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July 2013 - New Mexicans ask Gov. Martinez to allow diversionary feeding to keep Sandia bears away from people 2 Aug 2013 | 11:05 pm
For immediate release: July 26, 2013 Contact: Mary Katherine Ray, Rio Grande Chapter Wildlife chair, mkrscrim@gmail.com, 575-772-5655 New Mexicans ask Gov. Martinez to allow diversionary feeding to k...
Take action: Urge Gov. Martinez to allow diversionary feeding of Sandia bears 2 Aug 2013 | 09:13 pm
The severe drought has left bears in the Sandia Mountains with little in the way of natural food. With so many people inhabiting the foothills, it is difficult for bears to search for food without get...
Tell the PRC to protect the rule that enforces the Renewable Energy Act 25 Jul 2013 | 04:45 am
For the second time this year, the New Mexico Public Regulation Commission is considering damaging changes to its "Reasonable Cost Threshold" rule, which enforces a great state law: Utilities must pro...
PRC may weaken the rule that enforces New Mexico's Renewable Energy Act 24 Jul 2013 | 02:17 am
You’d probably either change the subject or laugh if I told you that the future of renewable energy in New Mexico will be dictated by a PRC decision about the RCT that could undermine the RPS. And I’d...
Bosque vision needs to take broader view 11 Jul 2013 | 11:03 pm
Mayor Richard Berry and the City of Albuquerque are engaged in a planning process for the bosque and Rio Grande Valley State Park called the Rio Grande Vision (RGV). This is part of a larger effort ca...
Tell BLM to improve its management plan for special places like Otero Mesa and Organ Mountains/Desert Peaks 11 Jul 2013 | 08:49 pm
The Bureau of Land Management's draft plan for managing public lands in three Southern New Mexico counties needs serious improvement — and your input can improve it. Special places like Otero Mesa and...
Saturday, July 13: Bird Watching Hike in the Bosque - ABQ 11 Jul 2013 | 12:12 am
Saturday, July 13: Bird Watching Hike in the Bosque Join us for an easy to moderate bird watching hike in the bosque. When: 8:00 am - 9:30 a.m. Cost: $3 Parking Fee; hike is free! RSVP required: c...
12th annual "Minority Youth Environmental Training Institute" OPPORTUNITY 10 Jul 2013 | 09:06 pm
DEADLINE APPROACHING SOON. THE 12th ANNUAL MINORITY YOUTH ENVIRONMENTAL TRAINING INSTITUTE An Environmental STEM Initiative “10 Days of Learning, A Lifetime of Experience” August 1 – 10, 2013 • L...
Support Santa Fe's ordinance banning single-use plastic bags 10 Jul 2013 | 10:03 am
The Santa Fe City Council will soon consider an ordinance to ban single-use plastic bags in Santa Fe. About 380 billion bags are used each year in the United States. An estimated 12 million barrels o...
Pesticides linked to Parkinson’s disease under study by NM Department of Health urged by 51st Legislative Memorial 9 Jul 2013 | 01:42 am
Teresa Seamster, Co-chair Northern NM Group A Memorial requesting the New Mexico Department of Health to conduct a literature search of scientific studies linking Parkinson’s disease and pesticide ex...
