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Good afternoon, all. In the news today:

• California renewable energy gets major boost in new law;
• California's high-speed rail endangered by elimination of federal funds;
• Budget rider unprecedentedly takes species off endangered list;
• And much more.

Governor signs renewable energy law

Los Angeles Times Greenspace blog 4/12/11
California renewable energy gets major boost in new law
http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/greenspace/2011/04/renewable-energy-rps-california-electricity-jerry-brown.html

Climate Watch 4/12/11
Brown, Chu Tout New Renewables Law
http://blogs.kqed.org/climatewatch/2011/04/12/brown-chu-tout-new-renewables-law/

California Report 4/13/11
Who Will Pay For Renewables?
http://www.californiareport.org/archive/R201104130850/a

Associated Press 4/12/11
Calif. sets nation's highest renewable power goals
http://www.mercurynews.com/breaking-news/ci_17824985

San Jose Mercury News 4/12/11
California Gov. Jerry Brown signs ambitious renewable energy mandate into law
http://www.mercurynews.com/top-stories/ci_17828401

More California Environmental News

San Jose Mercury News 4/13/11
Elimination Of U.S. High-Speed Rail Funds Endangers California's Project
http://www.mercurynews.com/california-high-speed-rail/ci_17830488

Los Angeles Times 4/13/11
California is expanding its carbon-trading program to three Canadian provinces
http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-cap-trade-20110413,0,7800882.story

Capitol Weekly 4/13/11
Coastal Commission Eyes Implications Of Japanese Quake On California
http://www.capitolweekly.net/article.php?xid=zmj6xok3lhlzvx

AP 4/13/11
Calif. agencies to sue over sucker fish habitat
http://www.mercurynews.com/breaking-news/ci_17826668

San Jose Mercury News 4/13/11
Sweeping Plan Aims To Protect Endangered Species, Cut Red Tape Over The Next 50 Years [Santa Clara County]
http://www.mercurynews.com/science/ci_17830200

AP 4/13/11
[SLO] County against Diablo nuke plant relicensing
http://www.mercurynews.com/news/ci_17834575

National Environmental News

Los Angeles Times Greenspace blog 4/12/11
Budget rider would lift wolf protections in northern Rockies
http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/greenspace/2011/04/wolves-northern-rockies-budget-rider-montana-idaho.html

Environmental News Service 4/12/11
Federal Budget Deal Strips Protection from Water, Wild Lands, Wolves
http://www.ens-newswire.com/ens/apr2011/2011-04-12-092.html

New York Times 4/12/11
Congress, in a First, Removes an Animal From the Endangered Species List
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/04/13/us/politics/13wolves.html

Grist/Wonk Room 4/13/11
The budget deal slows innovation and slashes rail, green jobs, and cleanup programs
http://www.grist.org/article/2011-04-13-budget-deal-slows-innovation-slashes-rail-green-jobs-cleanup

CNN 4/13/11
U.S. high-speed rail 'myths' debunked
http://www.cnn.com/2011/POLITICS/04/13/high.speed.rail.fact.check/

KQED Climate Watch 4/13/11
Goldman Prize Winners Reflect Energy, Water Concerns
http://blogs.kqed.org/climatewatch/2011/04/12/goldman-prize-winners-reflect-energy-water-concerns/

Climate Progress 4/13/11
The contango game: How Koch Industries manipulates the oil market for profit
http://climateprogress.org/2011/04/13/contango-koch-oil-market/

New York Times Green blog 4/12/11
Marijuana Growing Gobbles Electricity, Study Finds
http://green.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/04/12/marijuana-growing-gobbles-electricity-study-finds/

Physorg.com 4/13/11
Algae could replace 17 percent of US oil imports: study
http://www.physorg.com/news/2011-04-algae-percent-oil-imports.html

EPA 4/11
Earth Day Events around the Country
http://www.epa.gov/earthday/events.htm

Thomas Jefferson's Birthday

Alaska Conservation Blog 4/12/11
Presidents of Conservation: Thomas Jefferson
http://alaskaconservationblog.com/2011/04/12/presidents-of-conservation-thomas-jefferson/

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