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From Silver City Indivisible:
We will have our normal rally on Fridays: Watts Hall 3-5 (corner Swan and 180). We are collecting can goods for The Commons at the Watts Hall rally 3-5.
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Communism
vs
Socialism
What's the difference?
This should be required reading for all legislators
Click the above flyer for PDF with active links
Worth repeating:
Proposed data center threatens our air quality
Open-ended public pre-comment period now open!
This proposed project, called Site Layer 1, just 59 miles from Silver City and 30 from Lordsburg would produce 3 times as much air pollution as current local mining operations.
Do we want this upwind of us:
Could consume approximately 2.3 million cubic feet of natural gas every hour, enough to power 900 homes for an entire year
Emit 1,292,118 tons per year CO2 - equivalent to 280,000 cars
Emit 1,529 tons per year other pollutants, including particulates, sulfur dioxide, volatile organic compounds, and ammonia.
They call this "clean burning" natural gas!
Once again, do we want to breathe this?
Summary from Gila Resource Information Project (GRIP)
More info and links for comments on our Data Center page
UPDATE:
Most important is to send in written public comment to the NMED Air Quality Bureau. The contact is now updated, the email is updated so you can email your comments in. Follow the basic structure of the letter. Identify Site Layer 1, ask for receipt of your letter, ask that Air Quality denies the permit, ask for a public hearing, give your contact information.
Glenn
Send your comments to:
Cember Hardeison, Environmental Supervisor, Major Source Program Manager
Air Quality Bureau
525 Camino de los Marquez, Suite 1
Santa Fe, New Mexico 87505-1816
505-476-4300, cember.hardeison@env.nm.gov
(Be sure to mention "Site Layer 1")
Sample comment letter to the NMED
Air Quality Bureau compliments of
Glenn Griffin:
Haaland leads Hull 17 percentage points in first public poll
Let's all vote and make it a total landslide!
In case you needed another reason to vote for Deb Haaland:
Her opponent Greg Hull says he is ‘fully committed’ to conspiring with Texas Gov. Abbot to stop Texans seeking abortions in New Mexico
4.5 miles NE of Playas, 11.8 miles west northwest of Hachita
Coming up:
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Tuesday October 6
GCDP Monthly Hybrid Meeting
5:30p (potluck); 6:30p (business)
Campaign 2026 Headquarters
520 N Bullard
(Old co-op building)
For Zoom invite, email secretary@gcdp-nm.org before 4 pm
the day of the meeting.
Wednesday October 16
Noon - 1 PM
Party Perspectives:
A conversation on the issues
WNMU GRC Auditorium & Zoom
(This could get interesting)
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Editorials and articles wanted!
Submit your own op-ed or a link to something you find significant and would like to share.
Editorials and articles
Amid intense backlash, people are
vandalizing Flock surveillance cameras
4 NM school districts opt out of AI reading test for K-2
Should our districts follow suit?
Trump admin tries to rebuild election security infrastructure it gutted as midterms near
Tierney Sneed, Sean Lyngaas, Evan Perez, CNN
Big thank you to Joe Wlosinski for the link
Energy leaders tell New Mexico lawmakers large users like data centers could help modernize grid
Riiight... so they can suck up more power for themselves.
Funny thing about electric rates:
Commercial users - The bigger the user, the lower the KwH rate, as low as 6/10 of a cent off peak.
Residential users - The more we use, the higher the KwH rate.
First 450 KwH/ month - 9 cents (rounded)
Next 450 KwH/month - 15 cents
Additional KwH/month - 20 cents
Just a little food for thought.
JR
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We are currently looking for a new permanent meeting location. Beginning in March 2026, Meetings will be on the First Tuesday of the month. Potluck at 5:30 PM, Meetings begin at 6:30. All Grant County registered Democrats are welcome to attend and participate. Check this site for updates and/or changes.
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