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Note: The Daily Green will return on Tuesday in observance of Presidents' Day. In the news today:

• On this morning's Forum: Delta restoration programs to be cut in Congress?
• McClintock amendment aims to block removal of Klamath River dams;
• Bright future for residential solar, and more.

Top of the Ticket

KQED Forum 2/18/11
Delta Blues
http://www.kqed.org/a/forum/R201102180900

Associated Press 2/18/11
Congressman tries to cut dam removal study
http://www.sacbee.com/2011/02/17/3412108/congressman-tries-to-cut-dam-removal.html

San Jose Mercury News 2/17/11
California high-speed rail could feel ripple from Florida
http://www.mercurynews.com/california-high-speed-rail/ci_17408689

Climate Watch 2/18/11
Beetlemania Creeping Into California
http://blogs.kqed.org/climatewatch/2011/02/17/beetlemania-creeping-into-california/

Los Angeles Times 2/17/11
SolarCity sees bright future for residential solar systems
http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-solarcity-20110217,0,1384184.story

Reuters 2/18/11
SunPower Quarterly Income Soars, Lifts Forecast
http://planetark.com/enviro-news/item/61243

Associated Press 2/18/11
Sen. Feinstein says GOP bill would halt Calif. energy projects
http://www.ivpressonline.com/news/ivp-se-feinstein-says-gop-bill-would-halt-energy-projects-20110217,0,361844.story

California Progress Report 2/17/11
F. Noel Perry: The California Budget: Your State, Your Future
http://www.californiaprogressreport.com/site/node/8685

CA Environmental News & Opinion

Capitol Alert 2/17/11
Rep. Jeff Denham moves to restrict high-speed rail
http://blogs.sacbee.com/capitolalertlatest/2011/02/freshman-rep-jeff-denham-r-atw.html

Sacramento Bee 2/18/11
State seeking comment on mountain yellow-legged frog
http://www.sacbee.com/2011/02/18/3412840/comment-sought-on-goal-of-saving.html

California Progress Report 2/18/11
New Study Reveals Dangers of Prenatal Pesticide Exposure
http://www.californiaprogressreport.com/site/node/8691

NRDC Switchboard Blog 2/18/11
Kaid Benfield: The remarkable story of Oakland's Fruitvale Transit Village (Part 2 of 2)
http://switchboard.nrdc.org/blogs/kbenfield/the_remarkable_story_of_oaklan_1.html

KQED Forum 2/18/11
Shark Finning Legislation
http://www.kqed.org/a/forum/R201102160900

Associated Press 2/18/11
Court: No bias seen in Bay Area transit spending
http://www.sacbee.com/2011/02/17/3411613/court-no-bias-seen-in-bay-area.html

Associated Press 2/18/11
San Onofre nuke plant completes costly retrofit
http://www.sacbee.com/2011/02/18/3413574/san-onofre-nuke-plant-completes.html

Associated Press 2/18/11
New Bay Area Rapid Transit station set to open
http://www.sacbee.com/2011/02/18/3413427/new-bay-area-rapid-transit-station.html

NRDC Switchboard Blog 2/18/11
San Diego Waste Officials To Make Key Permit Decision On Proposed Riverfront Garbage Dump
http://switchboard.nrdc.org/blogs/dnagami/san_diego_waste_officials_to_m.html

Times-Standard 2/18/11
Brown removes Zanzi from Coastal Commission seat; nominee process for North Coast to start all over again
http://www.mercurynews.com/california/ci_17421747

North County Times 2/18/11
Bill would mandate transit improvements before freeway expansion
http://www.nctimes.com/news/local/sdcounty/article_e767716b-114b-5fe5-b3b7-0c000e30c2d3.html

State Politics

San Francisco Chronicle 2/18/11
California House Democrats blast GOP spending cuts
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2011/02/18/MNRB1HPCM0.DTL

Modesto Bee 2/18/11
California could feel cuts in federal spending
http://www.modbee.com/2011/02/17/1562341/california-could-feel-cuts-in.html

Calbuzz 2/18/11
How Ace Inc. Aims to Ice Grand Inquisitor Issa
http://www.calbuzz.com/2011/02/how-ace-inc-aims-to-ice-grand-inquisitor-issa/

Sacramento Bee 2/18/11
Democrats to pare back some of Brown's budget cuts
http://www.sacbee.com/2011/02/18/3412560/democrats-to-pare-back-some-of.html

Calitics 2/17/11
Brian Leubitz: Republicans: Against the Will of the People
http://www.calitics.com/diary/13160/republicans-against-the-will-of-the-people

Voice of San Diego 2/18/11
San Diego to Brown: How You Like Them $4 Billion?
http://www.voiceofsandiego.org/government/thehall/article_95760260-3b01-11e0-bbac-001cc4c03286.html

Los Angeles Times 2/17/11
Victories by Sharon Runner, Ted Lieu mean status quo for California Senate
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-special-elections-20110217,0,3463158.story

San Jose Mercury News 2/18/11
Obama meets with Silicon Valley tech elite
http://www.mercurynews.com/bay-area-news/ci_17415024

National & International Environmental News

Politico 2/18/11
House sets up big energy votes
http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0211/49808.html

Reuters 2/18/11
Rising seas threaten 180 coastal cities
http://planetark.org/enviro-news/item/61245

Guardian 2/18/11
Demand for uranium threatens Grand Canyon
http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2011/feb/17/uranium-demand-grand-canyon-biodiversity

National Public Radio 2/17/11
Pollution shown to drive evolution in fish
http://www.npr.org/2011/02/17/133842089/toxic-avengers-pollution-drove-fish-evolution

Greenwire/NY Times 2/17/11
Regulation haters join chorus demanding new Clean Water Act rules
http://www.nytimes.com/gwire/2011/02/17/17greenwire-regulation-haters-join-chorus-urging-new-clean-66183.html

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