Public Discourse Statement: New Mexico - Sol not Coal Do the Right Thing the Angel on the shoulder,

, message clear and loud That inner-voice always asking - are your making your parents proud? As the rat race gets louder and louder the Angels voice harder to hear No shortage of justifications for cutting corners often self-serving, and/or based on fear This seems the case with PNM the corporation that owns coal-burning power plants fueling New Mexicos energy needs Do the Right Thing is what they call their Ethical Code of Conduct program Focus limited to legal compliance & ethics within the workplace - things like saying thanks and please My reaction to PNMs lengthy standards of excellence, of which employees should be proud and commended Apply the ethical codes of conduct community-wide the part about Responsibilities to the Public needs to be extended The Current Codes of Conduct, the section on integrity with the community Limited to delivering a quality product at a reasonable price No mention of public health or minimizing emissions - angel on one shoulder, shareholders on the other Its not the angel from who PNM is taking its advice Doing the Right Thing for New Mexicans this means, at the very least, bring coal-burning power plants up to speed Instead PNM & the Governor fight an E.P.A. ruling for installing cutting-edge catalytic-converters? Economics drive corporations and handcuff politicians - the people once again being called upon to take the lead The pace of industry & government led change is concerning, as are the unambitious parameters of the debate Another E.P.A. ruling, another lawsuit, another extension granted, another fine paid Clinging to an unsustainable economic model - profits in the pocket, coal in the lungs; sealing New Mexicos fate Its 2012 and PNM not meeting goal of producing 10% of its power with renewable energy One possible factor: New Mexico the nations 4th-largest coal reserve & 2nd-largest producer of Natural Gas Eight power plants fuel New Mexico and parts of the Southwest A Big Player in an economy already fighting off Collapse Latest Agreement with government, PNM to reduce emissions 25% below 1990 levels by 2020 Considering the sheer volume of harmful emissions released into the air (including mercury, arsenic, chromium, nickel and other acid gases) Pollution Monitor for New Mexicans still indicating plenty In 2011 New Mexican plants released 17,822 tons of sulfur dioxide / 61,992 tons of nitrous oxide / and 33,878,322 tons of CO-2 Angels voice coming through loud and clear Prioritizing solar, wind, and public health is the Right Thing to Do

C MCM-PDS 2012