I'm sending this email invitation out on behalf of Kim Sorvig who is off the net today
-Stephen ------------------------------------ Dear FRIAM Colleagues, Do you live in Santa Fe (City or County)? Your home is a risk from proposed oil drilling. PLEASE ATTEND A MEETING TO SHOW YOUR COMMUNITY DEFENSE: Genoveva Chavez Center, Santa Fe <http://www.gccommunitycenter.com/> Thurs, Nov 1 6:15p PUBLIC CONCERN AND PRESSURE IS OUR BEST AVENUE OF SELF-DEFENSE. PLEASE ATTEND! - The Texas Oil Company, Tecton, has secretively bought leases to drill on 65,000 acres between Cerrillos and Galisteo. - The alleged oil-field they want to drill affects the whole county - Madrid to Nambe, east of Santa Fe and west to the Rio Grande and possibly beyond. - If you think you are protected by owning your land, think again. You almost certainly were sold only "surface rights" without disclosure. Outdated (1872) laws give mineral owners grossly unfair precedence over residential owners. You pay mortgage and property tax, but you might as well be renting. Please show your support and attend the protest meeting. ============================================================ FRIAM Applied Complexity Group listserv Meets Fridays 9a-11:30 at cafe at St. John's College lectures, archives, unsubscribe, maps at http://www.friam.org