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ABQ Water: Some progress, but problems remain

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. Albuquerque has cut per capita water consumption from ...

From JOHN FLECK, Albuquerque Journal,  24 Oct 2009

Discuss Albuquerque's Water Future

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-chat, snacks and a poster session beginning at 8 a.m., the ...

From JOHN FLECK, Albuquerque Journal,  23 Oct 2009

Clinton Hints at Robust Lab Budgets for 2011

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-range push to reduce a reliance on U.S. nuclear ...

From JOHN FLECK, Albuquerque Journal,  23 Oct 2009
Related Topics: Hillary Rodham Clinton,  Barack Obama

Obama Offers Props to Bingaman

Leaders in the business community are standing with leaders in the environmental community to protect the economy and the planet we leave for our children. The House of Representatives has already passed historic legislation, due in large part to the ...

From JOHN FLECK, Albuquerque Journal,  23 Oct 2009
Related Topics: Barack Obama,  U.S. House of Representatives,  Ed Markey,  U.S. Republican Party,  John Kerry

El Nino Looking Modest

This year's El Niño, New Mexico's bringer of winter rain and snow, is looking pretty anemic. The Climate Prediction Center's monthly forecast discussion, out this morning, calls for an El Niño that will "most likely peak at moderate strength." After a ...

From JOHN FLECK, Albuquerque Journal,  8 Oct 2009

Navajo Water Project Gets Administration Vote of Confidence

Interior Secretary Ken Salazar today signed the paperwork necessary to move forward on the Navajo-Gallup water project, a pipeline to carry San Juan River water to communities in western New Mexico that are now without running water. The step was ...

From JOHN FLECK, Albuquerque Journal,  1 Oct 2009
Related Topics: Ken Salazar,  Gallup,  George W. Bush,  U.S. Congress,  Barack Obama

First Cranes at Bosque del Apache

The refuge, south of Socorro, is famous as a wintering ground for thousands of the big birds. About a dozen have already arrived, according to John Bertrand at the refuge. It's not clear, he said, whether these are a permanent flock ready to set up ...

From JOHN FLECK, Albuquerque Journal,  1 Oct 2009

B61 Refurbishment to Be Funded

With Congress about to wrap up a 2010 spending bill for the nuclear weapons labs, there are reports this morning that the final package will include funding for refurbishment of the B61 nuclear bomb. The money, which has been a top priority for the ...

From JOHN FLECK, Albuquerque Journal,  30 Sep 2009

PNM Leaving U.S. Chamber of Commerce over Climate Issue

New Mexico's largest utility, PNM, is leaving the U.S. Chamber of Commerce because of a disagreement over the chamber's approach to climate change legislation. The Chamber has called for a modern-day "Scopes Monkey Trial" over the science of climate ...

From JOHN FLECK, Albuquerque Journal,  24 Sep 2009
Related Topics: PNM Resources, Inc.

PNM Criticizes U.S. Chamber on Climate Change

New Mexico power company PNM this week publicly criticized the U.S. Chamber of Commerce for the Chamber's stance on new federal regulations aimed reducing greenhouse gas emissions. The rift, first reported by Kate Galbraith in the New York Times, is a ...

From JOHN FLECK, Albuquerque Journal,  23 Sep 2009

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