{"id":7318,"date":"2009-07-23T12:51:33","date_gmt":"2009-07-23T19:51:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.bradblog.com\/?p=7318"},"modified":"2026-04-12T04:18:31","modified_gmt":"2026-04-12T11:18:31","slug":"green-news-report-july-23-2009","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bradblog.com\/?p=7318","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;Green News Report&#8217; &#8211; July 23, 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_Shark.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>  Honey, I shrunk the fish!; Off-shore drilling vs. California&#8217;s budget; &#8220;Clean coal&#8221; vs. reality; Tourism vs. Safety in Missouri&#8230;. <em>PLUS:<\/em> Onion Power! &#8230; All that and more in today&#8217;s Green News Report!<\/p>\n<p>Got comments, tips, love letters, hate mail, onion juice?  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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_072309.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_072309.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=7318\" onClick=\"javascript:this.select();\" onChange=\"javascript:this.value='https:\/\/bradblog.com\/?p=7318\" \/><\/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;July 23, 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; width=&quot;300&quot; type=&quot;application\/x-shockwave-flash&quot;  pluginspage=&quot;http:\/\/www.macromedia.com\/go\/getflashplayer&quot;  flashvars=&quot;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_072309.mp3&quot; scale=&quot;showall&quot; name=&quot;index&quot; \/&gt;&lt;br \/&gt;Click to listen (or &lt;a href=&quot;https:\/\/bradblog.com\/audio\/greennews\/GNR_072309.mp3&quot;&gt;download&lt;\/a&gt;)&lt;br \/&gt;&lt;i&gt;More info on today's report &lt;a href=&quot;https:\/\/bradblog.com\/?p=7318&quot;&gt;here...&lt;\/a&gt;&lt;\/i&gt;&lt;\/div&gt;&lt;\/div&gt;\" onClick=\"javascript:this.select();\" onChange=\"javascript:this.value=''\" \/><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<p><strong>IN &#8216;GREEN NEWS EXTRA&#8217;<\/strong> (<em>links below<\/em>):  Greening the U.S. Army; AT&#038;T to save millions by switching to LEDs; Battery technology for cars juiced to take off&#8230; <em>PLUS<\/em>: Clinton, Indian Minister Clash Over Emissions Reduction Pact&#8230;<\/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:\/\/news.yahoo.com\/s\/afp\/20090720\/sc_afp\/scienceusfranceclimatewarmingfish\"><strong>Fish are shrinking in response to global warming: study<\/strong><\/a> (AFP)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.triplepundit.com\/pages\/climate-change-marine-life.php\"><strong>While the Oceans Gently Weep: Climate Change &#038; Marine Life<\/strong><\/a> (Triple Pundit.com)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.economist.com\/world\/international\/displaystory.cfm?story_id=14070803&#038;fsrc=rss\"><strong>So long, and thanks for all the fish<\/strong><\/a> (The Economist)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.sacbee.com\/827\/story\/2045440.html?storylink=lingospot_related_articles\"><strong>Calif. budget plan includes new offshore oil<\/strong><\/a> (Sacramento Bee)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.mercurynews.com\/centralcoast\/ci_12898006?nclick_check=1\"><strong>State plan for Santa Barbara oil drilling could set precedent for entire coast<\/strong><\/a> (San Jose Mercury News)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.latimes.com\/business\/la-fi-onions-fuel17-2009jul17,0,5226835.story\"><strong>Onions produce tears and energy at an Oxnard plant<\/strong><\/a>: A farming company uses juice from the vegetable to run a fuel cell. It&#8217;s one of a growing number of businesses that use their waste to produce electricity (LA Times)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.reuters.com\/article\/gwmSmallBusiness\/idUS376641850320090717\"><strong>Onion Power: Tops, Tails and Skins Become Electricity<\/strong><\/a> (Reuters)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.kansascity.com\/115\/story\/1331739.html\"><strong>Missouri to investigate why lake contamination data were kept secret<\/strong><\/a> (Kansas City Star)<\/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:\/\/online.wsj.com\/article\/SB124811157068565825.html#articleTabs%3Darticle\"><strong>Army Contracts to Study Its &#8216;Carbon Bootprint&#8217;<\/strong><\/a> (Wall St. Journal)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.greenbiz.com\/news\/2009\/07\/23\/army-carbon-bootprint\"><strong>U.S. Army Widens Effort to Track its Carbon &#8216;Bootprint&#8217;<\/strong><\/a> (Climatebiz.com)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.greenbiz.com\/news\/2009\/07\/17\/att-led-switch\"><strong>AT&#038;T to Switch to 2.6M LEDs in Signage, Save Millions<\/strong><\/a> (Greenbiz.com)\n<li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.newscientist.com\/article\/mg20327171.500-electric-cars-juiced-up-and-ready-to-go.html?full=true\"><strong>Electric cars: Juiced up and ready to go<\/strong><\/a> (New Scientist)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/wp-dyn\/content\/article\/2009\/07\/19\/AR2009071900705.html\"><strong>Clinton, Indian Minister Clash Over Emissions Reduction Pact<\/strong><\/a> (Washington Post)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.alertnet.org\/thenews\/newsdesk\/LM525876.htm\"><strong>U.S. top greenhouse gas emitter, counting imports<\/strong><\/a> (Reuters) <em>[emphasis added]<\/em>:\n<div class=\"mediagreen\">But <strong>adjusting emissions according to the country where consumers of goods live swells emissions by developed nations<\/strong>, said Glen Peters, a researcher at the Center for International Climate and Environment Research in Oslo (CICERO).<br \/>\n&#8230;<br \/>\nThe study found that <strong>consumers in each country tended to have a bigger carbon footprint the richer they got<\/strong>, a depressing finding for governments trying to rein in emissions while promoting economic growth.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Once you&#8217;ve bought your food and paid for your house what you do with your money is luxury consumption &#8212; buying a second car, a CD player,&#8221; Peters said. <strong>&#8220;The more money you earn the more emissions you have.&#8221;<\/strong><\/div>\n<\/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.) 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