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No False Solutions
False climate solutions are technological or market based schemes promoted by fossil fuel companies and their political allies to give the appearance of meaningful climate action while actually functioning to delay effective policies that might challenge their power, control, and/or profits. These include carbon offset and trading schemes that commodify land, and water while failing to reduce emissions, as well as unproven tech like hydrogen, carbon capture & fracking waste reuse.


Come out from behind your desk...
Around the world last month millions were displaced, hundreds of thousands lost their homes, thousands died and billions of creatures,...
Oct 2, 2024


So what's the difference between false solutions and real climate action?
Last week we sent out an email announcing the sad news that we, collectively, are failing to change the trajectory of methane emissions...
Sep 21, 2024


Friends, we are failing. What can we expect over the next ten to twenty years?
Though we at New Energy Economy often report on our wins in the regulatory arena, the truth is that we, collectively, are failing. We are...
Sep 12, 2024


The stacks fall, but emissions keep rising. Do we have the will to live?
Last week the stacks at the San Juan Generating Station came down after operating for more than 50 years and emitting more than 12...
Aug 27, 2024


At close of fracking waste reuse hearing Commissioner Zemlick asks the key question...Why is a reuse rule necessary?
On the final day of testimony at the fracking waste reuse hearing New Mexico Oil and Gas Association (NMOGA) witnesses tried to argue...
Aug 15, 2024


Should New Mexico have worse water protections than Texas?
First, thank you to everyone who has shown up to raise their voice against corporate exploitation and profiteering at the expense of our...
Aug 10, 2024


Our expert witnesses eviscerate reuse proponent arguments
Over the past three days our three expert witnesses, including former director of the New Mexico Interstate Stream Commission Norm Gaume,...
Aug 8, 2024


Hearing reconvenes amid outcry from the public and questionable reshuffling of Commissioners
Yesterday the fracking waste reuse hearing got off to a strange start when WQCC Commissioner McWilliams, who was called out by for...
Aug 7, 2024


Justin Nobel's Research Uncovered How Oil and Gas Preys on Vulnerable People to do their dangerous work
As we all continue to struggle with the increasing chaos, violence and uncertainty that pervades US political life, we can take comfort...
Jul 17, 2024


Commissioner Krista McWilliams’ claim to have no personal or professional conflicts of interest in the produced water reuse case further disproven by damning additional evidence
Water Quality Control Commissioner Krista McWilliams starring in a video paid for and hosted on NMOGA's website in which she falsely...
Jul 6, 2024


Justin Nobel Exposes the Oil and Gas Industry's Radioactive Secret
“A powerful industry has spread harms across the land, its people, and more so than anyone, their very own workers, and did what they...
Jun 25, 2024


Dueling headlines a painful illustration of New Mexico's outsize role in the climate crisis
Headlines from the Current Argus and the Santa Fe New Mexican Last Week Make no mistake. New Mexico is a petrostate, and like other...
Jun 25, 2024


Fracking waste reuse hearing concludes for the week, evidence of discharge and reuse dangers continues to be exposed
Yesterday the fracking waste reuse hearing was extended for four additional days that will take place in July due to the number of...
May 18, 2024


NMOGA organized a show of force to try to convince Commissioners New Mexico needs their fracking waste
New Mexicans voice their opposition to fracking waste discharge and reuse at the hearing. Yesterday, on Day 3 of the fracking waste reuse...
May 16, 2024


NM Supreme Court Upholds Commission Oversight Over Energy Efficiency and Load Management Utility Expenditures in Decoupling Case
The Supreme Court today issued its decision on decoupling and determined that the Efficient Use of Energy Act requires a “full revenue...
May 13, 2024


At Fracking Waste Reuse hearing today the Water Quality Control Commission dismissed a question of jurisdiction, the public showed up to say NO to reuse, and a journalist found something fishy
On Friday New Energy Economy and two other parties filed a motion to vacate and reschedule the Wastewater Reuse rule hearing to allow...
May 13, 2024


New in our rebuttal testimony - Produced Water Research Consortium fails audit and fails New Mexico
Yesterday we rallied with folks from the more than 30 organizations from across the state who signed up to join the campaign to Defend...
May 7, 2024


We need you to show up to Defend Our Water Monday, May 6th at 1:00PM!
The oil and gas industry and their allies in our state Government have thrown their full weight behind the effort to expand fracking...
May 3, 2024


Colorado, upstream of New Mexico, looking to follow NM's unscientific lead on produced water reuse
TX, NM and CO produced water leaders collaborate at Water in Energy Conference New Mexico Environment Department (NMED)’s proposed...
Apr 27, 2024


Our Testimony: "Produced Water" from the Permian technically radioactive waste according to the EPA
Yesterday we filed expert testimony against NMED's proposed Wastewater Reuse Rule from NM Water Advocate and retired State Water engineer...
Apr 17, 2024
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