Obviously in our state, we are the second largest oil and gas state in terms of production. And then, yeah, and so then after starting that work with progress now in 2017, in 2020, As ProgressNow went through some management changes and just sort of a shift in moving our overall policy forward, as New Mexico's own political landscape was shifting, I was bumped up into this position of energy policy director, so currently a big part of my work is keeping account of what is happening in New Mexico when it comes to energy issues. I've also worked in the solar industry and so I have a background in a few different parts of the environmental movement, from public lands to energy issues. And we were successful with that in 2014. Then in 2012 I started working on the campaign to create the Organ Mountain National Monument. In 2017, I started working a little bit more on environmental issues, partially because of my background working in advocacy around public land. And so I attended a lot of community meetings here in the southern part of the state, represented our organization at those meetings and then also tried to elevate the issues facing Southern New Mexicans into the broader statewide political area. It'll be eight years in June when I started, I represented our organization for Southern New Mexico So I was sort of an online digital community organizer and the work we, you know, progress now works on a number of progressive political issues in the state. I've been with ProgressNow New Mexico almost eight years. Tell me a little bit about your background and what brought you to this role and what you do for ProgressNow New Mexico. Here is a transcript of their conversation: 'synopsis' may belong to another edition of this title.KC Counts talks with Lucas Herndon about the measures vetoed his group and others think would make meaningful climate progress.

And neither man sees what’s right under his nose. Scott dreams of belonging to someone, heart and soul. Taking pity on the naïve boy, Ben offers him a place to crash and invites him to Collars & Cuffs, hoping his bosses will know how to help. Hearing Scott’s story sets off alarm bells, along with his protective instincts. Collars & Cuffs favorite barman and Dom-in-training, Ben Winters, drops his sister off at the airport and finds a lost, anxious Scott. But when his plane touches down and Jeff isn’t there, panic sets in. In a chat room, Scott meets “JeffUK.” Jeff loves and understands him, and when he offers to bring Scott to the UK, Scott seizes his chance to escape his humdrum life and see the world. Collars and Cuffs: Book Three Eighteen-year-old Scott Keating knows a whole world exists beyond his parents’ strict control, but until he gains access to the World Wide Web, he really has no idea what’s out there.

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