Chairman's Corner

Drilling Moratorium Compounds Tragedy, Jul 13th

This July 13 editorial in the Reno Gazette by Co-Chairman Tony Clark  --- talks about how the administration's deepwater moratorium disregards several significant details. 

The oil and natural gas industry has operated safely in the Gulf of Mexico for 60 years and in the deep water for 30 years. The deep-water drilling rigs shut down by the moratorium were immediately inspected after the accident and passed. http://www.rgj.com/article/20100723/OPED02/7230371/1098/OPED

EPA's New Ozone Standards Threaten Local Economies, Could Halt New Business, May 12th

Dear Fellow Nevadans,

The Environmental Protections Agency (EPA) is proposing, under the Ozone National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS), to lower the Federal standard for county ground-level ozone from the 2008 mandate of 75 parts per billion (ppb) to 60-70 ppb. This reduced threshold for ground level ozone will put both Clark and Washoe County in a position of perpetual non-attainment, severely limiting our ability to foster business growth and expand job opportunities.

Efforts to comply with these more stringent standards will cost our businesses, our citizens, and our county governments millions of dollars we can ill afford. We will be forced to stifle development, rather than encourage it.......

Welcome to the Nevada Energy Forum! , Feb 18th

Welcome to the Nevada Energy Forum! 

This website is dedicated to providing comprehensive and up-to-date information surrounding energy policy and its legislation.

We believe Nevadans need to work together to create common-sense energy and economic policy that is non-partisan. It is vital to get Americans working again, put the economy firmly back on its feet and bolster our energy security.

We have the potential for energy development to create more jobs -- not only jobs from producing green energy, but also jobs from producing more American oil and natural gas.

We encourage you to become involved in the conversation as we lobby for open discussions on adjustments to energy policy and welcome your participation.

Sincerely,

Tony Clark and Favil West             
Nevada Energy Co-Chairmen