Rebuild Nevada

Breathe Easy Nevada is an expansion of the Nevada Conservation League Education Fund's "Rebuild Nevada" campaign.  We're focused on defending the rights of every Nevadan to live a healthy life by protecting our air and water while promoting clean energy to replace older, dirtier forms of energy.

Breathe Easy Nevada educates and engages the public based on two principles:   

• Protecting the air we breathe and the water we drink is crucial to sustaining a healthy population in Nevada.

Arsenic, Mercury, Dioxin, Carbon Monoxide, Lead, and other toxins and carcinogens threaten the health and safety of Americans every day, especially for seniors, young children, and those with asthma, diabetes, or cardiovascular disease.

The Clean Air Act authorizes the Environmental Protection Agency to limit toxins in the air we breathe.  It saved an estimated 160,000 Americans from a premature death and another 1.7 million cases of asthma exacerbation in 2010.   

Despite the scientific proof of pollution’s impact on public health, members of Congress propose cutting the EPA’s budget by a third and blocking the EPA from enforcing commonsense safeguards to curb pollution and protect public health.

• Rebuilding a vibrant economy will require continued investments in our clean energy industries in Nevada.

The Silver State will become the renewable energy hub of the Southwest and play a critical role in meeting our nation’s energy needs.  Our non-partisan, broad-based coalition supports measures in Congress and at the state and local levels that will stimulate and support a clean energy economy.

We are working to create jobs in Nevada that cannot be exported overseas through our support of federal and local measures that fund job training and career development for Nevadans.  These efforts range from research and engineering, to maintenance and construction, all jobs related to the creation and transportation of renewable energy, as well as making our buildings and transportation options more energy efficient.

We support responsible renewable energy development throughout Nevada, as well as the supporting transmission lines needed to carry this abundant clean energy throughout our state and beyond.  We support the new "smart grid" and energy retrofit technologies that will give consumers more control over their energy use, leading to lower utility bills and safer, healthier environments.

Breathe Easy Nevada continues to raise awareness on these issues as well as provide opportunities to YOU to get involved in our efforts.  We are quick to thank our elected officials who defend our right to a healthy life and a renewable energy economy in Nevada.  At the same time, we will continue to point out those elected officials who vote against the public health and economic opportunities of Nevadans.

Visit Rebuild Nevada here.

Non-Partisan Civic Engagement

Three voter engagement campaigns were run in 2010 to build public support for clean energy development and energy conservation in Nevada. Our progams are based on best practices from the Analyst Institute and developed using the latest non-partisan conservation voter modeling.

• “Make the Switch” - We mailed over 30,000 Nevadans a pair of educational mail pieces on the benefits of expanding our renewable energy and efficiency programs in Clark and Washoe County. Over 1000 of you took an action by sending a postcard to NV Energy and local government boards expressing your support and thanking them for their commitment to a cleaner, healthier Nevada. View the mail piece here.


• “I Have a Green Job” – This informative four-piece mail and video campaign stressed the fact that “green jobs are available now” and not just a future promise. With our partner, the Clean Energy Project, over 70,000 households read the personal stories of four Nevadans who have transitioned into a green job from either unemployment or underemployment. View the mail piece here.


• "Get out the vote!" - We called over 25,000 Nevadans to inform them about various voting options in the 2010 election cycle with an emphasis on early voting. Our phone canvassers used the latest non-partisan voter modeling and predictive dialing software to increase the effectiveness and efficiency of our outreach.