Daily Green

Good afternoon, all. In the news today:

• Polystyrene ban bill would put California first;
• State fracking legislation moves forward;
• Governor Brown backs high-speed rail and delta projects;
• Bashing EPA emerges as theme in GOP presidential race;
• And much more.

Top of the Ticket

Long Beach Press-Telegraph 8/17/11
Plastic foam ban advances in Assembly
http://www.presstelegram.com/news/ci_18704617

Capitol Weekly 8/18/11
Polystyrene ban: Bill would put California first
http://www.capitolweekly.net/article.php?xid=zxgh3egjupdzhp

Platts 8/17/11
California fracking legislation appears poised for final passage
http://www.platts.com/RSSFeedDetailedNews/RSSFeed/NaturalGas/6385093

Fresno Bee 8/16/11
Gov. Brown backs delta, high-speed rail projects
http://www.fresnobee.com/2011/08/16/2501872/gov-brown-to-visit-fresno-wednesday.html

California Progress Report 8/18/11
Jerry Brown Gives Vote of Confidence to High Speed Rail
http://www.californiaprogressreport.com/site/node/9274

California Environmental News & Opinion

Sierra Club California Blog 8/18/11
Sierra Club California Announces New Director
http://sierraclubcalifornia.org/2011/08/18/sierra-club-california-announces-new-director/

San Francisco Chronicle 8/18/11
Sea otter relocation program a failure, may end
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2011/08/18/BA0M1KOPHC.DTL

The Californian 8/16/11
Salinas bans foam food containers
http://www.thecalifornian.com/article/20110817/NEWS01/108170308/Salinas-bans-foam-food-containers

The Press-Enterprise 8/17/11
New Hispanic group mobilizes around Colorado River
http://www.pe.com/ap_news/California/CO_Nuestro_Rio_590148C.shtml

Switchboard (NRDC Blog) 8/17/11
Between a Rock and a Dry Place - The Potential Impacts of Oil Shale Development on Colorado River Water Supplies
http://switchboard.nrdc.org/blogs/bnelson/between_a_rock_and_a_dry_place.html

Huntington Beach Independent 8/17/11
Council votes to create ordinance banning single-use plastic bags
http://www.hbindependent.com/news/tn-0818-hbcouncil-20110815,0,5126634.story

Desert Dispatch 8/17/11
More Hinkley wells have higher chromium six levels
http://www.desertdispatch.com/news/hinkley-11420-six-wells.html

Greenspace 8/17/11
Mountain yellow-legged frogs could not survive
http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/greenspace/2011/08/mountain-yellow-legged-frogs-could-not-survive.html

Streetsblog Los Angeles 8/17/11
Long Beach: Good for Bikes, Good for Business
http://la.streetsblog.org/2011/08/17/long-beach-good-for-bikes-good-for-business/

San Francisco Chronicle 8/17/11
S.F. 'green-grade' home program may boost value
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2011/08/17/BU4R1KO7P9.DTL

Redistricting

Capitol Alert 8/17/11
Referendum papers filed to challenge new Senate districts
http://blogs.sacbee.com/capitolalertlatest/2011/08/referendum-california-redistricting-challenge-senate-districts.html

Inland Valley Daily Bulletin 8/16/11
Latino group upset with redistricting maps
http://www.dailybulletin.com/news/ci_18695110

State Politics

Capitol Alert 8/16/11
Steinberg pledges to target regulatory process in final weeks
http://blogs.sacbee.com/capitolalertlatest/2011/08/steinberg-pledges-to-target-re.html

Los Angeles Times 8/18/11
Gov. Jerry Brown appoints jobs czar
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/politics/la-me-jobs-czar-20110818,0,5222277.story

Press-Enterprise 8/17/11
Calif. governor not interested in Prop 13 reforms
http://www.pe.com/ap_news/California/CA_Brown_Fresno_Visit_590199C.shtml

National Environmental News & Opinion

Politico 8/17/11
White House looks to curb smog-rule impact
http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0811/61594.html

Grist 8/18/11
Obama administration moves against Alaska oil drilling
http://www.grist.org/oil/2011-08-18-obama-administration-moves-against-alaska-oil-drilling

New York Times 8/17/11
Bashing E.P.A. Is New Theme in G.O.P. Race
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/08/18/us/politics/18epa.html

Talking Points Memo 8/17/11
Rick Perry: Climate Change Is A Hoax Drummed Up By Scientists Looking To Make Money
http://tpmdc.talkingpointsmemo.com/2011/08/rick-perry-climate-change-is-a-hoax-drummed-up-by-scientists-looking-to-make-money.php

Think Progress 8/17/11
Michele Bachmann: Man-Made Climate Change Is ‘Manufactured Science’
http://thinkprogress.org/green/2011/08/17/297902/michele-bachmann-man-made-climate-change-is-manufactured-science/

New York Times 8/18/11
A Republican Shout-Out for Wind Energy
http://green.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/08/18/a-republican-shout-out-for-wind-energy/

International Environmental News

TreeHugger 8/18/11
Wearable Solar Panels To Revolutionize Mobility for Armies
http://www.treehugger.com/files/2011/08/wearable-solar-panels-to-revolutionize-mobility-for-armies.php

Guardian 8/18/11
UK animals back from the brink of extinction
http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/blog/2011/aug/18/uk-animals-back-brink-extinction

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