NM House committee rolls over vote on MLG’s Green New Deal 2.0 to Wednesday

The Piñon Post ^ | February 22, 2021 | John Block

[CedarDave]

On Monday, the NM House of Representatives Committee on Government, Elections, and Indian Affairs Committee rolled over the corrosive anti-energy bill, H.B. 9, to Wednesday morning after much testimony from the public and many questions from the committee. The bill would force extreme carbon emission requirements on all sectors, the second phase of Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham’s “Energy Transition Act,” which set harsh “net-zero” standards by 2050 for the electricity sector.

The bill’s sponsors, Reps. Melanie Stansbury (D-Bernalillo) and Angelica Rubio (D-Doña Ana) introduced the legislation as a desperate measure required to stop “climate change,” which they claimed created “drought, extreme fire, and impacts to agriculture and water supplies,” which are untrue statements not backed up by science.

Here is the Piñon Post assessment of the bill:

According to the fiscal impact report (FIR) on the bill, it “establishes a climate leadership council, deadlines for the state to achieve specific reductions in greenhouse gas emissions (GHGE), requirements for state agencies to achieve GHGE reductions, and a number of definitions related to climate, economic development, and socioeconomic equity.”

The FIR also states that the bill “[r]equires New Mexico to reduce statewide GHGE by least 50 percent below 2005 levels by 2030 and achieve net-zero emissions by 2050” and “[m]andates a 60 percent reduction, relative to 2005 levels, in emissions of methane, carbon dioxide, and volatile organic compounds from the oil and gas sector by 2030.” Note, the “net-zero” emission standard mirrors U.S. Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s “Green New Deal,” the most radical and costly proposal in U.S. history to decimate the energy industry.

Opponents of the bill included workers in the energy and agriculture industries who keep the lights on and feed communities. Supporters of the bill mostly from the dark money groups CAFé, OLÉ, the Sierra Club, among others who self-identified as “community organizers.” One individual from extremist group OLÉ claimed “climate change” was a “racial justice issue,” saying “Black, indigenous, and people of color” somehow are disproportionately affected by the fictitious issue. The dark money groups also exploited children named “Alex” and “Adrian,” who were given scripts in the supposed attempt to pull heartstrings, claiming pine trees in the state would disappear. “Will there still be pine trees when I grow up?” asked one.

Although the committee chair, Rep. Georgene Louis (D-Bernalillo), claimed to give both sides equal time, proponents of the bill were given more time to testify.

Rep. Greg Nibert (Chaves & Lincoln) asked multiple questions regarding Native American tribes complying with these strict standards, asking if they were required to comply with these mandates. The condescending witness, Noah Long of the National Resources Defense Council (NRDC), said that the Navajo Nation was not subject to it.

When asked about how the bill would bring opportunity to the state, Rep. Rubio went on the defensive, saying, “The fact that it’s still being questioned of whether or not it is something that we need to continue, it minimizes the work being done in communities around the state.”

Nibert said, “You said it’s a roadmap to diversify the economy….In case you changed it drastically, I don’t see a roadmap there. I see a statement that says “the state shall create economic inclusion opportunity,” which I believe is high-road employment — and so I don’t see a roadmap, and I don’t see how the state is going to create those jobs.”

“The economy doesn’t create jobs. The people that decide to take risks — They create jobs. The people who decide to produce something — they take a risk…. It’s people who create jobs. It’s not the state. The economy is simply an indication of how well things are going from a standpoint of job-creation and… compensation to employees and standard of living. That’s the economy. I see a lot of words here, but at the end of the day, it’s not your attempt that the state shall create those economic including opportunities. It’s basically you want to set up a framework for which these things are studied, and you hope that people will take risks and see opportunities to use their capital to start a business, expand a business and create additional employment,” Nibert added.

Regarding a question from Nibert about litigation costs of the legislation, Rep. Stansbury claimed that “if consideration of climate change had been included [in Texas], perhaps we may have avoided the shutdown of electricity and water for millions of people” in the state to New Mexico’s east. When Nibert pressed her on her assertion about Texas’ recent crisis with a snowstorm, however, Stansbury retreated, claiming she wanted to comment on “the scope” of her bill.

Nibert commented that during the harsh storm that affected New Mexico with multiple inches of snow. “The lights in Santa Fe were on because the San Juan Generating Plant had not been shut down yet.”

[CedarDave]

Read the bill's requirements for reducing emissions by 50 percent by 2030 completely eliminating all greenhouse gases by 2050, an impossibility.

As usual, women, minorities hurt the most as costs for energy and necessities will rise to affect those who can least afford them.

[CedarDave]

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[Robert DeLong]

Now I know what roll over means, but I had to go to the article last sentence to confirm my thoughts as to what ws meant by rolls over vote.

The bill’s final vote in the committee has been rolled over to Wednesday morning’s committee hearing.

[Richard Axtell]

Oh happy day! And that day is the day that we all have the fortune and privilege to freeze in the dark, as we starve. And we have only a short time to wait! If you have any doubt about this, Texas is not far away!

[Robert DeLong]

Regarding a question from Nibert about litigation costs of the legislation, Rep. Stansbury claimed that “if consideration of climate change had been included [in Texas], perhaps we may have avoided the shutdown of electricity and water for millions of people” in the state to New Mexico’s east. When Nibert pressed her on her assertion about Texas’ recent crisis with a snowstorm, however, Stansbury retreated, claiming she wanted to comment on “the scope” of her bill.

Wow outrageous, someone wants details. Um, I got no details, like Nancy Pelosi said: "We will have to pass the bill to see what's in it."

[Renkluaf]

Hey, New Mexico. Want to see the future? Look at copies of the Dallas Morning Post from 2/14-2/16.

[lee martell]

To Roll Over = To Postpone?
Then they should just say postponed!

[oldasrocks]

If they really really want to go carbon neutral all shipments from china should be banned. Just read on CNN that the transport shops are the biggest producer of pollution.
That doesn’t even touch the fact china produces 92% of he pollution in the world.

[Robert DeLong]

Yeah, basically it means they moved the vote back. So postponed would work. I guess it is usally called rolled over, but I honestly wasn’t aware of that. 8>)

[qaz123]

“The economy doesn’t create jobs. The people that decide to take risks — They create jobs. The people who decide to produce something — they take a risk…. It’s people who create jobs. It’s not the state.

I guess she has t consulted with the Squad and all the other Leftists who want government guaranteed jobs. She might be in trouble for that one

[TheThirdRuffian]

Yeah, that windmill power sure worked great for Texas.

Confirmed I’m getting a back up generator for the house, dual fuel natural gas AND propane.

[SpaceBar]

It’s just an excuse to tax the living shit out of traditional energy sources.

[jonrick46]

I had trouble with the phrase, “rolls over vote.” For clarity’s sake, it should not have been used. It would have been good writing to say that “the committee agreed to holding the vote on MLG’s Green New Deal 2.0 on Wednesday . . .”

These lawyer lawmakers have had too much time writing in legalese.

[Robert DeLong]

Well I am glad to know I wasn’t the only one wondering what that term actually meant, 8>)