Daily Green

Good afternoon, all. In the news today:

• Senate passes BPA ban, many environmental bills still in play;
• Lawmakers strive to extend surcharge for energy efficiency through public good charge bills;
• State bill coming to protect AEG stadium from CEQA;
• California Watch creates state lobbying database;
• And much more.

Top of the Ticket

Groundswell (CLCV Blog) 9/1/11
Senate passes BPA ban, many environmental bills still in play
http://www.ecovote.org/blog/senate-passes-bpa-ban-many-environmental-bills-still-play

Ventura County Star 8/31/11
Lawmakers strive to extend surcharge for energy efficiency, research
http://www.vcstar.com/news/2011/aug/31/lawmakers-strive-to-extend-surcharge-for-energy/

Orange County Register 8/31/11
State bill coming to protect AEG football stadium project
http://www.ocregister.com/sports/aeg-314868-environmental-stadium.html

San Diego Union-Tribune 8/31/11
Assembly approves bill to block Gregory Canyon landfill
http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/2011/aug/31/assembly-approves-bill-to-block-gregory-canyon/

Legal Planet 8/31/11
Infill Parking Bill Killed by Local Government Lobby?
http://legalplanet.wordpress.com/2011/08/31/infill-parking-bill-killed-by-local-government-lobby/

KPCC 8/30/11
The end of Styrofoam takeout containers in California?
http://www.scpr.org/programs/patt-morrison/2011/08/30/20502/styrofoam-update

California Watch 9/1/11
See who is lobbying any bill in California
http://californiawatch.org/dailyreport/see-who-lobbying-any-bill-california-12376

California Environmental News & Opinion

Total Buzz (Orange County Register Blog) 8/31/11
Last-minute proposals introduced in Legislature
http://totalbuzz.ocregister.com/2011/08/31/last-minute-proposals-introduced-in-legislature/60031/

Los Angeles Times 8/31/11
California solar panel manufacturer ceases operations
http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/money_co/2011/08/thecalifornia-solar-panel-manufacturer-that-received-a-high-profile-535-million-obama-administration-loan-announced-today-t.html

Bay Citizen 8/31/11
Solyndra's Shutdown Raises Questions about Stimulus, Green Jobs
http://www.baycitizen.org/jobs/story/solyndra-shutdown-stimulus-green-jobs/

San Diego Union-Tribune 8/31/11
Friends rally to save state park services
http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/2011/aug/31/friends-rally-state-park-services/

Fresno Bee 8/31/11
Federal judge disagrees on delta smelt plan
http://www.fresnobee.com/2011/08/31/2520194/federal-judge-disagrees-on-delta.html

The Thin Green Line 8/31/11
Rally today over farmworker rights and toxic methyl iodide
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/blogs/green/detail?entry_id=96541

Grist 8/31/11
How dense: Tea Party rages over smart growth
http://www.grist.org/urbanism/2011-08-31-how-dense-tea-party-filled-with-rage-over-smart-growth

Streetsblog Los Angeles 8/31/11
Feinstein: “I Support Funding for the Westside Subway”
http://la.streetsblog.org/2011/08/31/feinstein-i-support-funding-for-the-westside-subway/

Capitol Weekly 9/1/11
Enviros vs. SF over anti-erosion ‘armor’
http://www.capitolweekly.net/article.php?xid=zyn7qsmr7111n7

Malibu Surfside News 9/1/11
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Airs Plan to Restore Sea Otter Range
http://malibusurfsidenews.com/stories/201109/201109010005.html

Oakland Tribune 8/30/11
Plastic pollution motivated woman to rid San Francisco Bay of debris
http://www.insidebayarea.com/top-stories/ci_18782638

State Politics

San Francisco Chronicle 9/1/11
Goodwin Liu confirmed to Calif. Supreme Court
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2011/08/31/BAKN1KUAUI.DTL

Sacramento Bee 9/1/11
Amazon offers jobs to avert ballot showdown over tax
http://www.sacbee.com/2011/09/01/3876555/amazon-offers-jobs-to-avert-ballot.html

National Environmental News & Opinion

E² Wire 8/31/11
Chu signals support for proposed oil pipeline
http://thehill.com/blogs/e2-wire/677-e2-wire/179053-chu-signals-support-for-proposed-oil-pipeline

Switchboard (NRDC Blog) 8/31/11
GOP Repackages Old Attacks on Environmental Safeguards and Calls It a Jobs Plan
http://switchboard.nrdc.org/blogs/fbeinecke/gop_repackages_old_attacks_on.html

Huffington Post 8/31/11
Jon Huntsman's Jobs Plan Cements Shift From Green Republican To Energy Hawk
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/08/31/jon-huntsman-jobs-plan_n_944293.html

Greenspace 9/1/11
Rocky Mountain pikas not nearing extinction, study finds
http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/greenspace/2011/09/rocky-mountain-pikas-not-nearing-extinction-study-finds.html

Food & Water Watch Blog 8/31/11
Confused About Fracking? The American Enterprise Institute’s Disinformation Campaign may be the Cause.
http://www.foodandwaterwatch.org/blogs/confused-about-fracking-the-american-enterprise-institute%E2%80%99s-disinformation-campaign-may-be-the-cause/

International Environmental News

Think Progress 9/1/11
German Renewable Power Production Hits Record High: 20.8%, Quadruple the Level in 2000, on Track to 35% in 2020
http://thinkprogress.org/romm/2011/09/01/310065/german-renewable-power-production-record/

Reuters 8/31/11
Coal Shortages Speed Up China's Clean Power Plans
http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/08/31/idUS414014174720110831

Los Angeles Times 9/1/11
Endangered hawksbill turtles make a surprise appearance
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-turtles-20110901,0,5895787.story

Reuters 8/31/11
Apple's Alleged China Supply Chain Pollution Draws Environmentalists' Ire
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/08/31/apple-china-supply-chain-pollution_n_944147.html

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