Energy
Las Vegas gasoline prices have risen 11 cents in a week and 18 cents in the past month, AAA said Monday.
As bird hunting season comes to an end and I reflect on all the wonderful hunting outings I’ve had this season and many seasons past, I’m reminded that Nevada’s world-class big game and bird hunting is often the envy of hunters around the country.
With its brilliant sunshine, whipping winds, geothermal hot spots and vast tracts of empty land, Nevada has long held promise as a potential center of green power.
An important loan guarantee has come through for a major Nevada power project.
Electric-transmission developer LS Power and power utility NV Energy have been granted a $363 million loan guarantee by the U.S. Department of Energy that will allow the companies to begin developing their One Nevada transmission line, or ON Line.
When Alaina Burtenshaw tries to explain her career at cocktail parties, she said she often sees people’s eyes start to glaze over.
Nobody thinks about saving a rain forest as a result of “green building” techniques, but they might think about saving more than $1,000 a year on utility bills, a Las Vegas homebuilding executive said.
