Daily Green

Good afternoon, all. In the news today and over the weekend:

• House GOP moves to gut California's controls on greenhouse-gas emissions from cars;
• U.S. nuclear industry's future uncertain following Japan's nuclear crisis;
• CLCV urges the legislature to put revenue measures on the ballot;
• Budget talks stall between Governor Brown and Republican legislators;
• And much more.

Top of the Ticket

San Francisco Chronicle 3/14/11
House GOP targets state's tough emission standards
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2011/03/14/MNM11I9C7N.DTL

New York Times 3/13/11
U.S. Nuclear Industry Faces New Uncertainty
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/03/14/science/earth/14politics.html

Groundswell (CLCV Blog) 3/14/11
Let the voters decide
http://www.ecovote.org/blog/let-voters-decide

PolitiCal 3/14/11
California budget: Talks stall between Jerry Brown, GOP
http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/california-politics/2011/03/california-budget-talks-stall-between-jerry-brown-gop.html

San Jose Mercury News 3/13/11
Crunch time approaches to strike budget deal
http://www.mercurynews.com/news/ci_17605343

CA Environmental News & Opinion

California Streets 3/11/11
California To Consider Transit-First Policy for Coastal Areas
http://www.californiastreets.org/2011/03/california-to-consider-transit-first-policy-for-coastal-areas/

Greenspace 3/13/11
Green building: Solar panels and earthquake faults don't mix
http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/greenspace/2011/03/green-building-solar-panels-earthquake-faults.html

New York Times 3/12/11
Green Development? Not in My (Liberal) Backyard
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/03/13/weekinreview/13nimby.html

The Californian 3/11/11
EPA: Abandoned California mercury mine a toxic hazard
http://www.thecalifornian.com/article/20110312/NEWS06/103120320/EPA-Abandoned-California-mercury-mine-toxic-hazard

Los Angeles Times 3/12/11
California, other states line up for high-speed rail money rejected by Florida
http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/washingtondc/la-me-high-speed-money-20110312,0,2150025.story

Sacramento Bee 3/14/11
Obscure water agency won't cave on Delta canal
http://www.sacbee.com/2011/03/14/3472881/obscure-water-agency-wont-cave.html

Long Beach Press-Telegram 3/13/11
Young activists share ideas for cutting pollution
http://www.presstelegram.com/news/ci_17608764

Los Angeles Times 3/13/11
Community 'greening' initiative taking root in South L.A.
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-open-space-20110313,0,6525885.story

Voice of San Diego 3/13/11
The South Bay Power Plant's Big, Watery Unknown
http://www.voiceofsandiego.org/public_safety/pavement/article_179d35e0-4ddd-11e0-9c7f-001cc4c002e0.html

Los Angeles Times 3/12/11
Toxin found in dead sardines
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-dead-fish-20110312,0,5066789.story

Lake County News 3/13/11
First census finds surprisingly few white sharks off California
http://lakeconews.com/content/view/18662/919/

State Budget & Politics

Sacramento Bee 3/13/11
Dan Walters: Census data mean big changes in legislative districts
http://www.sacbee.com/2011/03/13/3471213/dan-walters-census-data-mean-big.html

San Francisco Chronicle 3/13/11
John Diaz: Musical chairs in Congress
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=%2Fc%2Fa%2F2011%2F03%2F12%2FINT11I6DNB.DTL

Long Beach Press-Telegram 3/11/11
More California voters decline to pick parties
http://www.presstelegram.com/news/ci_17598482

Wall Street Journal 3/11/11
Meg Whitman ‘Definitely Not’ Planning 2012 Senate Bid
http://blogs.wsj.com/washwire/2011/03/11/meg-whitman-definitely-not-planning-2012-senate-bid/

San Francisco Chronicle 3/11/11
Jerry Brown's applies 'Art of War' to new tenure
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2011/03/11/MN941I6MA2.DTL

Sacramento Bee 3/13/11
Dan Morain: John Pérez is a very odd duck
http://www.sacbee.com/2011/03/13/3469194/hes-a-very-odd-duckamid-the-states.html

Sacramento Bee 3/14/11
Citizen-watchdogs are what Sunshine Week is all about
http://www.sacbee.com/2011/03/14/3473043/citizen-watchdogs-are-what-sunshine.html

Earthquake, Tsunami & Nuclear Plant Watch

New York Times 3/13/11
Radioactive Releases in Japan Could Last Months, Experts Say
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/03/14/world/asia/japan-fukushima-nuclear-reactor.html

BBC 3/13/11
Japan quake: Worst crisis since WWII, says PM
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-pacific-12726297

Huffington Post 3/14/11
Fukushima Explosion: Japan Nuclear Plant Rocked By Hydrogen Explosion
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/03/13/fukushima-explosion-japan-nuclear_n_835202.html

Huffington Post 3/14/11
Japan Earthquake: State Of Emergency Declared At Onagawa Nuclear Power Plant
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/03/13/japan-onagawa-nuclear-plant-state-of-emergency_n_835059.html

BBC 3/12/11
Japan earthquake: Explosion at Fukushima nuclear plant
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-pacific-12720219

Los Angeles Times 3/13/11
9.0 Japan earthquake shifted Earth on its axis
http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/world/la-sci-japan-quake-science-20110313,0,5782113.story

Grist 3/14/11
In post-quake Tokyo, bicycle transport is newly popular
http://www.grist.org/article/2011-03-14-in-post-quake-tokyo-bicycle-transport-is-newly-popular

San Francisco Chronicle 3/12/11
California unlikely to see a quake like Japan's
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2011/03/11/BA961I9FJ8.DTL

Los Angeles Times 3/13/11
California tsunami damage expected to top $50 million
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-japan-quake-damage-20110313,0,1429188.story

Eureka Times-Standard 3/13/11
Wading through the wreckage: Crescent City begins cleanup process after tsunami decimates harbor
http://www.times-standard.com/localnews/ci_17605615

Chico Enterprise-Record 3/11/11
Damage at Santa Cruz harbor estimated at $15M
http://www.chicoer.com/breakingnews/ci_17589483

National & International Environmental News

Defenders of Wildlife Blog 3/14/11
Poll Shows Broad Support for ESA, Wolves & Science
http://www.defendersblog.org/2011/03/poll-shows-broad-support-for-esa-wolves-science/

The Hill 3/14/11
THE HILL POLL: Expand drilling to ease energy crisis, voters say
http://thehill.com/homenews/administration/149175-voters-say-drill-more-to-ease-energy-crisis

E2 Wire (The Hill Blog) 3/14/11
Oil industry: Approval of second deepwater drilling permit not enough
http://thehill.com/blogs/e2-wire/677-e2-wire/149235-oil-industry-approval-of-second-deepwater-drilling-permit-isnt-enough

The Hill 3/12/11
Environmentalists hope to seize the expensive energy moment
http://thehill.com/news-by-subject/energy-environment/149113-environmentalists-hope-to-seize-the-expensive-energy-moment

Los Angeles Times 3/12/11
With gas prices rising, first electric vehicle owners are charged up
http://www.latimes.com/business/autos/la-fi-ev-owners-20110312,0,1743044.story

The Hill 3/14/11
Group: $4-a-gallon gas would bring huge jump in public-transit trips
http://thehill.com/blogs/transportation-report/public-transit/149243-transportation-group-predicts-4-gas-will-lead-to-huge-public-transit-jump

Greenspace 3/14/11
Clean-tech: a decade of explosive growth with more to come
http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/greenspace/2011/03/clean-tech-renewable-energy-electric-cars.html

Newsweek 3/13/11
Why India Might Save the Planet
http://www.newsweek.com/2011/03/13/why-india-might-save-the-planet.html

The Guardian 3/13/11
Chris Huhne gets European support to toughen EU climate targets
http://www.guardian.co.uk/politics/2011/mar/13/chris-huhne-eu-climate-targets

GOOD 3/10/11
Q&A: Mad Men's Vincent Kartheiser on High-Speed Rail
http://www.good.is/post/q-a-mad-men-s-vincent-kartheiser-on-high-speed-rail/

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