Santa Fe New Mexican, April 27, 2013

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THE SELF-SUFFICIENT CITY

eArTH WeeK

Hitler’s food taster

earthy education

Community colleges prepare students to be competitive in a greener job market

Woman reveals secret memories of tasting for poison in war criminal’s lair. PAge A-5

Truck’s release under scrutiny Wheeler investigated after DWI suspect’s vehicle is removed By Nico Roesler The New Mexican

Santa Fe Community College student Sean Knight watches classmate Lisa Donahue complete metalwork during a project to repair solar panels on top of the Wellness Center at the school on April 20. JANE PHILLIPS/THE NEW MEXICAN

By Staci Matlock

The New Mexican

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hicago poet Lisa Donahue is training for a new career as a solar equipment installer. The 27-year-old is the new president of the Santa Fe Community College solar club and is working on her associate degree in environmental technology. “I wanted to do hands-on work,” she said of her return to college. “I thought it would be cool if I could get up on roofs and install solar panels.” She’s among dozens of students taking classes in a wide range of practical “green” training programs at the college. SFCC has begun offering certifications in biofuels, solar power, energy efficiency, gray water and more. The college may soon add curriculum in adobe construction, based on a program offered at Northern New Mexico College. Earlier this year, SFCC also worked

with Bioponics Institute to start a program in hydroponic greenhouse management. SFCC and community colleges around the state are offering a plethora of training in trades that some see as the wave of a sustainable future. San Juan Community College in Farmington has an extensive renewable-energy training program. Mesalands Community College in Tucamcari hosts the North American Wind Research and Training Center. Northern New Mexico College has a Veterans Green Jobs Academy, with classes in hazardous waste management and forestry, and water-quality technician training. Some of the students are fresh out of high school and pursuing their first career. Others want to keep up with changing technology in their existing jobs, said Randy Grissom, director of the Sustainable Technologies Center at SFCC.

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Group helps businesses go green By Staci Matlock The New Mexican

“You have to make a profit to be sustainable in the business world,” says Glenn Schiffbauer, executive director of the still young Santa Fe Chapter of the New Mexico Green Chamber of Commerce. Schiffbauer, a Santa Fe native with a long history in the lodging industry, says a “green” business is one that makes money while doing right by employees and the environment.

u Santa Fe Community College: Sustainable Technologies Center, www.sfcc. edu/sustainable_technologies_center Energy Smart Academy, www.sfcc.edu/NM_energySmart_academy u Bioponics Institute, bioponicsinstitute.com u Northern New Mexico College: Veterans Green Jobs Academy, elrito.nnmc.edu/page/veterans-green-jobs-academy Adobe School, www.adobecollege.com

Thousands turn out for powwow By Susan Montoya Bryan

Index

Calendar A-2

Classifieds B-7

Pasapick www.pasatiempomagazine.com

Canticum Novum Chamber Orchestra & Chorus

The Associated Press

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LeArN mOre

GATHERING OF NATIONS

ALBUQUERQUE — A thunderous, rhythmic roar of jingling bells and beating drums rumbled through University of New Mexico Arena on Friday as hundreds of Native American and indigenous dancers gathered for the start of powwow season. The three-day Gathering of Nations, North America’s largest powwow, drew more than 1,500 competitive dancers and tens of thousands of spectators from across the U.S. and parts of Canada and Mexico. The festivities kicked off with danc-

The mission of the Green Chamber of Commerce is helping businesses that consider this triple bottom line: people, the planet and profits. The statewide organization claims 1,100 businesses, and the local chapter has 50 members, ranging from hotels to solar installers, Schiffbauer said. “We want to create opportunities for businesses that believe in investing in people, protecting the environment and making long-term profits,” he said.

Native American and indigenous dancers participate in the 30th annual Gathering of Nations in Albuquerque on Friday. The powwow draws hundreds of competitive dancers and tens of thousands of spectators each year. SUSAN MONTOYA BRYAN/THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

Comics B-12

Lotteries A-2

Opinions A-11

Police notes A-10

Editor: Rob Dean, 986-3033, rdean@sfnewmexican.com Design and headlines: Elizabeth Lauer, ehlauer@sfnewmexican.com

Sports B-1

The ensemble concludes its ninth season with music of Boyce, Mozart, Fauré, and le Fleming, vocal soloists include Cecilia Leitner, Deborah Domanski, Javier Gonzalez, and Michael Hix, pre-concert lecture by Oliver Prezant, 6 p.m., concert 7 p.m., Cristo Rey Church, 1120 Canyon Road, $20 and $30, ticketssantafe.org, 988-1234, encore April 28.

Time Out B-11

Life & Science A-9

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A Santa Fe police captain is the focus of an internal affairs investigation into allegations that he improperly allowed a seized truck to be released to a three-time DWI suspect who was longtime acquaintance. Documents obtained by The New Mexican say the 2000 Ford F-250 had been seized under the city’s DWI Forfeiture Program from suspect Carlos Carrillo. Capt. Aric Wheeler reportedly allowed Carrillo to remove the truck from the city’s impound lot on the condition that Carrillo install an igniAric tion interlock device. Wheeler Carrillo, 40, who says he has known Wheeler most of his life, was arrested April 5 on charges of aggravated DWI and an open container violation. Assistant City Attorney Alfred Walker said Friday that Wheeler doesn’t have the authority to approve the release of an impounded vehicle. Under the city’s DWI Forfeiture Program, only an independent hearing officer can approve release of a vehicle after determining that police lacked probable cause to seize the vehicle in the first place. “Under our procedures, it is very clear which vehicles can be released and which need to go through a hearing process,” Walker said. “It is my

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Bombing suspect’s mother in database The mother of the men suspected in the Boston Marathon attack had been under investigation. PAge A-3

Obituaries Flaviano Herrera, 97, Nambé, April 24 Joseph Dominic Lujan, April 23 PAge A-10

Today Sunny and clear. High 71, low 41. PAge A-12

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