Daily Green

Good afternoon, all. In the news today:

• Consumers Union calls on Gov. Brown to sign BPA ban bill;
• $44 million settlement reached for Cosco Busan oil spill;
• UCLA study predicts that Calif. won't slip back into recession;
• Jerry Brown's job approval rating rises;
• And much more.

Top of the Ticket

Huffington Post 9/20/11
Governor Brown: It's Up to You to Ban BPA in Baby Bottles
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/elisa-odabashian/governor-brown-its-up-to-_b_970142.html

Switchboard (NRDC Blog) 9/15/11
California Bill SB 454 Helps Protect Consumers, Workers and Businesses
http://switchboard.nrdc.org/blogs/vrome/california_bill_sb_454_helps_p.html

San Francisco Chronicle 9/20/11
$44 million settles Cosco Busan oil spill in bay
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2011/09/19/BARS1L6M29.DTL

Los Angeles Times 9/20/11
California won't slip back into recession, UCLA study predicts
http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-ucla-economy-20110920,0,7444598.story

Sacramento Bee 9/20/11
Amid failures, Jerry Brown's job approval rating rises
http://www.sacbee.com/2011/09/20/3923379/amid-failures-jerry-browns-job.html

California Environmental News & Opinion

NBC Bay Area 9/18/11
Coast Now 591,743 Pounds Cleaner
http://www.nbcbayarea.com/the-scene/events/Coast-Now-591743-Pounds-Cleaner-130067193.html

Contra Costa Times 9/19/11
Delta water grab fears unfounded, says U.S. resources chief
http://www.contracostatimes.com/news/ci_18929473

Capitol Alert 9/19/11
Federal public land policies bashed at Capitol hearing
http://blogs.sacbee.com/capitolalertlatest/2011/09/federal-public-land-policies-b.html

Contra Costa Times 9/18/11
Builders seeking speedier process
http://www.contracostatimes.com/california/ci_18921036

Bay Citizen 9/19/11
Schwarzenegger's Solyndra Subsidy
http://www.baycitizen.org/solyndra/story/schwarzennegers-solyndra-subsidy/

San Diego Union-Tribune 9/19/11
Boxer joins push for San Diego wilderness
http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/2011/sep/19/boxer-joins-push-san-diego-wilderness/

Cal Watchdog 9/19/11
Judge Backs Humans Over Fish in Delta
http://www.calwatchdog.com/2011/09/19/judge-backs-humans-over-fish-in-delta/

Hanford Sentinel 9/19/11
Brothers with Hanford ties tackle high-speed rail debate
http://www.hanfordsentinel.com/news/local/article_10dee008-e2ea-11e0-87c2-001cc4c03286.html

Sacramento Bee 9/20/11
Editorial: Gut-check time on county growth plan
http://www.sacbee.com/2011/09/20/3923013/gut-check-time-on-county-growth.html

Petaluma 360 9/19/11
Grocers favor ban on plastic bags
http://www.petaluma360.com/article/20110919/COMMUNITY/110919586/1362

State Politics

California Progress Report 9/19/11
Peter Schrag: A Century of Initiatives: Anybody Want to Celebrate?
http://www.californiaprogressreport.com/site/node/9375

Press-Enterprise 9/18/11
Moderates lose round in fight on Cal GOP platform
http://www.pe.com/ap_news/California/CA_California_Republicans_Platform_596642C.shtml

National Environmental News & Opinion

E² Wire 9/19/11
White House threatens veto over House attack on EPA pollution rules
http://thehill.com/blogs/e2-wire/677-e2-wire/182429-white-house-threatens-veto-of-house-epa-attack

New York Times 9/19/11
Republicans Sought Clean-Energy Money for Home States
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/09/20/us/politics/republicans-sought-clean-energy-money-for-home-states.html

Mother Jones 9/19/11
Will Climate Change Make National Parks More Dangerous?
http://motherjones.com/blue-marble/2011/09/yosemite-deaths-climate-change

Grist 9/19/11
Solyndra was collateral damage in a trade war with China
http://www.grist.org/solar-power/2011-09-19-solyndra-collateral-damage-in-a-trade-war

Bloomberg 9/19/11
U.S. Solar Capacity Expands by 69%, Led by Commercial Projects
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2011-09-20/u-s-solar-power-rises-69-percent-led-by-commercial-projects.html

TreeHugger 9/20/11
Bill Clinton: GOP Climate Denial Makes U.S. "Look Like a Joke"
http://www.treehugger.com/files/2011/09/bill-clinton-gop-climate-denial-us-look-like-joke.php

International Environmental News

Reuters 9/20/11
Analysis: Extreme steps needed to meet climate target
http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/09/20/us-carbon-climate-idUSTRE78J3IK20110920

Guardian 9/19/11
Obama's envoy for climate change casts doubt on Kyoto protocol
http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2011/sep/19/us-envoy-climate-change-emissions

Forbes 9/19/11
China Cracks Down on Pollution at Solar Factory
http://www.forbes.com/sites/williampentland/2011/09/19/china-cracks-down-on-pollution-at-solar-factory/

Reuters 9/20/11
Japan utilities near CO2 goal with 2010/11 credit use
http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/09/20/us-utilities-japan-climate-idUSTRE78J1PM20110920

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