Associated Press: Conservationists have hailed a bill introduced by U.S. Sen. Harry Reid, saying it will help Nevada realize its potential as a renewable energy hub. The Clean Renewable Energy and Economic Development Act will help establish transmission lines that will take renewable energy from remote areas of Nevada to Las Vegas and Reno. Scot Rutledge of the Nevada Conservation League says Reid’s bill would encourage renewable energy development in Nevada and create thousands of new, green …