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Green News Report - June 25, 2009 (Audio)

Brad Friedman and Desi Doyen | Posted 07.26.2009 | Green

Read More: Supreme Court, House of Representatives, Fema, Big Three Automakers, Mountaintop Removal, United Nations, Waxman-Markey, Green News, Hurricane Katrina, Climate Change, Green News Report, Pollution, Coal, Darryl Hannah, Green News
Brad Friedman and Desi Doyen

Darryl Hannah arrested (no, not for public intoxication); Floor fight pending over climate change; Big Three automakers ignored their own consumer research ... The Supreme Court kills a lake.

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Can We Make "Buying American" Cool Again?

Charles J. Brown | Posted 07.09.2009 | Business

Read More: Auto Bailout, Obama Auto Industry, Automaker Bailout, Big Three Automakers, General Motors, Rush Limbaugh, Cars, Barack Obama, Business News
Charles J. Brown

We need to acknowledge our share of the responsibility for having "abandoned Detroit." We need to understand that any effort to rebuild the American auto industry requires each of us to start buying American again.

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After GM and Chrysler Bankruptcies -- What Now?

Gov. Jennifer M. Granholm | Posted 07.20.2009 | Home

Read More: Autos, Chevy Volt, Bankruptcy, Big Three Automakers, Green Jobs, General Motors, Chrysler, Evolving Energy Tech, Hybrid Cars, Electric Cars, Detroit Three, Detroit, Gm, Manufacturing, Clean Energy, Green Energy, Michigan, Home News
Gov. Jennifer M. Granholm

Despite the news about GM filing for bankruptcy, my state should not be the object of pity. We will not be victims: We intend to lead the country in a move from 20th century rust to 21st century green.

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Michigan Will Lead the Green Industrial Revolution

Gov. Jennifer M. Granholm | Posted 06.27.2009 | Green

Read More: Uaw, Chevy Volt, Big Three Automakers, Electric Cars, Detroit, Green Energy, Michigan, Chrysler, Gm, Ford, Green News
Gov. Jennifer M. Granholm

Some doubters on this website have advocated "pulling the plug on Detroit." Instead, I invite you to plug in to the power of American ingenuity and American transformation.

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Foreign Companies Will Soon Be Leading Carmakers In U.S.

usnews.com | Rick Newman | Posted 06.27.2009 | Business

Read More: Rick-Newman, Chrysler, Detroit Three, Big Three Automakers, Gm, Ford, Detroit Bailout, Detroit, Subaru, Toyota, Business News

Before long, you'll be more likely to get an American-made car by buying an import brand instead of a Ford, General Motors, or Chrysler vehicle. New d...

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An Apology Regarding My Letterman Appearance and a Clarification on U.S. Autoworkers

Alec Baldwin | Posted 06.20.2009 | New York

Read More: Automakers, Alec Baldwin Philippines, Big Three Automakers, Autoworkers, Celebrities Talk Politics, Stephen Baldwin, Alec Baldwin David Letterman, Sex Trafficking, Mail Order Brides, Philippines, Auto Industry, Alec Baldwin, Alec Baldwin Apology, New York-New York, New York News
Alec Baldwin

While on the David Letterman program, I joked that I might need a "mail-order bride" to achieve the goal of having more children in my life. I believe that most people understood that this was a joke and took it as such.

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The Rise and Fall of Detroit

Alec Baldwin | Posted 06.17.2009 | Business

Read More: Corvette, Big Three Automakers, Celebrities Talk Politics, American Automobile Industry, Chevrolet, Cars, Ford, Auto Industry, Detroit Bailout, Alec Baldwin Detroit, Alec Baldwin, Business News
Alec Baldwin

There can be only one legitimate response to the auto crisis. Let energy conservation and fuel efficiency rule the day. Let the carmakers go under.

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Ford Motor Will Win Car Wars

Diane Francis | Posted 06.04.2009 | Business

Read More: Detroit, Chrysler, Cars, Automaker Bailout, Big Three Automakers, Gm, Bailout, Bailouts, Ford, Business News
Diane Francis

Smart money is betting Ford Motor Co. among Detroit's Final Three even though it's declined to accept any bailouts from governments.. If so, it means that the industry will end up where it started: cheap and simple.

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China's Electric Vehicle Plan: Win

nytimes.com | KEITH BRADSHER | Posted 05.03.2009 | Green

Read More: Big Three Automakers, Electric Cars, Cars, Green Cars, Green Technology, China, Green News

To some extent, China is making a virtue of a liability. It is behind the United States, Japan and other countries when it comes to making gas-powered...

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"We the People" to "King of the World": "You're Fired!"

Michael Moore | Posted 05.01.2009 | Politics

Read More: Politics News, Politics, Richard Wagoner, John McCain, Big Three Automakers, Bailout, General Motors, Wall Street, Michael Moore, Economy, Economic Crisis, Bob Corker, Gm, Global Financial Crisis, Barack Obama, Politics News
Michael Moore

I write this letter to you in memory of the hundreds of thousands of workers over the past 25+ years who have been tossed into the trash heap by General Motors. Many saw their lives ruined for good.

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The Lesson of GM

Carl Pope | Posted 04.30.2009 | Green

Read More: Gm, Big Three Automakers, Rick Wagoner, Wagoner Asked to Resign, Green News
Carl Pope

What happened to GM is the poster child for what really created the economic crisis -- short time horizons.

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Healthcare: Its Still the Economy Stupid!

Dr. Peter Klatsky | Posted 04.06.2009 | Politics

Read More: U.S. Economy, Economy and Healthcare, Automaker Bailout, Big Three Automakers, Healthcare Summit, Nurses, Health IT, Economy, President Obama, Economic Crisis, Number of Uninsured, Health; Health Care; Health Insurance; Universal Healthcare; Barack Obama; John Mccain; British Healthcare; David Cameron; Hillary Clinton; Mandates; Premiums; Uninsured Millions; United Kingdom; London; British Conservatives; Liberals, Health Insurance, Obama Economy, Healthcare, Stimulus, Barack Obama, Economic Stimulus Package, Stimulus Package, Healthcare Jobs, Doctors, Medical Costs, Auto Industry, Politics News
Dr. Peter Klatsky

The economic and healthcare crises exist together and must be addressed as one.

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Consumer Reports: GM, Chrysler Least Reliable Cars, Ford Fares Better

usatoday.com | Chris Woodyard | Posted 03.30.2009 | Business

Read More: Consumer Reports Ford, General Motors Chrysler, Big Three Automakers, Chrysler, General Motors, Detroit Three, Consumer Reports Cars, Consumer Reports Gm, Consumer Reports Chrysler, Consumer Reports, Automakers, Cars, Detroit-Michigan, Business News

Chrysler and General Motors (GM) took the bottom two spots, respectively, in Consumer Reports magazine's new automaker for reliability, even as the pa...

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Detroit Bailout Support Wanes, Reversal From December

USA Today | Posted 03.28.2009 | Business

Read More: Automakers, Auto Bailout, Automaker Bailout, Big Three Automakers, Detroit Three, Cars, Auto Industry, Detroit Bailout, Detroit-Michigan, Business News

Just one-fourth of Americans think the government should continue lending money to Detroit automakers, according to a new USA TODAY/Gallup Poll, even ...

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Drinking Good for Depression? The Possible Repeal of Religious Repression

Warren Holstein | Posted 03.27.2009 | Comedy

Read More: The Great Depression, Depression, Big Three Automakers, Chrysler, Blue Laws Repealed, Blue-Laws-Repealed, Gm, Georgia, Christian Right, Franklin Roosevelt, Ford, Drinking, Prohibition, Christian Coalition, Constantine, Blue Laws, Blue-Laws, Great Depression, Corporate Jets, Economy, Religion, Comedy News
Warren Holstein

Following in the footsteps of Franklin Roosevelt, many states are now advocating an end to what many boozers and businessmen alike deem antiquated puritanical pap. The Christian Right is not amused.

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Nationalizing Banks, AIG, Carmakers: The News And What It Means

Huffington Post | Julie Satow | Posted 03.27.2009 | Business

Read More: AIG Citi Deals, Chrysler, Aig, Nationalizing Banks, Big Three Automakers, Nationalization, General Motors, Bank Nationalization, Citibank, Obama Nationalization, Aig-Citi-Deals, Treasury Deals AIG Citi, Treasury-Deals-Aig-Citi, Aig News, Business News

UPDATE: A new USA Today/Gallup poll finds that a majority of Americans (54%) favor a temporary government "takeover" of major U.S. banks, but a much l...

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Automakers, Fearing for Their Lives, Are Going Green Fast

Hank Green | Posted 02.13.2009 | Green

Read More: Automakers, Automaker Bailout, Chevy Volt, Big Three Automakers, Naias, Economy, Toyota Prius, Cars, Green Living, Cadillac Converj, Green Cars, Green Technology, Green News
Hank Green

The more Ford, GM and Chrysler talk about their electric vehicles, the more they appear to be actually innovating, instead of stagnating.

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Perfect Storm for Innovation Gathers in Washington

Neil Young | Posted 02.04.2009 | Green

Read More: Auto Bailout, Green Cars, Big Three Automakers, Better Place, Fuel Efficiency, Cars, Car Czar, Green Living, The Automotive X Prize, Neil Young, 100 Days, Green News
Neil Young

Innovators should swarm like locusts on Washington in January, February and March to show the Car Czar how to make fuel-efficient cars.

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Economic Stimulus: Biodiesels as Giveaways Could Build Community, Consumer Awareness

Josh Tickell | Posted 06.12.2009 | Home

Read More: Congress, Big 3, Big Three Automakers, Biofuels, Future of Fuel, Big Three, Environment, Biodiesel Fuel, Future Fuel, The Big 3, Green Living, Green Energy, Biodiesel, Home News
Josh Tickell

How many biodiesels could we put on the road with the $15-30 billion the Big 3 Auto Monsters are going to receive? Let's tell Congress how many!

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Procrastination Doesn't Fix It

Joan Blades | Posted 01.22.2009 | Business

Read More: Uaw, Big Three Automakers, United Auto Workers, Detroit Bailout, Detroit Three, Automakers, Jobs, Bailout, Cars, Detroit Automakers, Labor Unions, Detroit Bailout Reaction, Unemployment, Automaker Bailout, The Big 3, Auto Industry, Unions, Detroit, Business News
Joan Blades

Why not convert one third of the automakers' industrial capacity to building state-of-the-art wind generation? We need to be strategic in solving our economic and energy woes.

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Algergone

Bob Franken | Posted 01.20.2009 | Politics

Read More: Economy, Corruption, Automaker Bailout, Big Three Automakers, Madoff, Economic Crisis, Enron, Bernard Madoff, Madoff Scandal, Bernie Madoff, Madoff Ponzi Scheme, Politics News
Bob Franken

If only Horatio Alger had been around today instead of the 19th century, so he could write new stories about how hard work is all it takes to make your fortune. He would have so much material.

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Bailout or Not, Nothing Will Be the Same for Drivers or Detroit

Trevor Traina | Posted 01.18.2009 | Business

Read More: Detroit, Auto Bailout, Consumers, Driving, Automaker Bailout, Auto Industry, Detroit Bailout, Vehicle Ownership, Big Three Automakers, United Auto Workers, Detroit Three, Automakers, Jobs, Bailout, Cars, Detroit Automakers, Labor Unions, Unemployment, Detroit Bailout Reaction, The Big 3, Uaw, Unions, Business News
Trevor Traina

Vehicle manufacturers must re-engage their owners and offer them innovative services. What if GM included ads in exchange for lower pricing? What if they developed an in-dash system with Google or Apple?

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White House Still "Gathering Information" While Detroit Suppliers go Bankrupt

Steve Parker | Posted 01.18.2009 | Business

Read More: Toyota Camry, Chapter 11, White House, Thailand, Troubled Assets Relief Program, Flint, Chrysler, Rick Wagoner, United Auto Workers, Cars, Detroit News, Arizona, Facebook, Ford, Detroit Newspapers, Key Plastics, Los Angeles Auto Show, Mark Fields, Southern California, Larry King, Daewoo Lacetti, General Motors, Japanese Cars, Ford Flex, President Bush, Carl Levin, President-Elect Barack Obama, China Brilliance, Uaw, Bankruptcy, Gm, Minivan, Alan Mulally, Special Devices, Detroit Three, Gran Torino, Detroit Free Press, Washington DC, Sandy Levin, Clint Eastwood, Chevrolet Volt, Chevrolet Cruze, Bill Ford, TARP and Auto Bailout, Henry Ford, Detroit Three Loans, South Korea, European Cars, Henry Paulson, Sabic, Detroit Bailout, Automaker Bailout, Detroit, Big Three Automakers, Detroit Automakers, Unions, Auto Industry, Automakers, Jobs, Bailout, Unemployment, The Big 3, Labor Unions, Detroit Bailout Reaction, Detroit Auto Show, Business News
Steve Parker

Even Bush doesn't want to go down in history as the man who oversaw the destruction of GM, Ford and Chrysler (I hope), and I'd guess Obama wishes he could install his own new team now and fire Paulson.

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Is the GOP Risking the Economy to Win the PR War Against Unions?

Art Levine | Posted 01.16.2009 | Politics

Read More: Detroit Automakers, Republican Senators, Gop, Employee Free Choice Act, Corker, Auto Industry Bailout, Uaw, Mitch Albom, Big Three Automakers, United Auto Workers, Detroit Bailout, Ford, Detroit Three, Automakers, Jobs, Bailout, Labor Unions, Cars, Unemployment, Detroit Bailout Reaction, Gm, Chysler, Automaker Bailout, The Big 3, Unions, Auto Industry, Detroit, Politics News
Art Levine

With three million jobs at stake, potentially costing taxpayers $150 billion, unions remain the primary targets of the GOP blame game for the troubled auto industry and the failed bailout deal.

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Ditch the Automobile Altogether

Joe Lauria | Posted 04.17.2009 | Business

Read More: Detroit, Railroads, Auto Bailout, Big Three Automakers, Auto Industry, Greenhouse Gases, Trains, High Speed Rail, Business News
Joe Lauria

Why not take those millions of dollars that create sophisticated commercial propaganda all day on television to induce us to buy a car and put it to work reducing greenhouse gases instead?

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