WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich, D-N.M., delivered the keynote address at the International Summit on the Electric Transmission Grid at the Canadian Embassy in Washington, D.C. Oct. 23. The event brought together key government and industry leaders in order to create a dialogue on electric grid...Sen. Heinrich delivers keynote at International Summit on the Electric Transmission Grid
WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich, D-N.M., delivered the keynote address at the International Summit on the Electric Transmission Grid at the Canadian Embassy in Washington, D.C. Oct. 23. The event brought together key government and industry leaders in order to create a dialogue on electric grid...BLM encourages use of electric bikes on public lands
WASHINGTON, D. C. - The Bureau of Land Management announced its strategy to implement Secretary’s Order 3376, Increasing Recreational Opportunities Through the Use of Electric Bikes Oct. 24. The order was recently signed by Secretary of the Interior David Bernhardt and is designed to make it easier for more Americans to actively enjoy and experience their public lands.
Secretary’s Order 3376 directs the Department of the Interior bureaus to begin a process of obtaining public input on new regulations that will clarify that low-speed e-bikes should enjoy the same access as conventional bicycles, consistent with other federal and state laws.
Public land managers will have the ability...
Secretary’s Order 3376 directs the Department of the Interior bureaus to begin a process of obtaining public input on new regulations that will clarify that low-speed e-bikes should enjoy the same access as conventional bicycles, consistent with other federal and state laws.
Public land managers will have the ability...
Udall lays out bold conservation agenda
‘Confronting the nature crisis’U.S. Senators Tom Udall, D-N.M., and Michael Bennet, D-Colo., introduced a major Senate resolution to set a national goal of conserving at least 30 percent of the land and 30 percent of the ocean within the territory of the United States by 2030 on Oct. 22. The Udall-Bennet Thirty by Thirty Resolution to Save Nature recognizes that nature - like climate change - has reached a tipping point.
The resolution responds to a growing group of scientists, who say that conserving at least 30 percent of the ocean and land by 2030 is the minimum step necessary to adequately address the extinction, climate, and biodiversity crisis. The Thirty by Thirty...
N.M. hosts the ‘Dream Bigger’ summit
Focuses on rights, issues of those with disabilities
ALBUQUERQUE - State Attorney General Hector Balderas, along with State Auditor Brian Colón and New Mexico Treasurer Tim Eichenberg announced Oct. 22 that they will be holding the Dream Bigger summit on rights and issues impacting people with disabilities. Taking place at Hotel Albuquerque in Albuquerque Oct. 28, the full-day summit will focus on creating a more inclusive New Mexico.
Presentations will include in-depth discussions on subject matter by experts in multiple focus areas, highlighting when people with disabilities are properly informed, supported, and protected, as well as how they can self-advocate and thrive in an...
ALBUQUERQUE - State Attorney General Hector Balderas, along with State Auditor Brian Colón and New Mexico Treasurer Tim Eichenberg announced Oct. 22 that they will be holding the Dream Bigger summit on rights and issues impacting people with disabilities. Taking place at Hotel Albuquerque in Albuquerque Oct. 28, the full-day summit will focus on creating a more inclusive New Mexico.
Presentations will include in-depth discussions on subject matter by experts in multiple focus areas, highlighting when people with disabilities are properly informed, supported, and protected, as well as how they can self-advocate and thrive in an...
Earthweek: Diary of a Changing World
Week ending Friday, October 18, 2019Earth Archive
A pair of Colorado State University scientists propose creating a high-resolution, 3D image of Earth’s surface in its current state before the effects of climate change alter the landscape forever. Geographer Steve Leisz and archaeologist Chris Fisher propose scanning the planet with airborne lasers to initially capture the world’s most vulnerable locations. The same technology has been used to discover remote archeological sites. The pair says that once completed, their nonprofit Earth Archive project would be the ultimate gift to future generations, which will be able to look back at Earth’s entire land area during the first...
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