Renewable energy might be Nevada economy’s savior

Posted in News Clips | 12/14/09 | Staff Despite Nevada's economic woes during 2009, our state has made significant progress in one particular area that's sure to speed the state's economic recovery and stability in the long run: environmental technology, which is also known as clean or green technology. Nevada is at the top of the charts when it comes to geothermal energy use alone, ranking No. 1 in geothermal watts per customer. In 1997, Nevada was one of the first states to have a Renewable Portfolio Standard.…

Titus helps brainstorm ideas to employ Nevadans

Posted in News Clips | 12/13/09 | By Lisa Mascaro Washington — Just days before the House voted on its sweeping health care reform legislation, Democratic Rep. Dina Titus explained why she wanted the long debate to come to a close: Southern Nevadans need work. “I’m ready to vote for it and move on to creating jobs,” Titus said in early November. Titus has been holed up for several days this month in a hideaway in the Capitol — the nickname given to the cramped working rooms assigned to leadership…

FROM OUR READERS: Health insurance reform will benefit Nevadans

Posted in News Clips | 12/13/09 | By Harry Reid Now that the Senate has begun debating the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, Nevada and the nation are closer to historic health insurance reform than ever before. This bill will save lives, save money and save Medicare. Under the Senate bill, 518,000 Nevada residents could get affordable coverage; 328,000 seniors would receive free preventive services; and 24,000 small businesses would be helped by a small business tax credit to make premiums more affordable. In fact, 93 percent of people…

SUN EDITORIAL: Reid’s mastery on display

Posted in News Clips | 12/09/09 | Sun Editorial Staff Once again, Harry Reid is demonstrating why his leadership in the Senate means so much to Nevada and to the nation as well. On Tuesday the Senate majority leader announced what could be a breakthrough in the negotiations to get landmark health care reform legislation passed in the Senate. A group of moderate and liberal Democrats, with Reid’s encouragement, has been meeting in private, trying to reach common ground on issues that had been holding up President Barack Obama’s top…

LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Reid’s leadership crucial for voice of our state in D.C.

Posted in News Clips | 12/06/09 | Helen Salinas, Las Vegas   Most of us remember our grandmothers with respect and humor, as they had a “saying” for all occasions. As a Nevada voter, one saying comes to mind, having to do with choices. “You only have one bite at the apple.” This brings me to our looming choice for U.S. Senate in 2010. Each state has two senators (two bites at the apple) to try and equalize the powers between small states and large ones. In the Senate, Nevada is…

PUC to use stimulus grant to hire staff

Posted in News Clips | 12/04/09 | Staff LAS VEGAS - Nevada utility regulators plan to use about $800,000 in federal stimulus funds for employee training and to add two new staff members to focus on renewable energy. A Public Utilities Commission of Nevada official said the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act funds will help manage an increasing demands for oversight of renewable energy, transmission and distribution, energy efficiency and smart grid technology. PUC executive Crystal Jackson says the commission expects recent activity in those areas to increase…