ABQ/BernCo Clean Car Rules

The Albuquerque-Bernalillo County Air Quality Control Board and the New Mexico Environmental Improvement Board will consider amending regulations that would implement California’s latest motor vehicle emission standards beginning with the model year 2027. In-person hearing is November 13-16, 2023, 9:00 a.m. to 6:00 p. m. in the Bigbee Auditorium, State Bar Center, 5121 Masthead St NE, Albuquerque.

For the November 13-16, 2023 hearing, public comment will be available on:

  • November 13, 2023 at 12:00 pm and at 5:00 pm for 1 hour each
  • November 14, 2023 at 9:00 am and at 1:00 pm for 1 hour each

Oral public comment can be in person or virtually with a 3 minute time limit. WebEx is the video platform (Meeting number: 2631 066 1860 Password: a9RKatS6FW3): https://nmed-oit.webex.com/nmed-oit/j.php?MTID=m8ca869364b5fecdf5405cd4a0a924ef2 Phone access is available at +1-415-655-0001 US Toll, Access code: 2631 066 1860.

Written comment specific to Albuquerque-Bernalillo County may be submitted electronically to airboard@cabq.gov or morgansmith@cabq.gov.

The proposed regulatory change would amend existing rule 20.11.104 NMAC, New Motor Vehicle Emission Standards, to adopt California’s current low- and zero-emission vehicle standards for new 2027-2032 model year light- and medium-duty vehicles, and to adopt California’s emission standards and reporting requirements for new 2027-2035 model year heavy-duty vehicles. The draft document can be found at https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/ixyqa9c6jh8vtitzf7yya/1.2-Exhibit-B-Amended-20-11-104-NMAC-Legislative-Edit-Final.pdf?rlkey=dx0hy8zb6nhvjip61zk0upxvf&dl=0.

Graphic Designer Sought

The Coordinated Campaign Committee of the Green Party of the United States seeks a graphic designer to add some visually-appealing elements to its annual “Call For Candidates” web page. Interested applicants please send a bio and recent samples of graphic design work to CCC@GP.ORG by October 15, 2023.

The graphic designer will work with the web administrator of the Green Party of the United States and with the Coordinated Campaign Committee on the project.  Project completion date November 5, 2023.

Project budget:  $300

COP28 Around the Corner

Join the Global Greens delegation for a preview webinar on Zoom, Tuesday, November 21, 0500 MST: https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_7tCmKbglQQ63bwF7H1glMA.

COP28 is from November 30 through December 12, 2023, in Dubai, UAE. Follow the Global Greens webinar series leading up to COP28. Will rich nations keep promises made on losses and damages?

Webinar Series GGA+

The War at Home: Dissent & Repression

Wed Sept 6, 2023, 6 pm MDT on Zoom:

https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZ0ocO2hpj4qGNEzby6Y1GxQIjawBLyLVlJ3

Panelists…  

• Akilé Anai – Akilé Anai is Director of the Department of Agitation
   and Propaganda of the African People’s Socialist Party, guiding
   a multi-platform media operation.
 
• Jeremy Kuzmarov – Managing Editor, Covert Action Magazine.
   Jeremy has broad editorial responsibility for it, and editing and
   fact checking content.

• Diego Motta – Attorney and member of the leadership of the
   organization Izquierda Socialista de Peru. He is also a
   neighborhood leader in the district of Carabayllo, Lima.  

• Rev. Keyanna Jones – Keyanna Jones is a Political and Social
   Justice Activist and Community Organizer, who is a staunch
   advocate for quality, affordable childcare and equity in education.

• Cheri Honkala – Cheri Honkala is a nationally-renowned advocate
   for the poor and homeless and is the founder of the Poor
   People’s Army. A Green Party VP candidate in 2012.

• Rita Jacobs is a retired lawyer, an antiwar activist and monetary
   reform activist. Moderator

May 3, 6:30 p. m. MDT Legalized Marijuana: FOLLOW THE MONEY

Legal pot is a $30B industry. That’s a lot of money…

Register on Zoom or Facebook.

Ballot Access for 2024

Please help the Green Party in Arizona re-acquire a ballot line for 2024. Find out how to help at https://www.azgp.org/ballot_access. They have another 30,000+ signatures to get in six weeks.

The Green Party of Maryland is collecting signatures now for 2024. You can contribute to the petitioning effort here: https://www.mdgreens.org/donate.