Environment

Heinrich Lays Out New Ways To Build A More Resilient 21st Century Electric Grid, Announces Plans For Transmission Investment Tax Credit Legislation

Submitted by Carol A. Clark on October 26, 2019
U.S. Sen. Martin Heinrich
 
U.S. SENATE News:
 
WASHINGTON, D.C. ― U.S. Sen. Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), a member of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, delivered the keynote address at the International Summit on the Electric Transmission Grid. At the event, held at the Canadian Embassy in Washington, D.C., Sen. Heinrich announced plans to introduce legislation to create an investment tax credit for regionally significant transmission projects.
 
“There is a disconnect right now between transmission access and the best large-scale clean energy
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NWS: Today’s High Near 61; Tonight’s Low Around 36

Submitted by Carol A. Clark on October 26, 2019
The National Weather Service forecasts today’s high in Los Alamos near 61 with sunny skies and tonight’s low around 36. This graphic depicts how much today’s high temperature will depart from the normal high for this date. Courtesy/NWS
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PEEC: Night Skies And Asteroid Exploration

Submitted by Carol A. Clark on October 25, 2019
Join Steve Becker for a preview of the Pajarito Astronomers’ Dark Night program at 7 p.m. today, Oct. 25 in the Los Alamos Nature Center planetarium. Courtesy/PEEC
 
The full-dome film ‘Incoming!’ is 2 p.m., Saturday, Oct. 26 in the Los Alamos Nature Center planetarium. Courtesy/PEEC
 
 
PEEC News:
 
Join Steve Becker for an interactive tour of the heavens this Friday, Oct. 25 in the Los Alamos Nature Center’s planetarium.
 
This talk will begin at 7 p.m. and highlight the planets, star patterns and constellations that may be readily observed at the Pajarito
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Tales Of Our Times: The Hardest Parts To Create Are The Miracles Of Change

Submitted by Carol A. Clark on October 25, 2019

Tales of Our Times
By JOHN BARTLIT
New Mexico Citizens
for Clean Air & Water

The Hardest Parts To Create Are The Miracles Of Change

 

A mix of concerns stirs ideas about making changes to our nation’s private transportation. This juncture is a good time to look back at how the system grew in the first place. Signposts show the road traveled.

 
The auto story involves many parts and includes an impressive run of good luck in how things stood at the time. The phasing of steps will never again be as plain to see.
 
The country’s first working oil well was drilled at Titusville, Pennsylvania,
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LANL: Bruce Carlsten Wins Prestigious Wilson Prize

Submitted by Carol A. Clark on October 24, 2019

LANL Radio Frequency Engineer Bruce Carlsten

LANL News:

Bruce Carlsten, a radio frequency engineer at Los Alamos National Laboratory, was awarded the 2020 Robert R. Wilson Prize for Achievement in the Physics of Particle Accelerators, presented by the American Physical Society.

He will receive this prize at the 2020 International Particle Accelerator Conference.

Open to all members of the scientific community in the U.S. and abroad, this award is the premier recognition of achievement in the accelerator science and technology field.

Foundation for free-electron lasers

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Los Alamos Department Of Public Utilities Customers Can Save Up To $3,500 On New Electric Vehicle

Submitted by Carol A. Clark on October 24, 2019

COUNTY News:

The American Public Power Association (APPA) has teamed up with Nissan to offer rebates to public power communities on the all-electric 2019 Nissan LEAF.

Los Alamos is a public power community through its County-owned Department of Public Utilities (DPU). Customers and employees of the DPU are eligible for a $3,500 rebate when purchasing the 2019 LEAF standard edition and $2,500 when purchasing the ePlus edition. The offer ends Jan. 2, 2020.

In addition to the public power rebate, customers can also get up to $7,500 in federal electric vehicle (EV) tax credits.

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Improvements To Graduation Canyon Are Unveiled To County, Public During Tour

Submitted by Carol A. Clark on October 24, 2019
Los Alamos County staff, officials and members of the public gathered Tuesday afternoon at East Park to view the restoration project in Graduation Canyon. Photo by Kirsten Laskey/ladailypost.com
 
Keystone Restoration Ecology President Steve Vrooman shows off the improvements made to Graduation Canyon. Photo by Kirsten Laskey/ladailypost.com
 
By KIRSTEN LASKEY
Los Alamos Daily Post
kirsten@ladailypost.com
 

A big source of pride for Los Alamos is its open spaces. The local landscape is celebrated through books, photographs and lectures; furthermore, it receives Read More

University Of Arizona: Cosmic Yeti From The Dawn Of The Universe Found Lurking In Dust

Submitted by Carol A. Clark on October 24, 2019
UA News:
 
TUCSON, Ariz. — Astronomers accidentally discovered the footprints of a monster galaxy in the early universe that has never been seen before.
 
Like a cosmic Yeti, the scientific community generally regarded these galaxies as folklore, given the lack of evidence of their existence, but astronomers in the United States and Australia managed to snap a picture of the beast for the first time.
 
Published in the Astrophysical Journal, the discovery provides new insights into the first growing steps of some of the biggest galaxies in the universe.
 
University of
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U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory Developing Space Solar Power Beaming

Submitted by Carol A. Clark on October 24, 2019
AFRL is developing space-based solar power transmission capability. Courtesy/KAFB
 
KAFB News:
 
KIRTLAND AFB ― The Air Force Research Laboratory, or AFRL, is developing space-based solar power transmission capability using high-efficiency solar cells to collect the sun’s energy, convert it to radio frequency, and beam it to earth.
 
“Energy is a strategic enabler and potential vulnerability for our nation and our Department of Defense” said Col. Eric Felt, director of AFRL’s Space Vehicles Directorate. “To ensure DoD mission success we must have the energy we need at
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NWS: Today’s High Near 38; Tonight’s Low Around 22

Submitted by Carol A. Clark on October 24, 2019

Scenes of snow showers ongoing across portions of north central and northeast New Mexico are creating difficult driving conditions. If you must travel, use extra caution and check nmroads.com or dial 511 for the latest travel information. The National Weather Service forecasts today’s high in Los Alamos near 38 with a 70 percent chance of snow mainly before noon and total daytime snow accumulation of 2 to 4 inches possible and tonight’s low around 22. Courtesy/NWS

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USDA Forest Service Resumes Select Timber Management Activities In New Mexico And Arizona

Submitted by Carol A. Clark on October 24, 2019
A court order in September halted timber management actions pending consultation regarding potential effects to the Mexican spotted owl. Courtesy photo
 
USDA News:
 
ALBUQUERQUE ― The United States District Court for the District of Arizona issued an order Wednesday approving the recently filed stipulation to modify the ongoing court-ordered injunction, allowing select timber management activities to resume on five national forests in New Mexico and on the Tonto National Forest in Arizona.
 
In September, USDA Forest Service received an order from the court stating
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Smoke Continues From Prescribed Burn In The Jemez

Submitted by Carol A. Clark on October 24, 2019
Smoke is visible again today from prescribed burn operations that began Thursday within Valles Caldera National Preserve. With less north wind today the smoke is climbing over Redondo as viewed from a residence in La Cueva. Photo by Keith Kihara/Jemez Springs
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