Seminar 5 - Artesia and Clovis, NM
NMAL Class 16 Natural Resources and Agriculture in Southeastern New Mexico NMAL Class 16 headed to Eastern New Mexico in April with a packed schedule of tours and meetings. Kicking off our seminar in Artesia, we had the opportunity to meet with NM Reps. Jim Townsend and Cathrynn Brown. Rep. Brown reviewed the budget process for the NM Legislature and both Brown and Townsend discussed how critical the Oil and Natural Gas industry is to the state. The conversation went in many directions, but I enjoyed Townsend's perspective as not only a state legislator, but as a retired oil company executive. I was most interested in the discussion around the need for new technologies and how nuclear energy might be a solution in the future. I also appreciated when Rep. Brown shared her thoughts on public service. We also toured the Renewable Diesel Unit of HF Sinclair in Arteisa. It was fascinating to hear about how their building was constructed and learn more about how tallow, canola and used