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Good morning, all. In the news today:

• U.S. House votes to stop EPA from regulating industrial emissions;
• Environment would suffer in federal shutdown;
• Nuclear group touts Clean Energy Park in Fresno;
• Facebook shares energy-saving hardware specs, and much more.

Top of the Ticket

New York Times 4/8/11
House Votes to Bar E.P.A. From Regulating Industrial Emissions
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/04/08/us/politics/08emit.html

The Hill's E2 Blog 4/8/11
Reid aide calls EPA-rider fight resolved; Boehner aide says not so fast
http://thehill.com/blogs/e2-wire/677-e2-wire/154841-reid-says-epa-rider-fight-resolved-boehner-says-not-so-fast

The Thin Green Line 4/7/11
Clean Air Act behind budget impasse; environment will suffer in shutdown
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/blogs/green/detail?entry_id=86605

Fresno Business Journal 4/7/11
Nuclear group touts Clean Energy Park in Fresno
http://www.thebusinessjournal.com/energy/9089-nuclear-group-touts-clean-energy-park-in-fresno

Multiple sources 4/8/11
Facebook shares its energy-saving code
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2011/04/08/BUA81ISBVB.DTL
http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/technology/2011/04/facebook-to-share-technology-developed-for-data-centers.html

Greenspace 4/7/11
Wind energy: headed for a slowdown?
http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/greenspace/2011/04/us-wind-industry-grows-15-in-2010-awea-says.html

CA Environmental News & Opinion

Los Angeles Times 4/8/11
Business groups say fewer regulations would spur growth
http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/money_co/2011/04/business-groups-say-fewer-regulations-would-spur-growth.html

Los Angeles Times 4/8/11
Los Angeles utility lucked into meeting renewable energy goals, audit says
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-dwp-audit-20110408,0,4454008.story

Associated Press 4/7/11
Audit blames utility for compromising energy goals
http://www.sacbee.com/2011/04/07/3536316/audit-blames-utility-for-compromising.html

Greenspace 4/7/11
Freeway air pollution linked to brain damage in mice
http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/greenspace/2011/04/freeway-air-pollution-brain-damage-mice.html

Associated Press 4/7/11
2 PG&E execs to step down, as utility reorganizes
http://www.fresnobee.com/2011/04/07/2341017/2-pge-execs-to-step-down-as-utility.html

San Diego Union-Tribune 4/7/11
State parks partner with Stater Brothers, Coke for fundraising
http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/2011/apr/06/state-parks-partner-stater-bros-coke-fundraising/

Calitics 4/7/1
Robert Cruickshank: Diane Harkey calls High Speed Rail "Cultural Genocide"
http://www.calitics.com/diary/13372/diane-harkey-calls-high-speed-rail-cultural-genocide

Sacramento Bee 4/7/11
State agency opposes airport expansion near Sacramento County preserve
http://www.sacbee.com/2011/04/07/3534074/state-agency-opposes-airport-expansion.html

Associated Press 4/8/11
Calif. board to meet again on groundwater rules
http://www.sacbee.com/2011/04/07/3536713/calif-water-board-considers-new.html

Associated Press 4/8/11
Water tunnel work begins in Sunol
http://www.sacbee.com/2011/04/08/3537953/water-tunnel-work-begins-in-sunol.html

Associated Press 4/7/11
San Onofre power plant plans mock radiation drill
http://www.sacbee.com/2011/04/06/3534460/san-onofre-power-plant-plans-mock.html

Contra Costa Times 4/8/11
U.S. Army agrees to land swap deal in Dublin
http://www.contracostatimes.com/top-stories/ci_17796934

State Politics

San Francisco Chronicle 4/8/11
State Senate hearing on all-cuts budget solution
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2011/04/07/BANG1ISFBN.DTL

Multiple sources 4/8/11
California tax debate goes on the road
http://www.sacbee.com/2011/04/08/3537041/browns-countdown-day-89-california.html
http://www.sacbee.com/2011/04/07/3536523/brown-gop-to-hit-the-road-with.html

Capitol Alert 4/7/11
Meg Whitman to speak at Bush conference on economic growth
http://blogs.sacbee.com/capitolalertlatest/2011/04/meg-whitman-to-speak-at-bush-c.html

CA Progress Report 4/8/11
Josh Pechthalt: Taxing The Richest 1% An Additional 1% Could Mean $2.5 billion For Education, Services
http://www.californiaprogressreport.com/site/node/8856

Calbuzz 4/8/11
Press Clips: Fox (Mis)Fires, Oligarchs on the March
http://www.calbuzz.com/2011/04/press-clips-fox-misfires-oligarchs-on-the-march/

National & International Environmental News

KQED-FM Forum 4/7/11
The State of Our National Parks
http://www.kqed.org/a/forum/R201104070900

Reuters 4/7/11
Scientists link oil on dolphins to BP spill
http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/04/07/us-oilspill-dolphins-idUSTRE7367OP20110407

Reuters 4/7/11
Climate change targets developing world's cities
http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/04/07/us-climate-cities-idUSTRE7367DH20110407

Guardian 4/8/11
Bangkok climate talks stall
http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2011/apr/08/bangkok-climate-talks-stall

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