{"id":7597,"date":"2009-12-22T11:26:15","date_gmt":"2009-12-22T19:26:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.bradblog.com\/?p=7597"},"modified":"2009-12-22T11:34:36","modified_gmt":"2009-12-22T19:34:36","slug":"green-news-report-december-22-2009","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bradblog.com\/?p=7597","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;Green News Report&#8217; &#8211; December 22, 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_NoPlanetB.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>  Copenhagen Wrap-up: After high stakes diplomacy and high comedy, the U.N. conference ends with something resembling an agreement &#8212; but is the glass <em>half-full<\/em>, or <em>half-empty<\/em>? &#8230; <em>PLUS<\/em>:  Was she lying then, or is she lying now?  Sarah Palin was <em>for<\/em> action on climate change <em>before<\/em> she was against it &#8230; All that and more in today&#8217;s Green News Report!<\/p>\n<p>Got comments, tips, love letters, hate mail?  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\">Listen online here, or <a href=\"https:\/\/bradblog.com\/audio\/greennews\/GNR_122209.mp3\"><i>Download MP3<\/a> (6 mins)&#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_122209.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=7597\" onClick=\"javascript:this.select();\" onChange=\"javascript:this.value='https:\/\/bradblog.com\/?p=7597\" \/><\/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;December 22, 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_122209.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_122209.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=7597&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>:  In Industrial Thailand, Health and Business Concerns Collide; NASA satellites show California&#8217;s water problems worse than previously thought;  Toxic legacy: public schools built on contaminated land; NASA, Google offer more precise emissions tracking; Acid oceans: the &#8216;evil twin&#8217; of climate change; Climate activist youth groups: &#8216;There will be no decisions about us, without us&#8217; &#8230;. <em>PLUS<\/em>:  CBO Stunner: Kerry-Boxer Clean Energy Jobs and American Power Act cuts the deficit &#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><strong>COP15: COPENHAGEN WRAP-UP:<\/strong><\/li>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2009\/12\/20\/science\/earth\/20climate.html?_r=1&#038;hp=&#038;pagewanted=all\"><strong>U.N. Climate Talks &#8216;Take Note&#8217; of Accord Backed by U.S.<\/strong><\/a> (NY Times)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/motherjones.com\/politics\/2009\/12\/copenhagen-decoded\"><strong>Copenhagen Decoded: What Obama&#8217;s eleventh-hour climate accord really means.<\/strong><\/a> (Kate Sheppard, Mother Jones)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/wp-dyn\/content\/article\/2009\/12\/18\/AR2009121800637_pf.html\"><strong>Climate deal falls short of key goals<\/strong><\/a>: Obama helps broker a climate deal with a group of leading nations that provides for monitoring emission cuts by each country but sets no global target for cutting greenhouse gases, and no deadline for reaching a formal international climate treaty. The deal falls far short of many countries&#8217; expectations for the summit and<br \/>\nleaves a comprehensive battle plan for climate change potentially years away. (Washington Post)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/en.cop15.dk\/news\/view+news?newsid=3073\"><strong>UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon: An essential beginning<\/strong><\/a>: UN climate chief Yvo de Boer: &#8220;The challenge is now to turn what we have agreed politically in Copenhagen into something real, measurable and verifiable.&#8221;\u009d (UNFCCC)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/graphics8.nytimes.com\/packages\/pdf\/science\/19copenhagen.pdf\"><strong>Text of the Copenhagen Accord<\/strong><\/a> [<em>.pdf<\/em>] (NY Times)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/in.reuters.com\/article\/worldNews\/idINIndia-44854520091219?sp=true\"><strong>FACTBOX &#8211; Main points of the Copenhagen Accord<\/strong><\/a> (Reuters)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.google.com\/hostednews\/ap\/article\/ALeqM5ge2OqwkoIhobJajPjIvUmAToARJgD9CMLVD00\"><strong>Obama raced clock, chaos, comedy for climate deal<\/strong><\/a> (AP):\n<div class=\"mediagreen\"><strong>It was almost unthinkable. The president of the United States walked into a meeting of fellow world leaders and there wasn&#8217;t a chair for him, a sure sign he was not expected, maybe not even wanted.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Barack Obama didn&#8217;t pause, however. &#8220;I&#8217;m going to sit by my friend Lula,&#8221; he said, moving toward Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva.<\/p><\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/dotearth.blogs.nytimes.com\/2009\/12\/19\/scenes-from-a-climate-floor-fight\/#more-12495\"><strong>Scenes From a Climate Floor Fight<\/strong><\/a> (Dot Earth)<\/li>\n<li>Ed Miliband, UK Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, and Delegate to the UNFCCC:<a href=\"http:\/\/www.guardian.co.uk\/commentisfree\/2009\/dec\/20\/copenhagen-climate-change-accord\"><strong>The road from Copenhagen: The talks were chaotic, at times farcical. But in the accord there were real gains we can build upon<\/strong><\/a> (Guardian UK)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/livingstories.googlelabs.com\/lsps\/climatechange#OVERVIEW:false,false,false,n,n,n:null;\"><strong>Interactive: The Politics of Global Warming<\/strong><\/a> (Google\/NY Times)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<li><strong>Climate scientists Warn Current Agreement Will Not Be Enough:<\/strong><\/li>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.sei-international.org\/?p=publications&#038;task=view&#038;pid=1349\"><strong>A Copenhagen Prognosis: towards a safe climate future<\/strong><br \/>\n<\/a>: This report presents a concise diagnosis of the state of the bioshpere and observed trends and offers a treatment plan that is consistent with a 2\u00b0C warming threshold, equity and economic development. (Stockholm Environment Institute)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/dotearth.blogs.nytimes.com\/2009\/12\/17\/heat-over-a-leaked-un-warming-analysis\/\"><strong>Heat Over a Leaked U.N. Warming Analysis<\/strong><br \/>\n<\/a> (Dot Earth)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.grist.org\/article\/2009-12-18-what-to-make-of-second-leaked-Un-document-and-its-sanctioning\"><strong>Panel of Smarties, Take 6: What to make of second leaked U.N. doc and its sanctioned 3C rise in global temp?<\/strong><\/a> (Grist)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.easterbrook.ca\/steve\/?p=1121\"><strong>American Geophysical Union Annual Conference Day 2: The role of CO2 in the earth&#8217;s history<\/strong><\/a> (Serendipity blog)\n<li><\/ul>\n<li><strong>Analysis and Mixed Reactions to &#8220;The Copenhagen Accord&#8221;:<\/strong><\/li>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thedailybeast.com\/blogs-and-stories\/2009-12-19\/talk-about-a-climate-catastrophe\/\"><strong>Talk About a Climate Catastrophe:<\/strong><\/a> The deal Obama brought home from Copenhagen wasn&#8217;t just weak&#8221;\u201dit wasn&#8217;t even really a deal. David Roberts on what went wrong&#8221;\u201dand what Obama has to do next. (David Roberts, The Daily Beast):\n<div class=\"mediagreen\">It achieved only the barest of Obama&#8217;s aims: one, to draw the major emitters among the developing nations&#8221;\u201dChina, India, and Brazil&#8221;\u201dinto a process that would yield concrete commitments on their part, and two, to get funding flowing from developed countries to developing countries to aid their efforts to deal with climate change. <\/p>\n<p>The idea was to pull big emitters into a political agreement that would, at next year&#8217;s COP16 in Mexico City, become a legally binding treaty. Obama adopted this two-step process after it became clear that a full treaty simply wasn&#8217;t in the offing this year; he wanted something that could be operational immediately and serve to build trust in the intervening months.<\/p><\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.grist.org\/article\/the-copenhagen-accord\/\"><strong>Breakdown or Breakthrough?: The Copenhagen Accord<\/strong><\/a> (Grist)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.guardian.co.uk\/environment\/2009\/dec\/19\/copenhagen-reaction-delegates-speak\"><strong>Copenhagen reaction: delegates speak<\/strong><\/a>: The &#8220;first steps towards a low-carbon future&#8221; or a &#8220;toothless declaration&#8221;? Politicians and campaigners give their response to the deal (Guardian UK)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.grist.org\/article\/late-night-agreement-not-accepted-by-all-parties-at-copenhagen-climate-conf\/\"><strong>Climate deal not accepted by all, but Copenhagen conference makes it &#8216;operational&#8217;<\/strong><\/a> (Grist)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.tnr.com\/blog\/the-vine\/the-copenhagen-deal-disaster-or-decent-first-step\"><strong>Was Copenhagen A Disaster Or Decent First Step?<\/strong><\/a> (The New Republic)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/motherjones.com\/blue-marble\/2009\/12\/copenhagen-obama-guts-progressive-values\"><strong>Bill McKibben: Obama Guts Progressive Values<\/strong><\/a> (Mother Jones)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/climateprogress.org\/2009\/12\/19\/obama-hits-the-reset-button-on-the-foundations-of-international-climate-agreements\/\"><strong>Obama Hits the Reset Button on the Foundations of International Climate Agreements<\/strong><\/a>: A move away from developed vs. developing countries to major emitters and everyone else. But there is still a lot of work to be done and a question remains whether this is the right forum for a climate agreement. (Climate Progress)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.tnr.com\/blog\/the-vine\/did-obama-sidestep-the-un-copenhagen\"><strong>Did Obama Really Sidestep The U.N. At Copenhagen?<\/strong><\/a> (The New Republic)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/belfercenter.ksg.harvard.edu\/analysis\/stavins\/?p=464\"><strong>What Hath Copenhagen Wrought? A Preliminary Assessment of the Copenhagen Accord<\/strong><\/a> (Harvard Environmental Economics Blog)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/climateprogress.org\/2009\/12\/20\/copenhagen-accord-boosts-senate-bipartisan-clean-energy-jobs-and-global-warming-bill\/\"><strong>Why the newly inked Copenhagen Accord boosts the odds for Senate passage of bipartisan climate and clean energy jobs legislation<\/strong><\/a> (Climate Progress)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2009\/12\/21\/opinion\/21mon1.html?_r=1\"><strong>OP-ED: Copenhagen, and Beyond<\/strong><\/a> (NY Times)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<li><strong>Palin&#8217;s Flip-floppery on Climate Science:<\/strong><\/li>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/bradblog.com\/?p=7580\"><strong>Palin&#8217;s Flip-Floppery on Global Warming: Was She Lying Then or Lying Now?<\/strong><\/a> (BRAD BLOG)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/wp-dyn\/content\/article\/2009\/12\/14\/AR2009121402712.html\"><strong>Eugene Robinson: Palin&#8217;s own &#8216;Climate-gate&#8217;<\/strong><\/a> (Washington Post)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/rawstory.com\/2009\/12\/palin-contradicts-illegible-tweets-climate-change\/\"><strong>Palin contradicts herself with illegible climate tweets<\/strong><\/a> (Raw Story)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com\/2009\/12\/19\/palin-continues-to-blast-climate-change-believers\/\"><strong>Palin continues to blast climate change believers<\/strong><\/a> (CNN)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\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> <\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2009\/12\/19\/world\/asia\/19thai.html?_r=1&#038;hpw\"><strong>In Industrial Thailand, Health and Business Concerns Collide<\/strong><\/a> (NY Times)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.sciencedaily.com\/releases\/2009\/12\/091214152022.htm\"><strong>California&#8217;s Troubled Waters: Satellite-Based Findings Reveal Significant Groundwater Loss in Central Valley<\/strong><\/a> (Science Daily):\n<div class=\"mediagreen\">New space observations reveal that since October 2003, the aquifers for California&#8217;s primary agricultural region &#8212; the Central Valley &#8212; and its major mountain water source &#8212; the Sierra Nevada &#8212; have lost nearly enough water combined to fill Lake Mead, America&#8217;s largest reservoir. The findings, based on satellite data, reflect California&#8217;s extended drought and increased pumping of groundwater for human uses such as irrigation.<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.google.com\/hostednews\/ap\/article\/ALeqM5gpRL2UV7W4-_z4QxerinyNokbq4gD9CL6AHG0\"><strong>NASA, Google offer more precise emissions tracking<\/strong><\/a> (AP)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.southcoasttoday.com\/apps\/pbcs.dll\/article?AID=\/20091220\/NEWS\/912200322\/-1\/NEWS06\"><strong>Toxic legacy: Dreams dashed on contaminated land; Examining the old Parker Street dump<\/strong><\/a> (South Coast NJ<br \/>\nToday)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/wp-dyn\/content\/article\/2009\/12\/18\/AR2009121800829.html\"><strong>Acid oceans: the &#8216;evil twin&#8217; of climate change<\/strong><\/a> (Washington Post)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.politico.com\/news\/stories\/1209\/30770.html\"><strong>WV Senator Robert Byrd&#8217;s coal comments rock &#8230; West Virginia<\/strong><\/a> (Politico)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.grist.org\/article\/2009-12-19-peruvian-youth-copenhagen-climate\/\"><strong>Climate activist youth groups: &#8216;There will be no decisions about us, without us&#8217; <\/strong><\/a> (Grist)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/climateprogress.org\/2009\/12\/17\/deficit-stunner-cbo-finds-kerry-boxer-clean-energy-jobs-and-american-power-act-cuts-the-deficit\/?utm_source=feedburner&#038;utm_medium=feed&#038;utm_campaign=Feed%3A+climateprogress%2FlCrX+%28Climate+Progress%29&#038;utm_content=Twitter\"><strong>CBO Stunner: Kerry-Boxer Clean Energy Jobs and American Power Act cuts the deficit<\/strong><\/a> (Climate Progress)<\/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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