I know the blog has been very un-political lately, and that’s going to change right now. With the election just a week off, it’s time to focus on last minute primary wrangling. Let’s start off with this question from New Mexico Matters: My question is this: (Are) negative ads going to help or hurt Geno [...]

This is just a quick link to a great story: Today’s GOP-controlled Congress has shown itself to be no friend of the environment, but even by conservatives’ own standards, last October’s surprise was a standout. An amendment inserted at the last minute into a budget reconciliation bill would have opened up millions of acres of [...]

Well, I had a post earlier on groundwater in the Silver City area. John Fleck, who requested a post about mining (I’m working on it) has the goods on river and reservoir levels throughout the state: Elephant Butte Reservoir, New Mexico’s largest, was at 38 percent of average March 1. This is a reminder of [...]

I attended an interesting meeting last night, concerning Silver City’s 40-year water plan. I say interesting, but I should say fascinating. Hydrology is an incredibly complex field of study. Yet, in two hours time, I had a basic grasp of several aspects of the aquifer system that supplies water for Silver City. You can find [...]

More than a month has passed since the 2006 legislative session closed, but lawmakers may not be finished yet. That’s according to State Sen. Ben Altamirano. Last week, the Silver City Democrat (and Senate president), told attendees at a luncheon (sponsored by the Association of Commerce and Industry and the Silver City-Grant County Chamber of [...]

I was going to do a post on the huge protests occuring throughout the country this week, which are being sparked by moves in Congress to crack down on illegal immigrants: How does the United States count the cost of at least 11 million immigrants living and often working outside the law? For business groups [...]

Via John Fleck comes this disturbing story from the New West Network about the possible consequences of drought: As my friend and I marched uphill looking for water, we became alarmed. There were bones in the dry creek, a lot of bones, and no water. The dogs sussed out an elk carcass, and Oly found [...]