Barbara Grothus is arrested this morning along with five other protesters after blocking traffic near the entrance to Los Alamos National Laboratory. Grothus is the daughter of longtime Los Alamos activist Ed Grothus who died from cancer. Following this morning’s arrest, several more protesters entered the street near the same location and blocked traffic for about five minutes. No arrests were made during that action. The protesters have now left LANL property and are marching across the Omega Bridge heading toward the Los Alamos County Detention Facility. They said that they intend Read More
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BREAKING NEWS: Six Protesters Arrested at LANL
Protesters demonstrate at Los Alamos National Laboratory this morning on the 67th anniversary of the bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. Photo by Bonnie J. Gordon/ladailypost.com
Photo by Bonnie J. Gordon/ladailypost.com
Staff report
Six protesters were arrested a few minutes ago at Los Alamos National Laboratory for blocking morning commuter traffic near the entrance to the complex.
Maria Brazil of (Un)occupy Albuquerque said at the scene that those arrested were from a mixture of groups including No Nukes Now, Pax Christi and she thought she recognized someone from CARD (Citizens for Read More
LANL Temporarily Open to Badge Holders Only
LANL News: and Tweets:
Effective 6 a.m. today, Los Alamos National Laboratory will be open to LANL and Department of Energy badge holders only.
Badges will be physically checked at the Laboratory’s vehicle access points. Those without badges will be directed around the Laboratory via N.M. 4.
“This is a precautionary measure for the safety and security of our employees, our facilities and the general public,” said Mike Lansing, LANL’s associate director for safeguards and security. “We respect everyone’s right to express themselves peacefully Read More
Curiosity Lands on Mars!
NASA News
NASA’s Curiosity rover has landed on Mars. Curiosity is a car-size, one-ton rover that touched down on Mars at 11:31 a.m. Monday. The landing marks the beginning of a two-year prime mission to investigate.
Courtesy Photos. First photos sent to NASA from Curiosity within minutes of landing on Mars.
Its descent-stage retrorockets fired, guiding it to the surface. Nylon cords lowered the rover to the ground in the “sky crane” maneuver. Nearly 400 people gathered at the Bradbury Science Museum to watch the direct feed from NASA television and celebrate the historic
Light Turnout for Start of Anti-Nuke Protest
A small crowd gathered Sunday afternoon at Ashley Pond for the kick off of two days of Anti-Nuclear protests. Photo by Greg Kendall/ladailypost.com.
Sunday Aug. 5 in Los Alamos:
- Rally in Ashley Pond Park, Los Alamos, speakers, music, teach-ins and information
- Audio link to the sounding of the Peace Bell in Hiroshima, Japan (5:15 p.m.)
- “Sackcloth and Ashes” peace march to LANL led by Pax Christi, New Mexico (5:20 p.m.)
- Floating of peace lanterns on Ashley Pond (following peace march)
Monday Aug. 6 in Los Alamos:
- A full day of non-violent direct action in Los Alamos beginning at 7 a.m. with
LANL Protester Tied to ORNL’s Y-12 Security Breach
Photo: Sister Megan Rice
By Carol A. Clark
Sister Megan Rice, 82, arrested in Los Alamos for criminal trespass during a 2010 protest at Los Alamos National Laboratory, has been arrested again, this time for breaching the highest-security area of the Y-12 nuclear weapons plant at Oak Ridge National Laboratory July 28.
Rice and two accomplices, Michael R. Walli, 63, a member of the Dorothy Day Catholic Worker House in Washington, D.C. and Greg Boertje-Obed, 57, a member of Veterans for Peace in Duluth, Minn., and a former U.S. Army officer reportedly defaced a building during the predawn protest Read More
LANL Family Day Delivers Tons of Fun
Ronnie Bell sings the national anthem at the 2012 LANL Employee Picnic at Overlook Park Saturday, July 28. LANL Director Charlie McMillan stands with his hand over his heart at left. Photo by Salvador Zapien/ladailypost.com
Fun was to be had for all who attended the 2012 LANL Employee Picnic. Photo by Salvador Zapien/ladailypost.com
Players get ready to toss bean bags as part of the fun during the 2012 LANL Employee Picnic. Photo by Salvador Zapien/ladailypost.com
Flavored syrups were flowing as Sno-Cones were handed out all day at the 2012 LANL Employee Picnic. Photo by Salvador Zapien/ladailypost.com Read More
Letter to the Editor: Open Letter from a Son of Los Alamos
My name is Chris Balibrera and I am a son of Los Alamos.
I’m writing because I started a hunger strike July 16 in Los Alamos, the intention of which is to open a conversation about the possibility of transforming LANL into a beacon of hope and inspiration for the rest of the world.
I grew up here, from ’67 to ’81. My father, Mario, was then a film documentarian for the Lab and we had famous physicists over for dinner quite regularly. (Teller once said to me in his thick Hungarian accent, “Ze only prohblem wit soccer iz, zere iz only one ball.”)
By the age of 8, I knew what the Atomic Age was and knew Los Alamos had Read More
Michelle Hall Receives 2012 Excellence in Geophysical Education Award
By Carol A. Clark
Local scientist Michelle Hall has received the 2012 American Geophysical Union Excellence in Geophysical Education Award.
The American Geophysical Union Excellence in Geophysical Education Award is the AGU’s top prize recognizing career accomplishment in education.
This award recognizes and honors Hall for her “sustained commitment to excellence in geophysical education. She is an educator who has had a major impact on geophysical education and has made a long-lasting, positive impact on geophysical education through her professional service. Hall has distinguished Read More
Bradbury Science Museum Gets Martian Fever
Artist’s conception of the Curiosity rover on Mars. Courtesy/LANL
LANL News:
- Public invited to Curiosity rover landing party Sunday night at new Mars exhibit
Curious about Curiosity, the SUV-sized rover scheduled to touch down on Mars on Sunday? Then come to an opening party for a new exhibit this Sunday at the Bradbury Science Museum at 15th Street and Central Avenue in downtown Los Alamos.
The public is invited to the special opening reception at 10 p.m. Sunday Aug. 5 to celebrate Los Alamos National Laboratory technologies aboard the six-wheeled mobile science laboratory.
The Curiosity Read More