Daily Green

Good afternoon, all. In the news today and over the weekend:

• Bill to fund green job training goes to Gov. Brown;
• California powers ahead on green energy;
• Critics of global warming scientific consensus provide review that supports it;
• California's water supply; and much more.

Top of the Ticket

Capitol Alert 4/4/11
Bill to fund 'green' job training for students goes to Jerry Brown
http://blogs.sacbee.com/capitolalertlatest/2011/04/jerry-brown-gets-bill-to-fund-green-job-training.html

San Francisco Chronicle (editorial) 4/3/11
California powers ahead on green energy
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2011/04/03/EDEI1H58NH.DTL

Los Angeles Times 4/4/11
Critics' review unexpectedly supports scientific consensus on global warming
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/politics/la-me-climate-berkeley-20110404,0,294441.story

New York Times (column) 4/4/11
Paul Krugman: The Truth, Still Inconvenient
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/04/04/opinion/04krugman.html

CA Environmental News & Opinion

California Progress Report 4/4/11
Julia Ritchie: A Sea of Support for Ocean Protection
http://www.californiaprogressreport.com/site/node/8844

Sacramento Bee 4/4/11
Dams seem like a simple idea, but are harder to plan and build
http://www.sacbee.com/2011/04/04/3525638/dams-seem-like-a-simple-idea-but.html

Los Angeles Times (column) 4/4/11
George Skelton: Water, water everywhere, but not enough is saved
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-cap-water-20110404,0,6036059.column

San Francisco Chronicle (opinion) 4/4/11
Peter H. Gleick: Myth of California water shortfalls
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2011/04/03/EDMK1INPJG.DTL

Sacramento Bee (column) 4/4/11
Dan Walters: California's water flow squandered
http://www.sacbee.com/2011/04/03/3523627/dan-walters-californias-water.html

Contra Costa Times 4/4/11
County supervisor raises concerns about safety of planned new turbines
http://www.contracostatimes.com/news/ci_17755390

Los Angeles Times 4/4/11
Expo Line to begin running test trains to Westside
http://articles.latimes.com/2011/apr/03/local/la-me-expo-line-20110403

Contra Costa Times 4/4/11
Mercury in new light bulbs not being recycled, escaping to environment
http://www.contracostatimes.com/ci_17760136

Sacramento Bee 4/3/11
Environmental groups appeal ruling on Dyer Mountain resort project
http://www.sacbee.com/2011/04/02/3522445/environmental-groups-appeal-ruling.html

Santa Rosa Press Democrat 4/4/11
Manure-fueled power plant proposed
http://www.pressdemocrat.com/article/20110403/articles/110409855

Greenspace 4/1/11
Central Valley Solar energy powers pistachio farm
http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/greenspace/2011/04/solar-powers-central-valley-pistachio-farm.html

Fresno Bee 4/3/11
Soot filters snarl Valley school bus upkeep
http://www.fresnobee.com/2011/04/02/2334990/soot-filters-snarl-valley-school.html

San Jose Mercury News 4/3/11
Tesla, other electric vehicles poised to enter the mainstream
http://www.mercurynews.com/bay-area-news/ci_17764005

State Politics

Capitol Alert 4/4/11
Hahn, Bowen split Democratic Party's CD 36 endorsement vote
http://blogs.sacbee.com/capitolalertlatest/2011/04/hahn-bowen-split-democratic-party-cd36-endorsement.html

California Progress Report 4/4/11
Peter Schrag: Redistricting: Tempest In The Teapot
http://www.californiaprogressreport.com/site/node/8840

Fox and Hounds blog 4/4/11
Joel Fox: Maybe it’s the Legislature that’s becoming Irrelevant
http://foxandhoundsdaily.com/blog/joel-fox/8829-maybe-it%E2%80%99s-legislature-that%E2%80%99s-becoming-irrelevant

Calbuzz 4/4/11
Why Tax-On-Millionaires Measure Is a Slam Dunk
http://www.calbuzz.com/2011/04/why-tax-on-millionaires-measure-is-a-slam-dunk/

Capitol Alert 4/4/11
It's true: Arnold Schwarzenegger goes animated
http://blogs.sacbee.com/capitolalertlatest/2011/04/arnold-schwarzenegger-goes-animated.html

Inland Daily Bulletin 4/3/11
Parties grapple with new primary rules
http://www.dailybulletin.com/news/ci_17762320

National & International Environmental News

Politico 4/4/11
Barack Obama: Clean energy technologies ‘aren’t science fiction anymore’
http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0411/52413.html

Politico 4/4/11
Salazar blasts Transocean’s safety bonuses
http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0411/52480.html

Reuters 4/4/11
U.S. emphatic: no deal to let BP resume drilling
http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/04/04/bp-salazar-idUSN0412650620110404

Associated Press 4/3/11
Trying to save endangered orangutans in Indonesia
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2011/04/03/MNUR1I4TMT.DTL&type=green

Los Angeles Times 4/3/11
Fungus sweeps across the country, killing bats
http://www.latimes.com/news/science/environment/la-me-bat-plague-20110403,0,7027383.story

Green (NY Times blog) 4/1/11
Is a Pesticide Harming All Those Bees?
http://green.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/04/01/is-a-pesticide-harming-all-those-bees/

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