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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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PRC scales back PNM’s near-term plans for solar energy

By | 09.02.10 | 5:43 pm

The state Public Regulation Commission (PRC) has scaled down the Public Service Company of New Mexico (PNM)’s proposed renewable energy procurement portfolio, which depended heavily on traditional photovoltaic solar electric facilities to meet state-mandated renewable energy requirements.

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Jemez Pueblo developing first utility scale solar plant on tribal land

By | 01.13.10 | 7:06 pm

Jemez Pueblo is about to build a utility scale solar-plant, the Associated Press reported Wednesday. Other tribes around the country have developed wind farms, but this would be first commercial solar plant on tribal land.

Renewable energy gets a greenlight from NM Public Regulation Commission

By | 12.23.09 | 9:27 am

New Mexico’s Public Regulation Commission ruled yesterday that companies that place renewable energy installations on the property of a customer and then sell the energy from the installation to the customer shouldn’t be regulated as public utilities.

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ABQ will soon have a loan program for solar energy systems aimed at easing up-front costs

By | 07.13.09 | 8:03 am

New Mexico’s largest city has made quick work of legislation passed earlier this year to boost consumption of renewable energy — such as the installation of solar energy systems on both residential and commercial rooftops.

The future of solar energy, by Sandia Labs researcher Cliff Ho

By | 12.17.08 | 2:16 pm

According to the Albuquerque Journal, a Sandia Labs researcher has won a video contest put on by Discover magazine.