Daily Green

Good afternoon, all. In today's news:

• Chemical industry spends $23 million in California politics;
• California leads U. S. in gas waste;
• High Speed Rail Authority seeks bids;
• and much, much more...

Top of the Ticket

East Bay Express 11/16/11
Money To Burn
http://www.eastbayexpress.com/ebx/money-to-burn/Content?oid=3042155

Press-Telegram 11/15/11
California is first in U.S. for gas waste
http://www.presstelegram.com/news/ci_19343431

California Environmental News

Fresno Bee 11/15/11
High-speed rail agency wants big firms to bid on first stretch
http://www.fresnobee.com/2011/11/15/2616023/high-speed-rail-agency-wants-big.html

Healthy Cal 11/16/11
Pending Chromium 6 limits worry small water company
http://www.healthycal.org/archives/6411

Switchboard: NRDC's Blog 11/15/11
California's Clean Cars Program: Driving Innovation at the LA Auto Show
http://switchboard.nrdc.org/blogs/smui/californias_clean_cars_program.html

Contra Costsa Times 11/16/11
Leaders call for expert panel to review safety of Bay Bridge foundation
http://www.contracostatimes.com/news/ci_19343748

State Politics

PolitiCal 11/15/11
Businessman joins Assembly race; candidates name supporters in another hot contest
http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/california-politics/2011/11/businessman-joins-assembly-race-candidates-name-supporters-in-another-hot-contest.html

Sacramento Bee 11/16/11
Alyson Huber will move to Rancho Cordova to run for Assembly
http://www.sacbee.com/2011/11/16/4057674/alyson-huber-will-move-to-rancho.html

Political 11/16/11
California school year might be trimmed by a week, report warns
http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/california-politics/2011/11/budget-cuts-schools.html

Capitol Alert 11/16/11
Assembly GOP leader Connie Conway picks new chief of staff
http://blogs.sacbee.com/capitolalertlatest/2011/11/assembly-gop-leader-connie-conway-picks-new-chief-of-staff.html

National and International Environmental News

Bay Citizen 11/15/11
Republicans Set to Grill Energy Secretary
http://www.baycitizen.org/solyndra/story/solyndra-steven-chu-congress/

New York Times 11/15/11
Solyndra Was Asked to Delay Layoff News Till After Midterms, Memo Says
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/11/16/us/politics/solyndra-was-asked-to-delay-layoff-news-till-after-midterms-memo-says.html

Switchboard NRDC's Blog 11/16/11
Obama's 54.5 MPG Standards Will Curb Dangerous Pollution and Put Americans to Work
http://switchboard.nrdc.org/blogs/fbeinecke/obamas_545_mpg_standards_will.html

SkyTruth 11/15/11
Chevron Oil Spill off Brazil - 10 Times Bigger Than Official Estimate?
http://blog.skytruth.org/2011/11/chevron-oil-spill-off-brazil-10-times.html

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