May 10Those who are responsible must be held accountableAll of us are grieving the loss of the beautiful forests that have nurtured us, provided us with water, with shade, with the deep sense...
Dec 15, 2021Victory: $300M for Four Corners coal DENIEDOn December 15th the Public Regulation Commission voted 5 to 0 to deny PNM's application for the sale and transfer of its shares in Four...
Nov 29, 2021UNITED IN OPPOSITION TO FOUR CORNERS COAL BAILOUTNew Energy Economy, Albuquerque Bernalillo County Water Utility Authority (“ABCWUA”), the Office of the New Mexico Attorney General,...
Nov 17, 2021FOUR CORNERS RECOMMENDATION A GRAVE INJUSTICEPNM's CEO, who made $8.9M this year, is surely celebrating today and thanking her policy team who crafted the fine print of the ETA. With...
Oct 8, 2021Four Corners Coal - incompatible with life itselfWe took a few days off to visit the mountains and the sky after submitting our 100 page Brief in Chief in the Four Corner Abandonment...
Sep 10, 2021Corporate violence: green narratives that hide the truth of PNM's continued coal harmEvidentiary hearings in the Four Corners Power Plant (FCPP) Abandonment Case wrapped up this week, exposing the lie at the heart of PNM's...
Sep 7, 2021Four Corners Hearing Week One Review - Alarming AffirmationsYou'll recall that we had major concerns about the ETA when it was being debated. It didn't actually require the closure of coal. It...
Aug 24, 2021Four Corners "Abandonment" will keep coal burningAfter more than 60 years, PNM is proposing to "abandon" its shares in the Four Corners Coal Power Plant (FCPP). But instead of supporting...
Aug 10, 2021HEARING BEGINS TOMORROW - WE BEGIN WITH A WIN FOR TRANSPARENCY AND SUPPORT FROM SANTA FE COUNTYThe evidentiary hearing in front of the Hearing Examinder begins tomorrow. We will be reporting significant developments as the case...
May 24, 2021PNM'S APPLICATION TO SELL FOUR CORNERS IS DISHONEST, DEFICIENT AND ILLEGALWe filed a motion to dismiss. You may remember a previous post from us about PNM's deficient application for "abandonment" of the Four...
Mar 12, 2021Four Corners to move to seasonal operationAs a result of our persistence and unified strong position against PNM’s continued coal burning they announced some welcome news today....
Feb 27, 2021PRC Hearing Examiner Finds PNM’s Four Corners Abandonment Application Deficient Yesterday, the Hearing Examiner in PNM’s Application for Abandonment and Securitized Financing Case of the Four Corners Coal Plant...
Jan 29, 2021Today we filed a Motion to Dismiss PNM's Non-Abandonment Application for Four CornersToday New Energy Economy and Citizens for Fair Rates and the Environment (CFRE) jointly filed a Motion to Dismiss PNM’s January 8, 2021...
Jun 15, 2020Senior PNM VP Admits ETA Gives PNM 100% Bailout of ALL Coal Plants, Gas Plants, Nuclear InvestmentsToday marks day two of the evidentiary hearing for the San Juan Generating Station Abandonment Case and already Senior Vice President...
Jun 15, 2020Youth Diné Voices Beautifully Carry Demands for Coal Plant Clean Up Before PRCTHANK YOU everyone for your support yesterday! The Public Regulation Commission (PRC) room was packed with people who provided public...
Jun 15, 2020Supreme Court leaves the question of ETA applicability in the PRC's handsOn October 3, 2019, the Supreme Court denied Public Service Company New Mexico (PNM) NM and Western Resource Advocate’s (WRA) Motion for...
Jun 15, 2020SB489 'Monopoly Protection Act' Don’t-Miss Opportunity for Local Choice in Landmark Carbon-Free BillEpisode 72 of Local Energy Rules Podcast [The Institute for Local Self-Reliance challenges concentrated economic and political power,...
Jun 15, 2020SB489 Energy Transition Act: Our Work to Address Structural Flaws in Omnibus Legislation Continues "If you don't know where you're going, any road will get you there." George Harrison Following the Senator Sharer filibuster that...
Jun 15, 2020SB 489 - Open Letter to Legislature from David Van Winkle, Board President for New Energy EconomyTo: Concerned New Mexico Legislators From: David Van Winkle, Chairman of Board - New Energy Economy Re: SB489 – Energy Transition Act I...
Jun 15, 2020SB 492 Moved to Tuesday - SB 489 Will Be Heard Saturday, 3/2/19SB 489 is up for debate this Saturday. Please email or call to let us know you'll be there. We aim to guarantee there is adequate...