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CO2 levels in US at lowest levels in 20 years … and some lessons as to why
The US Energy Information Administration reported this month that CO2 levels in America are at their lowest rate in 20 years: That should make all of us happy but for some in the environmental...
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We don’t need no stinkin’ Constitution
Hydraulic fracturing “Sometimes we have to step outside the boundaries of the Constitution to get things done.” That’s the quote that almost jumps off the page from an environmentalist discussing a...
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Republican state senator blasts anti-fracking bill
A bill sponsored by Democratic state Sen. Bill Soules of Las Cruces to ban hydraulic fracturing in New Mexico has generated a letter from a Republican senator, also from the Las Cruces area, saying a...
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New Mexico anti-fracking bill gets tabled
The anti-fracking bill got drilled in committee. The first-ever legislation introduced in the Roundhouse that would ban the practice of hydraulic fracturing in the oil and gas industry in New Mexico...
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Udall, Heinrich and Pearce approve of potential natural gas deal with Japan,...
PIPE DREAM? Getting natural gas from New Mexico’s San Juan Basin to Japan would require sending it through pipelines to terminals that would liquefy the gas to be shipped overseas by tankers. Handout...
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Get ready for lawsuits after Mora County passes oil and gas ban
PREPARE FOR THE LAWYERS: A ban on oil and gas drilling in a rural county in New Mexico figures to wind up in court. New Mexico Watchdog photo. Now that commissioners in Mora County have approved the...
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US Interior Department sets new rule for ‘fracking’
The new boss at the U.S. Department of the Interior has established a new rule for hydraulic fracturing (commonly called “fracking”) on federal lands that seems to have pleased neither...
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Susana urges US Energy secretary to approve natural gas exports ASAP
HEAD EAST: Gov. Susana Martinez and natural gas producers in New Mexico are eager to establish LNG exports to places like Japan. In a letter obtained by New Mexico Watchdog, Gov. Susana Martinez is...
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An old-fashioned political brawl in Las Vegas, NM
New Mexico has a history of bare-knuckle political fights and in Las Vegas, N.M., it doesn’t get much more bad-to-bone than the current battle between the mayor and a group assembled to throw him out...
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Recall of Las Vegas, NM mayor fizzles … for now
RECALL THWARTED: Mayor Alfonso Ortiz of the town of Las Vegas, N.M. will not face a recall election … for now. It looks like there won’t be a recall election in Las Vegas, N.M. after all. Well, at...
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Democrat challenging Pearce: ‘We don’t need to expand oil’
ENVIRONMENTAL ENDEARMENT: Democrat Leslie Endean-Singh thinks she can win in her oil-rich district, even though she says, “We don’t need to expand oil.” By Rob Nikolewski │ New Mexico Watchdog Leslie...
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A different tone from a different NM Democrat on energy
TOSSING HER HAT IN THE RING: Attorney Roxanne Lara has announced she’s running for Congress in New Mexico’s 2nd District. By Rob Nikolewski │ New Mexico Watchdog SANTA FE – Last week, Democratic...
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Former Obama cabinet members praise hydraulic fracturing
FRIENDS IN DEMOCRATIC PLACES: Two former Obama cabinet members have come out in strong support of hydraulic fracturing. By Rob Nikolewski │ New Mexico Watchdog Fracking has some friends in the...
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NM stands to benefit from LNG exports, study says
By Rob Nikolewski │ New Mexico Watchdog SANTA FE — New Mexico‘s natural gas suppliers think getting the United States to “go big” on exporting liquefied natural gas would be a major boost for the state...
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Seeing red over being green: Email from Democratic group annoys candidate
GREENER THAN THOU: An email from the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee has irritated Leslie Endean-Singh, who says she has a stronger stance on environmental issues than her primary opponent....
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Mora County’s controversial fracking ban may be in jeopardy
FRACKING BAN IN JEOPARDY: A controversial ordinance in a small New Mexico county banning hydraulic fracturing is up in the air after proponents lost in local elections. By Rob Nikolewski │ New Mexico...
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VIDEO: What now for Mora County’s fracking ban?
WHAT NOW?: The defeat of a commissioner in a rural New Mexico county could mean big trouble for the fracking ban the county passed a year ago. By Rob Nikolewski │ New Mexico Watchdog One of the...
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Six bucks a gallon? Where gas prices might be without the U.S. energy boom
ENERGY EXPLOSION: Boom times in places such as the Bakken Formation in North Dakota has helped the U.S. leapfrog Russia and Saudi Arabia in oil production. By Rob Nikolewski │ New Mexico Watchdog If...
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New Mexico moves up to No. 5 in U.S. oil reserves
UP TO NO. 5: An annual study shows New Mexico increased its oil reserves 11.4 percent in the space of one year. Photo by Rob Nikolewski. By Rob Nikolewski │ New Mexico Watchdog Move over, Oklahoma. New...
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Want cheaper gas and economic growth? Lift crude oil exports ban, study says
DITCH THE BAN: A study claims lifting the U.S. crude oil export ban would cut prices at the pump, reduce unemployment by 200,000 a year and boost the U.S. economy by up to $1.8 trillion. By Rob...
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