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Good afternoon, all. In the news today:

• California Republicans unveil budget plan;
• Business leaders call on Brown and legislature to pass budget;
• San Diego first in country to require pollution permit for fireworks shot over water;
• Senate Democrats and oil executives face off at hearing;
• And much more.

Top of the Ticket

Capital Notes & PolitiCal 5/12/11
GOP Unveils Deficit Fix, Sans Taxes
http://blogs.kqed.org/capitalnotes/2011/05/12/gop-unveils-deficit-fix-sans-taxes/
http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/california-politics/2011/05/gop-lawmakers-unveil-first-budget-plan-no-taxes-more-cuts-optimistic-assumptions.html

San Francisco Chronicle Politics Blog 5/11/11
CA biz leaders to Brown, Legislature: FIX BUDGET NOW
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/blogs/nov05election/detail?entry_id=88772&tsp=1

San Diego Union-Tribune 5/11/11
New precedent: Pollution permits for fireworks
http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/2011/may/11/fireworks-under-fire-across-county/

Politico 5/12/11
Democrats, oil executives face off at hearing 
http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0511/54834.html

CA Environmental News & Opinion

KQED Climate Watch & Greenspace 5/11/11
Sierra Club Challenges Governor on Cap & Trade
http://blogs.kqed.org/climatewatch/2011/05/11/sierra-club-challenges-governor-on-cap-trade
http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/greenspace/2011/05/california-cap-and-trade-sierra-club.html

San Diego Coastkeeper Blog 5/11/11
Copper Hull Paint Bill Passes First Committee
http://www.sdcoastkeeper.org/blog/toxic-waters-in-san-diego/item/120-copper-hull-paint-bill-passes-first-committee.html

California Watch 5/12/11
California mine to compete with China in rare-earth metals
http://californiawatch.org/dailyreport/california-mine-compete-china-rare-earth-metals-10249

Audublog (Audubon California Blog) 5/12/11
Federal ruling not to list Mountain Plover puts even more pressure on struggling bird species
http://www.audublog.org/?p=5442

Fresno Bee 5/11/11
GOP tries to halt San Joaquin River plan
http://www.fresnobee.com/2011/05/11/2385201/gop-tries-to-halt-river-plan.html

Sacramento Bee 5/12/11
Sacramento region likely to pass one-hour ozone standard, EPA says
http://www.sacbee.com/2011/05/12/3620923/sacramento-region-likely-to-pass.html

NPR 5/11/11
Foreign Species Invade San Francisco Bay
http://www.npr.org/2011/05/11/136212105/foreign-species-invade-san-francisco-bay

Santa Barbara Independent 5/11/11
Of Lawsuits, Regulations, and Agriculture: Enviros Sue State’s Water Quality Control Board Over Ag Pollution
http://www.independent.com/news/2011/may/11/lawsuits-regulations-and-agriculture/

Sacramento Bee 5/12/11
Dan Morain: Pious Prius owner can't give up life in the fast lane
http://www.sacbee.com/2011/05/12/3620609/pious-prius-owner-cant-give-up.html

Greenspace 5/11/11
Torrance Shell station adds hydrogen fuel pump
http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/greenspace/2011/05/hydrogen-torrance.html

Bay Citizen 5/11/11
Sustainable Streetscape Model Breaks Ground in SF's Bayview
http://www.baycitizen.org/environment/story/sustainable-streetscape-model-breaks-sfs/

State Politics & Budget

Sacramento Bee 5/12/11
Jerry Brown's appointments toe the party line
http://www.sacbee.com/2011/05/12/3620908/jerry-browns-appointments-toe.html

Capitol Alert 5/12/11
Beth Gaines sworn into Assembly for husband's former seat
http://blogs.sacbee.com/capitolalertlatest/2011/05/beth-gaines-sworn-into-assembl.html

Capitol Alert 5/11/11
Census Bureau releases details on California's population
http://blogs.sacbee.com/capitolalertlatest/2011/05/census-bureau-california-details.html

National & International Environmental News

E² Wire 5/11/11
House approves bill setting timeline for permitting drilling projects
http://thehill.com/blogs/e2-wire/677-e2-wire/160575-house-approves-bill-to-speed-up-permitting-of-drilling-projects

The Hill's Transportation Report 5/11/11
Dem senators file bill to create $5 billion transportation fund
http://thehill.com/blogs/transportation-report/highways-bridges-and-roads/160581-dem-senators-file-bill-to-create-5-billion-transportation-fund

Switchboard (NRDC Blog) 5/12/11
No Change in Sight: Rules to Inform the Public about Toxic Chemicals Languish in White House Purgatory
http://switchboard.nrdc.org/blogs/drosenberg/no_change_in_sight_rules_to_in.html

E² Wire 5/12/11
Upton won't rule out debt ceiling as vehicle to thwart climate rules
http://thehill.com/blogs/e2-wire/677-e2-wire/160819-upton-wont-rule-out-debt-ceiling-as-vehicle-to-thwart-climate-rules

Huffington Post 5/12/11
Natural Gas Revolution Is Overblown, Study Says
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/05/12/natural-gas-revolution-overblown_n_861074.html

Salon 5/11/11
Newt Gingrich's environmentalism problem
http://www.salon.com/news/politics/war_room/2011/05/11/gingrich_environment_american_tradition_partnership/index.html

The Daily Beast 5/11/11
Newt Gingrich's Dirty Polluter Money
http://www.thedailybeast.com/blogs-and-stories/2011-05-11/newt-gingrich-for-president-2012-polluters-among-biggest-donors/

Huffington Post 5/12/11
What Is Fracking? Song Explains Controversial Drilling Process (VIDEO)
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/05/12/what-is-fracking-song-explained_n_860976.html

The Thin Green Line (San Francisco Chronicle Blog) 5/11/11
Climate change threatens wi-fi signals
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/blogs/green/detail?entry_id=88761

Climate Progress 5/12/11
Clinton and Salazar travel to Arctic Council meeting focused on challenges of rapid polar warming
http://climateprogress.org/2011/05/12/clinton-greenland-arctic

Huffington Post 5/12/11
U.N. Proposes 'Climate Services' To Help Developing Nations Deal With Onslaught Of Extreme Weather
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/05/12/un-proposes-climate-servi_n_860968.html

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