Tuesday, January 06, 2009 Board Considers Limiting Emissions By John Fleck Journal Staff Writer A state regulatory commission Monday agreed to consider using its powers to limit greenhouse gas emissions in the state. The move, pushed by environmentalists and opposed by industry, opens a ... full story
Tuesday, January 06, 2009 Add Up the Savings By John Fleck Journal Staff Writer Robin Garcia's fourth-graders are learning that little changes can make a big difference. And they have the numbers to back it up. On a gray Thursday morning, they gathered in the computer lab at Albuquerque ... full story
Sunday, January 04, 2009 Drier Climate on the Way for Southwest By John Fleck Journal Staff Writer Climate change is increasing the chances of severe and persistent drought in the Southwest, according to a new report from a panel of federal scientists. "It's going to get drier ... full story
Wednesday, December 31, 2008 Book: Spy Aided Soviet H-Bomb By John Fleck Journal Staff Writer A Los Alamos scientist gave the Soviets the secret to the hydrogen bomb five decades ago, allowing our arms race enemies to catch up during the tense early years of the Cold War, a pair of nuclear weapons ... full story
Wednesday, December 31, 2008 Book: Spy Aided Soviet H-Bomb By John Fleck Journal Staff Writer A Los Alamos scientist gave the Soviets the secret to the hydrogen bomb five decades ago, allowing our arms race enemies to catch up during the tense early years of the Cold War, a pair of nuclear weapons ... full story
Saturday, December 27, 2008 Past Holds Lessons for Our Water Future By John Fleck Journal Staff Writer Junius Henderson and Wilfred William Robbins puzzled over what they called New Mexico's "great desiccation." It was obvious when the scientists visited in 1912 that New Mexico ... full story
Saturday, December 27, 2008 Snowpack 'Skyrocketed' Past 2 Weeks By John Fleck Journal Staff Writer Nearly two feet of snow has fallen since Sunday at Chamita, on the New Mexico-Colorado border, a sign that this is shaping up as a good water year for those who depend on streams flowing ... full story
Thursday, December 25, 2008 Earthrise Image 40 Years Old By John Fleck Journal Staff Writer It was, Frank Borman wrote later, "the most beautiful, heart-catching sight of my life." Forty years ago today, a unique self-portrait was made. Borman and two other astronauts, orbiting the moon ... full story
Wednesday, December 24, 2008 N.M. Solar Energy Plan Expanded By John Fleck Journal Staff Writer New Mexico regulators Tuesday approved a major expansion of the state's solar energy program, including provisions for solar installations on Albuquerque businesses. "We're going to see a flowering ... full story
Wednesday, December 24, 2008 Snow Shuts Roads, Slows Travel By John Fleck And Polly Summar Journal Staff Writer Episode 1 of New Mexico's three-part Christmas week weather saga of 2008 left much of northern and central New Mexico either wet or white, and forecasters say Episodes 2 and 3 will ... full story