Uploaded August 2020 | Updated September 2026, 2 days ago
Tom is a co-coordinator of 350.org New Mexico, and is a retired electrical engineer. During his 34 year career at Intel he led the team which built and ramped Fab 11X in Rio Rancho, the $2B expansion that doubled the size of their microprocessor Fab in 2001. He also led the efforts to build Intel’s first (10kW) solar array in NM in 2008, and a larger 100kW rooftop installation in 2011. After retirement, Tom became a full-time activist.
Tom discusses the basics of our ongoing climate emergency, and the Resource Curse, and how it affects New Mexico. He shows that fracking is unsustainable, and is clearly un-economical at its core. Tom addresses electric vehicles, and how they destroy oil demand and pricing. His conclusion includes recommending a path by which New Mexico can have a just transition to a sustainable economy without oil or gas.
Tom is a co-coordinator of 350.org New Mexico, and is a retired electrical engineer. During his 34 year career at Intel he led the team which built and ramped Fab 11X in Rio Rancho, the $2B expansion that doubled the size of their microprocessor Fab in 2001. He also led the efforts to build Intel’s first (10kW) solar array in NM in 2008, and a larger 100kW rooftop installation in 2011. After retirement, Tom became a full-time activist.
Tom discusses the basics of our ongoing climate emergency, and the Resource Curse, and how it affects New Mexico. He shows that fracking is unsustainable, and is clearly un-economical at its core. Tom addresses electric vehicles, and how they destroy oil demand and pricing. His conclusion includes recommending a path by which New Mexico can have a just transition to a sustainable economy without oil or gas.
