Daily Green

Good afternoon, all. In today's news:

• California lifts suspension of green energy tax credit;
• 1,000 plus activists protest against Keystone pipeline at Obama fundraiser;
• Kamala Harris investigates "biodegradable plastic" bottles;
• What does it mean to have an Environmental Champion as Governor?;
• and much, much more...

Top of the Ticket

Groundswell: CLCV's Blog 10/26/11
What does it mean to have an Environmental Champion as Governor?
http://www.ecovote.org/blog/what-does-it-mean-have-environmental-champion-governor

SF Gate 10/25/11
Disappointed Democrats protest Obama's SF visit
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/object/article?f=%2Fc%2Fa%2F2011%2F10%2F25%2FMN3J1LM0N6.DTL&object=%2Fc%2Fpictures%2F2011%2F10%2F25%2Fba-obama26_PH1_0504431929.jpg

Los Angeles Times 10/25/11
California lifts suspension of green energy tax credit
http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/money_co/2011/10/california-solar-solyndra-tax-credit.html

Los Angeles Times 10/25/11
Forest biofuel projects could increase West Coast carbon emissions
http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/greenspace/2011/10/forest-biofuel-greenhouse-gas-emissions.html

California Environmental News

The Sun 10/25/11
PG&E appeals water board order for Hinkley
http://www.sbsun.com/news/ci_19190719

SF Gate 10/25/11
Local, organic foods not always safer
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/n/a/2011/10/25/national/w142014D04.DTL

Glendale News-Press 10/24/11
City Council may pursue plastic bag ban
http://www.glendalenewspress.com/news/tn-gnp-1025-city-council-pursues-bag-ban,0,2518279.story

Los Angeles Daily News 10/26/11
Editorial: Growing smarter -- Wise decisions needed on transit as the Valley gets more crowded
http://www.dailynews.com/opinions/ci_19192703

State Politics

PolitiCal 10/26/11
Insurance exec gives state GOP $1 million to repeal Senate maps
http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/california-politics/2011/10/george-joseph-gives-state-republican-party-million-dollars-to-fight-senate-maps.html

LA Times 10/25/11
Occupy Oakland: Police justified in taking action, chief says
http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/lanow/2011/10/occup.html

Capitol Alert 10/25/11
Jerry Brown to propose public pension changes Thursday
http://blogs.sacbee.com/capitolalertlatest/2011/10/california-jerry-brown-to-propose-public-pension-changes-thursday.html

Mercury News 10/26/11
California teacher's union suggests it might oppose millionaire's tax
http://www.mercurynews.com/california-budget/ci_19191607

National and International Environmental News

Climate Progress 10/26/11
Perry’s New Campaign Ad: “I’m Rick Perry and I Approve of Climate Destruction”
http://thinkprogress.org/romm/2011/10/26/353571/perry-campaign-ad-approve-of-climate-destruction/

Daily Breeze 10/25/11
Fish and Wildlife Service keeps gnatcatcher on 'threatened' list
http://www.dailybreeze.com/news/ci_19192070?source=rss

Planet Ark 10/26/11
Water Use Rising Faster Than World Population
http://planetark.org/enviro-news/item/63696

Yahoo Green 10/26/11
Climate: which nations, cities most at risk?
http://news.yahoo.com/climate-nations-cities-most-risk-231734550.html

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