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What will it take for New Mexico to transition from fossil fuels to renewable energy?

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  What will it take for New Mexico to transition from fossil fuels to renewable energy? Climate change is another ‘pandemic’ the entire world is facing and will have to confront its severe ‘symptoms and variants’ in the future. The effects of our earth’s temperature increasing are the symptoms will have to take on, since little to no action has been taken to overturn these future effects. New Mexico is experiencing climate change through longer droughts and rising temperatures. As of 2021 , this caused fires, agricultural shortages, decreased water supply, and reduction in biodiversity. More recently, Mora County experienced a 100-mile pasture wildfire this year. Greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions contribute to the warming of the earth and other symptoms of climate change. Like other states in the US, New Mexico contributes to the nation’s GHG emissions through its reliance on oil and gas, and other nonrenewable energies. The state produces about 113.6 million metric tons (MMT) of gre
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Addressing Albuquerque's Homelessness Problem

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The homelessness crisis has been an ongoing concern of New Mexicans for years now. To New Mexicans, homelessness is not a distant issue, for it is witnessed inside our neighborhoods, our streets, and within our school systems. A 2020 federal report by the US Department of Housing and Urban Development indicated that New Mexico experienced the biggest surge of the homeless population in the US with an increase of 27% . Chronic homelessness population are those who have experiences homelessness repeatedly, or at least a year, while suffering with other conditions such as disability, substance abuse disorders, or mental illness. During 2022, the total of those who are chronically homeless make up 67% of Albuquerque’s total homeless population. Of the city’s homeless population , 9% are veterans, 16% are domestic violence victims, 46% suffer from mental illness, and 44% have a substance use disorder. Of Albuquerque’s total homeless population, 61% are in emergency shelters and 30% are uns
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