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Category: Energy Transition
Posted inCongress & Federal Gov., Energy Transition, Public Lands

‘Morally wrong, disrespectful:’ NM congressional leaders slam moves to roll back Chaco Canyon buffer zone 

Avatar photo by Alex Ross

Pueblos and advocacy groups that spent decades trying to safeguard one of the most sacred sites of Puebloan culture may soon see all that hard work undone, as the Trump administration considers reopening land around the Chaco Culture National Historical Park to oil and gas drilling as well as mining.   In a statement to New […]

Anti-Exxon protestors removed from Balloon Fiesta after daring visitors to drink fake ‘produced water’

by NM Political Report

Visitors to opening weekend of the ExxonMobil Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta were greeted by an unexpected protest against the event’s main sponsor. Satirical protestors supported by WildEarth Guardians and the The Yes Men dressed as sales representatives of a fake oil and gas company, Exxtreme Energy, and offered samples of the company’s “new hydration and […]

Oil and Gas Forecast for New Mexico’s San Juan Basin: Going, Going …

by Capital & Main

This story originally appeared in Capital & Main, an award-winning nonprofit publication whose mission is to educate the public on matters of importance such as economic inequality, climate change, health care, threats to democracy, hate and extremism and immigration. This report is republished here as a part of our commitment to sharing the best in […]