Oil Slick on the Mississippi River

One more reason to turn to renewable energy is the 12 mile long oil slick on the Mississippi River that will damage the environment there and close the river for days. When Steve Pearce and Darren White step to the wrong side of an issue like more drilling they do so in a big way. Do we want these types of events in fragile environments for oil that will not even be seen in the market for another ten years? How can their outdated policies advance job development in New Mexico?

Yesterday Governor Richardson announced a partnership with the military to develop green energy here in the state to run our bases. These types of industries will bring lots of new jobs to our state and protect the environment at the same time. We have a resource here that no other state has that being the brain power from the people who work at the National Labs. We can use that resource to create green jobs here in our state that will benefit everyone. Our state can decide to move forward with new jobs or stay in the past with oil production that will only harm the environment. It is up to the voting public in November.