Daily Green

Good afternoon, all. In the news today:

• California delays cap and trade;
• Call to action on Human Right to Water legislation;
• NRDC report shows number of beach closures due to pollution rose last year;
• New California budget will have huge impacts on the state;
• And much more.

Top of the Ticket

Los Angeles Times 6/30/11
California delays its carbon trading program for a year
http://www.latimes.com/news/la-me-0630-cap-trade-m,0,6961570.story

Groundswell (CLCV Blog) 6/30/11
Clean, safe water: A privilege, or a right?
http://www.ecovote.org/blog/clean-safe-water-privilege-or-right

Los Angeles Times 6/30/11
Number of beach closures due to pollution rose last year, report says
http://www.latimes.com/news/la-me-0630-beach-closures-20110630,0,4690863.story

Switchboard (NRDC Blog) 6/29/11
NRDC Annual Beach Report: What's lurking in the waves at your favorite beach?
http://switchboard.nrdc.org/blogs/jdevine/nrdc_annual_beach_report_whats.html

San Francisco Chronicle 6/30/11
California won't be the same under new budget
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2011/06/30/MN1I1K4CG0.DTL

Scientific American 6/29/11
"Green" Positions on Climate Change Can Help All Candidates, Survey Finds
http://www.scientificamerican.com/article.cfm?id=green-positions-on-climate-change-help-all-candidates

California Environmental News & Opinion

Green Blog 6/29/11
Residential runoff still contains banned chemicals
http://ucanr.org/blogs/blogcore/postdetail.cfm?postnum=5102

Californians Against Waste Blog 6/29/11
State Styrofoam Bill Advances, Dart Opens Dirty Styrofoam Processing Center
http://www.cawrecycles.org/whats_new/recycling_news/jun29_dartnewfacility

Streetsblog San Francisco 6/29/11
Safe Passing Bill for Bicyclists Wins Key Assembly Committee Vote
http://sf.streetsblog.org/2011/06/29/safe-passing-bill-for-bicyclists-wins-key-assembly-committee-vote/

TreeHugger 6/30/11
California Cities Recycle Old Asphalt Back Into New Road: A Cheaper, Greener Pothole Fix
http://www.treehugger.com/files/2011/06/california-cities-recycle-asphalt-new-road-cheaper-greener-pothole-fix.php

Sacramento Bee 6/30/11
Hybrid drivers soon to lose solo access to California carpool lanes
http://www.sacbee.com/2011/06/30/3737658/hybrid-drivers-face-sticker-shock.html

The Press-Enterprise 6/30/11
3 Calif solar projects in line for loan guarantees
http://www.pe.com/ap_news/California/US_Solar_Funds_581408C.shtml

Sacramento Bee 6/30/11
Marine preservation proposal would allow Indian tribal harvests
http://www.sacbee.com/2011/06/30/3737523/marine-preservation-proposal-would.html

San Francisco Business Times 6/29/11
Cleantech initiative launches in East Bay
http://www.bizjournals.com/sanfrancisco/news/2011/06/29/cleantech-initiatives-launches-east-bay.html

TreeHugger 6/30/11
California Vineyards Face Massive Climate Crunch By 2040 - Up To 50% Loss of Premium Growing Land
http://www.treehugger.com/files/2011/06/california-vineyards-face-cliamte-crunch-by-2040.php

Save the Bay Blog 6/29/11
The age of Styrofoam is over in Santa Clara County
http://www.savesfbay.org/blog/2011/06/the-age-of-styrofoam-is-over-in-santa-clara-county/

State Politics & Budget

Capitol Weekly 6/30/11
A hope-and-a-prayer budget: Waiting for $4 billion to appear
http://www.capitolweekly.net/article.php?xid=zta7ortpepl5aj

Los Angeles Times 6/30/11
Capitol Journal: Proposition 25 proves its worth
http://www.latimes.com/news/columnists/la-me-cap-budget-20110630,0,2250115.column

Capitol Weekly 6/30/11
Redevelopment heading directly to Supreme Court
http://www.capitolweekly.net/article.php?xid=zta7wpuas7d7xn

National Environmental News & Opinion

Science Progress 6/29/11
Poll Finds a Vast Majority of Americans See Environment vs. Economy as a "False Choice"
http://www.scienceprogress.org/2011/06/a-vast-majority-of-americans-do-not-believe-environmental-protection-harms-the-economy/

Aspen Daily News 6/29/11
EPA chief promises action on air pollution from fracking
http://www.aspendailynews.com/section/home/147664

TreeHugger 6/30/11
New Jersey Legislature Votes To Ban Fracking
http://www.treehugger.com/files/2011/06/new-jersey-legislature-votes-ban-fracking.php

The Thin Green Line 6/29/11
Solar panels you can make with an inkjet printer
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/blogs/green/detail?entry_id=92014

TreeHugger 6/30/11
New Study: Going Meat-Free One Day a Week Saves More GHG Emissions Than A 100% Local Diet
http://www.treehugger.com/files/2011/06/new-study-going-meat-free-one-day-week-saves-more-emissions-than-local-diet.php

International Environmental News

The Independent 6/30/11
Fresh water supplies are going to run out, so what can we do to make the taps keep running?
http://www.independent.co.uk/environment/nature/fresh-water-supplies-are-going-to-run-out-so-what-can-we-do-to-make-the-taps-keep-running-2304481.html

Climate Progress 6/30/11
As California delays its carbon pollution trading program for a year, China speeds up its embrace of cap-and-trade
http://thinkprogress.org/romm/2011/06/30/258230/california-delays-carbon-trading-china-cap-and-trade

AFP 6/29/11
Beijing-Shanghai high-speed train makes debut
http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5iB2_IcvpvYiiIvuifIzm4J0uANyQ?docId=CNG.7377148835dacd5239bbd9c00a6fcc81.c21

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