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By Jeff Potter and Juan Reynosa

By Mona Blaber
Chapter communications coordinator

Marina Weber has been writing letters to President Obama since she was 6 years old.
Marina’s main concern was about animals suffering and dying as a result of climate change.

Marina, now 10, spoke at the March 1 Renewable Energy Day at the New Mexico Legislature, sponsored by Sierra Club and Got Sol, about why she decided to do more to take action on the climate crisis.

By Eliza Kretzmann
New Mexico Wild America coordinator

Washington, DC — On March 25, President Obama designated the Rio Grande del Norte National Monument. Located in Northern New Mexico near Taos, the monument area is about 242,000 acres and is home to vast mesas and an abundance of wildlife and recreation opportunities.

(Rio Grande Chapter members have submitted testimonials about saving money and wasting less through energy efficiency and clean energy. We’ll be publishing some of these stories throughout the next several issues of The Sierran.)

I’ve been in New Mexico nearly all of my 57 years, and in 1992 my wife and I bought a modest 1,950-square-foot house on half an acre in Albuquerque’s far north valley.
We knew it would be a great place to grow old in, with enough land and good soil for a garden. We grow as many vegetables as possible and built a greenhouse to extend our growing season.

By Jessie Emerson, Northern Group Recycling Chair

According to the World Resources Institute (2000), global energy consumption and manufacturing activity over the next 50 years may rise to three times current levels.

BREAKING - March 4, 2013 - By a 7-0* vote City Council accepted the Land-use Hearing Officer's recommendation that City Council deny (in full) Walmart-Silver Leaf's appeal of the 5-2 EPC decision against the project.
*Two recusals (Councilors Garduno and Meyer)

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October 19, 2012 - Recent good news regarding the proposed Walmart at the corner of Coors and Montano. Most of you already know that Silver Leaf, the property owners, appealed the October 18th Environmental Planning Commission (EPC) decision to deny the Walmart proposal. The appeal was heard by the Land Use Hearing Officer (LUHO) on December 21, 2012. This week the Hearing Officer made his recommendation to the City Council. He concluded that the EPC's decision is supported by the record and should be upheld, and Silver Leaf's appeal be denied.

It will now go before City Council to be heard at the end of February or March. City Council will either accept or reject LUHO's recommendation. If they reject LUHO's recommendation, then the Council will hold a full hearing on the Walmart appeal. There were many reasons why the EPC voted to deny the Walmart project; one being that it did not meet the access requirements of the LRF ordinance.

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Original story (October 2012)

The Trap Free NM coalition of which we are a part is offering these wonderful, wallet-sized, laminated non-trapping licenses. Your purchase of $20 is all it costs to help us build support for ending brutal and indiscriminate trapping on New Mexico public lands. That is the same price as an actual trapping license issued by NM Game and Fish which allows the unlimited slaughter-for-profit of our wildlife. Purchase of this license supports living wildlife and recreation in wild places unhindered by traps.

Buy your New Mexico Non-Trapping License Now!