Daily Green

Good afternoon, all. In the news today:

• Governor Brown checks in with Californians via YouTube;
• Early June ballot could pose "great risk" of disenfranchising voters, elections official warns;
• Calls heat up for reviews of California nuclear plants;
• And much more.

Top of the Ticket

YouTube (via Governor Jerry Brown) 3/21/11
Governor Brown Checks In With the People of California
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7owtfRJwzeA

NRDC Switchboard blog 3/18/11
Annie Notthoff: Let the people decide
http://switchboard.nrdc.org/blogs/anotthoff/let_the_people_decide.html

PolitiCal 3/21/11
California budget: Early June ballot could pose ‘great risk’ of disenfranchising voters, elections official warns
http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/california-politics/2011/03/california-budget-ballot-measure-jerry-brown-debra-bowen.html

Los Angeles Times (column) 3/21/11
George Skelton: Brown must use a stick on allies and a carrot on Republicans
http://www.latimes.com/news/columnists/la-me-cap-budget-20110321,0,1594752.column

Feel like Skelton has this all wrong (as we do)? Write a letter to the editor and submit it here: http://www.latimes.com/news/opinion/la-op-email-form,0,7835739.customform

CA Environment News

Los Angeles Times 3/21/11
Calls heat up for reviews of California nuclear plants
http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-cal-nukes-20110321,0,2221136.story

Associated Press 3/21/11
Calif. panel weighs nuclear safety after quake
http://www.sacbee.com/2011/03/21/3492600/calif-panel-weighs-nuclear-safety.html

California Report 3/18/11
Nuclear Safety in California
http://www.californiareport.org/archive/R201103181630/a

Los Angeles Times 3/21/11
Tsunami's effects in California offer clues about future, more powerful seismic events
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-california-tsunami-20110321,0,1491352.story

Climate Watch 3/19/11
Air Board Chief One-on-One
http://blogs.kqed.org/climatewatch/2011/03/19/air-board-chief-one-on-one/

The Thin Green Line (SFGate blog) 3/18/11
A new clue in the case of the toxic strawberries
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/blogs/green/detail?entry_id=85311

San Francisco Chronicle 3/21/11
Bill Lockyer's name gains footing for Bay Trail
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2011/03/21/BAJQ1IEU65.DTL

Associated Press 3/21/11
Storm causes 3 sewage spills in Southern Calif
http://www.sacbee.com/2011/03/21/3493412/storm-causes-3-sewage-spills-in.html

Mercury News (editorial) 3/21/11
PG&E must be held accountable
http://www.mercurynews.com/opinion/ci_17649634

Associated Press 3/21/11
Rains may hurt Central Calif. fruit, nut crops
http://www.sacbee.com/2011/03/21/3492758/rains-may-hurt-central-calif-fruit.html

Chicoer 3/21/11
Plans for riverside restoration don't get county vote
http://www.chicoer.com/fromthenewspaper/ci_17656148

L.A. Now (LA Times blog) 3/16/11
Shell Oil ordered to clean up contaminated Carson neighborhood
http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/lanow/2011/03/shell-oil-ordered-to-clean-up-contaminated-carson-neighborhood.html

State Politics & Budget

Fresno Bee (editorial) 3/20/11
State GOP leaders are afraid to let people vote
http://www.fresnobee.com/2011/03/18/2315653/editorial-state-gop-leaders-are.html

Associated Press 3/21/11
Lawmakers to take up second half of budget deficit
http://www.mercurynews.com/news/ci_17658225

Sacramento Bee 3/20/11
An all-cuts budget may surface
http://www.sacbee.com/2011/03/20/3489332/browns-countdown-day-70-an-all.html

Capitol Alert (Sacramento Bee blog) 3/20/11
Blakeslee says his budget talks with Brown are still at standstill
http://blogs.sacbee.com/capitolalertlatest/2011/03/blakeslee-says-his-budget-talk.html

Los Angeles Times 3/19/11
California's GOP Five unfazed by risk of budget talks with Brown
http://www.latimes.com/news/la-me-gop-five-20110318,0,4156051.story

Multiple sources 3/21/11
Redistricting panel chooses mapmaker after spirited debate
http://blogs.sacbee.com/capitolalertlatest/2011/03/resolving-one-key-controversy.html
http://www.contracostatimes.com/news/ci_17656014

Los Angeles Times 3/19/11
California's redistricting panel can't escape partisan pressure
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-0319-redistricting-20110318,0,7146884.story

Bloomberg 3/21/11
California Cities, Counties May Be Sued Under Brown Budget
http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=newsarchive&sid=a8_s9XsJXggs

California GOP Convention

Calbuzz 3/21/11
Convention Wrap: CA GOP Seems Headed for the Cliff
http://www.calbuzz.com/2011/03/convention-wrap-ca-gop-seems-headed-for-the-cliff/

Contra Costa Times 3/21/11
California GOP in little mood to cooperate
http://www.contracostatimes.com/top-stories/ci_17660287

Los Angeles Times 3/20/11
California GOP sees anti-tax stance, opposition to Brown budget as key strengths
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-0320-gop-convention-20110320,0,1368201.story

Associated Press 3/21/11
Divided Calif. GOP seeks to reverse decline
http://www.pe.com/ap_news/California/CA_California_Republicans_562399C.shtml

Multiple sources 3/20/11
Republicans Rumble, Reconcile at Confab
http://blogs.kqed.org/capitalnotes/2011/03/20/republicans-rumble-reconcile-at-confab/#more-8540
http://www.californiareport.org/archive/R201103210850/a
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2011/03/21/MN491IFBVL.DTL

Associated Press 3/21/11
California GOP rejects divisive open primary plan
http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/2011/mar/20/california-gop-rejects-divisive-open-primary-plan/

Fox & Hounds blog 3/21/11
Joel Fox: Republicans Can Change the Narrative
http://foxandhoundsdaily.com/blog/joel-fox/8770-republicans-can-change-narrative

Bay Citizen 3/21/11
In Sacramento, GOP Eats Its Own
http://www.baycitizen.org/politics/story/sacto-gop-eats-own/

San Francisco Chronicle 3/20/11
GOP state convention tries to bar reporters
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2011/03/20/MN1Q1IF9PR.DTL

Nuclear Watch

Politico 3/21/11
NRC readies 90-day review of U.S. plants
http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0311/51659.html

Associated Press 3/21/11
No quick fix seen at Japan's nuclear plant
http://www.dailynews.com/ci_17664688

CNN 3/21/11
Smoke spews from 2 reactors at stricken Japanese nuclear plant
http://www.cnn.com/2011/WORLD/asiapcf/03/21/japan.nuclear.reactors/index.html?hpt=T2

New York Times 3/20/11
Japan Makes Progress at Nuclear Reactors, but Contamination Spreads
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/03/21/world/asia/21japan.html

Washington Post 3/19/11
Obama's support for nuclear power faces a test
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/03/18/AR2011031805312.html

Wall Street Journal 3/21/11
U.S. Coal Miners Set to Profit as Fears Rise Over Nuclear Power
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748704021504576211652537417160.html

More National & International News

Associated Press 3/21/11
Marines going green to save lives on battlefield
http://www.sacbee.com/2011/03/21/3492943/marines-going-green-to-save-lives.html

Green (NY Times blog) 3/18/11
Delay in Coal Pollution Rules Took Toll in Lives
http://green.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/03/18/delay-in-coal-pollution-rules-took-toll-in-lives/

The Hill E2 Blog 3/21/11
Bingaman, Murkowski seek input on Obama’s ‘clean’ energy plan
http://thehill.com/blogs/e2-wire/677-e2-wire/151055-bingaman-murkowski-seek-input-on-obamas-clean-energy-plan

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