Daily Green

Good afternoon, all. In the news today:

• Federal cuts likely to have big impact on California's budget;
• Shark Week has begun;
• Editorial thanks California for new U.S. fuel standards;
• And much more.

Top of the Ticket

Sacramento Bee 8/2/11
Federal cuts likely to hit California farm subsidies, defense spending, high-speed rail
http://www.sacbee.com/2011/08/02/3810096/federal-cuts-likely-to-hit-california.html

Sacramento Bee 8/2/11
Dan Walters: California's big stake in the federal deal
http://www.sacbee.com/2011/08/02/3810022/dan-walters-californias-big-stake.html

KQED Quest 8/2/11
Shark Week and the State of Sharks
http://science.kqed.org/quest/2011/08/02/shark-week-and-the-state-of-sharks/

TreeHugger 8/2/11
Shark Week: An Explanation of Shark Finning
http://www.treehugger.com/files/2011/08/shark-finning-the-big-shark-week-an-explanation-of-shark-finning.php

Take action - urge your state senator to ban shark finning:
http://www.ecovote.org/shark

California Environmental News & Opinion

Oakland Tribune 8/1/11
Editorial: Thanks California for new U.S. fuel standards
http://www.insidebayarea.com/opinion/ci_18579505

Green Roots (Planning and Conservation League Blog) 7/30/11
Amended Senate Bill Takes on Too Much, Compromising CEQA and Community Safeguards
http://greenroots.pcl.org/2011/07/30/amended-senate-bill-takes-on-too-much-compromising-ceqa-and-community-safeguards/

Los Angeles Times 8/2/11
A San Francisco plant once thought extinct is still hanging on
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-0802-extinct-plant-20110802,0,5470501.story

Sacramento Bee 8/1/11
Editorial Notebook: Imagine a Yosemite with Hetch Hetchy open to all again
http://www.sacbee.com/2011/08/01/3807331/editorial-notebook-imagine-a-yosemite.html

PolitiCal 8/1/11
California lawmakers travel to China to study high-speed rail
http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/california-politics/2011/08/california-lawmakers-travel-to-china-to-study-high-speed-rail.html

Switchboard (NRDC Blog) 8/1/11
People in Los Angeles say air pollution is still a problem. Alternative forms of transportation are a part of the solution.
http://switchboard.nrdc.org/blogs/kgrenfell/people_in_los_angeles_say_air_1.html

Streetsblog Los Angeles 8/1/11
L.A. Moves Closer to Bringing Streetcars Back
http://la.streetsblog.org/2011/08/01/l-a-moves-closer-to-bringing-streetcars-back-you-can-help-tomorrow-night/

North Bay Business Journal 8/1/11
Millions in solar installations going in at area schools
http://www.northbaybusinessjournal.com/37326/millions-in-solar-installations-going-in-at-area-schools

PolitiCal 8/1/11
Senate panel to discuss environmental 'reform' for L.A. stadium
http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/california-politics/2011/08/senate-panel-to-discuss-environmental-reform-for-la-football-stadium.html

Contra Costa Times 8/1/11
Long Beach plastic bag ban goes into effect
http://www.contracostatimes.com/california/ci_18598073

San Diego Coastkeeper's Blog 8/1/11
Plastic Recycling in San Diego: Are you also confused?
http://www.sdcoastkeeper.org/blog/other-green-thoughts/item/153-plastic-recycling-in-san-diego-are-you-also-confused?.html

San Francisco Chronicle 8/2/11
'Parkmobiles' bring taste of nature to urban S.F.
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2011/08/02/MN8G1KHUCE.DTL

State Politics & Budget

Calitics 8/1/11
Recap of CDP E-Board: Changes to Democratic Party Endorsement Process
http://calitics.com/diary/13735/recap-of-cdp-decisions

Oakland Tribune 8/1/11
Governor vetoes bill by Sen. Ellen Corbett that would bar per-signature pay on ballot-measure petitions
http://www.insidebayarea.com/politics-government/ci_18596761

Redistricting

Capital Notes 8/1/11
Competition, Communities Dominate Redistricting Reactions
http://blogs.kqed.org/capitalnotes/2011/08/01/competition-communities-dominate-redistricting-reactions/

Spouting Off (Heal the Bay Blog) 7/31/11
Mapping an Uncertain Future
http://spoutingoff.wordpress.com/2011/07/31/mapping-an-uncertain-future/

National Environmental News & Opinion

The Hill E² Wire 8/1/11
Green groups decry looming environmental cuts from debt deal
http://thehill.com/blogs/e2-wire/677-e2-wire/174729-green-groups-decry-looming-environmental-cuts-from-debt-deal

Politico 8/1/11
Energy programs prepare for debt deal pain
http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0811/60399.html

The Hill E² Wire 8/1/11
Democrats plan revival of oil tax fight on debt-deal committee
http://thehill.com/blogs/e2-wire/677-e2-wire/174763-democrats-eye-repeal-of-oil-tax-breaks-in-joint-debt-committee

Generation Green (Center for Environmental Health Blog) 8/1/11
Don’t Be Fooled: Voluntary EPA Program Fails Our Children
http://generationgreen.org/2011/08/don%E2%80%99t-be-fooled-voluntary-epa-program-fails-our-children/

NPR 8/2/11
Worries Over Water As Natural Gas Fracking Expands
http://www.npr.org/2011/08/02/138820966/worries-over-water-as-natural-gas-fracking-expands

Environment 360 blog 8/1/11
Probing the Role of the Sun In an Era of Global Warming
http://e360.yale.edu/feature/probing_the_role_of_the_sun_in_an_era_of_global_warming/2431/

AP 8/1/11
NASA going green with solar-powered Jupiter probe
http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/2011/aug/01/nasa-going-green-with-solar-powered-jupiter-probe/

International Environmental News

Clean Technica 8/1/11
The Whole Town’s Gone Solar – Potential Model Communities in Fukuyama and Onomichi, Japan
http://cleantechnica.com/2011/08/01/the-whole-town%E2%80%99s-gone-solar-%E2%80%93-potential-model-communities-in-fukuyama-and-onomichi-japan/

New York Times Green Blog 8/1/11
Consequences of a Meltdown: A Footnote
http://green.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/08/01/consequences-of-a-meltdown-a-footnote/

Bloomberg News 8/1/11
Japan Expands Cattle-Shipment Ban as Radiation Contaminates Beef
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2011-08-01/japan-expands-cattle-shipment-ban-as-radiation-contaminates-beef.html

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