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Anti-Industry Politics

Anti-Industry Politics

As the voice of Independent producers in New Mexico, IPANM’s mission is protect, defend, and promote the work of our members and all of industry. New Mexico’s future and America’s future needs to be shaped by a policy of energy freedom. This “all of the above” approach is fundamental to ensuring all sources of energy–including fossil fuels–can compete to produce safe, reliant, and affordable energy to better the human condition. However, dangerous forces are pushing against energy freedom. Local, state, and federal governments are under the thumb of disingenuous environmental groups who want to pick-and-choose energy winners, under the guise of climate change. With governments already mobilized to kill the oil and gas industry in favor of unreliable and expensive renewable sources, New Mexico & America stand to lose jobs and domestic security. Furthermore, reducing fossil fuel supplies disproportionately hurts those in poverty (18% of New Mexicans). The “Green New Deal” and other progressive policies must be exposed for what they are: a pathway to self-inflicted, socio-economic suffering. With a weakened domestic energy landscape, Americans will beholden to nefarious foreign governments (such as Russia and China). As already demonstrated, these foreign powers do not have the best interests of the people or the planet at heart.

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Phasing Out Oil & Gas Development on Federal Lands Would Have Devastating Consequences for New Mexico (Roswell) October, 23, 2020
Albuquerque Journal (September 11, 2020) - President Donald Trump has made domestic oil and gas production a centerpiece of his

Phasing Out Oil & Gas Development on Federal Lands Would Have Devastating Consequences for New Mexico

(Roswell) October, 23, 2020 – The Independent Petroleum Association of New Mexico (IPANM) releases the following statement on Democratic Presidential Candidate Joe Biden’s comments during last night’s Presidential Debate regarding plans to phase out all oil & gas development on federal lands if he were to be elected President:

“Joe Biden’s declaration to phase out drilling for oil & gas on federal lands represents a direct attack on the livelihood of New Mexicans,” said IPANM Executive Director Jim Winchester. “New Mexico has one of the highest federal land ownership percentages in the United States. Denying access to oil production on those federal lands would devastate New Mexico’s economy, cost tens-of-thousands of state jobs, and significantly cut state revenues. That equates to hundreds of millions of dollars of lost revenue for education, public safety, and healthcare in New Mexico. Furthermore, phasing out fossil-fuels is extremely short-sighted given the technological advancements of the oil & gas industry that have already led to significant methane emission reductions.”

–Jim Winchester, IPANM Executive Director

Albuquerque Journal (September 11, 2020) – President Donald Trump has made domestic oil and gas production a centerpiece of his administration, moving the United States closer to energy independence. His position means the country is much less at the mercy of other oil-rich regimes but has attracted criticism for not focusing more on renewables.  Joe Biden, the former vice president who seeks to replace Trump in the White House, has a very different view on fossil fuels, pushing a version of the Green New Deal in a world grappling with climate change.

What Biden’s Energy Plan Means for New Mexico