Daily Green

Good afternoon, all. In today's news:

• BPA ban passes California state Senate;
• Bill proposes local power to raise fuel surcharge;
• CLCV, DFA, and Common Cause push for online voter registration;
• and much, much more...

Top of the Ticket

Los Angeles Times 8/30/11
BPA ban passes California state Senate
http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/greenspace/2011/08/bpa-ban-passes-state-senate.html

CLCV: Take action to support online voter registration

Groundswell: CLCV's Blog 8/30/11
How to Increase Voter Turnout
http://www.ecovote.org/blog/increase-voter-turnout

Capitol Alert 8/30/11
Steinberg bill would give locals power to raise fuel surcharge
http://blogs.sacbee.com/capitolalertlatest/2011/08/steinberg-bill-would-give-loca.html

California Environmental News

Mercury News 8/30/11
Gov. Brown calls for action on clean energy
http://www.mercurynews.com/business/ci_18790164?nclick_check=1

Generation Green 8/31/11
The Language of Legislation
http://generationgreen.org/2011/08/the-language-of-legislation/

Greenspace 8/30/11
Neighborhood pesticide exposure linked to prostate cancer
http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/greenspace/2011/08/neighborhood-pesticide-exposure-linked-to-prostate-cancer-.html

Los Angeles Times 8/30/11
AEG goes after downtown L.A. stadium critic Antonovich
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-0831-aeg-antonovich-20110831,0,5449816.story

State Politics

Los Angeles Times 8/30/11
San Bruno pipeline explosion: 'A failure of the entire system'
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-0831-san-bruno-20110831,0,6384431.story

Politics Blog | SF Gate 8/30/11
President Obama plans seventh trip to CA in September -- fundraising in Silicon Valley, LA
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/blogs/nov05election/detail?entry_id=96527

Capitol Alert 8/20/11
Jerry Brown: Sales and income taxes could pass in 2012
http://blogs.sacbee.com/capitolalertlatest/2011/08/jerry-brown-sales-income-taxes-2012.html

PolitiCal 8/30/11
Republicans launch effort to overturn new congressional district maps
http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/california-politics/2011/08/republicans-fight-district-maps.html

The Sun 8/30/11
Bill to remove tainted members from public panels goes to governor
http://www.sbsun.com/news/ci_18791948

National Environmental News

TPM LiveWire 8/30/11
Fox Contributor To Bill Nye: You're 'Confusing Our Viewers' On Climate Change (VIDEO)
http://tpmlivewire.talkingpointsmemo.com/2011/08/fox-host-to-bill-nye-youre-confusing-our-viewers-on-climate-change.php

DC Streets Blog 8/31/11
President Obama Pushes Congress For a Clean Extension of Transpo Bill
http://dc.streetsblog.org/2011/08/31/president-obama-pushes-congress-for-a-clean-extension-of-transpo-bill/

The Hill 8/30/11
Biden: Failure to invest in clean energy would be nation’s ‘biggest mistake’
http://thehill.com/blogs/e2-wire/677-e2-wire/178773-biden-failure-to-invest-in-clean-energy-would-be-the-nations-biggest-mistake

International Environmental News

Planet Ark 8/31/11 
Rising Biomass Demand Could Drive Land Grabs: Report
http://planetark.org/enviro-news/item/63113

Green 8/30/11
Can Water Treaties Be Climate-Proofed?
http://green.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/08/30/can-water-treaties-be-climate-proofed/

Guardian 8/30/11
Firing laser beams into the sky could make it rain, say scientists
http://www.guardian.co.uk/science/2011/aug/30/firing-laser-beams-atmosphere-rain

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