I am writing today to announce the closure of the New Mexico Independent. After three and a half years of operation in New Mexico, the board of the American Independent News Network, has decided to shift publication of its news…
While environmental activists played their part yesterday during demonstrations at the capitol building, going so far as to dress up as solar panels and to sing the tune of “You Are My Sunshine,” their counterparts, the anti-cap-and-trade contingency who has…
Roughly one quarter of University of New Mexico students are unimpressed with the state’s flagship public school, according to a survey that questioned college students about their higher education experiences.
The three members of the U.S. House of Representatives from New Mexico sent out a press release touting the $58 million in federal recovery funds for energy-efficiency and weatherization allotted to New Mexico.
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) says the state will receive $26,855,604 for the Weatherization Assistance Program and $31,821,000 for the State Energy Program.
“Improving energy efficiency and weatherizing homes and buildings will save families money, create jobs, and help us move toward energy independence,” said U.S. Rep. Ben Ray Luján.
U.S. Rep. Martin Heinrich agreed, saying the funding will “save New Mexicans money on their energy bill, and move us toward energy independence.”
Meanwhile, U.S. Rep. Harry Teague is quoted as saying, “The weatherization funding and energy-efficiency grants provide a fast, cost-effective way to give southern New Mexico’s families some relief on their energy bills while creating jobs at a time when our community needs it most.”
According to the DOE, “The Weatherization Assistance Program enables low-income families to permanently reduce their energy bills by making their homes more energy-efficient.” The DOE continues, “weatherization reduces heating bills by 32% and overall energy bills by about $350 per year at current prices.”
As for the State Energy Program, the DOE “provides grants to the states to design and carry out their own renewable energy and energy-efficiency programs.”
