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Good afternoon, all. In the news today:

• Study shows emissions trading may not worsen local pollution;
• Assembly committee kills anti-high speed rail bill;
• Bill seeks to create oil severance tax;
• Obama calls for more renewable energy investments;
• And much more.

Top of the Ticket

KQED Climate Watch 4/13/11
Emissions Trading May Not Worsen Local Pollution: Study could weaken underpinnings of suit holding up AB 32
http://blogs.kqed.org/climatewatch/2011/04/13/emissions-trading-may-not-worsen-local-pollution

California High Speed Rail Blog 4/13/11
Diane Harkey’s Anti-HSR Bill Killed by Assembly
http://www.cahsrblog.com/2011/04/diane-harkeys-anti-hsr-bill-killed-by-assembly/

Capitol Weekly 4/14/11
Oil severance tax plan slips into view
http://www.capitolweekly.net/article.php?xid=zmqen190ovlri3

Climate Progress 4/13/11
Obama calls for more energy investments while proposing to cut deficit $4 trillion
http://climateprogress.org/2011/04/13/obama-energy-cut-deficit

CA Environmental News & Opinion

Capitol Weekly 4/14/11
Opinion: Opportunity to build on California’s foundation for ‘green’ buildings
http://capitolweekly.net/article.php?_c=zmsb10wh6rhp6w&xid=zmqezjtkzsxtfk&done=.zmsb10wh6s3p6w

New York Times 4/14/11
A Reprieve for Western Water Users
http://green.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/04/14/a-reprieve-for-western-water-users/

California Watch 4/14/11
Brazilian Blowout hair straightener draws fire from authorities
http://californiawatch.org/dailyreport/brazilian-blowout-hair-straightener-draws-fire-authorities-9797

Stockton Record 4/13/11
Water war fires up
http://www.recordnet.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20110413/A_OPINION01/104130307/-1/NEWSMAP

San Francisco Chronicle 4/13/11
State tests response with mock nuclear accident
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2011/04/13/BARC1IVBU0.DTL

California Report 4/14/11
California Farmers Rushing to Grow Cotton
http://www.californiareport.org/archive/R201104140850/c

Santa Rosa Press Democrat 4/13/11
PG&E pledges to regain trust
http://www.pressdemocrat.com/article/20110413/ARTICLES/110419770/1033/news?Title=PG-E-pledges-to-regain-trust-

Auburn Journal 4/13/11
Auburn plant’s solar panels celebrate the sun
http://auburnjournal.com/detail/176188.html

San Diego Union-Tribune 4/12/11
Metropolitan Water District ends rationing that began in 2009
http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/2011/apr/12/water-rationing-ends-socal-wholesaler/

Transbay Blog 4/13/11
When commitment isn’t a virtue: Defining a New Regional Transportation Policy
http://transbayblog.com/2011/04/13/when-commitment-isnt-a-virtue/

San Francisco Examiner 4/13/11
Water conservation leads to higher rates in the Bay Area
http://www.sfexaminer.com/local/2011/04/water-conservation-leads-higher-rates

Climate Progress 4/14/11
Malibu Lagoon restoration controversy: Science wins (for now)
http://climateprogress.org/2011/04/14/malibu-lagoon-restoration-pamela-anderson

State Politics

Sacramento Bee 4/13/11
Teachers seek tax hike without an election
http://www.sacbee.com/2011/04/13/3548577/browns-countdown-day-94-teachers.html

PolitiCal 4/14/11
At GOP fundraiser, a desire to work with Jerry Brown
http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/california-politics/2011/04/at-gop-fundraiser-good-vibes-for-brown-budget.html

Sacramento Bee 4/13/11
Brown says he's the same old "Governor Moonbeam" -- and proud of it
http://www.sacbee.com/2011/04/13/3548575/brown-says-hes-the-same-old-governor.html

Los Angeles Times 4/13/11
Making California relevant to presidential campaigns
http://www.latimes.com/news/la-me-cap-elections-20110414,0,2192403.column

National & International Environmental News

E² Wire 4/14/11
Enviros plot next steps in fight over EPA climate rules
http://thehill.com/blogs/e2-wire/677-e2-wire/156029-enviros-plot-next-steps-in-fight-over-epa-climate-rules-

Climate Progress 4/13/11
Mark Lynas pens error-riddled, cost-less nuke op-ed
http://climateprogress.org/2011/04/13/mark-lynas-error-cost-nuke-op-ed

The Atlantic 4/13/11
Beyond BPA: Could 'BPA-Free' Products Be Just as Unsafe?
http://www.theatlantic.com/life/archive/2011/04/beyond-bpa-could-bpa-free-products-be-just-as-unsafe/237246/

Reuters 4/14/11
U.S. on track to meet 1 million plug-in autos goal: DOE
http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/04/13/us-autos-doe-idUSTRE73C4JF20110413

Climate Progress 4/13/11
FLASHBACK: Donald Trump and his hair join the climate zombies
http://climateprogress.org/2011/04/13/donald-trump-climate-zombies

TreeHugger 4/13/11
Bringing Solar & Wind Power to Afghanistan (Video)
http://www.treehugger.com/files/2011/04/bringing-solar-wind-power-afghanistan.php

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