Daily Green

Good afternoon, all. In the news today:

• California Air Resources Board expected to approve cap-and-trade today;
• Hector De La Torre appointed to Air Resources Board;
• Study finds high levels of lead at Disneyland;
• CA Republican Party gives $400K to campaign to nix State Senate maps;
• And much more.

Top of the Ticket

Sacramento Bee 10/20/11
Editorial: Air board faces decision day on carbon trading
http://www.sacbee.com/2011/10/20/3990078/air-board-faces-decision-day-on.html

Capitol Alert 10/20/11
Former lawmaker Hector De La Torre named to state air board
http://blogs.sacbee.com/capitolalertlatest/2011/10/former-lawmaker-hector-de-la-torre-named-to-state-air-board.html

KPBS 10/18/11
Judge Rejects Challenge To Calif. Marine Protected Areas
http://www.kpbs.org/news/2011/oct/18/judge-rejects-challenge-calif-marine-protected-are/

Generation Green (Center for Environmental Health Blog) 10/20/11
Danger at Disneyland: Lead Poisoning
http://generationgreen.org/2011/10/danger-at-disneyland-lead-poisoning/

Sacramento Bee 10/20/11
California Republican Party sinks $400,000 into effort to nix Senate maps
http://www.sacbee.com/2011/10/20/3990310/the-buzz-california-republican.html

California Environmental News & Opinion

Capitol Weekly 10/20/11
Opinion: The reality of AB 32 is an investment in stabilizing California’s future
http://www.capitolweekly.net/article.php?_c=102v7zu5t58dtxk&xid=102tbcrtmamljiw

Long Beach Press-Telegram 10/19/11
Lawsuit seeks to hold railroad companies responsible for health impacts
http://www.presstelegram.com/news/ci_19149927

Sacramento Bee 10/20/11
California Water Commission delays efforts to condemn Delta land
http://www.sacbee.com/2011/10/20/3990312/california-water-commission-delays.html

The Union 10/19/11
Conservation is good for the state's economy
http://www.theunion.com/article/20111019/NEWS/111019709/1024&parentprofile=1056

San Diego Union-Tribune 10/18/11
Wave of state actions could hike water rates
http://web.signonsandiego.com/news/2011/oct/18/wave-state-actions-could-hike-water-rates/

San Francisco Chronicle 10/20/11
State: PG&E could have 'junked' pipe in its system
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2011/10/20/MNIK1LJ4RK.DTL

Bay Citizen 10/19/11
Solyndra Tax Break Not Going Away
http://www.baycitizen.org/solyndra/story/solyndra-tax-break-not-going-away/

Press-Enterprise 10/18/11
Congressmen blast fish habitat plan
http://www.pe.com/local-news/topics/topics-environment-headlines/20111018-environment-congressmen-blast-fish-habitat-plan.ece

San Diego Union-Tribune 10/19/11
Plastic vortex crusader tells story of discovery
http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/2011/oct/19/plastic-vortex-crusader-tells-story-discovery/

Los Angeles Daily News 10/20/11
Council OKs proposal for a 75 percent hike on sewer fees
http://www.dailynews.com/news/ci_19151981

Greenspace 10/20/11
Homes near Bolsa Chica wetlands rejected
http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/greenspace/2011/10/homes-near-bolsa-chica-wetlands-rejected.html

Los Angeles Times 10/20/11
Panel backs MTA subway extension under Beverly Hills High
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-subway-study-20111020,0,6878975.story

State Politics

Capitol Weekly 10/20/11
After 15 years, a breathing space in statewide elections
http://www.capitolweekly.net/article.php?xid=102tavr6eg1tf10

Capitol Weekly 10/20/11
Jerry Brown as writer: Pithy, acerbic, droll, concise & brusque
http://www.capitolweekly.net/article.php?xid=102taj9qgt55c48

Capital Notes 10/20/11
Campaign Treasurer Scandal: "It's Quite a Mess"
http://blogs.kqed.org/capitalnotes/2011/10/20/campaign-treasurer-scandal-its-quite-a-mess/

National Environmental News & Opinion

Fox 10/19/11
BPA again tied to diabetes risk
http://www.fox40.com/lifestyle/sns-rt-us-bpatre79i79g-20111019,0,6109704.story

Washington Post 10/19/11
Democratic lawmakers pressure Obama administration on both sides of Keystone pipeline issue
http://www.washingtonpost.com/national/health-science/democratic-lawmakers-pressure-obama-administration-on-both-sides-of-keystone-pipeline-issue/2011/10/19/gIQAJ8kVyL_story.html

Huffington Post 10/20/11
Republican Environmental Group Seeks To Put Conservation Back On The Conservative Agenda
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/10/20/republican-environment_n_1020633.html

Climate Progress 10/20/11
Clean Environment Smackdown: Stephen Colbert and Former EPA Chief Carol Browner Debate
http://thinkprogress.org/romm/2011/10/20/348692/hilarious-clean-environment-smackdown-stephen-colbert-and-former-epa-chief-carol-browner-debate

International Environmental News

Guardian 10/20/11
Climate change could trap hundreds of millions in disaster areas, report claims
http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2011/oct/20/climate-change-millions-disaster-report

Reuters 10/19/11
World Bank to fund small, clean-tech firms $60 million
http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/10/19/us-climate-worldbank-facility-idUSTRE79I28S20111019

Guardian 10/19/11
Shark massacre reported in Colombian waters
http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2011/oct/19/shark-massacre-colombia

Reuters 10/19/11
Japan eyes renewable energy deregulation: report
http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/10/20/us-japan-energy-idUSTRE79J0G020111020

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