Daily Green

Good afternoon, all. In the news today:

• Plastic bag manufacturers take on the Bag Monster;
• Assembly bill aims to regulate fracking in California;
• AB 32 cap and trade program allowed to proceed pending appeal;
• Study shows BPA exposure is underestimated;
• And much more.

Top of the Ticket

Groundswell (CLCV Blog) 6/7/11
Saving the Planet, One Bag at a Time
http://www.ecovote.org/blog/saving-planet-one-bag-time

Huffington Post 6/7/11
Fracking In California Prompts State Legislators To Introduce Regulation Bill
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/06/06/fracking-california-regulation-bill_n_872170.html

Legal Planet 6/6/11
Breaking News: AB 32 Cap and Trade Program Allowed to Proceed Pending Appeal
http://legalplanet.wordpress.com/2011/06/06/breaking-news-ab-32-cap-and-trade-program-allowed-to-proceed-pending-appeal/

Green House (USA Today Blog) 6/7/11
Study: BPA chemical exposure is underestimated
http://content.usatoday.com/communities/greenhouse/post/2011/06/bpa-chemical-exposure-underestimated/1

New York Times 6/6/11
In State Parks, the Sharpest Ax Is the Budget’s
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/06/07/us/07parks.html

CA Environmental News & Opinion

KQED Climate Watch 6/6/11
Running Drier: The Colorado River 50 Years Out
http://blogs.kqed.org/climatewatch/2011/06/06/running-drier-the-colorado-50-years-out

Green Roots (Planning and Conservation League Blog) 6/6/11
Huge Victories for the Environment as the Legislative Year Hits the Midway Mark
http://greenroots.pcl.org/2011/06/06/huge-victories-for-the-environment-as-the-legislative-year-hits-the-midway-mark/

California Watch 6/7/11
Legislation would extend ban on gold mining technique through 2016
http://californiawatch.org/dailyreport/legislation-would-extend-ban-gold-mining-technique-through-2016-10658

Way2Go (Environmental Defense Fund Blog) 6/6/11
5 Reasons Creating a California Public Transit Task Force is a Smart Move
http://blogs.edf.org/transportation/2011/06/06/5-reasons-creating-a-public-transit-task-force-is-a-smart-move/

Defenders of Wildlife Blog 6/6/11
California Sea Otter Bill Passes Assembly Vote!
http://www.defendersblog.org/2011/06/california-sea-otter-bill-passes-assembly-vote

San Jose Mercury News 6/6/11
A speed limit for big ships? Slow them down to protect whales, say environmental groups
http://www.mercurynews.com/science/ci_18218598

Sacramento Bee 6/7/11
Viewpoints: Case for high-speed rail grows only stronger
http://www.sacbee.com/2011/06/07/3681606/case-for-high-speed-rail-grows.html

New York Times 6/6/11
Los Angeles Leads Full-Throttle Dash for U.S. Transit Cash
http://www.nytimes.com/gwire/2011/06/06/06greenwire-los-angeles-leads-full-throttle-dash-for-us-tran-379.html

State Politics & Budget

Calitics 6/7/11
Redistricting + Top Two Means An Uncertain 8 Days for the Budget
http://calitics.com/diary/13551/redistricting-top-two-means-an-uncertain-8-days-for-the-budget

Sacramento Bee 6/7/11
California Democrats hope new district maps produce budget votes
http://www.sacbee.com/2011/06/07/3681928/california-democrats-hope-new.html

Capitol Alert 6/6/11
California Retailers Association backs Brown's tax extensions
http://blogs.sacbee.com/capitolalertlatest/2011/06/california-retailers-associati.html

Sacramento Bee 6/7/11
Dan Walters: New California legislative maps make good on promise of reform
http://www.sacbee.com/2011/06/07/3681723/dan-walters-new-california-legislative.html

National & International Environmental News

Green House (USA Today Blog) 6/7/11
U.S.-Canada Keystone pipeline leaks, fuels outrage
http://content.usatoday.com/communities/greenhouse/post/2011/06/us-canada-keystone-pipeline-hits-bumps/1

Act Green (National League of Conservation Voters Blog) 6/7/11
Analysis: 76% of TV News Guests Opposed EPA Regulation of Greenhouse Gases
http://www.actgreen.com/2011/06/analysis-76-of-tv-news-guests-opposed.html

Switchboard (NRDC Blog) 6/7/11
First-ever Fuel Efficiency and Carbon Pollution Standards for Heavy Trucks Move Closer to Adoption
http://switchboard.nrdc.org/blogs/ltonachel/first-ever_fuel_efficiency_and.html

Green House (USA Today Blog) 6/6/11
HUD's Donovan sees market rebound, touts green homes
http://content.usatoday.com/communities/greenhouse/post/2011/06/huds-donovan-sees-market-rebound-touts-green-homes/1

Politico 6/4/11
Energy subsidies hard to quit for GOP candidates
http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0611/56198.html

Politico 6/7/11
Herman Cain to join rally against climate alliance
http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0611/56399.html

Greenspace 6/6/11
Book review: 'Force of Nature: The Unlikely Story of Wal-Mart's Green Revolution'
http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/greenspace/2011/06/book-review-force-of-nature-the-unlikely-story-of-wal-marts-green-revolution.html

Huffington Post 6/7/11
Carbon Trading Markets Booming
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/06/07/carbon-trading_n_872480.html

Guardian 6/6/11
China threatens trade war over EU emissions trading scheme
http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2011/jun/06/china-trade-war-emissions-trading-airlines

Climate Progress 6/6/11
Robin Hood in Reverse: Developing Countries Pledge Bigger Climate Emissions Cuts than World’s Richest Nations
http://thinkprogress.org/romm/2011/06/06/237783/robin-hood-in-reverse-developing-countries-pledge-bigger-climate-emissions-cuts-than-worlds-richest-nations/

Independent Online 6/6/11
China’s new bullet trains plan to challenge airlines
http://www.iol.co.za/business/international/china-s-new-bullet-trains-plan-to-challenge-airlines-1.1079451

San Francisco Chronicle 6/6/11
S. Korea Aims to Create 1.5 Million Jobs From 'Green Energy'
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/g/a/2011/06/06/bloomberg1376-LMEDUK6S972D01-0F4GKLUGGI0N9B2B4L48MH206B.DTL

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