LANL: Chemical Treatment Improves Quantum Dot Lasers
Submitted by Carol A. Clark
on October 16, 2017
Los Alamos National Laboratory Chemist Jaehoon Lim works on an apparatus that synthesizes quantum dots along with Los Alamos researcher Young-Shin Park (also with the University of New Mexico Center for High-Technology Materials). In a paper published in Nature Nanotechnology, Los Alamos colleagues Kaifeng Wu and Victor Klimov worked with Lim and Park to demonstrate that negatively charged quantum dots show promise for low-power laser applications or quantum dot laser diodes. Courtesy/LANL
LANL News:
- Doctored dots release laser light more efficiently, use less
County Green Team Hosts Informational Event Tuesday
Submitted by Carol A. Clark
on October 16, 2017
Scenes From Open House Of E. Irving Couse
Submitted by Carol A. Clark
on October 16, 2017
The studio and home of E. Irving Couse in Taos, one of the founding members of the Taos Society of Artists during a Oct. 7 open house. Photo by Sharon Snyder
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U.S. Sen. Martin Heinrich Cosponsors Bill To Standardize Cost Of Climate Pollution
Submitted by Carol A. Clark
on October 16, 2017
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, cosponsored legislation led by U.S. Senator Michael Bennet (D-Colo.) to standardize the metric used by federal agencies to measure the cost of climate pollution.
The Pollution Transparency Act counters a directive from the Trump administration to federal agencies to ignore existing metrics—uprooting years of progress and economic certainty—and an attempt made this week by the Department of Interior
Read More Indigenous Leader Appeals To Japanese Prime Minister: Stop Rainforest Destruction For Tokyo 2020 Olympics
Submitted by Carol A. Clark
on October 16, 2017
TO News:SARAWAK / MALAYSIA ― On the anniversary of the first Tokyo Olympics, Matu Tugang, headman of the Indigenous Penan community of Long Jaik from Sarawak, Malaysia, delivered an urgent plea to Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe to stop Japan’s use of wood from a company that is destroying their forests and their livelihoods.
Japan has been using tropical timber from Sarawak to construct the New National Stadium for the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games. Evidence gathered at the Stadium construction site
Read More Daily Postcard: Autumn In The Jemez
Submitted by Carol A. Clark
on October 16, 2017
Daily Postcard: Autumn colors in the Jemez. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com Read More
DOE Awards Contract For Liquid Waste Services At Savannah River Site
Submitted by Carol A. Clark
on October 15, 2017
DOE News:CINCINNATI, Ohio ― The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Thursday announced the award of a contract to Savannah River EcoManagement, LLC for Savannah River Site Liquid Waste Services.
The contract is cost-plus-award-fee and includes an indefinite-delivery indefinite-quantity contract line item. The total estimated value of the contract is approximately $4.7 billion. The period of performance includes a base period of seven years (including a transition period of 90 days) and an option period of three years. Three proposals were received in response to the
Read More Daily Postcard: Hiking On Pajarito Trail
Submitted by Carol A. Clark
on October 15, 2017
Daily Postcard: Hiking Friday on Pajarito Trail, out of Rendija Canyon. Photo by Stephanie Nakhleh Read More
Longest Yard Sale In New Mexico To Draw Bargain Shoppers And Leaf Peepers Oct. 21-22
Submitted by Carol A. Clark
on October 14, 2017
JMTS News:
JEMEZ SPRINGS — The Jemez Mountain Trail Sale will draw more than 150 vendors and leaf peepers to the Jemez Valley 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., Oct. 21-22 to sell and buy new and used items and enjoy priceless views of the changing fall colors along the Jemez Mountain Trail Scenic Byway (N.M. 4).
The 14th annual Jemez Mountain Trail Sale – the longest yard sale in New Mexico – begins at San Ysidro near the intersection of N.M. 550 and N.M. 4 and continues 12 miles past Jemez Springs to La Cueva. The sale covers more than 30 miles.
Off N.M. 4, the sale continues along Ponderosa
Read More Birds Flock Around Birdfeeder On Camino Encantada
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on October 14, 2017
Birds flock around birdfeeder at a home on Camino Encantada. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com
Birds show their territorial side around a birdfeeder at a home on Camino Encantada. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com
Birds flock around birdfeeder at a home on Camino Encantada. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com
Birds flock around birdfeeder at a home on Camino Encantada. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com
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Rotary: Bob Hull Speaks On Solar Storms
Submitted by Carol A. Clark
on October 14, 2017
Bob Hull, principal engineer for Los Alamos Technical Associates and an Honorary Rotarian, spoke at Rotary Tuesday about space weather and continuity planning for geomagnetic solar storms. Hull is a graduate of Florida State and Stanford with degrees in geochemistry and environmental engineering, with major studies in oceanography, hydrology and geology. Photo by Rob MetcalfPEEC Organizes Leonora Curtin Wetland Preserve Tour
Submitted by Carol A. Clark
on October 13, 2017
Leonora Curtin Wetland Preserve. Courtesy photoPEEC News:
Sunday, Oct. 22, the Pajarito Environmental Education Center offers a guided tour of the Leonora Curtin Wetland Preserve south of Santa Fe. The tour is free and will be led by Natali Steinberg who has been a docent at the Leonora Curtin Wetland Preserve for thirteen years.
Advance registration is required at www.peecnature.org
The Santa Fe Botanical Garden’s Leonora Curtin Wetland is a 35-acre preserve that includes a rare natural cienega (marsh
Read More NMDOT Is Ready For Winter Weather
Submitted by Carol A. Clark
on October 13, 2017
NMDOT News:SANTA FE ― New Mexico Department of Transportation crews are prepared to clear the roads and highways as the state begins to experience the winter weather season. Last year, NMDOT crews removed snow and ice from over a million pass miles.
“Our crews across the state are ready to respond to winter weather so we can keep the traveling public safe,” NMDOT Secretary Tom Church said. “If you must get behind the wheel during winter weather conditions please take the necessary precautions and give our crews plenty of room to do their job. We want everyone to make it home safely
Read More Meow Wolf: Freak Or Treat Halloween
Submitted by Carol A. Clark
on October 13, 2017
Courtesy imageMEOW WOLF News:
SANTA FE ― Meow Wolf continues the tradition of maximalist Halloween celebration with Freak or Treat: a multi-tentacled series for guests to experience all together or à la carte.
Freak or Treat will have five nights of performances, a first-ever “Trick or Treat” inside the exhibition and three nights of music designed to appeal to your inner dance monster.
Live Halloween Performances:
- 6-8 p.m. Oct. 26, 27, 28, 29 & 30
- Free with
Daily Postcard: Morning Frost On Hummingbird Feeder
Submitted by Carol A. Clark
on October 13, 2017
Daily Postcard: A bit of frost Tuesday morning covers a local hummingbird feeder. Photo by Nancy Ann Hibbs Read More
Fun, Food And Gifts At PEEC-nic Sunday
Submitted by Carol A. Clark
on October 12, 2017
Chick Keller helps a child safely view the sun at last year’s PEEC-nic. Courtesy photoPEEC News:
The Pajarito Environmental Education Center (PEEC) invites you to take part in their fall party 1-3 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 15, at the Los Alamos Nature Center. PEEC’s annual membership meeting, fondly called PEEC-nic, is open to the public, not just members, and it’s free!
To celebrate PEEC has special activities planned, including hands-on activities for kids and adults, a chance to meet PEEC’s live animals, delicious desserts, and sun viewing through
Read More NMED Confirms ‘Boil Water Advisory’ Issued By Mora Inn And RV Park Water System
Submitted by Carol A. Clark
on October 12, 2017
NMED News:SANTA FE ― The New Mexico Environment Department’s (NMED) Drinking Water Bureau (DWB) is confirming a required “boil water advisory” for the Mora Inn and RV Park Water System in Mora County.
Mora Inn and RV Park Water System was required to issue the advisory Monday after bacteriological contamination (E. coli) was detected in repeat drinking water samples from the water system’s distribution system. Mora Inn and RV Park Water System is required to notify their water system users of this finding.
Mora Inn and RV Park Water System
Read More Conservation Voters New Mexico Statement On Rollback Of EPA’s Clean Power Plan
Submitted by Carol A. Clark
on October 12, 2017
NMCV News:SANTA FE ― Tuesday, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Scott Pruitt announced a proposed rule to revoke the Clean Power Plan.
In response, Conservation Voters New Mexico Executive Director Demis Foster released the following statement:
“It is critical that we take action to address climate change and the Clean Power Plan is a very positive step in the right direction. Administrator Pruitt’s efforts to revoke the Clean Power Plan will harm New Mexicans.
“The Clean Power Plan positively impacts clean air for communities
Read More Daily Postcard: Fall Colors On Pajarito Mountain
Submitted by Carol A. Clark
on October 12, 2017
Daily Postcard: Fall Colors on Pajarito Mountain viewed from Pipeline Road. Photo by Mark Schraad Read More
Pearce Supports EPA Decision On Clean Power Plan
Submitted by Carol A. Clark
on October 11, 2017
U.S. Rep. Steve PearceU.S. CONGRESSIONAL News:
WASHINGTON, D.C. ― U.S. Rep. Steve Pearce today released the following statement after the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Scott Pruitt issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) to repeal the Clean Power Plan (CPP).
“In New Mexico, and across the country, we’ve seen businesses close up shop and coal miners put out of work due to the crippling regulatory costs of this rule. With EPA’s action today, power will be given back to the states so that economies, like ours in New Mexico, can grow
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