{"id":2402596,"date":"2025-02-14T08:21:58","date_gmt":"2025-02-14T13:21:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/failed-interior-secretary-haaland-now-wants-to-ruin-new-mexico\/"},"modified":"2025-02-14T08:24:11","modified_gmt":"2025-02-14T13:24:11","slug":"failed-interior-secretary-haaland-now-wants-to-ruin-new-mexico","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/failed-interior-secretary-haaland-now-wants-to-ruin-new-mexico\/","title":{"rendered":"Failed Interior Secretary Haaland Now Wants To Ruin New Mexico"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ffailed-interior-secretary-haaland-now-wants-to-ruin-new-mexico%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2402596&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Deb Haaland, the former Secretary of the Interior, \u200crecently announced her candidacy for governor of New Mexico, marking her as the first prominent figure from the Biden management to seek a new political position.\u2064 This move was anticipated\u2062 after her main challenger, U.S. senator Martin Heinrich, withdrew from \u200bthe race. During her tenure at the Interior Department,Haaland had extensive control over natural resources,influencing energy\u2063 prices and access to land for \u200cvarious projects. However, under her leadership, energy prices rose considerably, and \u200bemissions showed \u2064little improvement, leading to criticism of her management of the department.<\/p>\n<p>Haaland has\u200c been accused\u200d of <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">obstructing resource growth initiatives<\/a>, such as road construction in\u200c Alaska \u2062and mining projects \u2062in Minnesota, which were supported by \u2064local communities. Her decisions frequently enough\u2062 favored environmental considerations over local economic needs, leading to \u200cprotests from affected groups, including Indigenous peoples.Critics \u200balso pointed out her use of &#8220;indigenous knowledge&#8221; to deflect criticism.<\/p>\n<p>As \u200bHaaland embarks \u2062on her gubernatorial campaign, concerns persist about her past record, suggesting that\u200c her leadership may lead to economic\u2064 challenges for New Mexico, similar to what has been \u200bobserved\u200b on a national level during her time in\u2064 office. \u2064Critics\u200c warn \u2064that her approach could result in increased poverty and a lack of opportunities \u2063in the state. The opinion piece concludes with a warning that her governance could replicate \u200dthe issues faced at a national level, negatively impacting the state\u2019s future.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>In <a href=\"https:\/\/www.politico.com\/news\/2025\/02\/11\/deb-haaland-campaign-new-mexico-governor-00203536\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">declaring her candidacy<\/a> for governor of New Mexico, former Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland became the first high-ranking official from the Biden administration to run for a new political office. The announcement surprised no one, especially after her only real primary challenger, the state&rsquo;s senior U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich, <a href=\"https:\/\/thehill.com\/homenews\/campaign\/5104637-sen-heinrich-decision\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">withdrew<\/a> from the race. Perhaps Heinrich, the Silver Spring, Maryland, resident <a href=\"https:\/\/pinonpost.com\/koat-7-slaps-heinrich-with-cold-hard-facts-after-fake-attack-ad-on-domenici\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">who was born in Nebraska<\/a> and grew up in Missouri, realized that a competitive gubernatorial primary would require him to actually live in New Mexico, but I digress.<\/p>\n<p>During her confirmation hearing to lead the Interior Department, Haaland <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=6p-09Ieqrp8\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">celebrated<\/a> how she was making history, as if that were innately positive. Lots of people &ldquo;make history.&rdquo; How they are remembered is often very different. Once confirmed, her tenure running the Interior Department gave her four years of near limitless authority over hundreds of millions of acres of land, both on and offshore. <\/p>\n<p>Haaland controlled access and leases and permits for oil, gas, coal, mining, timber, and ranching. She decided on the construction of access roads and other infrastructure projects like pipelines and transmission lines. She also had blanket approval of wind, solar, and other &ldquo;green&rdquo; projects with hundreds of billions of dollars from both the misnamed Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) and the Infrastructure Bill.<\/p>\n<p>Let&rsquo;s check the tape to see how she did.<\/p>\n<p>Energy prices didn&rsquo;t go down.&nbsp;They went up nearly <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2024\/04\/12\/us-news\/electricity-costs-soar-under-biden-administrationenergy-prices-soar-under-biden-administration\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">30 percent<\/a>. Gas prices didn&rsquo;t go down. No, they stayed at the <a href=\"https:\/\/fred.stlouisfed.org\/series\/APU000074716\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">highest four-year average<\/a> for a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.forbes.com\/sites\/rrapier\/2023\/03\/08\/average-gasoline-prices-under-the-past-four-presidents\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">presidential term<\/a> in modern history. Not even consumption went down. <a href=\"https:\/\/afdc.energy.gov\/data\/10324\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">It<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/yaleclimateconnections.org\/2022\/02\/us-coal-use-on-the-rise-but-renewables-continue-rapid-growth\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">too<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eia.gov\/todayinenergy\/detail.php?id=61923\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">increased<\/a>. Emissions barely went down.&nbsp;They were basically <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eia.gov\/environment\/emissions\/carbon\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">flat<\/a>, and at an enormous cost.<\/p>\n<p>What do we have to show for four years of Deb Haaland&rsquo;s tenure as America&rsquo;s landlord?<\/p>\n<p>Pain. We are weaker and poorer.<\/p>\n<p>When Alaska wanted to build a road and needed an easement <a href=\"https:\/\/dnr.alaska.gov\/mlw\/ambler-road\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">450 feet wide for 25 miles<\/a> across federal land, Deb Haaland <a href=\"https:\/\/www.alaskasnewssource.com\/2024\/06\/28\/biden-administration-shuts-down-ambler-road-mine-plans\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">said no<\/a>, overriding the will of Alaska&rsquo;s governor and the local tribal communities that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.adn.com\/opinions\/2023\/10\/14\/opinion-alaska-native-support-for-the-ambler-access-project-is-growing\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">supported<\/a> the project. She knows better than Alaskans.<\/p>\n<p>When Minnesota wanted to develop Twin Metals mine to produce the copper, nickel, and cobalt needed for the wind and solar, Haaland <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mprnews.org\/story\/2022\/01\/26\/biden-administration-cancels-twin-metals-leases\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">again said no<\/a>. She knows why it is better for us to continue to buy these materials from markets controlled by Communist China and sourced from child slave labor in sub-Saharan Africa. Climate change, or something.<\/p>\n<p>Haaland <a href=\"https:\/\/thehill.com\/policy\/energy-environment\/3607565-judge-permanently-blocks-biden-leasing-pause-in-states-that-sued\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">stopped<\/a> legally required oil and gas leases, ultimately losing in the courts. She turned a blind eye to&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2023\/02\/28\/nyregion\/east-coast-whale-deaths.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">dead whales<\/a> likely killed by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/governors-using-federal-coronavirus-funds-to-fight-climate-change\/\" title=\"Governors Using Federal Coronavirus Funds to Fight \u2018Climate Change\u2019\">offshore wind projects<\/a>. She ignored the concerns of New England lobstermen&nbsp;when her&nbsp;push for <a href=\"https:\/\/wgme.com\/news\/local\/maine-fishermen-families-protest-offshore-windmills\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">offshore&nbsp;wind turbines<\/a> limited their fishing waters and threatened their industry.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Like all self-impressed individuals who have failing records, Haaland will respond to criticism with accusations of racism. Or sexism. Whichever causes discomfort and compels you to stop questioning her, regardless of the damage she does.<\/p>\n<p>Perhaps the most blatantly egregious use of DEI to mask a radical agenda was when Haaland <a href=\"https:\/\/www.doi.gov\/pressreleases\/biden-harris-administration-takes-steps-increase-co-stewardship-opportunities\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">claimed<\/a> &ldquo;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-orders-govt-org-responsible-for-weather-forecasts-to-use-special-indian-knowledge\/\" title=\"Biden Orders Gov&#039;t Org Responsible for Weather Forecasts to Use &#039;Special&#039; Indian Knowledge\">indigenous knowledge&#038;rdquo<\/a>; as the foundation for her decision-making. This was meant to silence all dissent. She should have just been honest: Don&rsquo;t criticize me or I will call you racist.<\/p>\n<p>Yes, Deb Haaland has more American Indian blood than Elizabeth Warren, but that is not a qualification for anything. And that will not silence me or my organization, which advocates for the rural energy jobs that have suffered at the hand of Deb Haaland&rsquo;s tenure, regardless of the origins of her so-called knowledge.<\/p>\n<p>I&rsquo;m not the only one. When Haaland denied resource development at Chaco Canyon in New Mexico, a native site, it was the tribe members who protested. They wanted the development, the jobs, the revenue, and the opportunity for prosperity. This was their land, but Haaland knew better. So massive was their protest that when Haaland arrived for a photo-op, the community <a href=\"https:\/\/www.azcentral.com\/story\/news\/local\/arizona\/2023\/06\/12\/interior-secretary-deb-haaland-cancels-chaco-event-protests\/70314019007\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">blocked<\/a> her motorcade, and the event was canceled.<\/p>\n<p>Turns out the natives are racist against natives. Or climate change. Whatever. It doesn&rsquo;t matter; shut up and let Deb Haaland run roughshod over you, your industry, your people, your way of life. She knows better. Just ask her.<\/p>\n<p>There is a reason why Haaland <a href=\"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/2021\/03\/15\/977558590\/deb-haaland-confirmed-as-first-native-american-interior-secretary\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">narrowly<\/a> won confirmation for the secretary position. Contrast that with the current Interior secretary, Doug Burgum, whose common sense and clarity <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cramer.senate.gov\/news\/press-releases\/senate-confirms-former-north-dakota-governor-doug-burgum-as-secretary-of-the-interior\">convince<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cramer.senate.gov\/news\/press-releases\/senate-confirms-former-north-dakota-governor-doug-burgum-as-secretary-of-the-interior\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">d more than half the<\/a> Democrat caucus to vote for his confirmation.<\/p>\n<p>Deb Haaland is not just polarizing. She is dangerous.<\/p>\n<p>Using history as a guide, Gov. Deb Haaland will likely do to New Mexico what she did to America, and the state will suffer enormously as a result. Talent and wealth will flee. Poverty and misery will increase. She will make history, but she will be remembered for all the wrong reasons.<\/p>\n<hr>\n<p>      Daniel Turner is the founder and executive director of Power The Future, a national nonprofit organization that advocates for American energy jobs. Contact him at daniel@powerthefuture.com and follow him on Twitter @DanielTurnerPTF.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Deb Haaland announced her candidacy for New Mexico governor, becoming the first Biden official to seek a new office<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":820,"featured_media":2402597,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Copy-of-Untitled-2025-02-12T170045.323.png","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[25645,45553,34818,5894],"class_list":["post-2402596","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-haaland","tag-interior-secretary","tag-new-mexico","tag-politics"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Copy-of-Untitled-2025-02-12T170045.323.png","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2402596","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/820"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2402596"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2402596\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2402600,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2402596\/revisions\/2402600"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2402597"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2402596"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2402596"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2402596"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}