{"id":7664,"date":"2010-01-26T13:12:06","date_gmt":"2010-01-26T21:12:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.bradblog.com\/?p=7664"},"modified":"2010-01-28T18:27:39","modified_gmt":"2010-01-29T02:27:39","slug":"green-news-report-january-26-2010","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bradblog.com\/?p=7664","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;Green News Report&#8217; &#8211; January 26, 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_TurtlePlasticBag.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>  Your weather says cold, but your climate (and NASA) says HOT; Oil, oil, toil and <em>more<\/em> trouble; Plastic bag taxes &#8212; do they work? &#8230; <em>PLUS<\/em>:  The Big Murkowski: Will Alaska&#8217;s Senator block the EPA from enforcing the Clean Air Act? &#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_012610.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_012610.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=7664\" onClick=\"javascript:this.select();\" onChange=\"javascript:this.value='https:\/\/bradblog.com\/?p=7664\" \/><\/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 26, 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_012610.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_012610.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=7664&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>:  Debating coal with RFK, Jr.; Coal industry: adapt or die; Climate change denier George Will steps in it <em>again<\/em>; Cancun to host climate talks; Walmar, Dell, <em>et al<\/em> form Sustainability Consortium; Monsanto monopoly; GMO corn and soy linked to organ failure; Energy Star smacks LG refrigerators; Just don&#8217;t call it a &#8216;tax&#8217; &#8230;. <em>PLUS<\/em>:  Smacking down GOP Pollster Frank Luntz&#8217;s polls&#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>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<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2010\/01\/22\/science\/earth\/22warming.html\"><strong>Past Decade Warmest on Record, NASA Data Shows<\/strong><\/a> (NY Times)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/mediamatters.org\/research\/201001100009\"><strong>Cavuto&#8217;s flawed &#8220;global warming alert&#8221;: &#8220;It is freezing across the entire globe&#8221;<\/strong><\/a> (Media Matters)\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/online.wsj.com\/article\/SB10001424052748703415804575023471968893174.html?mod=WSJ_WSJ_US_News_5\"><strong>Oil Spill Hits Texas Port<\/strong><\/a>: Cleanup Under Way After Worst Incident in State in More Than Two Decades (Wall St. Journal)<\/li>\n<li>THIS JUST IN: <a href=\"http:\/\/news.yahoo.com\/s\/ap\/20100125\/ap_on_bi_ge\/us_oil_spill\"><strong>220,000 gallons evaporated, dispersed in oil spill<\/strong><\/a> (AP)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.tnr.com\/blog\/the-vine\/tiny-taxes-are-better-nothing\"><strong>Why D.C.&#8217;s Skimpy Bag Tax Works So Well<\/strong><\/a> (The New Republic)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/news.yahoo.com\/s\/ap\/20100121\/ap_on_re_us\/us_arctic_cable\"><strong>Global warming opens up Arctic for undersea cable<\/strong><\/a> (AP)<\/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:\/\/www.adn.com\/money\/industries\/oil\/story\/1104790.html\"><strong>EPA believes Chevron was aware of violation<\/strong><\/a>: COOK INLET: Company says it&#8217;s working with investigators. (Anchorage Daily News)<\/li>\n<li><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:\/\/thinkprogress.org\/2010\/01\/22\/nyt-headlines-gw\/\"><strong>After hottest decade in history, senators attempt to outlaw science of global warming.<\/strong><\/a> (Think Progress)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"Are The Senate Climate Talks Leading Anywhere?\"><strong>Are The Senate Climate Talks Leading Anywhere?<\/strong><\/a> (The New Republic)<\/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. (Mother Jones)<\/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<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:\/\/wvgazette.com\/News\/201001210645\"><strong>Blankenship, Kennedy debate coal&#8217;s future<\/strong><\/a> (West Virginia Gazette)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/motherjones.com\/blue-marble\/2010\/01\/coal-states-adapt-or-die\"><strong>Memo to Coal States: Adapt or Die<\/strong><\/a> (Mother Jones)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/mediamatters.org\/research\/201001230003?newsref=www.eschatonblog.com\"><strong>George Will&#8217;s torrent of global warming misinformation continues with distortion of glacier data<\/strong><\/a> (Media Matters for America)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/views.washingtonpost.com\/climate-change\/post-carbon\/2010\/01\/cancun_to_host_climate_talks.html\"><strong>Cancun to host climate talks<\/strong><\/a> (Washington Post)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.treehugger.com\/files\/2010\/01\/walmart-dell-hp-best-buy-intel-and-toshiba-launch-sustainability-consortium-for-.php?campaign=daily_nl\"><strong>Walmart, Dell, HP, Best Buy, Intel, and Toshiba Launch Sustainability Consortium for Electronics<\/strong><\/a> (Treehugger)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Fun with Monsanto!:<\/strong><\/li>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.huffingtonpost.com\/2009\/12\/13\/monsanto-squeezes-out-see_n_390354.html\"><strong>Monsanto Squeezes Out Seed Business Competition, AP Investigation Finds<\/strong><\/a> (Huffington Post Green)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.huffingtonpost.com\/2010\/01\/19\/monsanto-gm-corn-causing_n_425195.html\"><strong>Monsanto GM Corn Causing Organ Failure In Rats Study: Everything You Need To Know<\/strong><\/a> (Huffington Post Green)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/solveclimate.com\/blog\/20100126\/energy-star-steps-lg-refrigerators-put-federal-oversight-test\"><strong>Energy Star Steps Up: LG Refrigerators Put Federal Oversight to the Test<\/strong><\/a> (SolveClimate)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/motherjones.com\/blue-marble\/2010\/01\/just-dont-call-it-carbon-tax?utm_source=feedburner&#038;utm_medium=feed&#038;utm_campaign=Feed%3A+motherjones%2FTheBlueMarble+%28Mother+Jones+|+The+Blue+Marble%29\"><strong>Just Don&#8217;t Call it a Carbon Tax<\/strong><\/a> (Mother Jones)<\/li>\n<li>Be Sure to Read the Comments!:<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/trueslant.com\/oshagraydavidson\/2010\/01\/22\/word-dr-frank-luntz-kills-patient-reporters-cheer-successful-outcome\/\"><strong>Word Doctor Frank Luntz Kills Patient, Reporters Cheer Successful Outcome<\/strong><\/a> (Osha Gray Davidson, True\/Slant): <\/p>\n<div class=\"mediagreen\">If you wonder why the MSM is in such trouble, check out this lede: &#8220;Most Americans want the jobs and clean energy that Democratic-backed climate-change legislation could help bring but it backers are presenting the wrong messages, according to a prominent U.S. pollster.&#8221;\u009d<br \/>\n&#8230;<br \/>\nHis peers at the National Council on Public Polls (NCPP) gave Luntz a very public slap-down specifically for trying to palm-off his focus group results as unbiased.<\/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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