“Why would Secretary Zinke and President Trump roll back good-neighbor rules that stop oil and gas waste and pollution on our public lands? In New Mexico we suffer from $27 million a year in lost revenues and royalties for the state because of industry carelessness. The methane ...
You are invited to join the launch of CAVU’s multi-media project, UNEARTHED: The Real Story of Oil and Gas in New Mexico.
WHAT: Short film screening and panel discussion moderated by NPR’s Tara Gatewood.
WHEN: Thursday, November 16th, 2017, 6:30 PM public reception, 7:00 program begins.
WHERE: Lensic Theater, 211 West San Francisco Street, Santa Fe
TICKETS: Tickets are $10 and can be purchased at Lensic.org. 505-988-7050
More about UNEARTHED. The year-long initiative in designed to educate and engage the public in a productive, depoliticized conversation about climate change and energy production in New Mexico and work towards state-based solutions that protect our environment, health and cultural resources while working to bolster our economy. Join the conversation – everyone who calls New Mexico home should ...
By Denise Fort, Research Professor, UNM School of Law
Chapter Energy Committee chair
New Mexicans are well aware that we have the dubious honor of contributing to an enormous methane hot spot that hovers over the Four Corners Area. Methane is a pernicious greenhouse gas and a pollutant that affects health at ground level.
And lost methane means lost revenues, because royalties and taxes would otherwise be owed on it.
The Obama Administration is moving forward with methane regulation. The regulations take two forms: one directed at lessees on federal lands (BLM regulations) and the other proposed by EPA to regulate air emissions from operations on all lands. We work with an active coalition of environmental groups and affected citizens ...
