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The New Mexico Independent going forward

By | 11.16.11

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…

EIB hears more anti-cap-and-trade testimony

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By | 11.10.11

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…

New Mexico’s largest university low in popularity

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By | 11.10.11

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.

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Solar power plants in Lea and Eddy counties up and running

By | 09.23.11 | 12:20 pm

Three solar power plants that make up the 53.5 megawatt solar project overseen by SunEdison and Xcel Energy near Carlsbad were activated Thursday.

Española healthy foods summit Saturday

By | 04.23.10 | 9:12 pm

Northern New Mexico College in Española will host a panel on healthy eating and obesity, and a free screening of the documentary Food Inc., starting at 1:30 p.m. Saturday.

Local farmers and other speakers will hold a panel…

Climate change could mean second Dust Bowl for NM, USA Today reports

By | 04.09.10 | 9:29 am

New Mexico’s Eastern Plains could see a second Dust Bowl caused by climate change, USA Today reported Friday. Oklahoma state climatologist Gary McManus is warning that changing precipitation patterns caused by climate change could be “catastrophic” for northeastern New…

The elephant in the garden patch

By | 10.09.08 | 2:00 am

The goal is lofty and laudable: Preserve farm land in the Middle Rio Grande Valley, help growers reach promising markets and cut greenhouse gases according to Kyoto Protocols. But one question simmers: Would Albuquerque Mayor Martin Chavez, widely regarded as the King of Sprawl, really defend small farmers against mega-builders?