Weekly Green: March 4, 2011

Good afternoon, all. In the news today:

• California cap-and-trade faces potential hurdle;
• Electric utilities close to meeting renewables goals;
• Brown administration pushing ahead with Sacramento-San Joaquin delta plans;
• And much more.

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Top of the Ticket

Wall Street Journal 3/4/11
California Cap-and-Trade Faces Potential Hurdle
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748703300904576178431416877032.html
Los Angeles Times 3/3/11
Electric utilities close to meeting renewables goals
http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/money_co/2011/03/electric-utilities-close-to-meeting-renewable-goals.html
Greenspace (LA Times blog) 3/3/11
Brown administration pushing ahead with Sacramento-San Joaquin delta plans
http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/greenspace/2011/03/brown-administration-pushing-ahead-with-sacramento-san-joaquin-delta-plans-.html
California Watch 3/4/11
Climate change could bring cholera back, scientists say
http://californiawatch.org/dailyreport/climate-change-could-bring-cholera-back-scientists-say-9017

CA Environment News & Opinion

Associated Press 3/4/11
Satellite rocket launch failure deals a blow to blow to NASA's weakened environmental monitoring program
http://www.sacbee.com/2011/03/04/3448851/nasa-launches-latest-earth-orbiting.html
California Report 3/4/11
Sticker Shock at the Pump
http://www.californiareport.org/archive/R201103030850/a
PBS News Hour 3/2/11
Go Fish? Not in Pacific Ocean Sanctuaries off California's Coast
http://www.pbs.org/newshour/bb/science/jan-june11/nofishzone_03-02.html
San Jose Mercury News 3/4/11
NTSB hearings may lead to changes in gas industry
http://www.contracostatimes.com/top-stories/ci_17534371
Fresno Bee (editorial) 3/3/11
Why does a Tulare County community have a third-world water system?
http://www.fresnobee.com/2011/03/03/2294946/editorial-why-does-a-tulare-county.html
Ella’s Voice (Ella Baker Center Blog) 3/3/11
Oakland Passes Landmark Energy and Climate Action Plan
http://www.ellabakercenter.org/blog/2011/03/oakland-passes-landmark-energy-and-climate-action-plan/
Desert Dispatch 3/4/11
More private wells to be tested in Soap Mine Road area
http://www.desertdispatch.com/news/road-10405-soap-area.html
California High Speed Rail blog 3/4/11
Florida HSR Is Dead, Money Likely Headed to California
http://www.cahsrblog.com/2011/03/florida-hsr-is-dead-money-likely-headed-to-california/
Bay Area News Group 3/4/11
One month before vote on cuts, Caltrain desperate for a savior
http://www.mercurynews.com/san-mateo-county/ci_17535888
Multiple sources 3/4/11
Target Corp. Pays California $22.5M to Settle Environmental Suit
http://www.baycitizen.org/environment/story/target-corp-pays-california-225m-settle/
http://www.sacbee.com/2011/03/04/3448206/sacramento-area-shares-in-target.html
http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/2011/mar/03/target-settles-dumping-case-for-225-million/
San Francisco Chronicle 3/4/11
SF Ocean Beach preservation plan to be shored up
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2011/03/04/MNGM1I1O92.DTL
Los Angeles Times 3/4/11
DWP has been slow to spend millions in federal stimulus funds, L.A. audit finds
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/politics/la-me-la-stimulus-20110304,0,1193513.story
Fresno Bee 3/4/11
Big tomato crop, high costs: Growers playing catch-up
http://www.fresnobee.com/2011/03/03/2295648/near-record-tomato-crop-plus-high.html
NRDC Switchboard Blog 3/4/11
Damon Nagami: Feds Act to Protect Joshua Tree National Park From Massive Landfill Project
http://switchboard.nrdc.org/blogs/dnagami/feds_act_to_protect_joshua_tre.html
Sacramento Bee 3/4/11
Natomas to vote on property tax for levee repairs
http://www.sacbee.com/2011/03/03/3445195/natomas-to-vote-on-property-tax.html
Chico Enterprise Record 3/4/11
Groundwater transfer rules outlined by commission
http://www.chicoer.com/breakingnews/ci_17537766

State Politics

Sacramento Bee (column) 3/4/11
Dan Walters: Republicans have big opportunity, if they take it
http://www.sacbee.com/2011/03/04/3448336/dan-walters-republicans-have-big.html
California Majority Report 3/4/11
Steven Maviglio: Republicans -- and the Bee's Dan Walters -- Get it Wrong on California Redistricting
http://www.camajorityreport.com/index.php?module=articles&func=display&aid=4611&ptid=9
PolitiCal (LA Times blog) 3/4/11
Jerry Brown looking for more business support for his budget plan
http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/california-politics/2011/03/jerry-brown-looking-for-more-business-support-for-his-budget-plan.html
Fox and Hounds Daily 3/4/11
Joel Fox: Business Views on Budget Plan not Uniform
http://www.foxandhoundsdaily.com/blog/joel-fox/8702-business-views-budget-plan-not-uniform
Contra Costa Times 3/4/11
Lawmakers who take tough vote on budget will get support from Chamber
http://www.contracostatimes.com/politics-government/ci_17532666
KQED Capital Notes Podcast 3/4/11
Running On Empty
http://blogs.kqed.org/capitalnotes/2011/03/04/podcast-running-on-empty/
California Watch 3/4/11
'Pinball' recounts could mean 'electoral disaster,' strategist says
http://californiawatch.org/dailyreport/pinball-recounts-could-mean-electoral-disaster-strategist-says-8955
Sacramento Bee 3/4/11
Budget panel approves plan to eliminate redevelopment agencies
http://www.sacbee.com/2011/03/04/3448447/browns-countdown-day-54-budget.html

National & International Environmental News

Washington Post 3/4/11
EPA: Proposed House budget cuts would harm public health
http://voices.washingtonpost.com/post-carbon/2011/03/epa_proposed_budget_cuts_would.html
National Public Radio 3/4/11
GOP Budget Could Hobble Obama Environment Policy
http://www.npr.org/2011/03/03/134237203/gop-budget-plans-quash-obama-environment-policy
Washington Post 3/4/11
Scientists want to help regulators decide safety of chemicals
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/03/03/AR2011030306639.html
Green (NY Times blog) 3/4/11
News Corp. Is Carbon-Neutral, Murdoch Declares
http://green.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/03/04/news-corp-is-carbon-neutral-murdoch-declares/
New York Times 3/4/11
China Reportedly Plans Strict Goals to Save Energy
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/03/05/business/energy-environment/05energy.html
McClatchy 3/3/11
Bill seeks to speed up EPA action on mine permits
http://www.mcclatchydc.com/2011/03/03/109786/bill-seeks-to-speed-up-epa-action.html

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