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- ‘Their greed is gonna kill us’: Indian Country fights against more fracking Wed, 10 Jun 20, 8:14pmExpansion of drilling in New Mexico would threaten sacred artefacts and bring public health risks to area still reeling from Covid-19
- How Carl Pope helped drive a $500 million pledge to push the U.S. “Beyond Carbon” (Part 2) Fri, 19 Jul 19, 5:53amBillionaire businessman and philanthropist Michael Bloomberg recently pledged to rapidly spend $500 million in a bid to push the U.S. “Beyond Carbon,” aiming to end this country’s use of coal and natural gas power in...
- In hot water: New Mexico battles the dark side of renewable energy Wed, 27 Mar 19, 1:56amOn the US-Mexico border, residents say a vast geothermal project threatens the water – and claim the state has ignored local concerns to help big energy
- US off track to reach climate goals as oil and gas production expand Fri, 25 Jan 19, 6:34amUS will become increasingly reliant on natural gas and could become a net energy exporter by next year
- Wildfires and drought cause national forest closures in New Mexico and Colorado Thu, 14 Jun 18, 3:00amBlazes in Colorado closed the 1.8-million-acre San Juan National Forest this week. The 416 Fire is burning on 25,900 acres and is 15 percent contained, according to a June 13 Facebook post. Meanwhile, in New Mexico, the 1.6-million-acre...
- Specht Architects' Sundial House is a sculptural extension of the desert landscape Sat, 24 Mar 18, 8:00amSpecht Architects completed the Sundial House, a modernist home that derives its name from the changing play of light and shadow indoors. Set atop a ridge in Santa Fe, New Mexico, the award-winning residence is built to look...
- Modern desert home is a sculptural extension of the landscape Fri, 23 Mar 18, 8:50pmSpecht Architects completed the Sundial House, a modernist home that derives its name from the changing play of light and shadow indoors. Set atop a ridge in Santa Fe, New Mexico, the award-winning residence is built to look...
- This boy accidentally found a 1.2 million-year-old fossil by tripping over it Sat, 22 Jul 17, 12:17amSometimes, there are benefits to being clumsy - so discovered 9-year-old Jude Sparks on a recent hike in New Mexico's Orange Mountains. On a trip with his family, Sparks tripped over an object which he first thought was “just...
- Meow Wolf turns abandoned bowling alley into fantastic glow-in-the-dark game Fri, 8 Jul 16, 12:43amThe House of Eternal Return is a low-energy, glow-in-the-dark interactive experience in a Santa Fe's former bowling alley. Upon arrival, guests are told a story about the Seligs, an imaginary family said to have once occupied...
- Game of Thronescreator turns abandoned bowling alley into a glow-in-the-dark game Fri, 8 Jul 16, 12:43amThe House of Eternal Return is a low-energy, glow-in-the-dark interactive experience in a Santa Fe's former bowling alley. Upon arrival, guests are told a story about the Seligs, an imaginary family said to have once occupied...
- Lethal extreme heat and wildfires scorch the American southwest Tue, 21 Jun 16, 3:00amThe American southwest is battling extreme temperatures and blazing wildfires. The National Weather Service issued heat advisories - and in some cases excessive heat warnings - in California, Arizona, and New Mexico as temperatures...
- Cave-digging artist hand-carves sandstone into extraordinary subterranean homes Fri, 19 Feb 16, 2:30amRa Paulette is one person who has mastered the art of doing what he loves. For 25 years the artist has spent most of his time hollowing out the sandstone hills of New Mexico for only $12 per hour, carefully sculpting them...
- Christmas 2015 brought a wave of wild winter weather around the world Tue, 29 Dec 15, 3:26amWinter has just begun, and already the seasonal weather trends have got us worrying about the new ‘permanent reality’ caused by climate change. Rising global temperatures are impacting weather patterns in ways climate...
- La vida alrededor de los pozos de gas de Nuevo México y el nauseabundo aire causado por el fracking Sat, 28 Nov 15, 4:12amLos escapes de metano y de otros gases tóxicos están contaminando el aire, lo que supone graves riesgos para la salud de las comunidades locales cuyo sustento depende del petróleo y del gas en el Estado del auge del gas...
- The key to water security could be lurking in a New Mexico sewage farm Fri, 28 Aug 15, 4:00pmIn Las Cruces, New Mexico, a pilot project is using heat-loving algae to clean wastewater and generate energy