Daily Green

Good afternoon, all. In the news today:

• California BPA ban moves forward with amendments;
• Fracking disclosure bill moves through state Senate;
• Study shows importance of coastal waters for marine life;
• Grist asks - Is the ‘Clean 15’ just as toxic as the ‘Dirty Dozen’?;
• And much more.

Top of the Ticket

Groundswell 6/22/11
BPA Ban Will Move Forward With Amendments
http://www.ecovote.org/blog/bpa-ban-will-move-forward-amendments

Greenspace 6/22/11
Bill to reveal what chemicals used in "fracking" process
http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/greenspace/2011/06/fracking-hyraulic-fracturing-california-oil-natural-gas-shale-wieckowski.html

San Francisco Chronicle 6/23/11
The Pacific Ocean's 'corridors of life'
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2011/06/22/MNMB1JVGU5.DTL

San Diego Union-Tribune 6/23/11
Marine predators flock to California coast
http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/2011/jun/22/california-current-called-serengeti-sea/

Grist 6/22/11
Is the ‘Clean 15’ just as toxic as the ‘Dirty Dozen’?
http://www.grist.org/industrial-agriculture/2011-06-22-is-the-clean-15-just-as-toxic-as-the-dirty-dozen

California Environmental News & Opinion

California Progress Report 6/23/11
Secret Budget Negotiations Threaten The Ability of California to Protect Public Health & The Environment
http://www.californiaprogressreport.com/site/node/9101

Switchboard (NRDC Blog) 6/23/11
California tells ships to stop bypassing clean fuel zone
http://switchboard.nrdc.org/blogs/dbailey/california_tells_ships_to_stop.html

California WaterBlog 6/22/11
No going back for the Delta, but which way forward?
http://californiawaterblog.com/2011/06/22/no-going-back-for-the-delta-but-which-way-forward/

Reuters 6/22/11
Google has now invested over $780M in clean energy
http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/06/22/idUS154467316320110622

Los Angeles Times 6/23/11
Los Angeles official opposes easing environmental rules for downtown stadium
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-stadium-20110623,0,3681339.story

SF Weekly 6/22/11
In Transit: From S.F. to L.A. via Public Transportation
http://www.sfweekly.com/2011-06-22/news/public-transit-trip-san-francisco-los-angeles-joe-eskenazi/

State Politics & Budget

Sacramento Bee 6/23/11
California budget talks head down twin paths -- for now
http://www.sacbee.com/2011/06/23/3721219/california-budget-talks-head-down.html

Sacramento Bee 6/23/11
Dan Morain: Democrats dug their own hole with Prop. 25
http://www.sacbee.com/2011/06/23/3720917/democrats-dug-their-own-hole-with.html

Washington Post 6/22/11
Democrats see real fight in California special election
http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/the-fix/post/democrats-see-real-fight-in-california-special-election/2011/06/22/AGHW9HgH_blog.html

Los Angeles Times 6/23/11
California families are changing, U.S. Census data show
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-0623-census-marriage-families-20110623,0,3978165.story

Redistricting

Capitol Weekly 6/23/11
Election 2012: On the trail of the incumbents
http://www.capitolweekly.net/article.php?xid=zspcrxztqoh9m0

Calitics 6/23/11
Observations from the Citizens Redistricting Commission Hearing in Oxnard
http://calitics.com/diary/13612/observations-from-ca-redistricting-commission-hearing-in-oxnard

National Environmental News & Opinion

Reuters 6/22/11
House OKs speed-up of Arctic oil/gas permitting
http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/06/23/us-oil-arctic-permitting-idUSTRE75M02M20110623

E² Wire (The Hill Blog) 6/23/11
Obama to release oil from strategic reserve
http://thehill.com/blogs/e2-wire/677-e2-wire/168049-obama-to-release-oil-from-strategic-reserve-

Climate Progress 6/22/11
15 Prominent Republicans Urge President Obama to Strengthen Fuel Efficiency Standards
http://thinkprogress.org/romm/2011/06/22/251680/15-prominent-republicans-urge-president-obama-to-strengthen-fuel-efficiency-standards/

Green House 6/22/11
U.S. national parks suffer from climate change, pollution
http://content.usatoday.com/communities/greenhouse/post/2011/06/national-parks-suffering-climate-change-grand-canyon-/1

Guardian 6/22/11
Transocean report blames BP for Gulf of Mexico oil disaster
http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2011/jun/22/transocean-report-bp-gulf-oil-spill

Politico 6/23/11
Environmentalists, liberal celebrities plan White House protest
http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0611/57612.html

Think Progress Green 6/22/11
Cain Energy Plan: Put Oil And Coal CEOs In Charge Of EPA Regulations
http://thinkprogress.org/green/2011/06/22/251566/herman-cain-shell-oil-commission-epa/

E² Wire (The Hill Blog) 6/22/11
Jon Huntsman on past support for cap-and-trade: Everyone was doing it
http://thehill.com/blogs/e2-wire/677-e2-wire/167925-huntsman-cap-and-trade-at-odds-with-todays-reality

Huffington Post 6/23/11
Why Is Business Blind to the Potential Profits from Sustainability?
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/r-paul-herman/post_2140_b_881528.html

Think Progress Green 6/22/11
Meet The ‘Friendly Fracosaurus’: Natural Gas Industry Produces Propaganda For Children
http://thinkprogress.org/green/2011/06/22/251309/meet-the-%E2%80%98friendly-fracosaurus%E2%80%99-natural-gas-industry-produces-propaganda-for-children/

International Environmental News

New York Times 6/22/11
High-Speed Rail Poised to Alter China
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/06/23/business/global/23rail.html?smid=tw-nytimes&seid=auto

Tree Hugger 6/23/11
U.S.-Made Pesticide Continues to Kill Off Lions in Kenya
http://www.treehugger.com/files/2011/06/us-made-pesticide-continues-to-kill-off-lions-kenya.php

Huffington Post 6/22/11
Mercedes Makes Hybrid Popemobile For Upcoming Germany Trip
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/06/21/mercedes-hybrid-popemobile_n_881644.html

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