Update on the Solar Tax Credit
Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham signed House Bill 252 into law. This new law makes $20 million in supplemental New Solar Market Development tax credits available to individuals ...
Sacrifice Zone – What is it?
The New Mexico Environment Department denied a permit for a concrete batch plant on the State Highway 220 corridor due to local opposition and potential endangerment of health and lives. The Environmental Improvement Board, in a complete disregard for the ...
New Staff Bios
We bid farewell to Mona Blaber and Luis Guerrero, and welcome to Caroline Funk and Melissa Bernardin ...
Seasonal contamination found in Upper Pecos River
For years, northern group volunteers have been monitoring four key sites on the Pecos River from Willow Creek tributary – that flows through the old Tererro Mine reclamation property – 14 miles down to the town of Pecos. Last year ...
Skip the Stuff
You can do something about those unnecessary utensils and condiments in your take out orders. Join Skip the Stuff NM ...
My academic background includes two master’s degrees, one in philosophy and one in theology, and a doctorate in medicine. I have the ability to look at this issue from a number of legitimate perspectives. My objection to the current draft of revised science standards is twofold. First, authorship of the edits or amendments is not identified.
But secondly, and more importantly, the draft does a great disservice to sound science by introducing what appears to be a religion-based bias. There is no reason to water down what is clearly a planet-threatening reality — climate change. And to deny the growing threat from civilization’s (ie, human) detrimental impact on the climate and environment is deplorable. Furthermore, emphasizing local industries and energy production without considering associated risks thereof is simply inexcusable and reprehensible. On a daily basis, responsible authorities in the pertinent sectors of the scientific world remind us of the dangers inherent in reliance on fossil fuels. And why is not equal consideration of green energy alternatives presented alongside of traditional energy sources?
Finally, I feel the need to share a powerful quotation from centuries ago: The bible teaches us how to go to heaven, not how the heavens go.
Thank you.