Environmental activists unfurled banners dozens of feet long in front of the Roundhouse on Oct. 7, 2025, protesting the sponsorship of oil and gas conglomerate Exxon-Mobil. (Courtesy of Youth United Against Climate Crisis)
New Mexico environmental activists draped banners reading “Exxon profits, NM pays,” outside the New Mexico Roundhouse Tuesday evening, protesting the oil and gas conglomerate’s sponsorship of the Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta.
It’s an extension of ongoing protests by activists, including a recently launched satyrical campaign by WildEarth Guardians and The Yes Men that features a parody oil and gas company intended to draw attention to efforts to expand the uses of oil and gas wastewater in New Mexico…