Daily Green

Hello and good afternoon to all. The Daily Green will resume next Tuesday after the July 4^th holiday. In today’s news:

• Gov. Jerry Brown has big plans for California sun;
• Plastic found in more than 9% of fish in northern Pacific Ocean;
• Bullet train will survive mistakes, advocate says;
• Gov. Brown signs 'honest but painful' budget;
• And much more.

Top of the Ticket

Reuters 7/1/11
Governor Moonbeam has big plans for California sun
http://af.reuters.com/article/energyOilNews/idAFN1E75T13E20110701?pageNumber=2&virtualBrandChannel=0&sp=true

Multiple sources 7/1/11
Researchers find plastic in more than 9% of fish in northern Pacific Ocean
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-garbage-patch-fish-20110701,0,2019016.story
http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/2011/jun/30/nearly-1-10-fish-sampled-contain-plastic-debris/

LA Now (LA Times Blog) 6/28/11
Ban on plastic grocery bags takes effect July 1 in unincorporated L.A. County
http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/lanow/2011/06/ban-on-plastic-grocery-bags-becomes-effective-july-1.html

Riverside Press Enterprise 7/1/11
Radioactive loads will move through area
http://www.pe.com/localnews/stories/PE_News_Local_D_nukeship01.3010c63.html

California Watch 7/1/11
Bullet train will survive mistakes, advocate says
http://californiawatch.org/dailyreport/bullet-train-will-survive-mistakes-advocate-says-11199

San Francisco Chronicle 7/1/11
Jerry Brown signs budget after making more cuts
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2011/07/01/MNJE1K4SQ7.DTL

CA Environmental News & Opinion

Switchboard (NRDC Blog) 7/1/11
Devra Wang: ARB Announces Plans to Require Major Industrial Facilities to Cut Pollution
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/blogs/dwang/detail?entry_id=92308

San Diego Union-Tribune 6/30/11
Protections for local marine areas starts Oct. 1
http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/2011/jun/29/socal-marine-protected-areas-start-oct-1/

Climate Watch 7/1/11
L.A.'s Holy Grail: Transit that Works for Most
http://blogs.kqed.org/climatewatch/2011/06/30/l-a-s-holy-grail-transit-that-works-for-most/

KQED-FM California Report 7/1/11
New Light Rail Promises A More Accessible Los Angeles
http://www.californiareport.org/archive/R201107010850/a

California Progress Report 7/1/11
Pablo Rodriguez: Not Sure What to Do This Summer? Get Outside and Explore California’s Natural Treasures
http://www.californiaprogressreport.com/site/node/9130

Greenspace (LA Times blog) 7/1/11
Warmer temperatures threaten Northern California vineyards
http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/greenspace/2011/06/global-warming-wine-vineyards-california-napa-valley-santa-barbara-1.html

Contra Costa Times 7/1/11
P.R. firm in charge of selling California's $43 billion high-speed rail project resigns
http://www.contracostatimes.com/california/ci_18387831

KQED-FM 7/1/11
Williamson Act: Farmers and Ranchers Work to Save Conservation Measure
http://www.kqed.org/a/kqednews/RN201107010733

Reuters 6/30/11
Solar developers scrapping thermal for photovoltaic
http://af.reuters.com/article/energyOilNews/idAFN1E75T17920110630

Reuters 7/1/11
First Solar plants win DOE loan guarantees
http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/06/30/us-firstsolar-loans-idUSTRE75T3QA20110630

San Diego Union-Tribune 7/1/11
San Diego launches landmark water project
http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/2011/jun/30/san-diego-launches-new-water-project/

San Jose Mercury New 7/1/11
PG&E: Inspections of underground electrical facilities were falsified
http://www.mercurynews.com/breaking-news/ci_18384976

Quest 6/30/11
Is the Salton Sea really "15 Months Pregnant" with our next big quake?
http://www.kqed.org/quest/blog/2011/06/30/salton-sea-15-months-pregnant

Riverside Press Enterprise 6/29/11
More study of solar fee ordered
http://www.pe.com/business/local/stories/PE_News_Local_D_solartax29.3c5e2e1.html

State Politics & Budget

Sacramento Bee 7/1/11
California's $85.9 billion budget: Here are the major provisions
http://www.sacbee.com/2011/07/01/3740427/californias-859-billion-budget.html

KQED Capitol Notes 7/1/11
Budget: Good or Bad, It's Done
http://blogs.kqed.org/capitalnotes/2011/06/30/budget-good-or-bad-its-done/

Los Angeles Times 7/1/11
Gov. Jerry Brown signs 'honest but painful' budget
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-state-budget-20110701,0,1204898.story

Contra Costa Times 7/1/11
Jerry Brown signs California budget without fanfare
http://www.contracostatimes.com/politics-government/ci_18384481

Riverside Press Enterprise 6/29/11
Push on for a new state: Stone proposes secession
http://www.pe.com/localnews/stories/PE_News_Local_D_secede01.411b87a9f.html

PolitiCal 7/1/11
Janice Hahn, Craig Huey congressional race gets even nastier
http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/california-politics/2011/06/janice-hahn-craig-huey-race-gets-even-nastier.html

California Progress Report 7/1/11
Leslie Layton: In Upstate California, Redistricting Alters Maps, But Not Latino Clout
http://www.californiaprogressreport.com/site/node/9127

Orange County Register 7/1/11
Draft maps: Sanchez regains most of district
http://totalbuzz.ocregister.com/2011/06/30/draft-maps-sanchez-regains-most-of-district/56211/

Calbuzz 7/11/1
CalBuzz: eMeg Returns! Diana Lives! Sarah Shrinks!
http://www.calbuzz.com/2011/07/emeg-returns-diana-lives-sarah-shrinks/

National Environmental News & Opinion

Grist 7/1/11
Dan Lashof: President Obama is writing the climate legacy of his first term now
http://www.grist.org/politics/2011-07-01-president-obama-is-writing-the-climate-legacy-of-his-first-term

Huffington Post 7/1/11
Tom Kiernan: New Report Shows America's National Parks Are in Jeopardy
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/tom-kiernan/national-parks_b_887654.html

The Hill E² Blog 7/1/11
Senate confirms top Interior Department wildlife official
http://thehill.com/blogs/e2-wire/677-e2-wire/169363-senate-confirms-top-interior-department-wildlife-official

Greenspace (LA Times blog) 7/1/11
Judge rules polar bears still 'threatened'
http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/greenspace/2011/06/polar-bears-arctic-sea-melting-global-warming.html

The Hill E² Blog 7/1/11
Senators float bill to create interim storage sites for spent nuclear fuel
http://thehill.com/blogs/e2-wire/677-e2-wire/169411-senators-float-bill-to-create-interim-nuclear-spent-fuel-storage-sites

Politico 6/29/11
Coal lobbyist Mike Carey mines anti-green sentiment
http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0611/57950.html

Associated Press 6/30/11
NY regulators propose ban on ‘hydrofracking’ for natural gas in watersheds and on state land
http://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/federal-government/ny-regulators-propose-ban-on-hydrofracking-for-natural-gas-in-watersheds-and-on-state-land/2011/06/30/AGKqUmsH_story.html

International Environmental News

Guardian 6/30/11
Revealed: British government's plan to play down Fukushima
http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2011/jun/30/british-government-plan-play-down-fukushima

The Independent 7/1/11
Extreme weather link 'can no longer be ignored'
http://www.independent.co.uk/environment/climate-change/extreme-weather-link-can-no-longer-be-ignored-2305181.html

Reuters 7/1/11
Europe and U.S. in legal clash over airline emissions
http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/07/01/us-eu-climate-aviation-idUSTRE7601T920110701

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