Daily Green

Good afternoon, all. In the news today:

• LA Times editorial points out California's lack of a renewable energy standard;
• Sen. Feinstein blasts House for irresponsible legislation that jeopardizes clean energy jobs in California;
• State regulators propose tough look at natural gas line safety;
• And more.

State Environmental News

Los Angeles Times 2/23/11
Editorial: Renewable energy 'on' switch
http://www.latimes.com/news/opinion/editorials/la-ed-renewable-20110223,0,7081433.story

LA Times (Op Ed) 2/23/11
Robbing California of energy (by Sen. Dianne Feinstein)
http://www.latimes.com/news/opinion/commentary/la-oe-feinstein-renewable-energy-20110223,0,3802207.story

San Jose Mercury News 2/22/11
State regulators propose tough look at natural gas line safety
http://www.mercurynews.com/san-mateo-county/ci_17455112

Contra Costa Times 2/22/11
East Bay water district faces possible $75,000 fine
http:/www.insidebayarea.com/top-stories/ci_17453543

Anderson Valley Post 2/22/11
Judge sides with Sierra Pacific; ruling frees up 19 tracts for logging
http:/www.redding.com/news/2011/feb/22/judge-sides-withsierra-pacific/

Desert Dispatch 2/22/11
State bill calls for limits on chromium 6 in drinking water
http://www.desertdispatch.com/news/limits-10350-sacramento-bill.html

YubaNet 2/23/11
Senator De León Sets Sights on Cleaning-up California's Most Polluted Neighborhoods
http://yubanet.com/california/Senator-De-Le-n-Sets-Sights-on-Cleaning-up-California-s-Most-Polluted-Neighborhoods.php

Huntington Beach Independent 2/23/11
Community Commentary: Columnists are wrong again about mesa plan
http://www.hbindependent.com/news/opinion/tn-hbi-0224-communitycommentary-20110222,0,3148021.story

Contra Costa Times 2/23/11
Recycled water project in Pittsburg and Antioch could be powered by the wind
http://www.contracostatimes.com/news/ci_17457106

Fresno Bee 2/22/11
Ag activists blast Valley high-speed rail plan
http:/www.fresnobee.com/2011/02/22/2282232/fresno-rail-debate-derailed-at.html

NRDC 2/23/11
America’s Smartest Regions For Transportation
http://smartercities.nrdc.org/topic/transportation/americas-smartest-regions-transportation

HealthyCal.org 2/23/11
Creating a Fertile Bed for Urban Agriculture
http://www.healthycal.org/creating-a-fertile-bed-for-urban-agriculture.html

KQED Climate Watch 2/22/11
Yes in Our Backyard: Rooftop solar can make a sizable dent in the West's renewable energy needs
http://blogs.kqed.org/climatewatch/2011/02/22/yes-in-our-backyard/

International News

Reuters 2/23/11
NZ Quake Sends 30 Million Tons Of Ice Loose From Glacier
http://planetark.org/wen/61304

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