Energy Communities Alliance Meets With Moniz
From left, Aiken County Council Chairman Ronnie Young, Oak Ridge City Manager Mark Watson, Los Alamos County Councilor Fran Berting, Oak Ridge Mayor Tom Beehan, ECA Executive Director Seth Kirshenberg, DOE Secretary Ernest Moniz, Aiken County Councilor Chuck Smith, Kennewick Mayor Steve Young, SRSCRO Executive Director Rick McLeod, Los Alamos County Deputy Administrator Brian Bosshardt and ECA Deputy Executive Director Allison Finelli. Courtesy photoDOE News:
The Energy Communities Alliance (ECA) Executive Board met with Secretary of Energy Ernest Moniz June 23, to highlight the Read More
Valles Caldera Board Meets in Los Alamos Friday
VCT News:
The Valles Caldera Trust Board of Trustees will conduct a meeting in public 6-9 p.m. Friday, July 11 at the Holiday Inn Express & Suites, 60 Entrada Dr., in Los Alamos.
The agenda includes an update on public access and use, planning, a review of post fire conditions and the introduction of new Executive Director Jorge Silva-Bañuelos. Silva-Bañuelos was named to the post May 28 after the Board completed a nationwide search. He fills the vacancy created when Dennis Trujillo retired in January.
Public comments will be heard after the last report with adjournment scheduled Read More
DOE Makes $4 Billion in Loan Guarantees Available for Energy Projects
DOE News:
Washington D.C. — In support of the President’s Climate Action Plan, the Department of Energy has issued a loan guarantee solicitation, making as much as $4 billion in loan guarantees available for innovative renewable energy and energy efficiency projects located in the U.S. that avoid, reduce or sequester greenhouse gases.
This solicitation represents the next step in DOE’s commitment to support the deployment of innovative, clean energy technologies at commercial scale in the U.S.
“As the President emphasized in his Climate Action Plan, it is critical that we Read More
Fifteen People Become American Citizens at Naturalization Ceremony at Bandelier
Peace Izabayo listens intently to instructions on how the ceremony will proceed. Photo by Salvador Zapien/ladailypost.com
Bandelier’s Chief Ranger, Tom Betts, explains to the candidates that the flags they are to be given once flew at the US Embassy in each of their home countries. Photo by Salvador Zapien/ladailypost.com
Jerome Daligault’s family wait for him to be declared a citizen of the United States. Photo by Salvador Zapien/ladailypost.com
Michele Jacquez-Ortiz of U.S. Sen. Tom Udall’s Santa Fe Office, reads a prepared statement from the senator. Photo by Read More
Bandelier’s Tom Betts Wins Highest National Park Service Ranger Award
From left, National Park Service Director Jon Jarvis, Bandelier Chief Ranger Tom Betts with Yount Award, Bett’s son Drew, wife Beth, daughter Dana and mother Kathy. Courtesy/NPS
BANDELIER News:
Bandelier National Monument Chief Ranger Tom Betts, a 32-year veteran of the National Park Service (NPS), has been named the 2013 recipient of the Harry Yount National Park Ranger Award.
The honor, bestowed at a ceremony June 25 in Washington, D.C., is the NPS’s highest accolade for excellence in the art and science of rangering.
Betts, who grew up in national parks as a park ranger’s son, became Read More
New Mexico’s Lujan Grisham Proposes National Homeowners Bill of Rights
U.S. Rep. Michelle Lujan Grisham
U.S. CONGRESSIONAL News:
U.S. Rep. Michelle Lujan Grisham, N.M.-01, last week introduced the National Homeowners Bill of Rights Act of 2014 (NHBOR), which will help protect homeowners and ensure working-class families can benefit from the housing recovery.
“This legislation gives homeowners the necessary resources to protect their rights,” Lujan Grisham said. “With one out of 10 homeowners underwater with their mortgage, I want to ensure that these added protections benefit all homeowners nationwide and that we help the 720,000 families still trapped
Iconic Fred Harvey ‘American West’ Exhibit Opens at Millicent Rogers Museum Aug. 1
Old postcard depicting the making of the movie, ‘The Harvey Girls.’ Courtesy/MRM
MRM News:
The Millicent Rogers Museum (MRM) in Taos announces the opening of its latest exhibition, “Fred Harvey and the Making of the American West.” This unique exhibition will open to the public Aug. 1 and closes Jan. 31, 2015.
Featuring more than 100 objects drawn from the family of Fred Harvey, various private collections and the Couse Foundation (Taos), the exhibit focuses upon how Fred Harvey and his company created the popular imagery that Americans came to understand Read More
Valles Caldera Trustees Hold Public Meeting in Los Alamos July 11
VCT News: The Valles Caldera Board of Trustees will conduct a public meeting 6-9 p.m., Friday, July 11 in Los Alamos at the Holiday Inn Express & Suites, 60 Entrada Dr.
The agenda includes an update on public access and use, planning, a review of post-fire conditions, and the introduction of new executive director, Jorge Silva-Bañuelos. Silva-Bañuelos was named to the post May 28 after the Board completed a nationwide search. He fills the vacancy created when Dennis Trujillo retired in January.
Public comments will be heard after the last report, with
Lujan Grisham Marks 50th Anniversary of Civil Rights Act
U.S. Rep. Michelle Lujan Grisham
U.S. CONGRESSIONAL News:
U.S. Rep. Michelle Lujan Grisham, N.M.-01, marked the 50th anniversary of the landmark Civil Rights Act July 2 by calling on Congress to pass an update to the landmark legislation, the most sweeping civil rights legislation since Reconstruction.
“It could be argued that the Civil Rights Act of 1964 is the most significant law in this nation’s history, and today’s anniversary is a time to remember the debt all of us owe to all of the courageous leaders of the civil rights movement,” Lujan Grisham said. “Although the Read More
State Police Checkpoints/Saturation Patrols Underway
NMSP News:
New Mexico State Police (NMSP) will be conducting Sobriety Checkpoints, Saturation Patrols and Registration, Insurance and Drivers’ License Checkpoints in all New Mexico counties during the month of July 2014.
Our efforts continue to show a significant reduction in alcohol related fatalities. This is attributed to the continued media attention and intensive advertising. These checkpoints are helping to change society’s attitude about drinking and driving.
People are choosing to not drink and drive. This is the biggest step in keeping impaired drivers from crashing into Read More