Clean-energy potential touted – Bill Clinton urges Nevada to blaze trail

"If I were the economic development czar for America today or if I were in charge of economic planning for Las Vegas and Nevada today, I would start by making a complete and total commitment to a clean energy future because I think you can create more jobs there than anywhere else." Bill Clinton

In plotting a course for economic development, there is rarely an opportunity to snatch up the role of industry leader.

The technology industry is forever tied to Silicon Valley’s gravitational pull. The automotive industry is primarily the property of Michigan’s critical mass. And work in emerging sectors, such as biotechnology, has already begun in earnest around the globe.

"You don’t get that chance, ever really," said Somer Hollingsworth, president of the Nevada Development Authority.

With that in mind, the statements made by former President Bill Clinton at last weekend’s NDA annual meeting rang in Hollingsworth’s mind. Clinton challenged the Las Vegas business community to lead the way for a national shift toward conservation and renewable energy.

By Kevin Rademacher / Staff Writer

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