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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.

• Avangrid Is the Exxon of Renewable Energy & Their Plan to Acquire PNM Is All About Extracting Our Solar & Wind

  By paulgibson51 on May 1, 2021 • ( 6 )

  

  Two short and very compelling videos followed by a well-researched, very clear report from New Energy Economy on the Proposed Avangrid acquisition of PNM. I had heard some troubling aspects to this purchase, but NEE unpeels the onion and it… Read More ›

• Breaking News: Two Films, Two Panels and You Want to Know About Them All

  By paulgibson51 on April 29, 2021 • ( 1 )

  

  Sorry folks. I’d sent out the blog this morning only to find that I had failed to include reference to these two important events. Entirely my bad, so here ya go, two great films on plastic pollution and two great… Read More ›

• NM Oil and Gas Might as Well Have Offices in the Roundhouse

  By paulgibson51 on April 29, 2021 • ( 2 )

  

  We explore the extraordinary degree to which NM Oil & Gas Association (NMOGA) and its allies rule the legislative and regulatory processes. One News in Brief outlines how BLM protests were largely non-violent, despite black Americans continuing to be murdered… Read More ›

• Chilling New ALEC-Inspired Bills Passing in 17 Red States Make Protests of Over 3 People a Riot & Protect Drivers Who Run Over Protesters

  By paulgibson51 on April 27, 2021 • ( 3 )

  

  Today, we focus on the threat to America’s tattered democracy posed by a well organized effort from the right to prepare almost unfathomable legislation making felons of anyone daring to raise their voice with media lies used to justify these… Read More ›

• 22 Year-Old Kirtland Air Base Massive Toxic Plume Remains Unmitigated, Texas Court Denies Suit to Force Air Force to Do Something: Green Amendment Anyone?

  By paulgibson51 on April 24, 2021 • ( 1 )

  

  Also, a quote from Heather Cox Richardson and link to her 4.22 post, commentary on Kirtland and how it demonstrates the need for a Green Amendment and a link to Kiss the Ground, a powerful film about sustainable agriculture &… Read More ›

• Criminal Justice Failure in Minneapolis and Santa Fe, Plus a Panel Discussion on the Red Deal: An Indigenous Action to Save the Earth

  By paulgibson51 on April 22, 2021 • ( 5 )

  

  Two calls to action in Santa Fe, a focus on criminal justice, and video on sustainable agriculture, criminal justice in Philly & an update on Rethink. Plus an upcoming Indigenous perspective on nuclear issues, & an update on the Report… Read More ›