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As a teacher, I appreciate every cent that goes to support our students. And since oil and gas currently accounts for a major portion of revenues for our education budget, I thank the workers in the oil patch who make that possible. So why do I cringe at advertisements from the New Mexico Oil and Gas Association promoting the industry as the savior for our state?
Here’s why: “Like it or not, we’re at the tail end of the fossil fuel age,” said Jim Peach, professor of economics at New Mexico State University.
Our state’s addiction to oil and gas to fund our education means it is subject to boom and bust cycles. And the big bust on our horizon will be even more painful to our schoolchildren and the quality of our education if we don’t diversity our revenue streams. We need more than studies on “transition.” We need our state policymakers to embrace the moment offered by President
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