Daily Green

Hello and good afternoon all. In today’s news:

• Court says most of California’s climate law may go forward;
• Closing California parks could pose more problems than savings;
• The future of high-speed rail;
• Skepticism grows over products touted as eco-friendly;
• And much more.

Top of the Ticket

Multiple sources 5/21/11
Court: Most of AB 32 May Go Forward
http://blogs.kqed.org/climatewatch/2011/05/21/court-most-of-ab-32-may-go-forward
http://legalplanet.wordpress.com/2011/05/23/ab-32-alive-and-well-after-final-order-issued-in-air-v-arb-the-ej-challenge-to-california-cap-and-trade/
http://www.sacbee.com/2011/05/21/3642941/sf-judge-puts-states-cap-and-trade.html

San Jose Mercury News 5/22/11
Closing California parks could pose more problems than savings
http://www.mercurynews.com/california-budget/ci_18116172

KQED-FM Forum 5/23/11
Is There a Future for High-Speed Rail?
http://www.kqed.org/a/forum/R201105231000

CA Environmental News & Opinion

KQED-FM Forum 5/23/11
State Parks Closures
http://www.kqed.org/a/forum/R201105230931

Calbuzz 5/23/11
Spain’s Glimpse of Our Future: State Park Secrets
http://www.calbuzz.com/2011/05/spains-glimpse-of-our-future-state-park-secrets/

Sacramento Bee 5/22/11
California bulks up high-speed rail lobbying... but is it working?
http://www.sacbee.com/2011/05/22/3644578/california-bulks-up.html

Sacramento Bee (editorial) 5/22/11
Pull plug on high-speed rail? Why?
http://www.sacbee.com/2011/05/22/3642782/pull-plug-on-high-speed-rail-why.html

Grist (opinion) 5/23/11
Robert Stavins: Why the environmental justice lawsuit against California’s climate law is misguided
http://www.grist.org/climate-policy/2011-05-23-environmental-justice-lawsuit-against-californias-climate-law

SFGate Thin Green Line Blog 5/23/11
Banner hung from Richmond Bridge to remind shareholders of Chevron's legal woes
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/blogs/green/detail?entry_id=89526#ixzz1NCh9On8j

San Diego Union Tribune 5/21/11
Hopefuls seek green in carbon offsets
http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/2011/may/21/hopefuls-seek-green-investment-carbon-offsets/

Associated Press 5/23/11
Stench from waste facility overwhelms Calif. town
http://www.pe.com/ap_news/California/US_Stinky_Town_574148C.shtml

LA Times Greenspace Blog 5/23/11
Ted Turner talks wind power and baseball at Anaheim conference
http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/greenspace/2011/05/ted-turner-awea-wind-anaheim.html

Sacramento Bee 5/22/11
Biologists track the seldom seen Pacific fisher
http://www.sacbee.com/2011/05/22/3644576/biologists-track-the-seldom-seen.html

Los Angeles Times 5/21/11
Skepticism grows over products touted as eco-friendly
http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-greenwash-20110521,0,6706379.story

Grist 5/23/11
Hasta la vista, Arnie: Can the climate movement afford to lose Arnold Schwarzenegger?
http://www.grist.org/climate-change/2011-05-23-can-climate-movement-afford-to-lose-arnold-schwarzenegger

LA Times Greenspace Blog 5/21/11
Congressmen seek to block pollution controls on Navajo coal plant
http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/greenspace/2011/05/coal-fired-power-plants-national-parks.html

Sacramento Bee 5/21/11
State to expand solar projects at 5 prisons
http://www.sacbee.com/2011/05/21/3644479/sacto-9-1-1-state-to-expand-solar.html#mi_rss=Top%20Stories

Los Angeles Times (opinion) 5/21/11
Jim Newton: Orange County's Great Park, interrupted
http://www.latimes.com/news/opinion/commentary/la-oe-newton-column-great-park-20110521,0,6324772.column

Hanford Sentinel 5/22/11
State fines Kettleman landfill $46K
http://www.hanfordsentinel.com/news/local/article_c01b0afa-8350-11e0-97ff-001cc4c002e0.html

State Politics

Sacramento Bee Capitol Alert Blog 5/23/11
Taxpayer group airs ads against Jerry Brown's tax plan
http://blogs.sacbee.com/capitolalertlatest/2011/05/taxpayer-group-airs-radio-ads.html

Calitics 5/23/11
Marta Evry: Janice Hahn Won The Battle For CA-36 In 2011. Could She Lose The War In 2012?
http://calitics.com/diary/13515/janice-hahn-won-the-battle-for-ca36-in-2011-could-she-lose-the-war-in-2012

Fox and Hounds Daily 5/23/11
Allan Hoffenblum: Craig Huey’s #2 Showing In CD36 … Not an Upset or a Surprise
http://foxandhoundsdaily.com/blog/allan-hoffenblum/9019-craig-huey%E2%80%99s-2-showing-in-cd36-%E2%80%A6-not-upset-or-a-surprise

Los Angeles Times 5/23/11
When it's time to run for office, fewer women stand up
http://www.latimes.com/news/la-me-council-women-20110523,0,6293591.story

Sacramento Bee 5/23/11
Dan Walters: Will California become another Michigan?
http://www.sacbee.com/2011/05/22/3644577/dan-walters-will-california-become.html

California Progress Report 5/23/11
Peter Schrag: The Schwarzenegger Legacy: What Legacy?
http://www.californiaprogressreport.com/site/node/9002

National & International Environmental News

Mother Jones 5/23/11
Waxman Targets the Koch Brothers
http://motherjones.com/blue-marble/2011/05/will-kochs-benefit-proposed-tar-sands-pipeline

NY Times Green Blog 5/23/11
How to Rid the Seas of ‘Plastic Soup’?
http://green.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/05/23/pity-the-oceans-vast-stews-of-plastic-soup/

Los Angeles Times 5/21/11
Global species extinction isn't quite so dire, study finds
http://www.latimes.com/news/science/la-sci-extinction-20110521,0,6091441.story

Renewable Energy World 5/23/11
Military Sets Its Sights on Sustainability
http://www.renewableenergyworld.com/rea/news/article/2011/05/military-sets-its-sights-on-sustainability

Guardian 5/23/11
US military goes to war with climate sceptics
http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/cifamerica/2011/may/20/climate-change-climate-change-scepticism

Reuters 5/23/11
Black Lung Disease On The Rise Again
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/05/23/black-lung-disease-on-the_n_865426.html

Associated Press 5/22/11
Japan 'plans solar panels for all new buildings'
http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5jUgjd_i3NYcxJC-BfTb_3St7wafg

• Next Weekly Green
•  
• Previous Weekly Green