LANL’s Top 10 Science Stories Of The Year
Scientists Aditya Mohite, left, and Wanyi Nie are perfecting a crystal production technique to improve perovskite crystal production for solar cells at Los Alamos National Laboratory. Courtesy/LANL
LANL News:
Looking back on 2015 … Los Alamos National Laboratory’s Top 10 Science Stories of the Year. From supercomputers and climate modeling, to cybersecurity and cancer treatments, Los Alamos National Laboratory worked hard in 2015 to advance science that helps address many of the most pressing challenges.
“Our commitment to delivering science and technology for the public good Read More
LANL Study Forecasts Disappearance Of Conifers
Los Alamos scientist Nate McDowell discusses how climate change is killing trees with PBS NewsHour reporter Miles O’Brien. Courtesy/LANLSecretary Moniz Announces Dr. Phil Sharp As 2015 Recipient Of Schlesinger Medal For Energy Security
Dr. Phil SharpMidday Solstice Celebration At PEEC Today
Dave Yeamans on the human sundial. Photo by Rebecca ShanklandPEEC NEWS:
Stop by the Los Alamos Nature Center at noon today and enjoy a midday solstice celebration.
Pajarito Environmental Education Center (PEEC) will get out its measuring sticks and mark shadow lengths on the human sundial to document the longest midday shadows of the year. This short celebration will be the first in a series of measurements to see how shadow lengths change over the course of a year.
PEEC was founded in 2000 to serve the community of Los Alamos. It offers people of all ages a way to enrich their lives by strengthening Read More
Commission For Environmental Cooperation Taps Brumwell To Chair Joint Public Advisory Committee
CEC News:She will succeed Mexican JPAC member Gustavo Alanís-Ortega, a lawyer and university professor at Universidad Iberoamericana in Mexico City, who has been chair during 2015.
“The Commission for Environmental Cooperation is increasingly relevant as a force for trinational cooperation on environmental issues,” Brumwell said. “I look forward to working
PEEC Events For January 2016
PEEC News: Feature Film: Sea Monsters, A Prehistoric Adventure
See prehistoric sea creatures come to life and follow fossil hunters to remote locations as they excavate the remains of some of the most awe-inspiring creatures of all time. 2 p.m. Suitable for ages 4 and up. $6 per adult, $4 per child. More information at peecnature.org.
Feature Film: Sea Monsters, A Prehistoric Adventure
See prehistoric sea creatures come to life and follow fossil hunters to remote locations as they excavate the remains of some of the most awe-inspiring creatures
Udall, Heinrich, Luján Include Provision To Support Gold King Mine Monitoring In Year End Legislation
Congressional News:
WASHINGTON – U.S. Sen. Tom Udall, the lead Democrat on the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Interior, Environment and Related Agencies, U.S. Sen. Martin Heinrich and U.S. Rep. Ben Ray Luján announced that they included a provision in the end-of-year appropriations bill that encourages the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to conduct long-term monitoring efforts following the Gold King Mine blowout.
The accident spilled toxic wastewater into the Animas and San Juan rivers in New Mexico and Colorado. The provision directs the EPA to coordinate with Read More
Sea Monsters At Nature Center Starting Saturday
DOE: Largest Energy-Saving Standard In History
DOE News:
- Commercial Air Conditioner and Furnace Standards Will Save Businesses $167 Billion and Cut Carbon Emissions by 885 Million Metric Tons
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The U.S. Department of Energy today announced historic new efficiency standards for commercial air conditioners and furnaces. Developed with industry, utilities, and environmental groups, these standards will save more energy than any other standard issued by the Department to date.
Over the lifetime of the products, businesses will save $167 billion on their utility bills and carbon pollution will be reduced by 885 million Read More
LANL’s New Model More Accurately Tracks Gases For Underground Nuclear Explosion Detection
This model sequentially couples a hydrodynamic rock damage code to a gas transport simulator via a translation between damage results and hydrogeologic parameters and stochastic sampling for uncertain hydrogeologic parameters. Courtesy/LANL
LANL News:
Scientists at Los Alamos National Laboratory have developed a new, more thorough method for detecting underground nuclear explosions (UNEs) by coupling two fundamental elements—seismic models with gas-flow models—to create a more complete picture of how an explosion’s evidence (radionuclide gases) seep to the surface.
Their Read More
Los Alamos Nature Center Wins Regional Architecture Awards
The Los Alamos Nature Center. Photo by Patrick Coulie
PEEC News:
The Los Alamos Nature Center building and design team were recently given three prestigious regional awards.
In November ENR-Southwest named the Nature Center its Small Project of the Year (under $10 million) and its Project of the Year (overall). The Nature Center beat out award winning buildings in every category to win this last designation.
More recently, the Nature Center stood out above more than 60 projects from around the state to win one of nine Eagle Awards from the NAIOP, an organization for commercial real estate Read More
Udall: End-of-Year Legislation Includes Hard-Fought Wins Supporting NM Jobs, Environment
U.S. Sen. Tom Udall
U.S. SENATE News:
- As lead Democrat on Interior and Environment Appropriations Subcommittee, Udall blocked harmful anti-environment policy riders
WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Sen. Tom Udall, ranking Democrat on the U.S. Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Interior, Environment and Related Agencies, released the following statement Wednesday on the finalized appropriations and tax bills released late last night, which will fund the government for the next year and extend a number of tax provisions.
The U.S. House of Representatives will vote first on the bills — Read More
Chromium Project (DOE/EA-2005) Update
DOE News:
- Final Environmental Assessment, Finding of No Significant Impact and Floodplain Assessment Statement of Findings
The Department of Energy Environmental Management Los Alamos Field Office has prepared a Final Environmental Assessment for the Chromium Plume Control Interim Measure and Plume-Center Characterization at the Los Alamos National Laboratory (DOE/EA-2005).
This document describes the potential environmental impacts associated with the planned interim actions in Mortandad Canyon. The objectives of the planned actions are to control migration of the chromium Read More
Tonight’s Talk At Los Alamos Nature Center Canceled
PEEC News:
Tonight’s talk at the Los Alamos Nature Center is canceled due to inclement weather.
Check Pajarito Environmental Education Center’s website for updates and future events.
The Pajarito Environmental Education Center (PEEC) was founded in 2000 to serve the community of Los Alamos. It offers people of all ages a way to enrich their lives by strengthening their connections to our canyons, mesas, mountains, and skies. PEEC operates the Los Alamos Nature Center at 2600 Canyon Road, holds regular programs and events, and hosts a number of interest groups from birding to hiking to butterfly Read More
New $7 Million XPRIZE Competition Announced
XPRIZE News:Moniz On Conclusion Of COP21 Climate Negotiations
U.S. Department of Energy Secretary Ernest Moniz
DOE News:
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Secretary of Energy Ernest Moniz released the following statement Saturday regarding the conclusion of the COP21 climate change negotiations:
“This agreement shows that the world is ready to move towards an innovative era of reductions in heat-trapping emissions that will put us on a path to avoid the worst impacts of climate change. President Obama, Secretary Kerry, and the entire U.S. negotiating team showed leadership, not just at these talks in Paris, but for the months and years of groundwork that was Read More
PEEC Offers Wildlife Storytelling 7 p.m. Tuesday
Western tanager. Courtesy/U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
PEEC News:
Where do animals go in the winter? If they stay, how do they cope with the cold?
During a talk at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 15, at the Los Alamos Nature Center, Taos author Steve Tapia will tell the winter preparation stories of three animals. Listen as he describes why the pika is called a savvy survivor, where the western tanager goes to escape winter, and how the ever-present coyote copes with cold.
Steve Tapia is a local author, who resides in Taos. He is known for his book De la Tierra: The Natural World of Northern New Mexico, Read More
Morning Snow Scenes From Los Alamos
A snowy scene this morning along Diamond Drive. Photo by Leland Lehman/ladailypost.com
Snow falls at the intersection of Diamond and Arkansas this morning. Photo by Leland Lehman/ladailypost.com
A solitary apple topped with snow this morning hangs onto a branch of this tree growing on Walnut Street. Photo by A.S. Clark
Luján Participates In Gold King Mine Spill Hearing
U.S. Rep. Ben Ray LujánSnow Falls On Quemazon
It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas as Mulani enjoys a romp in the snow this morning in Quemazon. Photo by Trisha Ancell
Mulani plays in the snow this morning in Quemazon. Photo by Trisha Ancell Read More
