NAME Joan Brown VOCATION Head of the Ecological Ministry of the Archdiocese of Santa Fe, Order of St. Francis AGE 51 HOME BASE Albuquerque, New Mexico MOST NOTED FOR Taking on social and environmental issues with a Catholic sensibility INSPIRED BY Catholic priest and philosopher Thomas Berry, who said, “If we lose the grandeur of […]
April Reese
Posted inJanuary 24, 2005: Written in the Rings
Butterfly escapes endangered species net
New Mexico community creates its own conservation plan
Posted inJuly 19, 2004: They're Here: Global Warming's Unlikely Harbingers
Drilling done right?
‘Responsible’ gas development gets put to the test in northern New Mexico
Posted inDecember 22, 2003: Being Green in the Land of the Saints
National preserve is in hot water
Some say proposal to build a geothermal power plant in the Valles Caldera is a ploy to extort money from the Forest Service
Posted inNovember 24, 2003: New Mexico goes head-to-head with a nuclear juggernaut
Voters swipe at sprawl
Plan to build commuter expressway through national monument hits roadblock
Posted inOctober 27, 2003: The Gear Biz
Right and wrong on public lands
With everything from invasive insects to energy developers threatening national forests, wildlife refuges and other public lands, it’s not hard to understand why conservationists are scowling a lot these days. But in From Conquest to Conservation, Michael Dombeck, Christopher Wood and Jack Williams argue that Americans, now more than ever, realize public lands are more […]
Posted inAugust 4, 2003: Pipe Dreams
Plains tribe harnesses the wind
Some tribes try their hands at renewable energy, but traditional energy sources hold more allure than ever
Posted inNovember 11, 2002: Behind the gate
Golden State gets a green power surge
California’s famous sunshine is about to be put to work. Under a new law signed by Gov. Gray Davis, D, in mid-September, California’s three investor-owned utilities must buy 20 percent of their power from alternative energy sources such as solar and wind. State environmental officials say the move will help California reduce pollution, and also […]