Daily Green

Good afternoon, all. In the news today:

• CLCV profiles two more environmental champions being honored tonight;
• PPIC poll shows that voters want a say in budget process;
• California's cap-and-trade program could be delayed for up to a year;
• And much more.

Top of the Ticket

Groundswell (CLCV Blog) 6/2/11
Louise Renne: Legal Pioneer and Environmental Champion
http://www.ecovote.org/blog/louise-renne-legal-pioneer-and-environmental-champion

Groundswell (CLCV Blog) 6/2/11
Alan Salzman: Funding the Clean Tech Revolution
http://www.ecovote.org/blog/alan-salzman-funding-clean-tech-revolution

California Watch 6/2/11
Poll: Voters want say in budget process
http://californiawatch.org/dailyreport/poll-voters-want-say-budget-process-10555

Reuters 6/2/11
Californian CO2 market delay seen up to 12 months
http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/06/02/us-california-carbon-idUSTRE7512X520110602

CA Environmental News & Opinion

San Francisco Chronicle 6/1/11
Open Forum: Cap-and-trade is the way forward
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2011/06/01/ED2H1JNJUO.DTL&type=green

The Californian 6/1/11
Coastal Commission makeover could signal change in outlook on projects
http://www.thecalifornian.com/article/20110601/NEWS01/110601020/Coastal-Commission-makeover-could-signal-change-outlook-projects

Sacramento Bee 6/2/11
Catch-22 in California budget language may doom suction dredge mining
http://www.sacbee.com/2011/06/02/3670603/catch-22-in-california-budget.html

Sacramento Bee 6/2/11
California Senate approves bill to change high-speed rail officials
http://www.sacbee.com/2011/06/02/3670744/senate-approves-high-speed-rail.html

Californians Against Waste Blog 5/31/11
CA Assembly Passes 75% Recycling Bill
http://www.cawrecycles.org/whats_new/recycling_news/may31_ab341

Spouting Off (Heal the Bay Blog) 6/1/11
Andy vs. The Plastic Goliath
http://spoutingoff.wordpress.com/2011/06/01/andy-vs-the-plastic-goliath/

Fresno Bee 6/1/11
Clash over water heads to Fresno court
http://www.fresnobee.com/2011/06/01/2411178/clash-over-water-heads-to-fresno.html

Greenspace 6/1/11
Trash cans get "smart" at Santa Monica State Beach
http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/greenspace/2011/06/smart-trash-can.html

State Politics & Budget

PolitiCal 6/1/11
State legislators seek to punt to counties on vehicle license fee increases
http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/california-politics/2011/06/state-leaders-punt-to-counties-on-fee-increases.html

Sacramento Bee 6/2/11
California lawmakers shelve bills to police their behavior
http://www.sacbee.com/2011/06/02/3670750/california-lawmakers-shelve-bills.html

Capitol Weekly 6/2/11
Redistricting maps: The devil is in the details
http://www.capitolweekly.net/article.php?xid=zqwhqr5hlqtmll

Capitol Weekly 6/2/11
CalChamber, others try to lobby Redistricting Commission
http://www.capitolweekly.net/article.php?xid=zqwhm0220tllul

National & International Environmental News

Greenspace 6/1/11
Salazar backpedals: Politics stalls wilderness designation, again
http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/greenspace/2011/06/politics-places-wilderness-designation-placed-in-limbo-.html

Politico 6/1/11
GOP plan slashes renewable energy
http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0611/56020.html

The Houston Chronicle 6/2/11
Energy execs: States should regulate hydraulic fracturing
http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/business/energy/7591530.html

Politico 5/31/11
Green donors taking time to soul search
http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0511/55980.html

Switchboard (NRDC Blog) 6/1/11
34 Members of Congress ask for more time for public review of Keystone XL tar sands pipeline environmental assessment
http://switchboard.nrdc.org/blogs/eshope/34_members_of_congress_ask_for.html

Politico 5/31/11
Sarah Palin calls to eliminate energy subsidies
http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0511/55970.html

New York Times 6/1/11
Turning Garbage Into Car Fuel? Venture Gains Momentum
http://green.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/06/01/garbage-to-energy-venture-gains-momentum/

Huffington Post 6/2/11
Sigourney Weaver: A Secret Weapon for Fighting Climate Change: Empowering Women
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/sigourney-weaver/women-climate-change_b_870401.html

New York Times 6/1/11
Devilish Packaging, Tamed
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/06/02/business/energy-environment/02packaging.html

Reuters 6/1/11
Destruction of world's biggest rainforests down 25 percent: FAO
http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/06/01/us-world-forests-idUSTRE7507VH20110601

New York Times 6/1/11
World Bank to Help Cities Control Climate Change
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/06/02/science/earth/02climate.html

Washington Post 6/1/11
UK company halts shale gas ‘fracking’ after scientists say it may have triggered earthquakes
http://www.washingtonpost.com/business/company-halts-drilling-for-shale-gas-off-british-coast-after-small-earthquakes/2011/06/01/AGxm07FH_story.html

Renewable Energy World 6/2/11
Mexico Advances Renewable Goals But "Much More" Could Be Done
http://www.renewableenergyworld.com/rea/news/article/2011/06/mexico-advances-renewable-goals-but-much-more-could-be-done

New York Times 6/1/11
Plan for China’s Water Crisis Spurs Concern
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/06/02/world/asia/02water.html

Reuters 6/2/11
Congo bans plastic bags to fight pollution
http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/06/02/us-congo-environment-plastic-idUSTRE7512UB20110602

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