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Moms and Kids Meet-Up for Clean Air and Healthy Communities!
Moms care about kids, and kids need clean air and communities free of toxic chemicals. In honor of Mothers Day, let's get together and send a message to elected leaders that we want our values represented in Washington, D.C.!
The Nevada Conservation League is working to:
1. Give the federal government the science-based authority it needs to regulate dangerous airborne pollutants, including airborne carbon like that produced by coal-fired power plants;
2. Create effective regulation of dangerous chemicals in our homes and workplaces. We need a comprehensive policy that protects public health and the environment, and companies that make and use chemicals should provide full information on the impact of their chemicals on the health of everyone, including children, pregnant women and workers.
Moms, their kids and supporters of clean air and communities will meet up this Saturday, May 12, at 11 a.m. at the Roots Community Garden, 715 N. Tonopah Drive in Las Vegas. Kids and their mothers will create large, colorful messages to send to elected leadership from Southern Nevada urging them to support legislation for clean air and healthy communities.
We’ll have fun, refreshments and surprises for kids and moms, and we’ll learn how we can make our neighborhoods safer and healthier places for ourselves and our families.
Questions and RSVPs go to
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, or call us at (702) 505-9477. For more information about these issues and how you can be involved, check out protectnv.org, www.momscleanairforce.org and www.saferchemicals.org. To learn more about Roots Community Garden, please visit www.tonopahcommunitygarden.com.
Last Call at the Oasis
One of the greatest environmental challenges of our time is largely flying under the radar: Water, or the lack of it, and the impacts that climate change and poor public policy are having on access to this product that is absolutely essential to life.
Here in Nevada, of course, water has been the fuel for growth and the source for political scandal. The NCL Education Fund and allied organizations are very concerned that plans by the Southern Nevada Water Authority to drill, pump and pipe water from rural Nevada to Las Vegas could have an enormous environmental (as well as cultural and economic) effect on the Great Basin. (For good or ill, SNWA Water Czar Pat Mulroy apparently has a prominent role in the documentary.)
A new movie, "Last Call at the Oasis," takes a look at water issues globally and locally. It's makers include members of the teams that brought "An Inconvenient Truth" and "Waiting for Superman."
After opening in Los Angeles and New York City last weekend, it is coming to Las Vegas this Friday, at the Century 16 Suncoast, 9090 Alta Drive. Las Vegas, NV 89144. It also opens this Friday in Irvine, CA; Washington, D.C.; San Francisco and Berkeley, CA. Here's the full list of theaters, dates, and reviews, which can also be found at http://www.lastcallattheoasis.com/#screenings.
You can see The trailer at http://video.takepart.com/previews/oTRCwVn6-d2qA2RiQ
Some reviews:
Salon.com:
http://www.salon.com/2012/05/04/gorgeous_saga_global_crisis/singleton/
LA Times:
http://articles.latimes.com/2012/may/04/entertainment/la-et-last-call-20120504
Variety:
http://www.variety.com/review/VE1117946027?refcatid=31
Let's shut down Nevada's last coal plant!
On Thursday, May 3, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency will travel to Southern Nevada to hear from people directly affected by the pollution generated at Nevada's last coal-fired electric plant. Conservation groups including the Nevada Conservation League are urging all those who can to attend either the meeting scheduled for early Thursday afternoon in Moapa or the meeting scheduled early Thursday evening in Overton.
The hearings are specifically on the EPA's proposals to limit nitrogen oxide pollution at the Reid Cardner Generating Station in the Moapa Valley. The NCL supports the rule-making, science-based authority of the EPA, and further urges the federal government to establish the strongest health-based rules possible. Strong citizen feedback to the EPA and to the owners of the Reid Gardner plant will help clean up our skies and benefit the health of young people downwind of the plant.
The earlier meeting is scheduled for the Big Auditorium in the Administration Building of Moapa Band of Paiutes on 1 Lincoln Street in Moapa from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m., with an informational session from 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. The second hearing is at the Ron Dalley Theater of Moapa Valley Empowerment High School on 2400 St. Joseph Street in Overton from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m., with an informational session from 5 to 6 p.m. Click here for more information.
A limited number of car-pool seats are available. Email This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it if you would like a ride from downtown Las Vegas to the meetings.
Let's make some history by moving to shut down Nevada's last coal-fired electric plant!
Greening Downtown!
We at Nevada Conservation League aren't formally part of this effort, but we want to tip our hats to our neighbors who are working to "Build a Greener Block" down the street from the NCL offices. There's a lot of that going on Main Street, from the solar panels in front of the new Las Vegas City Hall to our own offices in the LEED-Certified Faciliteq building, the rebirth of Downtown and the Arts District is coming hand-in-hand with a cleaner, greener esthetic.
You can find the "Greener Block" fun just north of Charleston Boulevard and Main Street in Downtown Las Vegas. The Faciliteq building is two blocks north, at 817 S. Main.
Details for this weekend's festivities:
This Saturday and Sunday, a group of sustainably-minded community members will Build a Greener Block. The group will take over a blighted section of Main Street to demonstrate just how amazing (and green) our Downtown can become. The weekend will include pop-up restaurants and shops, live music, and a chance to learn more about how we can all work together to revitalize the heart of our city.
The events will run from 10 a.m. to midnight on both days at 1042 Main Street.
With Performances By:
Recycled Percussion
Saturday 2 p.m.
Tunay Street Dance Studio
Saturday 2 p.m.
Live Bands & DJs
Storefronts:
Green Street Cafe–a healthy eatery
Chef Stacey Dougan–going organic
REimagined–a boutique & art gallery
Sambalatte–coffees & teas
Health & Wellness Plaza:
Yoga Classes–Saturday & Sunday
Kids Obstacle Course by Jump for Joy Foundation–Saturday & Sunday
Community Classroom:
Gardening Workshops
Kids Arts Classes
To learn more about this event, to donate, or to find out how you can get involved, visit greenerblocks.com.
http://downtownproject.com/2012/this-weekend-build-a-greener-block/
Celebrate EARTH DAY with the NCL!
The countdown to this weekend's EARTH DAY events is nearing zero hour!
The Nevada Conservation League hopes that you and your family have an opportunity to soak up some clean air and sun this weekend, feel the earth beneath your feet and do what you can to support a clean, green world for all of us!
* GREENFest April 21, 2012 - 10 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., at Town Square Las Vegas, 6605 Las Vegas Blvd, Las Vegas, NV 89119.
GREENFest, founded by Republic Services and The Green Alliance, is a celebration of Earth Day the whole family can enjoy. Learn how to reduce your environmental footprint; go green; recycle; conserve energy and water; and live an eco-friendly lifestyle. Activities include free recycling collection, document destruction and electronic waste collection, art exhibits, recycling exhibit and truck display, green vendors, interactive energy efficiency displays, water conservation, renewable energy, environment education, games for all ages, farmers market, live entertainment and food. The Nevada Conservation League will be on hand to collect testimonials supporting the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's authority to regulate industrial carbon pollution, such as that spewed by coal plants.
* Reno Earth Day April 22, 2012 - 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. at Idlewild Park, 2055 Idlewild Drive, Reno, NV 89509.
Educational booths and activities for all ages and backgrounds, performance groups, vendors, and special activities planned free for the public as well as fundraising activities for charities. Our grass roots efforts will keep this event live and thriving in Reno and we look forward to seeing you there and making this event a continuing success! Please note that Pets are NOT allowed at this special event per the City of Reno regulations.
* Mandalay Bay Party for the Planet April 22, 2012 - 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., at Shark Reef Aquarium, Mandalay Bay, 3950 Las Vegas Boulevard South, Las Vegas, NV 89119.
Party for the Planet is a free annual Earth Day event hosted in connection with Association of Zoos & Aquariums (AZA). This is a celebration of the environment and what we can do to make our world a little better. The event is free to the public; admission to the Aquarium is at the posted rate and discounts are offered for Nevada residents with proper ID. Again, NCL will be there to gather support for the U.S. EPA.
* Cultural Healing Walk and Earth Day Rally for a Clean Energy Economy April 22, 2012 - 2 to 4 p.m., at Heritage Park at Las Vegas Boulevard and Washington Avenue and the Lloyd George Federal Courthouse, 333 Las Vegas Boulevard.
Join the Sierra Club's Beyond Coal Campaign and the Moapa Band of Paiutes as they work to close dirty coal and transition to a clean energy economy. The Power without Pollution effort will begin at Heritage Park; there will be music and speakers at the Lloyd George Courthouse at 3 p.m.
A full list of EARTH DAY activities is available on the Nevada Division of Environmental Protection website at http://ndep.nv.gov/admin/earth-day2012.htm.
Whither Lake Tahoe?
Lake Tahoe's future is incredibly important to the future of tourism in Nevada and the Sierra Nevada mountains. As part of the Graduate Program in Environmental Science Seminar Series, the Secretaries of the Departments of Natural Resources from California and Nevada will speak at the University of Nevada-Reno on April 23 at 4 p.m. in the Wells Fargo Auditorium in the Knowledge Center.
They will discuss policy issues in the Tahoe basin from the viewpoint of the States of Nevada and California. This has been a dynamic year for policy making at Lake Tahoe. The State of Nevada passed Senate Bill 271 (http://www.tahoebonanza.com/article/20110620/NEWS/110629994) which calls for Nevada to withdraw from the Bistate Compact that created the Tahoe Regional Planning Agency unless certain benchmarks are met. Moreover, with budget issues facing State and Federal agencies there has been an increasing call by policy makers and scientists to work together to come up with creative avenues for protecting Lake Tahoe.
Cultural Healing Walk - Power Without Pollution
PLAN to host Mining Accountability Panel
Our friends at PLAN are holding a panel discussion on the gold-mining industry's history and present-day impact on the environment and Nevada's tax system. Those scheduled to join the discussion are:
Celebrate Earth Day with GreenFest!
Join the Nevada Conservation League and many other community groups and businesses to mark the international Earth Day with GreenFest!
Date: Saturday, April 21, 10 a.m. - 4 p.m.
Location: Town Square Las Vegas
Address: 6605 Las Vegas Blvd, Las Vegas, NV 89119
Public Comment Hearing on Solar Energy Zones
Join NCL at the meeting and express your support for the supplement to the PEIS for its balanced approach to clean energy production at this public meeting hosted by the BLM and the Department of Energy.
Wednesday, November 30, 2011,
6:00 PM – Open House to Review Plans
7:00 PM – Public Meeting Begins
Ramada Las Vegas
325 East Flamingo Road, Las Vegas, NV 89169
More information and to register to speak here!
TAPPED (The Movie) at UNLV
2011 Wild & Scenic Film Festival
Reno
Thurs., Oct. 13, 2011 at 7 p.m.
The Grove (95 Foothill Road)
Mesquite
Wed., Oct. 26, 2011 at 7 p.m.
Mesquite Community Theater (150 N. Yucca)
Las Vegas
Wed., Nov. 2, 2011 at 7 p.m.
The Rio – Brazilia Room (3700 W. Flamingo Road)
For more information or to purchase tickets, visit Nevada Wilderness Project.
