Fact sheet: Hearing on PNM rate case April 7
PNM is proposing another rate increase at the Public Regulation Commission. There will be a public hearing at the PERA Building, 1120 Paseo de Peralta in Santa Fe, at 9 a.m. April 7. While some aspects of the rate increase are positive, others would hurt low-income ratepayers, energy-efficient ratepayers, and those with solar rooftops the most. And some proposals are unfair to ratepayers across the board. Here are a few of the priority issues the Coalition for Clean Affordable Energy will ...
Tell BLM to just say “No” to reopened Copper Flat Mine
New Mexico Copper Corp. wants to re-establish a polymetallic mine and processing facility near Hillsboro, N.M. The Copper Flat Mine is not the answer to Sierra County’s economic woes. Just like Grant County’s copper mines, it will be subject to the boom-and-bust economic cycle caused by volatile global copper prices and will potentially create a huge environmental liability for the public to clean up. Read more about the problems with the DEIS and proposed Copper Flat mine plan here. Please click ...
Tell BLM to just say “No” to Copper Flat Mine
New Mexico Copper Corp. wants to re-establish a polymetallic mine and processing facility near Hillsboro, N.M. The Copper Flat Mine is not the answer to Sierra County’s economic woes. Just like Grant County’s copper mines, it will be subject to the boom-and-bust economic cycle caused by volatile global copper prices and will potentially create a huge environmental liability for the public to clean up. Read more about the problems with the DEIS and proposed Copper Flat mine plan here. Please click ...
How did the environment do in the 2016 NM legislative session?
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 and gas. Mid-session, lawmakers announced their budget estimate had to be cut back. That brought good and bad news for the environment. Here’s how some of our priority legislation fared: Supported: Residential solar tax credits (SB13/HB26, Stewart/Maestas-Barnes): Almost all tax credits ...
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 and gas. Mid-session, lawmakers announced their budget estimate had to be cut back. That brought good and bad news for the environment. Here’s how some of our priority legislation fared: Supported: Residential solar tax credits (SB13/HB26, Stewart/Maestas-Barnes): Almost all tax credits ...
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 year, compared with 113 last year. More wolves need to be released into the wild – and soon – to give our lobos a boost. Over time, the population of lobos, which is now completely wild-born, has become more ...
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 year, compared with 113 last year. More wolves need to be released into the wild – and soon – to give our lobos a boost. Over time, the population of lobos, which is now completely wild-born, has become more ...
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 Health New Mexico’s Ed Williams sat down with Camilla Feibelman of the Sierra Club’s Rio Grande Chapter to talk about what the rules mean for our state. Access the interview here. Featured image: New Mexico’s San Juan Basin, where high levels ...
Split Estate: The True Cost of Oil & Gas
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 pollution. For more information about this film, see the website at http://www.splitestate.com/index.html Date:Thursday, March 31, 2016
Time: 7:30 PM to 9:30 PM
Presented by: Rio Grande Chapter
Location: UNM Student Union Building, Fiesta Room
More information: Alex Renirie – 505-989-6957 alex.renirie@sierraclub.org Poster from the Split Estate ...
Time: 7:30 PM to 9:30 PM
Presented by: Rio Grande Chapter
Location: UNM Student Union Building, Fiesta Room
More information: Alex Renirie – 505-989-6957 alex.renirie@sierraclub.org Poster from the Split Estate ...
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 evening of art and conversation at the Sierra Club Albuquerque office, and refreshments will be provided. These paintings will hang through the month of April. When: April 1, 5-8 pm
Where: Sierra Club office, 2215 Lead Ave SE, Albuquerque For ...
Where: Sierra Club office, 2215 Lead Ave SE, Albuquerque For ...
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 sources. The leaders signed a wide-ranging environmental agreement last week that will help both the United States and Canada meet their obligations under the 2015 Paris climate change agreement. Camilla Feibelman, executive director of the Rio Grande Chapter of the Sierra Club, ...
Take action: Slash methane pollution on our public lands
The oil and gas industry is profiting from digging up and fracking our public lands. To add insult to injury, the industry is wasting huge amounts of climate-harming methane gas, by either venting it into our atmosphere or burning it off (commonly referred to as “flaring”) at drilling sites. We need strong safeguards to end this harmful pollution coming from oil and gas infrastructure. This is what the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) is trying to do with a proposed set ...
