Daily Green

Good afternoon, all. In the news today:

• Poll shows support declining for Brown's tax proposal;
• Revenue ballot measure could be on June or November ballot;
• Solorio bill would permit homeowners to install rain-capture devices;
• State regulators at odds over live animal import permits;
• And much more.

Top of the Ticket

Multiple Sources 3/24/11
Poll shows declining support for Brown tax proposal
http://californiawatch.org/dailyreport/poll-shows-declining-support-brown-tax-proposal-9397
http://www.insidebayarea.com/news/ci_17687010

Capitol Weekly 3/24/11
Budget battle: Looking at the ballot – but which ballot?
http://www.capitolweekly.net/article.php?xid=zky1n8lnbrx1bu

Sacramento News and Review 3/24/11
Capture the drizzle: A new law may finally permit Californians to legally harvest rainwater
http://www.newsreview.com/sacramento/content?oid=1942927

California Watch 3/23/11
State regulators spar over animal import permits
http://californiawatch.org/dailyreport/state-regulators-spar-over-animal-import-permits-9359

CA Environmental News & Opinion

Legal Planet 3/23/11
Reflections on environmental justice and AB 32′s emissions trading program
http://legalplanet.wordpress.com/2011/03/23/reflections-on-environmental-justice-and-ab-32s-emissions-trading-program/

Switchboard (NRDC Blog) 3/23/11
Voting To Keep California's State Parks Open
http://switchboard.nrdc.org/blogs/dnagami/voting_to_keep_californias_sta.html

Generation Green (Center for Environmental Health Blog) 3/24/11
Kamala Harris Supports the Clean Truck Program—and So Should Your Member of Congress!
http://generationgreen.org/2011/03/kamala-harris-supports-the-clean-truck-program/

San Jose Mercury News 3/23/11
New Bay Area fund will loan money for affordable housing near rail and bus stops
http://www.mercurynews.com/breaking-news/ci_17684082

Greenspace 3/23/11
L.A. charter school adopts green curriculum
http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/greenspace/2011/03/green-curriculum.html

State Politics & Budget

Sacramento Bee 3/24/11
Governor wants proposals from GOP
http://www.sacbee.com/2011/03/24/3499480/browns-countdown-day-74-governor.html

Sacramento Bee 3/24/11
Dan Morain: If GOP succeeds in stopping ballot measure, then what?
http://www.sacbee.com/2011/03/24/3499435/dan-morain-if-gop-succeeds-in.html

Political Blotter (Oakland Tribune Blog) 3/23/11
PPIC on voter priorities, term limits, immigration
http://www.ibabuzz.com/politics/2011/03/23/ppic-on-voter-priorities-term-limits-immigration/

Sacramento Bee 3/24/11
Field Poll says Feinstein backing is below 50%
http://www.sacbee.com/2011/03/24/3499482/field-poll-says-feinstein-backing.html

National & International Environmental News

Grist 3/23/11
Obama administration announces massive coal mining expansion
http://www.grist.org/article/2011-03-23-obama-administration-announces-massive-coal-mining-expansion

Politico 3/23/11
Interior turns page on offshore drilling
http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0311/51757.html

Switchboard (NRDC Blog) 3/23/11
New Report Shows Latinos Will Pay High Price for EPA Cuts
http://switchboard.nrdc.org/blogs/aquintero/new_report_shows_latinos_will.html

Environmental Defense Fund Blog 3/24/11
A Behind-the-Scenes Look at Walmart's Zero Waste Program
http://blogs.edf.org/innovation/2011/03/24/a-behind-the-scenes-look-at-walmarts-zero-waste-program

East Bay Express 3/23/11
Toxic Art
http://www.eastbayexpress.com/ebx/toxic-art/Content?oid=2533379

TreeHugger 3/24/11
100% Renewable Energy By 2050 Is Possible - Here's How We Can Do It
http://www.treehugger.com/files/2011/03/100-percent-renewable-energy-by-2050-is-possible.php

Act Green (League of Conservation Voters Blog) 3/24/11
ALA Billboards Slam Rep. Fred Upton in His Michigan District
http://www.actgreen.com/2011/03/ala-billboards-slam-rep-fred-upton-in.html

Thin Green Line (San Francisco Chronicle Blog) 3/23/11
Girl Scouts make plea for cookies to abandon unsustainable ingredient
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/blogs/green/detail?entry_id=85592

Switchboard (NRDC Blog) 3/23/11
The Next Five Years of Clean Energy and Climate Protection in China
http://switchboard.nrdc.org/blogs/bfinamore/the_next_five_years_of_clean_e.html

Bloomberg 3/23/11
Japan Atomic Crisis May Mean Tougher Time Meeting Climate Pledge, EU Says
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2011-03-24/japan-s-nuclear-crisis-may-mean-tougher-climate-talks-eu-says.html

Switchboard (NRDC Blog) 3/23/11
The good, the bad and the ugly: the agreements made between Presidents Obama and Piñera
http://switchboard.nrdc.org/blogs/amaxwell/the_good_the_bad_and_the_ugly.html

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