Daily Green

Hello all. In the news today:

• Intense weather: not a signal of end times, but rather the new normal;
• Little cities gamble between hiring lobbyists and offering services;
• Republicans fail attempt to recklessly expand offshore oil drilling;
• And so much more…

Top News

Huffington Post 5/19/11
Floods, droughts are ‘new normal’ of extreme U.S. weather fueled by climate change, scientists say
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/05/19/floods-droughts-extreme-weather-us_n_864046.html

LA Times 5/19/11
‘Job killers’ that aren’t
http://www.latimes.com/news/opinion/commentary/la-oe-cohen-jobkillers-20110519,0,7296495.story

LA Times 5/19/11
Final tally in South Bay congressional race won’t be known before Friday
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/politics/la-me-south-bay-election-20110519,0,1561478.story
 

State Environmental News

Capitol Weekly 5/19/11
Little cities spend big on lobbyists
http://www.capitolweekly.net/article.php?xid=zppncn2v8ed4jd

Capitol Weekly 5/19/11
Pay deadline may have little impact on well-off Reeps
http://www.capitolweekly.net/article.php?xid=zppm4r7fympzjj

LA Times 5/18/11
A new requirement for California bear hunters
http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/greenspace/2011/05/california-bear-hunt-rule.html

FresnoBee 5/18/11
Hanford-area residents slam high-speed rail route
http://www.fresnobee.com/2011/05/18/2393604/hanford-area-residents-slam-high.html

KPBS 5/18/11
Calif.Bill Would Ban Styrofoam Take-Out Containers
http://www.kpbs.org/news/2011/may/18/calif-bill-would-ban-styrofoam-take-out-containers

StudioCityPatch 5/18/11
Feuer Honored as Environmental Champion
http://studiocity.patch.com/articles/feuer-honored-as-environmental-champion-2

CaliforniaDream 2.0 (Environmental Defense Fund Blog) 5/18/11
New methodology creates access to carbon markets for California rice growers, model for the rest of the world
http://blogs.edf.org/californiadream/2011/05/18/new-methodology-creates-access-to-carbon-markets-for-california-rice-growers-model-for-the-rest-of-the-world/

Audublog (Audubon California Blog) 5/19/11
Agreements with California farmers seal protection of rare Tricolored Blackbird colonies
http://www.audublog.org/?p=5476

Fast Lane: The Official Blog of the U.S. Secretary of Transportation 5/19/11
Celebrating National Transportation Week in California: one day, many transportation benefits
http://fastlane.dot.gov/2011/05/investments-in-alternative-transportation-benefit-americans-wallets-health-and-environment.html

Climate Watch 5/18/11
Protesters Shell Mojave solar plant
http://blogs.kqed.org/climatewatch/2011/05/18/protesters-shell-mojave-solar-plant/

FresnoBee 5/19/11
Sanger chile farm uses controversial pesticide
http://www.fresnobee.com/2011/05/18/2393701/sanger-farm-uses-controversial.html
 

National & International News

Act Green (National League of Conservation Voters Blog) 5/19/11
Reckless Offshore Drilling Bill Soundly Defeated in Senate
http://www.actgreen.com/2011/05/reckless-offshore-drilling-bill-soundly.html

McClatchy 5/17/11
Interior secretary defends offshore drilling permit changes
http://www.mcclatchydc.com/2011/05/17/114336/interior-secretary-defends-offshore.html

CBS News 5/17/11
Hidden dangers in baby products?
http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2011/05/17/eveningnews/main20063756.shtml

Grist 5/18/11
Is climate sanity the kiss of death for Republican presidential candidates?
http://www.grist.org/election-2012/2011-05-18-climate-sanity-kiss-of-death-republican-presidential-candidates

NY Times 5/18/11
U.S.was warned on vents before failure at Japan’s plant
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/05/19/science/earth/19nuke.html?_r=2&hp

Reuters 5/18/11
Green-tech bubble worry for private equity: survey
http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/05/18/us-privateequity-idUSTRE74H1QT20110518

Grist 5/19/11
Fat city: The way your neighborhood is built could be killing you
http://www.grist.org/cities/2011-05-19-fat-city-the-way-your-neighborhood-is-built-could-be-killing-you

BBC News 5/18/11
US publishes white-hose bat killer action plan
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-13438594
 

Allgood’s Frogs in the News

Frogs and their jockeys get ready to lear.
www.modbee.com/2011/05/18/1694621/frogs-and-their-jockeys-ready.html
 

Allgood’s Best Headlines Ever

Scientists develop new energy efficient lights for illuminating rat brains.
www.nytimes.com/2011/05/17/science/17optics.html?ref=science

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