{"id":7660,"date":"2010-01-21T14:08:09","date_gmt":"2010-01-21T22:08:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.bradblog.com\/?p=7660"},"modified":"2010-01-21T15:02:27","modified_gmt":"2010-01-21T23:02:27","slug":"green-news-report-january-21-2010","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bradblog.com\/?p=7660","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;Green News Report&#8217; &#8211; January 21, 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_StacksOfDollarBillsMoney.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>  Scientists&#8217; Himalayan glaciers mistake is more fodder for climate change deniers; FDA aims at BPA &#8212; but <em>powerless<\/em> to do anything about it &#8230; <em>PLUS<\/em>:  Climate legislation, Scott Brown, the GOP&#8217;s 49-51 <i>majority<\/i>, the Supreme Court and LOTS and LOTS of corporate money&#8230; All that and more in today&#8217;s Green News Report!<\/p>\n<p>Got comments, tips, love letters, hate mail, billions in corporate campaign cash?  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Um, yeah.<\/strong><\/li>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/views.washingtonpost.com\/climate-change\/post-carbon\/2010\/01\/glacier_melt_mistake.html\"><strong>A glacier melt mistake<\/strong><\/a> (Washington Post)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ucsusa.org\/news\/press_release\/factcheck-ipcc-glaciers-pauchari-0336.html\"><strong>Factcheck: Contrarians Attack IPCC Over Glacier Findings, But Glaciers are Still Melting<\/strong><\/a> (Union of Concerned Scientists) [<em>emphasis added<\/em>]:\n<div class=\"mediagreen\">The claim was part of the full review of climate science and impacts provided in the dense, 3,000-page report, but was not mentioned in its highly visible summaries for policymakers.<br \/>\n&#8230;<br \/>\n<strong>What should not get lost in this manufactured controversy is the fact that glaciers around the world are melting rapidly.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>A 2005 global survey of 442 glaciers from the World Glacier Monitoring Service found that only 26 were advancing, 18 were stationary, and 398 were retreating. <strong>In other words, 90 percent of the world&#8217;s glaciers are shrinking as the planet warms.<\/strong><\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nature.com\/news\/2010\/100120\/full\/463284a.html\"><strong>The real holes in climate science<\/strong><\/a>: Like any other field, research on climate change has some fundamental gaps, although not the ones typically claimed by sceptics. Quirin Schiermeier takes a hard look at some of the biggest problem areas. (Nature)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.huffingtonpost.com\/2010\/01\/20\/himalayan-glacier-goofup-_n_429413.html\"><strong>Himalayan Glacier Goof-Up: More Fake Ammo For The Climate Denial Industry<\/strong><\/a> (Huffington Post Green)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.timesonline.co.uk\/tol\/news\/environment\/article6991177.ece\"><strong>World misled over Himalayan glacier meltdown<\/strong><\/a> (Times UK)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<li><strong>FDA Takes Aim at BPA &#8212; But Powerless to Act<\/strong>:\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.jsonline.com\/watchdog\/watchdogreports\/81901927.html\"><strong>FDA says it&#8217;s unable to regulate BPA &#8212; As &#8216;indirect food additive,&#8217; substance is exempt from scrutiny<\/strong><\/a> (Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel) [<em>emphasis added<\/em>]:\n<div class=\"mediagreen\"><strong>The FDA did not ban the chemical,<\/strong> although top scientists, including Linda Birnbaum, director of the National Toxicology Program, say <strong>they consider the safety of BPA to be uncertain<\/strong>. An agency source says some from within the FDA wanted to follow Canada&#8217;s lead and ban it from baby bottles &#8211; or from the lining of infant formula cans &#8211; but <strong>administration officials have resisted, concerned that babies who rely on bottled formula would be left without healthy alternatives<\/strong>.<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>READ THE COMPLETE INVESTIGATIVE SERIES: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.jsonline.com\/watchdog\/34405049.html\"><strong>Chemical Fallout: A Journal Sentinel Watchdog Report<\/strong><\/a> (Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel)<\/li>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.jsonline.com\/watchdog\/watchdogreports\/45228647.html\"><strong>Bush FDA relied heavily on BPA lobby<\/strong><\/a>: As federal regulators hold fast to their claim that a chemical in baby bottles is safe, e-mails obtained by the Journal Sentinel show that they relied on chemical industry lobbyists to examine bisphenol A&#8217;s risks, track legislation to ban it and even monitor press coverage.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.jsonline.com\/watchdog\/watchdogreports\/34532034.html\"><strong>BPA leaches from &#8216;microwave safe&#8217; products<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.jsonline.com\/watchdog\/34405049.html\">AND MUCH MORE&#8230;.<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2010\/01\/16\/health\/16plastic.html?hp\"><strong>In Reversal, F.D.A. Concerned About Substance in Food Packaging<\/strong><\/a>: In a shift of position, the Food and Drug Administration is expressing concerns about possible health risks from bisphenol-A, or BPA, a widely used component of plastic bottles and food packaging that it declared safe in 2008. (NY Times)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.grist.org\/article\/fda-on-bpa-our-hands-are-tied\/\"><strong>Putting the lab in labyrinthine: FDA on BPA &#8212; Our hands are tied<\/strong><\/a> (Grist)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2010\/01\/21\/opinion\/21thur2.html?partner=rss&#038;emc=rss\"><strong>Editorial: Heightened Concern Over BPA<\/strong> <\/a> (NY Times)<\/li>\n<li>READ THE REPORT: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.fda.gov\/NewsEvents\/PublicHealthFocus\/ucm197739.htm\"><strong>Update on Bisphenol A for Use in Food Contact Applications<\/strong><\/a> (U.S. Food and Drug Administration)<\/li>\n<li>HHS Advisory: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.hhs.gov\/safety\/bpa\/\"><strong>Bisphenol A (BPA) Information for Parents<\/strong><\/a> (U.S. Dept. of Health and Human Services)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<li><strong>The Republicans&#8217; 41-Seat &#8220;Majority&#8221; in the Senate<\/strong>:<\/li>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.tnr.com\/blog\/the-vine\/did-scott-brown-kill-any-hope-tackling-climate-change\"><strong>Did Scott Brown Kill Off Any Hope Of Tackling Climate Change?<\/strong><\/a> (The New Republic)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/reid.senate.gov\/newsroom\/pr_100120_demscommitted.cfm\"><strong>Reid: Democrats Remain Committed To Putting Americans Back To Work, Strengthening Economy, Reforming Health Insurance [and Climate Change?]<\/strong><\/a> (Office of Sen. Majority Leader Harry Reid)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/thehill.com\/blogs\/e2-wire\/677-e2-wire\/77101-graham-us-chamber-to-meet-on-climate-and-energy-bill\"><strong>Graham, U.S. Chamber to meet on climate and energy bill<\/strong><\/a> (The Hill)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.grist.org\/article\/2010-01-20-hanging-epa-regulations-around-democrats-necks\/\"><strong>The Big Murkowski: Hanging EPA regulations around Democrats&#8217; necks<\/strong><\/a> (Grist)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<li><strong>Supreme Court Opens Floodgates to Billions in Corporate Campaign Cash:<\/strong><\/li>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2010\/01\/22\/us\/politics\/22scotus.html?hp\"><strong>Justices Overturn Key Campaign Limits<\/strong> <\/a>: Overruling two important precedents, a bitterly divided Supreme Court ruled that the government may not ban political spending by corporations in candidate elections. (NY Times)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.slate.com\/id\/2242208\"><strong>The Pinocchio Project: Watching as the Supreme Court turns a corporation into a real live boy.<\/strong><\/a> (Slate)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.grist.org\/article\/supreme-court-ruling-on-elections-puts-concept-of-any-kind-of-reform-into-d\/\"><strong>Fat Cats FTW!: Supreme Court ruling on elections puts concept of any kind of reform into doubt<\/strong><\/a> (Grist)<\/li>\n<li>ANALYSIS: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.slate.com\/id\/2242209\/\"><strong>Money Grubbers: The Supreme Court kills campaign finance reform.<\/strong><\/a> (Slate)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/tpmmuckraker.talkingpointsmemo.com\/2010\/01\/supreme_court_ruling_could_reshape_campaign_financ.php\"><strong>Feingold: Supreme Court Ruling Could Reshape Campaign Finance Laws<\/strong><\/a> (Talking Points Memo)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<li><strong>HAITI still needs YOU to<\/strong> <a href=\"http:\/\/planetgreen.discovery.com\/work-connect\/stronger-haiti-recovery-efforts.html?campaign=daylife-article\"><strong>TAKE ACTION: Building a Better, Stronger Haiti<\/strong><\/a> (Planet Green):\n<div class=\"mediagreen\">Donate to non-profit organizations who are working to:<br \/>\n1. Help <a href=\"http:\/\/planetgreen.discovery.com\/fair-trade\">build<\/a> Haiti&#8217;s economy<br \/>\n2. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.fonkoze.org\/\">Microfinance<\/a><br \/>\n3. Help <a href=\"http:\/\/www.oglhaiti.com\/\">reforest<\/a> and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.treesftf.org\/projects\/haiti.htm\">replant<\/a><br \/>\n4. Help the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.vetswithoutbordersus.org\/index.html\">animals<\/a> of Haiti<br \/>\n5. Help <a href=\"http:\/\/www.architectureforhumanity.org\/updates\/2010-01-13-haiti-quake-appeal-updated-information\">rebuild<\/a> and <a href=\"http:\/\/mercycorps.org\/\">reconstruct<\/a> a stronger Haiti<br \/>\n6. Help bring renewable energy like <a href=\"http:\/\/self.org\/haiti.shtml\">solar lanterns<\/a> to Haiti<br \/>\n7. Help <a href=\"http:\/\/www.pih.org\/home.html\">provide<\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.charitywater.org\/\">clean water<\/a><\/div>\n<\/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> <\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/sierraclub.typepad.com\/carlpope\/2010\/01\/obama-the-greenest-president-yet.html\"><strong>Carl Pope: Barack Obama &#8212; the Greenest President Yet?<\/strong><\/a> (Sierra Club):\n<div class=\"mediagreen\">I took the last week of the Obama administration&#8217;s first year, and culled from the trade press a relatively complete dossier of the Administration&#8217;s environmental initiatives for a <em>single week<\/em>&#8230;<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2010\/01\/20\/science\/20carp.html?hpw\"><strong>Asian Carp DNA Is Found in Lake Michigan<\/strong><\/a> (NY Times)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/e360.yale.edu\/content\/feature.msp?id=2229\"><strong>Arctic Tundra is Being Lost as Far North Quickly Warms<\/strong><\/a>: The treeless ecosystem of mosses, lichens, and berry plants is giving way to shrub land and boreal forest. As scientists study the transformation, they are discovering that major warming-related events, including fires and the collapse of slopes due to melting permafrost, are leading to the loss of tundra in the Arctic. (Yale 360)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/solveclimate.com\/blog\/20100115\/algae-emerges-doe-feedstock-choice-biofuel-2-0\"><strong>Algae Emerges as DOE Feedstock of Choice for Biofuel 2.0<\/strong><\/a>: Chu Pledges $80 Million for Algae R&#038;D (Solve Climate)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.grist.org\/article\/2010-01-13-taking-distributed-energy-seriously\/\"><strong>Taking distributed energy seriously<\/strong><\/a> (Grist)<\/li>\n<li>THIS JUST IN: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.mcclatchydc.com\/homepage\/story\/82776.html\"><strong>Clean Air battle: Murkowski takes EPA fight to Senate floor<\/strong><\/a> (McClatchy DC)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/motherjones.com\/environment\/2010\/01\/new-storm-brewing-climate-front\"><strong>The New Storm Brewing On the Climate Front<\/strong><\/a>: With the cap and trade bill stalled, its foes move to block the Environmental Protection Agency from tackling greenhouse gases. 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