Chris Clark

Udall Statement On New Mexico Unit Agreement

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U.S. Sen. Tom Udall
 
SENATE News:
 
WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Sen. Tom Udall, a member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, issued the following statement Monday, Nov. 23, on the Secretary of the Interior’s decision to further evaluate the impacts and costs of any potential New Mexico Unit Agreement to the Central Arizona Project:
 
“Today’s decision means the Interior Department will move forward with a legally required process to establish a framework for federal participation to study the environmental cost of diverting water from
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SFI Seminar: ‘Garden – As Symbolic Link Between City And Nature’ 3:30 p.m. Today

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Curtis Carter, Marquette University
 
SFI News:
 
Santa Fe Institute (SFI) seminar “Garden: As Symbolic Link Between City And Nature” is set for 3:30 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 1, at Noyce Conference Room in Santa Fe.
 
Abstract: My topic for discussion will address a particular issue: the role of garden as a symbolic link between nature and urban environments.  Garden is one of the elements that significantly enhances the aesthetics of a city environment. Yet this element has received relatively little attention in philosophical aesthetic theory.
 
This
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Military Order Of World Wars Meets Dec. 6

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MOWW News:
 
This month’s meeting of the Military Order of World Wars is the annual Pearl Harbor Commemoration Sunday.
 
Note the change in date and time for the meeting: 1:30 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 6. Los Alamos National Laboratory Director Dr. Charles McMillan is the featured speaker.
 
The meeting is in the 2nd floor conference room at the Los Alamos Research Park. The Los Alamos Research Park building is located west of the South Mesa Fire Station. Parking is available east to the fire station (accessible from southbound lane of the Los Alamos Canyon Bridge)
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IRS Offers Tax Tips To Avoid Identity Theft

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IRS News:
 
PHOENIX ― The Internal Revenue Service, state revenue departments and the tax industry today released the first in a series of special tax tips designed to provide people critical information to help protect their tax and financial data.
 
The first of the Security Awareness Tax Tip series provides seven ways people can protect their computers, which takes on added importance as people prepare for the holidays and the 2016 tax season approaches.
 
A new tip will be available each Monday through the start of the tax season in January.
 
“These
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Smart Grid Demonstration Project Update Dec. 2

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SIERRA CLUB News:
 
Was yours one of the households that participated in the photovoltaic/micro-grid project? Would you like to see the date and discuss the future of possible projects? 
 
Los Alamos Department of Public Utilities Manager Tim Glasco will discuss the U.S.-Japan Demonstration Smart Grid Project that was undertaken in Los Alamos.
 
Project partners included Japan’s New Energy and Industrial Technology Development Organization (NEDO), the Los Alamos National Laboratory and the DPU.
 
Through the construction of a micro-grid on North and
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Los Alamos Volunteer Association Seeks Drivers

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COMMUNITY News:
 
Volunteering to assist with the HELP program through the Los Alamos Volunteer Association (LAVA) can be most rewarding!
 
The HELP (not an acronym) program coordinates drivers for seniors to medical appointments outside of Los Alamos – places such as Espanola and Santa Fe.
 
Many people do not have access to transportation for appointments outside of Los Alamos County, yet they are in need of lifesaving procedures that are provided at other locations.
 
The HELP volunteer drivers ensure that these patients are able to make it to these appointments. Volunteer
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Letter To The Editor: Rules Of The Road Changed

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By ELIZABETH JACOB
Los Alamos
 
Hear, hear Daren Savage on your letter to the editor in the Nov. 2 publication of the Los Alamos Daily Post.
 
I do a lot of walking in this town usually accompanied by my big black dog Boo and I always have to be on the defensive against the inconsiderate drivers who choose not to see you trying to cross the street at an intersection or a designated cross walk.
 
I guess the Rules of the Road have changed where pedestrians no longer have the right of way.
 
Maybe it’s time our Los Alamos Police Department should start patrolling the
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SFI: ‘But Why Do Smaller Dogs Live Longer…?’

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Chen Hou, Missouri University
 
SFI News:
 
The Santa Fe Institute (SFI) holds seminar “But Why Do Smaller Dogs Live Longer? A Universal Theory To Answer The Question Dr. Geoffrey West Could Not Answer” at 12:15 p.m., Wednesday Dec. 2 at Collins Conference Room in Santa Fe.
 
Abstract: The relationship between energy expenditure and longevity has been a central theme in aging studies.
 
Rate of living theory and oxidative stress theory suggest that longevity is negatively correlated with mass-specific metabolic rate, which is usually positively correlated
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Attorney General Warns New Mexicans About ‘Making Home Affordable’ Program

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STATE News:
 
ALBUQUERQUE ― Last week, Attorney General Hector Balderas issued a scam alert to warn New Mexicans about a dangerous new scam preying on New Mexicans who are having trouble paying their mortgages.
 
“Do not pay Ocwen mortgage payments by Moneygram in response to ‘Making Home Affordable’ offer letters or calls,” Balderas said. “This is a scam and if you receive one of these letters or calls please contact the Consumer Protection Division of the Office of the Attorney General at 505.222.9100.”
 
Details about the scam:
  • The Attorney
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IBEW President On Push To Abolish Cadillac Tax

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IBEW News:
 
International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers President Lonnie R. Stephenson issued the following statement regarding bipartisan efforts to repeal the Cadillac Tax:
 
“I applaud the more than 300 members of Congress from both parties who added their names to legislation that would repeal the so-called Cadillac Tax, which is burdening employers and employees alike with increased health care costs.
 
“This tax unfairly punishes companies that did the right thing by offering comprehensive health plans, while squeezing the budgets of working families, many
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