Phoebe Sweet

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Sierra Club hosting 10 green parties in Nevada: Wednesday, July 16, 2008; As part of Sierra Club's national Light Bulbs to Leadership campaign, the environmental group will host more than 200 house parties throughout the nation Thursday.
Snake Valley water hearings won't happen until late next year: Tuesday, July 15, 2008; Opponents of Southern Nevada Water Authority’s plans to pump water from Snake Valley in Eastern Nevada to fast-growing Las Vegas will have more than a year to build a case against the pipeline.
Water hearings delayed a year: Tuesday, July 15, 2008; Hearings over whether the Southern Nevada Water Authority will be allowed to pump water from Snake Valley, on the Utah border, will not be held until fall of 2009.
BLM lifts solar moratorium 21 months early: Wednesday, July 2, 2008; The Bureau of Land Management announced today that it will end a one-month-old moratorium on new solar applications on land it stewards in six southwest states, including Nevada.
National clean energy summit coming to UNLV: Tuesday, July 1, 2008; Sen. Harry Reid today announced a National Clean Energy Summit to be held at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas on Aug. 19.
New mining claims banned in region around Grand Canyon National Park: Wednesday, June 25, 2008; A House committee today invoked rarely-used powers to ban new mining claims on about a million acres adjacent to Grand Canyon National Park.
Green jobs town hall meeting Tuesday: Monday, June 23, 2008; A so-called "green" economy could create more than 19,000 manufacturing jobs in the Las Vegas Valley, according to business leaders, a steelworkers and environmental groups that are hosting a town hall meeting here Tuesday.
Builders pay up for alleged water violations: Wednesday, June 11, 2008; Four of the nation's largest residential builders have agreed to pay $4.3 million - including $182,000 to the state of Nevada - in a settlement with the U.S. Environmental Protect Agency for alleged violations of the Clean Water Act.
Poll indicates support for protection of Gold Butte: Thursday, June 5, 2008; Two-thirds of Clark County voters support protecting additional public lands in Nevada, according to a recent poll by Public Opinion Strategies.
Nevada to be part of solar study: Friday, May 30, 2008; The Bureau of Land Management announced Thursday that it will study the environmental impacts of solar energy development in six Western states, including Nevada.
Las Vegas' carbon footprint surprisingly small: Thursday, May 29, 2008; A report released today by the Brookings Institution ranked the country's 100 largest metro areas by their carbon emissions.
Higher water bills postponed: Thursday, April 3, 2008; Las Vegans who were to see a 23 percent increase on their April water bill can rest easy - at least for another month.
Federal regulators eyeing Nevada Power investor: Tuesday, March 25, 2008; Turns out environmentalists aren’t the only ones interested in the money behind Sierra Pacific Resources, the company that owns Nevada Power Co. and Sierra Pacific Power Co.
St. George to have say on Mesquite coal plant: Tuesday, Feb. 26, 2008; Although the Nevada Environmental Protection Division refused to hold a hearing in St. George to hear concerns of residents who say they will be downwind of the proposed coal plant, the Utah Division of Air Quality will.
Sen. Reid accuses coal industry of using "the old Hitler lie": Tuesday, Feb. 19, 2008; Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid laid out plans to stimulate the national renewable energy industry during the opening of this week's Renewable Energy World Conference in Las Vegas.
Analysts predict no Ely coal-fired power plant (UPDATE): Monday, Feb. 11, 2008; In an interview today, Yackira said the analyst's comments meant to imply that it won't matter to investors whether the company builds the Ely plant, not that the plant won't happen.
Analyst predicts no Ely coal-fired power plant: Monday, Feb. 11, 2008; One Wall Street analyst last week upgraded stock of Sierra Pacific
Resources, Nevada Power's parent company, to "buy."
Another black mark for coal: Monday, Feb. 4, 2008
Reid: Coal industry promoting disinformation: Friday, Jan. 25, 2008
Energy CEO: Allow coal, for the Strip's sake: Wednesday, Jan. 23, 2008
Clinton carries Bellagio: Saturday, Jan. 19, 2008
Coal power plants opposed: Thursday, Jan. 17, 2008
Common cause: dislike of coal: Wednesday, Jan. 16, 2008
Find the pollster (UPDATED): Tuesday, Jan. 15, 2008
Cost, not coal may be plant's main issue: Friday, Jan. 11, 2008