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    Month: January 2017

    PNM withdraws request for gas plant

    Photo of PNM's San Juan Coal Fired Generator Plant for the Sierra Club Rio Grande Chapter website

    By Mona Blaber In October, Public Service Company of New Mexico withdrew its application to build a $100 million natural-gas plant, good news for ratepayers and those who don’t want increased dependence on climate-damaging energy. Last year, PNM filed at

    Ellen Loehman January 3, 2017 Central New Mexico Group, Urgent...Act Today Read more

    Locally, the environment won

    Locally, the environment won

    By Mona Blaber,  Chapter communications coordinator Many of us are feeling gutted after November 8’s presidential result. The Sierra Club is preparing for a long, difficult battle ahead. But locally, the elections bring real rays of hope, even in the

    Ellen Loehman January 3, 2017March 5, 2020 Latest News, Politics Read more

    Climate-saving methane rules at risk

    Climate-saving methane rules at risk

    By Camilla Feibelman,  Rio Grande Chapter director A riddle: What is invisible and odorless and does more harm than carbon dioxide? If you’ve been paying attention to the Rio Grande Chapter’s work over the last year, you know the answer. Methane

    Ellen Loehman January 3, 2017July 9, 2019 Climate Change, Latest News Read more

    Unfair Game

    Unfair Game

    You are invited to a Sierra Club-sponsored screening of “Unfair Game,” a film produced by Project Coyote that exposes the shameful practice of organized wildlife-killing contests. In these competitions, contestants try to out-gun each other to win cash and prizes

    Ellen Loehman January 3, 2017July 9, 2019 Events, Latest News, Wildlife Read more

    Chapter Executive Committee candidate statements

    There are three candidates for three open spots on the Rio Grande Chapter Executive Committee. If you are a Sierra Club Rio Grande Chapter member, you may vote on Executive Committee elections. To vote, click here before 5 p.m. Jan. 6. Patrick

    Mona Blaber January 3, 2017July 9, 2019 Around the Chapter Read more
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