All stories by John Fleck

1. NNSA's Cautious Support for JASON Report Written by: John Fleck ( Reporter's Notebook / NM-Science ) ...Yesterday's cautiously worded National Nuclear Security Administration response to the new JASON report has a nuance to it that I didn't quite capture accurately in my story in this morning's newspape... Friday, Nov 20, 2009, 19:41 MST Word count: 416

2. Bingaman, Udall Back Small Reactors Written by: John Fleck ( Reporter's Notebook / NM-Science ) ...New Mexico's two senators today introduced legislation intended to smooth the way for a new generation of small nuclear power reactors.   New Mexico's Democratic senators, Jeff Bingaman and Tom... Friday, Nov 20, 2009, 15:16 MST Word count: 345

3. Around the Tubes Written by: John Fleck ( Reporter's Notebook / NM-Science ) ...Some reading from around the 'Net: Drought worsening in Arizona. (Where's that El Nino rain?) El Nino means something different in Latin America, where drought is rapidly spreading. The Internati... Friday, Nov 20, 2009, 08:41 MST Word count: 126

4. Around the Tubes Written by: John Fleck ( Reporter's Notebook / NM-Science ) ...Some things I've been reading: Given recent discussions about the unusually cold October in the United States, a global perspective is perhaps helpful. (MT has the map.) From Australia, a remarkab... Thursday, Nov 19, 2009, 16:39 MST Word count: 188

5. JASON: No Need for New Warheads Written by: John Fleck ( Reporter's Notebook / NM-Science ) ...A long-awaited report requested by Congress concludes there is no need for new nuclear warhead designs to maintain confidence in the reliability of the U.S. nuclear deterrent.   Jeffrey Lewis a... Thursday, Nov 19, 2009, 12:54 MST Word count: 363

6. Around the Tubes Written by: John Fleck ( Reporter's Notebook / NM-Science ) ...Some things I've been reading in the last 24 hours: Texas's neo-Malthusians have taken note of the fact that their dwindling water supply, nearly inadequate for the state's current population and e... Wednesday, Nov 18, 2009, 13:50 MST Word count: 261

7. Sandia Gets Battery Research Money Written by: John Fleck ( Reporter's Notebook / NM-Science ) ...Sandia Labs will get $4.2 million in stimulus act money for its battery research program, Department of Energy officials announced today.   Sandia's Battery Abuse Testing Laboratory is the depa... Wednesday, Nov 18, 2009, 11:09 MST Word count: 357

8. Oak Ridge Computer Dethrones LANL's Roadrunner Written by: John Fleck ( Reporter's Notebook / NM-Science ) ...Jaguar, a computer at Oak Ridge National Laboratory, edged Los Alamos National Laboratory's Roadrunner at the top of the "Top 500" list of the world's fastest supercomputers, out today.   From ... Tuesday, Nov 17, 2009, 12:05 MST Word count: 157

9. Bingaman Sees Potential, Problems in Expansion of Nuclear Power Written by: John Fleck ( Reporter's Notebook / NM-Science ) ...Jeff Bingaman said Monday he supports an expansion of nuclear power in this country, but that significant problems currently stand in the way. Speaking at the annual meeting of the American Nuclear S... Monday, Nov 16, 2009, 21:21 MST Word count: 379

10. Around the Tubes Written by: John Fleck ( Reporter's Notebook / NM-Science ) ...Some things I've been reading:   From the Oil Drum, a discussion of the need for regulatory stability for the development of renewable energy. From Bloomberg, an example of the above: Spain (whi... Saturday, Nov 14, 2009, 15:32 MST Word count: 175

11. Winter Storm Coming Written by: John Fleck ( Reporter's Notebook / NM-Science ) ...The National Weather Service has issued a winter storm warning for the mountains of northern New Mexico, with as much as a foot of snow in the forecast along the New Mexico-Colorado border. From ... Saturday, Nov 14, 2009, 10:07 MST Word count: 230

12. New Mexico Drying Written by: John Fleck ( Reporter's Notebook / NM-Science ) ...Despite the strengthening El Nino in the equatorial Pacific, abnormally dry conditions are expanding in parts of New Mexico, according to the latest federal drought monitor: ... Friday, Nov 13, 2009, 09:44 MST Word count: 60

13. El Nino Finally Cranking Up Written by: John Fleck ( Reporter's Notebook / NM-Science ) ...Pacific Ocean temperatures have been increasing rapidly over the last month, suggesting that a stalled El Niño, harbinger of wetter winters here, has popped the clutch and is back in gear.   The... Saturday, Nov 07, 2009, 09:56 MST Word count: 271

14. The Story of Gambler's House Written by: John Fleck ( Reporter's Notebook / NM-Science ) ...Science writer Keith Kloor has a marvelous piece in the latest Archaeology magazine about the sensitive question of the collision between native cultural stories in the Southwest and what science can ... Saturday, Nov 07, 2009, 09:46 MST Word count: 398

15. Baguette News: Bread Product Stalls Science Written by: John Fleck ( Reporter's Notebook / NM-Science ) ...Geoff Brumfiel at Nature reports that work at the Large Hadron Collider was temporarily stalled as a result of a short circuit caused by a baguette. Left by a bird. Really: Can we say anything about ... Friday, Nov 06, 2009, 12:06 MST Word count: 201

16. Sandia Director Makes $1.7 million Written by: John Fleck ( Reporter's Notebook / NM-Science ) ...CORRECTION: The salary for George Miller of Lawrence Livermore has been corrected in this story.   Sandia National Laboratories Director Tom Hunter makes $1.7 million per year, according to data ma... Thursday, Nov 05, 2009, 20:16 MST Word count: 295

17. Around the Tubes Written by: John Fleck ( Reporter's Notebook / NM-Science ) ...Some things I've been reading (and writing?): Dan Vergano has a story in today's USA Today on a survey of economsits regarding the costs and benefits of greenhouse gas reduction measures: "[T]he su... Wednesday, Nov 04, 2009, 12:42 MST Word count: 225

18. In Climate Hearing, Udall Sits, Waits Written by: John Fleck ( Reporter's Notebook / NM-Science ) ...Washington Post columnist Dana Milbank (political commentator? humorist?) sketches the scene at yesterday's U.S. Senate hearing on climate change as Republicans boycotted and Democrats talked to the r... Wednesday, Nov 04, 2009, 12:09 MST Word count: 69

19. Around the Tubes Written by: John Fleck ( Reporter's Notebook / NM-Science ) ...Some intriguing things I've been reading: Mike Hulme, Roger Pielke Jr. and Suraje Dessai have an interesting piece in Nature Reports Climate Change on the intrinsic limitations of climate change mo... Monday, Nov 02, 2009, 18:06 MST Word count: 205

20. Was Albuquerque on "The List"? Written by: John Fleck ( Reporter's Notebook / NM-Science ) ...My offspring pointed me to this wonderful Metafilter post asking readers to related stories from their childhoods about whether their community was on the Soviets' nuclear target list:   I grew up ... Monday, Nov 02, 2009, 17:20 MST Word count: 183

21. Outdoor Lighting Efficiency Written by: John Fleck ( Reporter's Notebook / NM-Science ) ...Jeff Bingaman will join a group of congressional colleagues tomorrow afternoon to announce a deal on increased energy efficiency standards for outdoor lighting. Bingaman, chairman of the Senate Energy... Monday, Nov 02, 2009, 13:05 MST Word count: 100

22. Rhodes on WIPP Written by: John Fleck ( Reporter's Notebook / NM-Science ) ...Albuquerque nuke writer Page van der Linden published a great interview over the weekend with Richard Rhodes, author of The Making of the Atomic Bomb. Rhodes' comments on the Waste Isolation Pilot Pla... Monday, Nov 02, 2009, 12:11 MST Word count: 257

23. Is H1N1 Already Past Its Peak in NM? Written by: John Fleck ( Reporter's Notebook / NM-Science ) ...Google's flu tracker suggests H1N1 peaked in New Mexico in mid-October, and is declining. That's the conclusion of an experimental tool developed by Google and epidemiologists that keeps track of... Wednesday, Oct 28, 2009, 12:12 MST Word count: 158

24. Around the Tubes Written by: John Fleck ( Reporter's Notebook / NM-Science ) ... The United States arriving empty-handed to December's Copenhagen climate talks could be the critical determining factor in their outcome, according to Bloomberg: "Obama may send empty-handed envo... Wednesday, Oct 28, 2009, 07:48 MST Word count: 256

25. Nuclear Auditors Raise New Los Alamos Safety Questions Written by: John Fleck ( Reporter's Notebook / NM-Science ) ...A major earthquake could cause serious radiation leaks at Los Alamos National Laboratory, according to a report today from federal nuclear auditors.   The four page letter from the Defense Nucl... Tuesday, Oct 27, 2009, 12:01 MST Word count: 642

26. Around the Tubes Written by: John Fleck ( Reporter's Notebook / NM-Science ) ...Some recent reading from around the 'Net: Kent Holsinger notes that it's the second birthday of Dot Earth, New York Times reporter Andrew Revkin's excellent blog on issues facing humanity as we cre... Monday, Oct 26, 2009, 20:24 MST Word count: 167

27. Global Cooling? Written by: John Fleck ( Reporter's Notebook / NM-Science ) ...Critics of climate scientists' argument that human greenhouse emissions are warming the planet frequently argue that a global cooling trend over the last decade is evidence that the mainstream consens... Monday, Oct 26, 2009, 17:11 MST Word count: 401

28. Freeze Warning Written by: John Fleck ( Reporter's Notebook / NM-Science ) ...The National Weather Service has issued a freeze warning for the Albuquerque metro area and the lower Rio Grande Valley for tomorrow morning (Tues. 10/27). From the Weather Service (gotta love th... Monday, Oct 26, 2009, 15:38 MST Word count: 153

29. Acequia Water Consumption Written by: John Fleck ( Reporter's Notebook / NM-Science ) ...Some intriguing new research being done by a group from New Mexico State University and Sandia National Labs has found that water consumption in traditional acequia irrigation systems is remarkably sm... Saturday, Oct 24, 2009, 21:32 MST Word count: 198

30. ABQ Water: Some progress, but problems remain Written by: John Fleck ( Reporter's Notebook / NM-Science ) ...Residents of the middle Rio Grande have made progress in recent years in using their water more wisely, experts said at a water conference going on today in Albuquerque. But much remains to be done. ... Saturday, Oct 24, 2009, 12:48 MST Word count: 205

31. 350 Written by: John Fleck ( Reporter's Notebook / NM-Science ) ...Tomorrow's International Day of Climate Action looks like it has eight Albuquerque events scheduled. (One on that list has already happened). My favorite is a group of young people gathering at Albuqu... Friday, Oct 23, 2009, 16:53 MST Word count: 148

32. Discuss Albuquerque's Water Future Written by: John Fleck ( Reporter's Notebook / NM-Science ) ...Those interested in Albuquerque's water future will be gathering at UNM for tomorrow's annual meeting of the Middle Rio Grande Water Assembly.   From 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. (Oct. 24), with some chit-... Friday, Oct 23, 2009, 16:45 MST Word count: 270

33. Clinton Hints at Robust Lab Budgets for 2011 Written by: John Fleck ( Reporter's Notebook / NM-Science ) ...In a speech earlier this week in Washington, D.C., Secretary of State Hillary Clinton hinted at a robust budget for the U.S. nuclear weapons complex in 2011 as part of the Obama administration's long-... Friday, Oct 23, 2009, 13:15 MST Word count: 427

34. Obama Offers Props to Bingaman Written by: John Fleck ( Reporter's Notebook / NM-Science ) ...In a speech today on energy and climate policy, President Obama praised the work of New Mexico's Jeff Bingaman on energy legislation.   From official White House transcript of the speech:   ... Friday, Oct 23, 2009, 12:09 MST Word count: 187

35. Around the Tubes Written by: John Fleck ( Reporter's Notebook / NM-Science ) ...Some recent reading around the 'net: Simon Donner shares a letter from 18 U.S. scientific societies, ranging from chemistry to geology to climate, reiterating the broad scientific consensus about h... Thursday, Oct 22, 2009, 21:48 MST Word count: 108

36. LANL Weapons Scientist at Stanford Written by: John Fleck ( Reporter's Notebook / NM-Science ) ...Los Alamos National Laboratory plutonium expert Joe Martz, who headed up the lab's effort to design the new Reliable Replacement Warhead, will spend the next year at Stanford reducing steps toward nuc... Thursday, Oct 22, 2009, 14:53 MST Word count: 267

37. Around the Tubes Written by: John Fleck ( Reporter's Notebook / NM-Science ) ...Some notes from around the 'Net: David Appell notes John Christy's comments on the unusually strong tropical warming despite a "nonchalant" El Nino. Las Vegas (Nev.), ever creative  in its search... Monday, Oct 19, 2009, 15:40 MST Word count: 94

38. Expanding Four Corners Drought Written by: John Fleck ( Reporter's Notebook / NM-Science ) ...Significant expansion of drought conditions in Arizona has spread across the Four Corners area, bringing severe drought conditions to a sliver of northwest New Mexico, according to the latest federal ... Monday, Oct 19, 2009, 15:19 MST Word count: 125

39. Albuquerque Water Conservation Written by: John Fleck ( Reporter's Notebook / NM-Science ) ...Albuquerque was successful this summer in reducing its water consumption even further, according to Katherine Yuhas at the Albuquerque Bernalillo County Water Utility Authority. September is the end (... Wednesday, Oct 14, 2009, 16:03 MST Word count: 100

40. The Ecology of National Security Written by: John Fleck ( Reporter's Notebook / NM-Science ) ...My column in this morning's newspaper examines "the ecology of national security", a concept being pushed by Howard Passell and other members of a group out at Sandia Labs (and many others): Environm... Wednesday, Oct 14, 2009, 07:58 MST Word count: 297

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