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Reid, Sandoval seek to position Nevada as national clean energy leader
CARSON CITY -- U.S. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid and Nevada Governor Brian Sandoval today jointly called for the passage of a legislative proposal to accelerate the retirement of coal plants owned by NV Energy and to expand renewable energy development in Nevada in the coming years.
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Senate Faces Test on Small-Ball Energy Bills
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., will soon have at his feet a small handful of bipartisan energy bills primed for passage, but whether he overcomes the politics that have felled similar efforts in past years is a lingering question.
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Reid, Sandoval among heavy hitters going to bat for compromise NV Energy bill
NV Energy’s plan to shut down coal plants in Nevada moved forward today with strong support from some of Nevada’s most influential politicians and business interests.
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NV leaders work hard to pass NV Energy bill
By Andrew Doughman, Las Vegas Sun NV Energy’s plan to shut down coal plants in Nevada moved forward Friday with strong support from some of Nevada’s most influential politicians and business interests. Republican Gov. Brian Sandoval, Democratic U.S. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, the casino [...]
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Reid Has Nothing to Do With Domenici Anymore
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid refused to see former Sen. Pete V. Domenici, R-N.M., recently because of Domenici's affair with the daughter of his friend and one-time opponent, former Republican Sen. Paul Laxalt of Nevada.
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Bipartisanship on Water Projects in Senate Spurred by Freedom to Fish Act
The senior energy aide to Mitch McConnell, the Senate Republican leader from the coal state of Kentucky, was praised last week by one of the Senate’s top environmentalists, Environment and Public Works Chairwoman Barbara Boxer, D-Calif. The compliment seems unusual amid the hyper-partisanship that’s now the norm in Washington, but when put into context it makes sense.
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Hearing positive on Lyon land bill: Harry Reid says copper mine must employ Nevadans
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid Nev. speaks during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, April 23, 2013, following a Democratic strategy session.
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Reid, McConnell Agree on Bryce Harper #NATITUDE
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., and Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., may not agree on much, but they do adore Bryce Harper.
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$20 million US grant for Nevada solar power work
The National Science Foundation has awarded a $20 million grant to Nevada's higher education system to help find ways to make large-scale solar power plants more practical and efficient on arid desert ...
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Nine problems regulators have with NV Energy’s coal-ditching plan
Nevadans of every political stripe have cheered NV Energy’s plan to eject itself from the coal business. They envision unemployed Nevadans back to work, laboring under clear, blue skies; dismantling dirty coal plants and installing new solar panels; guaranteeing Nevada’s energy independence for years to come. The state’s regulators, however, are hoping legislators will stop daydreaming and heed ...
Las Vegas Sun