methane ‘Natural’ Gas”
Nevada Conservation League Applauds Governor Sisolak for Centering Climate Resilience and Clean Energy Jobs in Infrastructure Efforts
LAS VEGAS, Nev. — Today, the Nevada Conservation League applauded Governor Steve Sisolak as he joined businesses, workers, elected leaders, and communities across the country to stand ‘United in Infrastructure.’ Following the Governor’s proclamation of ‘Infrastructure Week’ in Nevada and the announcement of a subcabinet devoted to leveraging and investing federal funds from the BipartisanContinue reading “Nevada Conservation League Applauds Governor Sisolak for Centering Climate Resilience and Clean Energy Jobs in Infrastructure Efforts”
Las Vegas City Wire | Nevada officials call for action on climate change: ‘It impacts all of us’
By Bob MartinApril 30, 2022 Legislation to promote transformative climate change was on the agenda when Governor Steve Sisolak and Assemblywoman Rochelle Nguyen met last week with the Nevada Conservation League, artists, youth activists and outdoor recreation enthusiasts. In a release on April 22 Gov. Sisolak said the State of Nevada has struggled with high heat, wildfiresContinue reading “Las Vegas City Wire | Nevada officials call for action on climate change: ‘It impacts all of us’”