(Santa Fe, NM) – Conservation Voters New Mexico (CVNM) announced today that Demis Foster has been selected as the organization’s new executive director. Foster will join CVNM at the end of the month after more than 20 years of experience…
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Sustainable building tax credit extended for 5 years
April 9, 2013
(Santa Fe, NM) – Governor Susana Martinez signed Senate Bill 14, jointly sponsored by Senator Peter Wirth and Representative Carl Trujillo, into law on April 1. The bill extends New Mexico’s sustainable building tax credit for 5 years.“The sustainable building…
Watering down drilling rules is wrong move
March 25, 2013
By Javier Benavidez | MyView | The Santa Fe New Mexican In New Mexico, we are rightly proud of our exceptionalism. Our diverse blend of cultures (Spanish settlement dating back more than 400 years and Native American roots that run…
(Santa Fe, NM)— For the 9th year in a row, Conservation Voters New Mexico (CVNM) and allies successfully defeated every anti-environmental bill in the state legislature during the 2013 New Mexico Legislative session. Of note, CVNM and allies defeated multiple…
New Mexico Senate protects Water Quality Control Commission in dramatic vote on Senate floor
March 4, 2013
(Santa Fe, NM) – Today, the New Mexico Senate voted in support of New Mexico’s families and rich agricultural heritage when it voted down an amendment to strip the Water Quality Control Commission (WQCC) out of Senate Bill 163 Change…
Legislation to Update 78-year old penalties in 1935 Oil and Gas Act heads to New Mexico State House Floor
March 2, 2013
(Santa Fe, NM) – Representative Gail Chasey’s House Bill 286, aiming to update 78-year old penalties for pollution of New Mexico’s drought-stricken water supply by the oil and gas industry, passed out of the House Judiciary Committee on a 9…
Conservation Voters New Mexico announces leadership transition
February 1, 2013
(Santa Fe, NM) – Conservation Voters New Mexico (CVNM) today announced that Sandy Buffett plans to transition out as Executive Director (E.D.) after eight years. CVNM’s Board of Directors is currently leading a national search for her successor. Buffett will…
Voters support common-sense safeguards
May 7, 2011
By Sandy Buffett, CVNMEF Executive Director From the water that comes out of our kitchen faucets to the acequias that nurture New Mexico’s crops, clean water is a natural resource on which all New Mexicans depend. When water and other…