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.
A Boston-based group says that New Mexico state government, which spent $78,000 on Crystal Springs bottled water last year, could save money by instead offering tap water, the Santa Fe New Mexican reports.
The members of the Boston-based Corporate Accountability International were joined at a recent event by state Sen. Jerry Ortiz y Pino, a Democratic candidate for lieutenant governor.
Water sold in plastic bottles adds to waste and is an unnecessary expense for cash-strapped states, argues CAI and supporters. Local organizers, along with Ortiz y Pino and several businesses, are asking Gov. Bill Richardson to issue an executive order phasing out the use of state funds for bottled water.
“If we buy bottled water, we give the message that we don’t trust our water from public systems. And then how can we expect support for expanding our public-water infrastructure?” Ortiz y Pino asked Tuesday.
With the state budget, like the budgets of nearly all the states around the nation, in dire straits, many are calling for a reduction in governmental waste.
