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Report: Savings and Jobs for New Mexicans in Climate Bill
- Public News Service (new window)
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2009-09-10 |
| A new report released Wednesday finds New Mexicans stand to gain from the Senate version of a climate and energy bill that proposes to make major improvements in energy efficiency, compared to the House's version. The study by Environment New Mexico found individual households could earn more than a few hundred dollars, and the state thousands of new jobs as the payoff if the increased energy efficiency remains in the bill set for debate in the Senate. | |
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Coalition Pushes Energy Efficiency
- Albuquerque Journal
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2009-09-10 |
| With energy legislation making its way through Congress, strong energy-efficiency mandates in building codes, along with help for low-income families to make existing homes more energy efficient, are critical, said Kim McMurray of Environment New Mexico. | |
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State Looks To Boost Solar
- Albuquerque Journal (new window)
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2008-12-12 |
| New Mexico regulators are considering a proposal that would expand rooftop solar energy programs at the state's largest utility. The program, under which Public Service Company of New Mexico would pay a premium to buy electricity from rooftop arrays, is part of the state Public Regulation Commission's efforts to expand production of renewable energy in the state. | |
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Solar car completes 1st ever round-the-world trip
- Associated Press
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2008-12-04 |
| The first solar-powered car to travel around the world ended its journey at the U.N. climate talks Thursday, arriving with the message that clean technologies are available now to stop global warming. | |
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Rebuild New Mexico’s Economy With Renewable Energy
- Grass-Roots Press (new window)
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2008-12-02 |
| There is no energy shortage in America. In fact, we are surrounded by energy – the heat of the sun, the movement of the wind and waves, and the energy contained in trees and crops. Currently, the majority of these valuable energy resources remain untapped. Despite our economy starting to crumble and global warming transforming our landscape, we now have a unique opportunity to change the status quo with a new president-elect who is committed to clean energy sources. | |
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Rebates Offer No Real Help on Energy Costs
- Albuquerque Journal (new window)
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2008-08-15 |
| By Kira Jones, Community Action New Mexico, And Lauren Ketcham, Environment New Mexico | |
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Plant Air Permit OK Appealed
- Albuquerque Journal (new window)
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2008-08-15 |
| Environmentalists and Navajo groups who have been fighting a proposed coal-fired plant on tribal land in northwestern New Mexico have appealed an air permit granted for the plant. | |
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EPA's act of malpractice
- New Mexico Independent (new window)
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2008-08-01 |
| This year, 2008, right now, marks a turning point in human history. We have arrived at a clearly marked crossroads. Our defining challenge, our greatest opportunity, is now. | |
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EPA OKs air permit for massive Navajo coal plant
- Reuters (new window)
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2008-07-31 |
| The president of the Navajo Nation said that U.S. environmental regulators approved a final air permit on Thursday for a proposed 1,500 megawatt coal-fired power plant in New Mexico, considered an important step in moving the $3 billion to $4 billion project forward. | |
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COAL: EPA issues permits for massive Navajo power plant
- E&E Publishing Service
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2008-07-31 |
| U.S. EPA issued permits today for a 1,500-megawatt coal-fired power plant in the high desert of northwest New Mexico, where Sithe Global Power LLC and the Navajo Nation hope to sell electricity to energy-hungry cities and suburbs in the Southwest. | |
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Governor and AG Announce Legal Challenge of Desert Rock Permit
- Office of Governor Bill Richardson Press Release
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2008-07-31 |
| Governor Bill Richardson and Attorney General Gary King today announced their intention to immediately file an appeal of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s ill-advised decision on issuing an air quality permit for the Desert Rock Energy Facility planned for the Navajo Nation. | |
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EPA To Act on Permit for Controversial Power Plant
- Associated Press
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2008-07-30 |
| Navajo Nation officials as well as environmentalists are anxiously awaiting a decision on an air permit for a controversial coal-fired power plant to be built on tribal land. | |
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MARKEY, PLATTS: Don’t Short-change Consumers on Fuel Economy Standards
- Office of U.S. Representative Markey (new window)
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2008-07-29 |
| Representatives Edward J. Markey (D-MA) and Todd Russell Platts (R-PA) will today introduce a bill, the Accuracy in Fuel Economy Standards Act, requiring the Department of Transportation to use realistic and rational gas price assumptions as it calculates the maximum feasible fuel economy standards for the coming years as required by the energy bill passed by Congress last year. Using realistic gas price assumptions will ensure that fuel economy standards will reduce gas prices and our dangerous dependence on foreign oil as much as possible. | |
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Governor Richardson, US Air Force Assistant Secretary Anderson Announce Clean Energy Agreements
- Office of Governor Richardson News Release
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2008-07-23 |
| Governor Bill Richardson today announced that the State of New Mexico and US Air Force, along with the cities of Alamogordo, Clovis and Albuquerque had entered into agreements to pursue four new clean energy projects. These Memorandums of Understanding (MOUs) are the result of a two-day New Mexico Energy Investment Initiative Conference, which brought together high-level thinkers on energy from across the country and key leaders around our state to work together to renewable energy projects. | |
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What next? Solar power plants in the Land of Enchantment? Maybe.
- New Mexico Independent (new window)
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2008-06-20 |
| As summer begins in earnest and temperatures climb, New Mexicans don't need to be reminded of the power of the sun, but here's an interesting factoid: "Every hour the sun bathes the Earth in as much energy as the world consumes in an entire year." | |
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Governor Richardson, Attorney General King Blast EPA for Violating Clean Air Act in Fast Tracking Desert Rock Permit
- Office of Governor Richardson News Release
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2008-06-19 |
| Governor and Attorney General Issue Letter to EPA Criticizing the Agency’s Failure to Provide Environmental Analyses regarding Harmful Pollutants from the Proposed Plant | |
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Richardson urges EPA to save our state's air
- Santa Fe New Mexican (new window)
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2008-06-13 |
| The cash-in-on-Bush rush is literally gathering steam — and New Mexico is right in the way. | |
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EPA agrees to timeline for Desert Rock air permit
- Associated Press (new window)
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2008-06-10 |
| The Navajo Nation could soon learn whether it has secured an air permit for a proposed controversial coal-fired power plant on reservation land in northern New Mexico. | |
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Proposed coal plant pits economy vs. Navajo belief
- Associated Press (new window)
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2008-05-20 |
| In a corner of the Navajo Nation burdened by old and heavily polluting coal-fired power plants, it matters little to many tribal elders that another facility promises to be the most efficient and cleanest of all. | |
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Big Oil’s Friends in the Senate
- New York Times Editorial
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2008-05-05 |
| Listen to almost any politician, President Bush included, and you’ll hear that the fight against global warming cannot be won without cleaner technologies that will ease dependence on fossil fuels. Yet these same politicians are on the verge of allowing modest but vital tax credits to expire that are crucial to the future of renewable energy sources like wind and solar power. | |
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Dirty Smoke Signals
- In These Times (new window)
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2008-04-28 |
| Navajo Nation weighs costs and benefits of coal mining on its land | |
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Groups file complaint against BIA for records
- Farmington Daily Times (new window)
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2008-04-04 |
| Tired of waiting for documents it requested through the federal Freedom of Information Act, San Juan County's Diné Citizens Against Ruining Our Environment (Diné CARE) and San Juan Citizens Alliance filed a complaint this week to force the Bureau of Indian Affairs' hand. | |
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Developer Makes Going Green Easier
- Albuquerque Journal
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2008-03-16 |
| For the average Santa Fe homebuyer, owning a solar-powered house just got a whole lot easier. | |
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SCHOTT Solar to hire 1,500 New Mexicans at the new $500 million facility
- Press Release from the Office of Governor Bill Richardson (new window)
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2008-03-03 |
| Governor Bill Richardson today helped break ground on SCHOTT Solar’s new $500 million solar equipment manufacturing plant at Mesa Del Sol. SCHOTT’s new plant will create as many as 1,500 new jobs at peak production and is expected to open in early 2009. | |
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Governor Bill Richardson Enacts Energy Efficiency Bill
- Press Release from the Office of Governor Bill Richardson
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2008-02-27 |
| Governor Bill Richardson today signed HB 305, strengthening the Efficient Use of Energy Act, sponsored by Speaker Ben Lujan. The bill directs electric and gas utilities to provide cost-effective and achievable energy efficiency resources to their customers. | |
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Enact energy efficiency requirements immediately
- Santa Fe New Mexican (new window)
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2008-02-10 |
| The Coalition for Clean Affordable Energy and all of its affiliated environmental and consumer organizations support House Bill 305, the amendments to the Efficient Use of Energy Act. | |
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Governor Richardson Issues Statement on Proposed Desert Rock Energy Facility
- Office of New Mexico Governor Bill Richardson Press Release (new window)
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2007-07-27 |
| Governor Richardson issued a statement today regarding the proposed Desert Rock coal-fired power plant. He says, "I am gravely concerned about the potential environmental impacts of the proposed Desert Rock Energy Facility. I firmly believe, as currently proposed, the Desert Rock Energy Facility would be a step in the wrong direction." | |
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