Daily Green

Good afternoon, all. In today's news:

• CLCV Praises Ruling to Preserve CA's Ocean Protection Measures;
• FTA Awards More Than $126 Million to California Transit Agencies
• Protecting California's Wilderness from Industrial Development;
• and much, much more...

Top of the Ticket

California Majority Report 10/18/11
CLCV Praises Final Ruling to Preserve California's Ocean Protection Measures
http://www.camajorityreport.com/index.php?module=articles&func=display&aid=4732&ptid=9

Groundswell: CLCV's Blog 10/19/11
Keep the "Wild" in Wilderness
http://www.ecovote.org/blog/keep-wild-wilderness

New York Times 10/17/11
Eminent Domain Fight Has a Canadian Twist
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/10/18/us/transcanada-in-eminent-domain-fight-over-pipeline.html?_r=2

California Streets Blog 10/18/11
FTA Awards More Than $126 Million to California Transit Agencies
http://www.californiastreets.org/2011/10/fta-awards-more-than-126-million-to-california-transit-agencies/

California Environmental News

Eco Seed 10/18/11
California imposes fines on companies failing efficiency standards
http://www.ecoseed.org/politics-article-list/article/3-politics/11578-california-imposes-fines-on-companies-failing-efficiency-standards

Mercury News 10/18/11
Santa Cruz County faces suit over plastic bag ban; plastic bag group claims basis for law is flawed
http://www.mercurynews.com/breaking-news/ci_19141874?nclick_check=1

KQED Climate Watch 10/19/11
California’s Dirty Secret: The Five Coal Plants Supplying Our Electricity
http://blogs.kqed.org/climatewatch/2011/10/19/californias-dirty-secret-the-five-coal-plants-supplying-our-electricity/

California Watch 10/18/11
Memo points to industry pressure on pesticide
http://californiawatch.org/dailyreport/memo-points-industry-pressure-pesticide-13118

Bakersfield.com 10/19/11
Valley study links ER visits with bad air days
http://www.bakersfield.com/news/local/x860821917/Valley-study-links-ER-visits-with-bad-air-days

Mercury News 10/19/11
Bay Area bridges in bad shape, report says
http://www.mercurynews.com/breaking-news/ci_19145034

Fresno Bee 10/18/11
Food processors slam new emissions law
http://www.fresnobee.com/2011/10/18/2582056/food-processors-slam-new-gas-emissions.html

Sacramento Bee 10/19/11
Calif. lawmakers question green tax break program
http://www.sacbee.com/2011/10/19/3989136/calif-lawmakers-question-green.html

State politics

Capitol Alert 10/19/11
Six-figure GOP donation pumps life into California map fight
http://blogs.sacbee.com/capitolalertlatest/2011/10/california-redistricting-six-figure-gop-donation-pumps-new-life-into-senate-map-fight.html

Sacramento Bee 10/19/11
Dan Walters: Referendum on California initiatives may spark political chess game
http://www.sacbee.com/2011/10/19/3988249/dan-walters-referendum-on-california.html

Roll Call 10/18/11
NRCC Ad Ties Rep. John Garamendi to Obama, Solyndra
http://www.rollcall.com/news/nrcc_ad_ties_john_garamendi_to_obama_solyndra-209605-1.html

Press-Enterprise 10/18/11
REDEVELOPMENT: Inland counties sign on to lawsuit
http://www.pe.com/local-news/politics/jim-miller-headlines/20111018-redevelopment-inland-counties-sign-on-to-lawsuit.ece

Press-Telegram 10/19/11
Lara to run against Lowenthal for Long Beach Senate seat
http://www.presstelegram.com/news/ci_19147668

National & International Environmental News

Oregon Live 10/19/11
EPA signs off on new Oregon water quality rules -- strictest in the nation
http://www.oregonlive.com/environment/index.ssf/2011/10/epa_signs_off_on_new_oregon_wa.html

Bangor Daily News 10/19/11
State employee says she was demoted after testifying about BPA
http://bangordailynews.com/2011/10/18/news/court/former-head-of-safer-chemicals-for-kids-program-sues-after-job-change/

Think Progress Green 10/18/11
Video: Senator Whitehouse's Must-Watch Speech on Climate Change and the Senate's 'Failure of Duty'
http://thinkprogress.org/green/2011/10/18/347070/video-senator-whitehouses-must-watch-speech-on-climate-change-and-the-senates-failure-of-duty/

Think Progress Green 10/19/11
Romney’s Energy Plan Shows Influence Of Polluter Lobbyist Adviser
http://thinkprogress.org/green/2011/10/19/347855/romney-energy-plan-polluter-adviser/

Green House 10/19/11
Energy poll: Americans fret about Congress, foreign oil
http://content.usatoday.com/communities/greenhouse/post/2011/10/energy-poll-americans-worried-congress/1

New York Times Green 10/18/11
36 Lawmakers Berate State Dept. on Pipeline
http://green.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/10/18/36-lawmakers-berate-state-dept-on-pipeline/

The Guardian 10/18/11
Top 10 clean technology breakthroughs
http://www.guardian.co.uk/sustainable-business/clean-technology-100-renewable-energy-solutions

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