Daily Green

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

• California drivers lead the way on using less gasoline;
• Tainted water flows from taps of rural Central Valley homes;
• Retired Republicans quietly try to shift party's climate focus;
• Ozone hole breaks records, and much more.

Top of the Ticket

Los Angeles Times 10/1/11
California motorists leading the way on using less gasoline
http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-california-gas-20111002,0,6916890.story

Fresno Bee 10/1/11
Tainted water flows from taps of rural Valley homes
http://www.fresnobee.com/2011/10/01/2554048/tainted-water-flows-from-taps.html

National Journal 9/30/11
Retired Republicans Quietly Try to Shift GOP Climate-Change Focus
http://www.nationaljournal.com/energy/retired-republicans-quietly-try-to-shift-gop-climate-change-focus-20110930

NewScientist 10/2/11
Arctic ozone hole breaks all records
http://www.newscientist.com/article/dn20988-arctic-ozone-hole-breaks-all-records.html

California Environmental News

Los Angeles Times 10/3/11
Big catches mask dwindling numbers of sea bass
http://www.latimes.com/news/science/environment/la-me-fish-collapse-20111003,0,3271169.story

Sacramento Bee 10/2/11
Dan Walters: Power measure among casualties of California legislative session
http://www.sacbee.com/2011/10/02/3953183/dan-walters-power-measure-among.html

Los Angeles Times 10/3/11
Weeding the Angeles National Forest, one plant at a time
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-weeds-20111003,0,441230.story

Contra Costa Times 10/1/11
Bay Area's transport commission raises ire of Sacramento
http://www.contracostatimes.com/news/ci_19017008

San Jose Mercury News 10/3/11
Tesla customers get a peek at Model S at Fremont factory
http://www.mercurynews.com/business/ci_19023275

San Francisco Chronicle 10/3/11
Sudden oak death cases jump, spread in Bay Area
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2011/10/01/MNG71L9OAK.DTL

Reuters 10/1/11
Chevron to unveil solar oil field project
http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-adv-chevron-solar-20110930,0,901463.story

San Francisco Chronicle 10/2/11
Winery wastewater becomes fruit of their labor
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2011/10/02/FDNC1LB0SC.DTL

San Francisco Chronicle 10/2/11
Taking steps on food chemicals
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2011/10/02/FDO91L9OFO.DTL

The Californian 10/1/11
Voluntary lettuce recall expanded
http://www.thecalifornian.com/article/20111001/NEWS01/110010316/Voluntary-lettuce-recall-expanded?odyssey=tab|topnews|text|Frontpage

Fresno Bee 10/1/11
Rural residents: 'Who knows what's in the water?'
http://www.fresnobee.com/2011/10/01/2554055/rural-residents-who-knows-whats.html

McClatchy 10/3/11
California solar company makes its way without subsidies
http://www.mcclatchydc.com/2011/10/03/125918/california-solar-company-makes.html

State Politics

Sacramento Bee 9/30/11
Munger says he's 'proud father' of new California political maps
http://blogs.sacbee.com/capitolalertlatest/2011/09/charles-munger-redistricting-california-political-maps.html

National Environmental News

Washington Post 9/30/11
Issa probes EPA's role in limiting vehicles' emissions
http://www.washingtonpost.com/national/health-science/issa-probes-epas-role-in-limiting-vehicles-emissions/2011/09/30/gIQATzBjAL_story.html

Bloomberg News 10/3/11
Koch Brothers Flout Law With Secret Iran Sales
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2011-10-02/koch-brothers-flout-law-getting-richer-with-secret-iran-sales.html

Los Angeles Times 10/3/11
Proposed Keystone XL oil project draws a divisive line
http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/nation/la-na-trans-canada-pipeline-20111003,0,702487.story

New York Times 10/3/11
TransCanada Pipeline Foes See U.S. Bias in E-Mails
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/10/04/science/earth/04pipeline.html

Environmental Health News 10/3/11
It's elemental: Many private wells across U.S. are contaminated with arsenic and other elements
http://www.environmentalhealthnews.org/ehs/news/2011/its-elemental-many-private-wells-are-contaminated

Hartford Courant 9/30/11
[Connecticut] BPA Chemical Ban Takes Effect Saturday
http://www.courant.com/news/politics/hc-state-laws-1001-20110930,0,3098509.story

Washington Post 9/30/11
Solar projects get funding as deadline approaches
http://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/solar-projects-get-funding-as-deadline-approaches/2011/09/30/gIQA8iWCBL_story.html

Los Angeles Times 10/1/11
Breast cancer: Pollution link remains hazy
http://www.latimes.com/health/la-he-breast-cancer-pollutants-20111001,0,6936550.story

The Hill 10/2/11
The factious left dogs President Obama
http://thehill.com/homenews/administration/184949-the-factious-left-dogs-obama

Washington Post 10/1/11
Many egg producers still not complying with food-sanitation rules
http://www.washingtonpost.com/business/many-egg-producers-still-not-complying-with-food-sanitation-rules/2011/09/26/gIQAPGx9CL_story.html

Denver Post 10/2/11
Federal agencies try to push safe-practice guidelines, but melons still high-risk
http://www.denverpost.com/news/ci_19022225

Los Angeles Times 10/3/11
Wood is the greenest building material, USDA says
http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/greenspace/2011/10/wood-green-building-material.html

International Environmental News

The Independent 10/3/11
Why protecting the world's wildlife is good for our wallets
http://www.independent.co.uk/environment/nature/why-protecting-the-worlds-wildlife-is-good-for-our-wallets-2364701.html

The Guardian 9/30/11
[Electric] car [sharing] self-service scheme launches in Paris
http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2011/sep/30/paris-bubble-car-scheme-launches

Discovery News 9/29/11
As Temps Rise, Amphibians May Vanish
http://news.discovery.com/animals/climate-change-amphibians-110929.html

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