Fossil fuel companies are pushing for investment in emission-reducing technologies critics say are unproven or even harmful.
Hoping to land federal infrastructure funds, New Mexico is partnering with other Western states on the proposal.
A look beneath the hood of the Hydrogen Hub Development Act reveals the natural gas industry’s machinations.
Hydrogen production would dramatically increase natural gas development in a state that already struggles to police natural gas operators.
The unpopular proposal promotes a fuel that may cause more harm to the environment than it’s worth to produce.
The state’s governor needs to sell environmentalists, the fossil fuel sector and the public on the green-ish energy source.