Daily Green

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

• Green jobs and the public goods charge;
• California lawmakers unveil bill to expedite downtown football stadium plan;
• Bills to shift oversight of high-speed rail faltering;
• Climate, evolution thorny issues for GOP hopefuls;
• And much more.

Top of the Ticket

Sacramento Bee 9/4/11
Dan Morain: 'Green' jobs and the public goods charge
http://www.sacbee.com/2011/09/04/3881542/dan-morain-green-jobs-and-the.html

Los Angeles Times 9/3/11
California lawmakers unveil bill to expedite downtown football stadium plan
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-0903-stadium-legislation-20110903,0,3168736.story

Press-Enterprise 9/5/11
Bill pushes gas levy for congestion relief projects
http://www.pe.com/localnews/stories/PE_News_Local_D_gaslevy06.3f4a63b.html

California Watch 9/6/11
Bills to shift oversight of high-speed rail faltering
http://californiawatch.org/dailyreport/bills-shift-oversight-high-speed-rail-faltering-12428

San Francisco Chronicle 9/6/11
Climate, evolution thorny issues for GOP hopefuls
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2011/09/06/MNCO1KV7MR.DTL&ao=all

California Environmental News & Opinion

California Progress Report 9/6/11
An Opportunity We Can't Afford To Miss
http://www.californiaprogressreport.com/site/node/9331

Sacramento Bee 9/4/11
Businesses put wind to work
http://www.sacbee.com/2011/09/04/3881463/businesses-put-wind-to-work.html

Fresno Bee 9/2/11
Water divides Central Valley lawmakers
http://www.fresnobee.com/2011/09/02/2523213/water-divides-central-valley-lawmakers.html

Los Angeles Times 9/6/11
Utility hopes program gives clear picture of smart-grid tech
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-smart-meters-20110905,0,7945937.story

San Francisco Chronicle 9/6/11
Ships in blue whales' feeding grounds pose threat
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2011/09/06/MNUN1KTBJR.DTL

Los Angeles Times 9/5/11
A hungry pest is devouring San Diego County oak trees
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-hungry-pest-20110905,0,3056005.story

San Bernardino Sun 9/4/11
Kangaroo rat might detour San Bernardino street project
http://www.sbsun.com/news/ci_18827636

State Politics

Los Angeles Times 9/5/11
Poll illustrates California voters' anger
http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/nation/la-na-poll-economy-20110906,0,7074574.story

PolitiCal 9/5/11
Jerry Brown trying for last-minute bipartisan tax deal
http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/california-politics/2011/09/jerry-brown-trying-for-last-minute-bipartisan-tax-deal.html

Los Angeles Times 9/4/11
Obama strongly leads GOP candidates in California poll
http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/nation/la-na-0905-poll-presidential-20110905,0,6048766.story

Sacramento Bee 9/4/11
Power flows with the money in California's Legislature
http://www.sacbee.com/2011/09/04/3883602/power-flows-with-the-money-in.html

PolitiCal 9/4/11
Calderons are looking to extend their dynasty
http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/california-politics/2011/09/calderons-looking-to-expand-their-dynasty.html

Sacramento Bee 9/6/11
Dan Walters: A dark side to liberal government
http://www.sacbee.com/2011/09/06/3886761/dan-walters-a-dark-side-to-liberal.html

National Environmental News & Opinion

Politico 9/3/11
Ozone decision: The final green straw?
http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0911/62602.html

Time 9/6/11
Is Obama Bad for the Environment?
http://www.time.com/time/health/article/0,8599,2091814,00.html

USA Today 9/6/11
GOP freshmen return, resume effort to roll back regulations
http://www.usatoday.com/news/washington/story/2011-09-05/GOP-freshmen-return-resume-effort-to-roll-back-regulations/50267540/1

Climate Progress 9/6/11
Rick Perry: The EPA ‘Won’t Know What Hit ‘Em’
http://thinkprogress.org/romm/2011/09/06/312161/rick-perry-the-epa-won%E2%80%99t-know-what-hit-%E2%80%98em/

International Environmental News

Guardian 9/6/11
Bangkok at risk of sinking into the sea
http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2011/sep/06/bangkok-thailand-risks-steadily-sinking

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