Laurence Gibson, El Paso Group Chair All right, El Paso Sierrans… We asked for it. We begged for it. And we waited and waited and waited for it! Glass recycling for El Paso is finally HERE. Yes, it is only
Glass recycling for El Paso is finally here
Leadership ‘R Us
Jody Benson, Pajarito Group Newsletter editor Many of the Pajarito Group leadership are emigrating or retiring. The Pajarito Group has many projects including: Limiting single-use shopping bags; supporting Los Alamos County’s 2040 carbon-neutral initiative, including persuading Los Alamos to join
Carbon-neutral Los Alamos 2040
Jody Benson, Pajarito Group Newsletter editor We refuse to do it on the national level, but with your help, we can certainly begin right here in Los Alamos. Support the local attempts to mitigate climate change. The Los Alamos Forum
Valles Caldera National Park Preserve — finally!
Jody Benson, Pajarito Group Newsletter editor Congratulations on your victory. In 1980, Pat Dunnigan — who had protected the 89,000 acres of the Valles Caldera Baca location from development and even offered to sell it cheap to the Park Service
Progress on Endangered Species in Los Alamos
Jody Benson, Pajarito Group Newsletter editor Los Alamos County Council almost joined Doña Ana and Santa Fe counties in approving a resolution requiring the state and Congress to fully fund the Endangered Species Act. White Rock resident Donald Jones introduced
Chapter statement on BLM methane rule
Friday, Jan. 22, is a promising day for New Mexico taxpayers and for our health and climate. On Friday morning, most of New Mexico’s congressional delegation sent a letter urging EPA Administrator Gina McCarthy to not only strengthen and finalize
Volunteers drive Bandelier restoration
By Kevin Stillman, Bandelier National Monument As a result of the Conchas fire in the summer of 2011 and subsequent flooding in Bandelier National Monument, the trail system experienced severe damage. The Monument’s trail work leader, Kevin Stillman, has been
Don’t let SandRidge frack in Sandoval County!
Julie Wilt, Sierra Club Central New Mexico chair What: Sandoval County Planning & Zoning Committee meeting to consider SandRidge Energy permit for fracking well near Rio Rancho When: 6 p.m. January 28 Where: Commission Chambers, Sandoval County Administration Building, 1500 Idalia Road, Bernalillo Act: Join our Sandoval County
Santa Fe National Forest gets earful from Chaco Coalition
By Teresa Seamster, Northern New Mexico Group chair For the past year, legal efforts and public comments have failed to halt leases to develop Mancos Shale oil on 13 parcels covering 20,000 acres of the Santa Fe National Forest north
Environment secretary lobbies for industry-written Copper Rule
By Allyson Siwik, Gila Resources Information Project and Chapter Water Committee There is no limit to how far global mining giant Freeport-McMoRan will go to get its way and legally pollute New Mexico’s groundwater. And the Martinez administration has proved