We are going to be 50 percent renewable by 2030, and 80 percent by 2040.
That is an important precedent and trend that needs to be part of what this country does for its kids.
What could you do with $47 million in New Mexico?
I want you to refer to us not as the great state of New Mexico but as the Clean Energy State the next time you come to Santa Fe.
New Mexico became the 18th state to join the U.S. Climate Alliance.
New Mexicans are an engaged people, as you know. We want to take part in our government, and we want to work with our representatives.
We must work diligently to ensure future generations of New Mexicans and Americans are able to enjoy the great and tangible wealth of our na...
Good-faith consultation with tribal governments is a really important aspect of our work...
We must protect this region, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, with the same vigor as we protect the air we breathe.
New Mexico, meanwhile, has seized and will continue to seize the opportunity to reduce pollution that threatens human health.
I highly urge this Committee to consider the extent of your responsibility to me and to every single living person affected by oil and gas e...
In New Mexico, the minority population is the majority. So, our New Mexico reality really resonates.
It is an environmental injustice.
But I also feel that the health effects that this industry is having on people's health, you can't get that back many times either.
We need many more than two--a district, a territory, and three states to be leading on renewable energy.
We must heed the call.
So the science is clear, and the consequences for continued inaction are serious.
In Pope Francis' encyclical Laudato Si, he stressed the importance of protecting our most vulnerable from the impacts of climate change.
