Daily Green

Good afternoon, all. In today's news and opinion:

• Next 10 report predicts 236,000 new California jobs from tougher fuel standards;
• Activists take on Chevron's "True Cost";
• Google invests $55 million in Mojave wind farm;
• State's energy system needs major overhaul, and much more.

Top of the Ticket

Sacramento Bee 5/25/11
Report predicts 236,000 new California jobs from tougher fuel standards
http://www.sacbee.com/2011/05/25/3651787/report-californias-clean-tech.html

Multiple sources 5/24/11
Google invests $55 million in Mojave Desert wind farm
http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-wind-power-20110525,0,4930025.story
http://blogs.kqed.org/climatewatch/2011/05/24/google-writing-more-checks-for-renewable-energy/

San Francisco Chronicle 5/25/11
Activists' 'True Cost' report takes on Chevron
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2011/05/25/BU2S1JKD9V.DTL

San Francisco Chronicle 5/25/11
State's energy system will need major overhaul
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2011/05/25/BA541JKAP7.DTL

Ventura County Star 5/24/11
Herdt: Count on it — an earthquake on June 10 [Ed.: That is, a redistricting earthquake.]
http://www.vcstar.com/news/2011/may/24/herdt-count-on-it-151-an-earthquake-on-june-10/

California Environmental News

California Watch 5/24/11
State working with feds on national car pollution standards
http://californiawatch.org/dailyreport/state-working-feds-national-car-pollution-standards-10380

California Watch 5/24/11
Officials warn of high mercury, PCB levels in some SF Bay fish
http://californiawatch.org/dailyreport/officials-warn-high-mercury-pcb-levels-some-sf-bay-fish-10410

California Watch 5/25/11
Climate change causing allergies, researchers say
http://californiawatch.org/dailyreport/climate-change-causing-allergies-researchers-say-10428

Voice of San Diego 5/24/11
The Colorado River's (Nonexistent) Emergency Plan
http://www.voiceofsandiego.org/environment/muck/article_75096332-866a-11e0-8ba8-001cc4c03286.html

California Report 5/25/11
Pesticide in Foods Report Prompts Controversy
http://www.californiareport.org/archive/R201105250850/a

Fresno Bee 5/24/11
Fresno Co. supes delay nuclear plant vote
http://www.fresnobee.com/2011/05/24/2400603/fresno-co-supes-delay-vote-on.html

Bloomberg News 5/24/11
Chevron Seeks to Restart Its Richmond Refinery Project
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2011-05-24/chevron-seeks-to-restart-richmond-california-refinery-project.html

Fresno Bee 5/25/11
Salmon deadline for San Joaquin River faces delay
http://www.fresnobee.com/2011/05/24/2401296/salmon-deadline-for-san-joaquin.html

Heal the Bay Report

San Diego Union-Tribune 5/25/11
County beaches shine in annual report
http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/2011/may/25/county-fshines-beach-water-quality/

LA Times Greenspace Blog 5/24/11
Annual report card shows water quality problems at beaches
http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/greenspace/2011/05/annual-report-card-shows-water-quality-problems-at-beaches.html

Orange County Register 5/25/11
Rains raise L.A. pollution - but not O.C.'s
http://sciencedude.ocregister.com/2011/05/25/rains-raise-ocean-pollution-but-not-in-o-c/128667/

Daily Breeze 5/25/11
Beach report card: Cabrillo, MDR earn low marks
http://www.dailybreeze.com/news/ci_18135981

National Environmental News

LA Times Greenspace Blog 5/24/11
Feds unveil new fuel economy labels for cars and trucks
http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/greenspace/2011/05/epa-fuel-economy-labels-.html

New York Times 5/25/11
New Mileage Stickers Include Greenhouse Gas Data
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/05/26/business/energy-environment/26label.html?ref=earth

Los Angeles Times (editorial) 5/24/11
'Drill, baby, drill' won't do it
http://www.latimes.com/news/opinion/opinionla/la-ed-oil-20110524,0,1388949.story

LA Times Greenspace Blog 5/25/11
Fish often mislabeled as wild salmon or red snapper, report alleges
http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/greenspace/2011/05/seafood-fraud.html

LA Times Greenspace Blog 5/25/11
Obama speech to Parliament skirts climate change
http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/greenspace/2011/05/obama-speech-to-parliament-skirts-climate-change.html

Shots (NPR health blog) 5/25/11
Jessica Alba's Latest Role: Toxic Avenger
http://www.npr.org/blogs/health/2011/05/25/136641060/jessica-albas-latest-role-toxic-avenger

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