Staff Report

Atomic Flying Pickles Attend White House Science Fair

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The Atomic Flying Pickles. Courtesy Photo

GIRL SCOUT News:

The Atomic Flying Pickles of Los Alamos were selected to attend the third annual White House Science Fair Monday, April 22.

President Obama hosted the event and celebrated the student winners of a broad range of science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) competitions from across the country. 
 
The Atomic Flying Pickles are a FIRST LEGO League (FLL) Team includes Catherine, 12, Summer, 12, Evelyn, 11, Haylee, 11, and Lauren, 12, all sixth graders at Mountain Elementary School and Girl Scout Cadettes of Girl
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First Lt. Garret Nelson Receives His Wings

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USMC News:

Los Alamos High School graduate First Lt. Garret M. Nelson, USMC, received his wings April 12, as a United States Naval Aviator in the Marine Corps.

He will be flying the AH-1W Cobra Helicopter. Lt. Nelson will be training in San Diego and then stationed in North Carolina.

Lt. Nelson is a 2004 graduate of Los Alamos High School and a 2010 United States Naval Academy graduate, with a bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering.
 
Garret is the son of Lori and Lew Nelson and grandson of Nina and Allie Laird.
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Udall, Heinrich, Luján Introduce Columbine-Hondo Wilderness Act

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Columbine-Hondo Wheeler Peak Wilderness Legislative Map.

NM DELEGATION News:

In celebration of Earth Day, U.S. Senators Tom Udall and Martin Heinrich reintroduced legislation Monday to designate the 45,000-acre Columbine-Hondo area in Taos County as wilderness – a proposal with strong support from the local community.

A companion bill will be introduced today in the House by U.S. Rep. Ben Ray Luján. 

Located in the Carson National Forest, the Columbine-Hondo has been managed as a “Wilderness Study Area” since 1980.
 
“For more than 30 years, we have considered the Columbine
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PEEC: Health Benefits of Dirt

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A boy with mud and a stick: better than an iPad any day! Photo by Beth Cortright/PEEC

Health Benefits of Dirt
By JENNIFER MACKE

Growing up, many of us were discouraged from getting dirty. But some research suggests that we should all be happy to come in contact with outdoor dirt.

In addition to the many other benefits of being outdoors, could dirt itself provide health benefits?

A number of studies have suggested that children raised in very clean environments are more susceptible to allergies and asthma. Having pets in the home from a very young age, for example, decreases the occurrence of these Read More

‘Atomic Man Duathlon’ Gears Up for Competition April 28

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TRIATOMICS News:

Named by Smithsonian Magazine as one of America’s top 10 “best small towns to visit” (April 2013), Los Alamos is host to the Atomic Man Duathlon – one of the best and most highly anticipated sporting events in New Mexico.

Now in its ninth year, the Atomic Man Duathlon is scheduled for April 28.

The Duathlon’s intermediate “fat man” course consists of a 10K run (twice around a 5K loop), followed by a 40K bike race; and concluding with a 5K run around one loop. The shorter “little boy” course is comprised of a 4K run; 15K bike race; and finishing with another 4K run.

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Super-Nanotubes: ‘Remarkable’ Spray-on Coating Combines Carbon Nanotubes with Ceramic

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Micrograph of one strand of a new spray-on super-nanotube composite developed by the NIST and Kansas State University. The multi-wall nanotube core is surrounded by a ceramic shell. The composite is a promising coating for laser power detectors. (Color added for clarity) Courtesy/KSU

NIST News:

Researchers from the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and Kansas State University have demonstrated a spray-on mixture of carbon nanotubes and ceramic that has unprecedented ability to resist damage while absorbing laser light.*

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Regional Coalition Meets With Sen. Martin Heinrich

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Sen. Martin Heinrich

RCLC News:

The Regional Coalition of LANL Communities recently hosted a meeting in Santa Fe with U.S. Sen. Martin Heinrich and representatives attended the Spring Energy Communities Alliance (ECA) meeting in Washington, DC.

The Regional Coalition met with U.S. Sen. Martin Heinrich to discuss cleanup funding for LANL and thanked him for the letter he submitted along with U.S. Sen. Tom Udall and U.S. Rep. Ben Ray Lujan to Secretary Steven Chu urging him to include $255 million for LANL cleanup funding in the FY 2014 budget.

Last week, Taos City Councilor Andrew Gonzales and Read More

Today is Earth Day! PEEC Thanks Sponsors

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Celebrate Earth Day Today!

Pajarito Environmental Education Center (PEEC) gratefully acknowledges our Earth Day sponsors, who make PEEC’s Earth Day Festival possible and support the mission of PEEC:

Atomic City Transit, Los Alamos National Security, LLC, Los Alamos County Environmental Services, Neptune & Company, LLC, PAC-8, Los Alamos MainStreet, Select Solar, LLC, and Los Alamos National Bank.


 

The Earth Day Committee for PEEC

  • Terry Foxx, chair
  • Beth Cortright, staff
  • Emma Starrett, logo design
  • Rebecca Shankland, tabloid
  • Jennifer Macke, tabloid
  • Tom Nagawiecki,
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Governor’s Chief of Staff Addresses LANL Consortium

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From left, Chief of Staff Keith Gardner, Consortium President Floyd Archuleta, Consortium Secretary/Treasurer Liddie Martinez, Rep. Stephanie Garcia Richard, Rep. Carl Trujillo and Robert Hollen. Courtesy Photo
 
RDC News
 
Wednesday April 17, Keith Gardner, Chief of Staff to Gov. Susana Martinez addressed the Consortium of Major LANL Subcontractors, an organization made up of LANL’s 33 largest subcontractors. The meeting, which occurred at Fuller Lodge was a chance for Gardner to address the management of LANL’s largest subcontractors about state policy issues that affect
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