Daily Green

Good afternoon, all. In today's news:

• Janice Hahn wins
• California leads the nation in green jobs
• West Virginia Gov. enacts emergency fracking restrictions
• and much, much more.

Top of the Ticket

Groundswell 7/12/11
Congresswoman-elect Janice Hahn
http://www.ecovote.org/blog/congresswoman-elect-janice-hahn

E2 Wire 7/12/11
House turns out lights on Barton's bulb bill
http://thehill.com/blogs/e2-wire/677-e2-wire/171063-house-rejects-bill-to-repeal-light-bulb-standards

Los Angeles Times 7/13/11
California leads nation in 'green jobs,' study says
http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-green-jobs-20110713,0,1142707.story

Beaumont Enterprise 7/12/11
Acting W.Va. gov orders emergency Marcellus rules
http://www.beaumontenterprise.com/news/article/Acting-W-Va-gov-orders-emergency-Marcellus-rules-1462751.php

California Environmental News & Opinion

KQED Climate Watch 7/12/11
Cutting Emissions…With Car Insurance?
http://blogs.kqed.org/climatewatch/2011/07/12/cutting-emissions-with-car-insurance/

Press Democrat 7/12/11
Sonoma County hopes to recycle 100% of waste in 50 years
http://www.pressdemocrat.com/article/20110712/articles/110719852

Streetsblog Los Angeles 7/12/11
The Mica Bill: Good for Los Angeles's 30/10, Bad for Everyone Else
http://la.streetsblog.org/2011/07/12/the-mica-bill-good-for-3010-bad-for-everyone-else-how-will-boxer-respond/

San Francisco Examiner 7/13/11
Peninsula speed restrictions could push high-speed rail to San Francisco off fast pace
http://www.sfexaminer.com/local/2011/07/train-speeds-veer-fast-pace

Greenspace 7/12/11
Solar panel rebate program to relaunch in L.A.
http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/greenspace/2011/07/dwp-solar-rebates-feed-in-tariff-los-angeles.html

State Politics & Budget

OC Watchdog 7/12/11
Cheap, space-age election: Register online, vote by mail
http://taxdollars.ocregister.com/2011/07/12/cheap-space-age-election-register-online-vote-by-mail/

Fox & Hounds 7/13/11
Congratulations Speaker Perez – But Watch Out For That Referendum
http://foxandhoundsdaily.com/blog/tony-quinn/9196-congratulations-speaker-perez-%E2%80%93-but-watch-out-for-that-referendum

New York Times 7/13/11
How Kevin McCarthy Wrangles the Tea Party in Washington
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/07/17/magazine/how-kevin-mccarthy-wrangles-the-tea-party.html

National Environmental News & Opinion

Huffington Post 7/12/11
Republicans Throw Conservation to Curb, Eviscerate EPA, and Pump Pollutants Into America's Air, Water and Land
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/rep-mike-honda/republicans-throw-conserv_b_895466.html

Sacramento Bee 7/13/11
Editorial: Transportation bill must fund an array of modes
http://www.sacbee.com/2011/07/13/3765544/transportation-bill-must-fund.html

The Hill's Floor Action Blog 7/12/11
House rejects Dem efforts to restore green energy research program
http://thehill.com/blogs/floor-action/house/170983-house-rejects-dem-efforts-to-restore-green-energy-research-program

NPR 7/13/11
As Focus On Fracking Sharpens, Fuel Worries Grow
http://www.npr.org/2011/07/13/137789869/as-focus-on-fracking-sharpens-fuel-worries-grow

Think Progress 7/12/11
Newt Versus Newt: Abolish EPA, Because It Gave Us A ‘Cleaner, Healthier Environment’
http://thinkprogress.org/green/2011/07/12/267099/newt-versus-newt-abolish-epa-because-it-gave-us-a-cleaner-healthier-environment/

International Environmental News

Los Angeles Times 7/13/11
Path appears clear for oil pipeline from Canada
http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/nation/la-na-pipeline-keystone-20110713,0,508267.story

UK Guardian 7/13/11
Greenpeace report links western firms to Chinese river polluters
http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2011/jul/13/greenpeace-links-western-firms-to-chinese-polluters

BBC 7/13/11
EU revamps fishing policy to save depleted stocks
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-14133913

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