Daily Green

Good afternoon, all. In the news today:

• Americans back EPA, clean energy;
• CARB chair Nichols blasts auto industry trade group;
• Labor coalition's solar energy tactics draw heat;
• And much more.

Top of the Ticket

USA Today 2/7/11
Polls: Americans back EPA and clean energy
http://content.usatoday.com/communities/greenhouse/post/2011/02/americans-back-epa-solar-wind/1?csp=34

Greenspace (LA Times blog) 2/7/11
California air chief blasts auto trade group over clean cars
http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/greenspace/2011/02/global-warming-california-vehicle-fuel-efficiency-.html

New York Times 2/5/11
California Law to Curb Greenhouse Gases Faces a Legal Hurdle
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/02/05/science/earth/05emit.html

Greenspace (LA Times blog) 2/6/11
Renewable energy: Labor coalition's tactics draw heat
http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/greenspace/2011/02/solar-energy-labor-unions.html

Wall Street Journal 2/7/11
Big Salmon Run Spawns Profits
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748704124504576118462016940744.html

Sacramento Bee 2/7/11
Landowners fear they'll have to sell if California axes conservation program
http://www.sacbee.com/2011/02/07/3382131/landowners-fear-theyll-have-to.html

CA Environmental News & Opinion

Los Angeles Times 2/6/11
Lots of love for stadium idea, but the deal -- not so much
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-0206-lopezcolumn-20110206,0,7833238.column

Associated Press 2/5/11
Two major sections of high speed rail project face delay
http://www.thecalifornian.com/article/20110205/NEWS06/102050326/

Los Angeles Times 2/5/11
Agency OKs plan to let industry expand in L.A. region using pollution credits
http://www.latimes.com/news/science/environment/la-me-air-pollution-20110205,0,762437.story

Marin Independent Journal 2/5/11
Fog burned off by climate change threatens to stunt Muir Woods' majestic redwoods
http://www.marinij.com/marinnews/ci_17297751

Sacramento Bee 2/5/11
Anglers urged to avoid 'Kodak moment' with threatened green sturgeon
http://www.sacbee.com/2011/02/05/3379157/anglers-urged-to-avoid-kodak-moment.html

Los Angeles Times 2/7/11
Bill would exempt municipal fireworks displays from Coastal Act regulation
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-ocean-fireworks-20110207,0,947456.story

Marin Independent Journal 2/5/11
PG&E spends $4.1 million to fight Marin Clean Energy
http://www.marinij.com/business/ci_17298162

San Francisco Chronicle (opinion) 2/7/11
Debra Saunders: Green jobs are not evergreen jobs
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2011/02/06/INEI1H56L3.DTL

Los Angeles Times 2/5/11
Turning sunlight into fuel
http://www.latimes.com/news/science/la-sci-0205-caltech-sun-energy-20110205,0,1448656.story

San Diego Union-Tribune 2/6/11
Fluoride debate rages over decades
http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/2011/feb/06/fluoride-debate-rages-over-decades/

The Californian 2/5/11
Scientists visit Monterey Bay to take whale census
http://www.thecalifornian.com/article/20110205/NEWS01/102050312/Scientists-visit-Monterey-Bay-to-take-whale-census

Sacramento Bee 2/4/11
Homes go ultra-green
http://www.sacbee.com/2011/02/04/3376650/homes-go-ultra-green.html

Los Angeles Times 2/4/11
Target to pay $22.5 million to settle hazardous-waste dumping case
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-target-settlement-20110205,0,7700027.story

Switchboard (NRDC blog) 2/3/11
LA's First Bus-Only Lane Hits Some Roadblocks
http://switchboard.nrdc.org/blogs/mwyenn/las_first_bus-only_lane_hits_s.html

Associated Press 2/5/11
Better salmon returns in Delta give fishermen hope
http://www.contracostatimes.com/news/ci_17295485

Daily Breeze 2/5/11
San Bruno gas line lacked shutoff valve
http://www.dailybreeze.com/news/ci_17308049

San Francisco Chronicle 2/7/11
Caltrain rolling toward unthinkable service cuts
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=%2Fc%2Fa%2F2011%2F02%2F06%2FEDI31HIUCQ.DTL

State Politics

Los Angeles Times 2/7/11
Rep. Jane Harman of California to resign
http://www.latimes.com/news/politics/la-pn-jane-harman-congress-20110207,0,2276609.story

Capitol Alert 2/7/11
Debra Bowen eyeing Harman's congressional seat
http://blogs.sacbee.com/capitolalertlatest/2011/02/bowen-eyeing-harmans-congressi.html

Capitol Alert 2/7/11
Janice Hahn to run for Harman's congressional seat
http://blogs.sacbee.com/capitolalertlatest/2011/02/janice-hahn-to-run-for-harmans.html

Sacramento Bee 2/7/11
GOP lawmakers have split in votes on past spending cuts
http://www.sacbee.com/2011/02/06/3380886/gop-lawmakers-have-split-in-votes.html

Contra Costa Times 2/7/11
Redistricting complicates politicians' 'musical chairs' game
http://www.contracostatimes.com/politics-government/ci_17306218

Sacramento Bee 2/7/11
Absentee ballots on Jerry Brown's chopping block?
http://www.sacbee.com/2011/02/05/3379033/absentee-ballots-on-jerry-browns.html

San Francisco Chronicle 2/5/11
Gavin Newsom plays ball with Brown on the budget
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2011/02/05/BATM1HHGBJ.DTL

National Environmental News

Washington Post 2/7/11
GOP eyes rules that firms say hurt jobs
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/02/07/AR2011020700022.html

Associated Press 2/7/11
Republicans out front of Obama on regulations
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/02/07/AR2011020700976.html

Green (NY Times blog) 2/7/11
Washington Invests in Making Wind Pay
http://green.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/02/07/washington-invests-in-making-wind-pay/

Greenspace (LA Times blog) 2/7/11
Saving money vs. helping the environment: It's about the money
http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/greenspace/2011/02/saving-money-v-saving-the-environment.html

Nola.com 2/5/11
BP oil spill's health effects will be felt for generations, scientist warns
http://www.nola.com/news/gulf-oil-spill/index.ssf/2011/02/bp_oil_spills_health_effects_w.html

McClatchy 2/5/11
Shell delays offshore Arctic drilling plans again
http://www.mcclatchydc.com/2011/02/04/108130/shell-again-delays-offshore-drilling.html

Green (NY Times blog) 2/7/11
Climate Change to Force Mass Migration, Study Warns
http://green.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/02/07/climate-change-to-force-mass-migration-study-warns/

Washington Post 2/6/11
Is severe winter weather related to global warming?
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/02/07/AR2011020703936.html

DC Streetsblog 2/5/11
GOP Targets Transportation, Housing For the Deepest Cuts
http://dc.streetsblog.org/2011/02/04/transportation-housing-targeted-by-gop-for-the-deepest-cuts/

New York Times 2/6/11
A Dot on the Map, Until the Earth Started Shaking
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/02/06/us/06earthquake.html

Associated Press 2/7/11
Rare western gray whale reaches Oregon coast
http://www.sacbee.com/2011/02/07/3384427/rare-western-gray-whale-reaches.html

Washington Post 2/6/11
FDA ramps up scrutiny on a new area: Cheese
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/02/05/AR2011020503743.html

Reuters 2/7/11
Dept. of Energy seeks to reduce cost of solar by 75%
http://planetark.org/enviro-news/item/61116

Reuters 2/7/11
Action urged on protected sea turtles
http://planetark.org/enviro-news/item/61109

Independent 2/7/11
America's bats are under threat
http://www.independent.co.uk/environment/nature/flying-tonight-bats-under-threat-2206211.html

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