Las Vegas Rallies for Clean Energy
Bright and early Monday morning, hundreds of clean energy and green jobs supporters gathered to rally on the steps of the Cox Pavilion at the University of Nevada-Las Vegas campus.
The rally was to counter an anti-American Clean Energy and Security Act (ACES) rally some dirty energy supporters conjured up at Senator Harry Reid's "National Clean Energy Summit 2.0." Speakers at the summit included Vice President Al Gore, T. Boone Pickens, Kathy Zoe, Senator Reid, President Bill Clinton, and many others - all there to support clean domestic renewable energy development.
Emily Rhodenbaugh, a clean energy organizer for our Nevada chapter, said the Sierra Club joined many other groups for the rally.
"The unlikely coalition included IBEW, Plumbers and Pipefitters, Sheet Metal Workers, Carpenters, Nevada Conservation League, Progressive Leadership Alliance of Nevada (PLAN), OFA 2.0, Democratic Black Caucus, Allied Trades, and many other progressive organizations," she said. "Together it was the power of all those organizations which allowed for our one clear voice to be heard: 'Green Jobs!'
"We broadened our coalition in Nevada, and paved the way for a more sustainable future for our state. I believe it set a great example of the power the can be built, and it’s been said that this was one of the largest pro-green jobs rally to date that the Sierra Club has put together."
Danny Thompson, head of the AFL-CIO in Nevada, speaks to the clean energy rally.
Congrats, Nevada organizers!
Photos by Emily Rhodenbaugh
