Coal reels as wind and solar rise
By Mona Blaber,
Chapter communications coordinator A seismic shift for energy and the climate has hit the Southwest, and New Mexico in particular. On March 16, Public Service Company of New Mexico announced that it would likely benefit customer bills to retire New Mexico’s San Juan Generating Station in 2022, when coal and ownership contracts expire. PNM said it had not made a final decision on the plant’s future. That announcement came less than a month after owners of Arizona’s ...
Chapter communications coordinator A seismic shift for energy and the climate has hit the Southwest, and New Mexico in particular. On March 16, Public Service Company of New Mexico announced that it would likely benefit customer bills to retire New Mexico’s San Juan Generating Station in 2022, when coal and ownership contracts expire. PNM said it had not made a final decision on the plant’s future. That announcement came less than a month after owners of Arizona’s ...
Kit Carson Electric Co-op aims for 100% solar on sunny days
By Bob Bresnahan,
Kit Carson board, Renewable Taos Taos-based Kit Carson Electric Cooperative and Guzman Renewable Energy Partners will build 30 one-megawatt solar arrays around Kit Carson’s service area over the next six years. Kit Carson CEO Luis Reyes and Guzman CEO Chris Riley say that on a sunny day all electricity provided by Kit Carson will come from the sun by the fall of 2022. Reaching the 100% day-time milestone is an impressive goal, especially since Kit Carson and ...
Kit Carson board, Renewable Taos Taos-based Kit Carson Electric Cooperative and Guzman Renewable Energy Partners will build 30 one-megawatt solar arrays around Kit Carson’s service area over the next six years. Kit Carson CEO Luis Reyes and Guzman CEO Chris Riley say that on a sunny day all electricity provided by Kit Carson will come from the sun by the fall of 2022. Reaching the 100% day-time milestone is an impressive goal, especially since Kit Carson and ...
$1.6 billion for wind in New Mexico, west Texas
By Mona Blaber Xcel Energy, the parent company of New Mexico utility Southwestern Public Service, announced on March 21 that it plans to spend $1.6 billion on 1.23 gigawatts of wind energy in New Mexico and West Texas. The Sagamore Wind Project, to be built in Roosevelt County, about 20 miles south of Portales, would be by far the largest wind facility in the state at 522 megawatts. Xcel also plans a 478-MW plant near Lubbock, Texas. The company said ...
By Terry Owen,
Military Outings Program coordinator The Sierra Club Military Outdoors Program wants you! We’re seeking active-duty military, veterans and their families, friends and supporters to join us for outdoor adventures. The mission objectives are to offer participants new experiences, learning opportunities and challenges in a safe environment. Program leaders Terry Owen and John Link are Navy and Air Force veterans, respectively. We recently led an introductory snowshoe hike in the Sandia Mountains on a sparkling winter day in ...
Military Outings Program coordinator The Sierra Club Military Outdoors Program wants you! We’re seeking active-duty military, veterans and their families, friends and supporters to join us for outdoor adventures. The mission objectives are to offer participants new experiences, learning opportunities and challenges in a safe environment. Program leaders Terry Owen and John Link are Navy and Air Force veterans, respectively. We recently led an introductory snowshoe hike in the Sandia Mountains on a sparkling winter day in ...
A Comparison between progressive groups’ organizing and indigenous organizing.. Solidarity now and solidarity later – Robert Tohe, Sierra Club & Hazel James. Participants will learn about an emerging practice that indigenizes progressive organizing styles to build strong relations for solidarity and mutuality. What are the connections that support community resistance, indigenous self-determination, and propel the movement? A Mediator’s Experience in Coalition Building. Lucy Moore will offer 2-3 stories from her mediation practice that illustrate efforts at coalition building that were ...
Albuquerque Indivisible is dedicated to opposing the Trump agenda by applying pressure to members of Congress. We emphasize calling and visiting their offices, participating in rallies and participating in town halls. The Indigenous Training Collaborative‘s mission is to deliver meaningful adult learning experiences focused on complex, professional, and personal cultural issues. New Mexico Food Allergy Support and Outreach currently meets once a month in Albuquerque or Santa Fe to give members a chance to share stories and provide support as ...
Heather Ailes is a middle school teacher with Albuquerque Public Schools and a founding member of SURJ (Showing Up for Racial Justice) ABQ. As a local organizer for anti-racism, she believes strongly in the responsibility of white people to dismantle white supremacy in our institutions and communities. Karen Bentrup has been a public health and AIDS educator for 20 years, a yoga and dance instructor for 30 years, and a regenerative agriculture educator for 15 years. She has decades of ...
