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State mining proposal is license to pollute

Coal Waste

By Mona Blaber
Chapter communications coordinator

In 2009, the New Mexico Legislature amended the Water Quality Act to require that the Water Quality Control Commission adopt specific rules for the copper-mining industry.

The stated purpose of the Copper Rule is to provide the industry with requirements for preventing groundwater and surface-water pollution.

Submitted by Jeff Potter on 2 April 2013 - 9:59pm
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Trap Free New Mexico

Trap Free Zia Poster

We need your help to show the faces that support a trap-free New Mexico. Be part of our video montage by downloading and printing the trap-free poster (or make your own) and fill in the blank with words that describe YOU! Then take your picture holding the sign and email it back to Mary Katherine Ray at mkrscrim@kitcarson.net.

Let your voices be heard- and your faces- be seen! In the spirit of the season, gather the kids, the dogs the horses and everyone and create your trap-free NM identity today! The printable poster is attached and can be downloaded.

Watch this video to see that New Mexicans from many walks of life oppose trapping on public lands.

See even more New Mexicans from many walks of life opposing trapping on public lands.

Submitted by dvw on 6 December 2011 - 5:36pm
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Bucket Brigades fighting for clean air -fighting for environmental justice as community air monitoring reveals toxic compounds in NM towns.

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By Jeff Potter and Juan Reynosa

Submitted by Jeff Potter on 5 April 2013 - 7:13pm
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Kids change the world - These Santa Fe young people are making a difference - Teaching the president about climate change

Photo courtesy Genevieve Russell

By Mona Blaber
Chapter communications coordinator

Marina Weber has been writing letters to President Obama since she was 6 years old.
Marina’s main concern was about animals suffering and dying as a result of climate change.

Marina, now 10, spoke at the March 1 Renewable Energy Day at the New Mexico Legislature, sponsored by Sierra Club and Got Sol, about why she decided to do more to take action on the climate crisis.

Submitted by Jeff Potter on 5 April 2013 - 6:19pm
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Rio Grande del Norte designated a new National Monument: Diverse coalition came together to protect truly special New Mexico place

Rio Grande Gorge - copyright Jeff Potter

By Eliza Kretzmann
New Mexico Wild America coordinator

Washington, DC — On March 25, President Obama designated the Rio Grande del Norte National Monument. Located in Northern New Mexico near Taos, the monument area is about 242,000 acres and is home to vast mesas and an abundance of wildlife and recreation opportunities.

Submitted by Jeff Potter on 2 April 2013 - 5:20pm
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Reduce, reuse, revolutionize

Trash

By Jessie Emerson, Northern Group Recycling Chair

According to the World Resources Institute (2000), global energy consumption and manufacturing activity over the next 50 years may rise to three times current levels.

Submitted by Jeff Potter on 3 July 2012 - 12:11pm
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Senators Bingaman and Udall Introduce Legislation to designate Columbine Hondo Wilderness Area!

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New Bill to Permanently Protect Columbine Hondo Area

Please call your Senators and say thank you!

Senator Jeff Bingaman: 1-800-443-8658
Senator Tom Udall: (202) 224-6621

Senator Bingaman today introduced S. 2468, the Columbine-Hondo Wilderness Act, to permanently protect the 45,000-acre Columbine-Hondo Wilderness Study Area. The legislation is being praised by a coalition of New Mexicans who have been working for years to see this wild land preserved. Senator Tom Udall is cosponsoring this important bill.

Submitted by dvw on 2 May 2012 - 8:30am
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Get your non-trapping license today!

Non-trapping license

The Trap Free NM coalition of which we are a part is offering these wonderful, wallet-sized, laminated non-trapping licenses. Your purchase of $20 is all it costs to help us build support for ending brutal and indiscriminate trapping on New Mexico public lands. That is the same price as an actual trapping license issued by NM Game and Fish which allows the unlimited slaughter-for-profit of our wildlife. Purchase of this license supports living wildlife and recreation in wild places unhindered by traps.

Buy your New Mexico Non-Trapping License Now!

Submitted by dvw on 20 December 2011 - 6:33pm
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