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Hi, everyone. News & opinions today:

• President Obama urges end to billions of dollars in tax breaks to Big Oil;
• Feds: climate change will diminish already-scarce water supplies in the western United States;
• Lung Association grades California's air quality;
• And much more.

Top of the Ticket

Multiple Sources 4/27/11
News Flash (Not): Western Water in Peril
http://blogs.kqed.org/climatewatch/2011/04/26/news-flash-not-western-water-in-peril/
http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5j3aTZ_tQ7edI7zIJQAf4WmBTbA4g?docId=1cbb702053b84453bee806e5e281ff13
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/42754165/ns/business-eye_on_the_economy/

Multiple Sources 4/26/11
Obama urges repeal of tax breaks for oil firms
http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/nation/la-na-obama-oil-subsidies-20110427,0,6914640.story
http://money.cnn.com/2011/04/26/news/economy/oil_tax_breaks_obama/

New York Times Greenwire blog 4/26/11
Boehner Open to Ending Some Oil Tax Breaks
http://www.nytimes.com/gwire/2011/04/26/26greenwire-boehner-open-to-ending-some-oil-tax-breaks-30323.html?ref=energy-environment

Los Angeles Times (opinion) 4/27/11
Najmedin Meshkati: How safe is San Onofre?
http://www.latimes.com/news/opinion/commentary/la-oe-meshkati-san-onofre-20110426,0,3020433.story

Lung Association Grades Your Air Quality

San Diego Union Tribune 4/27/11
San Diego's air pollution among worst in nation
http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/2011/apr/27/san-diegos-air-pollution-among-worst-nation/

Los Angeles Times 4/27/11
L.A., Bakersfield remain among U.S.'s most polluted cities, report says
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-california-air-20110427,0,803678.story

San Francisco Chronicle 4/27/11
Air quality: Several Bay Area counties fail survey
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2011/04/27/BADE1J7SUK.DTL&type=green

Desert Sun 4/27/11
Inland Empire's air some of worst in nation
http://www.mydesert.com/article/20110427/NEWS07/104270308/Inland-Empire-s-air-some-worst-nation

Sacramento Bee 4/27/11
Lung group rates ozone here as 5th worst in the U.S.
http://www.sacbee.com/2011/04/27/3581570/lung-group-rates-ozone-here-as.html

More California Environmental News

KQED Climate Watch 4/26/11
Speed Bump for Big SoCal Solar Project
http://blogs.kqed.org/climatewatch/2011/04/26/speed-bump-for-big-socal-solar-project/

The Press-Enterprise 4/26/11
MOJAVE DESERT: Solar project would disturb thousands of tortoises
http://www.pe.com/localnews/stories/PE_News_Local_D_tortoises27.22ec228.html

Los Angeles Times 4/27/11
Remnants of oil spill linger in Montebello tributary
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-0427-oil-spill-20110427,0,1726776.story

San Francisco Chronicle 4/27/11
PG&E IDs 34 miles of pipe falsely deemed seamless
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2011/04/27/MNCT1J3VOI.DTL

Sacramento Bee 4/27/11
North Delta parcel owners OK assessment hike to defend water rights
http://www.sacbee.com/2011/04/27/3581271/north-delta-parcel-owners-ok-assessment.html

Good Magazine 4/27/11
San Francisco's Real-Time Smart Parking System Is Up and Running
http://www.good.is/post/san-francisco-s-real-time-smart-parking-system-is-up-and-running

National and International Environmental News

LiveScience.com 4/22/11
New Map Reveals Size of U.S. Forests
http://www.livescience.com/13852-map-reveals-size-forests.html

Los Angeles Times Greenspace blog 4/26/11
Colorado River parks threatened, report finds
http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/greenspace/2011/04/colorado-river-dams.html

Los Angeles Times Editorial 4/27/11
Greenhouse gases: Too hot for the courts
http://www.latimes.com/news/opinion/opinionla/la-ed-warming-20110427,0,1781034.story

Fast Company 4/27/11
More Than 25% Of CO₂ Emissions Come From Buying Cheap Foreign Goods
http://www.fastcompany.com/1749777/the-case-for-localization-over-one-quarter-of-all-co2-emissions-come-from-international-trad

Bloomberg News 4/27/11
Indian Ocean's Waters May Fuel Atlantic’s Gulf Stream, Miami Study Shows
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2011-04-27/indian-ocean-s-waters-may-fuel-atlantic-s-gulf-stream-miami-study-shows.html

The Botswana Gazette 4/27/11
Climate change a serious threat to Africa
http://gazettebw.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=9418:climate-change-a-serious-threat-to-africa&catid=18:headlines&Itemid=2

English.news.cn 4/27/11
China drafting special law on climate change: official
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english2010/china/2011-04/27/c_13847244.htm

Fast Company 4/26/11
The Big Thirst: Why Climate Change Might Cut Your Shower Short
http://www.fastcompany.com/1749926/the-big-thirst-why-climate-change-might-cut-your-shower-short

Grist.org 4/26/11
Roberts: Why I’ve avoided commenting on Nisbet’s ‘Climate Shift’ report
http://www.grist.org/climate-change/2011-04-26-why-ive-avoided-commenting-on-nisbets-climate-shift-report

Huffington Post 4/26/11
As Oil Profits Soar, Obama Seeks Political Wedge
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/04/26/oil-subsidies-obama-democrats-republicans_n_854102.html

Things that make you go "hmmm"

Treehugger.com 4/19/11
9 of 10 Most Prolific Climate Skeptic Authors Linked to Exxon
http://www.treehugger.com/files/2011/04/9_of_10_most_pr.php

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