by Caleb James The price of oil has dropped so low that New Mexico leaders have passed a rule allowing companies to temporarily stop paying rent. The loss in revenue, for now, is a Band-Aid that officials say will help avoid disaster for the bleeding industry. Consider this analogy: If you knew you weren’t going to [...]
New Mexico, USA has 43,278 records of oil and gas leases on public land managed by the Bureau of Land Management. QUICK FACTS 43,278 records of oil and gas leases on public land managed by the Bureau of Land Management. 13,493 authorized oil and gas leases TOP COUNTIES BY AUTHORIZED OIL AND GAS LEASES Eddy [...]
By Derek Hawkins and Juliet Eilperin President Barack Obama said Tuesday that his administration was considering ways to “reroute” the Dakota Access oil pipeline after a week of violent clashes between authorities and activists protesting the controversial project. In an interview with the media site NowThis, Obama addressed concerns from Native Americans that the pipeline [...]
CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) — Activists may have protested their last federal oil and gas auction before such auctions go online but vow their “keep it in the ground” movement isn’t going underground: They’ll protest at U.S. Bureau of Land Management offices on auction days instead. The BLM auctions off the right to drill on federal [...]
By Tom Solomon, 350 New Mexico There really is a feasible way to build our way out of the climate crisis in time to avoid the worst effects of global warming. We do it by rapidly replacing all fossil fuel-based energy with renewable energy built with current technology, installed in a smart grid. We pay [...]
By Clifford Krauss Oct. 28, 2016 ENERGY & ENVIRONMENT HOUSTON — Exxon Mobil, in a concession to market and regulatory pressures, said Friday that it might be forced to write down the value of some of its oil and gas assets in Canada and elsewhere if energy prices remain low through the end of the [...]
by Ellen M. Gilmer, E&E reporter - Published: Friday, October 28, 2016 Chaco Canyon is home to ancient tribal artifacts, while the surrounding area includes oil and gas wells, ranches and Navajo communities. Environmentalists say they're not backing down after a federal court yesterday denied their request to halt oil and gas permitting in New Mexico's Chaco Canyon [...]
APW Endorses NM Progressives We at APW are fond of saying that how you spend your dollars can be more important than for whom you vote. At the same time, part of APW’s ongoing mission is to represent the interests of “sustainability voters.” Therefore, if you happen to live in New Mexico, members of the [...]
PNM’s Withdraws Application for Gas Plant & Gas Pipeline Case In Response to New Energy Economy’s Opposition Filing & Expert Testimony Ratepayers Declare $100 Million Victory SANTA FE, NM – PNM filed a Motion to Vacate their (Second) Withdrawal of an Application for a 100 million dollar Gas Plant & Gas Pipeline Case pending before [...]
Photo credit: Dreamstime "An expansive new analysis by Yale School of Public Health researchers confirms that numerous carcinogens involved in the controversial practice of hydraulic fracturing have the potential to contaminate air and water in nearby communities. Fracking is now common in the United States, currently occurring in 30 states, and with millions of people [...]