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    Author: Ellen Loehman

    Rally: More Wolves, Less Politics

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    Mary Katherine Ray Wildlife chair, Rio Grande Chapter Please join fellow wolf supporters at the “More Wolves, Less Politics” rally to urge the US Fish and Wildlife Service to stop dithering and release more wolves to the wild. On April

    Ellen Loehman April 19, 2016July 9, 2019 Events, Latest News, Wildlife Read more

    Mother Earth Day (Pachamama) celebration

    Mother Earth Day (Pachamama) celebration

    Lets honor our beautiful mother earth. Razzio and Baracutanga will make you dance all afternoon. Also, $1 per glass of the Rio Bravo Amber will go to the Sierra Club Community inspection team of natural gas and oil facilities in

    Ellen Loehman April 12, 2016April 26, 2016 Events Read more

    Keep Fossil Fuels in the Ground

    Keep Fossil Fuels in the Ground

    Alex Renirie, Sierra Club Organizing Representative, Beyond Dirty Fuels Campaign On April 20th, the Bureau of Land Management will hold its next federal fossil fuel lease sale in Santa Fe at the Courtyard Marriott. On the heels of growing opposition to lease

    Ellen Loehman April 5, 2016March 30, 2026 Events, Land, Latest News Read more

    Just say No to Copper Flat Mine

    This is from THEMAC company's presentation to investors at http://www.slideshare.net/themacresourcesgroup/copper-flat-project-investor-presentation-v2

    Allyson Siwik,  Rio Grande Chapter Executive Committee Gila Resources Information Project Executive Director New Mexico Copper Corporation wants to re-establish a polymetallic mine and processing facility near Hillsboro. The Copper Flat Mine is not the answer to Sierra County’s economic

    Ellen Loehman April 5, 2016October 28, 2026 Land, Urgent...Act Today Read more

    How did the environment do in the 2016 NM legislative session?

    Header image for the Rio Grande Sierra Club's "Politics" web page.

    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

    Ellen Loehman March 22, 2016May 31, 2016 Latest News Read more

    Release the Wolves!

    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

    Ellen Loehman March 22, 2016March 29, 2026 Wildlife Read more

    Interview: Methane Rules Could Impact New Mexico

    Interview: Methane Rules Could Impact New Mexico

    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

    Ellen Loehman March 22, 2016July 20, 2026 Climate Change, Latest News Read more

    Split Estate: The True Cost of Oil & Gas

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    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

    Ellen Loehman March 22, 2016March 22, 2016 Central New Mexico Group, Climate Change, Land, Latest News Read more

    First Friday Arts

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    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

    Ellen Loehman March 22, 2016February 6, 2018 Central New Mexico Group, Latest News Read more

    US-Canada Pact Will Help Clear New Mexico Skies

    US-Canada Pact Will Help Clear New Mexico Skies

    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

    Ellen Loehman March 19, 2016July 9, 2019 Climate Change, Latest News, Press Release Read more
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