Past president of the NM Oil and Gas Association, Gary Fonay, broke rank with the organization he used to run Wednesday, debuting a 30 second radio add in which the self-proclaimed advocate of drilling reportedly calls on all New Mexicans to contact their Congressional delegation and ask them to protect the 40,000 acre Valle Vidal in the Carson National Forest from drilling.
According to Adam Rankin, AbqJournal Staff Writer, the 30 second radio spots sponsored by the New Mexico Wildlife Federation, which may already be up, will run in Albuquerque, Raton, Taos and Farmington. Perfect timing for the Presidents signing of the Energy Bill on Monday.
Considering how lock step most Republicans and Oil and Gas lobbyists are with the Bush administration's "Honey you take the H2 and I'll take the Excursion" Energy policies, it's rare to read about someone like Fonay, a former heavy hitter for Oil and Gas Assoc. come out and say "I support energy development, but there are some places where development should not be allowed; the Valle Vidal is one of those places."
On a side note, Adam Rankin and the Journal spanked the New Mexican on a story that the "Oldest Paper in the West" should have been all over.
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