http://tahoecollective.com Independent news from Northern Nevada Wed, 31 Dec 2008 17:00:32 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Jay Ambrose Tuesday, December 30, 2008 In Poland recently, representatives of the European Union were discussing ways to look like soldiers in the war against global warming while once more dodging the draft. Outside there were the usual sorts of doomsday-prognosticating protesters. Some were dressed as penguins, devils and polar bears, it was reported. The uniforms strike ... http://tahoecollective.com/2008/12/watch-for-warming-trends/  John Seelmeyer, 12/29/2008 , John Seelmeyer is the editor of the Northern Nevada Business Weekly     Sustainable development, all the rage less than a year ago, has survived the economic downturn. There just isn’t much in the way of development or construction — sustainable or otherwise — undertaken in northern Nevada these days. But ... http://tahoecollective.com/2008/12/green-is-still-fashionable/  Experts: Potential employers looking at Northern Nevada By John Seelmeyer from the NNDA for the Nevada Appeal News Service   Some shots of good news for the Northern Nevada economy may be just days away, and more might be coming in the first weeks of 2009. Economic development agencies and commercial real estate brokers say ... http://tahoecollective.com/2008/12/glimmers-of-hope-in-area-economy-2/ By Kat Kerlin katk@newsreview.com Violations at various Nevada facilities resulted in 14 enforcement actions by the Environmental Protection Agency in 2008. According to the agency’s annual report, 7.9 million pounds of pollution were reduced, 49.6 million cubic yards of contaminated soil was cleaned up, and more than 16 million pounds of hazardous ... http://tahoecollective.com/2008/12/epa-takes-14-actions-against-nevada-facilities/         2008, by all standards, an extraordinary year. A new President, a new direction, if he can get the little train that could on the right track. It's also been a tough year here in Northern Nevada, maybe not as bad as some areas in the country but no walk in ... http://tahoecollective.com/2008/12/merry-christmas-and-a-happy-new-year/  Wind power is often in the news these days. It is understood as a viable alternative to present energy efforts but one must look at the practicality of the efforts verses the return for the investment and the efforts. I've heard once said, an ideologue is an impractical idealist, usually ... http://tahoecollective.com/2008/12/wind-power-targets-unrealistic-say-critics/  By David E. Zoia Story from WARD'S AUTOMOTIVE REPORT   Has General Motors killed the hydrogen car?Maybe, but not on purpose.When GM rolled out its Volt plug-in electric vehicle concept nearly two years ago and pledged to have the car on dealer lots by the end of 2010, it set off a worldwide ... http://tahoecollective.com/2008/12/gms-volt-may-help-pull-plug-on-fuel-cell/ The Associated Press, Friday, Dec. 12, 2008   CARSON CITY, Nev. -- Las Vegas businessman Tim Cashman has been appointed as Nevada's at-large member to the agency charged with protecting Lake Tahoe through land-use regulations. Cashman will take over Jan. 1 on the bistate Tahoe Regional Planning Agency for Roy E. "RJ" Clason ... http://tahoecollective.com/2008/12/las-vegas-businessman-named-to-tahoe-panel/ From the time we are in elementary school, through high school, on to collage and just about everyday of our business lives the computer, in all it's various forms, has been constant companion. It's the quintessential indispensable 21 Century tool to buy, arrange, lookup, research and socialize. It's been used ... http://tahoecollective.com/2008/12/computer-corp/   Story by Geoff Dornan, Nevada Appeal Capital Bureau. Gov. Jim Gibbons said Tuesday the Renewable Energy Transmission Access Advisory Committee has taken a major step in Nevada’s efforts to expand production of renewable electric power. The committee is now reviewing maps designed to spell out where new transmission lines should be built ... http://tahoecollective.com/2008/12/gibbons-praises-efforts-on-expanding-electric-transmission-system/