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The Gulf oil spill comes in the context of a series of events that have highlighted two distinct and competing visions of the role of business and federal government in the United States. But to me, the question of whether government is too big or too small is irrelevant. The question is whether it does its job. Continue Reading
From both sides of the aisle and all parts of the country, veterans are speaking out in support of clean energy legislation – not because of environmental reasons, but because our dependence on foreign energy and continued climate change pose a threat to our national security. Continue Reading
I propose the State Land Office offer new oil and gas leases with royalties competitive with what the U.S. Bureau of Land Management offers for the next two years. Bonuses from these new leases will create millions of addition education dollars and create jobs. Continue Reading
Given the current economic realities of the global recession and the reality that we cannot make the switch from fossil fuels to clean energy overnight, the proposed state emissions cap will have dire consequences for our economy here in New Mexico. Continue Reading
UPDATED: Three members of the New Mexico delegation praised the Obama Administration’s move to expand offshore drilling today. Here are their statements. Continue Reading
The only long-term way to dig out of our severe and historic budget crisis is to grow the New Mexican economy by helping our businesses thrive. That includes helping, rather than demonizing, the energy industry. Continue Reading
Three Republican lawmakers have joined a group of businesses and industry associations that are challenging the New Mexico Environmental Improvement Board’s (EIB) authority to regulate greenhouse gas emissions. Continue Reading
Gov. Bill Richardson has signed an executive order that he hopes will help the state become the leader in renewable energy exports. Continue Reading
WASHINGTON — State Rep. Mimi Stewart, D-Albuquerque, traveled to Washington this week along with 46 other state legislators from 30 states to push Congress to pass a national clean energy bill. Watch her talk about it here. Continue Reading
Lt. Gov. Diane Denish plans to meet with school superintendents on Thursday to urge them to cut energy use in their districts. Continue Reading
Will PNM’s decision to let its membership in the U.S. Chamber of Commerce lapse at the end of the year help U.S. Rep. Harry Teague, D-N.M., who’s already been placed on the endangered species list? Continue Reading
UPDATED: U.S. Rep. Harry Teague, D-N.M., was instrumental in a deal with small refiners that helped controversial cap-and-trade legislation narrowly pass the House in June. But that doesn’t mean those small oil and gas refiners want the bill to become law. Continue Reading
A large solar producer and another energy company plan to build a 160-acre solar plant in Sierra County near Elephant Butte. Continue Reading
Global warming necessitates the development of improved energy sources and technological leaps in energy efficiency, and New Mexico can play an important role in making that happen, U.S. Energy Secretary Steven Chu said this evening. Continue Reading
GOP activist Bob Cornelius announced today that he’s running for state land commissioner next year with the intent of diversifying the state’s energy industry and reducing regulation. Continue Reading