Daily Green

Here are your environmental news and opinion links from the last 24 hours:

• CLCV announces leadership transition on Board of Directors;
• Pettit and Chabot: Protecting public health and the right to know is no '70s fad;
• Jerry Brown's list of state parks closures remains secret;
• And much more.

Top of the Ticket

CLCV Blog 4/6/11
CLCV Leaders: A Time of Transition
http://www.ecovote.org/blog/clcv-leaders-time-transition

Los Angeles Times (opinion) 4/5/11
David Pettit and Warner Chabot: Protecting public health and the right to know isn't a '70s fad
http://opinion.latimes.com/opinionla/2011/04/blowback-ceqa-protects-publics-health-and-right-to-know.html

California Environmental News

San Jose Mercury News 4/6/11
Jerry Brown's list of state parks closures remains a closely held secret
http://www.mercurynews.com/science/ci_17778508

Los Angeles Times 4/3/11
Carl Guardino [CLCV Board Member] wants to improve quality of life in Silicon Valley
http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-himi-guardino-20110403,0,2167247.story

San Jose Mercury News 4/6/11
Caltrain to halt trains, close stations, raise fares, slow express service
http://www.mercurynews.com/peninsula/ci_17778260

Greenspace 4/5/11
Solar panel manufacturing and disposal -- is it green and safe?
http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/greenspace/2011/04/solar-panel-manufacturing-and-disposal-is-it-green-and-safe.html

Riverside Press-Enterprise 4/6/11
Citrus park bill passes first committee
http://blogs.pe.com/politics/2011/04/citrus-park-bill-passes-first.html

San Jose Mercury News 4/6/11
O'Brien: Jobs, tax breaks and the tricky balancing act facing California
http://www.mercurynews.com/business/ci_17778524

National and International Environmental News

New York Times 4/6/11
Tea Party and Wonky White House Messaging Sunk Cap and Trade, Van Jones Says
http://www.nytimes.com/gwire/2011/04/06/06greenwire-tea-party-and-wonky-white-house-messaging-sunk-81032.html

Grist.org 4/6/11
Republican overreach may save EPA
http://www.grist.org/climate-policy/2011-04-06-republican-overreach-may-save-epa

Grist.org 4/6/11
Climate change breaks NASA temperature chart
http://www.grist.org/list/2011-04-06-climate-change-breaks-nasa-temperature-chart

Grist.org 4/6/11
Paul Ryan’s Big Oil budget halts energy innovation
http://www.grist.org/politics/2011-04-06-paul-ryans-big-oil-budget-halts-energy-innovation

GreenTechMedia 4/5/11
Semi-DIY Solar Systems at Costco, Amazon
http://www.greentechmedia.com/articles/read/semi-diy-solar-systems-at-costco-amazon/

Mother Jones 4/5/11
Japan's Radioactive Ocean
http://motherjones.com/blue-marble/2011/04/japans-radioactive-ocean

Mother Jones 4/6/11
Transocean Execs Donate Part of Bonuses, Keep More
http://motherjones.com/blue-marble/2011/04/transocean-execs-donate-part-safety-bonuses

NRDC Switchboard blog 4/6/11
More Holes at the Bottom of the Sea Won't Lower Gas Prices
http://switchboard.nrdc.org/blogs/dlovaas/more_holes_at_the_bottom_of_th.html

The Hill (Congress blog) 4/5/11
Opinion: Congress on wrong side of history in denying climate change
http://thehill.com/blogs/congress-blog/energy-a-environment/154197-congress-on-wrong-side-of-history-in-denying-climate-change

Fast Lane (US DOT blog) 4/6/11
Benefits of high-speed rail draw a crowd
http://fastlane.dot.gov/2011/04/high-speed-rail-applications-draw-a-smart-crowd.html

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