Rio Grande Valley Broadband • Entered by Linda Starr on August 16, 2019
Methane Matters
July 30, 2019
Participants and Hours
| Pre Planning hours | 1 |
| Post Admin hours | |
| Activity Hours | 5 |
| Participants | 3 |
| Total Hours | 16 |
Key Issue: Oil, Gas, or Mineral Development
Activity Type: Advocacy (rallies, lobbying, meeting decision makers, letters/calls/emails)
Key Partners: UNM< School of Law, Western Environmntal Law Center, NM Oil Conservation Division (OCD), NMED (Environmental Department) and Environmental Protection Division, EMNRD (Energy, Minerals and Natural Resources, Sierra Club, Western Environmental Law Cente, 350.orgr
Short Description of Activity
A coalition of community and clean-air groups for a workshop on new state methane rules for the purpose of reducing the oil and gas industry’s methane waste and the safety and health of the public. Also, there is the intention of holding oil and gas companies accountable for pollution.
Reflection/Evaluation
I wasn’t sure I wanted to speak publicly at first, but then, why not? I wrote a statement in my notebook to give before the two representatives of NMED and EMNRD. I first thanked our NM Governor for her leadership in doing all she has to protect our environment and the health of our state. Next, I spoke of the value of good science methods and research to ensure safety and health of our population and health of the land as well, noting smog I have observed in the air near Artesia and Carlsbad. I asked that we move quickly to regulate methane emissions and make industry responsible for the landscape restoration. I ran out of my 2-minute-time limit. It would have been better if I had been more prepared beforehand.
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Photo Captions
1. Slide by OCD presentation re Developing New Mexico’s Methane Strategy
2. View of one corner of the Law Center lecture hall to assess the crowd size. It was packed before lunch.