Daily Green

Good afternoon, all. In the news today:

• CLCV endorses Debra Bowen for Congress;
• Legislature passes renewable energy standard;
• Governor Brown calls off budget negotiations;
• And much more.

Top of the Ticket

CLCV Blog 3/30/11
CLCV endorses Debra Bowen
http://www.ecovote.org/blog/clcv-endorses-debra-bowen-congress
Cross-posted at http://calitics.com/diary/13329/california-league-of-conservation-voters-endorses-debra-bowen-for-congress

Daily Kos 3/30/11
CA-36 Game changer? Howard Dean and CA League of Conservation Voters endorse Debra Bowen
http://www.dailykos.com/story/2011/03/30/961662/-CA-36-Game-changer-Howard-Dean-and-CA-League-of-Conservation-Voters-endorse-Debra-Bowen

Venice for Change Blog 3/30/11
Marta Evry: California League of Conservation Voters Endorses Debra Bowen For Congress
http://veniceforchange.blogspot.com/2011/03/california-league-of-conservation.html

Multiple sources 3/29/11
Legislature passes SB 2X, increased commitment to renewable energy
http://www.ecovote.org/page/news-release-renewables-bill-passes-legislature
http://www.sacbee.com/2011/03/30/3513178/lawmakers-send-jerry-brown-bill.html
http://www.latimes.com/news/science/environment/la-me-energy-20110330,0,7757475.story
http://www.mercurynews.com/business/ci_17727487
http://blogs.kqed.org/climatewatch/2011/03/29/ca-moves-forward-with-renewable-goals/

Sacramento Bee 3/30/11
Green-Energy Legislation Means Higher Rates In California, Utilities Warn
http://www.sacbee.com/2011/03/30/3513321/green-energy-legislation-means.html

Multiple sources 3/29/11
Governor Jerry Brown calls off budget talks with Republicans
http://www.sacbee.com/2011/03/30/3513386/browns-countdown-day-80-governor.html
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-state-budget-20110330,0,746144.story
http://www.capitolweekly.net/article.php?xid=zlgdbrnph5xvfs

State Environmental News

Sacramento Bee 3/30/11
California Expected To Seek High-Speed Rail Funds Rejected By Florida
http://www.sacbee.com/2011/03/30/3513407/california-expected-to-seek-high.html

Los Angeles Times 3/30/11
San Onofre Wave Farm Idea Churns Up Concerns
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-wave-farm-20110330,0,2422377.story

Los Angeles Times 3/30/11
Rutten: Villaraigosa's Transportation Innovation
http://www.latimes.com/news/science/environment/la-oe-0330-rutten-20110330,0,7529712.column

Sacramento Bee 3/30/11
Congress Urged To Set Up System To Track Cancer Cases
http://www.sacbee.com/2011/03/30/3513109/congress-urged-to-set-up-system.html

Ventura County Star 3/29/11
Herdt: Political fallout from being nonpolitical
http://www.vcstar.com/news/2011/mar/29/herdt-political-fallout-from-being-nonpolitical/

Los Angeles Times 3/30/11
House Republicans push for oil drilling off California coast
http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/greenspace/2011/03/high-gas-prices-spur-move-to-open-offshore-drilling-in-california-alaska-east-coast.html

Riverside Press-Enterprise 3/30/11
Merck & Company plant leaked cancer chemicals for years in Merced
http://www.pe.com/ap_news/California/CA_Chromium_Contamination_564182C.shtml

San Luis Obispo Tribune 3/29/11
Mussel warning issued for California coast
http://www.sanluisobispo.com/2011/03/29/1540656/mussel-quarantine-issued-for-california.html

San Luis Obispo Tribune 3/30/11
SLO County supervisors raise Diablo concerns
http://www.sanluisobispo.com/2011/03/30/1541034/slo-county-supervisors-diablo.html

Times-Herald 3/29/11
Vallejo's Mare Island not suitable for National Park designation
http://www.timesheraldonline.com/ci_17728871

New York Times 3/29/11
Finally, California Finds a Surplus: 50 Feet of Snow
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/03/30/science/earth/30drought.html

Frogs in the News

Wired Science 3/29/11
Poisonous Lifestyle Makes Frogs More Fit
http://www.wired.com/wiredscience/2011/03/frog-fitness/

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