NMIPL IN THE NEWS

Join us for Our Sacred Lands: Food, Farming, and Fairness

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Join us for a hybrid event uplifting the voices of those at the center of
our food systems in New Mexico and beyond.

March 6th at 6:00 PM (virtual and in-person)

First Congregational United Church of Christ ABQ 2801 Lomas Blvd SE

We will hear about the multi-faceted challenges facing farmers and ranchers – from mental health to local challenges to national legislation such as the Opportunities for Fairness Act.

Panelists Include

  • Sarah Carden, Farm Action Fund
  • Alan Brauer, Indigenous Farm Hub
  • Cash Carruth, Bloomingfield Rancher
  • Zach Withers, Polk’s Folly Farm
  • Desiree Woodland, Suicide Prevention Group

For virtual participants, watch this space for Zoom link

Sponsored by
New Mexico Interfaith Power and Light Sacred Lands Committee
First Congregational UCC ABQ Green Justice Team
Interfaith Hunger Coalition
Healthy Soils Working Group

San Onofre Syndrome (a film at the Guild Theater)

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For those involved  and interested in the effort to pass SB 53 and Stop the Holtec “temporary” nuclear waste site, this new film is of interest.

On Sunday, January 28 at noon, San Onofre Syndrome will be shown at the Guild Theatre, 3405 Central Ave. in Albuquerque. It features Rose Gardner from New Mexico.

The Q&A afterwards includes Eileen O’Shaughnessy and Don Hancock, who can update the current status with the Holtec fight.

Admission is $10.25 (but no one will be turned away)

 

Please Sign Our Petition in Support of EPA Methane Rules

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Please join people of faith and conscience in New Mexico in signing a petition to thank the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for finalizing a strong rule to cut methane and other harmful pollutants from oil and gas operations. This action protects vulnerable communities in the Permian Basin and the Four Corners.

As people of faith and conscience in New Mexico, are writing to express our gratitude for your leadership in finalizing the rule to cut methane pollution and other harmful air pollutants from the oil and gas sector. This bold action is a critical step toward addressing climate change, protecting public health, and creating new jobs.

These common-sense protections address one of the single largest sources of climate-destabilizing pollution in the U.S. and the world. Methane is 80 times more powerful at warming the climate than carbon dioxide, and over one-third of the warming the world is experiencing today is due to methane emissions from human activities.

View full petition and please add your signature

Read a letter to House Energy and Commerce Committee in support of EPA rules, signed by Kayley Shoup, organizer for Citizens Caring for the Future, and Sister Joan Brown, executive director of Interfaith Power & Light New Mexico,

 

 

Carlsbad Current Argus. Sep. 3, 2020 New Mexico finalizes oil and gas wastewater regulations, lawmakers hear testimony (Rev. Nick King Quoted)

Las Cruces Sun-News,  Aug. 19, 2020, Report on solving climate crisis brings hope (Co-authored by Michael Sells, Clara Sims and Edith Yanez)

Santa Fe New Mexican, Aug. 15, 2020 Vote your values this November  (Commentary by Larry Rasmussen and Tabitha Arnold)