{"id":7201,"date":"2009-06-04T11:49:13","date_gmt":"2009-06-04T18:49:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.bradblog.com\/?p=7201"},"modified":"2009-06-04T13:08:30","modified_gmt":"2009-06-04T20:08:30","slug":"green-news-report-june-42009","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bradblog.com\/?p=7201","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;Green News Report&#8217; &#8211; June 4,2009"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"text-align:center; background-color:#f3fdf4; padding:10px 5px 4px 5px; line-height:20px; background-image:url('\/Images\/GradientDarkGreen_headline.jpg'); background-repeat:repeat-y;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/GreenNews.BradBlog.com\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/bradblog.com\/Images\/GNR_MountainTopRemoval.jpg\" style=\"display:block; margin:10px auto;\" \/><\/a><span style=\"font-size: 12px;\"><i>Follow and stream @GreenNewsReport!&#8230;<\/i><\/span><br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/GreenNewsReport.bsky.social\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/BradBlog.com\/Images\/Bluesky-icon24.png\" width=\"24px\" hspace=\"6\" vspace=\"2\" border=\"0\"><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/GreenNewsReport\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/BradBlog.com\/Images\/Twitter-icon24.png\" width=\"24px\" hspace=\"6\" vspace=\"2\" border=\"0\"><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/GreenNewsReport\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/BradBlog.com\/Images\/Facebook-icon24.png\" width=\"24px\" hspace=\"6\" vspace=\"2\" border=\"0\"><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/journa.host\/@GreenNewsReport\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/BradBlog.com\/Images\/Mastodon-icon24.png\" width=\"24px\" hspace=\"6\" vspace=\"2\" border=\"0\"><\/a><br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/green-news-report-w-brad-friedman\/id788236916\"><img decoding=\"async\" width='100px' hspace=\"2\" vspace=\"1\" border=\"0\" alt='Listen on Apple Podcasts' src=\"https:\/\/bradblog.com\/Images\/itunes-listen-on-apple-podcast-logo-png.png\"><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pandora.com\/podcast\/green-news-report-w-brad-friedman-desi-doyen\/PC:1000011151\"><img width='100px' hspace=\"2\" vspace=\"1\" border=\"0\" alt='Listen on Pandora' src='https:\/\/bradblog.com\/Images\/Listen-On-Pandora-badge.png'><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.iheart.com\/podcast\/256-green-news-report-w-brad-f-30973644\/\"><img width='100px' hspace=\"2\" vspace=\"1\" border=\"0\" alt='Listen on iHeart' src='https:\/\/bradblog.com\/Images\/Listen-On-IHeartRadio.png'><\/a><br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Green-News-Report-Friedman-Doyen\/dp\/B08JJRX3TP\"><img decoding=\"async\" width='100px' hspace=\"2\" vspace=\"1\" border=\"0\" alt='Listen on Amazon Music' src=\"https:\/\/bradblog.com\/Images\/AmazonMusic-badge_690.png\"><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/tunein.com\/radio\/Green-News-Report-p477566\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" width='100px' hspace=\"2\" vspace=\"1\" border=\"0\" alt='Listen on TuneIn' src=\"https:\/\/bradblog.com\/Images\/ListenOnTuneIn.png\"><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/bradblog.com\/podcastgen\/GNR\/feed.xml\"><img decoding=\"async\" width='100px' hspace=\"2\" vspace=\"1\" border=\"0\" alt='RSS\/XML Feed' src=\"https:\/\/bradblog.com\/Images\/RSS-XML-Feed.png\"><\/a><br \/><span style=\"font-size:12px; display:block; margin-bottom:0; padding-bottom:0;\"><i>(Or use &#8220;Click here to listen&#8230;&#8221; link below.)<\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<p><strong>IN TODAY&#8217;S AUDIO REPORT:<\/strong>  Obama moves mountains &#8212; unfortunately; Coal state Democrats heart coal; Chemical industry hearts BPA; <em>PLUS<\/em>: Big Bellies now in Philly! &#8230;. All that and more in today&#8217;s Green News Report!<\/p>\n<p>Got comments, tips, love letters, hate mail, billions in funding for the coal industry?  Drop us a line at <a href=\"mailto:GreenNews@BradBlog.com\">GreenNews@BradBlog.com<\/a> or right here at the comments link below. All GNRs are always archived at <a href=\"https:\/\/GreenNews.BradBlog.com\">GreenNews.BradBlog.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div class=\"mediagreen\"><a href=\"https:\/\/bradblog.com\/audio\/greennews\/GNR_060409.mp3\"><i>Download MP3<\/a> (6 mins), or listen online here&#8230;<\/i><script language=\"JavaScript\" src=\"https:\/\/bradblog.com\/audio\/greennews\/audio-player.js\"><\/script><object type=\"application\/x-shockwave-flash\" data=\"https:\/\/bradblog.com\/audio\/greennews\/player.swf\" id=\"audioplayer1\" height=\"24\" width=\"290\"><param name=\"movie\" value=\"https:\/\/bradblog.com\/audio\/greennews\/player.swf\"><param name=\"FlashVars\" value=\"playerID=1&amp;bg=0xf8f8f8&amp;leftbg=0x5ADA04&amp;lefticon=0x666666&amp;rightbg=0x2F7B02&amp;rightbghover=0xD4F907&amp;righticon=0xFFFF7C&amp;righticonhover=0x2F7B02&amp;text=0x07400B&amp;slider=0x2F42F7&amp;track=0xFFFFFF&amp;border=0x666666&amp;loader=0xD4F907&amp;loop=no&amp;autostart=no&amp;soundFile=https:\/\/bradblog.com\/audio\/greennews\/GNR_060409.mp3\"><param name=\"quality\" value=\"high\"><param name=\"menu\" value=\"false\"><param name=\"wmode\" value=\"transparent\"><\/object><\/p>\n<table style=\"font-family: verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10px; line-height: 13px;\">\n<tr>\n<td>\nLink:<\/td>\n<td><input style=\"font-family: verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10px;\" size=\"45\" value=\"https:\/\/bradblog.com\/?p=7201\" onClick=\"javascript:this.select();\" onChange=\"javascript:this.value='https:\/\/bradblog.com\/?p=7201'\" \/><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Embed:<\/td>\n<td><input style=\"font-family: verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10px;\" size=\"45\" value=\"&lt;div style=&quot;margin-top:15px;margin-bottom:15px; background: url('https:\/\/bradblog.com\/Images\/GNR_EmbedGraphic.png') top left no-repeat;width:400px;height:120px;&quot;&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;padding-left:80px;padding-top:5px;font-family:times new roman, times, serif;font-size:12px;&quot;&gt;&lt;b&gt;'Green News Report' w\/ Brad Friedman &#038; Desi Doyen&lt;\/b&gt;&lt;br \/&gt;&lt;i&gt;June 4, 2009&lt;\/i&gt;&lt;br \/&gt;&lt;br \/&gt;&lt;embed src=&quot;https:\/\/bradblog.com\/audio\/greennews\/player.swf&quot;  height=&quot;24&quot; 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Judge orders Duke Energy to shut down Indiana coal plant; Landowners: get paid for doing nothing!; &#8220;Green bank&#8221; could provide green lending if Congress approves; PLUS: Endangered Right whales get right-of-way protection in Boston Harbor&#8230; See below for more Green News!<\/p>\n<p><i><b>Info\/links on those stories and all the ones we talked about on today&#8217;s episode follow below&#8230;<\/b><\/i><\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.latimes.com\/news\/nationworld\/nation\/la-na-mountaintop-mining31-2009may31,0,7589633.story?track=rss\">Obama walks a fine line over mining<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.wvgazette.com\/coaltattoo\/2009\/05\/31\/mountaintop-removal-obama-walks-a-fine-line\/#more-725\">The Coal Tattoo Analysis: Mountaintop removal: Obama &#8216;walks a fine line&#8217;<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonindependent.com\/43861\/epa-mining-decisions-favor-coal-industry\">EPA Mining Decisions Favor Coal Industry<\/a>: Hundreds of Miles of Streams at Risk of Ruin<\/li>\n<li>Tennessee: <a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.knoxnews.com\/knx\/humphrey\/2009\/06\/bill-to-poison-state-streams-f.html\">Bill to &#8220;Poison&#8221; State Streams Falls One Vote Short<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/solveclimate.com\/blog\/20090602\/climate-bill-earmarks-500m-clean-coal-admin-expenses\">Climate Bill Earmarks $500M for Clean Coal &#8216;Admin Expenses&#8217;<\/a>\n<div class=\"mediagreen\">&#8220;This is every industry&#8217;s dream &#8220;\u201c to have the proceeds of a monopoly tax dedicated entirely to your interests,&#8221; said Dan Greenwood, a professor of corporate finance and law at Hofstra University&#8217;s School of Law. &#8220;The money doesn&#8217;t need to be re-appropriated every year, all of it is dedicated to your industry, and your industry gets to decide on how the money is allocated.&#8221;<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ilovemountains.org\/resources\">Learn more about mountaintop removal coal mining<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.styleweekly.com\/ME2\/dirmod.asp?sid=&#038;nm=&#038;type=Publishing&#038;mod=Publications%3A%3AArticle&#038;mid=8F3A7027421841978F18BE895F87F791&#038;tier=4&#038;id=1A983B598E58434D9AE65733495D82C7\">Coal Company Focus:  &#8220;Massey&#8217;s Dark Side&#8221;<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/wp-dyn\/content\/article\/2009\/05\/30\/AR2009053002121.html\">Strategy Being Devised To Protect Use of BPA;<br \/>\nGroups Hope to Block Ban of Chemical<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"mediagreen\">Industry representatives weighed a range of ideas, including &#8220;using fear tactics [e.g. &#8220;Do you want to have access to baby food anymore?&#8221; as well as giving control back to consumers (e.g. you have a choice between the more expensive product that is frozen or fresh or foods packaged in cans) as ways to dissuade people from choosing BPA-free packaging,&#8221; the notes said.<\/p>\n<p>The attendees estimated it would cost $500,000 to craft a message for a public relations campaign, according to the notes. <strong>&#8220;Their &#8216;holy grail&#8217; spokesperson would be a &#8216;pregnant young mother who would be willing to speak around the country about the benefits of BPA,&#8217;<\/strong> &#8221; the notes said.<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.sej.org\/headlines\/fda-reviewing-decision-safety-bpa\">FDA Reviewing Decision on Safety of BPA<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.latimes.com\/news\/local\/la-me-baby-bottles3-2009jun03,0,6458278.story\">California Senate approves ban on BPA in plastics<\/a>: The bill now moves to the Assembly, where heavy opposition from manufacturers is expected. The chemical, bisphenol A, is common in baby bottles and is linked to developmental problems<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.philly.com\/philly\/news\/local\/20090501_New_city_trash_bins_are_smart__green-friendly.html\">New city trash bins are smart, green-friendly<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.bigbellysolar.com\/\">Big Belly Solar.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.phila.gov\/green\/greenworks\/index.html\">Philadelphia Greenworks Plan<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>&#8216;GREEN NEWS EXTRA&#8217;: More green news <em>not<\/em> covered in today&#8217;s audio report&#8230;<\/strong> See below!  <\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.grist.org\/article\/2009-05-19-natural-toilet-bowl-cleaner\">Which natural toilet-bowl cleaner wins with a flush?<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/gwire\/2009\/06\/01\/01greenwire-duke-ordered-to-close-coal-fired-units-at-ind-35951.html\">Duke ordered to close coal-fired units at Ind. plant<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.chicagotribune.com\/topic\/la-me-forests-carbon1-2009jun01,0,3134310.story?&#038;obref=obnetwork\">California forests hold one answer to climate change<\/a>: The state is a leader in setting up a program to offset heat-trapping emissions by investing in woodlands\n<div class=\"mediagreen\">How lush. How lovely. How lucrative.<\/p>\n<p>This 2,200-acre spread in Humboldt County does well by doing good. For the last four years, Van Eck&#8217;s foresters restricted logging, allowing trees to do what trees do: absorb carbon dioxide from the atmosphere. The conservation foundation that oversees the forest then calculated that carbon bonus and sold it for $2 million to individuals and companies trying to offset some 185,000 metric tons of their greenhouse gas emissions.<\/p><\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/tpmcafe.talkingpointsmemo.com\/2009\/06\/03\/congress_should_charter_the_green_bank\/?ref=fpblg\">Congress Should Charter the Green Bank<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/gwire\/2009\/05\/29\/29greenwire-noaa-shifts-mass-shipping-lanes-to-aid-right-w-72911.html\">NOAA shifts Mass. shipping lanes to aid right whales<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Follow and stream @GreenNewsReport!&#8230;(Or use &#8220;Click here to listen&#8230;&#8221; link below.) IN TODAY&#8217;S AUDIO REPORT: Obama moves mountains &#8212; unfortunately; Coal state Democrats heart coal; Chemical industry hearts BPA; PLUS: Big Bellies now in Philly! &#8230;. 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