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SFCC Programs Offer Hands-on Experiences and Field Trips
Santa Fe Community College’s Alternative Fuels (biofuels) program prepares students for employment in science, agriculture and energy fields and for further studies in agriculture, biology and...
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Three Case Studies of Elevated Uranium Concentrations in Groundwater
Stephen Wiman, Ph.D. Introduction The mention of dissolved uranium in drinking water supplies brings to mind its most infamous use: enrichment for producing nuclear devices. That is particularly...
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Museum of the Acequia Interest Sought
Acequias are beautiful, functional and fragile systems integral to northern New Mexico’s past and vital to our future. They are glistening examples of time-tested, sustainable water management that...
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Acequias Are for Everybody
Rachel Preston Prinz They would call the first irrigation ditch in each village the Acequia Madre, or Mother Ditch, as if the Hispanic settlers wanted to acknowledge the acequias as a source of...
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Water Conservation Connects Santa Fe to Surrounding Communities
Quita Ortiz The city of Santa Fe has led the nation in water conservation with one of the strongest, most comprehensive water-conservation ordinances. Years ago, the city strategically implemented...
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Solar Newsbites – April 2015
SolarCity Arrives in New Mexico One of the nation’s top solar-power providers, SolarCity, has begun taking orders in New Mexico. The company will design, install, maintain and finance residential and...
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A New Generation of Sustainable Aging: Net-Zero-Energy Passive House Moves...
Longtime Taos residents Ross and Kristin Ulibarrí are looking to the future with their new, contemporary prairie-style Passive House, designed by the Santa Fe firm NEEDBASED, Inc. Sited within a...
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EVERYDAY GREEN: Are You a Nutritarian?
Susan Guyette and George Mandel Interested in vibrant health, lots of energy, less pain and a slim figure? Now that we have your attention, here’s the simple solution: you can eat as much as you...
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Drug Addiction: A Rising Scourge in Northern New Mexico
Criminal Problem or Health Crisis? Consuelo Luz Aróstegui “It’s like they want you to fail,” Natalie Martínez says, her voice breaking as if trying to keep despair at bay. Natalie, a 35-year-old...
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The New Mexico Health Equity Partnership: Collaboration in Support of Healthy...
Health doesn’t just happen as a result of visits to the doctor’s office, diet and exercise. Policy and planning decisions that shape where people live, work, learn and play impact quality of life,...
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