Nevada

Susana Martinez, Steve Pearce Join Other Oil-Funded Candidates Denying Climate Change

August 18, 2010 by Democracy for N...

Just one day before a gubernatorial debate on education, it's been revealed that Republican candidate Susana Martinez doesn't believe in science -- or at least the science that demonstrates convincingly that human-produced greenhouse gases are resulting in rapid global climate change. According to an article on Politico:

New Mexico GOP nominee Susana Martinez told POLITICO in Albuquerque on Saturday that she had her doubts about the role human activity plays in global warming. “I’m not sure the science completely supports that,” she said.

Monday morning links

August 16, 2010 by New Mexico FBIHOP

Here are some things that I was reading this weekend when not enjoying the great outdoors in New Mexico (that is, mostly on Sunday evening after watching the Dodgers get destroyed by the Braves).

• The largest tributary to the Rio Grande? -- "It's been called the largest tributary in New Mexico's middle Rio Grande - the outfall from Albuquerque's sewage treatment plant," Albuquerque Journal science writer John Fleck writes on his blog. As always with Fleck, a great read.

Bingaman doubts Senate will take up any major legislation before elections

August 13, 2010 by New Mexico FBIHOP

According to Politico, Sen. Jeff Bingaman said that he doesn't think that any major bill -- including an energy bill -- will pass the Senate before the November elections. In other words, Democrats and Republicans will be going to war at the ballot boxes with the bills that have passed not the bills they wish had or hadn't passed.

"I think the Republicans are reluctant to support anything that might result in another signing ceremony between now and the election," the chairman of the Energy and Natural Resources Committee told POLITICO after a Mexican lunch [in Carlsbad] with Rep. Harry Teague and other local Democrats.

The piece also says that New Mexico's other Senator, Tom Udall, is lobbying Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nevada, to include a renewable energy standard in an energy bill.

An energy bill was widely thought to have a better chance of passing after the BP oil spill. But, as with many other pieces of legislation, the gummed up works of the Senate due to Republican obstruction makes that a near impossibility.  

A couple of links to start off your Wednesday

August 11, 2010 by New Mexico FBIHOP

There are always a million stories that I read and think are interesting but don't have a chance to write about. Maybe there just isn't enough there for a blog post or maybe I just don't have an angle to put on it that is different than the source material.

I read literally dozens of blog posts, articles and random websites every day, so there are many that are interesting to me that I just don't get around to. This won't be a regular thing (I've tried to do this a number of times and it just didn't work out), but when I get a chance I'll put up some links to make your workday go by a little bit faster.

If you see anything interesting, you can always e-mail me. The address is up at the top right.