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Good afternoon, all. News & opinions today:

• Sponsors of bill to expand oil drilling received $8.8 million in campaign contributions from (guess who) the oil industry;
• SPUR report: How the Bay Area can prepare for climate risks;
• CPUC endorses removal of 4 Klamath River dams;
• The market failure of plastic bags, and much more.

Top of the Ticket

Huffington Post 5/6/11
Sponsors Of Oil-Drilling Expansion Bill Received $8.8 Million In Industry Contributions
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/05/05/big-oil-drilling-bill-sponsors-contributions_n_858329.html

KQED Climate Watch 5/6/11
Report: Climate Change Hits Home
http://blogs.kqed.org/climatewatch/2011/05/05/report-climate-change-hits-home/

Associated Press 5/6/11
CPUC endorses removal of 4 Klamath River dams
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2011/05/06/BADV1JCK83.DTL

Triple Pundit 5/5/11
The Market Failure of Plastic Bags
http://www.triplepundit.com/2011/05/market-failure-plastic-bags/

Delta Plan Slammed

Los Angeles Times 5/6/11
Panel criticizes river delta plan
http://www.latimes.com/news/science/environment/la-me-water-delta-20110506,0,7120536.story

San Francisco Chronicle 5/6/11
Delta plan blasted over omissions by U.S. panel
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/c/a/2011/05/06/MNN11JCKG7.DTL

New York Times Green Blog 5/6/11
Can a Water Plan Work Without an Environmental Goal?
http://green.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/05/06/can-a-water-plan-work-without-an-environmental-goal/

State Environmental News & Opinion

Bay Citizen 5/5/11
Scientists Fear Surge in Bay Water Levels
http://www.baycitizen.org/san-francisco-bay/story/scientists-fear-surge-bay-water-levels/

LA Times Greenspace Blog 5/6/11
Genetically engineered salmon must be labeled, California Assembly bill says
http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/greenspace/2011/05/genetically-engineered-salmon.html

California Progress Report 5/6/11
Mike Sweeney: Reality (of Shark Finning) Bites
http://www.californiaprogressreport.com/site/node/8955

San Jose Mercury News 5/6/11
State delays vote on two-track high-speed rail for Bay Area
http://www.mercurynews.com/crime-courts/ci_18003418

Fresno Bee 5/5/11
Elevated tracks pulled from Valley high-speed rail
http://www.fresnobee.com/2011/05/05/2377112/study-okd-for-high-speed-rail.html

Desert Dispatch 5/6/11
City has spent more than $100,000 fighting train so far
http://www.desertdispatch.com/news/fighting-10792-spent-train.html

San Francisco Chronicle 5/6/11
State puts PG&E's gas-safety cost tracking on hold
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2011/05/05/BACD1JCHN3.DTL&tsp=1

San Jose Mercury News 5/6/11
With carpool perk ending for hybrids, some owners are trading up
http://www.mercurynews.com/bay-area-news/ci_18004524

Desert Dispatch 5/6/11
Retired brigadier general pushes renewable energy for armed forces
http://www.desertdispatch.com/news/barstow-10819-renewable-brigadier.html

Bay Citizen 5/5/11
Asthma's Grip on Californians Tightens
http://www.baycitizen.org/blogs/quality-of-life/asthmas-grip-californians-tightens/

San Francisco Chronicle 5/6/11
San Francisco puts cell phone radiation law on hold
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2011/05/06/BAVB1JB9L6.DTL

San Diego Union-Tribune 5/5/11
Scripps scientists draft climate report for Vatican
http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/2011/may/05/scripps-scientists-help-draft-climate-report-vatic/

State Politics

Sacramento Bee Capitol Alert Blog 5/6/11
California's deficit should fall, but by how much?
http://blogs.sacbee.com/capitolalertlatest/2011/05/california-deficit-should-fall-but.html

Los Angeles Times 5/5/11
California has $2 billion in unexpected tax revenue
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-state-budget-20110505,0,1073828.story

Los Angeles Times 5/6/11
Jerry Brown's nose and the public's right to know
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-brown-cancer-20110506,0,816278.story

Calbuzz 5/6/11
Dems’ Whack Job on Reps Needs More Omerta
http://www.calbuzz.com/2011/05/dems-whack-job-on-reps-needs-more-omerta/

Orange County Register 5/6/11
California worst state for business, survey says
http://www.ocregister.com/articles/-299331--.html

National & International Environmental News

Associated Press 5/5/11
Climate change panel: renewable energy to be key
http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/UN_SCI_CLIMATE_PANEL_RENEWABLE_ENERGY?SITE=CAANR&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT

The Hill E2 Blog 5/6/11
Obama: Nation can't drill its way out of soaring gas prices
http://thehill.com/blogs/e2-wire/677-e2-wire/159705-obama-more-drilling-is-not-the-solution

The Hill E2 Blog 5/6/11
Republican claims drilling bill vote prompted oil price tumble
http://thehill.com/blogs/e2-wire/677-e2-wire/159707-republican-claims-drilling-bill-vote-prompted-oil-price-tumble

Reuters 5/6/11
Obama forms panel to improve fracking safety
http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/05/05/us-usa-fracking-panel-idUSTRE7447US20110505

New York Times Green Blog 5/6/11
Fracture on Fracking
http://green.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/05/06/fracture-on-fracking/

San Francisco Chronicle 5/6/11
Climate change disrupting food production: study
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2011/05/06/MNQ41JAS92.DTL&type=green

Spiders in the News

National Public Radio 5/6/11
Dirty Dancing, A Gallant Spider Goes All The Way
http://www.npr.org/blogs/krulwich/2011/05/05/135963961/dirty-dancing-a-gallant-spider-goes-all-the-way

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