<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" ?><rss version = "2.0" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom"><channel><title>The Environment Report</title><description>Bringing environmental news down to Earth.</description><link>http://www.environmentreport.org</link><pubDate>Thu, 02 Jul 2009 19:44:04 -0400</pubDate><atom:link href="http://www.environmentreport.org/RSS.php" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" /><item><title>Show: Nitrogen Dioxide &amp; Van Jones</title><link>http://www.environmentreport.org/show.php?showID=198</link><pubDate>Thu, 02 Jul 2009 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate><description><![CDATA[ We all spew nitrogen dioxide from our cars' 
tailpipes... and it's also emitted by power 
plants.  Rebecca Williams reports it's taken 
35 years... but the EPA now wants to tighten 
the limit on this pollutant.    

And... Lester talks with Van Jones.  He's a 
special advisor to President Obama on green jobs.  
We'll hear about the Obama Administration's plans 
and what these jobs might look like. ]]></description><guid>http://www.environmentreport.org/show.php?showID=198</guid><category>Daily Show</category><enclosure url="http://www.environmentreport.org/podcasts/MPMGLRC_ENVRPT_20090702_01.mp3" length="1923406" type="audio/mpeg" /></item><item><title>Show: Beetle Wood &amp; Pollution Trading</title><link>http://www.environmentreport.org/show.php?showID=197</link><pubDate>Wed, 01 Jul 2009 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate><description><![CDATA[ The mountain pine beetle has swept
through the Western United States, 
killing millions of trees.  Conrad 
Wilson found one business that's 
discovered an interesting use for 
the beetle wood.  

And... dollars and streams.  Farmers  
are being paid by factories to cut 
pollution because it's too expensive 
for the factories to clean up.  Julie 
Grant visits a factory, a farm, and a 
stream involved in this new water 
trading program.   ]]></description><guid>http://www.environmentreport.org/show.php?showID=197</guid><category>Daily Show</category><enclosure url="http://www.environmentreport.org/podcasts/MPMGLRC_ENVRPT_20090701_01.mp3" length="1923406" type="audio/mpeg" /></item><item><title>Show: Climate Bill Statistics &amp; Food, Inc.</title><link>http://www.environmentreport.org/show.php?showID=196</link><pubDate>Tue, 30 Jun 2009 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate><description><![CDATA[ Sloppy statistics head to the Senate.
A misquoted MIT study is being used
as ammo against the climate bill in 
Congress.   

And... the new film Food, Inc.  This 
documentary takes a look at the 
industrial food system and exposes
some of its secrets.  Lester Graham
has the story of how 'we vote with 
our forks, three times a day.' ]]></description><guid>http://www.environmentreport.org/show.php?showID=196</guid><category>Daily Show</category><enclosure url="http://www.environmentreport.org/podcasts/MPMGLRC_ENVRPT_20090630_01.mp3" length="1923405" type="audio/mpeg" /></item><item><title>Show: Net Metering &amp; Toxic Lake Algae</title><link>http://www.environmentreport.org/show.php?showID=195</link><pubDate>Mon, 29 Jun 2009 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate><description><![CDATA[ Many people are working on ways to generate 

alternative energy for their home.  But many 

states haven't caught up to these new ways 

to make power.  Lester Graham finds out the 

latest on "net metering."  That's when homeowners 

sell energy back to the grid.   

 

And... toxic pond scum.  Amy Quinton

looks into a type of algae that grows 

on lakes.  Scientists have known it 

could be dangerous.  But now researchers 

are investigating a possible connection 

to Lou Gehrig's disease. ]]></description><guid>http://www.environmentreport.org/show.php?showID=195</guid><category>Daily Show</category><enclosure url="http://www.environmentreport.org/podcasts/MPMGLRC_ENVRPT_20090629_01.mp3" length="1923406" type="audio/mpeg" /></item><item><title>Show: Climate Bill Critique &amp; Panther Habitat</title><link>http://www.environmentreport.org/show.php?showID=194</link><pubDate>Fri, 26 Jun 2009 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate><description><![CDATA[ The climate bill and civil rights.
We talk to the leader of one civil
rights group that says the climate 
bill is an attack on low-income 
Americans.  

And... as people build more, they're 
pushing the Florida panther out of 
its habitat.  It's also causing more 
run-ins with the big cats.  Rebecca 
Williams visited Florida to see what's 
being done to save the panther. ]]></description><guid>http://www.environmentreport.org/show.php?showID=194</guid><category>Daily Show</category><enclosure url="http://www.environmentreport.org/podcasts/MPMGLRC_ENVRPT_20090626_01.mp3" length="1923406" type="audio/mpeg" /></item><item><title>Show: Compact Fluorescents &amp; Seaweed Forests</title><link>http://www.environmentreport.org/show.php?showID=193</link><pubDate>Thu, 25 Jun 2009 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate><description><![CDATA[ How not to dispose of your old
fluorescent lightbulbs.  Mark Brush
looks at how one late night talk 
show host learned the hard way.  

And... saving underwater seaweed 
forests from a prickly pest.  
Ann Dornfeld goes on a dive to 
scoop up sea urchins and move them 
to places where they're welcome.   ]]></description><guid>http://www.environmentreport.org/show.php?showID=193</guid><category>Daily Show</category><enclosure url="http://www.environmentreport.org/podcasts/MPMGLRC_ENVRPT_20090625_01.mp3" length="1923610" type="audio/mpeg" /></item><item><title>Show: Cow Burps &amp; The Vaccination Debate</title><link>http://www.environmentreport.org/show.php?showID=192</link><pubDate>Wed, 24 Jun 2009 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate><description><![CDATA[ The Environmental Protection Agency 
says livestock belching makes up 20% of 
methane emissions.  Rebecca Williams 
looks at one cow diet that makes these 
bovine beauties burp less.  

And... to vaccinate or not to 
vaccinate.  More and more families 
are choosing not to vaccinate their 
children because they think it can 
lead to serious health problems. 
Julie Grant reports that this has 
health officials worried about 
potential disease outbreaks. ]]></description><guid>http://www.environmentreport.org/show.php?showID=192</guid><category>Daily Show</category><enclosure url="http://www.environmentreport.org/podcasts/MPMGLRC_ENVRPT_20090624_01.mp3" length="1923610" type="audio/mpeg" /></item><item><title>News Story: Salmonella Vaccine Coming Soon?</title><link>http://www.environmentreport.org/story.php?story_id=4555</link><pubDate>Mon, 06 Jul 2009 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate><description><![CDATA[ Researchers are working on a new vaccine to prevent salmonella poisoning.  But, Julie Grant reports, the researchers say it probably won’t help us when we’re faced with salmonella tainted tomatoes or alfalfa sprouts: ]]></description><guid>http://www.environmentreport.org/story.php?story_id=4555</guid><category>News Story</category><enclosure url="http://www.environmentreport.org/mp3/2009/07/06/spot_grant_070609.mp3" length="282618" type="audio/mpeg" /></item><item><title>News Story: The End Of The Line</title><link>http://www.environmentreport.org/story.php?story_id=4554</link><pubDate>Mon, 06 Jul 2009 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate><description><![CDATA[ Fish is a big part of our diet.  We eat everything from  fish sticks and fastfood fish sandwiches to sushi and swordfish steaks. But Lester Graham reports a new documentary makes the case we’re overfishing the oceans: ]]></description><guid>http://www.environmentreport.org/story.php?story_id=4554</guid><category>News Story</category></item></channel></rss>