 Stories About: Bill Richardson AND New Mexico
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The Land of Electric Enchantment
Tesla Motors to build electric-car plant in New Mexico |
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22 Feb 2007 |
Daily Grist |
| The Land of Electric Enchantment Tesla Motors to build electric-car plant in New Mexico In April, electric-car start-up Tesla Motors will break ground on a manufacturing plant in Albuquerque, which beat out Flagstaff, Ariz., and Pittsburg, Calif., for the honor. The plant will churn out 10,000 WhiteStar sedans a year starting in 2009 -- "zero-emission" ... |
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| Topics: Bill Richardson, cars, electric vehicles, New Mexico, news, placemaking, renewable energy (all these topics) |
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Ay, Chihuahua!
New drilling approved for New Mexico's Otero Mesa |
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25 Jan 2005 |
Daily Grist |
| Ay, Chihuahua! New drilling approved for New Mexico's Otero Mesa The Bureau of Land Management yesterday made the final decision to open nearly 2 million acres of Chihuahuan desert grassland in southern New Mexico to oil and gas drilling. The Bush administration insists that drilling in the area, known as Otero Mesa, won't be a "free-for-all," as the BLM's plan calls f ... |
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| Topics: Bill Richardson, Bureau of Land Management, mining and drilling, New Mexico (all these topics) |
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Party Favors
Bush drilling plan ticks off many New Mexicans and tickles GOP donors pink |
Amanda Griscom |
10 Mar 2004 |
Muckraker |
| New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson (D) is facing off against the Department of Interior and its Bureau of Land Management over a plan to allow oil and gas drilling on his state's pristine Otero Mesa -- an expanse of desert grassland which the governor, with a touch of dramatic flair, has called "the West's ANWR." Don't mesa 'round with New Mexico. Photo: Nathan Newcomer, N ... |
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| Topics: Bill Richardson, Bureau of Land Management, Department of Interior, energy, environmental non-government organizations, land stewardship, Muckraker, New Mexico, oil and gas drilling, politics (all these topics) |
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Southwest Passage
New Mexico Passes Renewable-Energy Bills |
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05 Mar 2004 |
Daily Grist |
| Southwest Passage New Mexico Passes Renewable-Energy Bills New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson (D) yesterday celebrated the passage of a remarkable package of progressive energy bills, with the vocal support of a broad coalition including utilities, environmentalists, ranchers, and consumers. The centerpiece is a new law stating that all investor-owned electrical utilities in the state must gen ... |
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| Topics: Bill Richardson, energy, New Mexico, politics, renewable energy (all these topics) |
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Natural Gas, Unnatural Allies
Unlikely Coalition Opposes Bush's Plan to Drill in New Mexico |
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11 Feb 2004 |
Daily Grist |
| Natural Gas, Unnatural Allies Unlikely Coalition Opposes Bush's Plan to Drill in New Mexico New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson (D) is leading an improbable coalition of enviros, ranchers, hunters, and property-rights activists in a fight against the Bush administration's plans to drill for natural gas in the Otero Mesa area of New Me ... |
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| Topics: Bill Richardson, Department of Interior, elections, energy, New Mexico, oil and gas drilling, politics, West, wilderness (all these topics) |
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Brand New Mexico
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11 Apr 2003 |
Daily Grist |
| Brand New Mexico And in very good news for enviros in New Mexico, Gov. Bill Richardson signed into law yesterday a measure designed to increase the amount of open space in the state. The Land Conservation Incentives Act will allow taxpayers -- whether individuals or corporations -- to deduct from state taxes half of the value of any land they donate to an environmental steward or protect under a conservation easement. The credit ... |
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| Topics: Bill Richardson, New Mexico (all these topics) |
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