Carlsbad Current-Argus: Holtec Project Opposed, Yet Company Asserts Local Support

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Nuclear waste project in New Mexico opposed in recent poll, company asserts local support

New Mexicans in every region of the state allegedly opposed storing high-level nuclear waste in their state, according to a recent poll, as a New Jersey company hoped to build a facility to do so near Carlsbad.

The poll, commissioned by Albuquerque-based Southwest Research and Information Center in a partnership with the Center for Civic Policy surveyed 1,015 voters across the state from Dec. 7 to 14.

It found 60 percent of those surveyed were in opposition to the project, with 30 percent supporting and 10 percent undecided.

More:Legality of nuke waste storage at Texas, New Mexico border questioned during court hearing

Holtec International applied in 2017 for a license from the federal Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) to build and operate what it called a consolidated interim storage facility (CISF) in a remote area near the border of Eddy and Lea counties.

Last year, the NRC published its final environmental impact statement (EIS), contending the project would have little impact on the environment, and recommending the license be issued.

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You Are Invited to Host a Viewing of the Documentary ‘The Letter’

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By Odile Coirier, fmm

NMMP-IPL Organizer

One Planet, One Humanity: A Better Future Is In Our Hands

You are warmly invited to host a viewing of the documentary, “The Letter,”  a message of hope to enlighten our New Year.

“The Letter” inspires change through the beautiful human relationships among those who are responding to Pope Francis’ invitation. They come from people whose voices are often unheard.  These people have different religious and cultural backgrounds.

“The Letter” documents the recent journey to Rome by community leaders from different places to discuss Pope Francis’ encyclical. We learn about the warm relationships with each other and the Pope that give the travelers hope and benefit their communities. In “The Letter” we hear the voices of the Indigenous, the young, the poor, and wildlife.

The film was produced by Oscar-winning Off The Fence Productions and directed by Nicolas Brown, in partnership with the Laudato Si’ Movement The film was an instant success amassing over 7 million views in its first two weeks.

A Viewing at El Paso Catholic Parish

Participants from St Luke Parish

On Dec. 4, 2022, St Luke Catholic Parish in El Paso, TX, became the first in El Paso’s diocese to hold a screening of the movie.

Here is some feedback from participants:

“Thank you for continuing to engage parishes and others in matters that involve care of God’s blessed Mother Earth.”

“Thank you so much for bringing us this compelling movie to us. The movie has lit a fire in me, and I plan to try to organize a group dedicated to exploring actions we can take as a parish as well as individually to address our climate crisis. I hope we can do something, however small it may be, to contribute towards reversing this horror.”

Another parish, Blessed Sacrament Church in El Paso will convene this event on Saturday 15th January at 6:15 PM. All are welcome!

Join the worldwide community who care for our Common Home.  If you would like to host a viewing of the documentary and would like some guidance, please send me a note to odile@nm-ipl.org

 

 

The Letter: Laudato Si Film Released Today

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The Letter, the #laudatosi film, is out today. No coincidence that it is also the Feast of St Francis. Watch & listen to people from Senegal, the Amazon, India, and Hawaii as they articulate a radical vision for the protection of Creation.

In 2015, Pope Francis wrote Laudato Si’ (The Letter); an encyclical letter about the environmental crisis to every single person in the world. A few years later, four voices that have gone unheard in global conversations have been invited to an unprecedented dialogue with the Pope. Hailing from Senegal, the Amazon, India, and Hawaii, they bring perspective and solutions from the poor, the indigenous, the youth, and wildlife into a conversation with Pope Francis himself. This documentary follows their journey to Rome and the extraordinary experiences that took place there, and is packed with powerfully moving personal stories alongside the latest information about the planetary crisis and the toll it’s taking on nature and people. Because, in the words of the Laudato Si’ Movement chair Lorna Gold, “once you know, you CANNOT look away.” #LaudatoSiFilm