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Feb 1
6 min

NO Community Solar Hearing Sat-moved to Tues | See You Sunday @ Collected Works

In this post: Replacement Power Hearing Concludes Community Solar rescheduled for 8AM - 02/04/2020, 8AM Atmosphere of Plutocracy Prevades...

Jan 28
3 min

ETA question before Supreme Court, Community Solar Act Before House Energy, Dahr Jamail in Santa Fe

UPDATE #2 on Community Solar Act [HB2] - Hearing is again postponed until Tuesday 02/04/2020....and Antoinette Sedillo Lopez is now a co-...

Jan 11
3 min

A milestone on the path with you

A milestone. We’ve been working together since before 2008 to close the San Juan Generating Station, one of the oldest and dirtiest coal ...

Dec 24, 2019
4 min

Abandonment Hearing Report Back and Next Steps

WOW! What we learned about the Energy Transition Act (ETA) in the PRC 8 day hearing underscored our understanding of how right we were about

Dec 12, 2019
2 min

Senior PNM VP Admits ETA Gives PNM 100% Bailout of ALL Coal Plants, Gas Plants, Nuclear Investments

Today marks day two of the evidentiary hearing for the San Juan Generating Station Abandonment Case and already Senior Vice President Ron...

Dec 11, 2019
3 min

Youth Diné Voices Beautifully Carry Demands for Coal Plant Clean Up Before PRC

THANK YOU everyone for your support yesterday! The Public Regulation Commission (PRC) room was packed with people who provided public com...

Nov 26, 2019
3 min

Protect the people and planet from corporate greed - Join Us December 9

Many of PNM’s recent reinvestments in coal and nuclear have now been proven to be imprudent (aka financially irresponsible). PNM could very

Nov 8, 2019
4 min

45 years of extreme extraction

59,000,000 million tons of coal ash, which is placed in 60 ft. high layers, in unlined pits, with "overburden" on top....

Oct 31, 2019
3 min

SAN JUAN PLANT & COAL MINE INSPECTION

The purpose of our inspection is to take soil, water, and air quality samples in order to evaluate possible contamination from coal ash as w

Oct 17, 2019
2 min

Public Regulation Commission Orders PNM to Grant NEE Access to San Juan Coal Plant for Testing

Hearing Examiner deems PNM arguments to block New Energy Economy Soil and Water "unpersuasive and without merit"

Oct 16, 2019
2 min

Prevailing Against those who Seek to Deny the Truth

Public Regulation Commission Denies Western Resource Advocates, PNM, and NM Sierra Club attempt to quash New Energy Economy’s Expert Test...

Oct 4, 2019
3 min

Supreme Court leaves the question of ETA applicability in the PRC's hands

On October 3, 2019, the Supreme Court denied Public Service Company New Mexico (PNM) NM and Western Resource Advocate’s (WRA) Motion for ...

Jul 2, 2019
3 min

PNM files to Abandon San Juan - read our initial analysis

After more than 15 years of pressure from frontline communities, advocates, market forces, and regulation, PNM filed to abandon the San J...

Mar 8, 2019
1 min

SB489 'Monopoly Protection Act' Don’t-Miss Opportunity for Local Choice in Landmark Carbon-Free Bill

Episode 72 of Local Energy Rules Podcast [The Institute for Local Self-Reliance challenges concentrated economic and political power, an...

Mar 8, 2019
3 min

SB489 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 stretc...

Mar 2, 2019
2 min

SB 489 - Open Letter to Legislature from David Van Winkle, Board President for New Energy Economy

To: Concerned New Mexico Legislators From: David Van Winkle, Chairman of Board - New Energy Economy Re: SB489 – Energy Transition Act I a...

Feb 28, 2019
4 min

SB 492 Moved to Tuesday - SB 489 Will Be Heard Saturday, 3/2/19

SB 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 represe...

Feb 22, 2019
6 min

We stand with Indigenous partners: NO JUST TRANSITION WITHOUT INDIGENOUS CONSULTATION (SB489)

In this post Sharing our update from the heart -- still no response on our proposed amendments from the "coalition" We stand with our Ind...

Feb 21, 2019
7 min

We need you Saturday 2/21 for Senate Conservation Committee Hearing - SB489 Webinar Tonight

In this email: Most Important Hearing To Date! Please Attend Senate Conservation Committee Hearing for SB 489 - 9:00AM, Saturday Join us ...

Feb 19, 2019
5 min

Energy Transition Act: NEE Proposed Amendments - Join Us for a Webinar Thursdays 2/21 at 5:30pm

Join us for a Webinar Thursday, 2/21, 5:30pm - NEE proposed changes to SB 489, "Energy Transition Act" to transform it from a PNM Bailout...