Daily Green

Good afternoon, all. In the news today:

• Capitol Weekly talks to Natural Resources Secretary John Laird;
• Rising seas expected to wash out California beaches;
• Save the Bay releases Bay Area trash hot spots list;
• Grist asks - How is Obama’s overall record on the environment?;
• And much more.

Top of the Ticket

Capitol Weekly 9/15/11
A conversation with California’s Resources Secretary
http://www.capitolweekly.net/article.php?1=1&_c=zzw2hbcvdfx9io&xid=zztzb6uogj1n50

San Francisco Chronicle 9/14/11
Gov. Jerry Brown's concerns on energy, transit
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2011/09/14/BU181L3SUQ.DTL

Reuters 9/15/11
Rising seas expected to wash out key California beaches
http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/09/15/us-climate-beaches-california-idUSTRE78E0QX20110915

San Jose Mercury News 9/14/11
Bay Area 'trash hot spots' list is out
http://www.mercurynews.com/science/ci_18890223

Grist 9/15/11
How is Obama’s overall record on the environment?
http://www.grist.org/politics/2011-09-15-how-is-obamas-overall-record-on-the-environment

California Environmental News & Opinion

Legal Planet 9/14/11
CEQA and Infill: A Good Year in California
http://legalplanet.wordpress.com/2011/09/14/ceqa-and-infill-a-good-year-in-california/

Fox & Hounds 9/14/11
Legislature Lets Rich Guys Win Again
http://foxandhoundsdaily.com/blog/john-wildermuth/9428-legislature-lets-rich-guys-win-again

Press-Enterprise 9/14/11
AIR QUALITY: Bill would let districts collect revenue
http://www.pe.com/localnews/politics/stories/PE_News_Local_D_airdistrict15.41671d0.html

California Progress Report 9/15/11
Solyndra Controversy a Transparent Attempt to Kill Green Energy
http://www.californiaprogressreport.com/site/node/9365

Fresno Bee 9/14/11
Valley lawmakers lobby for roads and rail
http://www.fresnobee.com/2011/09/14/2538916/valley-lawmakers-lobby-for-roads.html

Press-Enterprise 9/14/11
CONGRESS: Inland leaders want water contamination study
http://www.pe.com/localnews/politics/stories/PE_News_Local_D_perch15.41692e6.html

Los Angeles Times 9/15/11
Northrop Grumman to pay $20 million to decontaminate groundwater
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-0915-northrop-cleanup-20110915,0,5718847.story

Capitol Weekly 9/15/11
At the heart of agriculture is the struggle for water
http://www.capitolweekly.net/article.php?xid=zztxg5cuy5h6ow

Move LA Blog 9/14/11
LA Metro Committee Approves Renewable Energy Policy
http://movela.blogspot.com/2011/09/metro-committee-approves-renewable.html

State Politics

Capitol Weekly 9/15/11
Lawmakers depart, but bills remain for Brown to ponder
http://www.capitolweekly.net/article.php?xid=zztz6xf90ptm9s

Capitol Weekly 9/15/11
Late amends leave advocates punched in the gut
http://www.capitolweekly.net/article.php?xid=zzu272x14khcp9

Capitol Weekly 9/14/11
Proposed ballot initiative to cut public pensions
http://capitolweekly.net/article.php?1=1&_c=zztymszijixhnz&xid=zzszb9khzht3ft&done=.zzt01hs9z6nent

Press-Enterprise 9/14/11
FIELD POLL: Obama's approval rating in California dives
http://www.pe.com/localnews/politics/stories/PE_News_Local_D_field14.59b904.html

Politico 9/14/11
When campaign funds go missing
http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0911/63554.html

National Environmental News & Opinion

Huffington Post 9/14/11
24 Hours Of Reality: Al Gore's Climate Reality Project Hosts Worldwide Event (VIDEO)
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/09/14/24-hours-of-reality_n_962225.html

Time 9/14/11
Don’t Be Fooled By the Solyndra Bankruptcy Circus — Solar Is Booming
http://swampland.time.com/2011/09/14/dont-be-fooled-by-the-solyndra-bankruptcy-circus-solar-is-booming/

Grist 9/14/11
Obama proposes cutting oil and gas subsidies to fund jobs plan
http://www.grist.org/politics/2011-09-14-obama-proposes-cutting-oil-and-gas-subsidies-to-fund-jobs-plan

Switchboard (NRDC Blog) 9/14/11
Senator Coburn Targets Walking and Biking (No Kidding)
http://switchboard.nrdc.org/blogs/dlovaas/senator_coburn_targets_walking.html

Grist 9/14/11
Josh Fox scores an Emmy for fracking documentary ‘Gasland’
http://www.grist.org/natural-gas/2011-09-14-josh-fox-natural-gas-fracking-documentary-gasland-wins-emmy

International Environmental News

Reuters 9/14/11
Climate investment needs "quantum leap", says U.N. official
http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/09/14/us-climate-investment-idUSTRE78D58320110914

Guardian 9/14/11
World's largest firms 'acting on climate change', analysis shows
http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2011/sep/14/worlds-largest-firms-climate-change

TreeHugger 9/15/11
Alcoa, Major World Polluter, Brings Sustainable Transport to Bauxite Mine & Feeds Energy into Grid
http://www.treehugger.com/files/2011/09/alcoa-brings-sustainable-transport-to-bauxite-mine-feeds-energy-into-grid.php

Guardian 9/15/11
New atlas shows extent of climate change
http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2011/sep/15/new-atlas-climate-change

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