Daily Green

Good afternoon, all. In today's news:

• Redistricting Commission releases final maps
• Obama Administration to increase CAFE standards
• Green jobs outnumber oil jobs?
• and much, much more...

Top of the Ticket

Forbes 7/29/11
New California political maps to favor Democrats
http://www.forbes.com/feeds/ap/2011/07/29/general-us-california-redistricting_8591760.html

New York Times 7/28/11
Carmakers Back Strict New Rules for Gas Mileage
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/07/29/business/carmakers-back-strict-new-rules-for-gas-mileage.html

This Week In Earth 7/29/11
Brookings Institution report finds that the number of "green" jobs in the United States exceeds oil-and-gas industry jobs
http://thisweekinearth.com/editions/2011_07_29/hired.html

California Environmental News & Opinion

PolitiCal 7/29/11
Jerry Brown declares Detroit ‘finally’ on board on air standards
http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/california-politics/2011/07/jerry-brown-declares-detroit-has-finally-come-on-board.html

Capitol Alert 7/29/11
Jeffrey Barker leaving High-Speed Rail Authority
http://blogs.sacbee.com/capitolalertlatest/2011/07/jeffrey-barker-leaving-high-sp.html

Sacramento Bee 7/29/11
State's high gas prices this spring cut usage
http://www.sacbee.com/2011/07/29/3803602/states-high-gas-prices-this-spring.html

SF Gate 7/28/11
Redwood City's Saltworks plan faces another hurdle
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2011/07/27/BAUV1KFC9V.DTL

Plastics News 7/25/11
California officials promise more bag bans
http://www.plasticsnews.com/headlines2.html?id=22639

Los Angeles Times 7/29/11
Report casts doubt on forecasts for California high speed rail
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-high-speed-ridership-20110729,0,7694204.story

Press-Enterprise 7/28/11
MOJAVE DESERT: Proposed wind farm triggers opposition
http://www.pe.com/localnews/stories/PE_News_Local_D_buttes29.3a4e9f0.html

Los Angeles Times 7/29/11
House bill targets helicopter noise in L.A. County
http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/washingtondc/la-me-helicopters-20110729,0,181764.story

State Politics & Budget

Capitol Alert 7/29/11
Radio ad claims signing initiatives increases risk for identity theft
http://blogs.sacbee.com/capitolalertlatest/2011/07/identity-of-new-identity-theft.html

Sacramento Bee 7/29/11
Amazon tax dispute puts California tax board in spotlight
http://www.sacbee.com/2011/07/29/3802420/amazon-tax-dispute-puts-california.html

Sacramento Bee 7/29/11
Harris backs rollback of city agencies
http://www.sacbee.com/2011/07/29/3802319/california-attorney-general-urges.html

Sacramento Bee 7/29/11
California set to move its presidential primary back to June
http://www.sacbee.com/2011/07/29/3802418/california-set-to-move-its-presidential.html

Capitol Alert 7/29/11
California legislative, congressional maps win thumbs up
http://blogs.sacbee.com/capitolalertlatest/2011/07/california-legislative-congressional.html

Ventura County Star 7/29/11
Final political maps create 4 wide-open districts in county
http://www.vcstar.com/news/2011/jul/28/final-political-maps-create-4-wide-open-in/

SF Gate 7/29/11
Jerry McNerney looks at new political map, moves to San Joaquin
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/blogs/nov05election/detail?entry_id=94178

National Environmental News & Opinion

New York Times 7/28/11
Debt Deal Set to Crater Energy, Enviro Spending for Years to Come
http://www.nytimes.com/gwire/2011/07/28/28greenwire-debt-deal-set-to-crater-energy-enviro-spending-66673.html

Guardian 7/28/11
Arctic scientist who exposed climate threat to polar bear is suspended
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2011/jul/28/arctic-scientist-polar-bear-oil

New York Times 7/28/11
U.S. Regulator Says Fukushima Lessons Can Percolate
http://green.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/07/28/u-s-regulator-says-fukushima-lessons-can-percolate/

International Environmental News

This Week In Earth 7/29/11
Satellite data show that Arctic ice continues to melt, and 2011 may be another record-breaking year
http://thisweekinearth.com/editions/2011_07_29/melting.html

NPR 7/28/11
Tundra Fires And Climate Change: More Bad News
http://www.npr.org/blogs/thetwo-way/2011/07/28/138789103/tundra-fires-and-climate-change-more-bad-news

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