N.M. Science
A science & weather blog by John Fleck
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Global Warming = Southwest Drought
New Mexico's part of the global warming report issued today in Paris is simple: It's drought. For those following the science of global warming, the headline on this morning's Journal... Read more »
Those “Arrogant” Los Alamos Scientists
This can't be good for folks up on The Hill. From Jon Fox at Global Security Newswire: U.S. Energy Secretary Samuel Bodman yesterday told Congress that endemic security problems at... Read more »
Previewing the Energy Budget
For federal budget wonks like me, next Monday marks a hallowed annual ritual, the day the administration unveils its proposed budget for the next fiscal year. The leaking starts now,... Read more »
I’m Perfidious!
You know it's a good insult when you have to look it up. That's the goodie the folks at Red State Rabble had for me this morning: While the nation's... Read more »
Did Domenici Hang Up on Pete Visclosky?
Did Pete Domenici hang up on the Democratic Congressman who's now in charge of the Energy Department budget? Folks in DC are tittering about a Congressional Daily story claiming our... Read more »
Bingaman Testifies on Climate Change
Barbara Boxer, chair of the Senate Environment Committee, held a particularly strange hearing today in which she invited all her senate colleagues to come testify about their views on climate... Read more »
More “official use only”
Steve Aftergood, the government information activist who I quote last week in my story on my difficulties getting documents out of the National Nuclear Security Information because they are marked... Read more »
New Mexico Makes Panda’s Thumb
Trip Jennings in this morning's paper detailed the fate of the latest "intelligent design" bill in the New Mexico legilsature: Intelligent design was on the legislative agenda Monday, but it... Read more »
A “plowable” storm
Chuck Jones over at the National Weather Service was trying to give me a sense of how big a storm we can expect over the next couple of days. He... Read more »
Domenici Aide Hired by LES
New Mexicans who follow energy and nuclear issues likely know Clint Williamson, who worked on Pete Domenici's staff as an Energy Committee aide. LES, the company building a nuclear fuel... Read more »
The Death of Yucca Mountain
This may be only stating the obvious, but this is about as clear as the evidence gets that Yucca Mountain, the federal government's proposed nuclear waste repository, is dead: Ed... Read more »
Drought Conditions Update
From the University of Arizona southwest climate team: Conditions have improved somewhat in New Mexico due to winter precipitation but have deteriorated slightly in Arizona.
