We’ve written about this several times now, but now you can find out the Maine experience with Avangrid straight from a seven-term state legislator and chair of the Committee on Energy & Utilities. We also offer links to a few… Read More ›
Climate Justice
Tired of Being 50th In All Good Things? We Don’t Have to Be
New Mexico is 50th in everything good. And it’s our children who suffer most. Addressing the needs of children and other underserved communities costs money. NM is always scraping together a budget, but with insufficient resources our state is constrained… Read More ›
Public Power: A Path to Energy Democracy, a Just Transition, & 100% Renewable Energy
PNM, Xcel and El Paso Electric have slow-walked toward renewable energy goals and that walk is about to become a crawl, if we don’t take proactive action. And we are. Retake is working with other energy activists to seek energy… Read More ›
Avangrid Has Been Horrid in Maine & NY, But Far Worse in South & Central America & In Europe & the UK, They are a Force for Suppressing Renewables
We’ve published three pieces on Iberdrola/Avangrid, each more damning, but I read the detailed report of a Spanish think tank on Avangrid’s colonization of Brazil, Mexico, Guatemala, Columbia, Bolivia, Chile, much of Africa and now, us: New Mexico. As the… Read More ›
Restorative Justice for Obelisk Defendents and More on Avangrid, Less is More, and Rethink Our Democracy
Today’s post is pretty short, but packs a wallop with Part II of a three part video “conversation” focused on Less is More, links to Rethink Our Democracy actions and events, a call to action to support restorative justice for… Read More ›
“We’ll Get To That Soon” Simply Won’t Get It Done
Today we examine a daunting new international report that outlines with precision what we need to do and by when, if we stand any chance of achieving net zero by 2050. We move from international-scale action to focus on NM… Read More ›