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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.

• Why We Need a Break

  By paulgibson51 on April 26, 2023 • ( 0 )

  

  We’ve not written a blog or an Alert for two weeks, and not because nothing has been happening. Roxanne and I are taking a break and we want you to understand why. So today we fill you in on our… Read More ›

• Governor’s Vetoes & Executive Actions Point to Systemic Problem, Dysfunctional Checks & Balances

  By paulgibson51 on April 12, 2023 • ( 1 )

  

  Today we look at the implications of line-item vetoes, pocket vetoes, and the Governor’s control of policy and disregard of democratic processes in NM, including the re-emergence of the Avangrid-PNM merger and the Governor advancing a plan for Avangrid (!)… Read More ›

• More On NM’s Nuclear Future: Details on Tomorrow’s Town Hall

  By paulgibson51 on April 3, 2023 • ( 3 )

  

  Today, we update Sunday’s post, integrating feedback from allies, Los Alamos Study Group and Concerned Citizens for Nuclear Safety. If we don’t say “NO” we will become the lynchpin of the nation’s nuclear arms’ race. Is that what you want… Read More ›

• IPCC: Same Message, More Urgency… We are Running Out of Time, Adaptation Options Narrowing

  By paulgibson51 on March 27, 2023 • ( 5 )

  

  We either get serious or we prepare to live in dystopia, much sooner than anticipated. NM needs to get serious and stop talking as if an administration with good slogans, proclamations, and inspiring speaking points is enough. Today we connect… Read More ›

• IPCC Issues Urgent Call to Address Climate, Legislature Does Everything But…

  By paulgibson51 on March 22, 2023 • ( 0 )

  

  We got a ton of very good things done this legislative session, especially for voters, women, water, and children. Today, we analyze the good, the bad, the ugly, what we can learn from it, and what is next. Also, an… Read More ›

• Last week of Session: The Sausage Grinds On

  By paulgibson51 on March 15, 2023 • ( 2 )

  

  The process grinds on with but four days and too many good bills stuck with too far to travel to become law. After swift starts, DINOs undermined some bills with usually industry-inspired bad amendments or with swift tabling motions. As… Read More ›