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Sierra Club On Biden’s Ban On Russian Oil Imports

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By MIYA KING-FLAHERTY 
Sierra Club Rio Grande Chapter

Oil and gas supply and revenue are weapons used by Russian oligarchs and criminals, and our dependence on oil and gas is a threat to our national security.

It is long past time to take away these weapons, which are subsidizing the war and creating the humanitarian crisis unfolding in Ukraine, by accelerating our transition to clean energy. Wind and solar energy don’t fuel wars and violence. 

U.S. fossil-fuel corporations are shamelessly profiteering on the tragedy in Ukraine. If the climate catastrophe isn’t reason enough, Read More

Senator Heinrich Cosponsors Resolution Calling For Putin And Regime To Be Held Accountable For War Crimes

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U.S. SENATE News:

WASHINGTON — U.S. Sen. Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) and a bipartisan group of senators led by U.S. Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) introduced a Senate resolution calling for Vladimir Putin and members of his regime to be held accountable for the numerous acts of war, aggression, and human rights abuses that have been conducted under his watch.

“Russia’s unjustified, unprovoked aggression against Ukraine must be condemned in the strongest possible terms. Vladimir Putin and his regime must be held accountable by the international community for their war crimes, their human rights Read More

New Mexico Governor Urges State Investment Council To Divest From Russian Government

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STATE News:

SANTA FE — In a letter sent Friday, New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham urged the State Investment Council to immediately evaluate state portfolios and divest state resources from the Russian government.

New Mexico’s permanent funds, governmental client investments, endowments and reserve funds managed by the SIC are valued at $36.36 billion. The SIC manages the investments for 23 New Mexico government related clients, which have a combined value of $1.84 billion.

As of last week, approximately $7.9 million was invested in Russian stocks and bonds.

The New Mexico State Investment Read More

LAJI Hosts Webinar On Peace Museums Monday March 7

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LAJI News:

The Los Alamos-Japan Institute (LAJI) invites the community to a discussion on Japanese museums’ perspectives on peace, new exhibitions in Kyoto and Fukushima as well as art, artifacts and sacred human stories teaching peace in museums today.

This talk is 5 p.m. Monday, March 7.

Participating in the conversation are Japanese museum leaders from the Kyoto Museum for World Peace at Ritsumeikan University, the International Network of Museums for Peace and Japan’s new Dengonkan Peace Museum in Fukushima.

LAJI Founder Dr. Judith Stauber and LAJI Chair Clifton Truman Daniel, grandson Read More

Heinrich, Senate Colleagues Urge Biden Administration To Designate Ukraine For Temporary Protected Status

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U.S. Sen. Martin Heinrich

U.S. SENATE News:

WASHINGTON — U.S. Sen. Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) and a bipartisan group of Senate colleagues sent a letter to President Joe Biden urging the administration to grant Temporary Protected Status (TPS) to Ukrainians in the United States following the Russian military invasion of Ukraine.

“In light of Russia’s military invasion of Ukraine, we respectfully request that your Administration promptly take all necessary steps to ensure that Ukrainian nationals present in the United States are not forced to return to Ukraine, including the designation Read More

Luján On President Biden’s State Of The Union Speech

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U.S. Sen. Ben Ray Luján

From the Office of U.S. Sen. Ben Ray Luján:

WASHINGTON D.C.— U.S. Sen. Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.) issued the following statement on President Biden’s first State of the Union speech, which was broadcast Tuesday night to the nation: 

“President Biden’s first State of the Union speech sent a clear message that the United States stands with the people and government of Ukraine in the face of an unprovoked and unjustified Russian invasion. Members on both sides of the aisle showed their support for the president’s plans to hold Russia accountable and provide aid to Read More

Ambassador Martin Indyk On Master Of The Game: Henry Kissinger And The Art of Middle East Diplomacy

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The Santa Fe Council on International Relations News:

Master of the Game: Henry Kissinger and the Art of Middle East Diplomacy

Thursday, March 10, 6-7:30 p.m. MT
St. Francis Auditorium, 107 W Palace Ave, Santa Fe, NM 87501
This event is free with recommended donation

Martin Indyk, who served twice as U.S. ambassador to Israel as well as assistant secretary of state for Near East Affairs, and special envoy for the Israeli-Palestinian negotiations in 2013-14, will be our guest on Thursday, March 10 at 6 p.m. MT (a program co-sponsored by the Santa Fe Council on International Relations and the Temple Read More

Wallace: 1859 – Mines Of Chanarchillo

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This figure is a very fine Chanarcillo proustite (3.8 cm tall) that originally was sold to the British Museum of National History in 1876 (Terry Wallace obtained this specimen in 1983). Photo by Jeffrey A. Scovil

 

By TERRY WALLACE
Los Alamos

When silver runs as “the blood of the bull”: Chanarchillo. A number of silver species are varying shapes of the color red, and collectively these are commonly referred to as the “ruby silvers”. The distinctive color made the ruby silvers one of the earliest silver ores studied – Agricola wrote about the “argentum rude rubrum” in the 16th century.

The most

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Tales Of Our Times: Monopoly Wars Turned Us On To Cinnamon Buns And Spiced Wine

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Tales of our Times

By JOHN BARTLIT
New Mexico Citizens
for Clean Air & Water

Cinnamon, from the bark of a tree species in the tropics, adds greatly to the toasty baked goods and winter beverages we enjoy. How could that happen?

To the extent that history is known that far back, cinnamon production began on the island of Ceylon (now Sri Lanka) as early as 2,800 B.C. From there, the cinnamon story is much like stories of other early foods that were widely prized in the world. The sum of the food stories sums up humans more than food history.

By 2,000 B.C., Arab marketeers learned to haul cinnamon by boat

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LAHS Juniors Chosen For 2022 Peace Ambassador Program

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Erin Gattis

LAPS News:

Los Alamos High School juniors Erin Gattis, Marina Naranjo and Solenne Thelliez have been selected to participate in the 2022 Peace Ambassador Program.

They are among 15 young women selected from 350 applicants to participate in this unique program.

Peace Ambassadors is a six-month program that develops young women’s leadership and global networking. Female teens (15-18 years old) will develop skills such as public speaking, media literacy, compassionate listening and emotional intelligence.

Marina Naranjo

The program also builds cross cultural understanding Read More