Secretary Moniz Statement On Release Of Final Clean Power Plan Rules
U.S. Energy Secretary Ernest Moniz
DOE News:
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Energy Secretary Ernest Moniz today released the following statement after the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency issued their final Clean Power Plan rule that will encourage energy innovation by reducing the carbon emissions from America’s power plants.
Below is the statement from Secretary Moniz:
“Before President Barack Obama took office, America did not have a comprehensive national plan to avert the worst impacts of climate change. Seven years later, we are cutting carbon emissions from our cars, our trucks, Read More
Four LANL Projects Are R&D 100 Award Finalists
A team uses the PipeLIBS tool, which can quickly assess the condition of a pipe. Courtesy/LANL
LANL News:
- Finalists include X-ray imaging, pipe corrosion, data handling and damage-detection software
Four Los Alamos National Laboratory projects have been selected as finalists for the 2015 R&D 100 awards, which honor the top 100 proven technological advances of the past year as determined by a panel selected by R&D Magazine.
The Los Alamos finalists are:
- LARS: Lab-scale Asynchronous Radiographic System;
- PipeLIBS: A Self-Contained Elemental Analysis Tool for the Oil Industry;
‘Art, Wind And Fire’ Event At PEEC Tuesday
Artwork by Rumi Vesselinova shows the landscape after the Las Conchas Fire. Courtesy/PEECPEEC News:
PEEC offers the unique opportunity to explore fire through both art and science.
The Las Conchas Fire in 2011 burned more than 150,000 acres in the areas around Los Alamos. During the fire and over the next four years, photographer Rumi Vesselinova has sought to capture how this event altered the visual landscape of the region.
Join the artist as she presents these images 7-7:30 p.m. Tuesday, July 28 at the Nature Center.
Immediately after the artist reception, Terry Foxx will discuss Read More
Reminder From Bandelier: It’s Flash Flood Season Again
Major flash flood Sept. 14, 2013 at Bandelier. Courtesy/NPS
BANDELIER News:
Attorney General On PRC Refusal To Study Costs And Benefits Of Wind And Solar Energy In New Mexico
Attorney General Hector Balderas
STATE News:
SANTA FE – Attorney General Hector Balderas released the following statement today in response to the Public Regulation Commission’s refusal to study the costs and benefits of solar and wind energy in New Mexico:
“I continue to urge the PRC to gather more accurate and transparent information for taxpayers, including the study of the true costs and benefits of wind and solar energy in New Mexico. New Mexico’s energy system must be modernized in order to strengthen the economic security of New Mexico’s working families.” Read More
Wildflower Expert Larry Littlefield At Library Thursday
Larry J. Littlefield, co-author of ‘Wildflowers of the Northern and Central Mountains of New Mexico.’ Courtesy/MPLMPL News:
It’s a great year for wildflowers! With all the rain that has fallen on New Mexico this year, wildflowers are emerging in record numbers.
The new field guide “Wildflowers of the Northern and Central Mountains of New Mexico: Sangre de Cristo, Jemez, Sandia, and Manzano” has been published just in time for wildflower enthusiasts to find out more about this year’s bounty.
Author Larry J. Littlefield is the featured speaker at Mesa Public Library at Read More
World Politics Of A Changing Energy Landscape July 22
CIR News:Scenes From ScienceFest At Bradbury Science Museum
A visitor watches a video Saturday inside the Bradbury Science Museum in downtown Los Alamos. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com
Many interactive exhibits fill the Bradbury Science Museum, drawing people of all ages. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com
Staff Report
Visitors have poured into the Bradbury Science Museum in Los Alamos during the three day ScienceFest festival that began Thursday.
People of all ages participated in interactive demonstrations and hands-on activities and listened to dynamic speakers meant to engage kids, families, and individuals who are interested Read More
PEEC: Discovery Canyon Bird Walk
Lesser goldfinch. Photo by Dave Yeamans
PEEC News:
One of the best ways to begin bird watching is by looking for the birds you see and hear every day. To help beginning birders recognize some of the species living in Los Alamos, join long-time Los Alamos resident and bird watcher Dave Yeamans on a hike at 5:30 p.m. Wednesday, July 22 leaving from the Los Alamos Nature Center.
From there, the group will walk intently down the Ranch School Trail and to the confluence of Discovery and Pueblo Canyons. The return trip is uphill out of the Canyon along the same trail. While participants will likely Read More
PEEC: Learn About Local Butterflies
Monarch Butterfly. Photo by Selvi Viswanathan
PEEC News:
As spring turns to summer, butterflies become more frequent visitors to the Pajarito Plateau. To learn more about these beautiful creatures, local butterfly enthusiast Roy Michelotti will introduce listeners to the most common species of butterflies seen in and around Los Alamos.
In addition to discussing butterfly identification, he will also explore this unique creature’s biology, behavior, life cycle and more. This talk is 7 p.m. Tuesday, July 21 at the Los Alamos Nature Center. It is free, and no registration is required.
This Read More
PEEC Summer Family Evenings: Meet Wildland Firefighters July 22
Wildland firefighter at work. Courtesy/PEEC
PEEC News:
What does it take to be a wildland fireighter? What equipment do they use? What can kids do to prevent wildfires from starting?
Individuals and families can find the answer to these and other fire-related questions at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, July 22 at the Los Alamos Nature Center. Local wildland firefighters will be on hand to answer questions, demonstrate how to use firefighting equipment and let families see their fire engine.
Summer Family Evenings have always been a popular program at PEEC, and now, with the Del Norte Credit Union’s support, Read More
Classic Air Medical Helicopter Landing At Nature Center
Classic Air Medical helicopter on a mission. Courtesy photoReport Shows Nuclear Trumped By Renewables Worldwide
BEYOND NUCLEAR News:Senators Heinrich And Flake Introduce Bill To Protect And Restore Watersheds In National Forests
U.S. SENATE News:Moving Arts Española Creates Community Garden
Hunter Arts and Agricultural Center, future home of the community garden and composting project. Courtesy photo
Preliminary straw bale beds with a totem sculpture. Courtesy photoMAE News:
Moving Arts Española (MAE) has been awarded funding from the Rio Arriba County Health and Human Services Department to design and install a community garden and composting educational project at the Hunter Arts and Agricultural Center.
The Hunter Arts and Agricultural Center is being developed in collaboration with Siete Del Norte Community Development Corporation, Moving Arts Española, Read More
Los Alamos Utilities Board Unanimously Approves San Juan Generating Station Settlement Agreement
Giving a presentation this evening to the Utilities Board, from left, Deputy Utilities Manager – Finance/Administration Bob Westervelt, Deputy Utilities Manager – Electric Steve Cummins and environmental attorney Richard Virtue from Santa Fe. Screen Shot/LAC
Utilities Manager Tim Glasco discusses the San Juan Generating Station Settlement Agreement. Screen Shot/LAC
Resident Robert Falco raises concerns of potential liability from contamination by the plant into the San Juan River and mine. He encouraged the board to exit the agreement: ‘Cut your losses when it’s Read More
Western Bluebirds Spotted In Los Alamos
This Western Bluebird is a first sighting for the Williams family who have more than 40 years residing in Los Alamos. This Western Bluebird female is continually bringing insects to her young. Photo by Joel M. Williams
This Western Bluebird male is serving as a ‘lookout’ while his wife is nesting in one of the family’s crude birdhouses under a pavilion cover on Zuni in Los Alamos. Photo by Joel M. Williams Read More
Uranium Documentary Film Festival July 15-17
CVNM News:- Blue Gold ― a documentary about the increasing precious commodity of water and the struggle to control it.
- Crying Earth Rise Up
Monthly PEEC Wildflower Walk July 13
Native wildflower Scarlet Penstemon. Photo by Chick KellerPEEC News:
With the continued rain in Los Alamos County, beautiful wildflowers abound. Join PEEC’s Jemez Mountain Herbarium Curator Chick Keller for a Wildflower Walk at 5:30 p.m. Monday, July 13 to discover what some of them are and where they can be found.
This will be an easy walk to identify some of the wildflowers that can be found in and around Los Alamos. The group will meet at the Nature Center, 2600 Canyon Road, and carpool to the trail that Keller will select based on what is blooming at the time. The walk is free and there is Read More
Heinrich Introduces Bill To Scale Up Solar Projects
U.S. Sen. Martin Heinrich