{"id":8300,"date":"2011-01-11T13:29:28","date_gmt":"2011-01-11T21:29:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.bradblog.com\/?p=8300"},"modified":"2011-01-11T13:29:28","modified_gmt":"2011-01-11T21:29:28","slug":"green-news-report-january-11-2011","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bradblog.com\/?p=8300","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;Green News Report&#8217; &#8211; January 11, 2011"},"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_Earth_Giffords.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> The final report from the National Oil Spill Commission on the BP Gulf Oil Disaster; Haiti, one year later; Yet another shutdown of BP&#8217;s Alaska pipeline &#8230; <em>PLUS<\/em>:  From a unique perspective above the Earth, a word about Rep. 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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<p><strong>IN &#8216;GREEN NEWS EXTRA&#8217;<\/strong> (<em>see links below<\/em>): Four Loko will now fuel cars; Chamber of Commerce calls for &#8216;unemotional&#8217; talks on energy; Underground carbon capture and storage leaking, killing animals; GOP threatens EPA; U.S. To Lower Fluoride In Drinking Water; Germany recalls eggs due to dioxin contamination; Weed killer linked to genital changes and sexual preference; The End for small glaciers; Why the CIA is spying on a changing climate; Species loss a signal of future mass extinction?: study &#8230; <em>PLUS<\/em>: By 2045 global population is projected to reach nine billion. Can the planet take the strain? &#8230;..<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p><i><b>STORIES DISCUSSED IN TODAY&#8217;S &#8216;GREEN NEWS REPORT&#8217;&#8230;<\/b><\/i><\/li>\n<ul>\n<li><b>HAITI:  One Year After Disaster:<\/b><\/li>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/motherjones.com\/rights-stuff\/2011\/01\/rebuilding-haiti-rich\"><b>Rebuilding Haiti for the Rich (Mac McClelland, Mother Jones)<\/b><\/a> (Mother Jones)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/macmcclelland\"><b>TWITTER: FOLLOW Mac McClelland, On the Ground in Haiti<\/b><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nzherald.co.nz\/world\/news\/article.cfm?c_id=2&#038;objectid=10699121\"><b>Rape crisis festers as hope mired in rubble<\/b><\/a> (New Zealand Herald)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.cbc.ca\/health\/story\/2011\/01\/11\/haiti-public-health-quake-anniversary.html\"><b>Haiti quake exposed public health threats<\/b><\/a> (CBC)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.csmonitor.com\/Commentary\/editors-blog\/2011\/0111\/The-Samaritan-s-dilemma-How-best-to-help-after-a-natural-disaster\"><b>The Samaritan&#8217;s dilemma: How best to help after a natural disaster?<\/b><\/a>: Our humanity prompts us to rush assistance to victims after a disaster like the Haiti earthquake. But assistance can sometimes trigger a whole new set of problems. (Christan Science Monitor)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.cbc.ca\/canada\/story\/2011\/01\/11\/haiti-quake011.html\"><b>Haiti quake reconstruction slow<\/b><\/a> (CBC)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<li><b>Yet Another Shutdown of BP&#8217;s Alaska Pipeline:<\/b><\/li>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.guardian.co.uk\/business\/2011\/jan\/10\/bp-shuts-alaska-pipeline-after-leak\"><b>BP shuts Alaska pipeline after leak<\/b><\/a> (Guardian UK):\n<div class=<mediagreen\">\n&#8220;\u00a2 BP shares fall 2.5% and oil prices rise on news<br \/>\n&#8220;\u00a2 Pipe carries 12% of America&#8217;s oil output<br \/>\n&#8220;\u00a2 Leak could push up petrol prices for motorists<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.reuters.com\/article\/idUSL3E7CA0T620110110\"><b>Alaska oil pipeline disruption enters third day, boosts prices<\/b><\/a>: A shutdown of the Trans Alaska Pipeline, which ships 12 percent of U.S. crude output, entered a third day on Monday, boosting prices and raising pressure on operators including BP to restore shipments. (Reuters)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/online.wsj.com\/article\/SB10001424052748704030704576070430711905052.html?mod=googlenews_wsj\"><b>BP to Cut Alaskan Oil Production<\/b><\/a> (Wall St. Journal)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<li><b>BP Oil Disaster in the Gulf:  The National Oil Spill Commission Report:<\/b><\/li>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.oilspillcommission.gov\/\"><b>READ the Report and SEE the Multi-media Presentation: The National Commision on the BP Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill And Offshore Drilling&#8217;s Final Report<\/b><\/a> (OilSpillCommission.gov)<\/li>\n<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.guardian.co.uk\/business\/2011\/jan\/11\/offshore-oil-industry-white-house?CMP=twt_fd\"><b>Offshore oil industry needs sweeping overhaul &#8220;\u201c White House commission<\/b><\/a> (Guardian UK)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/c-span.org\/Events\/National-Oil-Spill-Commission-Final-Report\/10737418786-1\/\"><b>WATCH the Press Conference: The National Oil Spill Commission Final Report<\/b><\/a> (C-SPAN)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.google.com\/hostednews\/ap\/article\/ALeqM5i8ZDVHwfETKH-_elj6bx7CyzFcKQ?docId=3ed72c9077fd4b7782e52ecab93667db\"><b>Spill commission calls for reform<\/b><\/a> (AP):\n<div class=\"mediagreen\">Despite reforms put in place since the massive BP oil spill, a presidential investigating panel has concluded that the government and the oil industry still haven&#8217;t done enough to avert another catastrophic accident offshore.<br \/>\n&#8230;<br \/>\nAmong the commission&#8217;s recommendations: increased budgets and training for the federal agency that regulates offshore drilling; increasing the liability cap for companies drilling offshore; dedicating 80 percent of fines and penalties from the BP spill to environmental restoration in the Gulf; and lending more weight to scientific advice in government decisions about where to permit oil and gas leasing.<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/green.blogs.nytimes.com\/2011\/01\/10\/oil-spill-panel-to-urge-tougher-oversight-of-offshore-drilling\/?partner=rss&#038;emc=rss\"><b>Oil Spill Panel to Urge Tougher Oversight of Offshore Drilling<\/b><\/a> (NYT Green)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/thehill.com\/blogs\/e2-wire\/677-e2-wire\/137103-overnight-energy-selling-spinning-the-oil-spill-report?utm_source=twitterfeed&#038;utm_medium=twitter\"><b>Selling, spinning Tuesday&#8217;s spill report<\/b><\/a>: Environmental and oil-industry trade groups are preparing to spin the findings of Tuesday&#8217;s long-awaited report from the presidential commission probing the BP oil spill.  (The Hill)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/thehill.com\/blogs\/e2-wire\/677-e2-wire\/137239-reid-congress-must-take-action-in-2011-on-oil-spill-bill?utm_source=twitterfeed&#038;utm_medium=twitter\"><b>Reid: Congress &#8216;must take action&#8217; in 2011 on oil-spill bill<\/b><\/a> (The Hill)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/ecocentric.blogs.time.com\/2011\/01\/05\/government-commission-the-gulf-oil-spill-was-avoidable%E2%80%94but-corporate-regulatory-mistakes-made-it-virtually-inevitable\/\"><b>Government Commission: The Gulf Oil Spill Was Avoidable-But Corporate &#038; Regulatory Mistakes Made It Virtually Inevitable<\/b><\/a> (TIME Eco-Centric blog)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.guardian.co.uk\/environment\/2011\/jan\/06\/bp-oil-spill-deepwater-horizon\"><b>BP Cost-Cutting Blamed for &#8216;Avoidable&#8217; Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill<\/b><\/a> (Guardian):\n<div class=\"mediagreen\">The oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico was an avoidable disaster caused in part by a series of cost-cutting decisions made by BP and its partners, the White House oil commission said last night.<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/eF0XE3\"><b>Panel: BP Well Blowout Revealed Industry-Wide Problems<\/b><\/a> (McClatchy Newspapers) [<i>emphasis added<\/i>]:\n<div class=\"mediagreen\">&#8220;<b>The root causes are systemic and, absent significant reform in both industry practices and government policies, might well recur<\/b>,&#8221; the panel says in its final report, a chapter of which is being made public Thursday. &#8220;The missteps were rooted in systemic failures by industry management . . . and also by failures of government to provide effective regulatory oversight of offshore drilling.&#8221;<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<li><b>Wishing a Speedy Recovery to Rep. Gabrielle Giffords, A Champion of Clean Energy:<\/b><\/li>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.msnbc.msn.com\/id\/3036677\/ns\/msnbc_tv-countdown_with_keith_olbermann\/#41010820\"><b>Astronaut Scott Kelley on the International Space Station, Rep. Gifford&#8217;s Brother-in-Law: <i>&#8220;We&#8217;re Better Than This; We Must Do Better&#8221;<\/i><\/b><\/a> (Countdown, MSNBC)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><center><object width=\"300\" height=\"175\" id=\"msnbc13a9fe\" classid=\"clsid:D27CDB6E-AE6D-11cf-96B8-444553540000\" codebase=\"http:\/\/download.macromedia.com\/pub\/shockwave\/cabs\/flash\/swflash.cab#version=10,0,0,0\"><param name=\"movie\" value=\"http:\/\/www.msnbc.msn.com\/id\/32545640\" \/><param name=\"FlashVars\" value=\"launch=41010820^298618^372070&amp;width=300&amp;height=175\" \/><param name=\"allowScriptAccess\" value=\"always\" \/><param name=\"allowFullScreen\" value=\"true\" \/><param name=\"wmode\" value=\"transparent\" \/><embed name=\"msnbc13a9fe\" src=\"http:\/\/www.msnbc.msn.com\/id\/32545640\" width=\"300\" height=\"175\" FlashVars=\"launch=41010820^298618^372070&amp;width=300&amp;height=175\" allowscriptaccess=\"always\" allowFullScreen=\"true\" wmode=\"transparent\" type=\"application\/x-shockwave-flash\" pluginspage=\"http:\/\/www.adobe.com\/shockwave\/download\/download.cgi?P1_Prod_Version=ShockwaveFlash\"><\/embed><\/object><\/center><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.grist.org\/article\/2011-01-10-giffords-environmental-advocacy\"><b>Pretty green for a blue dog: Giffords has environmental cred<\/b><\/a> (Grist):\n<div class=\"mediagreen\">Way to be, Gabby. We&#8217;re pulling for you.<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/thehill.com\/blogs\/e2-wire\/677-e2-wire\/136965-solar-industry-praises-giffords-as-one-of-the-strongest-advocates-for-solar-in-congress\"><b>Solar industry praises Giffords as &#8216;one of the strongest advocates for solar in Congress&#8217;<\/b><\/a> (The Hill) [<i>emphasis added<\/i>]:\n<div class=\"mediagreen\">In a letter to the group&#8217;s members&#8230;Solar Energy Industries Association President Rhone Resch called Giffords &#8220;one of the go-to champions for solar in the House of Representatives.&#8221;\u009d<br \/>\n&#8230;<br \/>\n<b>Giffords authored the Solar Technology Roadmap Act, which would instruct the Department of Energy to develop a long-term solar energy plan. The bill would also set aside more than $2 billion for solar energy research<\/b>. The House passed the legislation in October of 2009. The Senate has not yet acted on the bill.<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2007\/12\/02\/fashion\/weddings\/02vows.html?_r=1\"><b>A Very Green Love Affair: Vows: Gabrielle Giffords and Mark Kelly<\/b><\/a> (NY Times):\n<div class=\"mediagreen\">The wedding, at which Rabbi Stephanie Aaron officiated, was held in the evening under ancient mesquites at an organic produce farm in Amado, Ariz., called Agua Linda.<\/p>\n<p>Insisting that anything that wasn&#8217;t biodegradable had to be reusable, the bride wore recycled Vera Wang, a gown borrowed from a family friend.<\/p><\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/motherjones.com\/blue-marble\/2011\/01\/flashback-bachmann-called-armed-and-dangerous-citzenry-climate-bill\"><b>Flashback: Bachmann Called for &#8220;Armed and Dangerous&#8221; Citzenry on Climate Bill<\/b><\/a> (Kate Sheppard, Mother Jones)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.lawyersgunsmoneyblog.com\/2011\/01\/what-is-violent-rhetoric|\"><b>What is &#8220;violent rhetoric&#8221;?<\/b><\/a> (Lawyers Guns &#038; Money blog)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong><i>&#8216;GREEN NEWS EXTRA&#8217;<\/i> (Stuff we didn&#8217;t have time for in today&#8217;s audio report)&#8230;<\/strong> <\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.grist.org\/article\/2011-01-07-four-loko-will-now-fuel-cars-not-mayhem\"><b>Loko-Voracious: Four Loko will now fuel cars, not mayhem<\/b><\/a> (Grist):\n<div class=mediagreen\">It&#8217;s pretty much the Ke$ha of beverages. But it looks like the caffeinated alcoholic energy drink, whose main 2010 achievements were inspiring mediocre hip-hop and pissing off the FDA, may be getting a clean slate in the new year.<\/p>\n<p>A Virginia facility is now turning the drinks into fuel, by distilling their alcohol and recycling it into ethanol.<\/p><\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.winnipegfreepress.com\/greenpage\/environment\/carbon-injected-underground-now-leaking-saskatchewan-farmers-study-says-113276449.html\"><b>Carbon dioxide injected underground now leaking, Saskatchewan farmer&#8217;s study says<\/b><\/a> (Winnigpeg Free Press) [emphasis added]:\n<div class=\"mediagreen\">A Saskatchewan farm couple whose land lies over the world&#8217;s largest carbon capture and storage project says <b>greenhouse gases that were supposed to have been injected permanently underground are leaking out, killing animals and sending groundwater foaming to the surface like shaken-up soda pop.<\/b><\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/thehill.com\/blogs\/e2-wire\/677-e2-wire\/137043-us-chambers-top-energy-official-calls-for-unemotional-energy-debate\"><b>Chamber&#8217;s top energy official: Time for &#8216;unemotional&#8217; talk about energy costs<\/b><\/a>: U.S. Chamber of Commerce&#8217;s top energy official is calling on policymakers to have a &#8220;very adult and unemotional&#8221; conversation about the nation&#8217;s energy priorities in light of the country&#8217;s economic troubles. (The Hill)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.csmonitor.com\/Commentary\/Editorial-Board-Blog\/2011\/0111\/The-clout-and-cover-of-Tom-Donohue\"><b>The clout and cover of Tom Donohue<\/b><\/a>: Unlike a politician, Thomas Donohue &#8212; CEO of the US Chamber of Commerce &#8212; doesn&#8217;t have to worry about the next election. He can <b>provide cover to politicians who might get scared off by tough decisions on the economy and spending<\/b>. (Christan Science Monitor)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/motherjones.com\/blue-marble\/2011\/01\/issas-regulatory-rehash\"><b>Issa&#8217;s Regulatory Rehash<\/b><\/a> (Kate Sheppard, Mother Jones)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/pubs.acs.org\/cen\/news\/89\/i03\/8903news1.html\"><b>U.S. To Lower Fluoride In Drinking Water<\/b><\/a>: Regulations: New data on health effects, sources of exposure prompt government action (Chemical Engineering News)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/edition.cnn.com\/2011\/WORLD\/europe\/01\/10\/europe.bad.eggs\/\"><b>Germany lifts quarantine on 3,000 farms in contaminated egg scandal<\/b><\/a> (CNN):\n<div class=\"mediagreen\">Germany filed criminal charges against the company at the heart of the country&#8217;s tainted egg scandal.<\/p>\n<p>The company, Harles and Jentzsch, apparently knew for months that fatty acid it was delivering to animal-feed makers was contaminated with dioxin, said Christian Seifert, a spokesman for the agricultural ministry in the German state of Schleswig-Holstein.<\/p><\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.loe.org\/shows\/segments.htm?programID=11-P13-00001&#038;segmentID=7\"><b>Study: Endocrine Disruptors Linked To Genital Changes and Sexual Preference<\/b><\/a> (NPR&#8217;s Living On Earth) [<i>emphasis added<\/i>]:\n<div class=\"mediagreen\">Scientists are continuing to sound the alarm about some common chemicals, including the herbicide atrazine, and link them to changes in reproductive health and development. <b>Endocrine disrupting toxic chemicals have been found to feminize male frogs and cause homosexual behavior.<\/b> Ashley Ahearn reports on how these substances may be affecting human development and behavior.<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nature.com\/news\/2011\/110109\/full\/news.2011.3.html?s=news_rss\"><b>The end for small glaciers<\/b><\/a>: IPCC estimates of sea level rise corroborated, but large ice sheets might endure. (Nature)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.mcclatchydc.com\/2011\/01\/10\/106406\/why-the-cia-is-spying-on-a-changing.html\"><b>Why the CIA is spying on a changing climate<\/b><\/a> (McClatchy Newspapers)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/news.brown.edu\/pressreleases\/2011\/01\/extinction\"><b>Study: Species loss tied to ecosystem collapse and recovery<\/b><\/a> (Brown University):\n<div class=\"mediagreen\">Geologists at Brown University and the University of Washington have a cautionary tale: Lose enough species in the oceans, and the entire ecosystem could collapse. Looking at two of the greatest mass extinctions in Earth&#8217;s history, the scientists attribute the ecosystems&#8217; collapse to a loss in the variety of species sharing the same space. 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