Author Archives
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.
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After Decades of Activism, PNM Closes San Juan Generating Station, Leaving a Toxic Mess Behind
We celebrate the closure, but the toxic mess left behind isn’t just corporate neglect, it approaches premeditated murder. It took over 30 years to get it done, but the San Juan Generating Station (SJGS) closed operations yesterday. Today we review… Read More ›
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What Can We Do If No One Can Be Believed?
I’ve been writing about misinformation lately, referring to industry misinformation about bills we support. The challenge of countering industry deception at the legislature is a big problem. But today I am writing about an even bigger problem.
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Throwing Verbal Grenades at Trump Won’t Work, but This Might…
Today we examine reports from two highly respected political pundits, one on the right, David Brooks, and one a moderate-left leaning, Heather Cox Richardson. Together, they suggest a more effective Democratic campaign message that is more dignified than attacks on… Read More ›
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How great ideas take years to become law or, often worse, tepid bills that accomplish little
Today we examine the dynamic that transpires whenever a bold new idea begins to be discussed in the legislature and how business interests’ iron grip on leadership leads to compromise or, more often, surrender. We also offer info on canvassing… Read More ›
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Japanese Author Offers Climate Solution Most Americans Will Resist
The climate crisis will spiral out of control unless the world applies “emergency brakes” to capitalism and devises a “new way of living,” according to a Japanese academic whose book on Marxism and the environment has become a surprise bestseller… Read More ›
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What Authenticity Looks Like!
On Thursday evening, those attending Augustine Montoya’s Meet & Greet were introduced to a completely unique political candidate, one who doesn’t profess to know everything, who doesn’t fill his stump speech with platitudes and empty rhetoric. We were introduced to… Read More ›