Environment

New Mexico Voters Weigh In On Public Lands

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COLORADO COLLEGE News:
 
COLORADO SPRINGS — Against an uptick in anti-public lands rhetoric from militant extremists, a new Colorado College State of the Rockies Project Conservation in the West Poll released today revealed strong public support for efforts to protect and maintain national public lands.
 
The poll surveyed the views of voters in seven Mountain West states—including New Mexico—on key public lands issues affecting the region, including proposals to designate new national monuments in the West, establish new environmental and safety
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DOE Releases ‘2015 Year In Review’ Of EM Los Alamos Field Office

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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

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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

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Night Sky. Courtesy photo
 

PEEC 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

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YCC crew at work on the trails. Courtesy photo
 
YMCA News:
 
Applications for summer employment with The Family YMCA’s Youth Conservation Corps trail crew will be taken through 5 p.m., March 7.
 
Hiring for this program is restricted to those ages 14-25. Application packets and job descriptions are available on the Y’s website, at the YMCA 1450 Iris St., and at the Los Alamos and Espanola YMCA teen centers.
 
Completed applications require two letters of reference and may be turned in to the Y or the teen centers. Applicants must be
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Arctic Islands At Nature Center, Part 2, 10:30 a.m. Saturday

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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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