Living On The Edge December 8, 2016

Students from the early college opportunities magnet school at Santa Fe High talk about their goals and experiences and help Xubi and David fundraise for the station.

Dorothy Finnigan and Django Zeaman organizers for Take Back the Coop on their petition for coop members, coop finances, buying trends, and worker treatment ...and more !

Guests John Meade and Diana Orozco-Garrett. Both John and Diana were New Mexico Bernie Sanders delegates to the National Democratic Convention in Philadelphia. We get their takes on the atmosphere and the day to day realities of this historic convention.

 A discussion of the gas well explosions on BLM land near Nageezi, BLM's lack of oversight re land leases for fossil fuel extraction and fracking, and where we go from here in New Mexico re safety standards, environmental standards, and community input to the leasing process.

Discussion of Obama's nuclear modernization program that will cost $1 Trillion dollars over the next thirty years. Also a discussion of the posture of the Navy and Air force re upgrading their nuclear capabilities

Guest Kathy Flynn, Executive Director of the National New Deal Preservation Association, discusses the event, "Securing our New Deal Legacy: the Grandchildren Speak," a symposium featuring relatives of Franklin Roosevelt and FDR cabinet secretaries. The event will be held at La Fonda, beginning at 9 a.m. and will feature five New Mexicans, two of whom were employed in the New Deal and three of whom have actively supported the preservation of the New Mexico New Deal legacy. 

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A candidate forum for the New Mexico House District 48 Democratic Primary race.

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Kay has a recent book, Culture Clash, Environmental politics in New Mexico Forest Communities. a Memoir, 1970-2000. Kay is the editor/publisher of La Jicarita News, an online magazine of environmental politics in New Mexico.

Courtney White's  new book is; Two Percent Solutions for the Planet; 50 low-cost, low-tech, nature based practices for Combatting Hunger, Drought, and Climate Change. His book is available from Chelsea Green Publishing, and at local bookstores.

Kay and Courtney will discuss their work pioneering a new focus on communities, ranchers, farmers, and loggers, and their historical contribution to preservation and restoration of New Mexico land and water.

Mollie discusses 2 "colors" of water -- blue and green. Blue is the water in streams, lakes, rivers , etc.

Green water is the water that goes into the ground, watering grasses, trees, plants, aquifers, and it is the water that gives rise to blue water all year long.

Lesli Allsion discusses the Western Landowners Alliance - a West wide group of private landowners who are focused on conservation/restoration work on their land. WLA represents owners of 14 million acres in the West'

Ronnie Cummins founded Organic Consumers Association & Regeneration International.  Talk on the value of regenerative farming, ranching & even sea farming to sequester carbon.

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