Gov. Announcing New Mexico Certified Chile Program
New Mexico red and green chile. Courtesy Justin Bannister/NMSU
STATE News:
BERNALILLO — Gov. Susana Martinez will join leaders of the New Mexico Chile Association today in Bernalillo to announce a new certification program, New Mexico Certified Chile, designed to further cement the status of New Mexico Chile on par with other nationally-renowned state and regional products. Read More
NMDOT Seeks Comment On STIP
NMDOT News:
SANTA FE – The public is invited to comment on the New Mexico Department of Transportation’s 5th amendment to the State Transportation Improvement Program (STIP).
The program will serve as a four-year plan for the state’s federal aid highway program. The STIP contains proposed road and bridge projects and is required under the federal legislation. Projects on the list are on federal and state highways (roads with I, U.S. or NM designations).
The NMDOT has posted the 2014-2017 STIP amendment on the Internet asking for public comment until Sept. 18. In addition, NMDOT will Read More
Pino Fire Grows To 26 Acres Since Aug. 13
SFNF News:
The lightning caused Pino Fire, on Santa Fe National Forest’s Jemez Ranger District, was first sighted Aug. 13 when it was approximately ½ acre in size.
Because the fire was smoldering, no imminent growth was anticipated, a flash flood warning had been issued for the area, and access to the site was limited, no immediate action was taken.
Personnel were able to reach the fire Friday and verified that it was caused by a lightning strike. It is now 26 acres and burning on a spur ridge south of Forest Road 270BC, six miles east of Jemez Springs. It is located in the northern unit of the Paliza Read More
Rotary Exchange Students Spend School Year With Los Alamos Families
Inbound exchange students, from left, Frederiek Gerretschen of the Netherlands and Markus Essl of Austria and outbound student Faith Koh of Los Alamos who is spending a year with a Rotarian family in France, attended Tuesday’s Rotary Club of Los Alamos meeting at the Manhattan Project. The inbound students will live with a variety of Rotary families throughout the 2014-15 school year before returning home next June. For more information about Rotary Exchange, email losalamosrye@gmail.com. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com Read More
Healing America’s Heroes Announces Grand Opening Pilot Program
HAH News:
Healing America’s Heroes (HAH) is accepting applications from veterans for its Grand Opening Pilot Program.
The pilot program will give 10 veterans an opportunity to enrich their lives by building skills in horsemanship and fly-fishing. All meals, lodging (tent city) and therapeutic programs are provided at no cost to veterans.
The one-week program is Sept. 14-20 at a private, 10-acre retreat in Plaza Blanca, N.M.
For more information, click here.
Healing America’s Heroes (HAH) is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization committed to reconnecting Read More
U.S. Ranks Second in Installed Capacity in the World in Wind Energy
DOE News:
The U.S. continues to be a global leader in wind energy, ranking second in installed capacity in the world, according to two reports released by the Department of Energy.
Wind power is a key component of the nation’s all-of-the-above strategy to reduce carbon pollution, diversify our energy economy, and bring innovative technologies on line. With increasing wind energy generation and decreasing prices of wind energy technologies, the U.S. wind energy market remains strong and the U.S. is moving closer to doubling renewable electricity generation from energy resources like wind Read More
Belen Pecan Farm Goes Solar
Courtesy/USDA
USDA News:
ALBUQUERQUE – USDA Rural Development State Director Terry Brunner was in Belen Friday to dedicate a solar power system, which is providing electricity to run the Burris Pecan Farm.
The Four Daughters Land and Cattle Company, which owns the farm was awarded a $107,100 Rural Energy for America Program (REAP) grant administered by Rural Development’s business program. The grant was used to offset the cost of the construction of the $428,402 solar power system.
“I commend the Four Daughters Land and Cattle for accessing our alternative energy program,” Brunner Read More
Drive Sober Or Get Pulled Over!
NMDOT News:
- Cops Are On the Lookout for Drunk Drivers And They’ll See You Before You See Them
SANTA FE – With the summer travel season in full swing and Labor Day weekend fast approaching, law enforcement agencies across New Mexico have a simple message for drivers: “Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over.”
Through Sept. 1, local, state and tribal law enforcement will be conducting sobriety checkpoints and saturation patrols across New Mexico, looking for and arresting drunk drivers.
“Over thelastdecade,our state’s alcohol fatality crashratehasdroppedby39 percenttoarecordlow. Read More
Video: DOE Secretary at Special WIPP Town Hall Meeting
Energy Secretary Ernest Moniz, Sen. Tom Udall, Sen. Martin Heinrich, U.S. Rep. Steve Pearce and New Mexico Environment Secretary Ryan Flynn visited Carlsbad earlier this week, participating in a town hall meeting and an all-employee meeting at the WIPP site. They also toured the above ground portions of the WIPP facility. Photos and a link to a video of the town hall meeting can be viewed at https:////www.wipp.energy.gov/wipprecovery/photo_video.html. PrintScreen photo/WIPP video
PrintScreen photo/WIPP video Read More
NM Gas Company Performing Maintenance Southwest of Quemazon Tuesday
NMGC News:
New Mexico Gas Company (NMGC) will perform maintenance/system improvement work on the gas transmission line in the Los Alamos area Monday, Aug.18 through Wednesday, Aug. 20.
The work will require the “blow-down” of the natural gas transmission line near the Forest Service boundary and Solana Road (southwest of the Quemazon subdivision) Tuesday morning, Aug. 19.
Depending on wind direction, there is a possibility that area residents may be able to smell natural gas and hear the hissing noise from the release of gas. The actual process will take Read More
