New Mexico & El Paso
David Coss, Chair, Rio Grande Chapter of the Sierra Club The 2016 New Mexico legislative session ended late February, defined by a budget that shows our state must diversify its economy from a dependence on the price swings of oil
Mary Katherine Ray, Sierra Club Rio Grande Chapter Wildlife Chair The wild needs more wolves! You have probably seen that the end-of-year count for Mexican wolves has declined for the first time in several years. Managers found only 97 wolves this
President Obama and Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau just announced a joint effort to cut down on methane leaks from oil and gas wells. The agreement was part of the Paris climate accord and will have impacts here in New Mexico. Public
The film Split Estate maps the struggle of communities across the west as the oil and gas industry moves into their backyards. After the film, join us for a brief presentation on how to get involved locally to fight oil and gas
Please join the Sierra Club Rio Grande Chapter in welcoming artist Kathy Dillon for our April First Friday event. Kathy’s paintings explore a range of southwestern themes, from desert landscapes to Native American pottery. This promises to be another fun
Originally posted by Public News Service March 16, 2016 SANTA FE, N.M. – Environmentalists are cheering a recent agreement between President Obama and Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau that will reduce the release of methane from both new and existing
The oil and gas industry is profiting from digging up and fracking our public lands. To add insult to injury, the industry is wasting huge amounts of climate-harming methane gas, by either venting it into our atmosphere or burning it
Originally posted by Public News Service March 8, 2016 ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. – Environmental groups, faith organizations and solar-energy businesses are hosting a forum in Albuquerque tonight to discuss the latest PNM rate proposal. The groups say the utility’s plan to
For details on any of the events below, refer to the calendar or contact Teresa Seamster. March 2016 16 – One Person-One Vote Panel, 6pm at La Farge Library, 1730 Llano St. SF 19 – Leader Appreciation dinner 6:30 pm
Leaders Lay Out Plan To Drastically Cut Greenhouse Gases and Grow Clean Energy, Protect the Arctic, and Address Methane Pollution Thursday, March 10, 2016 Contact: Camilla Feibelman, (505) 715-8388, camilla.feibelman@sierraclub.org Jonathon Berman, (202) 297-7533, jonathon.berman@sierraclub.org WASHINGTON, D.C. — On Thursday, President Barack Obama and Canadian Prime