Daily Postcard: View Of Truchas Peak From Barranca Mesa
Daily Postcard: Truchas Peak viewed Friday from the deck of a home on Barranca Mesa. Truchas Peak is the second highest peak in New Mexico behind Wheeler Peak. It is in the Sangre de Cristo Mountains 26 miles northeast of Santa and lies within the Pecos Wilderness, part of the Santa Fe National Forest. Photo by Selvi Viswanathan Read More
Daily Postcard: Cherry Tree Branch Silhouetted In Sunset
Daily Postcard: A cherry tree branch is silhouetted in the sunset Thursday in White Rock. Photo by Nancy Ann Hibbs Read More
Public Comment Split On New Hydrogen Hub Bill
The Roundhouse in Santa Fe. Post file photo
By ROBERT NOTT
The Santa Fe New Mexican
Some say it is an initiative that will produce jobs and revive one of the most economically depressed areas of New Mexico.
Others contend the plan will increase the production of fossil fuels in a state striving to reduce carbon dioxide emissions.
Either way, the idea of turning New Mexico into a hydrogen hub continued to draw lots of attention and divided opinions as this year’s legislative session heads into the homestretch.
Wednesday, about 100 members of the public weighed in with thoughts on House Bill Read More
Daily Postcard: Sunrise Shines Over Barranca Mesa
Daily Postcard: Sunrise shines Wednesday over Barranca Mesa. Photo by Amanda Macdonald Read More
LARES To Present Recommendations To Council Feb. 22
LARES News:
The Los Alamos Resiliency, Energy & Sustainability Task Force (LARES) has completed its report of recommendations to reduce greenhouse gas emissions in the County.
The task force members hope the public will attend the Los Alamos County Council meeting 6 p.m. Feb. 22 to hear the recommendations. Contact lares.taskforce@lacnm.us with questions or comments.
Here are some highlights of the recommendations:
A general recommendation is to establish a goal of net zero greenhouse gas emissions as soon as possible. To achieve this goal, the exact amount of carbon dioxide emitted Read More
During Key Hearing Heinrich Seeks Accountability For Attack At La Cieneguilla Petroglyphs Near Santa Fe
U.S. Sen. Martin Heinrich speaks during hearing Tuesday on the recent vandalism attack on sacred petroglyphs at La Cieneguilla near Santa Fe. Post screenshot
From the Office of U.S. Sen. Martin Heinrich:
WASHINGTON, D.C. — During a full Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee hearing Tuesday on pending nominations, U.S. Sen. Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), requested an update on the Bureau of Land Management’s (BLM) investigation into the recent vandalism attack on sacred petroglyphs at La Cieneguilla near Santa Fe.
Watch video of Heinrich at hearing on La Cieneguilla Petroglyph vandalism: Read More
Wintery Scenes At Guaje Pines Cemetery Sunday Afternoon
Recent snowfall adds beauty to the landscape at Guaje Pines Cemetery, marked with signs of families remembering friends and loved ones Sunday afternoon at 901 Range Road. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com
Signs of families remembering their friends and loved ones despite heavy snow still remaining Sunday afternoon at Guaje Pines Cemetery. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com
Signs of patriotism and holiday memories left by families to honor their friends and loved ones Sunday afternoon at Guaje Pines Cemetery. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com
Wintery scene Sunday afternoon Read More
Eco Station & Collection Center Closed President’s Day
‘Baby Hydrogen Bill’ Emerges In New Mexico House
Sen. George Muñoz, right, speaks with Sen. Bill Sharer on the Senate floor during Tuesday’s session. Muñoz sponsored a Senate measure designed to allow New Mexico to receive federal funds for hydrogen. The Senate Conservation Committee tabled the legislation. Photo by Gabriela Campos/SFNM
By DANIEL J. CHACÓN and ROBERT NOTT
The Santa Fe New Mexican
One day after a controversial bill to make New Mexico a hub of hydrogen activity died in the Legislature, another — deemed a “baby hydrogen bill” by its sponsor — sprung to life.
But the new legislation, House Bill 228, sponsored by Rep. Patty Lundstrom, Read More
Daily Postcard: Bobcat Moseys Around Los Alamos Home
Daily Postcard: A handsome bobcat moseys around the backyard of a home Tuesday afternoon on Quartz Street near downtown Los Alamos before sauntering off to parts unknown. Photo by Charlotte Sartor
The bobcat Tuesday afternoon on Quartz Street sauntering off to parts unknown. Photo by Charlotte Sartor Read More
Chickens Rest Under Watchful Eye Of Rooster At Stables
Chickens rest easy on a metal can under the watchful eye of a large rooster Saturday afternoon at the North Mesa Horse Stables. Photo by Jenn Bartram/ladailypost.com Read More
AGU: Hidden Magnitude-8.2 Earthquake Source Of Mysterious 2021 Global Tsunami
South Georgia Island, the largest island along the subduction trench. Courtesy/European Space Agency (modified Copernicus Sentinel data)
AGU News:
Scientists have uncovered the source of a mysterious 2021 tsunami that sent waves around the globe.
Highlights
- A 47 km-deep, magnitude 7.5 earthquake that struck the south Atlantic in 2021 and caused a global tsunami was actually a sequence of five earthquakes.
- A shallow, “almost invisible” magnitude 8.2 quake accounted for 70 percent of the energy released during the event.
- Global earthquake monitoring needs to improve to understand and
Weekly Fishing Report: Feb. 8, 2022
By GEORGE MORSE
Sports And Outdoors
Los Alamos Daily Post
After a couple of weeks of real winter weather, there will be a slow warming trend the rest of this week.
After a late start, ice fishing is in full swing with anglers having more options than earlier in the season.
Fenton Lake, however, remains closed to ice fishing. One of the most popular destinations for fishing in the state due to its proximity to Albuquerque, Fenton is a victim of its own popularity. Opening day last season attracted over 200 ice anglers, so that must be taken into account.
Because of its popularity, Fenton is stocked with Read More
Los Alamos-Based UbiQD Shares New Greenhouse Case Studies, Launches UbiGro.com AgTech Website
Image from the new https://UbiGro.com website. Courtesy/UbiQD
BUSINESS News:
UbiGro is the company’s revolutionary greenhouse spectrum control technology that utilizes fluorescent quantum dots to enhance crop growth.
UbiQD, Inc., a New Mexico-based deep tech company specializing in nanomaterials innovation, announced today that it has released new plant trial data and launched a new website for its greenhouse industry-focused brand.
UbiGro incorporates UbiQD’s quantum dot technology to create a new layer of light in a greenhouse that enables growers to create a more optimal spectrum Read More
Didier Saumon: Why Preserve Dark Skies?
Vincent Van Gogh’s ‘The Starry Night’ . Courtesy image
By DIDIER SAUMON
White Rock
“It often seems to me that the night is much more alive and richly colored than the day, colored in the most intense violets, blues, and greens.” –Vincent Van Gogh
When I moved to Los Alamos 20 years ago, it was more than an opportunity to reorient my career and do exciting work. It was the realization of my long-held dream of living in a relatively remote area with dark skies, lots of clear nights and dry, transparent air. You see, for amateur astronomers like me, New Mexico offers some of the best conditions to explore Read More
New Mexico Hydrogen Hub Act On Hold After Brian Egolf Puts It On ‘Speaker’s Table’
Mariel Nanasi, with New Energy Economy, holds a sign Monday during a protest against the Hydrogen Hub Act outside the state Capitol in Santa Fe. Photo by Luis Sánchez Saturno/The Santa Fe New Mexican
By ROBERT NOTT
The Santa Fe New Mexican
State Rep. Patty Lundstrom’s effort to jump-start what Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham and other proponents call a clean hydrogen economy might be blocked again — this time by House Speaker Brian Egolf.
Egolf, a Santa Fe Democrat, announced Monday he was putting Lundstrom’s second bill calling for a Hydrogen Hub Act on the “Speaker’s Table” — where it can remain on Read More
Daily Postcard: Snow Clings To Branches At Sunrise
Daily Postcard: Snow clings to branches at sunrise Thursday along Deer Trap Mesa Trail. Photo by Amanda Macdonald Read More
Market Research Report Provides Insights To PEEC
PEEC News:
Thanks to a grant from the Los Alamos Community Foundation, the Pajarito Environmental Education Center (PEEC) was able to hire the University of New Mexico’s Bureau of Business and Economic Research (UNM BBER) to conduct a market research project about the Los Alamos Nature Center.
The project surveyed people who had and had not visited the nature center, and the final report provides insights into what people enjoy about visiting the nature center and what might make non-visitors give it a try.
It was no surprise to PEEC to learn that people in Los Alamos who have visited love the nature Read More
Icicles Dripping From Rooftop At North Mesa Stables
Icicles dripping from the rooftop of a barn Saturday at the North Mesa Stables. Photo by Jenn Bartram/ladailypost.com Read More
Wallace: Tying A Mineral Specimen To History
Silver specimen likely from a 5 metal deposit, is from an incredibly obscure locality that is tied to Scottish history. Courtesy/Terry Wallace
By TERRY WALLACE
Los Alamos
Specimens are more than molecular structures: tying a specimen to history. When I observe a mineral specimen, I first view it through a science prism – how was it formed, what does the particular crystal structure (or lack of) mean in terms of chemistry and thermodynamics, and what must the geologic processes been that created the environment for the mineral formation?
Invariably, I then think about the mining or collecting, Read More
