Elaine Cimino
@ecimino.bsky.social
Environmental justice and art advocate
New Mexico is building a public-risk machine: sovereign wealth moves through opaque private funds while taxpayers finance IRBs, PILOTs, water, power, roads and long-term liabilities.
No agency produces the complete accounting. substack.com/@elainecimin...
No agency produces the complete accounting. substack.com/@elainecimin...
September 17, 2026 at 2:33 PM
New Mexico is building a public-risk machine: sovereign wealth moves through opaque private funds while taxpayers finance IRBs, PILOTs, water, power, roads and long-term liabilities.
No agency produces the complete accounting. substack.com/@elainecimin...
No agency produces the complete accounting. substack.com/@elainecimin...
Project Jupiter is already 26% complete, but its air-permit proceeding is stayed. Only 12.6% of its construction workers live in Doña Ana County. Oracle and Bloom made major new claims—but commissioners failed to demand proof.
elainecimino652909.substack.com/p/project-ju...
The report—
elainecimino652909.substack.com/p/project-ju...
The report—
Project Jupiter’s Developers Made Major Disclosures. Commissioners Failed to Follow the Evidence.
Oracle and Bloom Energy revealed how far construction has advanced, how few local workers have been hired and how much remains unverified.
elainecimino652909.substack.com
September 9, 2026 at 1:51 PM
Project Jupiter is already 26% complete, but its air-permit proceeding is stayed. Only 12.6% of its construction workers live in Doña Ana County. Oracle and Bloom made major new claims—but commissioners failed to demand proof.
elainecimino652909.substack.com/p/project-ju...
The report—
elainecimino652909.substack.com/p/project-ju...
The report—
⚠️ NEW PRC RULES THREATEN PUBLIC PARTICIPATION
At the very moment private-equity firms are seeking greater control over New Mexico’s essential utilities, the Public Regulation Commission is making it harder for the public to be heard.
#NMPRC
www.santafenewmexican.com/news/local_n...
At the very moment private-equity firms are seeking greater control over New Mexico’s essential utilities, the Public Regulation Commission is making it harder for the public to be heard.
#NMPRC
www.santafenewmexican.com/news/local_n...
Environmental groups say new utility commission rules will limit public input
Some have raised concerns that new rules follow a trend of the Public Regulation Commission stifling public participation.
www.santafenewmexican.com
September 8, 2026 at 10:05 PM
⚠️ NEW PRC RULES THREATEN PUBLIC PARTICIPATION
At the very moment private-equity firms are seeking greater control over New Mexico’s essential utilities, the Public Regulation Commission is making it harder for the public to be heard.
#NMPRC
www.santafenewmexican.com/news/local_n...
At the very moment private-equity firms are seeking greater control over New Mexico’s essential utilities, the Public Regulation Commission is making it harder for the public to be heard.
#NMPRC
www.santafenewmexican.com/news/local_n...
We were never meaningfully informed. We were never given a hearing on the complete Project Ranger proposal. We were never asked for our consent.
The people are not obstacles to economic development.
elainecimino652909.substack.com/p/project-ra...
We are the sovereign.
The people are not obstacles to economic development.
elainecimino652909.substack.com/p/project-ra...
We are the sovereign.
August 28, 2026 at 7:27 PM
We were never meaningfully informed. We were never given a hearing on the complete Project Ranger proposal. We were never asked for our consent.
The people are not obstacles to economic development.
elainecimino652909.substack.com/p/project-ra...
We are the sovereign.
The people are not obstacles to economic development.
elainecimino652909.substack.com/p/project-ra...
We are the sovereign.
Reposted by Elaine Cimino
Londoners Find ‘Horrendous’ Cracks in Their Homes After Successive Heat Waves
- Insurance claims tied to subsidence hit a record last quarter
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#climatecrisis
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- Insurance claims tied to subsidence hit a record last quarter
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#climatecrisis
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www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Londoners Find ‘Horrendous’ Cracks in Their Homes After Successive Heat Waves
Londoners are facing historic levels of subsidence risk after five successive heat waves dried out the clay soil on which much of the city is built.
www.bloomberg.com
August 24, 2026 at 10:38 AM
Londoners Find ‘Horrendous’ Cracks in Their Homes After Successive Heat Waves
- Insurance claims tied to subsidence hit a record last quarter
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#climatecrisis
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www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
- Insurance claims tied to subsidence hit a record last quarter
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#climatecrisis
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www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
TURN OFF THE TAP—A SECOND SUPREME COURT STAY HAS BEEN GRANTED! against Project Jupiter.
First tonight, the Court stayed the air-quality permit proceeding.
Second, the Court has stayed drilling authorization that allowed water to be used for construction.
Stop the air permit. Turn off the tap.
First tonight, the Court stayed the air-quality permit proceeding.
Second, the Court has stayed drilling authorization that allowed water to be used for construction.
Stop the air permit. Turn off the tap.
August 24, 2026 at 4:32 AM
TURN OFF THE TAP—A SECOND SUPREME COURT STAY HAS BEEN GRANTED! against Project Jupiter.
First tonight, the Court stayed the air-quality permit proceeding.
Second, the Court has stayed drilling authorization that allowed water to be used for construction.
Stop the air permit. Turn off the tap.
First tonight, the Court stayed the air-quality permit proceeding.
Second, the Court has stayed drilling authorization that allowed water to be used for construction.
Stop the air permit. Turn off the tap.
Golden Dome Secrecy Poses Challenge for Estimating Costs www.airandspaceforces.com/golden-dome-...
Golden Dome Secrecy Poses Challenge for Estimating Costs
Independent analysts have struggled to project a cost for the Pentagon's Golden Dome program due to secrecy around the architecture.
www.airandspaceforces.com
August 21, 2026 at 12:15 PM
Golden Dome Secrecy Poses Challenge for Estimating Costs www.airandspaceforces.com/golden-dome-...
NM is committing public wealth, tax incentives, land, water, electricity and infrastructure to major private development without a system that examines the whole public commitment before decisions become irreversible
elainecimino652909.substack.com/p/beyond-bla...
elainecimino652909.substack.com/p/beyond-bla...
August 18, 2026 at 4:26 AM
NM is committing public wealth, tax incentives, land, water, electricity and infrastructure to major private development without a system that examines the whole public commitment before decisions become irreversible
elainecimino652909.substack.com/p/beyond-bla...
elainecimino652909.substack.com/p/beyond-bla...
New Mexico has lived through the consequences of previous national-security projects.
elainecimino652909.substack.com/p/new-mexico...
The article examines how the pieces are coming together—and why NM is rapidly becoming the physical infrastructure of America’s new military-AI arms race.
elainecimino652909.substack.com/p/new-mexico...
The article examines how the pieces are coming together—and why NM is rapidly becoming the physical infrastructure of America’s new military-AI arms race.
August 16, 2026 at 11:21 PM
New Mexico has lived through the consequences of previous national-security projects.
elainecimino652909.substack.com/p/new-mexico...
The article examines how the pieces are coming together—and why NM is rapidly becoming the physical infrastructure of America’s new military-AI arms race.
elainecimino652909.substack.com/p/new-mexico...
The article examines how the pieces are coming together—and why NM is rapidly becoming the physical infrastructure of America’s new military-AI arms race.
Reposted by Elaine Cimino
UK's political consensus on climate has fractured, as climate impacts are becoming not just ignorable but unbearable.
I spoke to @carolinelucas.bsky.social about bringing climate action back up the political priority list.
The Zero podcast interview:
🎁🔗 www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
I spoke to @carolinelucas.bsky.social about bringing climate action back up the political priority list.
The Zero podcast interview:
🎁🔗 www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
When Climate Change Threatens National Security
Nature collapse is one of the greatest national security challenges we face, according to Caroline Lucas, the former head of the UK's Green party.
www.bloomberg.com
August 13, 2026 at 10:50 AM
UK's political consensus on climate has fractured, as climate impacts are becoming not just ignorable but unbearable.
I spoke to @carolinelucas.bsky.social about bringing climate action back up the political priority list.
The Zero podcast interview:
🎁🔗 www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
I spoke to @carolinelucas.bsky.social about bringing climate action back up the political priority list.
The Zero podcast interview:
🎁🔗 www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
4 killed in NM by electronic weapons development How many-more will die? wildfires, environmental degradation? These grifters will burn this country to ground. The real question is when will people wake up? Hold accountable politicians who protect this status quo? open.substack.com/pub/elaineci...
The Hidden Costs of Electronic Warfare 4 killed in NM
As New Mexico expands weapons testing and hypersonic development, the NTSB’s findings demand greater public accountability and oversight.
open.substack.com
August 5, 2026 at 6:22 PM
4 killed in NM by electronic weapons development How many-more will die? wildfires, environmental degradation? These grifters will burn this country to ground. The real question is when will people wake up? Hold accountable politicians who protect this status quo? open.substack.com/pub/elaineci...
Reposted by Elaine Cimino
Legislation is always going to be preferable to an executive order when it comes to protecting the public from powerful corporate interests:
www.eenews.net/articles/ny-...
www.eenews.net/articles/ny-...
NY Democratic lawmakers, environmental groups continue push for data center rules
Lawmakers still want a role in addressing voter concerns about data centers as Gov. Kathy Hochul touts her executive order that includes a temporary
www.eenews.net
August 4, 2026 at 11:58 PM
Legislation is always going to be preferable to an executive order when it comes to protecting the public from powerful corporate interests:
www.eenews.net/articles/ny-...
www.eenews.net/articles/ny-...
substack.com/@elainecimin...
The same deceptive system with no enforcement
The same deceptive system with no enforcement
Project Mars Is Not an Exception. It Is the System.
How Segmentation, Secrecy, and Failed Enforcement Are Replacing Transparent Government
substack.com
August 3, 2026 at 11:45 PM
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The same deceptive system with no enforcement
The same deceptive system with no enforcement
If you believe that
communities deserve transparency, accountability, and independent environmental review before hazardous operations proceed, please add your name. docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
communities deserve transparency, accountability, and independent environmental review before hazardous operations proceed, please add your name. docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
August 1, 2026 at 6:20 AM
If you believe that
communities deserve transparency, accountability, and independent environmental review before hazardous operations proceed, please add your name. docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
communities deserve transparency, accountability, and independent environmental review before hazardous operations proceed, please add your name. docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
SIGN THE PETITION Protect Our Water, Air, Health & Safety from Castelion’s Project Ranger
docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
The petition calls on state. local officials ensure that public health, drinking water, air quality, environmental protections, public safety come before industrial expansion.
docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
The petition calls on state. local officials ensure that public health, drinking water, air quality, environmental protections, public safety come before industrial expansion.
August 1, 2026 at 6:18 AM
SIGN THE PETITION Protect Our Water, Air, Health & Safety from Castelion’s Project Ranger
docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
The petition calls on state. local officials ensure that public health, drinking water, air quality, environmental protections, public safety come before industrial expansion.
docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
The petition calls on state. local officials ensure that public health, drinking water, air quality, environmental protections, public safety come before industrial expansion.
Who is really governing New Mexico? The people—or las movidas?
Today’s developments should concern anyone who believes public institutions exist to serve the public. open.substack.com/pub/elaineci...
Today’s developments should concern anyone who believes public institutions exist to serve the public. open.substack.com/pub/elaineci...
July 31, 2026 at 12:28 AM
Who is really governing New Mexico? The people—or las movidas?
Today’s developments should concern anyone who believes public institutions exist to serve the public. open.substack.com/pub/elaineci...
Today’s developments should concern anyone who believes public institutions exist to serve the public. open.substack.com/pub/elaineci...
When does a democracy begin to fail?
Is it when a law is broken? Or when the laws created to protect the public are quietly ignored—and the institutions responsible for enforcing them fail to act?
elainecimino652909.substack.com/p/when-accou...
Is it when a law is broken? Or when the laws created to protect the public are quietly ignored—and the institutions responsible for enforcing them fail to act?
elainecimino652909.substack.com/p/when-accou...
July 22, 2026 at 1:45 PM
When does a democracy begin to fail?
Is it when a law is broken? Or when the laws created to protect the public are quietly ignored—and the institutions responsible for enforcing them fail to act?
elainecimino652909.substack.com/p/when-accou...
Is it when a law is broken? Or when the laws created to protect the public are quietly ignored—and the institutions responsible for enforcing them fail to act?
elainecimino652909.substack.com/p/when-accou...
Reposted by Elaine Cimino
Woken at 4am by wildfire smoke filling the house. Southeast Wales, one of the UK's wettest regions, is shrouded in smoke today. You can feel it in your lungs. The climate crisis is now.
July 21, 2026 at 7:49 AM
Woken at 4am by wildfire smoke filling the house. Southeast Wales, one of the UK's wettest regions, is shrouded in smoke today. You can feel it in your lungs. The climate crisis is now.
substack.com/@elainecimin...
The unexpected withdrawal of Lt Gov nominee on the Dem ticket has created an opportunity for the Democratic State Central Committee to reflect on what kind of leadership the party intends to offer NM at one of the most consequential moments
And this ? is playing out NM.
The unexpected withdrawal of Lt Gov nominee on the Dem ticket has created an opportunity for the Democratic State Central Committee to reflect on what kind of leadership the party intends to offer NM at one of the most consequential moments
And this ? is playing out NM.
The Democratic Crossroads: Why New Mexico's Lieutenant Governor Vote Has Become a National Test of Environmental Justice, Corporate Power, and Public Accountability
The Democratic State Central Committee's selection of New Mexico's next lieutenant governor is a referendum on the direction of the Democratic Party
substack.com
July 17, 2026 at 8:52 PM
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The unexpected withdrawal of Lt Gov nominee on the Dem ticket has created an opportunity for the Democratic State Central Committee to reflect on what kind of leadership the party intends to offer NM at one of the most consequential moments
And this ? is playing out NM.
The unexpected withdrawal of Lt Gov nominee on the Dem ticket has created an opportunity for the Democratic State Central Committee to reflect on what kind of leadership the party intends to offer NM at one of the most consequential moments
And this ? is playing out NM.
Info on how to submit Public comment
apcg.org/chaco/
The feds announced it is seeking comments on a EA to revoke a 2023 order closing about 336,404 acres near Chaco Canyon in northwestern New Mexico to future drilling and mining for 20 years. Such a reversal would eliminate a 10-mile buffer.
apcg.org/chaco/
The feds announced it is seeking comments on a EA to revoke a 2023 order closing about 336,404 acres near Chaco Canyon in northwestern New Mexico to future drilling and mining for 20 years. Such a reversal would eliminate a 10-mile buffer.
July 17, 2026 at 8:44 PM
Info on how to submit Public comment
apcg.org/chaco/
The feds announced it is seeking comments on a EA to revoke a 2023 order closing about 336,404 acres near Chaco Canyon in northwestern New Mexico to future drilling and mining for 20 years. Such a reversal would eliminate a 10-mile buffer.
apcg.org/chaco/
The feds announced it is seeking comments on a EA to revoke a 2023 order closing about 336,404 acres near Chaco Canyon in northwestern New Mexico to future drilling and mining for 20 years. Such a reversal would eliminate a 10-mile buffer.
www.santafenewmexican.com/news/local_n...
The U.S. Bureau of Land Management took another step this week to reopen federal lands surrounding the Chaco Culture National Historical Park to oil and gas drilling and other mineral extraction
The two-week public comment period will end July 29.
Shameful
The U.S. Bureau of Land Management took another step this week to reopen federal lands surrounding the Chaco Culture National Historical Park to oil and gas drilling and other mineral extraction
The two-week public comment period will end July 29.
Shameful
Tribes decry two-week comment period tied to BLM proposal to strip Chaco protections
The federal agency is seeking public comments on an environmental assessment for the proposed revocation of a 10-mile drilling buffer zone.
www.santafenewmexican.com
July 17, 2026 at 8:41 PM
www.santafenewmexican.com/news/local_n...
The U.S. Bureau of Land Management took another step this week to reopen federal lands surrounding the Chaco Culture National Historical Park to oil and gas drilling and other mineral extraction
The two-week public comment period will end July 29.
Shameful
The U.S. Bureau of Land Management took another step this week to reopen federal lands surrounding the Chaco Culture National Historical Park to oil and gas drilling and other mineral extraction
The two-week public comment period will end July 29.
Shameful
Reposted by Elaine Cimino
Sudden streamflow changes (e.g., regime shifts and extreme events) have been increasing with time across the continental United States.
This is another signal of #climate change.
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
This is another signal of #climate change.
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Streamflow in the United States: Characteristics, trends, regime shifts, and extremes - Scientific Data
Scientific Data - Streamflow in the United States: Characteristics, trends, regime shifts, and extremes
www.nature.com
July 14, 2026 at 7:55 PM
Sudden streamflow changes (e.g., regime shifts and extreme events) have been increasing with time across the continental United States.
This is another signal of #climate change.
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
This is another signal of #climate change.
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
“Lindsey Graham was a lonely and unprincipled man who betrayed his country for power and his decency for attention. Let it be known for all time that he knew exactly what Donald Trump was from the very beginning, and chose him over his country.”
- Steve Schmidt
- Steve Schmidt
July 12, 2026 at 1:59 PM
“Lindsey Graham was a lonely and unprincipled man who betrayed his country for power and his decency for attention. Let it be known for all time that he knew exactly what Donald Trump was from the very beginning, and chose him over his country.”
- Steve Schmidt
- Steve Schmidt