{"id":7811,"date":"2010-04-27T12:20:26","date_gmt":"2010-04-27T19:20:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.bradblog.com\/?p=7811"},"modified":"2013-12-18T00:21:25","modified_gmt":"2013-12-18T08:21:25","slug":"green-news-report-april-27-2010","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bradblog.com\/?p=7811","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;Green News Report&#8217; &#8211; April 27, 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_MinerCrossesHelmets.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 RADIO REPORT:<\/strong> Remembering lives lost to coal; South hit by tornadoes and oil spills &#8230; <em>PLUS<\/em>: Lindsey Graham&#8217;s bizarre Senatorial hissy fit and how it could well scuttle comprehensive climate and clean energy legislation&#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_042710.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_042710.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=7811\" onClick=\"javascript:this.select();\" onChange=\"javascript:this.value='https:\/\/bradblog.com\/?p=7811\" \/><\/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;April 27, 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_042710.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_042710.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=7811&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>:  Swappable car batteries debut in Tokyo taxis; Scientists uncover deep ocean current near Antarctica; Report: new nuclear reactor less safe than America&#8217;s current fleet; Report questions viability of Carbon Capture and Storage; Which parts of the Atlantic seaboard will be swallowed by rising seas?; Toxic soil found in LA neighborhood &#8230; <em>PLUS<\/em>:  Fact Check: Buying carbon offsets may ease eco-guilt but not global warming &#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>Cluster of Tornadoes Leaves 10 Dead, Hundreds Homeless Across Southeastern U.S.:<\/strong><\/li>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/stories\/2010\/04\/25\/national\/main6430848.shtml?tag=cbsContent;cbsCarousel\"><strong>Rescuers Fan Out After Tornado Kills 10 in Miss.<\/strong><\/a>: National Guard Patrols Devastated Yazoo City; Miss. Gov. Haley Barbour Describes &#8220;Utter Obliteration&#8221; (CBS)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.google.com\/hostednews\/ap\/article\/ALeqM5jfGLgxfWyDdX2pJrB2_r30MtO1bAD9FB1UF00\"><strong>A look at the victims killed by a Miss. tornado<\/strong><\/a> (AP)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/stories\/2010\/04\/26\/eveningnews\/main6434445.shtml\"><strong>Miss. Mom Dies Saving Kids From Tornado:<\/strong><\/a>Massive Tornadoes Tore Through 17 Counties; Mother Dies Protecting Her Young Sons (CBS)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/content.usatoday.com\/communities\/kindness\/post\/2010\/04\/how-to-help-the-victims-of-the-mississippi-tornado\/1\"><strong>How to help victims of the Mississippi tornado<\/strong<\/a> (USA Today)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<li><strong>&#8220;A Slow-Motion Environmental Disaster&#8221;: 42,000 Gallons a Day, Oil Slick Heads for Fragile Coast:<\/strong><\/li>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.chron.com\/disp\/story.mpl\/business\/energy\/6974381.html\"><strong>Oil may spew for months after rig blast<\/strong><\/a> (Houston Chronicle):\n<div class=\"mediagreen\">A slow-motion environmental disaster may be in the making with the discovery Saturday that 42,000 gallons a day of crude oil is spewing from a well on the bottom of the Gulf of Mexico near where a huge drilling rig sank last week &#8220;\u201d and it could be months before it&#8217;s stopped.<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<p><\/strong><\/p>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/online.wsj.com\/article\/SB10001424052748703465204575208270683324094.html?mod=WSJ_hps_sections_news\"><strong>Oil Spill Likely to Reach Land in Days<\/strong><\/a> (Wall St. Journal)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2010\/04\/27\/us\/27rig.html\"><strong>Robots Work To Stop Leak Of Oil in Gulf<\/strong><\/a> (NY Times)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/news.yahoo.com\/s\/ap\/20100426\/ap_on_bi_ge\/us_louisiana_oil_rig_explosion\"><strong>Oil leak from sunken rig off La. could foul coast<\/strong><\/a> (AP)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/climateprogress.org\/2010\/04\/27\/big-oil-profits-bp-gulf-of-mexico-louisiana-oil-spil\/?utm_source=feedburner&#038;utm_medium=feed&#038;utm_campaign=Feed%3A+climateprogress%2FlCrX+%28Climate+Progress%29&#038;utm_content=Twitter\"><strong>Big Oil is awash in big profits &#8220;\u201d while Gulf of Mexico is awash in spilled oil<\/strong><\/a> (Climate Progress)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.bradenton.com\/2010\/04\/27\/2236663\/nelson-requests-senate-investigation.html\"><strong>Sen. Nelson requests Senate investigation into oil safety claim<\/strong><\/a> (Bradenton Herald)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<li><strong>Remembering Lives Lost to Coal:<\/strong><\/li>\n<ul>\n<li>WATCH IT: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.c-spanvideo.org\/program\/293173-1\"><strong>Memorial Service for West Virginia Miners, April 25, 2010<\/strong><\/a> (C-SPAN)<\/li>\n<li>READ the Transcipt: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.whitehouse.gov\/the-press-office\/remarks-president-and-vice-president-memorial-service-upper-big-branch-miners\"><strong>Remarks by the President and Vice President at Memorial Service for Upper Big Branch Miners<\/strong><\/a> (White House)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.wvgazette.com\/coaltattoo\/2010\/04\/26\/massey-energy-begins-full-court-press-in-wake-of-worst-mining-disaster-in-40-years\/#more-4433\"><strong>Massey Energy begins full-court press in wake of worst mining disaster in 40 years<\/strong><\/a> (Coal Tattoo)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/online.wsj.com\/article\/SB10001424052748703465204575208011829377730.html?mod=WSJ_hps_LEFTWhatsNews\"><strong>Massey Saw No Red Flags at Coal Mine Before Blast <\/strong><\/a> (Wall St. Journal)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.wvgazette.com\/coaltattoo\/2010\/04\/26\/after-mine-disaster-msha-considers-new-rules\/\"><strong>After mine disaster, MSHA considers new rules<\/strong><\/a> (Coal Tattoo)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/wvgazette.com\/News\/201004240630\"><strong>Broader mine safety reforms needed, experts say<\/strong><\/a> (Ken Ward, Charleston Gazette)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<li><strong>Senatorial Hissy Fit? Or Principled Stand for Climate &#038; Clean Energy Legislation?<\/strong><\/li>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/views.washingtonpost.com\/climate-change\/post-carbon\/2010\/04\/sen_graham_threatens_to_halt_work_on_climate_and_energy_bill.html\"><strong>Sen. Graham walks away from climate and energy bill<\/strong><\/a> (Juliet Eilperin, Washington Post)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Kate Sheppard of <em>Mother Jones<\/em> Covers All the Angles:<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/motherjones.com\/blue-marble\/2010\/04\/gibbs-climate-and-immigration-not-question-either-or\"><strong>Gibbs: Climate and Immigration Not a Question of &#8220;Either-or&#8221;<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/motherjones.com\/blue-marble\/2010\/04\/graham-i-dont-want-play-politics\"><strong>Graham: &#8220;I Don&#8217;t Want to Play Politics&#8221;<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/motherjones.com\/blue-marble\/2010\/04\/climate-bill-triage\"><strong>Climate Bill Damage Control<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/motherjones.com\/blue-marble\/2010\/04\/graham-energy-first-or-i-walk\"><strong>Graham: Energy First, or I Walk<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<li>Dave Roberts: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.grist.org\/article\/2010-04-24-graham-says-hes-going-to-bail-on-the-climate-bill\/\"><strong>Graham says he&#8217;s going to bail on the climate bill<\/strong><\/a> (Grist):\n<div class=\"mediagreen\"><strong>It&#8217;s stupid to have a Dem majority leader from a red state, for the simple reason that his personal political fortunes are frequently going to run counter to the party&#8217;s. Reid is facing a perilous reelection battle in Nevada this year.<\/strong> He&#8217;s behind by double digits and desperately needs to mobilize his state&#8217;s large Hispanic population. So he&#8217;s trying to jam immigration through next, despite the fact that there&#8217;s no legislative language and nobody thinks it has a chance of passing. As Jon Chait says, Reid&#8217;s flail could end up sinking both bills.<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>Ezra Klein: <a href=\"http:\/\/voices.washingtonpost.com\/ezra-klein\/2010\/04\/you_wouldnt_like_lindsey_graha.html\"><strong>You wouldn&#8217;t like Lindsey Graham when he&#8217;s angry<\/strong><\/a> (Washington Post):\n<div class=\"mediagreen\">And this is why Graham is angry: He&#8217;s taken a huge risk to be the lone Republican on climate change.<br \/>\n&#8230;<br \/>\nMoreover, <strong>Graham is right on the merits: Moving a climate change bill this year is more important than moving an immigration bill. <\/strong>There&#8217;s a point-of-no-return on climate change: If you don&#8217;t start getting carbon emissions down in the near future, it&#8217;ll be too late. Immigration, conversely, is bad, but it&#8217;s not getting dramatically worse or harder to fix with each passing month.<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>NYT EDITORIAL: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2010\/04\/27\/opinion\/27tue1.html?hpw\"><strong>A Dangerous Squabble<\/strong><\/a>: Truth is, Mr. Reid and Mr. Graham need each other. And there is no reason this has to be a zero-sum game. (NY Times)<\/li>\n<li>WAPO EDITORIAL: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/wp-dyn\/content\/article\/2010\/04\/26\/AR2010042603702.html\"><strong>Climate change bill shouldn&#8217;t fall victim to immigration reform<\/strong><\/a> (Washington Post)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/tpmcafe.talkingpointsmemo.com\/2010\/04\/26\/climate_bill_still_moving_forward\/index.php\"><strong>Sen. John Kerry:  Still Pushing Forward On Climate\/Energy Bill<\/strong><\/a> (Talking Points Memo):\n<div class=\"mediagreen\">Look, passing legislation is never easy &#8211; it&#8217;s supposed to be that way. The bigger the reform, the tougher it gets. And there are always countless places along the way where it looks like it&#8217;s difficultbecause, well, because it is difficult. Almost all of the snags get worked out without anyone noticing them, but sometimes, they get noticed, and you know what happens.<\/p>\n<p>But here are three things I want everyone to know&#8230;.<\/p><\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/stories\/2010\/04\/25\/ftn\/main6430715.shtml?tag=cbsContent;cbsCarousel\"><strong>Friedman: Delaying Climate Bill a Disaster<\/strong>:<\/a> Postponing Green Tech to Push Immigration in Senate Is Political Move That Leaves Chinese &#8220;High-Fiving Each Other&#8221; (CBS Face The Nation):<br \/>\n<center><embed src='http:\/\/cnettv.cnet.com\/av\/video\/cbsnews\/atlantis2\/player-dest.swf' FlashVars='linkUrl=http:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/video\/watch\/?id=6431101n&#038;tag=related;photovideo&#038;releaseURL=http:\/\/cnettv.cnet.com\/av\/video\/cbsnews\/atlantis2\/player-dest.swf&#038;videoId=50086745,50086744,50086743,50086420,50086419,50086418,50086126&#038;partner=news&#038;vert=News&#038;si=254&#038;autoPlayVid=false&#038;name=cbsPlayer&#038;allowScriptAccess=always&#038;wmode=transparent&#038;embedded=y&#038;scale=noscale&#038;rv=n&#038;salign=tl' allowFullScreen='true' width='340' height='259' type='application\/x-shockwave-flash' pluginspage='http:\/\/www.macromedia.com\/go\/getflashplayer'><\/embed><\/center>\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.grist.org\/article\/2010-04-26-worlds-first-taxis-with-easily-swapped-batteries-hit-tokyo\/\"><strong>World&#8217;s first taxis with easily swapped batteries hit Tokyo<\/strong><\/a> (Grist)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/news.yahoo.com\/s\/nm\/20100425\/sc_nm\/us_climate_current\"><strong>Scientists Uncover Deep Ocean Current Near Antarctica<\/strong><\/a> (Reuters)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/solveclimate.com\/blog\/20100423\/coalition-design-new-nuclear-reactor-less-safe-americas-current-fleet\"><strong>Coalition: Design for New Nuclear Reactor Less Safe Than America&#8217;s Current Fleet<\/strong><\/a>: Report Raises Questions Over Safety of Global Nuclear &#8216;Renaissance&#8217; (Solve Climate)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.guardian.co.uk\/business\/2010\/apr\/25\/research-viabilty-carbon-capture-storage\"><strong>U.S. Research Paper Questions Viability of Carbon Capture and Storage<\/strong><\/a> (Guardian UK)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/motherjones.com\/environment\/2010\/04\/climate-desk-sea-level-rise-epa\"><strong>Buh-bye East Coast Beaches<\/strong><\/a>: Which parts of the Atlantic seaboard will be swallowed by rising seas? This EPA scientist can tell you. Too bad no one&#8217;s listening. (Mother Jones)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.latimes.com\/business\/la-me-carousel-shell-20100427,0,1068282,full.story\"><strong>Toxic soil lurks beneath Los Angeles neighborhood<\/strong><\/a>: The discovery of methane gas and benzene has transformed a 50-acre neighborhood into an environmental case study &#8220;\u201d a reminder of Southern California&#8217;s history as a center of the oil industry. (LA Times)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.csmonitor.com\/Environment\/2010\/0420\/Buying-carbon-offsets-may-ease-eco-guilt-but-not-global-warming\"><strong>Buying carbon offsets may ease eco-guilt but not global warming<\/strong><\/a>: Voluntary carbon offsets are a &#8216;Wild West&#8217; market ripe for fraud, exaggeration, and poorly run projects that probably do little to ease global warming. 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