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.
Hollywood is again coming to this Land of Enchantment. A new movie entitled “The Dry Land” will be filming throughout central New Mexico from now until late May, according to KRQE-TV.
The Rail Runner Express may officially be heading south to Las Cruces and El Paso. Gov. Bill Richardson hopes this is the first move in creating a centerpiece for regional transportation, so reports the New Mexico Business Weekly
Also, the Los Alamos Monitor is reporting on two Energy Frontier Research Centers to be hosted by Los Alamos National Laboratory. Funded by the U.S. Department of Energy, the centers can expect $20M in funding over the next five years.
And lastly, the Farmington Daily Times reports on a $6.9M fine that must be paid by the San Juan Generating Station coal-fired power plant for air quality violations from 2005 to 2008. PNM owns 47 percent of the plant and paid close to $3.2M for their portion of the fine.
NMI’s Danielle Bauer contributed just about everything to this post.
