Daily Green

Good afternoon, all. In the news today:

• Tom Steyer: State can be the global leader on green jobs;
• Prop. 23 fight spawns ongoing green jobs group;
• Glitches hamper CA's radiation warning system;
• Budget ultimatum falters, and much more.

Top of the Ticket

Sacramento Bee (opinion) 3/25/11
Tom Steyer: State can be the global leader on green jobs
http://www.sacbee.com/2011/03/25/3502256/state-can-be-the-global-leader.html

Political Blotter (Contra Costa Times blog) 3/25/11
Prop. 23 fight spawns ongoing green-jobs group
http://www.ibabuzz.com/politics/2011/03/25/prop-23-fight-spawns-ongoing-green-jobs-group/

Los Angeles Times 3/25/11
Glitches hamper radiation warning system in California
http://www.latimes.com/news/science/environment/la-me-radiation-california-20110325,0,7916094.story

California Report 3/25/11
Governor Brown's Budget Ultimatum Falters
http://www.californiareport.org/archive/R201103250850/a

CA Environmental News & Opinion

California Watch 3/25/11
Environmentalists, farmers clash over water quality rules
http://californiawatch.org/dailyreport/environmentalists-farmers-clash-over-water-quality-rules-9434

Calitics 3/24/11
Who’s behind the push to gut CEQA?
http://www.calitics.com/diary/13308/whos-behind-the-push-to-gut-ceqa

San Francisco Chronicle 3/25/11
Noyo River stand of old-growth redwoods saved
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2011/03/24/MNH11IISB7.DTL#ixzz1Hd5PsjFI

Sacramento Bee 3/25/11
Umpqua Bank green energy lending program comes to California
http://www.sacbee.com/2011/03/25/3503891/umpqua-bank-green-energy-lending.html

Climate Watch (KQED blog) 3/25/11
Joshua Trees Losing Ground, Fast
http://blogs.kqed.org/climatewatch/2011/03/24/joshua-trees-losing-ground-fast/

Bay Citizen 3/25/11
Pavement-to-Parks Efforts Blossom, but Not without Some Bumps in the Road
http://www.baycitizen.org/columns/scott-james/pavement-parks-efforts-blossom-not-some/

Ventura County Star 3/23/11
Brown will take a ‘fresh look' at methyl iodide decision
http://www.vcstar.com/news/2011/mar/23/brown-will-take-a-145fresh-look-at-methyl-iodide/

San Francisco Chronicle (editorial) 3/24/11
What drought?
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2011/03/24/EDVC1II10U.DTL&type=green

Associated Press 3/25/11
Calif. may lower fines for utility in fatal blast
http://www.sanluisobispo.com/2011/03/24/1534655/calif-may-lower-fines-for-utility.html

Multiple sources 3/25/11
PG&E offers smart meter opt-out for a monthly fee
http://www.sacbee.com/2011/03/25/3503780/pge-offers-smart-meter-opt-out.html
http://www.pressdemocrat.com/article/20110324/articles/110329726

Hanford Sentinel 3/24/11
Farmers criticize proposed rail routes
http://www.hanfordsentinel.com/news/local/article_2d4ab936-563d-11e0-bd67-001cc4c03286.html

Associated Press 3/25/11
Crews test Calif site where chemicals were stored
http://www.sacbee.com/2011/03/24/3502548/crews-test-calif-site-where-chemicals.html

State Politics

Multiple sources 3/25/11
Brown signs big budget cuts measures
http://www.contracostatimes.com/top-stories/ci_17691818
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-state-budget-20110325,0,942756.story
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2011/03/24/BAVE1IJ54Q.DTL

Capitol Alert 3/25/11
Steinberg's ready to 'pull the plug,' call a vote on tax election
http://blogs.sacbee.com/capitolalertlatest/2011/03/steinberg-ready-to-pull-the-plug-call-tax-election-vote.html

Associated Press 3/25/11
Brown: Unions should be open to GOP concessions
http://www.mercurynews.com/california/ci_17699181

Multiple sources 3/25/11
Republicans file pension, spending measures, just in case talks with Jerry Brown collapse
http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/california-politics/2011/03/republicans-file-pension-spending-measures-just-in-case-talks-with-jerry-brown-collapse.html
http://blogs.sacbee.com/capitolalertlatest/2011/03/jerry-brown-may-see-pension-spending-initiatives.html

Sacramento Bee (column) 3/25/11
Dan Walters: Redistricting panel shows true colors of ideology
http://www.sacbee.com/2011/03/25/3502483/dan-walters-redistricting-panel.html

Multiple sources 3/25/11
California job market shows largest 1-month gain in 21 years
http://www.sacbee.com/2011/03/25/3503444/california-job-market-picks-up.html
http://www.pe.com/ap_news/California/CA_California_Unemployment_563392C.shtml

Los Angeles Times 3/25/11
Hispanic population tops 50 million in U.S.
http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/nation/la-na-census-hispanic-20110325,0,7508036.story

Los Angeles Times 3/25/11
Candidates for Harman's seat discuss Mideast, immigration, gay rights in online forum
http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/california-politics/2011/03/candidates-for-harmans-seat-discuss-mideast-immigration-gay-rights-in-online-forum.html

National & International Environmental News

CNN 3/25/11
Japan reactor core may be leaking radioactive material, official says
http://www.cnn.com/2011/WORLD/asiapcf/03/25/japan.nuclear.reactors/index.html?hpt=T2

Los Angeles Times 3/25/11
Lack of data from Japan distresses nuclear experts
http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/world/la-sci-japan-quake-secrecy-20110325,0,3610246.story

Multiple sources 3/25/11
Interior turns page on offshore drilling
http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0311/51757.html
http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/03/24/us-usa-drilling-permit-idUSTRE72N4W820110324

New York Times 3/25/11
Lobbyists’ Long Effort to Revive Nuclear Industry Faces New Test
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/03/25/us/25lobby.html

Washington Post 3/25/11
A quarter of U.S. nuclear plants not reporting equipment defects, report finds
http://www.washingtonpost.com/business/economy/a-quarter-of-us-nuclear-plants-not-reporting-equipment-defects-report-finds/2011/03/24/ABHYa2RB_story.html

The Hill E2 Blog 3/25/11
Senate climate drama to unfold in three acts
http://thehill.com/blogs/e2-wire/677-e2-wire/151883-battle-over-epa-climate-rules-to-culminate-in-senate-next-week

Politico 3/25/11
Dems hope to derail GOP’s climate proposal
http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0311/51938.html

Washington Post (opinion) 3/25/11
William D. Ruckelshaus & Christine Todd Whitman: A siege against the EPA and environmental progress
http://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/a-siege-against-the-epa-and-environmental-progress/2011/03/23/ABsuyeRB_story.html

Green NY Times blog 3/25/11
A Race Against Time to Save Oiled Penguins
http://green.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/03/24/a-race-against-time-to-save-oiled-penguins/?ref=earth

California Watch 3/25/11
Government to ban potent air conditioning chemical
http://californiawatch.org/dailyreport/government-ban-potent-air-conditioning-chemical-9430

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