NWS: Today’s High Near 68; Tonight’s Low Around 53
The National Weather Service forecasts today’s high in Los Alamos near 68 with a 60 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms and tonight’s low around 53. Courtesy/NWSDaily Postcard: Flowers Bloom On Cheryl Avenue
Daily Postcard: Flowers bloom in the yard of a residence on Cheryl Avenue in White Rock. Photo by Annette Maes-Livermore Read More
Heinrich’s Clean Energy Jobs Act Has Key Hearing
U.S. Sen. Martin Heinrich
From the Office of U.S. Sen. Martin Heinrich:
U.S. Sen. Martin Heinrich introduces the Clean Energy Jobs Act to establish a comprehensive, nationwide program at the Department of Energy to improve education and training for careers in clean energy
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Clean Energy Jobs Act (S. 2393), introduced by U.S. Sen. Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) received a hearing Wednesday in the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on Energy.
The bill establishes a comprehensive, nationwide program at the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) to create a well-trained Read More
NWS: Today’s High Near 75; Tonight’s Low Around 54
The National Weather Service forecasts today’s high in Los Alamos near 75 with scattered showers and thunderstorms mainly after noon and tonight’s low around 54. Courtesy/NWS Read More
Daily Postcard: Sunrise Paints First Light In White Rock
Daily Postcard: The sunise paints the first light of the morning in White Rock. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com Read More
NWS: Today’s High Near 77; Tonight’s Low Around 54
The National Weather Service forecasts today’s high in Los Alamos near 77 with a 20 percent chance of isolated showers and thunderstorms after noon and tonight’s low around 54. Courtesy/NWS Read More
Daily Postcard: Harvest Moon Viewed From White Rock
Daily Postcard: A rare sighting of the Harvest Moon viewed at about 1:48 a.m. today from White Rock. The Harvest Moon is the full moon closest to the autumnal equinox, the beginning of fall, which this year is Sept. 23. It’s different from other full moons because it rises at roughly the same time for several nights running, giving more light. According to Farmers’ Almanac contributing astronomer Joe Rao, this combination is typically a once-in-a-20-year occurrence, but unfortunately, you’ll have to wait even longer than usual for your next chance to see it in the U.S. Rao said the Read More
U.S. Sen. Tom Udall Secures Funding For New Mexico’s National Labs, WIPP, Nuclear Safety…
U.S. SENATE News:
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Sen. Tom Udall (D-N.M), senior member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, voted to advance key legislation to provide strong funding for New Mexico’s national labs, technology transfer efforts, environmental clean-up projects, the Waste Isolation Pilot Program (WIPP), and Tribal energy programs throughout the state.
Udall joined the Senate Appropriations Committee in voting unanimously to advance the Fiscal Year 2020 Energy and Water Appropriations Bill to the Senate floor.
“This funding will help bolster New Mexico’s thriving Read More
LAHS Student Aims To End Malnutrition In The World
Havard University student Garyk Brixi and Los Alamos High School student Lillian Peterson at the International Science Fair in May in Phoenix, Ariz. Courtesy photo Malnutrition is the leading cause of death for children globally and Lillian Petersen, a senior at Los Alamos High School, along with her partner Garyk Brixi of Maryland, is doing something about it.
They created computer software that can help inform aid organizations on the most effective way to treat malnourished children. Malnutrition is a clinical Read More
Serna Releases Position Statement On Climate Change
Marco Serna
From the Marco Serna for Congress Campaign:
Española – Third Congressional District candidate Marco Serna has made public his position paper on Climate Change.
While highlighting that climate change was very real and a threat to our survival, he rejects the “Green New Deal” proposed by Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and three of his opponents in the 2020 Democratic Primary.
“I join with the National AFL-CIO in opposing the Green New Deal. If the 10-year plan was implemented, it would have a devastating effect on New Mexico’s economy and the state budget,” Serna said. “It has the potential Read More
NWS: Today’s High Near 75; Tonight’s Low Around 50
The National Weather Service forecasts today’s high in Los Alamos near 75 with sunny skies and tonight’s low around 50. Courtesy/NWS Read More
Daily Postcard: Squirrel Eats Apricots In Tree
Daily Postcard: A squirrel munches apricots Tuesday in a tree on 48th Street. It pulled off the apricots, taking a bite from each one before they hit the ground. The squirrel then headed down to eat some of the apricots on the ground. Photo by Donna ReilScience On Tap: Earthquake Forecasting Sept. 16
Feynman Postdoctoral Fellow Daniel Trugman. Courtesy/LANL
Los Alamos Creative District News:
The community is invited to join the Bradbury Science Museum and the Los Alamos Creative District for Science On Tap at 5:30 p.m. Monday, Sept. 16 at projectY cowork, 150 Central Park Square.
This “On Tap” features a conversation with Daniel Trugman, a Feynman Postdoctoral Fellow with the Lab’s Earth and Environmental Sciences Division.
In the United States, earthquakes are the most frequent natural disaster. While the U.S. experiences hundreds of thousands of earthquakes annually, Read More
NWS: Today’s High Near 75; Tonight’s Low Around 50
The National Weather Service forecasts today’s high in Los Alamos near 75 with scattered showers and thunderstorms and tonight’s low around 50. Courtesy/NWS Read More
NIST: Can High-Tech Sniffer Help Keep Us Safe?
The PLOT-cryo device can be used to detect very low concentrations of airborne chemicals such as those that might signal the presence of spoiled food, clandestine graves, and chemicals in fire debris that might show evidence of arson. Courtesy/Megan Harries
NIST News:
Science stinks.
So thought Megan Harries as she measured drops of putrescine and cadaverine — the chemicals that give decomposing corpses their distinctive, terrible odor — into glass vials. She then placed the vials on the floor of a shipping container, walked outside, and closed the door behind her.
Harries, a postdoctoral Read More
Heinrich, Collins Introduce American Energy Opportunity Act To Streamline Clean Energy Technology Permitting
U.S. Sen. Martin Heinrich
U.S. SENATE News:
The lawmakers introduced the legislation to encourage state and local governments to adopt instantaneous permit applications for solar and battery storage
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) and Susan Collins (R-Maine) Monday introduced the American Energy Opportunity Act to provide state and local governments with voluntary tools to expedite and standardize the permitting process for distributed energy technologies, such as rooftop solar and battery storage, while ensuring high-quality and safe installations. Read More
NWS: Today’s High Near 76; Tonight’s Low Around 56
The National Weather Service forecasts today’s high in Los Alamos near 76 with a 20 percent chance of isolated showers and thunderstorms after noon. Courtesy/NWS
Courtesy/NWS Read More
Daily Postcard: Fawn Spotted In Quemazon
Daily Postcard: A fawn spotted Friday morning in Quemazon. Photo by Jason Morris Read More
Los Alamos Bioscientist Harshini Mukundan Selected AAAS IF/THEN Ambassador
Los Alamos bioscientist Harshini Mukundan is being inducted into the American Association for the Advancement of Science and IF/THEN STEM ambassador program. Courtesy/LANL
LANL News:
- Los Alamos bioscientist notes deep commitment to STEM outreach goals
Los Alamos National Laboratory bioscientist Harshini Mukundan has been selected as one of the 125 AAAS (American Association for the Advancement of Science) IF/THEN Ambassadors. IF/THEN, a national initiative of Lyda Hill Philanthropies, seeks to further women in science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) by empowering current Read More
LANL: Discover Lightning’s Electrifying Truth At Free Public Talks In Los Alamos, Santa Fe, Albuquerque
LANL physicist Tess Light will discuss lightning at free public talks starting Sept. 11. Photo by Rob Lang Photography
LANL News:
- Tess Light of Los Alamos National Laboratory discusses those bright cracks across the sky at Frontiers in Science talks in Los Alamos, Santa Fe and Albuquerque
Los Alamos National Laboratory scientist Tess Light will discuss the beauty and mystery of lightning at three Frontiers in Science public talks starting Sept. 11 in Santa Fe.
“On any given day lightning flashes nearly 4 million times across the earth,” said Light, a physicist at the Laboratory. Read More
