Letter: Green casinos a step in the right direction

Thursday, March 15, 2007 | 7:17 a.m.

Regarding the Las Vegas Sun's March 14 story about the opposition being generated to casinos seeking a tax cut for going green, because of indoor smoking in casinos:

Shouldn't we consider the health benefits in air quality of citizens outside the casinos that will benefit from helping the casinos go green? Wouldn't everyone benefit from these utility hogs going green?

I agree that smoking is harmful, but which is better: the status quo or even a moderate reduction in energy consumption? Shouldn't we look past red tape and do something that benefits the environment? If nothing is done because of a technicality, then we all lose.

Let's win one for the environment and do the best we can for the employees.

Brandon Baird, Las Vegas

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