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Paving the Way to Our Clean Energy Future |
 Sen. Harry Reid
Posted: July 23, 2010
Over my 40 years in public service, including my time as chairman of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, I have seen the evolution of public perception and political will on global warming and energy policy.
We have gone from a public that was averse to change to one eager to take advantage of the untapped possibilities of tomorrow.
We know that we cannot squander opportunities to create jobs and grow our economy, just as we cannot afford to lag behind our competitors in a 21st century global economy. We know our potential: In Nevada, critical investments in solar, geothermal and wind energy, as well as energy efficiency, are diversifying our state's economy and have created reliable jobs that can never be outsourced. That story can and should be told across the nation.
And, of course, we know the cost of inaction. The Gulf oil spill was the most recent warning, but other reminders happen every day. Rising energy costs and our dangerous dependence on foreign oil demonstrate our urgent need for a national clean energy strategy. Democrats are firmly committed to achieving this goal.
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New energy policy would lift Nevada |
 Monday, July 26, 2010
The news last week that the Senate will not take up comprehensive climate and energy legislation is disappointing, but I am very grateful for Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid’s hard work on this issue over the past two years. Additionally, the early and courageous support by Reps. Shelley Berkley and Dina Titus gave Nevadans hope that we would see a new energy policy that would bring jobs to our community.
Nevadans understand that the stakes are too high to ignore climate change when our hotter and drier climate imperils our water supply, public health and our way of life. Nevadans understand the need for diversifying our economy and that comprehensive energy reform will create thousands of new jobs and attract new industries to Nevada.
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CBO: “American Power Act” Cuts Deficit by $19 Billion |
 Senators John Kerry (D-Mass.) and Joe Lieberman (I-Conn.), of the Senate American Power Act, highlighted today’s new scoring from the Congressional Budget Office showing the measure reduces America’s deficit by over $19 billion over ten years. The scoring also shows the Kerry-Lieberman bill complies with the Senate’s budget rules.
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Recent Blogs
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Climate change has real effect on global poverty |
July 27, 2010 Monica Brett
In his Monday letter to the editor, headlined “New energy policy would lift Nevada,” Scot Rutledge of the Nevada Conservation League correctly points out the positive impact that comprehensive climate and energy legislation would have on Nevada. I would like to add that climate change also poses one of the greatest challenges in the 21st century in efforts to reduce global poverty and promote development. FULL ARTICLE
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July 26, 2010, Tina Past
Last week's development that the Senate would not take up a comprehensive clean energy and climate change bill this summer was sad news to say the least. The four-point program suggested by Senator Reid will straddle the urgency of now and the Gulf Oil Catastrophe while we regroup for the real effort.
It's not over. We haven't given in or given up. We must make carbon pulluters pay the price for their filthy deeds. We must have a national renewable power standard similar to our own in Nevada to assure the success of alternative energy power development.
Big Oil, King Coal and their Senate water carriers may have won a battle, but they won't win the war for America's future. They must and will be held accountable. All of our futures depend on it.
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