NMIPL IN THE NEWS

Documentary on Sacred Sites wins Emmy for Best Documentary

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Terry Sloan, a member of the board of directors of Silver Bullet Productions (and also New Mexico El Paso Interfaith Power & Light), is proud to announce that “However Wide The Sky: Places of Power” has received an Emmy award in the Best Documentary category.  The documentary explores the history and spirituality of the Indigenous People of the American Southwest, which are deeply rooted in the Land. The documentary features New Mexico’s Chaco Canyon and Utah’s Bear’s Ears.

Here is a trailer

Pictures from First Annual All Electric Car Show

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Mike Prine, an NMEP-IPL board member, attended the First Annual All Electric Car Show on Sunday, Sept. 25,  at Hartnett Park in Los Ranchos de Albuquerque.  The show was part of the National Drive Electric Week,  Sep 23-Oct 2, 2022, a nationwide celebration to raise awareness of the many benefits of all-electric and plug-in hybrid cars, trucks, motorcycles, and more.  (In related news, New York announced this week that the state will go all electric for new vehicles in 2035. Washington already announced and 15 other states can do the same.),

 

 

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

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)