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Thursday, April 30, 2009

Disincentive

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I was ready to put a 3 kilowatt solar array on top of my house. The new tax credits made it feasible to do so with a 10 year payoff and the...
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Wednesday, April 29, 2009

Otero Mesa

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A federal appeals court is telling the Bureau of Land Management that their position on allowing the drilling of Otero Mesa in Southern New...
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Tuesday, April 28, 2009

Back from DC

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It was really great being in DC for a couple of days despite the heat and swine flu news. People in the airports today were wearing masks!...
Monday, April 27, 2009

DC

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I will be in Washington, DC for a couple of days doing some nonprofit work. We arrived yesterday afternoon to 90 degree weather. It is dr...
Friday, April 24, 2009

Irate & Misc

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The New York Times has a must read article today which may or may not get you as angry as I am. It concerns corporate America's and t...
Thursday, April 23, 2009

Mr. Sun

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I have some folks coming over to the house today to give me some estimates for putting 3-5 kilowatts of Solar panels on the roof and then ho...
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Wednesday, April 22, 2009

The Grudge Report

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One of the first fantasy/horror books I ever read was "The Metamorphosis" by Kafka. That is the one where some guy slowly turns ...
Tuesday, April 21, 2009

Bad Form

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I happened to watch some local TV news last night. I was surprised to see a story that didn't involve sexual deviates or drunk driving ...
Monday, April 20, 2009

A Good Read

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One of my fellow board members on the Southern Utah Wilderness Alliance has written a really good essay on economic collapse and ecological ...
Sunday, April 19, 2009

New Verb

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As we were tramping through the bosque this morning on the Rio Grande my friend and I decided to change a noun to a verb. A few examples ...
Saturday, April 18, 2009

Get Over It

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Any one who thinks that President Obama's overtures to Cuba are wrong just needs to get over it. Holy Cow! We have a President who is ...
Thursday, April 16, 2009

Connect the Dots

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The ultra conservative group Freedom Watch organized yesterday's 'tea parties' around the country. It is headed up by former an...
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Wednesday, April 15, 2009

Pirate Killing Graph

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Obama may be good at this.

Hubris

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The front page story in the Albuquerque Journal today in which a reporter states that the state's jet airplane is a symbol of the Richar...
Tuesday, April 14, 2009

Memo to the GOP

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It might be time for the Republican Party of New Mexico to update their website. They are still listing all of their elected officials as b...
Monday, April 13, 2009

Student Loan Reform

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Yes...yes....let Obama be successful in his plan to reform the student loan industry in America. Let us get the usurious banks out of this ...
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Friday, April 10, 2009

Easter Weekend

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Much of the family is gathering for Easter weekend. Even us agnostics . It is always good to see everyone. Noelle came in last night and ...
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Thursday, April 09, 2009

Sign or Veto

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I think the Governor is showing good judgment in his consideration of legislation this year. This morning I had coffee with a very good frie...
Wednesday, April 08, 2009

Misc.

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It looks like Mayor Marty Chavez has appointed himself historian for the city. He has ordered the portrait of former Mayor Ken Schultz be ...
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Tuesday, April 07, 2009

Interior's New Mexico Connection

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The Obama administration's Interior Department has an impressive lineup of New Mexicans serving in it. My good coffee partner Ned Farqu...
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Jim Baca
Jim Baca has a strong record of visionary service to New Mexico. He retired as the State of New Mexico's Natural Resource Trustee 1n 2010. He has served as Mayor of the City of Albuquerque, as well as two prior terms as New Mexico’s elected State Land Commissioner. He served as the Director of the National Bureau of Land Management, Department of the Interior in the first Clinton Administration. Jim Baca also has served on the Boards of numerous non profit organizations including The Wilderness Society, the Wyss Foundation, and the Southern Utah Wilderness Alliance. Baca has run a successful public affairs consulting practice when not serving in public office. He spends his retirement playing golf, attending board meetings, and generally doing what ever he wants to do.
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