Daily Green

Good afternoon, all. In the news today:

• Brown signs Steinberg's green jobs bill;
• Capitol Weekly's list of 100 top political players includes two CLCV Board members;
• CLCV Board member Carl Guardino on California's leadership on renewable energy;
• Further analysis of Supreme Court arguments on greenhouse gas emissions;
• And much more.

Top of the Ticket

Behind the Green Scene 4/20/11
Gov. Brown Signs $8M Cleantech & Renewable Energy Job Legislation – SBX1 1 (Steinberg)
http://www.b-green-scene.com/2011/04/brown-signs-cleantech-job-legislation/

Capitol Weekly 4/21/11
Capitol Weekly looks at 100 political warriors
http://www.capitolweekly.net/article.php?_c=zndowgol56hv5m&xid=znc698s01453r7

Capitol Weekly 4/21/11
Carl Guardino: Something to cheer about: California RES leads nation
http://capitolweekly.net/article.php?_c=zndyn2a2z7h7l6&xid=znc755qp3tl832

SCOTUS Blog 4/19/11
Global warming argument recap: Searching for a judicial formula
http://www.scotusblog.com/2011/04/argument-recap-searching-for-a-judicial-formula

Green House (USA Today Blog) 4/21/11
Gallup: Fewer Americans see climate change as threat
http://content.usatoday.com/communities/greenhouse/post/2011/04/gallup-americans-climate-change-africans/1

CA Environmental News & Opinion

Streetsblog Los Angeles 4/21/11
Finally, a 710 Worthy of Support: State Considers Restricting Parking in Transit Oriented Districts
http://la.streetsblog.org/2011/04/20/finally-a-710-worthy-of-support-state-considers-restricting-parking-in-transit-oriented-districts/

New York Times 4/20/11
Could the California Aqueduct Turn Into a Solar Farm?
http://green.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/04/20/could-the-california-aqueduct-turn-into-a-solar-farm/

Wall Street Journal 4/21/11
Arnold Schwarzenegger: The Clean Air Act Keeps Us Healthy
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748703789104576273120525192318.html

Sacramento Bee 4/21/11
Opportunities for California seen in China's green-tech industries
http://www.sacbee.com/2011/04/21/3568509/opportunities-for-california-seen.html

Bakersfield California 4/20/11
Fresno rally calls for more bullet train money
http://www.bakersfield.com/news/business/economy/x517034514/Fresno-rally-calls-for-more-bullet-train-money

Californians Against Waste 4/20/11
CA Carpet Stewardship Law Stimulates Jobs
http://www.cawrecycles.org/whats_new/recycling_news/apr20_carpet_jobs_created

San Francisco Chronicle 4/21/11
Lake Tahoe cleanup plan has clear vision
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2011/04/20/MNK71J4LNN.DTL

Palo Alto Patch 4/20/11
Simitian Supports Running High-Speed Rail Through Palo Alto
http://paloalto.patch.com/articles/simitian-supports-running-high-speed-rail-through-palo-alto

L.A. Now 4/21/11
Newport Beach opposes plastic bag ban
http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/lanow/2011/04/newport-beach-opposes-plastic-bag-ban.html

Sacramento Bee 4/21/11
Sacramento Valley anglers gear up for salmon fishing's return
http://www.sacbee.com/2011/04/21/3568633/sacramento-valley-anglers-gear.html

State Politics & Budget

Sacramento Bee 4/21/11
Dain Morain: Dems lob tactical bomb: Let locals raise taxes
http://www.sacbee.com/2011/04/21/3568442/dems-lob-tactical-bomb-let-locals.html

HealthyCal 4/20/11
Special funds run surpluses amid general fund deficit
http://www.healthycal.org/special-funds-run-surpluses-amid-general-fund-deficit.html

Los Angeles Times 4/21/11
Gavin Newsom treks to Texas to talk jobs
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-cap-texas-20110421,0,7674460.column

National & International Environmental News

E2 Wire 4/21/11
Greens pounce on 'fracking' blowout, say 'enough is enough'
http://thehill.com/blogs/e2-wire/677-e2-wire/157151-natural-gas-blow-out-reveives-familiar-questions-about-drilling-safety

Reuters 4/20/11
GOP Begins New Push to Delay EPA Rules on Toxic Power Plant Emissions
http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/04/20/idUS329099830920110420

Talking Points Memo 4/21/11
Obama Calls Out 'Climate Change Deniers In Congress'
http://tpmdc.talkingpointsmemo.com/2011/04/obama-calls-out-climate-change-deniers-in-congress.php

Reuters 4/20/11
DOE to grant up to $130M for renewable energy projects
http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/04/20/idUS356894300620110420

Switchboard (NRDC Blog) 4/21/11
New Studies Show Long-Term Harm to Children from Common Pesticides
http://switchboard.nrdc.org/blogs/gsolomon/new_studies_show_long-term_har.html

Washington Post 4/21/11
What went wrong for cap-and-trade?
http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/ezra-klein/post/what_went_wrong_for_cap_and_trade/2011/04/13/AFgEYqHE_blog.html

Huffington Post 4/20/11
U.N. Chief Ban Ki-moon: More Nuclear Disasters Are Likely
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/04/21/un-chief-ban-ki-moon-nuclear-disasters_n_851967.html

Giga Om 4/20/11
How Green Is Your iPhone, Anyway?
http://gigaom.com/cleantech/how-green-is-your-iphone-anyways/

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