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    In the news: Time to focus on clean energy solutions that work

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    In the news: Time to focus on clean energy solutions that work

    See Director’s op-ed piece in the February 7, Santa Fe New Mexican.

    Why investing in carbon capture is wrong for PNM and wrong for the environment.

    In the news: Time to focus on clean energy solutions that work

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