Daily Green

Good afternoon, all. News and opinions today and over the weekend:

• Climate change might be cooling California;
• Capitol abuzz over upcoming district maps;
• Fresno Bee: Gov. Brown must be honest about park closures;
• And much more.

Top of the Ticket

Sacramento Bee 6/4/11
Researcher says climate change may be cooling California
http://www.sacbee.com/2011/06/04/3676297/researcher-says-climate-change.html

Fresno Bee (editorial) 6/6/11
Governor must be honest about parks proposal
http://www.fresnobee.com/2011/06/06/2416571/editorial-governor-must-be-honest.html

Washington Post 6/6/11
Distaste Widening for Shark’s Fin Soup
http://www.washingtonpost.com/national/distaste-widening-for-sharks-fin-soup/2011/05/18/AG3txgJH_story.html

Sacramento Bee 6/6/11
The Buzz: California Capitol astir over upcoming district maps
http://www.sacbee.com/2011/06/06/3679209/the-buzz-california-capitol-astir.html

High Speed Rail

California High Speed Rail Blog 6/4/11
Cathleen Galgiani’s Sensible Compromise on High-Speed Rail
http://www.cahsrblog.com/2011/06/cathleen-galgianis-sensible-compromise

California Watch 6/5/11
Bumpy start for high-speed rail in California
http://californiawatch.org/dailyreport/bumpy-start-high-speed-rail-california-10577

Sacramento Bee 6/5/11
Central Valley start for California high-speed rail proves a political challenge
http://www.sacbee.com/2011/06/05/3677829/central-valley-start-for-california.html

CA Environmental News & Opinion

Fresno Bee 6/5/11
Valley ag is split on solar farms
http://www.fresnobee.com/2011/06/04/2415178/valley-ag-split-on-solar-farms.html

Green Roots (Planning and Conservation League Blog) 6/6/11
In One Fell Swoop, Fed Bill Aims to Undermine CA’s Senior Water Laws, the Endangered Species Act and BDCP
http://greenroots.pcl.org/2011/06/06/in-one-fell-swoop-fed-bill-aims-to-undermine-ca%E2%80%99s-senior-water-laws-the-endangered-species-act-and-bdcp/

San Jose Mercury News 6/5/11
Silicon Valley startups, investors target $100 billion lighting industry
http://www.mercurynews.com/business/ci_18209977?nclick_check=1

Switchboard (NRDC Blog) 6/6/11
Speaking Truth To The Los Angeles Department Of Water And Power
http://switchboard.nrdc.org/blogs/dpettit/speaking_truth_to_the_los_ange.html

San Jose Mercury News 6/6/11
E-waste law reaches a milestone: 1 billion pounds of computer junk recycled in California
http://www.mercurynews.com/politics-government/ci_18210254

California Watch 6/6/11
UC researchers find new anti-mosquito weapon
http://californiawatch.org/dailyreport/uc-researchers-find-new-anti-mosquito-weapon-10610

Los Angeles Times 6/6/11
Wind power turbines in Altamont Pass threaten protected birds
http://www.latimes.com/news/science/environment/la-me-adv-wind-eagles-20110606,0,7571220.story

Fresno Bee 6/5/11
Giant Forest's drinking water to get upgrade
http://www.fresnobee.com/2011/06/05/2416201/upgrade-for-giant-forest-water.html

San Francisco Chronicle 6/4/11
ChicoBag takes on Big Plastic
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2011/06/04/BUVR1JPH00.DTL&type=green

Bay Citizen 6/5/11
Saltworks Development Fueling Uproar over Bay Climate-Change Plan
http://www.baycitizen.org/development/story/saltworks-development-fueling-uproar/

Los Angeles Times 6/5/11
Wild pigs are wearing out their welcome in San Diego County
http://www.latimes.com/news/science/environment/la-me-pigs-20110606,0,4240423.story

Greenspace (LA Times blog) 6/4/11
Endangered turtles haven is tucked into Ventura County foothills
http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/greenspace/2011/06/tucked-discreetly-in-the-foothills-of-ventura-county-a-haven-for-endangered-turtles.html

State Politics

Calbuzz 6/6/11
How Calbuzz Blogroll Will Cover the Budget Deal
http://www.calbuzz.com/2011/06/how-the-calbuzz-blogroll-will-cover-budget-deal/

Riverside Press Enterprise 6/6/11
Remap panel strives to keep communities together
http://www.pe.com/localnews/stories/PE_News_Local_D_cong06.3a05d96.html

California Report 6/6/11
Spending Caps Are Nothing New in California Budgeting
http://www.californiareport.org/archive/R201106060850/b

San Jose Mercury News 6/6/11
Bleak House: Southern California talk show hosts hold sway over the GOP
http://www.mercurynews.com/bay-area-news/ci_18213024

Capitol Alert (Sac Bee blog) 6/6/11
Janice Hahn ad compares GOP rival Craig Huey to Sarah Palin
http://blogs.sacbee.com/capitolalertlatest/2011/06/hahn-launches-ad-comparing-gop.html

Calitics 6/3/11
Brian Leubitz: Dems Behaving Badly
http://calitics.com/diary/13546/dems-behaving-badly

National & International Environmental News

New York Times 6/4/11
A Warming Planet Struggles to Feed Itself
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/06/05/science/earth/05harvest.html

The Hill E2 Blog 6/6/11
Oil industry: Response to leaks boosts case for pipeline
http://thehill.com/blogs/e2-wire/677-e2-wire/164899-oil-industry-federal-response-to-leaks-supports-the-approval-of-pipeline-extension

New York Times 6/5/11
Under the Sea, Coral Reefs in Peril
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/06/05/weekinreview/05reefs.html?ref=earth

Associated Press 6/6/11
EPA announces $76 million in grants for cleaning contaminated industrial sites in 40 states
http://www.washingtonpost.com/national/epa-announces-76-million-in-grants-for-cleaning-contaminated-industrial-sites-in-40-states/2011/06/06/AGr1YHKH_story.html

Huffington Post 6/6/11
Lisa Jackson: Cleaning Up and Revitalizing Our Communities
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/lisa-p-jackson/epa-brownfields-grants_b_871800.html

Green (NY Times blog) 6/6/11
A ‘Golden Age’ for Gas? Two Caveats
http://green.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/06/06/a-golden-age-for-gas-2-caveats/?ref=earth

Act Green (National League of Conservation Voters Blog) 6/5/11
Mitt Romney: Humans contribute to climate change
http://www.actgreen.com/2011/06/mitt-romney-humans-contribute-to.html

Associated Press 6/5/11
Are wild horses native to US? BLM view challenged
http://www.sacbee.com/2011/06/05/3678767/are-wild-horses-native-to-us-blm.html

Reuters 6/6/11
Climate Talks Will Miss Kyoto Deadline, U.N. Official Says In Bonn, Germany
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/06/06/un-climate-talks-kyoto-deadline_n_871707.html

New York Times 6/5/11
China Faces ‘Very Grave’ Environmental Situation, Officials Say
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/06/04/world/asia/04china.html?ref=earth

Reuters 6/6/11
Japan Nuclear Plant Could Leak More Radioactive Water
http://planetark.org/enviro-news/item/62230

Reuters 6/6/11
Rising Forest Density Offsets Climate Change - Study
http://planetark.org/enviro-news/item/62226

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