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| Today, Environment New Mexico, launched a new campaign calling on congressional candidates to support policies to move America beyond oil and toward a cleaner energy future. | |
| This weekend, the House of Representatives voted to pass “The New Direction for Energy Independence, National Security and Consumer Protection Act” (H.R. 3221), including an amendment to establish a national Renewable Electricity Standard (RES). The passage of the RES along with the package of legislation included in H.R. 3221 will make significant steps toward a cleaner and more secure energy future for the United States. | |
| In August, the Nuclear Regulatory Commission will begin the process of drafting and issuing a generic environmental impact statement (GEIS) on in situ leach uranium mining. If adopted, the GEIS will remove the current environmental inquiries required for each specific proposed mining site, restrict public comment on future uranium mining licenses and undermine environmental justice in our state! | |
| A new report released by the Environment New Mexico Research & Policy Center and the Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) ranks U.S. states based on vulnerability to high gas prices and the policies they have adopted to reduce that vulnerability, while protecting consumers and the environment. | |
| Energy companies are planning to build over 150 coal-fired power plants in locations across the United States, according to a report released today. | |
| Hearings will soon be held to consider building a new proposed 1500 MW coal-fired power plant on the Navajo Reservation, already home to two of the dirtiest power plants in the country. The plant would emit over 10 million tons of carbon dioxide, ozone, mercury and other pollutants into the air each year and wipe out major gains being made to reduce New Mexico’s global warming emissions. Earlier this year, the New Mexico State Legislature rejected a bill that would have provided an $85 million tax break for the proposed Desert Rock plant. The next crucial opportunity to challenge this dirty power plant proposal is to attend one of the public hearings on the draft Environmental Impact Statement (EIS). | |
| A national renewable electricity standard requiring utilities to increase their use of wind, solar and other renewable energy sources would generate 2,860 new jobs in New Mexico, lower electric and natural gas bills and slash global warming pollution, according to a new Union of Concerned Scientists (UCS) analysis released today by Environment New Mexico. UCS examined the impact of a proposed federal standard on the nation as a whole and on 20 states, including New Mexico. | |
| Against the backdrop of a sea of pinwheels dancing in the wind, representing New Mexico’s vast wind and other renewable energy resources, environmental advocates joined representatives from the University of New Mexico and the offices of Senator Jeff Bingaman and Representative Tom Udall, among others, to applaud the Congressmen’s work to create a national Renewable Electricity Standard (RES). | |
| The U.S. Senate has failed to make the grade on a national energy bill, according to an Energy report card released today. | |
| The deregulation of electric utilities could make New Mexico even more reliant on fossil fuels for power, unless action is taken to increase the use of renewable energy. Despite abundant solar and wind resources, 87% of the electricity generated in New Mexico comes from coal. | |
