Daily Green

Good afternoon, all. In the news today:

• Brown and Democrats reach budget deal;
• Calitics features call to action on fracking disclosure bill;
• California moves forward with cap and trade;
• Latinos live in some of the most polluted areas;
• And much more.

Top of the Ticket

Sacramento Bee 6/28/11
Budget deal by Brown, Dems scrap tax election, may trigger cuts
http://www.sacbee.com/2011/06/28/3731976/brown-dems-reach-a-deal.html

Los Angeles Times 6/28/11
Brown, Democrats reach budget deal without taxes
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-state-budget-20110628,0,1729194.story

Calitics 6/28/11
Why are You Fracking Around With My Water?
http://calitics.com/diary/13624/why-are-you-fracking-around-with-my-water

KQED Climate Watch 6/27/11
California Moves Ahead With Cap and Trade
http://blogs.kqed.org/climatewatch/2011/06/27/california-moves-ahead-with-cap-and-trade

Fox News Latino 6/28/11
Latinos Live in Some of the Most Polluted Areas of the Country
http://latino.foxnews.com/latino/health/2011/06/28/latinos-live-in-some-most-polluted-areas-country/

Groundswell 6/24/11
Legislators Speak Candidly About the Environment
http://www.ecovote.org/blog/legislators-speak-candidly-about-environment

California Environmental News & Opinion

California Watch 6/28/11
State treasurer worries about bullet train’s finances
http://californiawatch.org/dailyreport/state-treasurer-worries-about-bullet-train-s-finances-11126

Hanford Sentinel 6/27/11
Rail CEO responds to critical report
http://www.hanfordsentinel.com/news/local/article_c9bd5392-a0d8-11e0-8672-001cc4c002e0.html

Way Out West 6/27/11
Builders cheer demise of California environmental law
http://www.wayoutwestnews.com/2011/06/27/pacific-coast-builders-conference-cheers-demise-of-ceqa/

Central Valley Business Times 6/27/11
State moves to reduce pesticide use
http://www.centralvalleybusinesstimes.com/stories/001/?ID=18758

Climate Central 6/27/11
Global Warming May Push Joshua Trees Out of Namesake National Park
http://www.climatecentral.org/news/global-warming-may-push-joshua-trees-out-of-namesake-national-park/

San Jose Mercury News 6/27/11
Mercury News editorial: Big water grab shows disregard for Delta health
http://www.mercurynews.com/opinion/ci_18351842

Legal Planet 6/28/11
A New Threat to Regional Government & Environmental Quality at Lake Tahoe
http://legalplanet.wordpress.com/2011/06/28/a-new-threat-to-regional-government-environmental-quality-at-lake-tahoe/

Bay Citizen 6/27/11
Native Bees Worth Billions of Dollars a year, Researchers Say
http://www.baycitizen.org/wildlife/story/native-bees-worth-billions-dollars-year/

Los Angeles Times 6/28/11
Riverside County may add fee to solar installations
http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-solar-tax-20110628,0,6659214.story

Marin Independent Journal 6/27/11
Marin Voice: Nuclear dangers close to home
http://www.marinij.com/opinion/ci_18348570

Switchboard (NRDC Blog) 6/27/11
Can LA Afford to Neglect Its Bike and Pedestrian Infrastructure?
http://switchboard.nrdc.org/blogs/amartinez/can_la_afford_to_neglect_its_b.html

State Politics & Budget

Sacramento Bee 6/28/11
Dan Walters: Will Democrats' rosy-scenario budget work?
http://www.sacbee.com/2011/06/28/3731781/dan-walters-will-democrats-rosy.html

PolitiCal 6/27/11
Janice Hahn airs two more TV commercials in hot special election for Congress
http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/california-politics/2011/06/janice-hahn-airs-two-more-tv-commercials-in-hot-special-election-for-congress.html

San Francisco Chronicle 6/28/11
California Rep. Lynn Woolsey won't run in 2012
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2011/06/28/BA201K3BIV.DTL

National Environmental News & Opinion

PBS 6/27/11
Study: BPA Makes Male Mice Less Masculine
http://www.pbs.org/newshour/updates/health/jan-june11/bpastudy_06-27.html

Google Blog 6/28/11
Examining the impact of clean energy innovation
http://googleblog.blogspot.com/2011/06/examining-impact-of-clean-energy.html

USA Today 6/27/11
Sales of wind turbines for home use are going strong
http://www.usatoday.com/tech/science/environment/2011-06-27-wind-power-turbines-energy-electricity_n.htm

E² Wire (The Hill Blog) 6/27/11
Pawlenty skeptical that humans contribute to climate change
http://thehill.com/blogs/e2-wire/677-e2-wire/168775-pawlenty-skeptical-that-humans-contribute-to-climate-change

Huffington Post 6/28/11
Green Airlines Ranked By Carbon Efficiency In Brighter Planet Report
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/06/28/green-airlines-carbon-efficiency_n_885553.html

International Environmental News

Reuters 6/28/11
Global consumers crave green energy in survey: Vestas
http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/06/28/us-vestas-survey-idUSTRE75R0J520110628

Guardian 6/27/11
Water use in China and the Middle East is an environmental Ponzi scheme
http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/damian-carrington-blog/2011/jun/27/water-shortage-china-middle-east

New York Times 6/28/11
Can Biofuels Save Sub-Saharan Africa?
http://green.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/06/28/can-biofuels-save-sub-saharan-africa/

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