Daily Green

Good afternoon, all. In the news today:

• Court asked to block logging at Lake Tahoe
• Problems with Fracking Continue
• Redistricting Commission considers district numbers
• and much, much more...

Top of the Ticket

Groundswell 7/22/11
Problems Around Fracking Continue to be Flushed Out
http://www.ecovote.org/blog/problems-around-fracking-continue-be-flushed-out

San Francisco Chronicle 7/21/11
9th Circuit asked to block logging at Lake Tahoe
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/n/a/2011/07/21/state/n115933D14.DTL

Reuters 7/22/11
The pressure to add clean power in California
http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/07/22/idUS279430753920110722

California Environmental News & Opinion

California Watch 7/22/11
High-speed rail proponents seek ways to salvage project
http://californiawatch.org/dailyreport/high-speed-rail-proponents-seek-ways-salvage-project-11646

Sierra Club California 7/21/11
That's a Load of Garbage!
http://sierraclubcalifornia.org/2011/07/21/thats-a-load-of-garbage/

Los Angeles Times 7/22/11
Villaraigosa pleads with D.C. lawmakers for transportation funds
http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/washingtondc/la-me-transportation-plea-20110722,0,5639566.story

Ground Truth 7/20/11
CA brings the heat on methyl iodide
http://www.panna.org/blog/ca-brings-heat-methyl-iodide

Desert Dispatch 7/21/11
PG&E calls water board's draft order ‘unreasonable'
http://www.desertdispatch.com/news/-11249--.html

Environmental News Network 7/21/11
Brea Solar Power
http://www.enn.com/energy/article/42967

Fresno Bee 7/21/11
S. Valley residents raise high-speed rail concerns
http://www.fresnobee.com/2011/07/21/2473213/s-valley-residents-raise-high.html

Daily Breeze 7/21/11
Gardena man's nonprofit turns unwanted shoes into needed clean water
http://www.dailybreeze.com/news/ci_18524785

State Politics & Budget

Press-Enterprise 7/21/11
CALIFORNIA: Redistricting panel weighs how to number Senate districts
http://www.pe.com/localnews/politics/stories/PE_News_Local_D_redistrict22.406ef22.html

Los Angeles Times 7/22/11
California voters see some bright spots in grim budget
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-poll-budget-20110722,0,1309496.story

Los Angeles Times 7/21/11
California will borrow $5 billion from banks to bypass U.S. debt drama
http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/money_co/2011/07/california-bank-loan-lockyer-notes-rans-debt-ceiling.html

California Watch 7/22/11
Diablo Canyon nuclear plant should survive magnitude 7.2 quake
http://californiawatch.org/dailyreport/diablo-canyon-nuclear-plant-should-survive-magnitude-72-quake-11654

National Environmental News & Opinion

Politico 7/22/11
Climate bill dead, so key players move on
http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0711/59620.html

New York Times 7/21/11
U.S., Seeking to Reshape Electric Grid, Adopts a Power Line Rule
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/07/22/science/earth/22grid.html

McClatchy 7/21/11
Gulf Coast senators want BP fines to restore coastline
http://www.mcclatchydc.com/2011/07/21/118018/gulf-coast-senators-want-bp-fines.html

Charleston Gazette 7/21/11
EPA finalizes guidance to limit mining impacts
http://wvgazette.com/News/201107210720

Climate Progress 7/21/11
Koch And Exxon Pay To Write State Legislation Repealing Climate Change Laws
http://thinkprogress.org/romm/2011/07/21/275206/koch-exxon-state-legislation-climate-change-laws/

Think Progress 7/21/11
Limbaugh: The Killer 116° Heat Index Is ‘Manufactured By The Government’
http://thinkprogress.org/green/2011/07/21/274859/limbaugh-the-killer-116-heat-index-is-manufactured-by-the-government/

International Environmental News

BBC 7/21/11
Climate change 'threatens peace', UN official warns
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-14229237

Guardian 7/21/11
Black-cab drivers encouraged to become green ambassadors
http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2011/jul/21/london-cab-drivers-green-ambassadors

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