Big solar and wind farms are laying claim to Nevada, but what about the homeowners and small businesses? How can they harvest energy? And how easy (or hard) is that process? Kermitt Waters tried to build a wind turbine in his backyard, but his neighborhood council shut him down. Hotels like the Golden Gate are using geothermal cooling, and the school district is inserting solar panels. Are they running into red tape? What government incentives are there? Would you put solar panels on your home? And what other options do we have to harness energy here in Las Vegas?
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Nevada is out of the running for the second round of federal Race to the Top education grants aimed at advancing school reform across the country. So what went wrong? We'll talk with Las Vegas Sun Education Reporter, Emily Richmond about why Nevada lost out on this round of Race to the Top cash.
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