Daily Green

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

• Nigeria oil spills have created ecological disaster, report says;
• Shell gets conditional approval for U.S. Arctic drilling plan;
• Green jobs gaining traction in California, but more jobs needed in all sectors;
• And much more.

Top of the Ticket

Los Angeles Times 8/5/11
Nigeria oil spills have created ecological disaster, report says
http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/world/la-fg-nigeria-oil-20110805,0,5418875.story

Los Angeles Times 8/5/11
Shell gets conditional approval for U.S. Arctic drilling plan
http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/nation/la-na-shell-arctic-20110805,0,6564052.story

San Jose Mercury News 8/7/11
Green jobs gaining traction in California, but more jobs needed in all sectors
http://www.mercurynews.com/california/ci_18630103

California Environmental News

Los Angeles Times 8/7/11
Tattered economy has a silver lining for conservationists
http://www.latimes.com/news/la-me-adv-land-conservation-20110807,0,2070782.story

Desert Dispatch 8/7/11
BLM seeks comment on new solar project near border
http://www.desertdispatch.com/news/solar-11348-project-blm.html

Los Angeles Times 8/8/11
Skelton: Fire fee law needs repairs
http://www.latimes.com/news/columnists/la-me-cap-fire-fees-20110808,0,5325738.column

Sacramento Bee 8/8/11
Appellate justices bar class-action status in lake-poisoning cases
http://www.sacbee.com/2011/08/08/3822765/appellate-justices-bar-class-action.html

Sacramento Bee 8/6/11
Invader invited to defend Delta
http://www.sacbee.com/2011/08/06/3820537/invader-invited-to-defend-delta.html

San Francisco Chronicle 8/7/11
PG&E briefing warned of major risk of gas disaster
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2011/08/07/MN291KHUG1.DTL

Los Angeles Times 8/6/11
Shoppers run into L.A. County's plastic bag ban
http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-0806-grocery-bag-ban-20110806,0,3228441.story

Sacramento Bee 8/7/11
Rail plan, landowners to collide
http://www.sacbee.com/2011/08/07/3821453/efposef-posefj-psoefj-pseoj-pj.html

California Watch 8/5/11
'Deplorable' comments from bullet train official enrage farmers
http://californiawatch.org/dailyreport/deplorable-comments-bullet-train-official-enrage-farmers-11911

Los Angeles Daily News 8/7/11
Tough yardage ahead for NFL stadium in Los Angeles
http://www.dailynews.com/news/ci_18632387

ChicoER.com 8/8/11
Refurbisher: It's not so easy to be green
http://www.chicoer.com/ci_18637540

State Politics

Sacramento Bee 8/8/11
White voters will dominate in California's redrawn political districts
http://www.sacbee.com/2011/08/08/3822870/white-voters-will-dominate-in.html

San Jose Mercury News 8/8/11
Critics take aim at state budget plan
http://www.mercurynews.com/politics-government/ci_18637277

California Progress Report 8/8/11
Schrag: Is This Really What Hiram Johnson Had in Mind?
http://www.californiaprogressreport.com/site/node/9238

KQED Capital Notes blog 8/6/11
Notebook: Vacant Seats, Smaller Donations?
http://blogs.kqed.org/capitalnotes/2011/08/06/notebook-vacant-seats-smaller-donations/

CalBuzz 8/8/11
Why California will or won’t matter to Republican presidential candidates
http://www.calbuzz.com/2011/08/why-ca-will-or-wont-matter-to-gop-pres-candidates/

National Environmental News

Sacramento Bee 8/7/11
New climate research shifts to local impacts
http://www.sacbee.com/2011/08/07/3821301/climate.html

Reuters 8/8/11
More extreme weather in store across U.S.
http://planetark.org/enviro-news/item/62873

Washington Post 8/8/11
Drought-stricken lakes and rivers will impact wildlife habitats in Texas for years to come
http://www.washingtonpost.com/national/environment/drought-stricken-lakes-and-rivers-will-impact-wildlife-habitats-in-texas-for-years-to-come/2011/08/08/gIQAIb2x1I_story.html

Philadelphia Inquirer 8/8/11
Eco-friendly claims create confusion
http://www.philly.com/philly/health_and_science/20110808_GreenSpace__Eco-friendly_claims_create_confusion.html

Environmental Health News 8/8/11
It’s glymes time: EPA takes on obscure chemicals in consumer products
http://www.environmentalhealthnews.org/ehs/news/2011/epa-takes-on-glymes

Reuters 8/8/11
Power Companies Prepare As Solar Storms Set To Hit Earth
http://planetark.org/enviro-news/item/62864

International Environmental News

Reuters 8/8/11
Carbon Offsets Near Record Low, Worst Performing Commodity
http://planetark.org/enviro-news/item/62871

Washington Post/SF Chronicle 8/7/11
Tiny but crucial fish, Atlantic menhaden in danger
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2011/08/07/MNUA1KHSIF.DTL

Yale Environment 360 blog 8/8/11
China’s Nuclear Power Plans Unfazed by Fukushima Disaster
http://e360.yale.edu/feature/chinas_nuclear_power_plans_unfazed_by_fukushima_disaster/2432/

The Globe and Mail (Canada) 8/7/11
Oil sands expected to undo carbon cuts
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/report-on-business/oil-sands-expected-to-undo-carbon-cuts/article2122227/

New York Times 8/6/11
Atomic Bomb Survivors Join Nuclear Opposition
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/08/07/world/asia/07hiroshima.html?_r=1&ref=science

NPR 8/7/11
Fighting Decline, Micronesia Creates Shark Sanctuary
http://www.npr.org/2011/08/07/138996118/fighting-decline-micronesia-creates-shark-sanctuary

Sydney Morning Herald 8/8/11
Timber industry furious at Tasmania forest peace pact
http://www.smh.com.au/environment/conservation/timber-industry-furious-at-tasmania-forest-peace-pact-20110807-1ihj9.html

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