DPU To Debut Thermal Cameras With Ghost Hunt Oct. 28
COUNTY News:
The Los Alamos Department of Public Utilities (DPU) will launch its next conservation and energy efficiency tool—a thermal camera—on Nov. 1 through the Library of Things. Before that, DPU will partner with the Los Alamos Public Library to host a ghost hunt using thermal cameras Saturday, Oct. 28 at the Los Alamos Little Theatre (LALT).
After much anticipation, the weather is finally changing enough to provide meaningful and beneficial thermal camera results to community members. The thermal cameras are intended for users to perform an energy assessment of their living and working Read More
Response To New Mexico Environment Department Added To LANL Legacy Cleanup Electronic Public Reading Room
LANL News:
Per regulatory requirements, Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL) announces new documents have been added to the Los Alamos Legacy Cleanup Contract Electronic Public Reading Room.
All legacy cleanup documents required to be posted after April 30, 2018, are available on the site linked above.
For legacy cleanup documents that were posted prior to April 30, 2018, please visit the LANL electronic public reading room:
- Response to the New Mexico Environment Department Review of the Interim Facility-Wide Groundwater Monitoring Plan for the 2024 Monitoring Year and Submittal of
Daily Postcard: Nature’s Beauty Blooms On Arizona Avenue
Daily Postcard: The beauty of nature is in full bloom recently on Arizona Avenue. Photo by Jenn Moss Read More
Mountain Capital Partners & Sandia Peak Ski Company Announce Joint Venture Agreement
Winter view of Sandia Peak Ski Area near Albuquerque. Courtesy/Jak & Flux
Winter view of Sandia Peak Ski Area near Albuquerque. Courtesy/Sandia Peak Ski Area
Sandia Peak Ski Area News:
DURANGO, Colo. — Mountain Capital Partners (MCP) and Sandia Peak Ski Company have announced a joint venture agreement for the operation of Sandia Peak Ski Area near Albuquerque.
This is the company’s third New Mexico ski area, bringing the total portfolio to 14 ski, bike and golf resorts across the Southwest, Oregon and Chile.
MCP managing partner James Coleman said his work in the ski industry began in New Read More
Hermit’s Peak/Calf Canyon Fire Victims Sue FEMA
COURT News:
MORA — Two victims of the Hermit’s Peak/Calf Canyon Fire, represented by Tom Tosdal of the Tosdal Law Firm and Ty Tosdal of Tosdal APC, filed a complaint Oct. 3, 2023 for declaratory relief against the Federal Emergency Management Agency (“FEMA”) and its Administrator Deanne Criswell.
The complaint requests a declaration from the United States District Court for the District of New Mexico stating that FEMA’s final rules and regulations unlawfully violate the Hermit’s Peak/Calf Canyon Assistance Act by precluding recovery of noneconomic damages for pain and suffering arising Read More
More Scenes From 2023 LAPS Annular Solar Eclipse Event
A crowd watches the 2023 Annular Solar Eclipse on a projection screen Saturday morning in the courtyard at Los Alamos High School (LAHS). The special event was hosted by Los Alamos Public Schools in a community-wide collaboration with Los Alamos County Recreation Division, Los Alamos County Library System, Pajarito Environmental Education Center (PEEC), U.S. National Park Service staff from Bandelier National Monument and Manhattan Project National Historical Park, Pajarito Astronomers, Los Alamos MainStreet, Eye Associates and others. Photo by Dixon Wolf
Residents view the eclipse Read More
County Environmental Sustainability Board Meets Oct. 19
COUNTY News:
The Los Alamos County Environmental Sustainability Board (ESB) meets at 5:30 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 19 in Council Chambers at 1000 Central Ave. and virtually on Zoom.
This meeting is open to the public.
Find the agenda to this meeting here.
Robinson: New Mexico Scientists See Promise Of Hydrogen In Energy Strategy
By SHERRY ROBINSON
All She Wrote
© 2023 New Mexico News Services
Trying to follow the debate over hydrogen as an energy source is like watching a ping pong game: It’s good. It’s bad. It’s good. It’s bad.
So, when the U.S. Department of Energy recently declined to fund the Western Interstate Hydrogen Hub (WISHH), which included New Mexico, but did agree to spend billions on seven other projects around the nation, it was discouraging news to the governor and hydrogen supporters but not to environmentalists.
One problem is that most of us aren’t engineers or scientists. Oil, gas, coal, solar and wind Read More
Capt. Henry Cho Makes History As First U.S. Space Force Guardian To Receive Coast Guard Arctic Service Medal
U.S. Space Force Capt. Henry Cho in front of the U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Healy (WAGB-20), Aug.6, 2023, in the Arctic region. Cho is the first USSF Guardian to receive the Arctic Service Medal. Courtesy/USSF
U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Healy (WAGB-20) travels through the Arctic July 31, 2023. Capt. Henry Cho captured this image while serving aboard. Cho is the first USSF Guardian to receive the Coast Guard Arctic Service Medal, awarded to a member who has served aboard a Coast Guard vessel operating in polar waters north of latitude 60 degrees North, specifically in the Bering Sea, Davis Strait or Denmark Read More
Daily Postcard: Golden Colored Trees Line Trinity Drive
Daily Postcard: Golden colored trees line the roadway Monday along Trinity Drive. Photo by John McHale/ladailypost.com Read More
New Mexico Governor Announces Plan For EV Tax Credits
The Roundhouse in Santa Fe. Post file photo
From the Office of the Governor:
- Issues executive order transitioning state fleet to ZEVs by 2035
ALBUQUERQUE – Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham announced today her intention to pursue tax credits for electric vehicles during the upcoming legislative session.
The governor made the announcement during her Symposium on the Future of Transportation in New Mexico. In addition, the governor signed today an executive order directing the state fleet to transition to zero-emission vehicles (ZEVs) by 2035.
“The fact of the matter is that consumers and dealers Read More
Heirloom Tomatoes At Los Alamos Farmers Market Thursday
Reminder: County Climate Action Survey Closes Wednesday
COUNTY News:
Los Alamos County’s Sustainability Manager Angelica Gurule reminds individuals who live or work in Los Alamos County that it is not too late to complete the Climate Action survey.
The survey can be accessed at www.lacnm.com/CAPSurvey until 11:59 p.m., Wednesday, Oct. 18.
Gurule thanks those who have already taken the time to complete the survey and encourages those who have not to do so before it closes. The results will be used to inform the first-ever Los Alamos Climate Action Plan, an important step in shaping the county’s commitment to reduce environmental impacts and prepare Read More
Dannemann: A Presidential Candidate Talks Serious Policy
By MERILEE DANNEMANN
Triple Spaced Again
© 2023 New Mexico News Services
Doug Burgum, governor of North Dakota, made thought-provoking remarks about the complex relationship of our national security, the environment, and the global implications of how countries meet their energy needs.
He caught my attention when he mentioned the mining of rare-earth elements because New Mexico has deposits of some of them. The New Mexico deposits have been studied by our Bureau of Geology & Mineral Resources, affiliated with New Mexico Tech.
Burgum is one of the lesser-known Republican candidates Read More
Scene Of Warm And Serene Autumn Day At Ashley Pond
A warm and serene scene Wednesday afternoon at Ashley Pond. Photo by John McHale/ladailypost.com Read More
Daily Postcard: Signs Of Autumn Viewed From Local Patio
Daily Postcard: Signs of autumn viewed from patio of residence Sunday in Los Alamos. Photo by Bella O’Hara Read More
Montage Of 2023 Annular Solar Eclipse Taken In White Rock
A montage of the 2023 Annular Solar Eclipse taken Saturday morning from the driveway of a residence in White Rock. Photo by Jim Lake
The Ring of Fire of the 2023 Annular Solar Eclipse taken Saturday morning from the driveway of a residence in White Rock. Photo by Jim Lake Read More
LANL: Hunga Volcano Eruption Sparks Most Intense Lightning Storm Ever Detected On Earth
Powerful volcanic eruptions produce ash plumes that can create their own weather systems, providing the conditions for lightning at higher altitudes than normally seen. Courtesy/LANL
LANL News:
- Ash plumes can create lightning conditions far beyond the range of typical thunderstorms
By SONJA BEHNKE
Just beneath the surface of the south Pacific Ocean lies the Hunga volcano. Part of the Tonga archipelago and north of Tonga’s main island Tongatapu, Hunga lies in a very active seismic zone and has erupted four times since 1988, most recently in 2022.
The latest eruption caused a tsunami wave Read More
Posts From The Road: Ranches, Farms And Country Roads
Hotchkiss Farmland: Farms and fields of green cover the arid desert landscape in an area of Hotchkiss, Colo. The North Fork of the Gunnison River flows through the area providing resources for the farms and ranches. Photo by Gary Warren/ladailypost.com
Mountain Ranch: When traveling across Kebler Pass Road from the west one travels through a canyon along the Anthracite Creek before climbing quickly into the higher elevations of the route. This mountain ranch sits in the canyon and can be seen from Kebler Pass Road from viewpoints along the way. The fall colors frame the beautiful setting of Read More
STEM Santa Fe Pathway For Girls 2023 Conference Nov. 4
