San Juan Basin energy plans meet local opposition
Taos residents and environmental groups challenge the BLM draft environmental impact statements for northwestern New Mexico's San Juan Basin. They warn that coal and electricity development may be unnecessary, asserting that a land exchange with PNM and potential displacement of Navajo families threaten archaeology, water, and local livelihoods while offering 1,600 jobs as a possible upside.
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Bryan Welch
Bureau of Land Management
BLM
New Mexico
San Juan Basin
Taos
Taos Environmental Association
TEA
Public Service Company of New Mexico
PNM
Kathy McElmory
Department of the Interior
Interior
Ute Mountain
Questa
BIS
Alyce Frank
THA
Mothers to chair Taos Mother’s March fund drive
Katie Bratton and Mickey Pennington of Taos have agreed to co chair the 1088 Mother’s March fund raising campaign. In its 26th year the effort seeks volunteers to visit neighbors in January rather than a single day. Taos Extension Club and Future Homemakers of America will assist.
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Katie Bratton
Mickey Pennington
Taos
Masters of Dimes
Bratton
Taos Extension Club
Homemakers of America
New Mexico
March of Dimes Hirth Wefeers Foundation
Powerline dispute filed over Taos Questa route
COEC opponents petition the New Mexico Public Service Commission alleging the 115 kv line from Taos to Questa serves Molycorp's mine and harms COEC members' rights and service. The filing calls for hearings, cost and responsibility reviews, and a study of rate impacts while seeking Mine proportional payment.
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Steve Winston
Taos
Questa
State Public Service Commission
Plains Electric Co-Op
Rio Grande Gorge
COBC
COEC
Grove Burnett
Molycorp
Ife
Public Service Commission
Plains and
Kit Carson
Kit Carson Electrical Co-Op
Plains Electrical Distribution Co-Op
Plains
Colorado
Alamosa
Public Service Company of Colorado
Co-Op
Don Pablo Navajo Rug Stolen From Gomez Restaurant
Police report the eight thousand dollar Navajo rug is missing from the lobby display of Don Pablo Gomez restaurant. The theft occurred Friday December 17 with town officers still investigating and no arrests reported. Another week saw over four thousand five hundred dollars in goods taken from three individuals including Robert Harsanyi on Thursday December 16, with losses spanning clothing, electronics, food and beverages.
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Don Pablo Gomez
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Amanda Bratton
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Imau
Don Pablo
Robert Harsanyi
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