African Wildlife Presentation At Nature Center: Expedition To Masai Mara
Wildebeests at sunset on the plains of the Masai Mara in Kenya. Courtesy/PEEC
PEEC News:
Learn more about African birds and large mammals at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 19 in the Los Alamos Nature Center Planetarium, the Walkers and Coopers will share their photographs and stories from their trip to the Masai Mara in Kenya.
During their 10-day stay at two upscale tent camps, they encountered and photographed more than a hundred species of birds and 25 species of large mammals. They witnessed several river-crossing events and learned more about the plains ecosystem and the culture of the native Masai Read More
Daily Postcard: Leftover Autumn Leaves
Leftover autumn leaves soak up melting snow near 15th Street and Central Avenue. Photo by Chris Clark/ladailypost.com Read More
NMED To Sue U.S. EPA For Massive Waste Spill
NMED Cabinet Secretary Ryan Flynn
NMED News:
SANTA FE — The New Mexico Environment Department has announced its intention to sue the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency—along with the State of Colorado and the owners of the Gold King and Sunnyside Mines—to address the environmental impacts resulting from the 2015 massive waste spill in the Animas River that EPA officials admitted to causing.
In August of last year, the EPA caused a release of three million gallons of toxic mine waste into the Animas and San Juan Rivers, depositing toxins on the riverbed, agricultural lands, Read More
Thirst For Power, A Climate Change Solution In The Cards
Grid modernization is one of the many issues that will influence water and energy trade-offs in the future. Photo by Randy Montoya,/SNL for Grid Modernization Laboratory ConsortiumA Los Alamos educational company that promotes science and technology literacy has been invited to participate in the Climate Game Night next week at the Smithsonian Institution’s Museum of Natural History in Washington, D.C. Science Education Solutions (SCIEDS) will be demonstrating and discussing their professionally developed and scientifically
DOE Announces $11 Million For Seven New Projects To Test Options For Optimal Efficiency Of U.S. Electric Grid
DOE News:
- ARPA-E’s GRID DATA Projects will Develop Innovative Models and Data Repositories to Improve Transmission and Distribution of Electricity on the U.S. Electric Grid
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Energy Department’s (DOE) Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (ARPA-E) has announced $11 million in funding for seven transformational projects that will develop realistic, open-access models and data repositories to aid in improving the U.S. electric grid.
ARPA-E’s new program, Generating Realistic Information for the Development of Distribution and Transmission Algorithms Read More
First Fee Free Day At Bandelier And Other Federal Areas Is Monday
Entry sign at Bandelier National Monument. Courtesy/NPS
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LANL: Machine Learning Helps Discover Most Luminous Supernova In History
An artist’s impression of the record-breaking superluminous supernova ASASSN-15lh as it would appear from an exoplanet about 10,000 light years away in the host galaxy of the supernova. Courtesy/Beijing Planetarium – Jin Ma
Two of the 14-centimeter diameter lens telescopes in use for the All Sky Automated Survey for SuperNovae (ASAS-SN) that discovered ASASSN-15lh. Since this photo was taken, two more telescopes have been added to the ASAS-SN station in Cerro Tololo, Chile. Courtesy/Wayne Rosing
LANL News:
- Powerful explosion 570 billion times brighter than the sun
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Los Alamos To Tackle Modernizing Energy Grid In DOE-Wide Laboratory Consortium
U.S. lights. Courtesy/LANL
LANL News:
- Grid Modernization Initiative Releases Multi-Year Plan with $220 Million in Funds
Under a new, $220 million U.S. Department of Energy grid-modernization program, Los Alamos National Laboratory scientists will collaborate with other laboratories, academia, and state and local agencies on critical research and development in a number of key areas, such as advanced electrical storage systems and integrating clean energy into the grid.
Up to $35.25 million in research funding could come to Los Alamos and its partners.
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Positive Energy Solar Joins Master Dealer Network
PES News:Bill Priedhorsky Presents Talk To Mountaineers Jan. 20
Llama packer BJ Orozco and his staff, schlepping gear down the canyon of the Escalante River. Courtesy photoPriedhorsky will share some highlights of his 36 years of exploring, focusing on the last few years of new adventures. What is it about this part of the world that keeps him, and so many other
New Mexico Voters Weigh In On Public Lands
COLORADO COLLEGE News:DOE Releases ‘2015 Year In Review’ Of EM Los Alamos Field Office
Workers use a Spider Excavator to remove contaminated soil. Courtesy/EM
DOE EM News:
The U.S. Department of Energy’s Office of Environmental Management (EM) has published its 2015 Year in Review, highlighting last year’s key achievements at the Los Alamos Field Office (EM-LA) and throughout the EM program.
“I was honored this year to be confirmed by the U.S. Senate to serve as Assistant Secretary of Energy for Environmental Management, and honored to be leading the EM program at this exciting time,” said Assistant Secretary of Energy for Environmental Management Monica Regalbuto upon the Read More
Los Alamos Company Invited To Game Night Hosted At Smithsonian
BUSINESS News:
Washington, D.C. – Los Alamos based Science Education Solutions (SCIEDS) has been invited to showcase “Thirst for Power” at the prestigious Climate Game Jam hosted at the Smithsonian Museum of Natural History Jan. 21 in Washington, D.C.
“Thirst for Power” is a resource management game designed and developed in Los Alamos. It challenges players to provide critical energy for their “region” without creating too much pollution while having a limited water resource. In this real life strategy game, the player has to plan and customize their region using cost-benefit analysis, Read More
Planetarium Show Rescheduled For Tuesday
Night Sky. Courtesy photoPEEC News:
January Night Sky Planetarium show has been rescheduled due to weather and will run at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 12.
January’s Night Sky Planetarium show takes people on a tour of celestial objects easily viewed through binoculars. Discover a neighboring galaxy, planets, star clusters, nebulae, and double stars visible in the winter sky.
The January Night Sky Planetarium show is $6 for adults and $4 for children. Tickets are available by calling or stopping by the nature center. Seating is limited. Planetarium shows are suitable for ages four and up.
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Youth Summer Job Applications Now Available
YCC crew at work on the trails. Courtesy photoArctic Islands At Nature Center, Part 2, 10:30 a.m. Saturday
Stephen Becker aboard the National Geographic/Lindblad Explorer. Courtesy/PEEC
PEEC News:
Enjoy the beauty of the Arctic Islands, only recently opened to eco-tourism, from the comfort of the Los Alamos Nature Center.
Saturday, Jan. 9 at 10:30 a.m. in the nature center planetarium, Stephen A. Becker will present photos from his voyage to West Greenland and the North Canadian Islands. See wildlife, glaciers, icebergs, geology, interesting sky phenomena, and Inuit settlements from this remote region.
Part 1 of this event took place Tuesday, where Becker showed a film from the trip. It was Read More
Snow Storm Covers Los Alamos County
County snow plows and sand spreaders were out in force on the main hill road and other streets throughout Los Alamos and White Rock today working to keep ahead of the storm. The National Weather Service forecasts a 50 percent chance of snow showers may continue this evening with a low around 15 degrees. Snow is not in the forecast for Saturday, which is expected to have partly cloudy skies and a high near 32. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com
Snow was coming down fast this afternoon and beginning to accumulate on Central Avenue near Mari Mac Shopping Center just before the plows arrived. Photo Read More
Planetarium Feature Film This Weekend: Exoplanets
Exoplanets poster. Courtesy/PEEC
PEEC News:
Pajarito Environmental Education Center is bringing Exoplanets back to the Los Alamos Nature Center Planetarium at 2 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 9 and Sunday Jan. 10.
Exoplanets takes audiences on a journey to observeplanets beyond our solar systemand uncover the science and astronomy behind their discovery. This full-dome film was produced by Casper Planetarium.
Tickets may be purchased by phone or at the nature centerand are only $6 for adults and $4 for children. This movie is recommended for ages four and up. The movie starts promptly at 2 p.m., and Read More
January Night Sky Planetarium Show 7 p.m. Friday
View of the night sky and our Milky Way galaxy. Courtesy/PEEC
PEEC News:
Do you want to learn more about the stars and constellations of winter? Pajarito Environmental Education Center (PEEC) is holding a star show in the Los Alamos Nature Center Planetarium at 7 p.m. Friday, Jan. 8. Paul Ardent will give a tour of celestial objects easily viewed through binoculars. Discover a neighboring galaxy, planets, star clusters, nebulae, and double stars visible in our winter sky.
The January Night Sky planetarium show is $6 for adults and $4 for children. Tickets are available by calling or stopping Read More
NWS Issues Winter Storm Warning Through Friday
NWS NEWS:
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING. THE THIRD AND COLDEST SYSTEM OF THE WEEK WILL BEGIN IMPACTING THE AREA TODAY AND WILL CONTINUE INTO FRIDAY EVENING.
SNOW WILL BEGIN FLYING ACROSS WESTERN NEW MEXICO THIS MORNING. SNOW WILL GRADUALLY SPREAD NORTH AND EAST ACROSS THE AREA TONIGHT. SIGNIFICANT SNOW AMOUNTS ARE LIKELY ACROSS MUCH OF THE HIGHER TERRAIN.
THE EVENT WILL GRADUALLY DIMINISH FROM WEST TO EAST FRIDAY … BUT MAY CONTINUE THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT ACROSS THE NORTHEAST DUE TO THE INTERACTION OF A BACKDOOR COLD FRONT AND AN EXITING UPPER LEVEL LOW.
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