Daily Green

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

• Climate change threatens California beaches;
• Lawsuits could stall high-speed rail plans;
• Report on S.F. Bay details progress, problems;
• And much more.

California Environmental News

AFP 9/17/11
Climate change threatens California beaches: study
http://www.independent.co.uk/environment/climate-change-threatens-california-beaches-study-2356333.html

California Watch 9/19/11
Lawsuits could stall high-speed rail plans
http://californiawatch.org/dailyreport/lawsuits-could-stall-high-speed-rail-plans-12588

San Francisco Chronicle 9/19/11
Report on S.F. Bay details progress, problems
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2011/09/19/MNKA1L69CA.DTL

San Jose Mercury News 9/19/11
New report: San Francisco Bay getting healthier, not in the clear yet
http://www.mercurynews.com/science/ci_18927046

California Watch 9/19/11
Long-vilified swordfish industry finds support in environmental group
http://californiawatch.org/dailyreport/long-vilified-swordfish-industry-finds-support-environmental-group-12652

Orange County Register 9/18/11
Let the sun shine: O.C. cities drop solar fees, but many are still high
http://taxdollars.ocregister.com/2011/09/18/let-the-sun-shine-o-c-cities-drop-solar-fees-but-many-are-still-high/97666/

Contra Costa Times 9/19/11
State's suppression of aquatic weed in Delta has mixed results
http://www.contracostatimes.com/news/ci_18924757

Los Angeles Times 9/19/11
Biodiesel plants back from the brink
http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-biodiesel-plants-20110919,0,4194370.story

Fresno Bee 9/18/11
Public lands debate heads to Capitol
http://www.fresnobee.com/2011/09/17/2542834/doyle-public-lands-debate-heads.html

California Politics

Roll Call 9/17/11
Fight Against New California Electoral Map Loses Steam
http://www.rollcall.com/news/fight_against_new_california_electoral_map_loses_steam-208792-1.html

National & International Environmental News

KQED-FM Climate Watch 9/19/11
How to Capture the Power of High-Altitude Winds
http://blogs.kqed.org/climatewatch/2011/09/19/harnessing-the-power-of-high-altitude-winds/

KQED-FM Climate Watch 9/16/11
Scientists Look for Climate Trends in High Places
http://blogs.kqed.org/climatewatch/2011/09/16/plant-scientists-look-for-trends-in-high-places/

Los Angeles Times 9/19/11
On a divisive dam, a snippy bit of graffiti
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-dam-scissors-20110919,0,947381.story

San Jose Mercury News 9/18/11
With 600 bills to consider, Gov. Jerry Brown gets persuasion from all corners
http://www.mercurynews.com/california-budget/ci_18922288

Bay Citizen 9/18/11
Department of Labor Investigating Solyndra
http://www.baycitizen.org/solyndra/story/department-labor-investigating-solyndra/

Reuters 9/19/11
"Missing" Global Heat May Hide In Deep Oceans
http://planetark.org/enviro-news/item/63311

Los Angeles Times 9/18/11
Dam removal begins, and soon the fish will flow
http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/nation/la-na-0918-dam-20110918,0,5450869.story

Politico 9/18/11
Solyndra vexes Obama green agenda
http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0911/63795.html

Washington Post 9/18/11
Golf courses hurry to use last of methyl bromide supplies before phaseout
http://www.washingtonpost.com/national/health-science/golf-courses-hurry-to-use-last-of-methyl-bromide-supplies-before-phaseout/2011/09/15/gIQAMsaXdK_story.html

New York Times 9/18/11
How Energy Drains Water Supplies
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/09/19/business/global/19iht-green19.html

Guardian UK 9/19/11
More than 30 million climate migrants in Asia in 2010, report finds
http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2011/sep/19/climate-migrants-asia-2010

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