Daily Green

Good afternoon, all. In the news today:

• Steinberg challenges no-pay decision
• Weaponizing wasps?
• Online voter registration inches forward
• Spare the Air subsidizes cars for execs
• And much more

Top of the Ticket

Calitics 7/5/11
Online Voting Registration Inches Forward
http://calitics.com/diary/13652/online-voting-registration-inches-forward

Inside Bay Area 7/6/11
California has record year for rooftop solar
http://www.insidebayarea.com/news/ci_18412920

California Environmental News & Opinion

Los Angeles Times 7/5/11
Light-brown apple moths: California deploys wasps as weapon
http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/greenspace/2011/07/light-brown-apple-moth-stingerless-wasps-pesticides-california.html

San Francisco Examiner 7/3/11
Spare the Air agency subsidizes car perks for execs
http://www.sfexaminer.com/local/2011/07/spare-air-agency-subsidizes-car-perks-execs

Legal Planet 7/5/11
So Much for California’s Anti-Sprawl Law http://legalplanet.wordpress.com/2011/07/05/so-much-for-californias-anti-sprawl-law/

San Francisco Chronicle 6/6/11
Leatherback sea turtles gain critical habitat
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2011/07/06/BA8P1K6KHQ.DTL

San Francisco Chronicle 6/6/11
CA climate: inland warmer; coast cooler and wetter
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2011/07/06/MNDM1K6KFE.DTL

California Progress Report 6/6/11
Lucas O’Connor: Darrell Issa Still Absent on Radioactive Tritium Leaking from San Onofre
http://www.californiaprogressreport.com/site/node/9137

Money & Company via CA Bright Spot* 7/5/11
California rooftop solar installations surge; renewable energy approaches oil output, reports say
http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/money_co/2011/07/california-rooftop-solar-surges-and-renewable-energy-approaches-oil-reports-say.html

Santa Barbara Independent via CA Bright Spot* 7/5/11
Capps Announces U.S. Department of Energy Awards Over $1 million to Santa Barbara Companies to Help Develop Next Generation Renewable Energy Technologies
http://www.independent.com/news/2011/jul/05/capps-announces-us-department-energy-awards-over-1/

*Courtesy of “The Daily Bright Spot,” a daily roundup of news about the fast-growing clean energy industry. For a free subscription, sign up at www.CaBrightSpot.com, the website of Californians for Clean Energy and Jobs Network (of which CLCV is a proud member).

State Politics & Budget

Sacramento Bee 7/6/11
Dan Walters: With California budget done, other issues loom
http://www.sacbee.com/2011/07/06/3749849/dan-walters-with-california-budget.html#ixzz1RMGXVNGG

Sacramento Bee 7/6/11
Steinberg says no-pay decision needs to be challenged
http://blogs.sacbee.com/capitolalertlatest/2011/07/darrell-steinberg-legislative-pay-john-chiang-california.html#ixzz1RMHQJ1XH

National Environmental News & Opinion

New York Times 7/5/11
E.P.A. Chief Stands Firm as Tough Rules Loom
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/07/06/science/earth/06epa.html?_r=2&ref=earth

Legal Planet 7/6/11
Environmental Regulation as a Jobs Program
http://legalplanet.wordpress.com/2011/07/06/environmental-regulation-as-a-jobs-program/

Fresno Bee 7/5/11
EPA sued over state toxic waste dump sites
http://www.fresnobee.com/2011/07/05/2454088/epa-sued-over-toxic-dump-sites.html#ixzz1RMHqP4vH

International Environmental News

Daily Kos 7/5/11
France Votes to Ban "Fracking"
http://www.dailykos.com/story/2011/07/06/991698/-France-Votes-to-Ban-Fracking-

Huffington Post 7/5/11
Bahamas Bans Commercial Shark Fishing
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/07/05/shark-fishing-ban-bahamas_n_890659.html

Guardian 7/5/11
Oil and gas spills in North Sea every week, papers reveal
http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2011/jul/05/oil-gas-spills-north-sea

Guardian 7/6/11
Rush for Arctic's resources provokes territorial tussles
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2011/jul/06/arctic-resources-territorial-dispute

Guardian 7/5/11
EU votes against reducing carbon emissions by 30%
http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2011/jul/05/tory-meps-reject-carbon-cut-law

TreeHugger 7/5/11
Vietnam Era Weapon Being Used to Clear the Amazon
http://www.treehugger.com/files/2011/07/vietnam-era-weapon-being-used-to-clear-the-amazon.php

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