Daily Green

Good afternoon, all. In today's news:

• Brown signs CEQA reform bills;
• Lobbyists spin weka science to defend BPA;
• California may use rumble of traffic to generate energy;
• and much, much more...

Top of the Ticket

Legal Planet 9/27/11
California Governor Brown Signs CEQA Reform Bills
http://legalplanet.wordpress.com/2011/09/27/california-governor-brown-signs-ceqa-reform-bills/

The Atlantic 9/27/11
How Lobbyists Are Spinning Weak Science to Defend BPA
http://www.theatlantic.com/life/archive/2011/09/how-lobbyists-are-spinning-weak-science-to-defend-bpa/245657/

Groundswell: CLCV's Blog 9/28/11
Governor Brown Vetoes Another Pro-Transit Bill
http://www.ecovote.org/blog/governor-brown-vetoes-another-pro-transit-bill

Los Angeles Times 9/27/11
California may use rumble of traffic to generate energy
http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/lanow/2011/09/california-may-use-rumble-of-traffic-to-generate-energy.html

California Environmental News

Mercury News 9/27/11
Touting jobs, Brown signs a pair of bills and curses 'too damn many regulations'
http://www.mercurynews.com/california-budget/ci_18987948?nclick_check=1&forced=true

Audublog 9/27/11
Assemblymember Jared Huffman recognized for his tireless defense of the state’s natural treasures
http://www.audublog.org/?p=5883

Greenspace 9/27/11
Costa Mesa classrooms made of recycled shipping containers
http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/greenspace/2011/09/costa-mesa-classrooms-made-of-recycled-shipping-containers.html

Sacramento Bee 9/28/11
California logging industry's $18 million state subsidy examined
http://www.sacbee.com/2011/09/28/3943787/california-logging-industrys-18.html

L.A. Now 9/26/11
100 years later, Channel Island wetlands to be restored
http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/lanow/2011/09/100-years-later-channel-island-wetlands-to-be-restored-.html#more

Redwood City Patch 9/27/11
Supes to Discuss Plastic Bag Ban Tuesday
http://redwoodcity.patch.com/articles/county-supervisors-to-discuss-plastic-bag-ban-tuesday

Green House 9/27/11
Google invests $75M more in home solar panels
http://content.usatoday.com/communities/greenhouse/post/2011/09/google-invests-75-million-in-solar-home-panels-/1

L.A. Now 9/27/11
Long Beach: Water quality shows dramatic improvement
http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/lanow/2011/09/long-beach-a-winner-in-summer-beach-water-quality-report.html

The Hill 9/27/11
Waxman to Issa: Get Solyndra facts straight
http://thehill.com/blogs/e2-wire/677-e2-wire/184055-waxman-to-issa-get-your-facts-straight-on-solyndra

Californians Against Waste 9/27/11
Marin County Plastic Bag Ban Upheld
http://www.cawrecycles.org/whats_new/recycling_news/sept27_Marin_court_case

State Politics

Calbuzz 9/28/11
Lies, Damn Lies: Howard Jarvis and Small Biz ‘Poll’
http://www.calbuzz.com/2011/09/lies-damn-lies-howard-jarvis-and-small-biz-committee/

Ventura County Star 9/27/11
Herdt: Amazon, theatrics and the art of a deal
http://www.vcstar.com/news/2011/sep/27/herdt-amazon-theatrics-and-the-art-of-a-deal/

Salon 9/27/11
Diebold voting machines can be hacked by remote control
http://www.salon.com/news/politics/elections/2011/09/27/votinghack

California Watch 9/28/11
New PAC adds to Facebook's growing political clout
http://californiawatch.org/dailyreport/new-pac-adds-facebooks-growing-political-clout-12792

Bay Citizen 9/27/11
Controversial Cal Bake Sale Raises $700
http://www.baycitizen.org/blogs/pulse-of-the-bay/controversial-bake-sale-raises-700-cal/

National Environmental News

The Hill 9/27/11
Perry urges Obama to block major EPA rule
http://thehill.com/blogs/e2-wire/677-e2-wire/184167-perry-urges-obama-to-block-major-epa-rule

The Hill 9/27/11
EPA delays auto emissions, mileage rule rollout
http://thehill.com/blogs/e2-wire/677-e2-wire/184295-epa-delays-auto-emissions-mileage-rule-rollout

Talking Points Memo 9/27/11
Military’s Transition To Renewable Energy Crimped By House’ DOE Loan Program Investigation
http://idealab.talkingpointsmemo.com/2011/09/militarys-transition-to-renewable-energy-crimped-by-house-doe-loan-program-investigation.php

Planet Ark 9/28/11
U.S. To Do More Research On Electric Vehicles
http://planetark.org/enviro-news/item/63404

Planet Ark 9/28/11
U.S. To Investigate Protection For 374 Water Species
http://planetark.org/enviro-news/item/63396

International Environmental News

The Independent 9/28/11
World's leading climate sceptic sees his funding melt away fast
http://www.independent.co.uk/environment/climate-change/worlds-leading-climate-sceptic-sees-his-funding-melt-away-fast-2362056.html

NPR 9/28/11
Water, Water, Everywhere, But Not Enough To Waste
http://www.npr.org/blogs/thesalt/2011/09/28/140805298/water-water-everywhere-but-not-enough-to-waste

New York Times 9/28/11
Arctic Shelves Have Lost Half Their Size in Six Years
http://green.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/09/28/arctic-shelves-have-lost-half-their-size-in-six-years/

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