{"id":7479,"date":"2009-10-22T12:52:45","date_gmt":"2009-10-22T19:52:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.bradblog.com\/?p=7479"},"modified":"2009-10-22T12:52:45","modified_gmt":"2009-10-22T19:52:45","slug":"green-news-report-october-22-2009","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bbnewdb.webbyspice.com\/?p=7479","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;Green News Report&#8217; &#8211; October 22, 2009"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/GreenNews.BradBlog.com\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/bradblog.com\/Images\/GNR_RushLimbaugh.jpg\" hspace=\"6\" vspace=\"3\" border=\"0\" align=\"right\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/green-news-report-w-brad-friedman\/id788236916\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/BradBlog.com\/Images\/SubscribeFREEWithITunes_Border4_small.gif\" valign=\"middle\" hspace=\"3\" border=\"0\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>IN TODAY&#8217;S AUDIO REPORT:<\/strong>  Aspens <em>dying<\/em> in the West; Republicans <em>dying<\/em> on the energy vine; Solar power <em>not dying<\/em> in DC and California &#8230; <em>PLUS<\/em>:  Rush Limbaugh calls for the <em>death<\/em> of a NY Times columnist &#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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ASPENS DYING IN THE WEST:<\/strong><\/li>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.latimes.com\/news\/nationworld\/nation\/la-na-aspen-death18-2009oct18,0,3472413.story\"><strong>Global warming blamed for aspen die-off across the West<\/strong><\/a>: The trees, which were already under duress, are being killed by insects that thrive as the climate changes. Scientists call it Sudden Aspen Decline. (LA Times)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.eenews.net\/public\/Landletter\/2009\/10\/15\/6\"><strong>Experts pin hopes on cutting, burning to save West&#8217;s dying aspen<\/strong><\/a> (E&#038;E News)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/news.google.com\/news\/url?sa=t&#038;ct2=us%2F0_0_s_3_0_t&#038;usg=AFQjCNEn-owDBG272scEL5dHuH2UTylKHg&#038;cid=0&#038;ei=Tq3gSoiyJpT0lQTj36bNAw&#038;rt=SEARCH&#038;vm=STANDARD&#038;url=http%3A%2F%2Fonline.wsj.com%2Farticle%2FSB125547187504583409.html\"><strong>Aspen Trees Die Across the West<\/strong><\/a> (Wall St. Journal)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<li><strong>GOP&#8217;s ENERGY PLAN &#8212; MORE OF THE SAME:<\/strong><\/li>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/rawstory.com\/2009\/10\/graham-we-need-to-use-coal\/\"><strong>Sen. Graham: \u00e2\u20ac\u02dcWe need to use the coal that God has given us\u00e2\u20ac\u2122<\/strong><\/a> (RawStory):<embed src=\"http:\/\/216.87.173.33\/fvp\/flvplayer.swf\" bgcolor=\"#FFFFFF\" type=\"application\/x-shockwave-flash\" pluginspage=\"http:\/\/www.macromedia.com\/go\/getflashplayer\" flashvars=\"image=http:\/\/216.87.173.33\/media\/2009\/0910\/fox_an_graham_coal_091022a.jpg&amp;file=http:\/\/216.87.173.33\/media\/2009\/0910\/fox_an_graham_coal_091022a.flv&amp;logo=http:\/\/www.rawprint.com\/fvp\/rsvidlogo04.png&amp;link=http:\/\/www.rawstory.com&amp;autostart=false&amp;lightcolor=0x557722&amp;backcolor=0x000000&amp;frontcolor=0xCCCCCC&amp;showicons=false\" width=\"320\" height=\"253\"><\/embed><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<li><strong>WE HAVE A WINNER! SOLAR DECATHLON 2009: <\/strong><\/li>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.solardecathlon.org\/\"><strong>U.S. Dept. of Energy&#8217;s Solar Decathlon 2009 Home Page<\/strong><\/a> (US DOE)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.reuters.com\/article\/mnGreenBuildings\/idUS379778307420091020\"><strong>German Students Win 2nd Straight Solar Decathlon<\/strong><\/a> (Reuters)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thedailytell.com\/2009\/10\/solar-decathlon-2009-stretches-imagination-to-a-solar-powered-future\/\"><strong>Solar Decathlon 2009 stretches imagination to a solar powered future<\/strong><\/a> (The Daily Tell)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/news\/education\/2009-10-16-solar-decathlon_N.htm\"><strong>German team shines in Solar Decathlon<\/strong><\/a> (USA Today)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2009\/TECH\/science\/10\/19\/eco.solar.decathlon.final\/\"><strong>Team California shine in Solar Decathlon<\/strong><\/a> (CNN)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/gwire\/2009\/10\/20\/20greenwire-doe-used-solar-contest-as-smart-grid-proving-g-56884.html?pagewanted=all\"><strong>DOE Used Solar Contest as &#8216;Smart Grid&#8217; Proving Ground<\/strong><\/a> (Greenwire)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<li><strong>HEY RUSH, WHY DON&#8217;T YOU JUST GO BUY A FOOTBALL TEAM?:<\/strong><\/li>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/mediamatters.org\/research\/200910200054\"><strong>Limbaugh advanced IBD editorial&#8217;s false claim about NY Times&#8217; Revkin, suggested he should &#8220;go kill&#8221; himself<\/strong><\/a>; IBD cropped Revkin&#8217;s comments to falsely suggest he &#8220;proposed&#8221; carbon credits for having fewer children (Media Matters): <object width='320' height='260'><param name='movie' value='http:\/\/cloudfront.mediamatters.org\/static\/flash\/player.swf'><\/param><param name='flashvars' value='config=http:\/\/mediamatters.org\/embed\/cfg2?id=200910200020'><\/param><param name='allowscriptaccess' value='always'><\/param><param name='allownetworking' value='all'><\/param><embed src='http:\/\/cloudfront.mediamatters.org\/static\/flash\/player.swf' type='application\/x-shockwave-flash' flashvars='config=http:\/\/mediamatters.org\/embed\/cfg2?id=200910200020' allowscriptaccess='always' allowfullscreen='true' width='320' height='260'><\/object><\/li>\n<li>Andrew Revkin responds: <a href=\"http:\/\/dotearth.blogs.nytimes.com\/2009\/10\/20\/thought-experiments-on-sex-and-death\/\"><strong>Thought Experiments on Birth and Death<\/strong> (Dot Earth)<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<li><strong>JOIN THE INTERNATIONAL DAY OF CLIMATE ACTION THIS SATURDAY:<\/strong><\/li>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.grist.org\/article\/2009-10-21-get-psyched-for-day-of-climate-action-with-videos\"><strong>How will you stand up for climate on Oct 24?<\/strong><\/a> (Grist)<\/li>\n<li><strong>FIND AN EVENT NEAR YOU:<\/strong>  <a href=\"http:\/\/www.350.org\/\"><strong>350.org International Day of Climate Action<\/strong><\/a> (350.org)<\/li>\n<li>WATCH IT: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=MCEjg1Ej6QM\"><strong>Where will you be on October 24th?<\/strong>; (Greenpeace)<\/a>: <object width=\"320\" height=\"259\"><param name=\"movie\" value=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/v\/MCEjg1Ej6QM&#038;hl=en&#038;fs=1&#038;color1=0x234900&#038;color2=0x4e9e00\"><\/param><param name=\"allowFullScreen\" value=\"true\"><\/param><param name=\"allowscriptaccess\" value=\"always\"><\/param><embed src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/v\/MCEjg1Ej6QM&#038;hl=en&#038;fs=1&#038;color1=0x234900&#038;color2=0x4e9e00\" type=\"application\/x-shockwave-flash\" allowscriptaccess=\"always\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" width=\"320\" height=\"259\"><\/embed><\/object><\/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.motherjones.com\/mojo\/2009\/10\/old-energy-interests-use-new-media-thwart-climate-legislation\"><strong>Old Energy Interests Try Hand at &#8216;New Media&#8217; to Defeat Climate Bill<\/strong><\/a> (Mother Jones)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/wp-dyn\/content\/article\/2009\/10\/19\/AR2009101903347.html?wprss=rss_nation\"><strong>Shell wins federal approval to drill for oil off Alaska coast<\/strong><\/a> (Washington Post)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2009\/10\/20\/science\/earth\/20trash.html?em\"><strong>A New Recycling Strategy Catches On: Nudging Recycling From Less Waste to None<\/strong><\/a> (NY Times)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/\"><strong>Obama Plants Monsanto And CropLife Officials In Key Agriculture Posts<\/strong><\/a> (Wonk Room)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.wsj.com\/environmentalcapital\/2009\/10\/22\/why-the-copenhagen-climate-talks-will-be-a-bust\/\"><strong>Why the Copenhagen Climate Talks Will Be a Bust<\/strong><\/a> (Wall St. Journal)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/greeninc.blogs.nytimes.com\/2009\/10\/22\/hunters-and-anglers-rally-for-climate-bill\/\"><strong>Hunters and Anglers Rally for Climate Bill<\/strong><\/a> (Green Inc.)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Super Freaking Wrong:<\/strong> How &#8220;SuperFreakonomics&#8221; 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