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Water shutoff planned for downtown area today
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STEM in real life
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Escalante H2 Power is taking steps to convert the Escalante Generating Station from a coal-fired to a hydrogen-fired plant. If the project is a success, it would create up to 270 MW of clean power, and more than 500 temporary jobs during construction as well as at least 60 permanent positions once it’s in operation. More than 100 people lost their jobs when the plant closed in Aug. 2020.
After the Escalante plant closed, Brooks Energy Company and Newport Gas, LLC, formed Escalante H2 Power intending to make Escalante the first plant to be successfully converted from coal-burning to hydrogen-fueled.
A year later in Aug...
Lodgers’ Tax committee approves three events
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Seth Bush asked the committee for $6,000 for his 24 Hours in the Enchanted Forest Bike Race that will take place on June 11 and 12. The event is held by Mountain Bike Southwest, LLC. It is a race/festival held at the McGaffey Campgrounds in the Zuni Mountains, and it’s centered around a 24-hour mountain bike race.
Bush informed the committee that he anticipates selling all of the available tickets for the ride.
“What’s interesting about what we do is, I think it’s...
The Colt Balok show evolves; adds new segment ‘Game Changer’
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Now, the show has evolved. Balok and his team have created “The Game Changer.”
The Game Changer is a segment of “The Colt Balok Show,” which is currently airing as filler on the CABQ Network at this time. City of Albuquerque Media Resources Manager Diego Lucero told the Sun that there is no current contract with the show. But he indicated a contract for new material could be signed in the future.
The Game Changer can be found online at coltbalok.com/gamechangers in three to five minute...
New poll shows N.M. Latino families continue to face extreme economic hardship
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As the New Mexico legislature geared up for the 2022 budget session, research and polling firm BSP Research released a statewide survey revealing a large segment of the state’s Latino population, including immigrants, continues to struggle financially as a result of the pandemic. A thousand families were polled in December, and a significant percentage indicated a loss of income, increased debt, exclusion from government stimulus rebates and unemployment benefits, inability to pay basic household bills, and an overall need for additional economic support.
Some of the poll’s key findings include:
28 percent of Hispanics across the state...
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