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Good afternoon, all. In the news today:

• The League of Conservation voters releases 2010 National Environmental Scorecard;
• PPIC study shows California struggling to reduce vehicle emissions;
• Plastic bag bans spread;
• And much more...

Top of the Ticket

Groundswell 2/17/11
How did California perform on 2010 National Environmental Scorecard?
http://www.ecovote.org/blog/how-did-california-perform-2010-national-environmental-scorecard

More coverage of the League of Conservation Voters 2010 National Environmental Scorecard:
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/gene-karpinski/the-scores-are-in_1_b_824533.html
http://thehill.com/blogs/e2-wire/677-e2-wire/144793-green-group-ranks-lawmakers-environmental-voting-records

Contra Costa Blog 2/17/11
Senator Mark DeSaulnier recognized by California Environmental Voters
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/blogs/incontracosta/detail?entry_id=83269

Multiple Sources 2/17/11
New Study: Encourage Jobs Near Transit, Raise Cost of Driving to Put State on Road to Change
http://www.californiaprogressreport.com/site/node/8682
http://www.spur.org/blog/2011-02-17/new-ppic-report-further-strengthens-case-reduce-driving-it-more-important-plan-jobs-
http://californiawatch.org/dailyreport/report-state-struggling-reduce-vehicle-emissions-8730

Read the full PPIC report, Driving Change: Reducing Vehicle Miles Traveled in California: http://www.ppic.org/main/publication.asp?i=948

Reuters 2/17/11
Special Report: The California carbon rush
http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/02/17/us-california-carbon-idUSTRE71G3R220110217

Multiple Sources 2/16/11
California Democrats introduce bill tageting unnecessary regulations
http://blogs.sacbee.com/capitolalertlatest/2011/02/california-democrats-target-regulations.html
http://www.sacramentopress.com/headline/45792/Sen_Steinberg_Metro_Chamber_announce_start_of_regulation_reform

Wall Street Journal 2/17/11
More Cities Take Aim at Plastic Bags
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748703584804576144580576866022.html

CA Environmental News & Opinion

California Watch 2/17/11
Renewable energy plants fined for Clean Air Act violations
http://californiawatch.org/dailyreport/renewable-energy-plants-fined-clean-air-act-violations-8734

California High Speed Rail Blog 2/17/11
California Wants Florida’s HSR Money – Unless You’re Jeff Denham
http://www.cahsrblog.com/2011/02/california-wants-floridas-hsr-money-unless-youre-jeff-denham

San Francisco Chronicle (Editorial) 2/17/11
Pass ban on shark fins, stop the slaughter
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2011/02/17/EDCS1HO4B8.DTL&type=green

San Francisco Chronicle (Editorial) 2/17/11
A GOP water grab
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2011/02/17/ED8G1HNU1A.DTL&type=green

Los Angeles Times 2/16/11
Villaraigosa's transportation funding plan gets key backing from U.S. chamber chief
http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/lanow/2011/02/villaraigosa-seeks-support-for-3010-federal-transportation-funding.html

Grist 2/17/11
Silicon Valley solar firm buys East Coast’s biggest photovoltaic installer
http://www.grist.org/article/2011-02-17-silicon-valley-solar-firm-buys-east-coasts-biggest-photovoltaic

Bay Delta Blog 2/17/11
SWRCB issues draft decision approving Davis-Woodland water right
http://baydelta.wordpress.com/2011/02/17/swrcb-issues-draft-decision-approving-davis-woodland-water-right/

San Diego Union Tribune 2/16/11
Extreme tides offer look at rising sea levels
http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/2011/feb/16/king-tides-offer-look-rising-sea-levels/

Californians Against Waste 2/17/11
Styrofoam Banned in San Mateo County
http://www.cawrecycles.org/whats_new/recycling_news/feb17_SanMateoCounty_polystyreneban

Environmental Defense Fund Blog 2/16/11
California Can Become Leading ‘Patriot’ State by Kicking Oil Addiction, Report Shows
http://blogs.edf.org/californiadream/2011/02/16/california-can-become-leading-%E2%80%98patriot%E2%80%99-state-by-kicking-oil-addiction-report-shows/

Switchboard (NRDC Blog) 2/16/11
The remarkable story of Oakland's Fruitvale Transit Village (part 1)
http://switchboard.nrdc.org/blogs/kbenfield/the_remarkable_story_of_oaklan.html

San Francisco Chronicle 2/17/11
Crab season opener's frenzy spurs call for limits
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2011/02/17/BAD61HO1FC.DTL

Californians Against Waste Blog 2/16/11
EcoATM Gets Grant to Set Up Electronic Recycling Kiosks
http://www.cawrecycles.org/whats_new/recycling_news/feb16_EcoATM

State Budget & Politics

Los Angeles Times 2/17/11
State Senate Budget Committee votes on cuts
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-state-budget-20110217,0,746148.story

Sacramento Bee 2/17/11
Dutton says Senate GOP won't vote to place taxes on ballot
http://www.sacbee.com/2011/02/17/3409617/dutton-says-senate-republicans.html

Capitol Weekly 2/17/11
Surprises loom as election debate picks up steam
http://www.capitolweekly.net/article.php?xid=zhyvqsa8ty9lf9

Capital Notes 2/16/11
Special Election Deadline? Who Knows?
http://blogs.kqed.org/capitalnotes/2011/02/16/special-election-deadline-who-knows/

California Watch 2/17/11
Budget cuts could undermine open meetings law
http://californiawatch.org/dailyreport/budget-cuts-could-undermine-open-meetings-law-8727

San Francisco Chronicel 2/17/11
Obama to dine with Bay Area high-tech titans
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2011/02/17/MNDJ1HNTA2.DTL

National & International Environmental News & Opinion

E² Wire (The Hill Blog) 2/16/11
Obama proposes full funding for land and water conservation program
http://thehill.com/blogs/e2-wire/677-e2-wire/144627-obama-touts-land-and-water-conservation-program

Streetsblog Capitol Hill 2/16/11
AFL-CIO and Chamber Ask For a Gas Tax Increase, Senators Agree
http://dc.streetsblog.org/2011/02/16/afl-cio-and-chamber-ask-for-a-gas-tax-increase-senators-agree/

Huffington Post 2/17/11
"Kochs' Congress" Proposes to Defund the EPA
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/philip-radford/kochs-congress-proposes-t_b_824494.html

Mother Jones 2/17/11
GOP "Carpet Bombing" of Environmental Protection Continues
http://motherjones.com/blue-marble/2011/02/gop-carpet-bombing-environmental-protection-continues

E² Wire (The Hill Blog) 2/16/11
Senate Dems’ ‘win the future’ plan stuffed with energy proposals
http://thehill.com/blogs/e2-wire/677-e2-wire/144579-senate-dems-win-the-future-plan-stuffed-with-energy-proposals

Grist 2/17/11
Yes, we caused Snowpocalypse, says new study
http://www.grist.org/article/2011-02-17-yes-we-caused-snowpocalypse-says-new-study

Triple Pundit 2/17/11
Janet Pomeroy: The U.S. Chamber of Commerce Doesn’t Speak for All Businesses
http://www.triplepundit.com/2011/02/chamber-commerce-doesnt-speak-all-businesses/

Reuters 2/16/11
Rural access to intercity transportation declining
http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/02/16/us-transportation-ruralaccess-idUSTRE71F6Y320110216

Reuters 2/17/11
EU to ban toxic chemicals in household plastics
http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/02/17/us-eu-chemicals-ban-idUSTRE71G4GI20110217

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