Daily Green

Good afternoon, all. In the news today:

• California seeks right to sue power companies over greenhouse gas emissions;
• A perspective on why environmentalists are taking different sides on cap-and-trade;
• State budget talks break down;
• And much more.

Top of the Ticket

San Francisco Chronicle 3/15/11
Calif. seeks right to sue over greenhouse gases
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2011/03/15/BAAH1IAOQ6.DTL

California Progress Report 3/15/11
Climate-Change Law: Why CA Environmentalists Are Fighting Each Other
http://www.californiaprogressreport.com/site/node/8771

Sacramento Bee 3/15/11
Two sides, two versions of negotiations status
http://www.sacbee.com/2011/03/15/3475572/two-side-two-versions.html

Sacramento Bee 3/15/11
Dan Walters: Brown-GOP budget talks hit a wall
http://www.sacbee.com/2011/03/15/3475573/dan-walters-brown-gop-budget-talks.html

California Progress Report 3/15/11
Talks Break Down in California on Budget, Taxes
http://www.californiaprogressreport.com/site/node/8773

CA Environmental News & Opinion

Bloomberg 3/14/11
California May Start Carbon Trade Without Allies, Chief Says
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2011-03-14/california-may-start-carbon-trade-without-allies-chief-says-1-.html

California's Capitol 3/14/11
State Parks Face a 9% Budget Cut, Closure List Being Readied
http://californiascapitol.com/blog/?p=5542

Greenspace 3/14/11
Flat-tailed horned lizard won't be listed as an endangered species
http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/greenspace/2011/03/usfws-refuses-to-list-the-flat-tailed-horned-lizard-as-an-endangered-species.html

Sacramento Bee 3/15/11
Viewpoints: Cut State Water Project's ties to state budget
http://www.sacbee.com/2011/03/15/3475476/cut-state-water-projects-ties.html

Sacramento Bee 3/15/11
California coast salmon fishing restored to normal
http://www.sacbee.com/2011/03/15/3475574/salmon-fishing-on-coast-restored.html

Oakland Tribune 3/14/11
As gas prices soar, transit ridership improves
http://www.insidebayarea.com/ci_17613542

Voice of OC 3/14/11
Add Poor Communication to List of High-Speed Rail Problems
http://voiceofoc.org/countywide/county_government/article_f7d080f2-4e43-11e0-abd0-001cc4c03286.html

Marin Independent Journal 3/13/11
Marin Voice: Reasons to celebrate Marin Clean Energy's progress
http://www.marinij.com/opinion/ci_17595385

The Daily Journal 3/15/11
Caltrain’s future: ‘In doubt’
http://www.smdailyjournal.com/article_preview.php?id=154539

The Press-Enterprise 3/14/11
Group advocates for Inland transit issues
http://www.pe.com/business/local/stories/PE_Biz_D_mobility15.1bde3a6.html

Glendale News-Press 3/14/11
Teachers become students as they learn about solar energy
http://www.glendalenewspress.com/news/tn-gnp-0315-classroom,0,5204924.story

Fresno Bee 3/14/11
Fresno Co. farmers push to halt new bike paths
http://www.fresnobee.com/2011/03/14/2310281/fresno-county-farmers-push-to.html

State Budget & Politics

Capitol Alert 3/14/11
Republican senator describes disputes in state budget blow up
http://blogs.sacbee.com/capitolalertlatest/2011/03/harman-says-budget-talks-fell.html

San Francisco Chronicle 3/15/11
GOP faction presses party's legislators on budget
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2011/03/15/MNUP1IAVKF.DTL

PolitiCal 3/14/11
Gov. Jerry Brown sets special election to replace Rep. Jane Harman -- but nothing on tax extensions
http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/california-politics/2011/03/jerry-brown-special-election-jane-harman.html

Capitol Alert 3/14/11
School advocates launch bid to put oil tax on ballot
http://blogs.sacbee.com/capitolalertlatest/2011/03/advocates-begin-process-to-put.html

SPUR Blog 3/14/11
The Future of Redevelopment Debate (Video)
http://www.spur.org/blog/2011-03-14/future-redevelopment-debate

Tsunami, Earthquake & Nuclear Watch

E² Wire 3/14/11
House Dems call for hearings on U.S. nuclear safety
http://thehill.com/blogs/e2-wire/677-e2-wire/149397-house-dems-call-for-hearings-on-us-nuclear-safety

The Hill 3/14/11
Japan reactor crisis: Obama, Republicans still back nukes
http://thehill.com/homenews/administration/149485-japan-reactor-crisis-obama-republicans-still-back-nukes

Los Angeles Times 3/15/11
Japan's nuclear crisis felt in Europe
http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/world/la-fg-europe-nuclear-20110315,0,679635.story

Huffington Post 3/15/11
Doomsday Scenario at Fukushima
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/marvin-resnikoff/fukushima-nuclear-meltdown-japan_b_835932.html

San Luis Obispo Tribune 3/14/11
U.S. nuclear plants have many of the same risks as Japan's plants
http://www.sanluisobispo.com/2011/03/14/1521134/us-nuclear-plants-have-many-of.html

O.C. Watch (Orange County Register Blog) 3/14/11
23 U.S. nuclear reactors share GE design with Japan
http://taxdollars.ocregister.com/2011/03/14/23-u-s-nuclear-reactors-share-flawed-design-with-japan/77797/

San Jose Mercury News 3/15/11
So far, very low risk of West Coast contamination from Japanese nuclear accident, experts say
http://www.mercurynews.com/science/ci_17614609

TreeHugger 3/15/11
Thousands of Nesting Albatross Swept Away By Tsunami
http://www.treehugger.com/files/2011/03/thousands-of-nesting-albatross-swept-away-by-tsunami.php

New York Times 3/14/11
G.O.P. Cuts Could Hit Tsunami Warning System, Foes Say
http://green.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/03/14/g-o-p-cuts-could-hit-tsunami-warning-system-foes-say/

L.A. Now (Los Angeles Times Blog) 3/14/11
San Onofre nuclear plant can withstand up to 7.0 quake, is protected by a 25-foot tsunami wall, Edison says
http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/lanow/2011/03/san-onofre-nuclear-plant-can-withstand-quakestsunamis-officials-say.html

For ongoing coverage of Japan's nuclear crisis, visit the Union of Concerned Scientists All Things Nuclear Blog: http://allthingsnuclear.org/tagged/Japan_nuclear

National & International Environmental News

New York Times 3/14/11
‘Republicans for Environmental Protection’ – Endangered Species?
http://dotearth.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/03/14/republicans-for-environmental-protection-endangered-species/

Green House (USA Today Blog) 3/14/11
Report: Non-nuclear clean energy to double by 2020
http://content.usatoday.com/communities/greenhouse/post/2011/03/clean-energy-doubling-next-decade/1

Climate Progress 3/15/11
Anti-science House Republicans reject amendment that says climate change is occurring
http://climateprogress.org/2011/03/15/rep-burgess-r-tx-cites-unscientific-online-poll-as-evidence-against-climate-science/

New York Times 3/14/11
White House Gets an Earful on Power Plant Rules
http://www.nytimes.com/gwire/2011/03/14/14greenwire-white-house-gets-an-earful-on-power-plant-rule-86449.html

The Hill 3/14/11
Lawmakers to launch passenger rail caucus
http://thehill.com/blogs/transportation-report/railroads/149375-lawmakers-to-launch-passenger-rail-caucus

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