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2 days ago

Put your trust in the people!

The people showed up in force to protest administration lawlessness and cruelty at the Roundhouse today. Protests were organized in...

Feb 27

Direct your energy where it counts - oppose corporate capture

In conversation with our friends, neighbors, bank clerks, random passersby, we are struck by the fact that the people are paying close...

Feb 25

Democratic Senators betray our children, our future and our Mother Earth in Shameful Vote Against SB 4

Yesterday in a unanimous vote legislators in House Judiciary passed HB 169, the Public Expression Protection Act, a win for free speech,...

Feb 21

A Victory! Our plea for protection of the sacred results in fracking waste reuse removal from Strategic Water Supply, but reuse schemes still on the docket

On Wednesday night Defend NM Water lit up the Roundhouse with a plea to our legislators: Don't Gamble with our Water! Roberto Roibal read...

Feb 18

Energy justice is environmental justice. Utility legislation at the Roundhouse could affect all New Mexicans.

Energy policy is central to economic and environmental justice policy. This year energy bills on the docket run the gamut from bills...

Feb 12

Strategic Water Supply got a yes vote, but the antidote is up tomorrow. Action needed today!

First the good news - HB 169, the Public Expression Protection Act passed in House Consumer and Public Affairs yesterday and HB 35, Oil...

Feb 10

Our values - equality, justice and free speech are under attack. Act today. Also Strategic Water Supply back tomorrow!

Listen to Senator Harold Pope Jr. Speaks Out Against the Erasure of Black History Anyone paying attention right now is seeing the pillars...

Feb 7

Strategic Water Supply vote delayed after questions raised! Tomorrow critical bills to protect against Biogas and PFAS

Yesterday after receiving all your calls, cards and emails about HB 137, the Strategic Water Supply, and hearing powerful public comment...

Feb 5

Action Alert! Amended version of Strategic Water Supply filed

The Strategic Water Supply (HB 137) is up for its first hearing in House Agriculture tomorrow at 9:00AM in Room 315. (...

Feb 1

What's the antidote to the Strategic Water Supply and oceans of oil and gas waste? New bill - SB 178. The Polluter Must Pay.

What is one antidote to the Strategic Water Supply, the Governor's dangerous false solution to New Mexico's water scarcity and the oil...

Jan 29

Bill drops to protect New Mexicans from attacks on our first amendment rights.

In 2016 a couple in Texas wrote a negative Yelp review of a pet sitting company after receiving unsatisfactory service. That company sued...

Jan 28

The Clear Horizons Act passed its first hurdle! On the docket the rest of this week..

Press Conference today in Support of SB 99 - the "No Fuel Less Than Zero Carbon Intensity" Bill to Prevent a Clean Fuel Loophole that...

Jan 25

Courage needed at the Roundhouse...

On Tuesday we joined YUCCA at the Roundhouse to call on the Governor and New Mexico legislators for climate courage. It was a cold one -...

Jan 16

Our 2025 Legislative Priority - Protect People, Not Profits

We are less than one week away from the start of the 2025 Legislative Session and to no one's surprise, there are already so many...

Dec 27, 2024

Discussion draft of new Strategic Water Supply Act reveals plan is still a bailout for oil and gas industry

The Governor’s latest version of a "Strategic Water Supply Act," according to a December 3rd discussion draft, provides $75M in public...

Nov 28, 2024

Pausing to Reflect, Preparing to Act

This week, as we gather with loved ones or find quiet moments alone, we are reminded of the power of reflection. At New Energy Economy,...