I am writing today to announce the closure of the New Mexico Independent. After three and a half years of operation in New Mexico, the board of the American Independent News Network, has decided to shift publication of its news…
While environmental activists played their part yesterday during demonstrations at the capitol building, going so far as to dress up as solar panels and to sing the tune of “You Are My Sunshine,” their counterparts, the anti-cap-and-trade contingency who has…
Roughly one quarter of University of New Mexico students are unimpressed with the state’s flagship public school, according to a survey that questioned college students about their higher education experiences.
Congressman Ben Ray Lujan will have his first piece of legislation heard on the floor of the House this afternoon. The bill (HR 2729) would authorize funding for seven already-existing National Environmental Research Parks (NERPs), including one at Los Alamos National Labs (LANL).
The bill has sailed through committees and is expected to be heard on the House floor this afternoon, any time from 12:30 to 2:00 Mountain Time.
“These parks are unique outdoor laboratories that offer secure settings for long-term research on a broad range of subjects, including wildlife biology, ecology, climate change effects, and maintenance of freshwater ecosystems,” Luján, a Democrat, said in June when introducing the bill.
Lujan’s bill would authorize five million dollars annually for each of the seven NERPs from fiscal year 2010 to 2014.
Update:
The consideration of the bill was postponed for another day, Lujan’s office informed reporters.
