projects.washingtonpost.com - 3/21/2009
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REID, Harry, a Representative and a Senator from Nevada; born in Searchlight, Nev., December 2, 1939; graduated, Southern Utah State College 1959, Utah State University 1961, and George Washington School of Law 1964; member,United States Capitol Police Force 1961-1964; admitted to the Nevada bar ...
usnews.com - 3/26/2009
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U.S. News and World Report: Thorium is a
slightly radioactive element, a cousin of uranium. For the
past four decades, in fits and starts, researchers have been testing it as a potentially attractive competitor to uranium as a source of nuclear fuel. ...
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Trying to make nuclear power less risky
planetizen.com - 3/24/2009
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A magnetic levitation train link between Anaheim and
Las Vegas has been on the table for 30
years. Now could be the time the project finally gets enough traction to go from idea to reality. read more
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Time May Be Right for Mag-Lev From Vegas to SoCal
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Another key climate and clean energy pick by Obama: Wellinghoff for Energy Commission Chief
Climate Progress —
... said. And while he said that the less FERC intrudes on the power of states the better, he also said that “at the end of the day you need the power to overrule them” in order to make sure that “we get the upgrades done that are essential to the national interest, national security and our environmental interest with respect to carbon and greenhouse gas emissions.” A recent court ruling, which asserted states’ rights to block transmission lines, could complicate that task. But Senate Majority Leader Harry M. Reid (D-Nev.) favors an increase in FERC’s authority; Senate Energy ...
A Wellinghoff you can't refuse
Grist - the Latest from Grist —
... A recent court ruling, which asserted states' rights to block transmission lines, could complicate that task. But Senate Majority Leader Harry M. Reid (D-Nev.) favors an increase in FERC's authority; Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee Chairman ...
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watthead.blogspot.com 3/13/2009 — Here's some news to brighten your Friday! Proposed new coal plants have been dropping like flies over the past month, and yet another one bites the dust today , this time in Nevada. Citing strong local opposition and increased certainty that global warming pollution from coal plants will be ...
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The show must go on
resourceinsights.blogspot.com 8/22/2009 — Paris, But Not France It is a sign that the world may be upside down when French tourists in Las Vegas take pictures of themselves in front of the Paris Las Vegas hotel and casino complex which includes a half-scale replica of the Eiffel Tower . And, yet this is not the strangest ...
National Clean Energy Summit
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