Fisker: a free ride to make flashy cars in Finland

Commentary by Marita Noon

With nearly a year’s worth of exclusive reporting on Obama’s green-energy crony-corruption scandal, you might think we’ve covered them all—but the hi-- Continue reading

Letter to Editor throws in two cents on climate change and energy use

Dear Editor:

I'm not usually one to respond to tracts on the Internet that are intransigent rants, but in this case Ms. Noon must have struck a chord with the Beat's thinking, and I thought: what the-- Continue reading

A win for rational policy and cost-effective energy

Commentary by Marita Noon

You’ve heard the cliché: “Sometimes you win, sometimes you lose.” Within the past month, I’ve experienced both sides of that adage—in re-- Continue reading

American Tends to Misunderstand Energy

Dear Editor:

As Kermit-the-Frog once said, "It's not easy being green."  I think America would agree.  Everyone wants to live in a land that is healthy and productive and we all-- Continue reading

Dear Editor from Gila EDA

Dear Business Partners,

New Mexico’s Water Quality Control Commission has an opportunity to provide our state with improved regulations that define how groundwater should be monitored and prote-- Continue reading

The Bull Report: Someone Else’s Backyard

Washington, D.C. (April 23, 2013) – Last week, Senator Durbin (D-IL) and Congressman Holt (D-NJ) introduced a bill that would designate 9.1 million acres in Utah as wilderness . These 9.1 millio-- Continue reading

Americans bothered by the way the government spends taxes

Commentary by Marita Noon

Every year, April 15 is tax day. The morning’s news shows featured last minute tax tips and other tax-related information. A new poll was discussed. When asked: &ldquo-- Continue reading

Letter to Editor reports and protests

Dear Editor:

My name is Gerald Schultz and I am a retired hydrologist; I spent about 30 years with the USGS and BOR doing water resources work.  I have spent over 15 years as a volunteer in the-- Continue reading