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updated 10/19/2006 "GREEN" MANAGEMENT TEAM FORMS LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY TO BID FOR LIVERMORE LAB MANAGEMENT CONTRACT CONTACT: Tri-Valley CAREs, Tara Dorabji, (925) 443-7148
For immediate release, October 18, 2006 New " Livermore Lab GREEN, LLC" Pledges to Transform Troubled Nuclear
Tri-Valley CAREs (Communities Against a Radioactive Environment), New College of California, Nuclear Watch of New Mexico and WindMiller Energy have formed a new Limited Liability Company in order to comply with Department of Energy (DOE) guidelines for submitting a management bid for the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL). The Lab is presently managed by the Regents of the University of California (UC). "Our team has successfully filed articles of organization and other documents with the State of Calif. and has chosen the name 'Livermore Lab Green Renewable Energy and Environmental Nexus,' hereinafter to be called the 'Livermore Lab GREEN, LLC,' announced Marylia Kelley, Executive Director of the Livermore-based Tri-Valley CAREs. The Livermore Lab GREEN, LLC promises a "creative, forward-looking and feasible 'green' proposal to manage the Livermore Lab," according to Kelley. The team's management proposal will be submitted by the October 27, 2006 deadline and will be posted on the web. "Our innovative bid will promote world class science by transforming Livermore Lab from a nuclear weapons design facility into a center for civilian science," explained Tara Dorabji, Outreach Director for Tri-Valley CAREs, which has monitored Livermore Lab activities for 23 years. Explained Martin Hamilton, President of New College. "By bidding to manage Livermore Lab, we bid for a more sustainable future. The role of academic institutions in science should not be to create weapons of mass destruction, but rather to seek sustainable solutions for humankind." "Our bid will demonstrate how to increase transparency, improve safety for workers and communities, strengthen whistleblower protections, and provide incentives for bringing more civilian science to Livermore," vowed Kelley. Livermore Lab has been managed since 1952 by the University of California under a "no bid" contract. After repeated security and fiscal management scandals, DOE decided in April 2003 to open competition for the Livermore contract. Selection of the contractor is slated to occur in the winter of 2006. The current LLNL contract expires on September 30, 2007.
THE FOUR " LIVERMORE LAB GREEN, LLC" PARTNERS AT A GLANCE: Tri-Valley CAREs was founded in Livermore in 1983 to monitor activities in the DOE nuclear weapons complex, with a special focus on the nearby Lawrence Livermore Lab. The group's 4,800 members work to promote nuclear disarmament and nonproliferation, ensure cleanup of the Cold War legacy of radioactive and toxic pollution, safeguard the environment from further contamination, and enhance worker and public participation in decision-making. (www.trivalleycares.org) New College of California is committed to education in support of a just, sacred, and sustainable world. New College cherishes intellectual freedom, the search for social justice, respect for differences, and a belief in collective responsibility for the welfare of all people. (www.newcollege.edu) WindMiller Energy was begun in 1990 to promote and distribute wind and related energy technologies and information to small and mid-sized users. The company provides equipment and the technical details needed for user communities to maintain it optimally. Nuclear Watch of New Mexico provides information to the public on nuclear issues in the Southwest and encourages effective citizen involvement around these concerns. The group promotes environmental protection, safe disposal of radioactive wastes, and federal policy changes to curb the proliferation of nuclear weapons. (www.nukewatch.org) Marylia Kelley,
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