IN TODAY'S AUDIO REPORT: Darryl Hannah arrested (no, not for public intoxication!); Floor fight pending over climate change; Big Three automakers ignored their own consumer research ... PLUS: The Supreme Court kills a lake ... All that and more in today's Green News Report!

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CORRECTION 6/26/09: In the above report, we misspoke in referring to the League of Conservation Voters as a "conservative" group --- the League is a conservation group dedicated to the protection of the environment. We regret the error.

IN 'GREEN NEWS EXTRA' (links below): UN suggests a global ban on plastic bags; Surprise! FEMA misspent millions intended for Katrina victims; 600 U.S. Neighborhoods Have Air That Could Cause Cancer; Sailing to the Great Pacific Garbage Patch...PLUS: Learning to live with climate change may not be enough...

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[Ed Note: Desi will be joining me on the Mike Malloy Show tonight, which I'm guest hosting this week, for a live version of the Green News Report and to take your calls! Details here... -BF]

IN TODAY'S AUDIO REPORT: Saving the planet on less than 50 cents a day!; Energy companies sued for conspiracy; Do not ask for whom the Toll House cookie crumbles... PLUS: Flaming rivers of fire ... All that and more in today's Green News Report!

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IN 'GREEN NEWS EXTRA' (links below): Navajo homes demolished due to uranium contamination; "Cash for Clunkers" program --- What you need to know; TN Coal ash spill cleanup slow, cause remains unknown ... PLUS: 'Green' cattle? Nature's diet reduces cows' emissions!

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[Ed note: Correct MP3 version inserted. Tuesday's version of the GNR, rather than today's, had originally been linked to the online player below.]

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 health emergency"; Solar soon in the Sahara... PLUS: Rock snot! Yep --- "rock snot" ... All that and more in today's Green News Report!

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IN 'GREEN NEWS EXTRA' (links below): Wired.com looks at "Déjà Poo"; An electrical Eco-switch to rule them all; New energy efficiency techniques tested for jet travel; Reducing DVD packaging helps Warner Bros.' bottom line... PLUS: Should bottled water companies guzzle water while residents are forced to cut back?.... See below for more Green News!

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IN TODAY'S AUDIO REPORT: National security vs. your right to know about highly hazardous waste dumps; A tiny town vs. Big Coal; Digital TV transition vs. disposal of old, toxic TVs ... PLUS: The GOP's "new" energy plan, same as the old plan.... All that and more in today's Green News Report!

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IN 'GREEN NEWS EXTRA' (links below): How's he doin'? An interview with Energy Secretary (and Nobel Prize Winner) Stephen Chu; Sir Paul promotes "Meat-free Mondays"; High-schoolers solve plastics problems... PLUS: Supreme Court ruling in coal company bias suit ... See below for more Green News!

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IN TODAY'S AUDIO REPORT: It's official, it's a pandemic! (Go ahead and panic); Obama doubles down on mountaintop removal; Green jobs bring in the green; PLUS: Hot shingles! ... All that and more in today's Green News Report!

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IN 'GREEN NEWS EXTRA' (links below): "Food, Inc." opens Friday; Anti-oil protests turn deadly in Peru and extremely unpleasant in Ireland; "Bee Fences" in Africa; Wait, the U.S. is NOT 'the Saudi Arabia of coal?!?!'; Solar N' Salt, working together... PLUS: A Solar Explainer .... See below for more Green News!

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IN TODAY'S AUDIO REPORT: Protesting in Peru; Settling with Shell; Pollution solutions in Long Beach; PLUS: Republicans vow to block climate legislation in the Senate .... All that and more in today's Green News Report!

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IN 'GREEN NEWS EXTRA' (links below): Solar Everywhere! Innovations for roofs, roads & trains; Ocean trash hampering efforts in plane crash investigation; PLUS: High water footprint for biofuels.... See below for more Green News!

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IN TODAY'S AUDIO REPORT: Obama moves mountains --- unfortunately; Coal state Democrats heart coal; Chemical industry hearts BPA; PLUS: Big Bellies now in Philly! .... All that and more in today's Green News Report!

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IN 'GREEN NEWS EXTRA' (links below): Grist test drives green toilet cleaners; Judge orders Duke Energy to shut down Indiana coal plant; Landowners: get paid for doing nothing!; "Green bank" could provide green lending if Congress approves; PLUS: Endangered Right whales get right-of-way protection in Boston Harbor... See below for more Green News!

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IN TODAY'S AUDIO REPORT: Rules of the road; 'Packing' in the parks; Is eco-system recovery even possible? PLUS: Green News Report helps your troubles go down the drain! .... All that and more in today's Green News Report!

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IN 'GREEN NEWS EXTRA' (links below): Recycle used dryer lint? YES we can!; "The United States of Waste" --- an energy IN-efficiency analysis; Why Conservatives should support mass transit funding'; Greener TVs could be on the way; Poachers get pwned by robot decoys!.. PLUS: Watch "EARTH 2100" tonight with Bob Woodruff... See below for more!

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IN TODAY'S AUDIO REPORT: How 'green' is Sotomayor?; Bush and the baby bottles; PLUS: White is the new green! For roofs, that is .... All that and more in today's Green News Report!

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IN 'GREEN NEWS EXTRA' (links below): U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon and Cate Blanchett ask world business leaders to lead the way in Copenhagen; A solar roof for a Taiwan stadium; How the French deal with the nuclear waste problem; "Veggie Day" once a week for Belgian town ... See below for more!

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IN TODAY'S AUDIO REPORT: Another step forward in the House for climate and energy legislation --- but is it enough? PLUS: YOU are brilliant, and The Earth is hiring! .... All that and more in today's Green News Report!

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IN 'GREEN NEWS EXTRA' (links below): "Sun For Rent": Massachusetts initiates creative financing to make solar cheap & easy; Recycling used parachutes; Another beef recall due to E.coli in the Midwest; House Democrats hire Speed Reader --- see him in action; PLUS: How to "Green" Your Workplace, a Net Impact Special Report ...See below for more!

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IN TODAY'S AUDIO REPORT: Clean Energy & National Security; CAFE standards & coffee cups; PLUS: Sausage-making & Congress! .... All that and more in today's Green News Report!

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IN 'GREEN NEWS EXTRA' (links below): Everything you wanted to know about the American Climate Energy & Security Act but were afraid to ask; Google wants to help you monitor your home energy use; the U.K's plan for smart meters in every British home; Swine flu outbreak caused by a lab accident?; When is it better to idle, vs. shutting off your car's engine?; Sea level rise may only be half as bad as previously predicted...See below for more!

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IN TODAY'S AUDIO REPORT: One step forward and two steps back for Obama and the Democrats --- the changing political climate of climate change politics.... All that and more in today's SPECIAL Green News Report!

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IN 'GREEN NEWS EXTRA' (links below): No easy solutions for mercury pollution in the Great Salt Lake; Food industry says safety is the responsibility of consumers; Could revolutionary greenhouse design revolutionize Big Ag? ...See below for more!

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IN TODAY'S AUDIO REPORT: Zombie lies that just won't die (if the rightwing media can help it); EPA bans pesticide in U.S. (sorry, kids in developing countries!); Just whose side is God on in the climate legislation debate?; PLUS: Glenn Beck explains it all for you!.... All that and more in today's Green News Report!

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IN 'GREEN NEWS EXTRA' (links below): Dirty Tricks and Toxic Waste in Ivory Coast (BBC); Will New Rules for ethanol and biodiesel hurt the alternative fuels industry?; Eco-Marathon racer gets 8,000 mpg; How do you get a Republican to buy a hybrid?; Fighting Texas fire ants with brain-eating flies...seriously...See below for more!

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IN TODAY'S AUDIO REPORT: Obama abandons polar bears, but exposes hidden Bush EPA study detailing cancer risks from coal ash; The highest ski run in the world, melted; PLUS: The awesome new 'Clean Coal' ringtones you've been waiting for! .... All that and more in today's Green News Report!

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IN 'GREEN NEWS EXTRA' (links below): San Francisco bets on solar; 'Ghost Nets' threaten the world's oceans; Cheap, innovative solar-powered lantern could light poor villages; Chocolate-powered biodegradable race car; Hard times for climate plans in Canada and Australia; Plus: Who could've foreseen a Boom-and-Bust cycle in the Natural Gas Industry?!?...See below for more!

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IN TODAY'S AUDIO REPORT: Fires and bats and bears --- OH MY!; Congress to offer 'Cash For Clunkers'; Some Democrats side with Republicans in stalling climate legislation; PLUS: A new lightbulb that lasts for 25 years?!? .... All that and more in today's Green News Report!

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IN 'GREEN NEWS EXTRA' (links below): Cotton vs. Corn for American farmers; U.S. exports giant industrial pig farms to Eastern Europe, but not environmental protections; Ethanol gets a boost from Obama; Big Shipping has bigger emissions...See below for more!

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