Daily Green

Good afternoon, all. In the news today:

• Feds reject LAO's proposed delay of high-speed rail;
• Bill to help keep parks open passes Assembly;
• Judge's order stalls Malibu Lagoon restoration project;
• And much more.

Top of the Ticket

San Francisco Chronicle 5/25/11
Feds won't delay Calif. high-speed rail deadline
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/n/a/2011/05/25/state/n111908D12.DTL

Groundswell (CLCV Blog) 5/25/11
Shutting the Gates on State Parks
http://www.ecovote.org/blog/shutting-gates-state-parks

Greenspace 5/26/11
Judge's order stalls contested Malibu Lagoon restoration project
http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/greenspace/2011/05/judges-order-stalls-contested-malibu-lagoon-restoration-project.html

New York Times 5/26/11
Battle Over Malibu Lagoon Cleanup Divides a Surfing Haven
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/05/26/us/26malibu.html

Sacramento Bee 5/25/11
Head to Head: Should California go back to the drawing board with AB 32?
http://www.sacbee.com/2011/05/25/3651761/should-california-go-back-to-the.html

CA Environmental News & Opinion

Bay Citizen 5/26/11
Solar Companies Team Up With Environmental Groups to Sign Up More Homeowners
http://www.baycitizen.org/environment/story/solar-companies-team-enviromental-groups/

Texas Water Solutions (Environmental Defense Fund Blog) 5/25/11
New Report From UCLA: The Energy-Water Nexus
http://blogs.edf.org/texaswatersolutions/2011/05/25/new-report-from-ucla-the-energy-water-nexus

California Watch 5/26/11
Wind power creates unique job opportunity for rock climbers
http://californiawatch.org/dailyreport/wind-power-creates-unique-job-opportunity-rock-climbers-10383

Switchboard (NRDC Blog) 5/25/11
California Officials Water Down Farm Water Efficiency Goal
http://switchboard.nrdc.org/blogs/eosann/california_officials_water_dow.html

San Diego Union-Tribune 5/25/11
SDG&E project soaks up scarce tap water
http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/2011/may/25/sdge-project-soaks-up-scarce-tap-water/

Oakland Tribune 5/25/11
Chevron under siege at shareholder meeting in San Ramon
http://www.insidebayarea.com/top-stories/ci_18139138

Bay Citizen 5/24/11
Officials Rewriting Bay Climate-Change Plan after Business Outcry
http://www.baycitizen.org/environment/story/officials-rewriting-bay-climate-change/

Oakland North 5/26/11
Oakland’s climate action plan relies on a partner: You
http://oaklandnorth.net/2011/05/26/oaklands-climate-action-plan-relies-on-a-partner-you/

State Politics & Budget

Capitol Alert 5/25/11
Darrell Steinberg: No 'significant sticking points' left on budget
http://blogs.sacbee.com/capitolalertlatest/2011/05/california-darrell-steinberg-state-budget.html

Capitol Alert 5/25/11
State budget special election: An update
http://blogs.sacbee.com/capitolalertlatest/2011/05/budget-special-election-an-upd.html

Capitol Alert 5/25/11
California Chamber of Commerce says 28 bills are 'job killers'
http://blogs.sacbee.com/capitolalertlatest/2011/05/democrats-differ-from-brown-on.html

PolitiCal 5/25/11
Democrats move to reverse some budget cuts
http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/california-politics/2011/05/democrats-move-to-reverse-some-budget-cuts.html

Capital Notes 5/26/11
Redistricting Win, Lose, or Draw
http://blogs.kqed.org/capitalnotes/2011/05/26/redistricting-win-lose-or-draw/

Capitol Weekly 5/26/11
California ponders end run around Electoral College
http://www.capitolweekly.net/article.php?xid=zqb28mwn77xxky

National & International Environmental News

Streetsblog Capitol Hill 5/25/11
Boxer: Transpo Funding Will Rise in Senate Bill, Bike/Ped Will Be Preserved
http://dc.streetsblog.org/2011/05/25/boxer-transpo-funding-will-rise-in-senate-bill-bikeped-will-be-preserved/

Think Progress 5/25/11
The Declining Federal Commitment To Investing In America’s Transportation Infrastructure
http://yglesias.thinkprogress.org/2011/05/the-declining-federal-commitment-to-investing-in-americas-transportation-infrastructure/

Reuters 5/26/11
Big oil companies face growing concern on fracking
http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/05/26/us-oilcompanies-fracking-idUSTRE74O8CK20110526

Grist 5/26/11
Now that the FDA itself has found BPA in canned foods, will it regulate the poison?
http://www.grist.org/scary-food/2011-05-26-now-that-the-fda-itself-has-found-bpa-in-canned-foods-will-it-it

E² Wire (The Hill Blog) 5/26/11
Regulatory review plans: A look at EPA, DOI and DOE
http://thehill.com/blogs/e2-wire/677-e2-wire/163451-regulatory-review-plans-a-look-at-epa-doi-and-doe

Bloomberg 5/26/11
GE Sees Solar Cheaper Than Fossil Power in Five Years
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2011-05-26/solar-may-be-cheaper-than-fossil-power-in-five-years-ge-says.html

Politico 5/25/11
Rep. Rohrabacher: Do trees cause global warming?
http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0511/55731.html

E² Wire (The Hill Blog) 5/26/11
BlueGreen Alliance, Apollo Alliance merge
http://thehill.com/blogs/e2-wire/677-e2-wire/163515-bluegreen-alliance-apollo-alliance-merge

Climate Progress 5/25/11
As pollution soars, cancer is now the leading cause of death in China
http://climateprogress.org/2011/05/25/as-pollution-soars-cancer-now-leading-cause-of-death-in-china

Reuters 5/24/11
Norway plans billion-dollar clean energy initiative for poor
http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/05/24/us-climate-norway-idUSTRE74N3KO20110524

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