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May 2018 LPEA Spotlight

A new year at LPEA

By Coal, LPEA Spotlight, Renewable Energy
This blog series covers the monthly La Plata Electric Association (LPEA)* Board of Directors meetings. We’re tracking the board for transparency and accountability, as well as to stay current on their renewable energy initiatives. Find past and future spotlights here. Get…
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San Juan Generating Station

What happens if San Juan Generating Station Closes?

By Coal
The San Juan Generating Station and San Juan Mine coal complex (SJGS/SJM) is New Mexico’s single largest polluter. While the facilities provide electricity to 500,000 customers, and employ several hundred of our community members, they do so at a great…
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Momentum for change

By Climate Change, Coal
It's election time! No, not that one. There's one here locally from which the presidential race could learn some lessons. Imagine if the national election were more like that of our local La Plata Electric Association (LPEA) Board of Directors: 2 months…
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King Coal II Mine Part 1

By Coal, Lands Protection
This is the first in a series of 4 blogs on the King Coal II Mine by guest contributor, Lauren Pope. A New Era for King Coal About three hundred feet underneath the piñon-topped mesa west of Durango in the Hay…
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Courage is not the absence of fear, but rather the judgement that something else is more important than fear

Ambrose Redmoon