Thursday, September 3, 2009
By: Jeffrey Mervis
Published In: Science
http://blogs.sciencemag.org/scienceinsider/2009/09/obama-keeps-hea.html
Broad Alliance Expresses Concern With House Legislation and Demands Improvements
WASHINGTON -- A broad coalition of more than 300 faith, human-rights, social justice, and environmental groups sent a letter to U.S. senators today calling for energy and climate legislation that is much stronger than the Waxman-Markey bill that passed the House of Representatives June 26. That bill contained massive giveaways to polluting special interests and would fail to ensure a rapid transition to clean energy.
Thursday, August 6, 2009
By: Robert Jordan
Published In: Contra Costa Times
http://www.contracostatimes.com/environment/ci_13009155
LIVERMORE " About 75 protesters gathered at Lawrence Livermore Laboratory early Thursday to commemorate the Aug. 6, 1945 bombing of Hiroshima as well as to protest the development and use of nuclear weapons.
Activists will gather at Lawrence Livermore Laboratory on 64th anniversary of Hiroshima bombing
Tuesday, August 4, 2009
By: Jeanine Benca
Published In: Valley Times
http://www.insidebayarea.com/trivalleyherald/localnews/ci_12991533
LIVERMORE" Protesters will make their annual plea for peace and nuclear disarmament on Thursday morning at Lawrence Livermore Laboratory " a longtime event held on the anniversary of the U.S. atomic bombing of Hiroshima.
Tuesday, July 21, 2009
By: Jeanine Benca
Published In: Valley Times
http://www.insidebayarea.com/trivalleyherald/localnews/ci_12885330
LIVERMORE " At a time when the world's eyes are turned toward the unfolding arms race between the U.S. and North Korea, a group of Japanese Buddhist monks is travelling cross-country with a message of disarmament.
Thursday, June 4, 2009
By: Independent News
Published In: The Independent
http://www.independentnews.com/fullstory.php?newsid=404
Wednesday, June 3, 2009
By:Laura Anthony
Published In: ABC 7
http://abclocal.go.com/kgo/story?section=news/local/east_bay&id=6846344
LIVERMORE, CA (KGO) -- The government is on damage control after putting sensitive information about U.S. nuclear facilities online. It is an embarrassing mistake that released critical details about hundreds of nuclear sites, including a major facility in the Bay Area.
Monday, June 1, 2009
By: Danny Bradbury
Published In: BusinessGreen
http://www.businessgreen.com/business-green/news/2243243/doe-ignites-storm-controversy
The US Department of Energy (DoE) has announced the completion of the world's largest laser, which some experts believe could pave the way towards zero-carbon commercial laser fusion plants capable of generating more energy than they use.
Monday, June 1, 2009
By: Ariel Schwartz
Published In: Inhabitat
http://www.inhabitat.com/2009/06/01/worlds-largest-laser-to-attempt-nuclear-fusion/
Saturday, May 30, 2009
By: Suzanne Bohan
Published In: Contra Costa Times
http://www.insidebayarea.com/trivalleyherald/localnews/ci_12480167
LIVERMORE " The director of Lawrence Livermore Laboratory struggled with tears for a moment as he thanked the legions of lab employees who helped build the National Ignition Facility, the 10-story tall building behind him.
Saturday, May 30, 2009
By: David Perlman
Published In: San Francisco Chronicle
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2009/05/30/MNUO17TJ3B.DTL
Outside a concrete slab of a building 10 stories high that holds the most powerful array of lasers and high-precision optics ever assembled, the scientists, engineers and workers who created the massive structure at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory celebrated its dedication Friday.
Friday, May 29, 2009
By: Suzanne Bohan
Published In: Contra Costa Times
http://www.insidebayarea.com/sanmateocountytimes/localnews/ci_12471753
Friday, May 29, 2009
By: Laura Anthony
Published In: ABC 7
http://abclocal.go.com/kgo/story?section=news/local/east_bay&id=6838142
LIVERMORE, CA (KGO) -- It's an event that was 12 years and $3.5 billion in the making. Friday, a host of politicians and scientists gathered to dedicate the world's largest laser, the National Ignition Facility, at the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
Who: Tri-Valley CAREs (Communities Against a Radioactive Environment)
What: NIF Truth Telling Exhibit with 7 ft. x 4 ft. NIF poster and "evidence table" with government and other documents on NIF's weapons applications, plutonium use, technical problems and other key facts not being told at the official NIF ceremony.
When: 9 AM - 2 PM, Friday, May 29, 2009
Where: Lawrence Livermore National Lab, corner of Vasco Rd. & Patterson Pass Rd.
Tri-Valley CAREs recently received documents that the group had long been seeking under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) regarding Livermore Lab’s biological agent programs.
The records we received show that Livermore Lab violated federal regulations by conducting “restricted experiments” without the proper approval. These illegal experiments were discovered during an inspection by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in August 2005. However, the information was not made public until now.
A seven-member team from the Livermore, CA-based Tri-Valley CAREs will visit Washington, DC from April 26 through 29 to meet with members of Congress and Obama Administration officials to press for more funding for radioactive waste cleanup at nuclear weapons facilities. The increased spending would be offset by cuts in weapons programs and reactor subsidies.
Monday, April 20, 2009
By: Lisa Vorderbrueggen
Published In: Contra Costa Times
http://www.contracostatimes.com/news/ci_12182232
When Solano Democratic Rep. Ellen Tauscher departs for her new job as Undersecretary of State for Arms Control and International Security later this year, she will leave behind a robust legacy.
Thursday, April 9, 2009
Published In: The Independent
http://www.independentnews.com/uploads/pdf/1_09042009_1239292069.pdf
A collaboration of six national and regional groups has released a study advocating a total stockpile of 500 nuclear warheads and the down-sizing of the nuclear complex from eight sites to three.
Monday, April 13, 2009
By: Marilyn Bechtel
Published In: People's Weekly World Newspaper
http://www.pww.org/article/articleview/15220/
Just days after Barack Obama pledged, during his first international trip as president, that the U.S. will “seek the peace and security of a world without nuclear weapons,” six U.S. environmental and nuclear policy organizations issued far-reaching and detailed recommendations to carry out that promise.
Wednesday, April 8, 2009
By: Suzanne Bohan
Published In: Contra Costa Times
http://www.mercurynews.com/breakingnews/ci_12100038
A coalition of six anti-nuclear groups, including the Natural Resources Defense Council and Livermore's Tri-Valley CAREs, on Wednesday released its in-depth blueprint for steering Obama administration policy toward a nuclear weapons-free future.