Daily Green

Hello, all. In the news today:

• California Supreme Court upholds Manhattan Beach plastic bag ban;
• Climate change muscling in on mussels;
• High-speed rail, solar power, and much more.

California Environment

Sacramento Bee 7/15/11
California High Court Upholds City's Plastic-Bag Ban; Leaves Door Open To Lawsuits
http://www.sacbee.com/2011/07/15/3771103/california-high-court-upholds.html

Legal Planet 7/14/11
Paper or Plastic?
http://legalplanet.wordpress.com/2011/07/14/paper-or-plastic/

KQED Climate Watch blog 7/15/11
Study: Climate Change Muscling in on Mussels
http://blogs.kqed.org/climatewatch/2011/07/15/study-climate-change-muscling-in-on-mussels/

KQED Quest 7/13/11
Revisiting Mandatory Recycling
http://science.kqed.org/quest/audio/revisiting-mandatory-recycling/

Ground Truth (Pesticide Action Network Blog) 7/14/11
Hopeful happenings in CA agriculture
http://www.panna.org/blog/hopeful-happenings-ca-agriculture

San Francisco Examiner 7/14/11
Nonprofit's fight against Bay Area sewer districts turns nasty
http://www.sfexaminer.com/local/peninsula/2011/07/baykeepers-fight-against-bay-area-sweer-districts-turns-nasty

California Watch 7/15/11
High-Speed Rail Route Continues To Draw Central Valley Farmers' Ire
http://californiawatch.org/dailyreport/high-speed-rail-route-continues-draw-central-valley-farmers-ire-11512

Sacramento Bee 7/15/11
Coastal Panel Orders Trailers To Leave Marin Beach By 2017
http://www.sacbee.com/2011/07/15/3771273/coastal-panel-orders-trailers.html

Los Angeles Times 7/15/11
Judge Orders Malibu Homeowner To Clear Pathway To Beach
http://www.latimes.com/news/science/environment/la-me-malibu-20110715,0,5206163.story

Los Angeles Times 7/15/11
Los Angeles DWP To Again Offer Solar Rebates
http://www.latimes.com/news/science/environment/la-me-dwp-solar-20110715,0,5385550.story

NRDC Switchboard blog 7/15/11
Is the State Water Board serious about protecting California coastal waters?
http://switchboard.nrdc.org/blogs/nlong/is_the_state_water_board_serio.html

New York Times Green blog 7/15/11
Solar Power for Darker Times
http://green.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/07/15/solar-power-for-darker-times/

State Politics

Los Angeles Times/PolitiCal 7/14/11
Lawmakers seek more clout for California in presidential contests
http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/california-politics/2011/07/lawmakers-seek-more-clout-for-california-in-presidential-contests.html

Los Angeles Times/PolitiCal 7/14/11
Lawmakers want to move presidential primary from February to June
http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/california-politics/2011/07/lawmakers-want-to-move-presidential-primary-from-february-to-june.html

Ventura Star 7/15/11
State GOP Chairman Assails Redistricting Panel, Threatens Referendum
http://www.vcstar.com/news/2011/jul/14/state-gop-chairman-assails-redistricting-panel/

National & International

The Hill's Floor Action Blog 7/15/11
House rejects significant cuts to energy and water bill
http://thehill.com/blogs/floor-action/house/171751-house-rejects-significant-cuts-to-energy-and-water-bill

New York Times 7/14/11
Bush Ozone Standards Are 'Not Legally Defensible' -- EPA Chief
http://www.nytimes.com/gwire/2011/07/14/14greenwire-bush-ozone-standards-are-not-legally-defensibl-19743.html

The Hill's Floor Action Blog 7/15/11
House quickly approves light bulb language by voice vote
http://thehill.com/blogs/floor-action/house/171717-house-quickly-approves-light-bulb-language-by-voice-vote

San Francisco Chronicle Thin Green Line blog 7/15/11
Kids' toys linked to notoriously destructive company
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/blogs/green/detail?entry_id=93258

New York Times Green blog 7/15/11
Lighting the Hopes of the Grid-less
http://green.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/07/15/if-everyone-lighted-one-little-led/

New York Times Green blog 7/15/11
As Carbon Sinks, Forests Are Even Mightier Than Assumed
http://green.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/07/15/as-carbon-sinks-forests-are-even-mightier-than-assumed/

Washington Post 7/14/11
Decline of predatory species throws food chains out of whack, report says
http://www.washingtonpost.com/national/health-science/decline-of-predators-such-as-wolves-throws-food-chains-out-of-whack-report-says/2011/07/14/gIQAaeY1EI_story.html

Reuters 7/14/11
Federal government to refine solar energy development zones
http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/07/14/us-usa-solar-idUSTRE76D62B20110714

Amphibians in the News

AP 7/15/11
1st Bornean rainbow toad seen since 1924
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2011/07/15/MNS41KAEME.DTL

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