A Petition Calling for Strong Methane Rules in Oil and Gas

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Interfaith Power & Light

New Mexico & El Paso Region

PO Box 27162,  Albuquerque, New Mexico  87125   

info@nm-ipl.org   www.nm-ipl.org

Dear President Biden,

We are running out of time to act on climate and protect public health. Thankfully, cutting methane pollution from oil and gas operations is one of the fastest and most cost-effective ways we can slow the rate of climate change now, and keep our air clean and safe to breathe.

We were encouraged to learn that EPA has submitted a rule to the Office of Management and Budget to address methane and other harmful air pollution from new and existing oil and gas operations. We need your administration to publish the draft rule as soon as possible to protect our communities and climate.

Families are counting on a strong and comprehensive methane rule to address the gaps in last year’s proposed rule, including:

  • Requiring regular inspections at high-polluting small wells with leak-prone equipment and eliminating pollution from routine flaring, both of which are outsized sources of methane emissions;
  • Committing to community monitoring programs and working to incorporate data generated by community groups; and
  • Including a requirement to use equipment that does not emit pollution at well sites such as pneumatics.

Please ensure that strong methane rules are proposed as soon as possible to protect public health and climate, there is no time to waste.

Name   (please print clearly)                         e-mail                                                         City/town

To receive a hard copy of the petition, send a note to carlos@nm-ipl.org

Completed petitions will go to Sister Joan Brown, osf, joan@nm-ipl.org

PO Box 27162
Albuquerque, NM 87125-7162
USA

Check Out this Website from Crude Intentions NM

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Crude Intentions NM has come up with a clever website to illustrate the negative impact of the oil and gas industry on our frontline communities, cultural treasures and much more, all in the name of profit.

Oil and gas is big business for New Mexico, but it comes with an even bigger cost. Oil and gas production remains a burden for New Mexico’s land and its people. While Big Oil’s profits increase, New Mexico pays the price. The truth is pollution is at unacceptable levels in New Mexico wreaking havoc on our land, air, and our people.

Check Out the website Crude Intentions NM

At the bottom of the site you are urged to Tell lawmakers to reject Big Oil’s crude intentions.
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Carlsbad Current Argus: Climate change, fossil fuel policies leading issues in New Mexico’s November election

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This article from reporter Adrian Hedden published in the Carlsbad Current Argus on Aug. 25 illustrates the importance of the coming election for our efforts to address climate change. 

“Pollution from oil and gas and ways to stop the resulting damage to the environment promised to be central themes in New Mexico’s November election along with its policy-driven 2023 legislative session in January.

A poll of 600 New Mexicans from across the state conducted by the Environmental Defense Fund’s (EDF) election advocacy partner EDF Action showed voters favored taking stronger action on climate change and candidates who purported they would do so.

New Mexican voters will decide in November if Democrat Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham will continue her administration’s work on tougher pollution controls for energy developers in the next four years, or if Republican candidate Mark Ronchetti will be empowered to enact his plan to deregulate the industry to drive up production and state revenue.”

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