Daily Green

Good afternoon, all. News & opinions today and over the weekend:

• California's right to exceed federal auto emissions standards is upheld;
• Meeting on nuclear safety draws protesters;
• SF salmon season opens with few fish;
• Why environmentalists care about redistricting;
• And much more.

Top of the Ticket

Los Angeles Times 5/2/11
California's right to exceed federal auto emissions standards is upheld
http://www.latimes.com/news/science/environment/la-me-clean-cars-20110502,0,3422894.story

Orange County Register 4/30/11
Meeting on nuclear safety draws protesters
http://articles.ocregister.com/2011-04-29/news/29491902_1_nrc-nuclear-plant-nuclear-safety

San Francisco Chronicle 5/2/11
SF salmon season opens with few fish
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2011/05/02/BAQL1JAHCB.DTL

Groundswell CLCV Blog 5/2/11
The Lines That Divide Us: Why Environmentalists Care About Redistricting
http://www.ecovote.org/blog/lines-divide-us-end-gerrymandering

Sacramento Bee 5/1/11
Permit process clouds solar energy projects
http://www.sacbee.com/2011/05/01/3590755/permit-process-clouds-solar-energy.html

CA Environmental News & Opinion

Reuters 5/1/11
Analysis: California faces risk in carbon gold rush
http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/05/01/us-carbon-california-idUSTRE74039N20110501

SF Chronicle Politics Blog 5/2/11
US Sen. Dianne Feinstein on nuclear energy and her 2012 re-election: "My plan is to run"
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/blogs/nov05election/detail?entry_id=88098

Greenspace LA Times Blog 5/2/11
Clean-tech venture capital jumps 54% in first quarter 2011
http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/greenspace/2011/05/cleantech-venture-capital-jumps-54-q1.html

Sacramento Bee (column) 5/2/11
Dan Morain: Old law bottles up a renewable resource
http://www.sacbee.com/2011/05/01/3590581/old-law-bottles-up-a-renewable.html

California Watch 5/2/11
Communities win federal climate change funds
http://californiawatch.org/dailyreport/communities-win-federal-climate-change-funds-10090

Bay Citizen 4/30/11
Customers’ Reward for Water Conservation: Higher Rates
http://www.baycitizen.org/water/story/customers-reward-water-conservation/

Pasadena Star-News 4/30/11
New report says climate change likely to make water more scarce
http://www.pasadenastarnews.com/rss/ci_17966512

Associated Press 5/1/11
Palin decries water restrictions at Central Valley community college
http://www.mercurynews.com/breaking-news/ci_17974047

Sacramento Bee (editorial) 5/2/11
Future of county parks on the line
http://www.sacbee.com/2011/05/01/3590591/future-of-county-parks-on-the.html

Los Angeles Times 5/2/11
UCLA will catalog a noted conservationist's collection
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-harris-archives-20110502,0,3760897.story

San Jose Mercury News 5/2/11
High-speed rail: Two-track alternative picks up steam in the Bay Area
http://www.mercurynews.com/peninsula/ci_17970647

California Watch 5/2/11
Pot growers burn through energy
http://californiawatch.org/dailyreport/pot-growers-burn-through-energy-10044

State Politics

Associated Press 5/1/11
Calif. Democrats express optimism, poised for 2012
http://www.pe.com/ap_news/California/CA_California_Democrats_570289C.shtml

Los Angeles Times 5/2/11
California Democratic leaders say party must put pressure on Republican districts
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-democratic-analysis-20110502,0,5346415.story

California Progress Report 5/2/11
Peter Schrag: Cut Spending In GOP Districts? Maybe It’s Good Policy
http://www.californiaprogressreport.com/site/node/8938

Calbuzz 5/2/11
After Winning It All, CA Dems are Still Fit to be Tied
http://www.calbuzz.com/2011/05/after-winning-it-all-ca-dems-are-still-fit-to-be-tied/

San Francisco Chronicle 5/2/11
Dems rally public workers to push Brown's agenda
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2011/05/02/MNKB1JA5RR.DTL&tsp=1

Calitics 5/2/11
California Labor Federation: From the Folks Who Brought You the Weekend
http://calitics.com/diary/13448/from-the-folks-who-brought-you-the-weekend

Los Angeles Times 5/2/11
Voters must register by Monday for congressional election
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-vote-info-20110502,0,4313737.story

Sacramento Bee (editorial) 5/1/11
Online voter registration system is long overdue
http://www.sacbee.com/2011/05/01/3590589/online-voter-registration-system.html

The Swarm (Sac Bee blog) 5/2/11
Sac redistricting panel will get Latino representation
http://blogs.sacbee.com/the_swarm/2011/03/sac-redistricting-panel-will-g.html

National Environmental News

Politico 5/2/11
Gas prices rev up Congress
http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0511/54051.html

New York Times 5/1/11
Shell Tries to Calm Fears on Drilling in Alaska
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/05/02/business/energy-environment/02shell.html

Time Magazine Healthland Blog 5/2/11
BPA Exposure in Pregnancy May Be Linked to Childhood Asthma
http://healthland.time.com/2011/05/02/bpa-linked-to-childhood-asthma/

Politico 5/2/11
Al Gore: Climate skeptics argue birther-style
http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0511/54095.html

Green (NY Times Blog) 5/1/11
Questioning the Dire State of World Fish Populations
http://green.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/05/01/one-fish-two-fish-false-ish-true-ish/

The Hill E2 Blog 5/2/11
GOP governors call for more state input on drilling
http://thehill.com/blogs/e2-wire/677-e2-wire/158603-gop-governors-call-for-more-state-input-on-drilling

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