Daily Green

Good afternoon, all. In the news today:

• Brown appoints head of Cal EPA;
• Assembly passes commuter benefit bill;
• State falling behind on tax revenue;
• Gore launches Climate Reality Project;
• And much more.

Top of the Ticket

Capitol Alert 7/12/11
Jerry Brown appoints DOJ lawyer head of Cal EPA
http://blogs.sacbee.com/capitolalertlatest/2011/07/jerry-brown-appoints-doj-lawye.html

Central Valley Business Times 7/11/11
California businesses get new ways to reduce greenhouse gases
http://www.centralvalleybusinesstimes.com/stories/001/?ID=18860

Capitol Alert 7/11/11
Controller John Chiang: Cash receipts $350 million behind
http://blogs.sacbee.com/capitolalertlatest/2011/07/controller-cash-receipts-350-m.html

Grist 7/12/11
Gore launches new Climate Reality Project
http://www.grist.org/climate-change/2011-07-12-gore-launches-new-climate-reality-project-tells-grist-about-it

California Environmental News & Opinion

NBC LA 7/11/11 (Video)
Banning BPA in Baby Products: Interview with Assemblymember Betsy Butler
http://www.nbclosangeles.com/on-air/as-seen-on/Banning_BPA_in_Baby_Products_Los_Angeles-125373293.html

Streetsblog San Francisco 7/11/11
Mica Transpo Bill Would Have Dire Impact on California Transit
http://sf.streetsblog.org/2011/07/11/mica-transpo-bill-would-have-dire-impact-on-california-transit/

Legal Planet 7/12/11
Bolstering Public Transit in California: A New White Paper from UCLA / Berkeley Law
http://legalplanet.wordpress.com/2011/07/12/bolstering-public-transit-in-california-a-new-white-paper-from-ucla-berkeley-law/

Sacramento Bee 7/11/11
California may lose $37 million in weatherization grants
http://blogs.sacbee.com/the_state_worker/2011/07/state-may-forefeit-37-million.html

Bag Monster Blog 7/11/11
Shop With a Reusable Bag – Keep a State Park Open
http://www.bagmonster.com/2011/07/shop-with-a-reusable-bag-keep-a-state-park-open.html

Orange County Register 7/11/11
Saving water: How does your city rank?
http://www.ocregister.com/news/cities-307866-best-water.html

Richmond Confidential 7/9/11
Richmond one step closer to banning bags
http://richmondconfidential.org/2011/06/09/richmond-one-step-closer-to-banning-bags/

Bay Citizen 7/11/11
After SF's Cellphone Radiation Law Stalls, Weaker Ordinance in the Works
http://www.baycitizen.org/blogs/quality-of-life/sfs-cellphone-radiation-law-stalls-new/

State Politics & Budget

Politico 7/11/11
California special House election: 5 things to watch
http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0711/58722.html

Sacramento Bee 7/12/11
Amazon.com plans to take online tax fight to the ballot in California
http://www.sacbee.com/2011/07/12/3762952/amazoncom-plans-to-take-online.html

California Progress Report 7/11/11
In California, the Minority Still Rules
http://www.californiaprogressreport.com/site/node/9151

Sacramento Bee 7/12/11
Dan Walters: California redistricting panel may be failing
http://www.sacbee.com/2011/07/12/3762954/dan-walters-california-redistricting.html

National Environmental News & Opinion

Climate Progress 7/12/11
Republicans Seek to Slash Funding for Clean Energy, Democrats Want to Shift Funds from Fossil Fuels to Renewables
http://thinkprogress.org/romm/2011/07/12/266484/republicans-clean-energy-democrats/

Sacramento Bee 7/11/11
Editorial: Roll back bulb standards? Not a bright idea
http://www.sacbee.com/2011/07/11/3760447/roll-back-bulb-standards-not-a.html

Switchboard (NRDC Blog) 7/12/11
Return of the Riders: GOP Assault on Endangered Species Continues In Interior Appropriations
http://switchboard.nrdc.org/blogs/epepper/return_of_the_riders_gop_assau.html

California High Speed Rail Blog 7/11/11
Republicans To Vote This Week On Using HSR Money for Flood Relief
http://www.cahsrblog.com/2011/07/republicans-to-vote-this-week-on-using-hsr-money-for-flood-relief/

Guardian 7/11/11
Rupture in planned US pipeline could release 7m gallons of oil, study warns
http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2011/jul/11/us-pipeline-oil-yellowstone

Daily Kos 7/11/11
93 Days in Jail for Planting a Vegetable Garden in Your Front Yard?
http://www.dailykos.com/story/2011/07/11/993412/-93-Days-in-Jail-for-Planting-a-Vegetable-Garden-in-Your-Front-Yard

Reuters 7/11/11
Bipartisan trio says tax oil to fund U.S. infrastructure
http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/07/11/us-usa-infrastructure-taxes-idUSTRE76A5WM20110711

International Environmental News

Climate Progress 7/12/11
Australia Outdoes U.S. by Crafting a Clean Energy Policy with a Carbon Price
http://thinkprogress.org/romm/2011/07/12/266124/australia-outdoes-u-s-by-crafting-a-clean-energy-policy-with-a-carbon-price/

Reuters 7/11/11
Car makers jump on energy bandwagon as Japan saves power
http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/07/11/automakers-power-idUSL3E7I616U20110711

Reuters 7/12/11
Tough India green policy seen softening under new minister
http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/07/12/us-india-environment-policy-idUSTRE76B1M420110712

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