Weekly Green: May 16, 2011

Good afternoon, all. In today’s news & opinions:

• Jerry Brown's revised budget gives more money to schools;
• Janice Hahn takes oil money, then attacks Debra Bowen for taking oil money;
• California's high-speed train wreck;
• And much more.

Top of the Ticket

Capitol Alert 5/16/11
Jerry Brown's revised budget gives more money to schools
http://blogs.sacbee.com/capitolalertlatest/2011/05/brown-issues-revised-budget-wi.html
Budget is online here: http://www.ebudget.ca.gov/
LA Weekly 5/16/11
Janice Hahn Takes Oil Money, Then Attacks Debra Bowen For Taking Oil Money
http://blogs.laweekly.com/informer/2011/05/janice_hahn_hits_debra_bowen_o.php
Los Angeles Times (editorial) 5/16/11
California's high-speed train wreck
http://www.latimes.com/news/opinion/opinionla/la-ed-bullettrain-20110516,0,5409734.story

CA Environmental News & Opinion

Californians Against Waste Blog 5/16/11
Hermosa Beach Backs Down on Styrofoam Ban
http://www.cawrecycles.org/whats_new/recycling_news/may16_hermosabeach_ban
Press Enterprise 5/14/11
Parks closure plan hits Democratic districts hard
http://blogs.pe.com/politics/2011/05/parks-closure-plan-hits-democr.html
San Jose Mercury News 5/15/11
At Henry W. Coe State Park, news of proposed park closure hits home
http://www.mercurynews.com/science/ci_18066364
San Diego Union Tribune 5/13/11
Palomar, San Pasqual parks axed by state
http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/2011/may/13/palomar-san-pasqual-parks-axed-state/
San Francisco Chronicle 5/16/11
GoodGuide rates products on ingredients' safety
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2011/05/16/BU5O1JFSRU.DTL&type=green
San Diego Union Tribune 5/15/11
Wastewater getting new life across county
http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/2011/may/15/wastewater-getting-new-life-across-county/
Los Angeles Times 5/15/11
Noxious odor plagues poor desert communities
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-indian-toxic-waste-20110515,0,3751742.story
Voice of OC 5/16/11
Anaheim's Green Deal Gone Bad
http://www.voiceofoc.org/oc_north/article_d2944340-7f13-11e0-bfb7-001cc4c03286.html
San Francisco Chronicle (opinion) 5/13/11
S.F. solar industry fears loss of funding
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2011/05/13/EDE41JF5F9.DTL
Associated Press 5/13/11
Neighbors oppose strawberry farms' fumigant use
http://www.thecalifornian.com/article/20110514/NEWS06/105140319/Neighbors-oppose-strawberry-farms-fumigant-use
Los Angeles Times 5/16/11
Welcome mat comes back out at Angeles National Forest
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-angeles-national-forest-20110516,0,7382672.story

Congressional District 36

Associated Press 5/16/11
16 candidates face off for Calif. House seat
http://www.sacbee.com/2011/05/16/3629262/16-candidates-face-off-for-calif.html
Rancho Palos Verdes Patch 5/16/11
Bowen Plans to Build on Bold Leadership in Congress
http://ranchopalosverdes.patch.com/articles/bowen-plans-to-build-on-bold-leadership-in-congress-5
Politico 5/16/11
Class divide in war for Jane Harman's seat
http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0511/55018.html
Calitics 5/15/11
Marta Evry: Why They Support Debra Bowen For Congress
http://calitics.com/diary/13490/why-they-support-debra-bowen-for-congress
Daily Breeze 5/15/11
Democrats fight it out in race for Harman seat
http://www.dailybreeze.com/news/ci_18064100

More State Politics & Budget

Sacramento Bee 5/15/11
Latino and Asian populations rise while fewer whites reside in California
http://www.sacbee.com/2011/05/16/3629033/fewer-whites-reside-in-state.html
San Francisco Chronicle 5/16/11
Brown will seek taxes before vote of people
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2011/05/16/BAQ51JGP5U.DTL
Sacramento Bee 5/16/11
Democrats believe two-thirds margin in California Legislature is within reach
http://www.sacbee.com/2011/05/16/3629038/democrats-believe-two-thirds-margin.html
Los Angeles Times 5/14/11
Gov. Brown to skip tax increase this year
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-state-budget-20110514,0,1139364.story
Calbuzz 5/15/11
Tough Budget Spot for Governor (No Plan B) Brown
http://www.calbuzz.com/2011/05/may-revise-post/
San Francisco Chronicle (column) 5/13/11
John Diaz: Budget must take all of California into account
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2011/05/15/INQ51JE9M4.DTL
Fresno Bee 5/13/11
California lawmakers await redistricting panel's map
http://www.fresnobee.com/2011/05/13/2387980/california-lawmakers-await-redistricting.html

National Environmental News & Opinion

Washington Post (editorial) 5/15/11
Climate change denial becomes harder to justify
http://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/climate-change-denial-becomes-harder-to-justify/2011/05/13/AF44QQ4G_story.html
New York Times (editorial) 5/14/11
A Big Whine From Big Oil
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/05/15/opinion/15sun1.html?_r=2&ref=opinion
Politico 5/16/11
Barack Obama moves to expand oil and gas drilling
http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0511/54969.html
Treehugger 5/16/11
Bee vs Mobile Phone: Electromagnetic Fields Confuse Honeybees
http://www.treehugger.com/files/2011/05/bees-vs-mobile-electromagnetic-fields-confuse.php
The Hill 5/16/11
EPA will halt boiler rules while agency gets more input
http://thehill.com/blogs/e2-wire/677-e2-wire/161437-epa-will-halt-boiler-pollution-rules-while-agency-
Grist 5/16/11
Big Ag doesn’t want you to care about pesticides
http://www.grist.org/industrial-agriculture/2011-05-16-produce-lobby-doesnt-want-you-to-care-about-pesticides
McClatchy 5/13/11
Speculation explains more about oil prices than anything else
http://www.mcclatchydc.com/2011/05/13/114190/speculation-explains-more-about.html
USA Today 5/15/11
Climate study gets pulled after charges of plagiarism
http://www.usatoday.com/weather/climate/globalwarming/2011-05-15-climate-study-plagiarism-Wegman_n.htm
New York Times 5/15/11
A Coast-to-Coast Guide to Endangered Species
http://travel.nytimes.com/2011/05/15/travel/endangered-species-travel-guide.html?ref=earth
McClatchy 5/13/11
Fracking chemical disclosure bill passes Texas House
http://www.mcclatchydc.com/2011/05/12/114090/fracking-chemical-disclosure-bill.html

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