Daily Green

Good afternoon, all. In the news today and over the weekend:

• Gov. Jerry Brown, legislature require rural homeowners to pay fire fee;
• Despite efforts, carpooling is down throughout Bay Area and state;
• Rail body nixes route west of Hanford;
• And much more.

California Environment

Los Angeles Times 7/18/11
Gov. Jerry Brown, Legislature Require Rural Homeowners To Pay Fire Fee
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-fire-fee-20110718,0,7442157.story

Contra Costa Times 7/18/11
Despite efforts, carpooling is down throughout Bay Area and state
http://www.contracostatimes.com/top-stories/ci_18486469

Hanford Sentinel 7/15/11
Rail body nixes route west of Hanford
http://www.hanfordsentinel.com/news/local/article_c377de28-af0e-11e0-bf55-001cc4c002e0.html

Sacramento Bee 7/17/11
Walters: High-Speed Rail On Track For Debacle
http://www.sacbee.com/2011/07/17/3774482/dan-walters-high-speed-rail-on.html

San Francisco Chronicle 7/18/11
Bay Area Transit Agencies Look To Trade Leaders
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2011/07/18/BASK1KB6F5.DTL

Bay Citizen 7/16/11
Scientists Battle Sudden Oak Death
http://www.baycitizen.org/environment/story/scientists-battle-stop-sudden-oak-death/

Los Angeles Times 7/18/11
Carmageddon: 'Mission accomplished,' says Villaraigosa as 405 Freeway reopens early
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-0718-405-open-20110718,0,5078148.story

Barstow Desert Dispatch 7/17/11
Abengoa Mojave Solar Project passes more hurdles
http://www.desertdispatch.com/news/energy-11218-department-project.html

Daily Press 7/18/11
Victor Valley residents can trade their grass for cash
http://www.vvdailypress.com/news/grass-28905-program-valley.html

Press-Enterprise 7/17/11
Prolific wild pigs a growing Inland problem
http://www.pe.com/localnews/stories/PE_News_Local_D_wildpigs18.3aff163.html

Los Angeles Times 7/17/11
Pasadena Halts Devil's Gate Dam Dirt Removal To Save Toads
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-devils-gate-20110717,0,5311787.story

MyDesert.com 7/18/11
Mecca braces for EPA's call on odor
http://www.mydesert.com/article/20110718/NEWS01/107180315/Mecca-braces-EPA-s-call-odor?odyssey=tab|topnews|text|Frontpage

KQED Quest 7/15/11
How Do Gulls Know When Giants Games are Ending?
http://science.kqed.org/quest/2011/07/15/how-do-gulls-know-when-giants-games-are-ending/

California Politics

Sacramento Bee 7/16/11
California Members Of Congress Worried About Coming District Maps
http://www.sacbee.com/2011/07/16/3773339/california-members-of-congress.html

Los Angeles Times 7/16/11
Attempts To Divide California Have Multiplied Over The Years
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-0717-then-20110716,0,3936452.story

National and International Environmental News

Spiegel Online 7/15/11
UN Climate Body Struggling to Pinpoint Rising Sea Levels
http://www.spiegel.de/international/world/0,1518,774706,00.html

The Hindu 7/17/11
Mountaineers see dramatic climate change in the Himalayan region
http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/article2233848.ece

Agence France Presse 7/17/11
Forests soak up one third of fossil fuel emissions
http://www.independent.co.uk/environment/forests-soak-up-third-of-fossil-fuel-emissions-study-2315270.html

Agence France Presse 7/16/11
Global warming: study finds natural shields being weakened
http://www.independent.co.uk/environment/global-warming-study-finds-natural-shields-being-weakened-2314921.html

Environmental News Network 7/18/11
The Coming Global Phosphate Crisis
http://www.enn.com/health/article/42942

New York Times Green blog 7/18/11
A Climate Hazard, Medium Rare, Please
http://green.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/07/18/a-climate-hazard-medium-rare/

Conservation Magazine 7/15/11
Predator, Interrupted: Loss of large predators disrupting ecosystems
http://www.conservationmagazine.org/2011/07/predator-interrupted/

New York Times Green blog 7/15/11
BP to Adopt Voluntary Safety Standards in the Gulf of Mexico
http://green.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/07/15/bp-to-adopt-voluntary-safety-standards-in-the-gulf-of-mexico/

Reuters 7/18/11
BP pipeline leaks oily mixture onto Alaskan tundra
http://www.enn.com/ecosystems/article/42939

Reuters 7/15/11
Exxon: Ruptured pipeline carried tar sands crude
http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/07/15/us-oil-spill-montana-idUSTRE76E6WN20110715

Politico 7/15/11
Industry: EPA hurts Obama in 2012
http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0711/59142.html

The Hill (E2 Wire) 7/15/11
Business chiefs ‘betting on the president’ to kill EPA ozone rule
http://thehill.com/blogs/e2-wire/677-e2-wire/171849-business-chiefs-betting-on-the-president-to-kill-epa-ozone-rule

Los Angeles Times 7/16/11
House Republicans Move To Thwart Lighting Efficiency Rules
http://www.latimes.com/news/science/environment/la-na-light-bulb-20110716,0,6690513.story

Los Angeles Times 7/16/11
Nissan Leaf Far Outselling Chevrolet Volt
http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-autos-leaf-20110716,0,6118850.story

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