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AGU: Study Shows Reaching Zero Net Carbon Emissions Surprisingly Feasible And Affordable

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Infographic details way U.S. can reach carbon neutrality by mid-century. Photo by Jenny Nuss/LLLNL

AGU News:

WASHINGTON—Reaching zero net emissions of carbon dioxide from energy and industry by 2050 can be accomplished by rebuilding U.S. energy infrastructure to run primarily on renewable energy, at a net cost of about $1 per person per day, according to new research.

In a new study in AGU Advances, which publishes high-impact, open-access research and commentary across the Earth and space sciences, researchers created the first published roadmap specifying how to achieve carbon neutrality Read More

Construction Of Kiddie/Multigenerational Pool Set To Begin

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Courtesy/LAC

Courtesy/LAC

COUNTY News:

Construction of the kiddie/multigenerational pool project is scheduled to begin the first week of February at the Aquatic Center on canyon Road.

Klinger Constructors will begin with fencing off the grassy area on the south east side of the building and excavating to relocate a sewer main. Some other utility work has already started on the site by other contractors to relocate utility lines.

The pool addition, designed by FBT Architects, features a three-and-a-half-foot deep pool area, a zero entry to 18 inches deep play area with water Read More

NMTD: Partnership Helps Save 830 Tourism Jobs In 2020

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NMTD News:

SANTA FE — A partnership between the New Mexico Tourism Department  (NMTD) and the New Mexico Small Business Development Center to offer business counseling services to tourism-related small businesses helped save 830 tourism jobs and secure more than $27 million in equity investments in 2020.

Since the launch of this partnership, tourism business counselors have conducted 11,290 documented contacts to tourism-related small businesses and provided 2,300 hours of direct business counseling to business owners.

The tourism business counseling program provided direct counseling Read More

Rotary Features Talk By Chamber Director Ryn Herrmann

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Chamber Director Ryn Herrmann

By LINDA HULL
Vice President
Rotary Club of Los Alamos

“The job has changed a lot,” mused Ryn Herrmann, as she reflected upon her three years as director of the Chamber of Commerce during a zoom meeting Jan. 19 with the Rotary Club of Los Alamos.

Few could have foreseen the disruption caused by the pandemic in the personal and professional lives of those who own local businesses.

Herrmann explained that the Chamber is the membership program of the Los Alamos Commerce Development Corporation, a private, nonprofit entity that operates the Research Park across from Read More

SFNF Pecos/Las Vegas District Begin Prescribed Burns

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With recent snow, SFNF fire managers are implementing previously announced prescribed burns on the Pecos/Las Vegas Ranger District. Courtesy image

SFNF News:

SANTA FE —  With recent snow, fire managers on the Santa Fe National Forest (SFNF) are planning to take advantage of favorable conditions, including snowpack, fuel moisture levels, air quality, wind direction and weather forecasts, to implement previously announced prescribed burns on the Pecos/Las Vegas Ranger District.

The Pecos/Las Vegas Ranger District hopes to complete the La Cueva and Rowe Mesa prescribed burns to reduce Read More

AmeriCorps NM Members Observe MLK Day With Service

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AMERICORPS News:

ALBUQUERQUE — Observed as “a day on, not a day off,” AmeriCorps New Mexico members observed Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day Jan. 18 as a day of service to improve their communities.

AmeriCorps members with Road Runner Food Bank and the Boys and Girls Club of New Mexico participated in food distribution and public education activities at Thomas Bell Community Center in Albuquerque to celebrate the life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

AmeriCorps members with Families and Youth Incorporated in Las Cruces created a video presentation on the life of Dr. Martin Read More

Letter To The Editor: Thank You Beverly Simpson

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By JEAN MARR
Los Alamos

I wanted to take this opportunity to thank in particular, Beverly Simpson, the Los Alamos Emergency Management Commander, the Los Alamos Fire Department and many others who dedicated their time and effort to start giving out the COVID vaccines.

I was one of the most fortunate to be able to get my first vaccine. When I arrived at the High School, I was greeted by Mr. Phil Gursky and checked in quickly and was given the vaccine immediately.

I had just a sore arm for 24 hours and feel so privileged to have been able to receive it. The entire process to get this was seamless for me, so well Read More

New Senate President Pro Tem Mimi Stewart Issues Call For Unity At Opening Day Of 2021 Legislative Session

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Senate President Pro Tem Mimi Stewart

STATE News:

Newly elected Senate President Pro Tem Mimi Stewart issued the following statement calling for unity from Democrats and Republicans on opening day of the 2021 New Mexico Legislative Session Tuesday:

“I am humbled and gratified by the trust my colleagues in the New Mexico State Senate have placed in me. But today is about all of us, together.

“The continuing COVID pandemic and our national crisis have threatened all of those we love and represent. These threats have shown us, beyond a shadow of a doubt, that if we define the stakes as winner-take-all, Read More

FBI Searching For Teen Who Allegedly Absconded From Pre-Trial Release At Albuquerque Halfway House Dec. 24, 2020

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Adrian Nieto, Jr. is on the lam.

FBI News:

A man charged federally with being a felon in possession of ammunition is being sought for allegedly absconding from pre-trial release in Albuquerque.

Adrian Nieto, Jr., 19, of Albuquerque, is accused of leaving an Albuquerque halfway house without permission Dec. 24, 2020, a day after he was placed on pre-trial conditions of release.

The FBI had arrested Nieto Dec. 17, 2020.

A federal warrant has been issued for Nieto’s arrest.

Anyone with information on the whereabouts of Nieto is asked to contact the FBI at 505.889.1300 or online at tips.fbi.gov. Read More

Vaccination Clinic For Phase 1A, 1B In Los Alamos Jan. 18

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COUNTY News:

Los Alamos County’s Emergency Management Office is coordinating with the New Mexico Department of Health (NMDOH) to hold a COVID-19 vaccination clinic, 8 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Monday, Jan. 18, in Griffith Gymnasium at Los Alamos High School, 1300 Diamond Dr.

The clinic will be limited to vaccinating remaining healthcare workers in phase 1A and beginning phase 1B, which includes teachers, frontline essential workers and citizens over age 75. This vaccine clinic is free. 

Vaccinations are limited. Individuals who meet the 1A and 1B criteria and have pre-registered on the NMDOH website Read More