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Harry Reid blames climate change for fires ravaging his state
2013-07-19 22:08:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Grist: Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) has no doubt about what`s causing this summer`s disastrous Western fire season: climate change. During a meeting with reporters this week, Reid linked global warming to a 28,000-acre blaze in Nevada that caused hundreds to be evacuated from their homes. After being mocked by conservative media, he doubled down and made his points again in front of a group of reporters. "The West is being devastated by wildfires. Millions of acres are burning. Millions...
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Reid blames climate change for Nevada fires, seeks funding for prevention
2013-07-18 15:48:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Fox: Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid is pleading for more spending on fire prevention as his home state of Nevada endures widespread wildfires, and says "climate change" is to blame for the devastating blazes. "The West is burning," Reid said Wednesday. According to the Las Vegas Review-Journal, the Nevada Democrat said the conditions that help the fires spread are fueled by climate change. "Why are we having them? Because we have climate change. Things are different. The forests are drier,...
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Reid blames climate change: 'West is burning'
2013-07-17 07:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Las Vegas Review-Journal: As firefighters head home from Southern Nevada, U.S. Sen. Harry Reid on Wednesday blamed climate change for the intense blaze that consumed nearly 28,000 acres and drove hundreds of residents from their homes around Mount Charleston this month. Reid said the government should be spending a lot more on fire prevention, echoing elected officials who say the Forest Service should move more aggressively to remove brush and undergrowth that turn small fires into huge ones. The West is burning,...
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Sen. Harry Reid in Reno, Discusses NV Energy & Whittemore Verict
2013-05-31 01:34:54| Semiconductors - Topix.net
U.S. Senator Harry Reid is in Northern Nevada this week, talking with constituents and brokering a deal he says could be a game changer for renewable energy here.
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Reid, Sandoval Seek to Position Nevada as National Clean Energy Leader
2013-05-19 23:43:28| Semiconductors - Topix.net
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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