Daily Green

Good afternoon, all. In the news today:

• Introducing Rick Zbur, CLCV Board Chair-elect;
• Brown will get a chance to impact cap-and-trade program;
• California heads to Supreme Court to seek right to curb greenhouse-gas emissions;
• Bill to reduce reliance on freshwater from Delta advances;
• Dispatches from the Power Shift 2011 conference;
• And much more.

Top of the Ticket

Groundswell (CLCV Blog) 4/18/11
Introducing Rick Zbur, CLCV Board Chair-elect
http://www.ecovote.org/blog/introducing-rick-zbur-clcv-board-chair-elect

Reuters 4/18/11
California governor to get chance to "mark" climate law
http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/04/18/us-carbon-california-idUSTRE73H0OI20110418

Wall Street Journal 4/18/11
States Seek Greenhouse-Gas Curbs
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748704204604576269092011845186.html

Daily Democrat 4/18/11
Wolk bill to reduce reliance on freshwater from Delta moves forward
http://www.dailydemocrat.com/news/ci_17871392

CA Environmental News & Opinion

Multiple Sources 4/17/11
High Speed Rail Federal Funding Has Disappeared, Now What?
http://www.californiaprogressreport.com/site/node/8889
http://www.cahsrblog.com/2011/04/where-now-for-hsr-funding/

Sacramento Bee 4/17/11
Potent new rat poisons killing California wildlife
http://www.sacbee.com/2011/04/17/3558267/potent-new-rat-poisons-killing.html

California Progress Report 4/18/11
A Golden Future For The Renewable State
http://www.californiaprogressreport.com/site/node/8892

San Diego Union-Tribune 4/16/11
Home energy upgrades are latest shade of green
http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/2011/apr/16/home-energy-upgrades-are-new-shade-green-movement/

Los Angeles Times 4/17/11
On Southland piers, warning that more fish species are tainted
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-pier-fish-20110417,0,2160240.story

Los Angeles Times 4/17/11
Big Bear Lake filled to the brim
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-big-bear-lake-20110417,0,6940979.story

Los Angeles Times 4/17/11
Rail service plan for LAX still has hurdles
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-green-line-20110417,0,431037.story

L.A. Now 4/18/11
Ikea installs 1,260 solar panels to help power Burbank store
http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/lanow/2011/04/ikea-installs-1260-solar-panels-to-help-power-burbank-store.html

State Politics

California Progress Report 4/18/11
Peter Schrag: Is the “Business Climate” a Myth?
http://www.californiaprogressreport.com/site/node/8894

Contra Costa Times 4/16/11
California Labor groups charting own paths on taxes
http://www.contracostatimes.com/politics-government/ci_17858724

Los Angeles Times 4/16/11
Janice Hahn, Debra Bowen lead in fundraising for special congressional election
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-harman-seat-money-20110416,0,672671.story

Sacramento Bee 4/18/11
Assembly candidate Beth Gaines already planning for life in the Capitol
http://www.sacbee.com/2011/04/16/3557018/assembly-candidate-beth-gaines.html

Dispatches from Power Shift 2011 Conference

Switchboard (NRDC Blog) 4/17/11
Power Shift: Where Youth Fights for Our Future
http://switchboard.nrdc.org/blogs/rkistner/power_shift_the_youth_will_fig.html

Politico 4/18/11
Environmentalists seek gays' advice on President Obama
http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0411/53346.html

Climate Progress 4/17/11
President Obama meets with youth climate leaders
http://climateprogress.org/2011/04/17/obama-youth-climate-leaders

TreeHugger 4/18/11
10,000 Students Take to DC Streets, Calling for Action on Climate & BP Spill
http://www.treehugger.com/files/2011/04/10000-students-take-dc-streets-action-climate-bp-spill.php

Huffington Post 4/18/11
Bill McKibben: U.S. Chamber Has No Idea What's About to Hit Them
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/bill-mckibben/powershift-chamber-commerce_b_850304.html

Grist 4/18/11
Bill McKibben’s must-watch speech at Power Shift
http://www.grist.org/climate-change/2011-04-18-bill-mckibbens-must-watch-speech-at-power-shift

E² Wire 4/15/11
Gore to young advocates: Battle industry lobbyists to turn the tide on climate
http://thehill.com/blogs/e2-wire/677-e2-wire/156445-al-gore-to-youth-battle-industry-lobbyists-to-turn-the-tide-on-climate

Grist 4/17/11
Van Jones at Power Shift 2011: ‘While they’re stuck on stupid in D.C., your generation is rising’
http://www.grist.org/politics/2011-04-17-van-jones-at-power-shift-2011-while-theyre-stuck-on-stupid-in-dc

National & International Environmental News

Multiple Sources 4/18/11
Gulf Oil Spill: One Year Later
http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/nation/la-oil-spill-html,0,6578241.htmlstory
http://www.defendersblog.org/2011/04/bp-oil-disaster-one-year-later-defenders-continues-to-fight-for-gulf-wildlife/
http://switchboard.nrdc.org/blogs/mrotkinellman/bp_disaster_at_one_year_callin.html
http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/04/18/us-oil-spill-anniversary-idUSTRE73E2OW20110418

E² Wire 4/18/11
Green group targets lawmaker votes to block EPA climate regulations
http://thehill.com/blogs/e2-wire/677-e2-wire/156553-green-group-launches-ad-campaign-targeting-lawmakers-for-votes-to-block-epa-rules

New York Times 4/16/11
Chemicals Were Injected Into Wells, Report Says
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/04/17/science/earth/17gas.html

Huffington Post 4/18/11
The Rise of the Pocketbook Environmentalist
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/lynn-jurich/pocketbook-environmentalist-_b_849645.html

Reuters 4/18/11
Scientists want climate change early-warning system
http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/04/18/us-climate-warning-idUSTRE73G2P520110418
 

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