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 ›
New Mexico
Getting Real About What Must Get Done and Who Must Do It: A Three Minute Read
I’ll be brief today, outlining in the broadest of strokes what must get done and who can possibly do it. As most all of us appreciate, the looming climate catastrophe has set a deadline, one that keeps getting closer and… Read More ›
Egregious Avangrid Violations In 8 Subsidiaries Exposed–How a NM Owned Utility Is Possible & a New Report Points to 1.5C Increase by 2026!
In the wake of searing new evidence of Avangrid’s malpractice wherever they have operated, we turn to The Democracy Collaborative for an alternative: a publicly owned utility. We should never expect corporate responsibility from major corporations. Under capitalism, as practiced… 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 ›
Concerns About Concentration of Governor’s Power; Update on Competing Private Prison Moratorium Bills; & an URGENT Call to Action
A short post today focused on the legislature and a noticeable trend with consumers and advocates being sorely under-represented in key studies, commissions, and task forces. Plus an interesting interview with Sen. Dede Feldman on the 2021 session.
How We Fuel a NM Recovery: Evidence from 80 Years of US Economic Policy, a Revealing Picture in Just Two Charts
After our regular Legislative Update, we provide two charts from a NY Times piece that triggers an analysis of how economic policies advanced by Democrats and the GOP have elicited stunningly different results, and how this should offer NM a… Read More ›