Sacramento Environmental News Examiner

Obama critics: Make up your minds!

Thu, 27 Aug 2009 12:50:14 -0700

Simone Davis

Could not have said it better.

Brown and 8 DAs force U-Haul to improve handling of hazardous materials

Thu, 27 Aug 2009 10:06:59 -0700

Attorney General Edmund G. Brown Jr. and eight District Attorneys reached an agreement on August 21st requiring U-Haul Company of California to "clean up its act" and improve the way it handles and disposes of hazardous materials at ...

Sacramento County Dems set priority at CA State Fair

Tue, 25 Aug 2009 09:19:41 -0700

The theme of this year's fair is "Weird, Wild and Wacky". Here is the latest mp3 of earth witness news: 8/17/09 Vientiane, Laos, is dealing with unclean water, chicken waste better than food-based biofuel, UN concern about slo...

Sacramento County GOP sets priority at CA State Fair

Tue, 25 Aug 2009 09:09:18 -0700

Groups intervene to protect California salmon from agribusiness

Mon, 24 Aug 2009 22:39:45 -0700

A broad coalition of fishing, environmental groups and native tribes filed papers in federal court Monday defending California's native salmon. The groups oppose legal efforts by commercial water users and large agricultural interests t...

'Urge your Senator to support climate bill' video

Mon, 24 Aug 2009 11:27:01 -0700

wilderness.org From our friends at the Wilderness Society: Our interns play a key role in our work at The Wilderness Society and this summer the interns were at the front lines of the clean energy and climate fight. rom Hill drops to hearings our t...

Labor urges Feinstein to endorse Employee Free Choice Act

Mon, 24 Aug 2009 09:45:05 -0700

Labor at CA State Fair Representatives from the Sacramento labor community are exhibiting at the California State Fair and are urging passersby to write letters to Senator Dianne Feinstein urge her to support the Employee Free Choice Act. Ther...

'Save Our Water' featured at California State Fair

Sun, 23 Aug 2009 09:59:04 -0700

With the state in its third consecutive dry year, the public education program "Save Our Water" is educating Californians on the importance of water conservation and easy ways to save water at the 2009 California State Fair, which op...

Governor discusses need for CA water reform

Tue, 18 Aug 2009 18:19:26 -0700

Governor's office The million boat flotilla to oppose any construction of a peripheral canal fell a bit short. The Sacramento Bee identified one craft on the Sacramento River that sported protest material on Monday. Meanwhile the governor discussed ...

Climate change and water to drive legislative agenda

Sun, 16 Aug 2009 10:05:35 -0700

Tan, rested and ready. State Senator Sam Aanestad- file photo We're gearing up for the coming legislative session in Sacramento. Much of the speculation about the legislative agenda in post-budget California (post 2009 budget) centers on the issu...

Governor discusses public service, commemorates Eunice Kennedy Shriver

Fri, 14 Aug 2009 23:00:25 -0700

Click on photo for caption and larger image. It's always tempting to mock mothers-in-law in general and this governor in particular. But at this time this governor is discussing public service in general and his late mother-in-law in particula...

Million Boat Float to defend Delta from canal

Wed, 12 Aug 2009 13:24:11 -0700

On the day before the California Legislature will hold an informational hearing on a package of water bills that provide a road map to the construction of the peripheral canal, boaters from throughout the Delta will converge on Sacramento in the fir...

Governor cancels energy summit appearance in Las Vegas

Mon, 10 Aug 2009 14:12:21 -0700

Labor Secretary Solis at Clean Energy Summit Governor Schwarzenegger has postponed plans to attend the Energy Summit that started today. He had been scheduled to appear on a panel with such environmental luminaries as Al Gore. He is instead doing ...

Is CA banning big screen TVs? Industry groups say yes!

Mon, 10 Aug 2009 12:22:44 -0700

Little screen The California Energy Commission is proposing energy efficiency standards for new televisions offered for sale in California beginning in 2011 and 2013. The standards would improve the energy efficiency of televisions without a...

Patriots and tea party people want to put families before a fish

Sun, 09 Aug 2009 09:11:23 -0700

Mark Meckler A coalition of conservative, taxpayer, agricultural and logging industry organizations will march to the steps of California’s capitol building in Sacramento on August 28th to fight for the livelihoods of working families over t...

US EPA launches online forum for water enforcement program

Sat, 08 Aug 2009 08:27:12 -0700

epa.gov The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has launched an online discussion forum to receive public input on the future direction of EPA’s national water enforcement program. The public will be able to provide feedback through EPA'...

Senate President pro Tem to sue governor over line item vetoes

Fri, 07 Aug 2009 17:08:53 -0700

Darrell Steinberg Senate President pro Tem Darrell Steinberg (D-Sacramento) says that he will file a lawsuit against Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger early next week that contends the Governor violated his constitutional authority in making line item ...

Hybrid gets 68 mpg in DOE evaluation

Fri, 07 Aug 2009 09:59:09 -0700

Gee, that was SoCal not NorCal Toyota advanced fuel cell hybrid vehicle completes government field evaluation, achieves 431-mile estimated range and 68 mpg. Test route was a drive down SoCal coast. Jeffrey Hickey, owner of a hybri...

Cash for Clunkers through Labor Day and Gov signs motorized mining ban

Thu, 06 Aug 2009 22:24:25 -0700

Medford, NY (AP) The US Senate has released more funding to the program "Cash for Clunkers" and it will continue through Labor Day. Some sources indicate selection of better mileage vehicles may be slim at some dealerships. Governor...

Cash for Clunkers can be green in the environment and in the economy

Thu, 06 Aug 2009 15:52:12 -0700

August 5th the topic was the lack of environmental benefit to Cash for Clunkers. The Union of Concerned Scientists has posted some guidelines to making the program work for the pocketbook and for the environment. UCS says the program must be carefu...