Daily Green

Good afternoon, all. In the news today and over the weekend:

• High stakes over next Coastal Commission director;
• Bay Area public transit (& freeways) threatened by funding cuts;
• Torrance to convert land poisoned by Exxon refinery into native wild lands parks;
• And much more.

California Environmental News

Santa Rosa Press Democrat 8/20/11
High stakes over next Coastal Commission director
http://www.pressdemocrat.com/article/20110820/articles/110829985

Contra Costa Times 8/21/11
Bay Area public transit and freeways threatened by big proposed funding cuts
http://www.contracostatimes.com/news/ci_18726316

Daily Breeze 8/22/11
Tainted Torrance lots to go green
http://www.dailybreeze.com/news/ci_18723461

San Jose Mercury News 8/22/11
'Solar trees' sprout up in Santa Clara County-owned parking lots
http://www.mercurynews.com/bay-area-news/ci_18730466

KQED-FM Climate Watch blog 8/21/11
Solar Shift: Developers are moving toward photovoltaic panels for utility-scale solar plants
http://blogs.kqed.org/climatewatch/2011/08/21/solar-shift/

San Mateo County Times 8/21/11
Developers withdraw opposition to Bay Area planning document that takes sea level rise into account
http://www.mercurynews.com/san-mateo-county/ci_18726092

Sacramento Bee Capitol Alert blog 8/22/11
Last-minute legislation would help tribe in SoCal quarry fight
http://blogs.sacbee.com/capitolalertlatest/2011/08/last-minute-legislation-would.html

Los Angeles Times (Editorial) 8/20/11
Keeping all state parks open
http://www.latimes.com/news/opinion/opinionla/la-ed-parks-20110820,0,94383.story

San Francisco Chronicle (Opinion) 8/21/11
Vail: California rangelands need greater preservation
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2011/08/21/INV61KOJJM.DTL

San Francisco Chronicle (Opinion) 8/21/11
Keep Tahoe blue
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2011/08/21/IN0B1K87GI.DTL

San Francisco Chronicle (Opinion) 8/21/11
Christensen: Golden State grasslands
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2011/08/21/INV61KOHBO.DTL

San Francisco Chronicle 8/21/11
What to do with old carpet
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2011/08/21/HOVE1KIE8M.DTL

KQED-FM Quest blog 8/19/11
California Gets New Environmental Chief
http://science.kqed.org/quest/audio/california-gets-new-environmental-chief/

Sacramento Bee Capitol Alert blog 8/19/11
Jerry Brown removing GOP appointees from key water panel
http://blogs.sacbee.com/capitolalertlatest/2011/08/jerry-brown-california-water-commission-dave-cogdill.html

Sacramento Bee Capitol Alert blog 8/19/11
Jerry Brown names former adviser Dan Richard to rail board
http://blogs.sacbee.com/capitolalertlatest/2011/08/jerry-brown-dan-richard-high-speed-rail-authority.html

Los Angeles Times 8/21/11
Southwestern pond turtle shows signs of San Diego-area comeback
http://www.latimes.com/news/science/environment/la-me-0821-turtle-20110821,0,3003133.story

Sacramento Bee 8/21/11
A way with worms
http://www.sacbee.com/2011/08/21/3849444/a-way-with-wormsthis-is-going.html

Politics

Los Angeles Times (Opinion) 8/18/11
Daum: Invasion of the idiocrats
http://articles.latimes.com/2011/aug/18/opinion/la-oe-daum-idiocracy-20110818

AP 8/19/11
Has Obama lost liberal votes?
http://www.smdailyjournal.com/article_preview.php?id=165628

National Environmental News

New York Times 8/19/11
Antibacterial Chemical Raises Safety Issues
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/08/20/business/triclosan-an-antibacterial-chemical-in-consumer-products-raises-safety-issues.html

ABC News 8/20/11
The Environmental Divide: GOP Candidates Spar Over Climate Change
http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/environmental-divide-gop-candidates-spar-climate-change/story?id=14343420

Guardian UK 8/19/11
Massive protest at White House against Alberta tar sands pipeline
http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2011/aug/19/protest-white-house-tar-sands

Guardian UK (Commentary) 8/19/11
The myth of mountaintop removal mining
http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/cifamerica/2011/aug/19/mountaintop-removal-mining

NPR 8/20/11
Bill Clinton's Life As A Vegan
http://www.npr.org/blogs/health/2011/08/20/139782972/bill-clintons-life-as-a-vegan

International Environmental News

Nature.com 8/21/11
Climate change will hit genetic diversity
http://www.nature.com/news/2011/110821/full/news.2011.490.html

NPR 8/20/11
Trying To Unravel The Mysteries Of Arctic Warming
http://www.npr.org/2011/08/20/139754902/trying-to-unravel-the-mysteries-of-arctic-warming

AFP 8/21/11
Time for new strategy to save mammals, say biologists
http://www.independent.co.uk/environment/time-for-new-strategy-to-save-mammals-say-biologists-2341440.html

Independent UK 8/21/11
Seabirds in danger from new oil exploration, RSPB warns
http://www.independent.co.uk/environment/nature/seabirds-in-danger-from-new-oil-exploration-rspb-warns-2341180.html

Guardian UK (Commentary) 8/19/11
Sharks, polar bears and otters are not simpler versions of ourselves
http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2011/aug/19/sharks-polar-bears-otters-animal-behaviour

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