{"id":7642,"date":"2010-01-12T12:29:37","date_gmt":"2010-01-12T20:29:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.bradblog.com\/?p=7642"},"modified":"2010-01-13T16:20:30","modified_gmt":"2010-01-14T00:20:30","slug":"green-news-report-january-12-2010","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bradblog.com\/?p=7642","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;Green News Report&#8217; &#8211; January 12, 2010"},"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_SteveDoocy.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>  New initiative for green jobs in the U.S.; New initiative to boost fuel efficiency; New study says No to Mountaintop Removal; New film <em>Avatar<\/em> raises wingnut ire&#8230; <em>PLUS<\/em>:  Newsflash: It&#8217;s cold in winter! <strong> Somebody alert Fox &#8220;News&#8221;!<\/strong> &#8230; All that and more in today&#8217;s Green News Report!<\/p>\n<p>Got comments, tips, love letters, hate mail?  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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\">Listen online here, or <a href=\"https:\/\/bradblog.com\/audio\/greennews\/GNR_011210.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_011210.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=7642\" onClick=\"javascript:this.select();\" onChange=\"javascript:this.value='https:\/\/bradblog.com\/?p=7642\" \/><\/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;January 12, 2010&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_011210.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_011210.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=7642&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>:  Are pesticides to blame for mass die-offs?; Girding up for climate legislation battle in Senate; China leads global investment in clean technology; MN v. ND on CO2; Corporations boost jobs in sustainability; Coal company violated Clean Water Act 12,000 times &#8230;. <em>PLUS<\/em>:  Fast-food ick: Ammonia in your burger, E. coli in your fast-food soda! &#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>Alert the Media: It&#8217;s Cold in Winter! (But it doesn&#8217;t disprove global warming):<\/strong><\/li>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/mediamatters.org\/mmtv\/201001050006\"><strong>Doocy on cold weather: &#8220;That global warming thing is really kicking into high gear, isn&#8217;t it?&#8221;<\/strong><\/a> (Media Matters)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/news.yahoo.com\/s\/ap\/20100107\/ap_on_sc\/sci_big_chill\"><strong>Experts: Cold Snap Doesn&#8217;t Disprove Global Warming<\/strong><\/a>:<br \/>\nClimate experts say the extreme cold around the world doesn&#8217;t disprove global warming (AP)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.walesonline.co.uk\/news\/wales-news\/2010\/01\/12\/cold-snap-should-not-cast-any-doubt-on-global-warming-91466-25576477\/\"><strong>Cold snap &#8216;should not cast any doubt on global warming&#8217;<\/strong><\/a> (Wales Online)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.undispatch.com\/node\/9382\"><strong>Taking the Fringe to School<\/strong><\/a> (UN Dispatch)<\/li>\n<li>FLASHBACK: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.noaanews.noaa.gov\/stories2008\/20080619_climatereport.html\"><strong>NOAA: Scientific Assessment Captures Effects of a Changing Climate on Extreme Weather Events in North America<\/strong><\/a>: The report is based on scientific evidence that a warming world will be accompanied by changes in the intensity, duration, frequency, and geographic extent of weather and climate extremes. (National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration, June 2008)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<li><strong>Meanwhile: It Ain&#8217;t Cold Everywhere:<\/strong><\/li>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.bloomberg.com\/apps\/news?pid=20601082&#038;sid=a2Y1MkodYMB4\"><strong>CANADA: Warm Weather, Rain Hamper Snow Making at Olympic Venues<\/strong><\/a> (Bloomberg)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<li><strong>Obama Administration Announces Clean Energy and Fuel Efficiency Funding:<\/strong><\/li>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.whitehouse.gov\/the-press-office\/remarks-president-jobs-and-clean-energy-investments\"><strong>Remarks by the President on Jobs and Clean Energy Investments<\/strong><\/a> (The White House) [<em>emphasis added<\/em>]:\n<div class=\"mediagreen\"><strong>Competition is what fuels innovation.  But I don&#8217;t want America to lose that competition.  I don&#8217;t want the industries that yield the jobs of tomorrow to be built overseas. I don&#8217;t want the technology that will transform the way we use energy to be invented abroad. <\/strong> I want the United States of America to be what it has always been &#8212; and that is a leader &#8212; the leader when it comes to a clean energy future.<\/p>\n<p>And that&#8217;s exactly what this clean energy manufacturing initiative will help us do.  It will help close the clean energy gap that&#8217;s grown between America and other nations.<strong><\/p>\n<p>Through this initiative, we&#8217;re awarding $2.3 billion in tax credits for American manufacturers of clean energy technologies &#8212; companies that build wind turbines, and produce solar panels, and assemble cutting edge batteries.<\/strong>  <\/p>\n<p>The initiative we&#8217;re outlining today will likely generate 17,000 jobs, and the roughly $5 billion more that we&#8217;ll leverage in the private sector investments could help create tens of thousands of additional jobs.<\/p><\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/greeninc.blogs.nytimes.com\/2010\/01\/12\/energy-department-awards-187-million-for-development-of-efficient-cars-and-trucks\/\"><strong>Energy Department Awards $187 Million for Development of Efficient Cars and Trucks<\/strong><\/a><\/ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.latimes.com\/entertainment\/news\/la-et-bigpicture5-2010jan05,0,5932910.story\"><strong>&#8216;Avatar&#8217; arouses conservatives&#8217; ire<\/strong><\/a>: Conservatives are blind to the 3-D blockbuster&#8217;s charms (LA Times)<\/li>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.treehugger.com\/files\/2010\/01\/avatar-conservative-backlash-environment.php\"><strong>Conservative Blogger Unveils Secret Environmentalist AVATAR Plot to Make People Care About Others<\/strong><\/a> (Treehugger)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.greenisthenewred.com\/blog\/avatar-recruiting-eco-terrorists\/2460\/\"><strong>Avatar Labeled &#8220;Recruiting Film for Eco-terrorists&#8221;\u009d<\/strong><\/a>: The usual corporate cheerleaders have been warning audiences that Avatar is actually pushing a radical environmentalist message, because the Na&#8217;vi are, um, defending their utopian planet against <em>complete annihilation<\/em>.  (Green Is the New Red)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.wvgazette.com\/coaltattoo\/2010\/01\/07\/bombshell-study-mtr-impacts-pervasive-and-irreversible\/\"><strong>Bombshell study: MTR impacts &#8216;pervasive and irreversible&#8217;<\/strong><\/a> (Coal Tattoo)<\/li>\n<ul>\n<li>READ THE STUDY: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.sciencemag.org\/cgi\/content\/summary\/327\/5962\/148\"><strong>Mountaintop Mining Consequences<\/strong><\/a> (Science) [<em>emphasis added<\/em>]:\n<div class=\"mediagreen\">Abstract:  <strong>&#8220;Mining permits are being issued despite the preponderance of scientific evidence that impacts are pervasive and irreversible and that mitigation cannot compensate for the losses.&#8221;\u009d<\/strong><\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.treehugger.com\/files\/2010\/01\/scientists-say-mountaintop-removal-mining-should-be-banned.php\"><strong>Scientists Say Mountaintop Removal Mining Should Be Banned &#8211; No Remediation Ever Enough<\/strong><\/a> (Treehugger)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/climateprogress.org\/2010\/01\/07\/science-clean-coal-mountaintop-mining-removal\/?utm_source=feedburner&#038;utm_medium=feed&#038;utm_campaign=Feed%3A+climateprogress%2FlCrX+%28Climate+Progress%29&#038;utm_content=Twitter\"><strong>Science bombshell explodes myth of clean coal<\/strong>:<\/a> Mountaintop &#8220;mining permits are being issued despite the preponderance of scientific evidence that impacts are pervasive and irreversible and that mitigation cannot compensate for losses.&#8221;\u009d<\/li>\n<li>FLASHBACK: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/stories\/2004\/04\/01\/60minutes\/main609889.shtml\"><strong>COAL: Did Bush Administration Cover Up Environmental Disaster?<\/strong><\/a> (CBS, April 2004)<\/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.e360.yale.edu\/content\/feature.msp?id=2228\"><strong>Behind Mass Die-Offs, Pesticides Lurk as Culprit<\/strong><\/a> (Yale 360)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.grist.org\/article\/2010-01-11-china-powers-global-green-tech-revolution\/\"><strong>China powers the global green tech revolution<\/strong><\/a> (Grist)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/gwire\/2010\/01\/08\/08greenwire-both-sides-gird-for-bruising-senate-debate-ove-16842.html\"><strong>Both Sides Gird for Bruising Senate Debate Over EPA Amendment <\/strong><\/a> (Greenwire)<\/li>\n<li>Minnesota v. 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(LA Times)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.reallyseriously.org\/2010\/01\/climate-deniers-coal-company-violated.html\"><strong>Climate Denier&#8217;s Coal Company Violated Clean Water Act 12,000 Times (No Exaggeration)<\/strong><\/a> (League of Conservation Voters)\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/abcnews.go.com\/Business\/wireStory?id=9533717\"><strong>Environmental Groups Threaten to Sue Massey Energy<\/strong>: <\/a><br \/>\nSierra Club, other environmental groups threaten to sue Massey Energy over alleged pollution (ABC)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.grist.org\/article\/2009-12-31-meat-wagon-ammonia-burger\/\"><strong>Ammonia-treated burgers, tainted with E. coli!<\/strong><\/a> (Grist)<\/li>\n<li>E. 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