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NEW REPORT: More Than 400,000 New Clean Energy Jobs Have Been Created Since IRA Passage
January 14, 2025
ICYMI: Climate Power Executive Director Lori Lodes Lays Stakes of Clean Energy Plan
Washington, D.C. – Today, Elissa Slotkin was elected U.S. Senator from Michigan, defeating Big Oil-backed Mike Rogers.
November 9, 2024
Nevada Re-elects Clean Energy Champion Sen. Rosen, Rejecting Sam Brown’s Big Oil Agenda
Washington, D.C. — Senator Jacky Rosen, a climate and clean energy champion, won her reelection bid against Sam Brown, keeping a key U.S. Senate seat blue. Rosen centered clean energy jobs in her campaign and won, in the face of ads and false attacks funded by Big Oil interests. In response to the news, Lori Lodes, Executive Director of Climate Power, released the following statement
November 9, 2024
Tonight’s Senate Debate Showed Rosen is the Clear Choice for Nevadans on Climate, Water, and Energy
Las Vegas, NV — Tonight, Senator Jacky Rosen and Sam Brown met for a debate in Las Vegas. The candidates were asked about expanding clean energy, the state’s water crisis, and Yucca Mountain, and their answers highlighted how only one candidate is putting Nevadans first – Senator Jacky Rosen. “As Nevadans across the state are coping […]
October 17, 2024
NEW STUDY: Trump’s Project 2025 Agenda Means Higher Energy Costs and Mass Layoffs for Nevadans
Las Vegas, Nevada — Nonpartisan energy and climate policy group Energy Innovation released a state-by-state breakdown of how Project 2025 would harm middle-class Americans with increased energy costs of $240 for the average household and 1.7 million jobs lost across the country by 2030. Climate Power Communications Director Alex Glass issued the following statement: “Big Oil wrote the blueprint for Trump’s […]
October 4, 2024
Vice President Harris visits Nevada to Highlight Economic Plan to Strengthen the Middle Class
Las Vegas, NV — Yesterday, Vice President Kamala Harris visited Las Vegas where she highlighted her plans to continue to bolster the economy and create jobs. As Vice President, Harris cast the deciding vote to pass the clean energy plan, tripling clean energy production and saving Americans $38 billion on electricity bills. The clean energy plan has already […]
October 1, 2024
ICYMI: Speaker Johnson Exposes Congressional Republicans as Liars on Clean Energy Investments
Carson City, NV— On Wednesday, in remarks to the America First Policy Institute, Speaker Mike Johnson promised to repeal the clean energy plan—putting more than 330,000 clean energy jobs on the chopping block and increasing energy costs for working families—if Republicans win the presidency and take full control of Congress this November. Last month, 18 vulnerable House Republicans, including Nevada […]
September 23, 2024
Clean Energy Investments Are Revitalizing Nevada Communities, Trump Is Promising to Crush Them
Clean energy industries are booming and powering Nevada’s economic growth, while Donald Trump and his Big Oil allies are still trying to pull the plug. Since the passage of the clean energy plan, Nevada has benefited from new clean energy projects that have invested $14.5 billion and announced 20,448 jobs across the state, with many […]
September 20, 2024
Clean Energy Career Fair Showcases Nevada’s Growing Industry and Job Opportunities
HENDERSON, Nevada — Yesterday, Representative Dina Titus (NV-1) joined the Nevada Conservation League, For Our Future NV, Climate Power, EmployNV Business Hub, Nevada Clean Energy Fund, and 19 employers for a Clean Energy Career Fair. On the heels of Labor Day and amidst the backdrop of historic federal investments from the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) and Infrastructure […]
September 6, 2024
Rewiring America, Congresswoman Susie Lee, Citizens Climate Lobby, Nevada Conservation League, and Climate Power Celebrate Las Vegas Homeowner’s Energy Efficient Home Upgrade Made Possible by the Inflation Reduction Act
Photos & Videos Las Vegas, NV – Today, Tuesday, August 20, Rewiring America, Congresswoman Susie Lee, Citizens Climate Lobby, Nevada Conservation League, and Climate Power unveiled homeowner William Huggins’ energy efficient solar tubes made possible by the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA). In April of this year, William installed three brand new solar tubes in his Las Vegas home with the […]
August 20, 2024
Six Things to Know about Harris and Trump’s Climate Records before the DNC
If you’re going to write about climate in your coverage of the Democratic National Convention, the choice between the two candidates couldn’t be more clear. Kamala Harris has a positive vision for the future that will protect all Americans, while Donald Trump’s vision for the future only protects his billionaire pals. Kamala Harris cast the […]
August 19, 2024