Daily Green

Good afternoon all. In today's news:

• Plummeting tax revenues may trigger deeper cuts;
• Villaraigosa declares transit key to keep L.A. competitive;
• Cost of high speed rail continues to rise;
• and much, much more...

Top of the Ticket

Los Angeles Daily News 8/7/10
Antonio Villaraigosa: Transit will keep L.A. competitive
http://www.dailynews.com/opinions/ci_18631246

Los Angeles Times 8/10/11
California tax revenue plummets in July, raising fear of trigger cuts
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/politics/la-me-state-budget-20110810,0,340385.story

Capitol Weekly 8/10/11
Coastal Commission's Peter Douglas to step down
http://www.capitolweekly.net/article.php?1=1&_c=zwu7cd59tatv5m&xid=zwtucjotzixix5&done=.zwtxq5x703dnop&_credir=1313006727&_c=zwu7cd59tatv5m

California Environmental News & Opinion

KQED Climate Watch 8/9/11
Natural Carbon Storage Off the California Coast?
http://blogs.kqed.org/climatewatch/2011/08/09/natural-carbon-storage-off-the-california-coast/

Mercury News 8/9/11
High-speed rail price tag soars again, this time on pace to surpass $60 billion
http://www.mercurynews.com/california-budget/ci_18645051?nclick_check=1

Sign On San Diego 8/9/11
Reprieve for copper paint used on boat hulls
http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/2011/aug/09/reprieve-for-copper-paint-used-on-boat-hulls/

Pacifica Patch 8/10/11
Bike and Car Sharing Programs Coming To The Peninsula
http://pacifica.patch.com/articles/bike-and-car-sharing-programs-coming-to-the-peninsula-4

KTVU 8/10/11
SAN JOSE: Trash In Guadalupe River May Lead To Ban Of Styrofoam Containers
http://www.ktvu.com/video/28806899/index.html

NPR 8/9/11
In San Francisco, Look Out For Gulls Gone Wild
http://www.npr.org/2011/08/09/139029759/in-san-francisco-look-out-for-gulls-gone-wild

State Politics

Ventura County Star 8/9/11
Herdt: Our legislative districts just too big
http://www.vcstar.com/news/2011/aug/09/herdt-our-legislative-districts-just-too-big/

California Watch 8/10/11
State schools chief lays out 'blueprint' for K-12
http://californiawatch.org/dailyreport/state-schools-chief-lays-out-blueprint-k-12-11995

National Environmental News & Opinion

The Hill 8/9/11
Gas-tax issue could be the next political fight
http://thehill.com/homenews/house/176173-gas-tax-issue-could-be-next-political-fight-in-congress

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

Think Progress 8/10/11
Before Calling the EPA a “Job-Killer,” Michele Bachmann Asked for Money from the Agency to Stimulate “Long-Term Benefits” to the Local Economy
http://thinkprogress.org/romm/2011/08/10/292811/before-calling-the-epa-a-%E2%80%9Cjob-killer%E2%80%9D-michele-bachmann-asked-for-money-from-the-agency-to-stimulate-%E2%80%9Clong-term-benefits%E2%80%9D-to-the-local-economy/

Greensapce 8/10/11
Watch out EPA, Fred Upton is on the debt 'super committee'
http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/greenspace/2011/08/watch-out-epa-fred-upton-is-on-the-supercommittee.html

Scientific American 8/9/11
U.S. Launches Nationwide Environmental Monitoring Network
http://www.scientificamerican.com/article.cfm?id=us-launches-nationwide-environmental-monitoring-network

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