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.
Three solar power plants that make up the 53.5 megawatt solar project overseen by SunEdison and Xcel Energy near Carlsbad were activated Thursday.
A new study that looks at the benefits of the clean energy sector as an economic driver shows that New Mexico is ahead of the curve when compared to other western states. Green job growth outpaced overall job growth…
A Spanish company will invest $1 billion near Santa Rosa to build one of the largest solar arrays in the world, Gov. Bill Richardson announced today.
“I believe this unprecedented investment shows that New Mexico has not only become…
Given that its unemployment rate has doubled over the past year, Albuquerque got some welcome news this week when Schott Solar announced that by the end of December its photovoltaic (PV) module production line will be at full capacity with…
New Mexico Congressmen Martin Heinrich and Ben Ray Lujan, both Democrats, took to the floor of the House Thursday to advocate for solar energy in backing H.R. 3585, the Solar Technology Roadmap Act. The bill, which passed, the House…
At the behest of Gov. Bill Richardson, the state’s Energy, Minerals and Natural Resources Department has filed a legal brief with the Public Regulation Commission that provides a “detailed analysis” of why small solar energy developers should not be…
There were two announcements on Thursday about renewable energy plants coming to New Mexico.
Congressman Martin Heinrich campaigned heavily on advocating for clean, renewable energy. And today, Heinrich introduced a piece of legislation designed to promote clean energy and create thousands of jobs.
That Schott Solar is barreling ahead with plans to become New Mexico’s flagship solar manufacturing company, despite the current recession, makes sense considering where the company is coming from.
As someone who lives in an overwhelmingly rural state, averaging some 12 people per square mile, I’m interested in rural development. So I’ll be watching closely how fast the Obama administration moves on its plans.
Albuquerque Journal science writer John Fleck highlighted a story from Bloomberg News about the downturn in the solar panel industry today.
Democratic Congressman Ben Ray Luján participated in the national day of service that President-elect Barack Obama called for the day before his inauguration.
Luján was at the “Repower a Community” event at Sousa Middle School in Washington, D.C.
He attended…
The fact that such a small percentage of building construction in New Mexico takes advantage of our more than 300 days of annual sunlight is a crying shame. But at least we look energy progressive in a small piece in…
