Meg Whitman wants to "fix" California's global warming law | Greenspace | Los Angeles Times

But in Tuesday's debate with Democratic candidate Jerry Brown, at Dominican University in San Rafael, she also said something else: She wants not only to delay the law, known as AB 32, but to "fix" it. She told the audience that only 3% of California jobs are "green jobs" and that the law "is going to do real damage to the rest of the jobs in the economy."

EPA's ethanol decision sparks controversy | Greenspace | Los Angeles Times

But there are many out there who don't see much "green" in ethanol that comes from corn. They note that burning E-15, as the new mix is called, can increase emission of some pollutants. And it can convert land better used for carbon absorption into industrialized agriculture, which consumes fossil fuels.
Among the first to blast EPA was a coalition of agricultural interests, including the American Meat Institute; the Grocery Manufacturers Assn.; the National Council of Chain Restaurants; the National Chicken Council; the American Frozen Food Institute; the American Bakers Assn.; the National Meat Assn. and the National Turkey Federation

Beheadings, hangings plague Tijuana amid festival

Former Vice President Al Gore is scheduled to give a speech about the environment as part of the festival Thursday.

BP, Arco, Best Buy to install fast chargers for electric cars | Greenspace | Los Angeles Times

It's no coincidence that the fast charger unveiled Wednesday is called Blink. The 480-volt electric-vehicle charger from the San Francisco firm ECOtality is capable of fully recharging a vehicle in 15 to 28 minutes.