One message rang clear at the Clean Energy Summit Tuesday — renewable energy equals jobs. The two-day event at UNLV is the first of its kind to bring together political leaders, business leaders and renewable energy experts.

When you say renewable energy, think solar, wind or geothermal power — and Nevada has all three. The summit is meant to show how it will make a big difference.

Nevada Senator Harry Reid put together the summit in combination with UNLV. “There’s no better place for this summit than in Nevada — the Saudi Arabia of renewable energy,” he said.

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There were predictions from billionaire T. Boone Pickens, “We are getting very close to a disaster.” He says importing 70-percent of our oil from overseas leaves us reliant on other countries and vulnerable.

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