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Hello and good afternoon all. In today’s news:

• Control of U.S. Senate could be decided in California;
• Prop 26's dirty backers flee from poisonous Prop 23;
• Remembering Senator Jenny Oropeza;
• and more.

Top of the Ticket

San Jose Mercury News 10/22/10
Control of US Senate could be decided in California
http://www.mercurynews.com/elections/ci_16406300?nclick_check=1&forced=true

Washington Post 10/21/10
Calif.'s Prop 23 battle pits Big Oil against environmental concerns
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/10/21/AR2010102102967.html

Guardian 10/22/10
Obama, Gates, and Gore come out against Prop 23
http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2010/oct/22/obama-gates-gore-prop-23

Grist 10/21/10
Prop 26′s dirty backers flee from political poison of Prop 23 (Quotes CLCV CEO Warner Chabot)
http://www.grist.org/article/2010-10-21-prop-26s-dirty-backers-flee-from-political-poison-of-prop-23/

Los Angeles Times 10/22/10
Cooley took campaign donations from oil firm prosecuted by D.A.'s office
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-cooley-contributor-20101022,0,6715871.story

Capitol Alert 10/22/10
Schwarzenegger has been most veto-prone governor
http://blogs.sacbee.com/capitolalertlatest/2010/10/schwarzenegger-has-been-most-v.html

Remembering Senator Jenny Oropeza

Los Angeles Times 10/22/10
Jenny Oropeza dies at 53; state senator from Long Beach
http://www.latimes.com/news/science/environment/la-me-jenny-oropeza-20101022,0,1015378.story

Long Beach Press-Telegram 10/22/10
Friends in life, and politics
http://www.presstelegram.com/news/ci_16401825

State Environmental News

Vacaville Report (editorial) 10/22/10
Reject Prop 23: AB 32 spurs green jobs
http://www.thereporter.com/opinion/ci_16405308

Fresno Bee 10/22/10
Valley motorists set to pay $29 million bad-air penalty
http://www.fresnobee.com/2010/10/21/2127168/motorists-will-pay-for-dirty-air.html

San Jose Mercury News 10/22/10
California Apollo Program promotes cleantech jobs
http://www.mercurynews.com/breaking-news/ci_16399549

Daily News 10/22/10
Palo Alto council committee slams bullet train stop idea
http://www.mercurynews.com/breaking-news/ci_16404607

Los Angeles Times 10/22/10
Nissan Leaf, Chevy Volt: Will one be Green Car of the Year?
http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/technology/2010/10/leaf-volt-green-car-of-the-year.html

State Politics

CalBuzz 10/22/10
Voters Turn to Web for Politics (Calbuzz Sets Pace)
http://www.calbuzz.com/2010/10/voters-turn-to-web-for-politics-calbuzz-sets-pace/

Capitol Alert 10/22/10
Obama, Bloomberg stump for guv hopefuls
http://blogs.sacbee.com/capitolalertlatest/2010/10/am-alert-friday-14.html

San Francisco Chronicle 10/22/10
Obama talks innovation at Google exec's home
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2010/10/21/MN211G03C6.DTL

California Progress Report 10/22/10
California GOP "A White Man's Party"
http://www.californiaprogressreport.com/site/?q=node/8301

Los Angeles Times 10/22/10
Fiorina presents a sharp contrast in images
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/politics/la-me-fiorina-20101022,0,5838522.story

Capitol Alert 10/22/10
Nurses union to follow Meg Whitman for remainder of campaign
http://blogs.sacbee.com/capitolalertlatest/2010/10/nurses-union-to-follow-meg-whi.html

Los Angeles Times 10/22/10
Whitman accuses Brown of lying to Latinos about her
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/politics/la-me-whitman-20101022,0,5173976.story

PolitiCal (LA Times blog) 10/22/10
Tobacco giant spends another $500,000 to kill majority-vote budget measure
http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/california-politics/2010/10/tobacco-giant-spends-another-500000-to-kill-majority-vote-budget-measure.html

San Francisco Chronicle 10/22/10
No on Prop 23: Elvis Costello concert in Atherton; photos of kids with oxygen masks in mailboxes
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/blogs/nov05election/detail?entry_id=75194

San Gabriel Valley Tribune 10/22/10
NFL stadium a focal point of 60th Assembly election
http://www.sgvtribune.com/news/ci_16400199

National Environmental News

Associated Press 10/22/10
US envoy: Climate deal still possible in Mexico
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/10/22/AR2010102201782.html

Los Angeles Times 10/22/10
3 environmental groups sue BP over gulf oil spill
http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/nation/la-na-bp-lawsuit-20101021,0,4632460.story

David Allgood’s Insomnia Corner

Fossil Fuel Funtime:

Worry about Canada's dirty oil overcome by US energy greed.
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/report-on-business/industry-news/energy-and-resources/dirty-oil-worry-takes-back-seat-to-us-oil-thirst/article1767882/

Senators seek explanation from Sec. Clinton’s apparent approval of Canada to US oil pipeline.
http://www.winnipegfreepress.com/greenpage/environment/nebraska-senator-demands-explanation-for-clintons-remarks-on-keystone-pipeline-105449258.html

Oil and gas conference frets over emissions regulations.
http://www.bakersfield.com/news/local/x1485766517/Oil-conference-again-focuses-on-emissions-rules

Louisiana still building barriers to stop BP oil.
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/10/22/us/22berms.html?_r=1&hp

Oil sands effort turns on fight over road.
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/10/22/business/energy-environment/22road.html?adxnnl=1&adxnnlx=1287760003-shcJq9kfwioIa40zVEzHmg

Oil and gas fields pollute Utah with ozone.
http://www.sltrib.com/sltrib/home/50516943-76/ozone-county-basin-epa.html.csp

BP sued over wildlife slaughtered in catastrophic spill.
http://planetark.org/enviro-news/item/59945

News from the Homeland:

Utilities, investors face risk from growing water scarcity.
http://www.mcclatchydc.com/2010/10/21/102355/utilities-investors-face-risks.html

Judge asks government to explain polar bear listing.
http://www.mcclatchydc.com/2010/10/20/102339/judge-asks-federal-government.html

Food inspection system flawed.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/10/21/AR2010102106909.html

Federal prison recycling programs violate safety standards.
http://www.fairwarning.org/2010/10/bureau-of-prisons-unit-guilty-of-pervasive-safety-violations-u-s-investigation-finds/

Dust from metals plant worries neighbors.
http://abcnews.go.com/Business/wireStory?id=11943461

Local News from the Golden State:

Online auctioneer, eBay, launches recycling electronic recycling site.
http://www.independent.co.uk/environment/online-auctioneer-launches-new-recycling-site-2113627.html

San Joaquin Valley Air District gives Valley drivers $29 bill to pay for air pollution.
http://www.bakersfield.com/news/local/x1485766515/District-sticks-drivers-with-air-pollution-bill

Hikers fear BLM land swap could limit access to hiking trails.
http://www.mydesert.com/article/20101022/NEWS07/10220312/Hikers-fear-land-swap-plan-could-limit-access-to-trails

Changes urged for Monterey desalination deal.
http://www.montereyherald.com/news/ci_16405405?nclick_check=1

Ruling denies public access to Fairfax open space.
http://www.marinij.com/marinnews/ci_16402003

Pasadena gets statewide green recognition.
http://www.pasadenastarnews.com/news/ci_16397293

Polluted water plagues Long Beach hotels.
http://www.presstelegram.com/news/ci_16399253

News Of The World:

UN puts monetary value on wildlife, resources to highlight world's losses.
http://www.independent.co.uk/environment/nature/insects-163134bn-coral-163109bn-ndash-un-puts-a-value-on-natures-resources-2112271.html

Climate change will have profound effect on life in rivers.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-11575415

India. Brazil head move to green economic future.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-11588020

India plans world's first "Natural Wealth" accounts.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2010/oct/20/india-natural-wealth-accounts

NOAA says climate change has most likely permanently altered Arctic.
http://www.mcclatchydc.com/2010/10/21/102421/noaa-warming-arctic-unlikely-to.html

Sea ice melting as Arctic temperatures rise.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/10/21/AR2010102103804.html

Trees eat pollution better than expected.
http://news.discovery.com/earth/trees-pollutants-voc.html

News from the EU:

Danish firm wins 128 mega watt wind generator order.
http://planetark.org/enviro-news/item/59958

Clash intensifies over Naples’ trash plan.
http://planetark.org/enviro-news/item/59955

News from the Land of 1.4 Billion People:

Team to investigate coal mine gas leak that killed 37.
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2010-10/19/content_11430803.htm

Research begins on faster high speed trains.
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2010-10/19/content_11430672.htm

News from the Damp Isles:

Major climate change programs escape budget knife.
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/environment-major-projects-to-tackle-climate-change-escape-the-knife-2112199.html

Climate change a threat to nation's rail system.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-11601014

Hand reared endangered spiders released into wild.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2010/oct/22/raft-fen-spiders

Energy efficiency scheme lets big polluters evade taxes.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/cif-green/2010/oct/22/crc-energy-efficiency-tax

Electric car sales slump.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2010/oct/21/electric-cars-uk-sales-figures

Plans to build coal fired power plant shelved.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2010/oct/20/kingsnorth-coal

News From The Land Of the Four O’clock Sun:

Canada on edge over California’s Prop. 23.
http://planetark.org/enviro-news/item/59942

Ottowa to help fully fund Trans-Canadian trail.
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/british-columbia/ottawa-to-help-fund-completion-of-trans-canada-trail/article1767985/

Native groups split over timber, environmental groups deal to protect boreal forest.
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/british-columbia/native-groups-split-over-boreal-forest-deal/article1766217/

Old Harry gas and oil prospects gets new lease on life.
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/politics/old-harry-oil-and-gas-prospect-gets-a-new-lease-on-life/article1768086/

Quebec seeks exclusive rights to disputed energy field in Gulf of Sat. Lawrence.
http://www.winnipegfreepress.com/greenpage/environment/quebec-seeks-exclusive-rights-to-disputed-energy-field-in-gulf-of-st-lawrence-105461993.html

Ottowa urged to beef up oil sands enforcement.
http://planetark.org/enviro-news/item/59954

News From the Rest of the World:

New Guinea green lights deep sea mine despite opposition from scientists, native groups.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2010/oct/21/papua-new-guinea-mine

Energy rush grips Siberia.
http://www.fastcompany.com/magazine/150/the-15-trillion-treasure-at-the-end-of-the-world.html

Frogs In The News:

Three new frogs discovered in Tanzania.
http://news.mongabay.com/2010/0920-hance_newfrogs.html

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