LANL: A Universal Biosensor For Infectious Disease
Submitted by Carol A. Clark
on July 7, 2017
LANL News:
With increased travel and globalization, the spread of new diseases has become a threat to global health—and global security. Whether in a rural village or an urban medical clinic, healthcare workers need diagnostics that provide answers then and there, for any disease, in order to effectively treat individual patients or widespread outbreaks.
That’s why Harshini Mukundan and her team at Los Alamos National Laboratory are working to develop a universal biosensor.
“If we are able to mimic the body’s immune recognition in the laboratory, we could have a universal strategy for the Read More
Leuser Ecosystem And Tropical Rainforest Heritage Of Sumatra Remains ‘World Heritage at Risk’
Submitted by Chris Clark
on July 7, 2017
Waterfall. Courtesy photoTRHS News:
KRAKOW, POLAND ― The 41st World Heritage Committee session has voted unanimously to retain the Tropical Rainforest Heritage of Sumatra (TRHS) on the List of World Heritage In Danger due to threats facing its globally significant rainforests.
Panut Hadisiswoyo, founder and director of the Orangutan Information Centre, and civil society spokesperson at the World Heritage Committee meeting issued the following statement:
“The World Heritage Committee has confirmed the need to take decisive action to address
Read More Kasha-Katuwe Tent Rocks National Monument Will Be Unavailable For Visitation For Three Days
Submitted by Chris Clark
on July 7, 2017
BLM News:ALBUQUERQUE ― The Bureau of Land Management (BLM), in cooperation with the Pueblo de Cochiti (Pueblo), announces that Kasha-Katuwe Tent Rocks National Monument (Monument) will be unavailable for public visitation July 13 and 14, as well as July 25.
These three days and future days will allow the BLM to assess and work on special projects within the Monument, ultimately providing visitors with a more enjoyable recreation experience, and the Pueblo will have access to the Monument on days that are significant to them.
The Monument was created in 2001
Read More Summer Family Evening: Aparejo Burro Packing
Submitted by Carol A. Clark
on July 7, 2017
Learn about the Aparejo Packing System July 12 at the Los Alamos Nature Center, part of the Summer Family Evening program sponsored by Del Norte Credit Union. Photo by Sue Barns
PEEC News:
Ever wonder what it would be like to meet burros up close? Come to the Los Alamos Nature Center at 6:30 p.m. July 12 to find out.
Thanks to a sponsorship from Del Norte Credit Union, the Aparejo Packing System will demonstrate the old Spanish-style packing system on live burros. Meet the friendly mules face-to-face and learn about their work as cargo-movers along the trails of the Southwest. Staff also will Read More
NMVC: The Real Value Of Our Public Lands
Submitted by Carol A. Clark
on July 6, 2017
James Jimanez at a waterfall. Courtesy photoBy JAMES JIMANEZ
Executive Director
New Mexico Voices for Children
Camping is one of this nation’s great equalizers. Whether you camp with the latest, most expensive gear, or you hang a tarp and sleep in the bed of a pickup truck, there is a camping style to fit most every budget.
It continues to be, for many families, one of the cheapest ways to vacation and enjoy the great outdoors. Camping is becoming an equalizer in a different way, as more and more racial and ethnic minorities are pitching
Read More Environmental Services Seeks To Raise Rates
Submitted by Carol A. Clark
on July 6, 2017
Public Works Director Philo Shelton speaks June 27 to County County Council about raising refuse, recylcing and solid waste facility fees for residential and commerical customers. Photo by Kirsten Laskey/ladailypost.com
Environmental Services Manager Angelica Gurule discusses increased rates June 27 at the County Council meeting. Photo by Kirsten Laskey/ladailypost.com
By KIRSTEN LASKEY
Los Alamos Daily Post
The Environmental Services Division is operating in the red and to change this, Public Works proposes a rate ordinance that would result in increased Read More
Letter To The Editor: Response To Pearce’s ‘Regulation’
Submitted by Chris Clark
on July 6, 2017
By EDWARD BIRNBAUMLos Alamos
I think most people would agree with at least one sentence of Rep. Steve Pearce’s recent op-ed in the Los Alamos Daily Post, i.e., “The United States must do more to cut off the ability of criminal enterprises to launder money through anonymous shell companies.”
The complication is that he wants to accomplish this without imposing any “… burdens on the back of new businesses or the financial institutions that fund them.”
The question is, how can you cut off money laundering without imposing additional regulations and/or costs on either businesses
Read More Daily Postcard: Thunderheads Over White Rock
Submitted by Carol A. Clark
on July 5, 2017
Daily Postcard: Thunderheads fill the sky Sunday evening over White Rock. Photo by Bonnie J. Gordon/ladailypost.comNMSP: Positive Identification Made For Missing Hiker Paris Shane Wallace
Submitted by Chris Clark
on July 4, 2017
NMSP News: - The Office of the Medical Investigator has confirmed and positively identified the body recovered in the below search and rescue mission as that of Paris Shane Wallace.
On the evening of Wednesday, June 14, 2017, New Mexico State Police officers were contacted by Mitzi Wallace of Clifton, Colorado, who wanted to report her husband was missing. Mrs. Wallace stated her husband, Paris Shane Wallace, 52, had gone hiking in the Espanola/Taos, NM area. Her last contact with him was the day prior, June 13, 2017, around 11:30 a.m. Mrs. Wallace stated she
Read More Four Local Experts Discuss Recent Discoveries In Astronomy At Nature On Tap Thursday
Submitted by Chris Clark
on July 4, 2017
PEEC News: The community is invited to discuss the latest findings in astronomy Thursday at Nature on Tap.
Local astronomers and astrophysicists Dr. Joyce Guzik, Dr. Paul Arendt, Dr. Galen Gisler and Dr. Steve Becker will provide an engaging discussion about black holes, the upcoming solar eclipse, NASA’s latest probes, the moons of Jupiter and Saturn, the night sky and upcoming planetarium shows.
Nature on Tap is part of a series of conversations about art, history, nature and science. PEEC is hosting Thursday’s talk 5:30-7 p.m. at UnQuarked in Central
Read More Appeals Court Defends Oil And Gas Waste Rule
Submitted by Chris Clark
on July 4, 2017
SIERRA CLUB News:In a win for children’s health and climate protection, a federal appeals court in Washington D.C. has blocked the Trump Administration’s suspension of EPA standards that keep the oil and gas industry’s pollution out of the air children breathe.
“This ruling means that hundreds of new wells in New Mexico will have to capture methane, a natural resource that belongs to all Americans. This is a gas that is being extracted from public lands and is simply wasted by private companies. Capturing methane will bring more royalties into the state and will protect
Read More Los Alamos Triatomics Announces Upcoming Activities
Submitted by Chris Clark
on July 4, 2017
SPORTS News:Thanks to everyone who raced, volunteered or both at last Sunday’s Atomic Man Duathlon. Here is a schedule for upcoming activities.
1.) Tuesday Night Time Trials-Next Tuesday there will not be a time trial on the July 4th holiday. The next time trial will be Tuesday July 11 on the White Rock to top of Ancho Canyon course at 6 p.m.
Meet at 5:50 p.m., on the bike path at the intersection of Monte Rey Drive North and State Road 4 to get your name on the list. Following
Read More July Night Sky Show And We Are Stars Film At Nature Center This Weekend
Submitted by Chris Clark
on July 4, 2017
PEEC News:
At 7 p.m., Friday, July 7, the Los Alamos Nature Center Planetarium will host an interactive tour of the heavens. Dr. Paul Arendt will discuss several recent solar system phenomena announced by NASA, as well as deep sky objects that can be observed this month. This program is ideal for stargazers who want to learn more.
Paul Arendt has a Ph.D. in Physics from Ohio State University. In addition to working in commercial manufacturing, he dedicated his career to Applied Research and Development at LANL. He now enjoys studying the history of astronomy and volunteering
Read More Northern New Mexico National Forests Announce Funding Opportunity For Land And Water Quality Improvements; Applications Due July 31
Submitted by Chris Clark
on July 4, 2017
SFNF News:SANTA FE ― Up to $680,000 in funding is available to Tribal and local governments, small businesses, non-governmental organizations and Forest Service field units for projects that benefit forest ecosystems and land and water quality on the Cibola, Santa Fe and Carson National Forests.
The money is available through Title II of the Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-Determination Act, a federal law that sends millions of dollars into local communities for education, law enforcement, roads and other programs. Title II funds are specifically
Read More Video Highlights Importance Of National Monuments
Submitted by Carol A. Clark
on July 3, 2017
U.S. SENATE News:WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Senators Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), Catherine Cortez Masto (D-Nev.), and Kamala Harris (D-Calif.) released a video highlighting the economic impact that national monuments have had in their states and across the country.
In April, President Donald Trump signed an executive order aimed at rescinding national monument designations made by President Obama under the Antiquities Act. The Organ Mountains-Desert Peaks and Rio Grande del Norte National Monuments in New Mexico, the Gold
Read More Amateur Naturalist: The Growth Of Ponderosa
Submitted by Chris Clark
on July 3, 2017
One tall ponderosa tree with a square silhouette dominates over the other large but conical shaped trees. Photo by Robert Dryja
Amateur Naturalist: The Growth of PonderosaBy ROBERT DRYJA
Los Alamos
A 60-foot wide area was created behind the Aquatic Center when it was constructed in 1988. It therefore would be reasonable to expect to see similar sized ponderosa pine trees that are nearly 30 years old. Assumedly the trees would have started to grow throughout this level area after the construction was completed.
Instead 81 small size ponderosa trees
Read More Senators Introduce Strongest Legislative Package Of Sportsmen’s Priorities In Years
Submitted by Chris Clark
on July 3, 2017
U.S. SENATE News:WASHINGTON, D.C. — Only hours ahead of their departure for the Fourth of July recess, Sen. John Barrasso (R-WY), Sen. Ben Cardin (D-MD), and a bipartisan group of senators introduced S. 1514, a strong package of bills that would benefit fish and wildlife habitat nationwide, while funding critical watershed restoration efforts in the Mid-Atlantic and improving access for recreational shooters on public lands.
The legislation would:
- Reauthorize the North American Wetlands Conservation Act—a grant program through which each federal dollar
NMED Offers Free Water Tests For Pojoaque Basin Private Well Owners
Submitted by Carol A. Clark
on July 3, 2017
NMED News:
Santa Fe – Santa Fe County, the New Mexico Environment Department (NMED) and the New Mexico Department of Health (DOH) are hosting a free Domestic Well Water Testing event for residents in the Pojoaque Basin with private wells serving homes not connected to a public water utility.
The event is noon to 5 p.m. Saturday, July 8 and 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Friday, July 7 at the Pojoaque High School Gymnasium, 1574 N.M. 502 in Pojoaque.
These free well water tests will be offered on a first‐come, first‐served basis. There will be two types of tests: lab tests (which include uranium testing) and in-field Read More
Distant Earthquakes Trigger Underwater Landslides
Submitted by Carol A. Clark
on July 3, 2017
AGU News:WASHINGTON, D.C. — New research finds large earthquakes can trigger underwater landslides thousands of miles away, weeks or months after the quake occurs.
Researchers analyzing data from ocean bottom seismometers off the Washington-Oregon coast tied a series of underwater landslides on the Cascadia Subduction Zone, 80 to 161 kilometers (50 to 100 miles) off the Pacific Northwest coast, to a 2012 magnitude-8.6 earthquake in the Indian Ocean – more than 13,500 kilometers (8,390 miles) away. These underwater landslides occurred intermittently for nearly four months
Read More House Committee Passes Resilient Federal Forest Act
Submitted by Chris Clark
on July 2, 2017
NWTF News:EDGEFIELD, S.C. — The National Wild Turkey Federation commends the House Committee on Natural Resources for the passage of H.R.2936 as well as Congressman Bruce Westerman (R-AR) for his continued efforts to improve the management of our federal forests.
The Resilient Federal Forests Act of 2017, introduced by Westerman earlier this month, aims to increase proactive forest management to combat catastrophic wildfires, promote healthy and sustainable forests and create early successional wildlife habitat.
The act would streamline a multitude of
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