Victory!
Terrific victories for all you citizen lobbyists who have been contacting your senators and representatives!
- HM70, asking the BLM to pausing drilling in the greater Chaco Canyon area, unanimously passed the House State Government, Indian Affairs and Veterans Committee on Tuesday (see photo at top of page).
- The Senate Conservation Committee on Tuesday passed SB312, requiring investor-owned utilities top provide 50% of their electricity from renewable energy by 2030 and 80% by 2040. This climate-protecting legislation passed 6-3.
- That committee passed another great bill, HB338, which adjusts the law to make community solar gardens more viable.
Many other bills were postponed — so many of you are showing up and testifying on this legislation that it’s hard ...
There’s lots of conflicting information floating around about SB210 and HB199,
PNM has been lobbying your legislators for more than a year for a bill that imposes a long list of requirements on solar installers.
While PNM is peddling Senate Bill 210 and House Bill 199 as “consumer protection” bills, but they are really part of an effort to stifle competition from residential solar, which homeowners are increasingly choosing as an alternative to PNM’s expensive mix of mostly coal, nuclear and gas.
This legislation is based on a model by the right-wing, anti-environment consortium ALEC. While much of the worst language has been removed, the legislation is still intended to undermine the residential solar industry, one of New Mexico’s few ...
Phone numbers for key House and Senate committees hearing pro- and anti-environment bills soon:
OPPOSE: Public-lands seizure, SB182, “Early Childhood Land Grant Act.” Hearing 8:30 a.m. Wednesday in Room 311 at the Roundhouse
Senate Education Committee
Senator William P. Soules, D, Chair 986-4834
Senator Mimi Stewart, D Vice Chair 986-4267
Senator Candace Gould, R 986-4266
Senator Bill B. O’Neill, D 986-4260
Senator Michael Padilla, D, 986-4726
Senator John Pinto, D 986-4835
Senator James P. White, R 986-4395
Senator Craig W. Brandt, R, Ranking Member 986-4385
SUPPORT: Protect greater Chaco Canyon, HJM5, TODAY, Feb. 7, at 1:30 in Room 317
New Mexico House Energy, Environment & Natural Resources Committee
Representative Matthew McQueen – (D)
Capitol Phone: 986-4421
Representative Nathan P. Small ...
The 2017 New Mexico legislative session is in full swing. Below is a primer on some priority environmental legislation. Please click here if you’d like legislative updates and action alerts during the session.
Sen. Peter Wirth’s SB215, which makes it much easier for homeowners to finance rooftop solar, energy storage or water-conservation projects (and allows the financing to stay with the house after it’s sold), will be heard in Senate Conservation Committee Feb. 9. Update: This bill passed the Senate Conservation Committee but died in Senate Judiciary on a party-line vote.
Pro-environment legislation
Increase renewable energy (Senate Bill 312): The Clean-Energy Jobs Bill would require New Mexico investor-owned utilities to provide 50% of their electricity from renewable ...
The Women’s March on Washington will be held on the National Mall the day after inauguration. There are 386 sister marches – all over the world. We stand together in solidarity with our partners and children for the protection of our rights, our safety, our health, and our families – recognizing that our vibrant and diverse communities are the strength of our country. This is an INCLUSIVE march, and EVERYONE who supports the march’s goals are welcome to join this peaceful gathering!
The following sister events are scheduled for New Mexico:
Albuquerque – 11am, Civic Plaza
Fort Sumner – 10am, Dallas Park
Las Cruces – 9am, SW Environmental Law Center
Santa Fe – 11am, State Capitol
Truth or Consequences – ...
