Grassroots Press

EPA Gives Green Light to New Mexico’s Plan for Cleaner Cars

admin — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 18:39:17 +0000

Albuquerque, NM– The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency on Tuesday, June 30, approved the Clean Air Act waiver that New Mexico – as well as 13 other states and the District of Columbia – needs to implement its program to reduce global warming pollution from passenger vehicles. The program would reduce New Mexico’s global warming pollution [...]

Congressional Perk: Wasteful Spending

admin — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 18:49:04 +0000

Congress needs more scrutiny. The Wall Street Journal reported that Congress and federal agencies are expected to pay $60,000,000 to pay government employees’ college loans. This is an insult to the American people who are struggling during this recession. There are so many former students including my daughter who are working hard to pay back [...]

Small Change Won’t Cut It

admin — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 07:11:34 +0000

By Steve Klinger I’ve been watching with a buttoned lip as Obama has had a town hall meeting with half the country and still found time to appear on every news show plus Colbert. I’ve watched him extend an olive branch to Republicans, sweet-talk blue dog Democrats and provide a collegiate lecture on everything from fiscal [...]

Chicanas, Latinas and Native American women’s conference to be hosted at NMSU

admin — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 00:09:00 +0000

About 300 participants are expected to attend the annual Mujeres Activas en Letras y Cambio Social (MALCS / Women Active in Letters and Social Change) Summer Institute hosted at New Mexico State University July 22 to 25. This year’s theme is “Border as Mirror: Negotiating the View From Here.” MALCS is an organization of Chicanas / Latinas [...]

Enviro Group: Dependence on Big Oil, Dirty Coal Could Cost New Mexico $230 Billion By 2030

admin — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 00:05:36 +0000

Groups Call on Congress to Repower America with Clean Energy for Consumers and Environment Albuquerque, NM — Between 2010 and 2030, New Mexico will spend as much as $230 billion on oil, coal, and other fossil fuels –5.8 times the total earnings of all New Mexico workers in 2007. At the same time, pollution from fossil [...]

Kucinich: A Weak Bill Today Gives Us Weak Environmental Policy Tomorrow

admin — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 06:10:25 +0000

Congressman Dennis Kucinich (D-OH) today (June 26) issued the following statement after voting against H.R. 2454, The American Clean Energy and Security Act of 2009: “I oppose H.R. 2454, the American Clean Energy and Security Act of 2009. The reason is simple. It won’t address the problem. In fact, it might make the problem worse. “It sets [...]

Professor returns from Chiapas to write life story about Mexican woman

admin — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 00:31:37 +0000

By Daniella De Luca The water source for Flor de Margarita Pérez Pérez and her family is a hole in the ground with coffee-colored water about a fifth of a mile from their house up a steep trail. Water from a running faucet, indoor plumbing, kitchen appliances. Such everyday luxuries, most Americans take for granted, but not [...]

Kudos to Cruces, DoP Supporters

admin — Sat, 27 Jun 2009 21:59:35 +0000

The Las Cruces City Council on Monday unanimously apprvoed a resolution in favor of establishing a federal Department of Peace and Nonviolence. Editor CONGRATULATIONS! To the City of Las Cruces for unanimously passing the resolution to establish the U. S. Department of Peace and Nonviolence HR 808 and to all those who worked for its passage. [...]

Fischmann Clarifies Reasons for EPE Franchise Concerns

admin — Sat, 27 Jun 2009 21:54:09 +0000

Steve Fischmann submitted the following response to questions we sent him seeking clarification of El Paso Electric’s tratment of parties who finance alternative energy systems. We then sent Fischmann’s comments to EPE, hoping to get a response from CEO David W. Stevens. We have had not had any answer to our inquiry. Editor 1. Since the [...]

admin — Fri, 26 Jun 2009 05:52:49 +0000

4th of July Sizzling Sidewalk Book Sale The Cultural Center de Mesilla, home base of The Border Book Festival, will hold its 5th annual Summer Sidewalk Book Sale Saturday July 4 and Sunday July 5 from 10-5pm. The Cultural Center de Mesilla is located at 2231 Calle de Parian in Mesilla, NM, next to the Mesilla [...]