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Call for Board Members
Would you like to make a meaningful and creative contribution to the Community of the Rio Chama Watershed?
We are inviting interested citizens to meet with us to discuss becoming a
Rio Arriba Concerned Citizen Board Member.
Please contact us at info@rioarribaconcernedcitizens.com or just come meet us at our next Board Meeting of 2019:
The last Friday of every month, public portion of the meeting 2-3pm, at the El Rito Public Library
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Another clash regarding trends in the oil and gas industry. Reported this week - the Permian Basin is included in record volumes of oil and gas production in the U.S. - while ongoing reports say oil and gas corporations are going bankrupt. Add in this news - investors are again pulling out and new strict policies put in place in Europe. Are New Mexico legislators looking to the big picture when relying upon an industry which is in need of big change and in flux? Note the new European requirements for producers listed below.
..."Under the new policy, energy projects applying for EIB funding will need to show they can produce one kilowatt hour of energy while emitting less than 250 grams of carbon dioxide, a move which excludes traditional gas-burning power plants."
..."Gas projects are still possible, but would have to be based on what the bank called "new technologies" such as carbon capture and storage, combining heat and power generation, or mixing in renewable gases with the fossil natural gas."
If this headline has you shaking your head, you are not alone. Note the nationwide map in the first few paragraphs of this article. Very disturbing.
Report: 95% of oil and gas leases on public lands in NM are in ‘extremely high’ water stress areas
nmpoliticalreport.com
Oil and gas activity in New Mexico may be exacerbating water stress in the state, according to an analysis by a liberal public policy think tank. The Center for American Progress determin...REMINDER! The New Mexico Environment Dept. is holding the last 2 public hearings to determine the rules and regulations for using "produced fracking water" in our state. These areas are the most overrun by fracking therefore the most vulnerable. If you able to attend, be aware there are some very strong pro-fracking forces who will be attending as well. Please continue to write the Governor with input on this bill she signed into law which is a very bad idea - www.governor.state.nm.us/contact-the-governor/
Note in the comments section-a data sheet from the Rio Grande Chapter of the Sierra Club. Remember! Reported ideas floating around are to use the "recycled" toxic fracking waste water on roadsides, crops, potentially in municipal water sources or placed in rivers and streams. Please SPEAK UP if you can and encourage others to join in!
This sheet has some valuable information to use when presenting opposition to produced water usage. Please use as much data as possible to make a strong case. Note the "Texon Scar" image - an area in west Texas where oil and gas producers dumped water for decades, creating an environmental - dead zone - seen from space.
