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NEW ALERT

Urgent Response Needed from
New Mexico's Electricity Consumers.
Two proposals are threatening our state's economy.

Currently, the state Environmental Improvement Board is considering two proposals that could devastate our economy. New Energy Economy and The New Mexico Environment Department have proposed separate plans to cap greenhouse gas emissions. These proposals could raise prices and drive businesses out of the state.

The Environmental Improvement Board will take public comment from August 31 - September 2 at four locations in Southeast New Mexico on the New Energy Economy and New Mexico Environment Department’s Greenhouse Gas proposed rules. The hearing officer will take comments on both proposals on the same day and will bring a court reporter so that the full board does not have to travel, but can read the transcripts. The times and the locations are as follows:

Tuesday, August 31
Artesia
9:00 am - 2:00 pm
Artesia Recreation Center
612 N 8th St.

Tuesday, August 31
Carlsbad
4:00 pm – 8:00 pm
Pecos River Village Conference Center
711 Muscatel Ave.

Wednesday, September 1
Hobbs
2:00 pm – 8:00 pm
Lea County Event Center
5101 N. Lovington Hwy.

Thursday, September 2
Clovis
2:00 pm – 8:00 pm
Clovis Civic Center
Enchantment II Ballroom
801 Schepps Blvd.

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The National Rural Electric Cooperatives have a national grassroots campaign,  "Our Energy, Our Future: A Dialogue with America."  Its purpose is to encourage open discussion between electric cooperative members and their U.S. elected officials about the challenge of keeping electricity affordable and reliable while addressing the issue of climate change.

Currently the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is taking steps to use the federal Clean Air Act (CAA) to regulate greenhouse gas emissions from power plants. The Act was never intended to regulate greenhouse gases. Even its author recognizes it is the wrong tool for the job, observing that its use would result in a “glorious mess” of regulation and litigation. Using the CAA to regulate greenhouse gases will undoubtedly increase customer electric bills in what are already difficult economic times. Ask your elected officials to stop the EPA before it’s too late. Visit www.ourenergy.coop to send your congressional delegation members an e-mail.

Visit www.ourenergy.coop today and submit your message to your elected officials to keep electricity affordable and reliable. Your U.S. elected officials are:
Senator Jeff Bingaman
Senator Tom Udall
Representative Martin T. Heinrich
Representative Ben R. Lujan
Representative Harry Teague

Join other rural New Mexicans, like yourself, who have already started a conversation with their U.S. elected officials.

www.ourenergy.coop

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The New Mexico Rural Electric Cooperative Association represents our state's electric cooperatives and their local consumers. We also are a cooperative, directed by representatives of New Mexico's electric co-ops.

NMRECA's activities include legislative and regulatory representation, public affairs, and training.

NMRECA produces and distributes enchantment magazine, New Mexico's second largest publication and the only one dedicated to rural readers. Enchantment is mailed monthly to cooperative members in the state.

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