Let’s Talk New Mexico 10/31, 8am: We’ve been asking listeners which issues they care about as we head into election season. Overwhelmingly, the response has been that people want to hear more about the changing climate, both from state and local agencies and from candidates running for office.
On the next Let’s Talk New Mexico, we’ll explore climate issues as New Mexicans head to the polls in a year full of drought, wildfire, and sweltering heat.
How is climate change affecting your vote? Do you think elected officials are taking the right steps to tackle emissions and extreme weather? Do you see ways that fossil fuels, water pollution, or radioactive materials are manifesting on your ballot? Email letstalk@kunm.org, leave a voice message by clicking the button below, or call (505) 277-5866 Thursday morning at 8.
Guests:
- Demis Foster, CEO, Conservation Voters New Mexico
- Ben Shelton, Acting Deputy Secretary, Energy, Minerals & Natural Resources Department
- Michael Rocca, Associate Professor, UNM Department of Political Science, Director, Master of Public Policy Program
- Robyn Jackson, Executive Director, Diné C.A.R.E
Resources, Related Reading:
CVNM conservation scorecard
2024 Conservation in the West Poll
“What the data says about Americans’ views of climate change,” Pew Research Center
“Climate change and New Mexico’s water resources: A 50-year outlook,” New Mexico Bureau of Geology and Mineral Resources
Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham’s executive order on climate change
