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Paul Gibson and his wife, Roxanne Barber came to Santa Fe in 2012. Since arriving in Santa Fe they have been involved in the development of the Academy of Sustainability Education at Santa Fe High, as volunteers with Master Gardeners, New Energy Economy, and other local efforts. Most recently they coordinated the SantaFe4Bernie campaign, an effort that took advice from Bernie and focused locally, morphing into Retake the Roundhouse. Retake the Roundhouse worked with other advocacy groups around the state to support nine important races, winning seven of them and contributing to NM being the only state legislature in the country that turned blue in the last election. They now are exiting from partisan election processes and have created Retake Our Democracy, a 501-c-4 non-profit organization that tried to make daily activism easier by providing a wide range of resources, information and tools that empower and activate supporters.

• Richard Heinberg on the Only Real Solution to the Looming Climate Catastrophe – 100% Renewables Won’t Get It Done

  By paulgibson51 on May 3, 2022 • ( 8 )

  

  Richard Heinberg in his mind-blowing book, The End of Growth, was the first person to help me see how economic growth — the grand prize in capitalism — is the most important enemy of our climate. Simply put, we have… Read More ›

• An Alternative to The End of the World?

  By paulgibson51 on April 28, 2022 • ( 3 )

  

  Last Friday was a rough day for NM, with winds of 60-80 mph driving fires across the state. Even for those of us living distant from fire, the smoke and dust filled the air. Roxanne looked outside and commented sadly,… Read More ›

• Our 2022 Endorsements

  By paulgibson51 on April 25, 2022 • ( 6 )

  

  Today we announce our endorsements for four statewide races, 14 legislative races, and 3 county commission races. We will continue to fine tune our endorsements, but right now we encourage you to get involved with these important races. The outcomes… Read More ›

• A Patty Challenge: Call to Action!

  By paulgibson51 on April 21, 2022 • ( 7 )

  

  Rep. Patty Lundstrom just broke a Democratic Party Caucus practice, donating $1,000 each to moderate candidates opposing good incumbent Democratic Reps. Susan Herrera, Kristina Ortez, Roger Montoya, & Andrea Romero. It’s time for us to step up and out-donate Patty… Read More ›

• IPCC & Scientists Call for Radical Shift; We’ll Need a Bolder Legislature to Get It Done

  By paulgibson51 on April 9, 2022 • ( 4 )

  

  “It’s not about taking our foot off the accelerator anymore—it’s about slamming on the brakes,” said one expert in response to the latest U.N. climate change assessment. Yet our Governor and President are keeping their foot firmly on the gas…. Read More ›

• Special Session = Private Session, Public is Essentially Left in the Dark, Leadership Pulls Strings, Passes Jr. Bill & Rebates

  By paulgibson51 on April 6, 2022 • ( 3 )

  

  The Session certainly moved quickly and efficiently, with committees largely passing without revision all three bills introduced. Health Security and 493 other projects funded by the Junior Bill all got their funding and we will all be getting rebates, but… Read More ›