Things to watch, July 4, 2010

• PPIC will release its tenth annual Statewide Survey on Californians and the Environment this month. The survey reviews Californians’ views on climate change and energy policy, perceptions of global warming, attitudes toward regulating greenhouse gas emissions, and preferences for specific emissions and energy policies.
• New proposition numbers:
• Proposition 22    Prohibits the State from Taking Funds Used for Transportation or Local Government Projects and Services.
• Proposition 23    Suspends Air Pollution Control Laws Requiring Major Polluters to Report and Reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions that Cause Global Warming Until Unemployment Drops Below Specified Level for Full Year.
• Green fleet stories – These probably need to be reviewed for generalizability (or even applicability), but there are some interesting stories.
• Legal Planet has been posting excerpts on various candidates for major offices in CA. Here’s Barbara Boxer

Non-California items:

• The World Resources Institute and Big Room Inc. have produced the 2010 Global Ecolabel Monitor review the results of a survey given to 340 ecolabels in 42 countries, including their performance, organizational structure, and verification systems.
• With help from a $1.32 million federal grant, the state Transportation Department plans to turn Interstate 5 into the nation’s first "electric highway" with enough charging stations so electric vehicles can make the entire 276-mile trip from the Canadian border to the Oregon state line, Gov. Chris Gregoire announced Monday.