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Hop on board with Global Warming Express

Hop on board with Global Warming Express
You might have heard of Global Warming Express, the award-winning New Mexico program by and for kids that was the driving force behind bag-free Santa Fe and the Acequia Madre solar shade structure; maybe you saw these kids testify at the Roundhouse or at EPA hearings about coal mining on public lands. Now the Sierra Club Rio Grande Chapter and Global Warming Express are working to join forces to offer more kids the excellent after-school program created by Global Warming ...

Dogs Welcome on Santa Fe NF, But Owners Have Responsibilities

Dogs Welcome on Santa Fe NF, But Owners Have Responsibilities
Santa Fe, NM – June 8, 2017. Last week, a visitor to the Santa Fe National Forest was resting on a rock by the trail after hiking up Tesuque Peak Road from the Aspen Vista Picnic Site.  His idyllic afternoon took a turn for the worse when an 80-pound pit bull – running free – charged him with teeth bared.  The hiker had the wherewithal to thrust his walking stick between his face and the dog’s jaws.  Then the dog ...
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Outings report – Pedernal

Outings report – Pedernal
June 10
Trip leader Larry Hughes Eight hikers (nine if you include the spirit of Miss O’Keeffe) enjoyed a pleasant spring day on our hike to Cerro Pedernal.  An occasional breeze helped to keep the warm afternoon sun at bay. The group hopped, skipped, and danced through the scramble, in both directions.  We had lunch on the western end of Pedernal and then walked to the eastern end before setting off back to the trailhead. Photo by Larry Hughes: On ...
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Outings report – Trampas Peak

Outings report – Trampas Peak
June 10
Trip leader Aku Nine hikers hiked one of the more demanding routes in the Pecos, motivated by wonderful views of the Trampas Valley, to reach Trampas Peak in time for a relaxed lunch with 360º views of the north Pecos.  GPS readings agreed: 3,170 feet up, 0 feet down, in the first 2.6 miles.  A very hardy group and a great day! Left to right: Christie, Lisa, John, Helen, Jim, Jeremy, Hilary, and Christopher ...
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Santolina’s water use is a ticking time bomb

Santolina’s water use is a ticking time bomb
By Norm Gaume / Former Albuquerque Water Resources Manager
Published in the Albuquerque Journal, Monday, June 5th, 2017 The Bernalillo County Planning Commission will soon decide whether it will ignore and jeopardize the region’s water supply as it considers the proposed Santolina development. If the panel makes the wrong decision – to ignore water – and the Bernalillo County Commission approves that decision later this summer, the outcome will jeopardize our region’s public water supply, negatively impact local consumers, and ...

Global Warming Express

A round of applause to our kid-lead climate change activists in Santa Fe, Global Warming Express ...
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Meet-and-greet: Candidates for MRGCD

Meet-and-greet: Candidates for MRGCD
On Tuesday, May 23, the Sierra Club will host a meet-and-greet with Karen Dunning and Joaquín Baca.  Karen and Joaquín are candidates who have been endorsed by the Sierra Club in the June 6 election for the Middle Rio Grande Conservancy District Board of Directors. The MRGCD plays an important role in the management of the bosque, so it is important that we have Board members like Karen and Joaquín who will act to protect the bosque.  This is a terrific opportunity to ...

NM Groups Glad Methane-Waste Rule is Safe, for Now

NM Groups Glad Methane-Waste Rule is Safe, for Now
Albuquerque, NM - Last week, with three Republicans siding with Democrats, the U.S. Senate narrowly halted a bid to overturn the Bureau of Land Management's natural-gas waste rule. But that doesn't mean the rule's fate has been decided. Comments from Mona Blaber (BLAY-ber), communications coordinator, Sierra Club Rio Grande Chapter ...

Huge victory: Senate majority refuses to revoke climate-saving methane rule

Huge victory: Senate majority refuses to revoke climate-saving methane rule
For immediate release: May 10, 2017 Contact: Mona Blaber, Sierra Club Rio Grande Chapter communications,
505-660-5905, monablaber@gmail.com Today, every Senate Democrat and three Republicans voted down a procedural vote that would have paved the way for revoking a Bureau of Land Management rule to prevent leaking and flaring of methane from oil and gas operations on public and tribal lands. In response, the Sierra Club released the following statements: From Sierra Club Executive Director Michael Brune: “Today is a ...

Sierra Club statement on PNM early coal exit

Photo of PNM's San Juan Coal Fired Generator Plant for the Sierra Club Rio Grande Chapter website
For immediate release: April 21, 2017
In response to PNM’s proposal to eliminate coal from its energy portfolio by 2031, Sierra Club Rio Grande Chapter Director Camilla Feibelman released the following statement: “PNM’s announcement that early retirement of San Juan and Four Corners coal plants will save customers money is a clear demonstration that coal is no longer economically sustainable. Across the nation, utilities are planning early retirements for coal plants, including San Juan, Four Corners and Navajo Generating ...