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Hello and Happy Earth Day. We thank you and all environmental champions who are working hard to protect our environment and public health for future generations. In today’s news:

• Earth Day organizers call for "a billion acts of green";
• Shark deaths in Redwood City spur search for cause;
• Carbon footprint variation; and more.

Top of the Ticket: Earth Day

Reuters 4/21/11
Earth Day organizers call for "a billion acts of green"
http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/04/21/us-earthday-idUSTRE73K4IK20110421

San Francisco Chronicle 4/22/11
Chip Johnson: Training next generation of environmental stewards
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2011/04/22/BA4F1J5GMI.DTL&type=green

Greenspace LA Times Blog 4/21/11
Recycling electronic waste: Earth Day resolution?
http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/greenspace/2011/04/recycling-e-waste-electronics-earth-day.html

NRDC Switchboard Blog 4/22/11
Doug Obegi: Happy Earth Day - Have you Thanked a Scientist Today?
http://switchboard.nrdc.org/blogs/dobegi/happy_earth_day_-_have_you_tha.html

California Environmental News

San Francisco Chronicle 4/22/11
Shark deaths in Redwood City spur search for cause
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2011/04/22/BAK71J5IFB.DTL&type=green

California Watch 4/22/11
Carbon footprint varies by location, income
http://californiawatch.org/dailyreport/carbon-footprint-varies-location-income-9951

Multiple sources 4/22/11
Report: Solar Panels Boost Home Prices
http://blogs.kqed.org/climatewatch/2011/04/22/report-solar-panels-boost-home-prices/
http://green.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/04/21/study-finds-solar-panels-increase-home-values/

Sacramento Bee 4/22/11
Court battle expected over Central Valley levee vegetation
http://www.sacbee.com/2011/04/20/3564970/court-battle-expected-over-central.html

San Diego Union-Tribune 4/22/11
Delays in rare species safeguards questioned
http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/2011/apr/21/1n22species/

San Francisco Chronicle (editorial) 4/22/11
Keeping Calif. high-speed rail plan on track
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2011/04/22/ED381J5GQ6.DTL

Fresno Bee 4/22/11
Are farmers market vendors willing to pay to keep it real?
http://www.fresnobee.com/2011/04/21/2360003/farmers-markets-weigh-value-of.html

San Francisco Chronicle 4/22/11
PG&E says it can't satisfy order for documentation
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2011/04/22/MNNB1J5J8C.DTL

San Jose Mercury News 4/22/11
PG&E's top exec retires
http://www.mercurynews.com/san-bruno-fire/ci_17902213

San Diego Union-Tribune 4/22/11
SeaWorld cans plastic bags at theme park
http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/2011/apr/22/1m22plastic/

Associated Press 4/22/11
State allows Sacramento Valley salmon season
http://www.sacbee.com/2011/04/22/3572274/state-allows-sacramento-valley.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

KQED’s Forum 4/21/11
Oakland Zoo expansion
http://www.kqed.org/a/forum/R201104210900

KQED Climate Watch 4/21/11
Planners Seek Public Input on Bay Area Growth
http://blogs.kqed.org/climatewatch/2011/04/21/planners-seek-public-input-on-bay-area-growth

Californians Against Waste 4/21/11
San Francisco Gives Compost Back to Residents
http://www.cawrecycles.org/whats_new/recycling_news/apr21_sf_freecompost

Marin Independent Journal (opinion) 4/21/11
Suzanne Whelan: Marin's ecosystem partnerships
http://www.marinij.com/opinion/ci_17895248

Fresno Bee 4/20/11
Visalia bicycle lanes to stay put
http://www.fresnobee.com/2011/04/20/2358676/visalia-bicycle-lanes-to-stay.html

State Politics

California Report 4/22/11
Brown Takes Budget Case to Town Halls
http://www.californiareport.org/archive/R201104220850/a

San Jose Mercury News 4/22/11
Silicon Valley CEOs: We're hiring, but worried about state's 'sustainability'
http://www.mercurynews.com/business/ci_17902848

California Progress Report 4/21/11
Steven Maviglio: The California GOP's Attack on Redistricting Commission: New Chairman, Same Old Complaints
http://www.californiaprogressreport.com/site/node/8903

National Environmental News

The Hill E2 Blog 4/22/11
Federal report hits Transocean over Gulf rig explosion
http://thehill.com/blogs/e2-wire/677-e2-wire/157425-federal-report-hits-transocean-over-gulf-rig-explosion

The Hill E2 Blog 4/22/11
Schwarzenegger slams GOP-led bills to block pollution rules
http://thehill.com/blogs/e2-wire/677-e2-wire/157241-schwarzenegger-slams-gop-led-bills-to-block-pollution-rules

California Progress Report 4/22/11
Lucas O’Connor: Darrell Issa Proudly Claims Failure in The Gulf. Again.
http://www.californiaprogressreport.com/site/node/8907

New York Times 4/22/11
As Consumers Cut Spending, ‘Green’ Products Lose Allure
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/04/22/business/energy-environment/22green.html

Politico 4/21/11
Barack Obama talks deficit, voters talk gas prices
http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0411/53556.html

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