Daily Green

Good afternoon, all. In the news today:

• House GOP budget bill aims to slash environmental regulation;
• Gov. Brown says he may miss budget deadline, doesn't have the votes;
• Business boosts Brown's budget, Schwarzenegger offers his advice;
• And much more.

Top of the Ticket

Los Angeles Times 3/7/11
House GOP budget bill aims to slash environmental regulation
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-environment-cuts-20110307,0,6685930.story

Associated Press 3/7/11
Brown says he does not have GOP votes for budget; says he may miss budget deadline
http://www.sacbee.com/2011/03/07/3456276/brown-says-he-does-not-have-gop.html
http://blogs.sacbee.com/capitolalertlatest/2011/03/jerry-brown-says-he-may-miss-b.html

Bay Citizen 3/4/11
Brown's Budget Proposal Wins Business Support: Governor says he will consider weakening environmental laws, public pensions
http://www.baycitizen.org/budget-crisis/story/browns-budget-wins-business-support/

Climate Watch 3/6/11
Arnold's Advice to Jerry: Give incentives, don't inflict guilt, repackage the climate message
http://blogs.kqed.org/climatewatch/2011/03/06/arnolds-advice-to-jerry/

CA Environment News & Opinion

Associated Press 3/7/11
LA stadium backers begin environmental review
http://www.sacbee.com/2011/03/07/3456094/unions-lend-support-to-downtown.html

San Francisco Chronicle 3/6/11
Regulators' decision due on PG&E lines
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2011/03/06/MN0K1I3HC7.DTL

Contra Costa Times 3/7/11
California to cancel sale of transportation bonds, work near 85-101, on I-880 and I-580 face delays
http://www.contracostatimes.com/news/ci_17552227

California Progress Report 3/6/11
Traci Sheehan: Budget Problems and Water: The Elephant in the Room
http://www.californiaprogressreport.com/site/node/8743

Oakland Tribune (editorial) 3/6/11
PPIC has logical water plan but lacks vision for more storage
http://www.insidebayarea.com/opinion/ci_17541919

Fresno Bee (editorial) 3/6/11
Water report suggestions are crucial
http://www.fresnobee.com/2011/03/04/2296783/editorial-water-report-suggestions.html

California Watch 3/7/11
Amid budget crisis, Brown wants $63M for cleaner Caltrans vehicles
http://californiawatch.org/dailyreport/amid-budget-crisis-brown-wants-63m-cleaner-caltrans-vehicles-9049

California Report 3/4/11
Pesticide Study Launches in Central Valley
http://www.californiareport.org/archive/R201103040850/a

Huffington Post 3/4/11
Antonio Villaraigosa: Breathe Easy, LA.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/antonio-villaraigosa/breathe-easy-la_b_831742.html?ir=Green

San Francisco Chronicle 3/7/11
Calif. tailed frog finds a good sign for forest
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2011/03/07/BAH91I0G4G.DTL

Multiple sources 3/7/11
With passage of Measure O, L.A. would join other Southland cities in taxing oil extraction
http://www.californiareport.org/archive/R201103070850/a
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-measure-o-20110304,0,1692288.story

Los Angeles Times 3/6/11
Coastal cities prepare for rising sea levels
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-newport-sea-levels-20110306,0,3204468.story

CA High Speed Rail blog 3/5/11
Robert Cruickshank: Will $5 Gas End the Anti-Rail Bubble?
http://www.cahsrblog.com/2011/03/will-5-gas-end-the-anti-rail-bubble/

Contra Costa Times 3/5/11
Ideas abound for high-speed rail routes through Altamont Corridor
http://www.mercurynews.com/breaking-news/ci_17541660

Fresno Bee 3/5/11
High-speed rail line environmental data delayed
http://www.fresnobee.com/2011/03/04/2297040/environmental-data-on-rail-line.html

San Francisco Chronicle 3/7/11
True cost of clothing - on the environment
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2011/03/04/LVL41HS7BU.DTL

San Francisco Chronicle 3/6/11
If transportation agency chief leaves, new hire under the gun
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2011/03/06/BA7T1I4CJO.DTL

Green (NY Times blog) 3/5/11
Soup Without Fins? Some Californians Simmer
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/03/06/us/06fin.html

North County Times 3/5/11
Seven former North County landfills leaking contaminants
http://www.nctimes.com/news/local/sdcounty/article_e6f8dde5-da4c-54fc-b8ee-fe358795ea8c.html

San Luis Obispo Tribune 3/5/11
Seaside bans PG&E’s controversial SmartMeters
http://www.sanluisobispo.com/2011/03/05/1509532/seaside-bans-pges-controversial.html

State Politics & Budget

Los Angeles Times 3/7/11
State lawmakers are being urged to scale back the number of laws they propose
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-legislature-20110226,0,6716842.story

Associated Press 3/7/11
Audit faults California redevelopment agencies
http://www.sacbee.com/2011/03/07/3456023/audit-faults-california-redevelopment.html

Sacramento Bee (column) 3/7/11
Dan Walters: 3-way duel clouds California congressional race
http://www.sacbee.com/2011/03/07/3454460/dan-walters-3-way-duel-clouds.html

Sacramento Bee 3/6/11
The reality behind recent budget rhetoric
http://www.sacbee.com/2011/03/06/3452878/budget.html

Sacramento Bee 3/7/11
Jerry Brown will wait for 'Top 10' budget cuts
http://www.sacbee.com/2011/03/07/3454457/the-buzz-jerry-brown-will-wait.html

Sacramento Bee 3/6/11
California GOP split on putting tax plan on ballot
http://www.sacbee.com/2011/03/06/3453194/browns-countdown-day-56-california.html

Sacramento Bee 3/7/11
Attorneys ready to challenge Brown's proposed budget cuts
http://www.sacbee.com/2011/03/07/3454648/attorneys-ready-to-challenge-browns.html

Daily Bulletin 3/6/11
Tax vote a worry for GOP
http://www.dailybulletin.com/news/ci_17546238

Calbuzz 3/7/11
The Death and Possible Re-Birth of Negotiation
http://www.calbuzz.com/2011/03/the-death-and-possible-re-birth-of-negotiation/

California Progress Report 3/7/11
On The Budget: Will Norquist Always Win?
http://www.californiaprogressreport.com/site/node/8746

Associated Press 3/7/11
Pensions emerge as key issue in budget talks
http://www.mercurynews.com/california/ci_17552677

Los Angeles Times 3/7/11
How much openness in a state where political mudslinging is routine?
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-ethics-20110307,0,3051221.story

FireDogLake 3/5/11
Nothing Brave About Jerry Brown’s Budget Approach in California
http://news.firedoglake.com/2011/03/05/nothing-brave-about-jerry-browns-budget-approach-in-california/

National & International Environmental News

Green (NY Times blog) 3/7/11
Waxman Angrily Assails G.O.P. ‘Science Deniers’
http://green.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/03/07/waxman-angrily-assails-g-o-p-science-deniers/

The Hill E2 Blog 3/7/11
Dems highlight climate science to counter GOP push on EPA rules
http://thehill.com/blogs/e2-wire/677-e2-wire/147831-dems-highlight-climate-science-to-counter-gop-push-on-epa-rules

Greenspace (LA Times blog) 3/6/11
Last coal plant in Pacific Northwest to shut down starting in 2020
http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/greenspace/2011/03/last-coal-plant-in-pacific-northwest-to-shut-beginning-2020.html

New York Times 3/7/11
Obama Considers Tapping Oil Reserve
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/03/07/business/energy-environment/07oil.html

Greenspace (LA Times blog) 3/4/11
National Forests: a battle over mapping roads and trails
http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/greenspace/2011/03/national-forest-road-rules-dust-up.html

Washington Post 3/6/11
Shifting spring: Arctic plankton blooming up to 50 days earlier now
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/03/06/AR2011030602931.html

Greenspace (LA Times blog) 3/4/11
Gas drilling near Yellowstone: danger of another blowout?
http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/greenspace/2011/03/gas-blowouts-wyoming-yellowstone.html

Switchboard 3/7/11
Sarah Janssen: China bans BPA, leaving US behind yet again
http://switchboard.nrdc.org/blogs/sjanssen/china_bans_bpa_leaving_us_behi.html

Grist 3/7/11
Bill McKibben, Philip Radford, Rebecca Tarbotton: We need big, brash, nonviolent climate protests. Are you in?
http://www.grist.org/article/2011-03-07-mckibben-we-need-big-nonviolent-climate-protests-are-you-in

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