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Green News Report - July 2, 2009 (Audio)

Brad Friedman and Desi Doyen | Posted 08.02.2009 | Green

Read More: Cap and Trade, Exxon Mobil, Epa, Green News Report, Exxon Valdez, Bush Administration, Waxman-Markey, California Emissions Standards, Green News, Environment, Fox News, Coal Ash, Climate Change, Climate Change Denial, Food Recall, Gray Wolves Endangered Species, Forests, Republicans, Green News

IN TODAY'S AUDIO REPORT: California wins one for a change; Where's the beef? Recalled!; Did EPA suppress study from global warming skeptic?... PLUS:...

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Clarifying My Views on the Obama Administration, the EPA and USDA

Rep. Dennis Cardoza | Posted 08.02.2009 | Politics

Read More: Usda, Waxman-Markey Climate Bill, Dennis Cardoza, Climate Bill, Epa, Rep. Dennis Cardoza, Politics News

Though it protects our environment, the EPA does not understand the unique challenges faced by farmers. The USDA is in a much better position to help them address climate change.

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Urgent July 4th Declaration: Bo Webb to Al Gore: Stand with Me at Ground Zero for Climate Change

Jeff Biggers | Posted 08.02.2009 | Green

Read More: Epa, Dirty Coal, Carol Browner, Carbon Emissions, Clean Coal, Climate Change, President Barack Obama, Al Gore, Aces, Lisa Jackson, Nancy Sutley, Coal, Green News

If we are to be serious about addressing the "inconvenient truth," then banning mountaintop removal is a logical and required first step in capturing carbon and saving our forests.

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The Obama Organic Family Garden: Swimming in Sludge?

Andrew Kimbrell | Posted 08.01.2009 | Green

Read More: Toxic Chemicals, Obama White House, White House, Lead, Sewage Sludge, Michelle Obama, Organic Gardening, Lead Poising, Organic Food, Epa, National Park Service, Obama Administration, Gardening, The Obama Girls, White House Garden, Green News

The Obamas may be the newest sludge victims. Michelle's hopes of having a truly organic garden and healthy vegetables for her own children and other children who visit the White House have been dashed.

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EPA Ruling: California Can Regulate GHGs

Sandra Thompson | Posted 08.01.2009 | Green

Read More: Epa, Obama Administration, California, Greenhouse Gases, Green News

This new ruling opens the door for California business to ramp up development related to engine, fuel cell and battery design, along with innovations in second and third generation biofuels.

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California Dreamin': EPA Grants Landmark Waiver on Greenhouse Gases

David Doniger | Posted 08.01.2009 | Green

Read More: Epa, Obama Administration, Clean Air Act, California, Pollution, Global Warming, Clean Cars, Green News

The Environmental Protection Agency is putting the federal seal of approval on California's leadership in cleaning up global warming pollution from our cars, SUVs, pickups, and minivans.

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On the Public Dime, a Grating Whine

A. Siegel | Posted 07.31.2009 | Green

Read More: Global Warming Denial, Environmental Protection Agency, Competitive Enterprise Institute, Alan Carlin, CBS News, Climate Skeptics, Cei, Epa, Green News

It is really sad that CBS News allowed itself to be played, so well, by the global warming denier crowd, helping to give legitimacy to an invented story.

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EPA Approves California's Plan To Impose Strict Emissions Regulations

AP | H. JOSEF HEBERT | Posted 07.31.2009 | Green

Read More: Epa, Environmental Protection Agency, California Emissions, California Emissions Rule, California, Green News

WASHINGTON — The Environmental Protection Agency took a major step toward tougher reductions in greenhouse gas emissions from cars and trucks Tu...

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EPA Reveals Dangerous Coal Ash Sites

Posted 07.30.2009 | Green

Read More: Environmental Protection Agency, Earthjustice, Tennessee Coal Ash, Epa, Coal Ash, Coal Ash Spill, Green News

Map Data : Contribute data : The Environmental Protection Agency released on Monday afternoon a list of 44 "high hazard potential" coal ash sites ...

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Sen. Inhofe: EPA Should Be Investigated For "Cooking" Climate Change Science

The Hill | Posted 07.30.2009 | Politics

Read More: Epa, Environmental Protection Agency, Inhofe, White House, Oklahoma, James Inhofe, President Obama, Epa-Report, Obama, Politics News

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) deliberately withheld facts from a report on global warming in order to bolster the Obama administration's c...

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Almost Hell West Virginia; Where Is The Obama Administration?

Jerry Cope | Posted 07.30.2009 | Green

Read More: Massey Energy, Obama Appalachia, Marsh-Fork-Elementary, Civil Disobedience, Epa, Daryl Hannah, Obama Administration, Appalachia, Ecocide, Mountaintop Removal, West-Virginia-Department-of-Environmental-Protection, Don Blankenship, Disasters, Coal River Mountain, James Hansen, Coal River Mountain Watch, Toxic Waste, Federal Office of Surface Mining, Coal Mining, Massey Coal, Mtr, Mike Brune, Ran, Rainforest Action Network, Coal River Valley, Green News

Coal mining is the Appalachians is the great American tragedy, and every citizen of this country should be ashamed and horrified that we are collectively allowing this to happen.

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Top 10 List: Why President Obama Must Visit Appalachia and Launch War for Green Jobs

Jeff Biggers | Posted 07.29.2009 | Green

Read More: Appalachia, Lisa Jackson, Poverty, Van Jones, Barack Obama, Green Jobs, Epa, Nancy Sutley, Mountaintop Removal, Coal, Dailykos, Green News

It is almost beyond belief that President Obama, CEQ chief Nancy Sutley and EPA head Lisa Jackson have made no attempt to visit actual mining sites under their jurisdiction.

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EPA May Have Suppressed Report Skeptical Of Global Warming

CBS News | Font Size | Posted 07.27.2009 | Green

Read More: Global Warming, EPA Suppressed Report, EPA Suppressed Global Warming Report, Epa, Green News

The Environmental Protection Agency may have suppressed an internal report that was skeptical of claims about global warming, including whether carbon...

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Secrets and the White House

Christopher Brauchli | Posted 07.26.2009 | Politics

Read More: Secrecy, Obama White House, Mountaintop Removal, Coal, CREW Lawsuit, Epa, Politics News

Those with long memories will recall the endless fights over the White House Logs during the eight years of the Bush presidency.

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NY Air Pollution Carries Serious Cancer Risk: Feds

AP | Posted 07.25.2009 | New York

Read More: Toxic Chemicals, New York Pollution, Environmental Protection Agency, Smog, New York Smog, Epa, Toxic Air Pollutants, Pollution, Air Pollution, New York, New York City, New York News

AP - Millions of people living in nearly 600 neighborhoods across the country are breathing concentrations of toxic air pollutants that put them at a ...

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EPA Says Air Pollution In 600 Neighborhoods Poses Cancer Risk

AP | DINA CAPPIELLO | Posted 07.25.2009 | Living

Read More: Toxic, Personal Health, Health, Epa, Air Quality, Pollution, Wellness, Toxins, Living News

WASHINGTON — Millions of people living in nearly 600 neighborhoods across the country are breathing concentrations of toxic air pollutants that ...

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600 U.S. Neighborhoods Have Air That Could Cause Cancer

AP | DINA CAPPIELLO | Posted 07.25.2009 | Green

Read More: Toxic Air, Epa, Los Angeles, Pollution, Cancer, Toxic Substances, Climate Change, Pollutants, Green News

WASHINGTON — Millions of people living in nearly 600 neighborhoods across the country are breathing concentrations of toxic air pollutants that ...

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Updated:VIDEO: Nonviolent Goldman Prize Winner Attacked by Massey Supporter: 94-Year-Old Hechler, Hannah, Hansen Arrested at Coal River

Jeff Biggers | Posted 07.24.2009 | Green

Read More: Appalachia, Lisa Jackson, Dirty Coal, Barack Obama, Epa, Ken Hechler, Mountaintop Removal, Daryl Hannah, James Hansen, Coal, Daryl Hannah Arrested, Daryl Hannah Coal River, Daryl Hannah Arrest, Daryl Hannah Arrested in West Viginia, Green News

Daryl Hannah, NASA's celebrated climate scientist James Hansen, and 94-year-old Ken Hechler, the legendary congressman and coal miner hero were arrested in a non-violent protest in West Virginia.

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Remember the Cuyahoga

Carl Pope | Posted 07.24.2009 | Green

Read More: Supreme Court, Cuyahoga River, Lower Slate Lake, Kensington Gold Mind, Water Pollution, Epa, Clean Water Act, Green News

Monday was the 40th anniversary of the environmental disaster that gave America the Clean Water Act -- the day the Cuyahoga River caught fire.

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Reckoning at Coal River: Media and Nation Must Bear Witness to Coalfield Tragedy This Week

Jeff Biggers | Posted 07.22.2009 | Green

Read More: Lisa Jackson, Massey Energy, Smcra, Barack Obama, Carol Browner, Epa, Ken Hechler, Nancy Sutley, Coal River Mountain, Mountaintop Removal, Al Gore, Darryl Hannah, James Hansen, Coal, Benjamin Carden, Green News

The human rights and constitutional violations of American citizens besieged by ruthless outside coal companies will be on full display this week to the national media and the nation.

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Green News Report - June 18, 2009 (Audio)

Brad Friedman and Desi Doyen | Posted 07.20.2009 | Green

Read More: Energy Efficiency, Asbestos in Libby Montana, Water, Waxman-Markey, Epa, United Nations, Green News, Green, Climate Change, Green News Report, Energy Policy, Reducing Waste, Solar Power, Bottled Water, Green News

IN TODAY'S AUDIO REPORT:: Energy legislation fight now moves to the Senate; Climate change outlook now worse than before; Libby, MT now a "public hea...

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Asbestos In Libby Montana: Emergency Declared By EPA

CNN | Posted 07.19.2009 | Home

Read More: Asbestos in Libby Montana, Asbestos, Libby Montana, Epa, Home News

The declaration is the first issued by the agency, which has grappled with the "toxic legacy" of a mine outside Libby, Montana, since 1999, Administra...

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Libby, Montana: EPA Declares Health Emergency Due To Asbestos

AP | MATTHEW DALY | Posted 07.18.2009 | Green

Read More: Epa, Montana, Lisa Jackson, Asbestos, Libby, Green News

WASHINGTON — The Obama administration said Wednesday it will pump more than $130 million into a Montana town where asbestos contamination has be...

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EPA Head: Higher Ethanol Blends Would Be Good For U.S.

Reuters | Posted 07.13.2009 | Home

Read More: Epa, Ethanol, Future Fuel, Future of Fuels, Future of Fuel, Home News

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Mixing slightly higher levels of ethanol into gasoline would benefit the U.S. energy supply provided the higher blends do not hur...

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Clean Coal Knee-Capping: Secretary Chu Makes $1 Billion Down Payment For More Dirty Coal

Jeff Biggers | Posted 07.13.2009 | Green

Read More: Epa, Department of Energy, Dirty Coal, Clean Coal, Carol Browner, Steven Chu, Futuregen, Coal, Green News

A lot of hot air has been emitted on the dangerous oxymoron of "clean coal. The truth is that carbon capture and storage technology is still in its experimental phase

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