{"id":7773,"date":"2010-03-30T13:10:39","date_gmt":"2010-03-30T20:10:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.bradblog.com\/?p=7773"},"modified":"2010-03-30T13:10:39","modified_gmt":"2010-03-30T20:10:39","slug":"green-news-report-march-30-2010","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bbnewdb.webbyspice.com\/?p=7773","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;Green News Report&#8217; &#8211; March 30, 2010"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/GreenNews.BradBlog.com\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/bradblog.com\/Images\/GNR_SarahPalin_SearchlightNV_032710a.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><br \/>\n<strong>TWITTER:<\/strong> @<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/GreenNewsReport\">GreenNewsReport<\/a><br \/>\n<i>The &#8216;GNR&#8217; is also now available on your cell phone via <a href=\"http:\/\/www.stitcher.com\/podcast\/green-news-report\/the-green-news-report\">Stitcher Radio&#8217;s mobile app<\/a>!<\/i><\/p>\n<p><strong>IN TODAY&#8217;S RADIO REPORT:<\/strong>  China beats the U.S. &#8212; <em>again<\/em>; EPA vetoes mountaintop removal permit for first time; Rightwing&#8217;s (very mature) response to Earth Hour; Trapped coal miners in China; WV Chamber of Commerce fights <i>against<\/i> coal miner disability payments&#8230; <em>PLUS:<\/em> Sarah Palin recycles! 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Convictions in Rio Tinto mining bribery case; Mandatory solar power building codes for India; Mysterious whale die-off is largest on record;  Emission Control Area created around U.S. and Canadian; EPA to crack down on toxic chemicals in water; Oil giant Koch Industries funds climate change deniers &#8230; <em>PLUS<\/em>: News Flash: WMO says world still getting hotter &#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>Not Everybody Liked &#8216;Earth Hour&#8217;:<\/strong><\/li>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/yglesias.thinkprogress.org\/archives\/2010\/03\/human-achievement-hour.php\"><strong>Competitive Enterprise Institute Promotes &#8216;Human Achievement Hour&#8217;<\/strong><\/a> (Think Progress)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.grist.org\/article\/2010-03-29-earth-hour-landmarks-went-dark-in-call-for-climate-action\/\"><strong>Earth Hour: Landmarks went dark in call for climate action<\/strong><\/a> (Grist)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.myearthhour.org\/news\/article\/03\/29\/2010\/world-unites-wwf%E2%80%99s-earth-hour-2010\"><strong>The World Unites for WWF&#8217;S EARTH HOUR 2010<\/strong><\/a> (WWF press release)<\/li>\n<li>SLIDESHOW: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.myearthhour.org\/\"><strong>World&#8217;s Great Monuments Go Dark for EARTH HOUR 2010 in global call to action on climate change<\/strong><\/a> (WWF)<\/li>\n<li>SLIDESHOW: <a href=\"http:\/\/earthhourblog.posterous.com\/before-and-after-217\"><strong>EARTH HOUR 2009: Before and After Pix<\/strong><\/a> (Earth Hour blog)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<li><strong>China Surpasses U.S. In Clean Energy Investment:<\/strong><\/li>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.latimes.com\/business\/la-fi-energy-china25-2010mar25,0,356464.story\"><strong>China takes lead in clean-power investment<\/strong><\/a>: U.S. falls to No. 2 in funding for such alternative sources as wind and solar (LA Times):\n<div class=\"mediagreen\"><strong>China overtook the United States for the first time last year in the race to invest in wind, solar and other sources of clean energy,<\/strong> according to a comprehensive new report that raises questions about American competitiveness in a booming global market.<br \/>\n&#8230;<br \/>\nAlthough part of the U.S. investment decline last year can be attributed to the deep recession, <strong>the Pew report pointed to another factor constraining U.S. competitiveness: a lack of national mandates for renewable energy production or a surcharge on greenhouse gas emissions that would make fossil fuels more expensive.<\/strong><\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/wwwp.dailyclimate.org\/tdc-newsroom\/2010\/03\/green-economy-grows-despite-policy-vacuum\"><strong>Green economy grows despite policy vacuum<\/strong><\/a> (The Daily Climate)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2010\/03\/20\/business\/energy-environment\/20saudi.html?ref=energy-environment\"><strong>China\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s Growth Shifts the Geopolitics of Oil<\/strong><\/a>(Greenwire)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<li><strong>Rescue Efforts Underway for Trapped Chinese Coal Miners:<\/strong><\/li>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.wvgazette.com\/coaltattoo\/2010\/03\/30\/china-update-warnings-ignored-before-mine-flood-that-has-150-workers-trapped-underground\/\"><strong>China update: Warnings ignored before mine flood that has 150 workers trapped underground<\/strong><\/a> (Coal Tatto)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/news.yahoo.com\/s\/afp\/20100330\/wl_afp\/chinaminingaccident_20100330065804\"><strong>Race against clock to save China mine workers<\/strong><\/a>: Workers angrily accused mine management of ignoring warning signs of the impending disaster. (AFP)<\/li>\n<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/wp-dyn\/content\/article\/2010\/03\/30\/AR2010033001081.html\"><strong>Families of 153 trapped Chinese miners fight for hope<\/strong><\/a> (Washington Post)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2010\/03\/30\/world\/asia\/30china.html\"><strong>Rescuers in China Struggle to Free 153 Trapped Miners<\/strong><\/a> (NY Times)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<li><strong>EPA Halts Mountaintop Removal Permit:<\/strong><\/li>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.wvgazette.com\/coaltattoo\"><strong>Best Coal Industry Blog: Coal Tattoo<\/strong><\/a> (West Virginia Gazette)<\/li>\n<li><strong>TAKE ACTION:<\/strong>  <a href=\"http:\/\/www.epa.gov\/region03\/mtntop\/spruce1qa.html#submitcomments\"><strong>EPA seeks YOUR COMMENTS on veto of mountaintop removal permit<\/strong><\/a> (EPA)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/sundaygazettemail.com\/News\/201003260859\"><strong>EPA proposes veto of largest W.Va. strip mine&#8217;s permit<\/strong><\/a>:<br \/>\nDamage from Spruce No. 1 Mine &#8216;would be irreversible,&#8217; official says (West Virginia Gazette):<\/p>\n<div class=\"mediagreen\">&#8220;Coal, and coal mining, is part of our nation&#8217;s energy future, and for that reason [the] EPA has made repeated efforts to foster dialogue and find a responsible path forward,&#8221; Shawn Garvin, the EPA&#8217;s regional administrator, said in a prepared statement.<strong> &#8220;But we must prevent the significant and irreversible damage that comes from mining pollution &#8212; and the damage from this project would be irreversible.&#8221;<\/strong><\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.wvgazette.com\/coaltattoo\/2010\/03\/26\/waiting-on-epa-spruce-mine-decision-would-be-just-the-beginning-of-another-long-process\/\"><strong>Waiting on EPA: Spruce Mine decision would be just the beginning of another long process<\/strong><\/a> (Coal Tattoo)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/motherjones.com\/politics\/2010\/03\/jpmorgan-mountaintop-removal-mining?utm_source=twitterfeed&#038;utm_medium=twitter&#038;utm_campaign=Feed%3A+motherjones%2Fmain+%28MotherJones.com+Main+Article+Feed%29&#038;utm_content=Twitter\"><strong>JPMorgan\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s War on Nature: How the Wall Street darling underwrites environmental Armageddon.<\/strong><\/a> (Mother Jones)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<li><strong>WV Chamber of Commerce Tries to Halt Black Lung Benefits:<\/strong>:<\/li>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.wvgazette.com\/coaltattoo\/2010\/03\/24\/the-w-va-chamber-of-commerce-continues-its-misinformation-campaign-against-sen-byrds-effort-to-help-disabled-miners-get-black-lung-benefits\/\"><strong>The W.Va. Chamber of Commerce continues its misinformation campaign against Sen. Byrd\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s effort to help disabled miners get black lung benefits<\/strong><\/a> (Coal Tattoo)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.wvpubcast.org\/newsarticle.aspx?id=14143\"><strong>Byrd Amendment bring more black lung benefit approvals, costs<\/strong><\/a> (WV Public Broadcasting)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonindependent.com\/79139\/chamber-of-commerce-again-hopes-to-scale-back-proposed-black-lung-benefits\"><strong>Chamber of Commerce (Again) Hopes to Scale Back Proposed Black Lung Benefits<\/strong><\/a> (Washington Independent)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<li><strong>Palin Recycles at Tea Party in Nevada:<\/strong><\/li>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/thehill.com\/blogs\/e2-wire\/677-e2-wire\/89497-palin-white-house-congress-blocking-use-of-god-given-us-energy?utm_source=twitterfeed&#038;utm_medium=twitter\"><strong>Palin: White House, Congress blocking use of \u00e2\u20ac\u02dcGod-given\u00e2\u20ac\u2122 U.S. energy<\/strong><\/a> (The Hill)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.grist.org\/article\/2010-03-29-palin-sticks-with-drill-here-drill-now-in-nevada-tea-part-speech\/\"><strong>Drill team leader: Palin sticks with \u00e2\u20ac\u02dcdrill here, drill now\u00e2\u20ac\u2122 in Nevada Tea Party speech <\/strong><\/a> (Grist):\n<div class=\"mediagreen\">The substance of her energy argument isn\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t all that interesting, because\u00e2\u20ac\u00a6<\/p>\n<p>* The White House strongly supports nuclear energy. Last month President Obama announced an $8.3 billion federal loan guarantee to build two new reactors in Georgia.<br \/>\n* The potential of offshore drilling has been widely debunked\u00e2\u20ac\u201dit\u00e2\u20ac\u2122ll take 10 years to reach significant production levels and 20 years to reach peak production.<br \/>\n* Clean coal doesn\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t exist, except as a marketing ploy.<\/p><\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<li>Sing a catchy tune: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.grist.org\/article\/2010-03-26-friday-music-blogging-she-him-again\/\"><strong>She &#038; Him: Gonna Get Along Without You Now<\/strong><\/a>\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:\/\/news.bbc.co.uk\/2\/hi\/asia-pacific\/8594609.stm\"><strong>China and Australia swap criticism over Rio Tinto case<\/strong><\/a>: China and Australia have traded criticism in the wake of the jailing of four Rio Tinto executives for corruption and commercial espionage. (BBC)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.newkerala.com\/news\/fullnews-79736.html\"><strong>Solar power to be mandatory in building codes India&#8217;s &#8216;Solar Cities&#8217;<\/strong><\/a>: In a bid to make Agartala, India a solar city, the Tripura government has decided to make solar energy tapping provision mandatory in buildings. (New Kerala Times)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/news.yahoo.com\/s\/livescience\/mysteriouswhaledieoffislargestonrecord\"><strong>Mysterious whale die-off is largest on record<\/strong><\/a> (Live Science)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2010\/03\/23\/business\/23water.html\"><strong>U.S. Bolsters Chemical Restrictions for Water<\/strong><\/a> (NY Times)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.treehugger.com\/files\/2010\/03\/victory-for-clean-air-emission-control-area-for-cargo-ships-around-canada-usa.php\"><strong>Big Victory for Clean Air! 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