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

• Prop. 26 a "dirty sleeper"?
• Post-women's conference webcast on candidates' environmental positions;
• Much, much more.

Top of the Ticket: Prop 26 and Prop 23

Sacramento Bee (editorial) 10/27/10
Prop. 26 could be dirty sleeper on state ballot
http://www.sacbee.com/2010/10/27/3135016/prop-26-could-be-dirty-sleeper.html

Bay Citizen 10/26/10
As Prop. 23's Prospects Dim, Focus Turns to Lesser Known 26
http://www.baycitizen.org/proposition-23/story/prop-prospects-dim-focus-turns/

E2-Wire (The Hill blog) 10/26/10
California greens worry second ballot initiative undermines climate law
http://thehill.com/blogs/e2-wire/677-e2-wire/125919-calif-environmentalists-worry-about-

Huffington Post 10/26/10
The Other California Ballot Horror
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/preeti-vissa/the-other-california-ball_b_773542.html

State Environmental Politics

Groundswell (CLCV blog) 10/27/10
Webcast: Former State Senator Sheila Kuehl, CLCV’s Lindsay Bubar among women leaders clarifying Meg Whitman’s and Carly Fiorina’s positions on environment and other issues important to women voters.
http://www.ecovote.org/blog/women-and-environmental-candidates

Los Angeles Times 10/27/10
Big oil companies versus the 'global warming law'
http://opinion.latimes.com/opinionla/2010/10/big-oil-companies-vs-the-global-warming-law.html

Reuters 10/27/10
CA Student Delivers Prop. 23 Debate Challenge to Koch HQ in Wichita
http://www.reuters.com/article/idUS119023078220101027

Reuters 10/27/10
California green vote could hurt voluntary CO₂ market
http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE69Q20820101027

Time Magazine 10/27/10
Hot Ballot Initiatives in 2010: Climate, Marijuana, Taxes
http://www.time.com/time/politics/article/0,8599,2027500,00.html

Wall Street Journal 10/27/10
EnerNOC joins Opposition to Proposition 23
http://www.marketwatch.com/story/enernoc-joins-opposition-to-proposition-23-2010-10-26

Huffington Post 10/27/10
Gene Karpinski: Defeat Proposition 23
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/gene-karpinski/defeat-proposition-23_b_773727.html

Huffington Post 10/27/10
Reese Halter: California's Global Warming Law Is Here To Stay
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/dr-reese-halter/californias-global-warmin_b_773814.html

Triple Pundit 10/27/10
Green For All Launches the Green Jobs Bus in Advance of Prop 23 Initiative
http://www.triplepundit.com/2010/10/green-all-launches-green-jobs-bus-advance-prop-23-initiative/comment-page-1/

The California Report 10/26/10
Election 2010: State Propositions
http://www.californiareport.org/specialcoverage/election2010/statepropositions-guide.jsp

Christian Science Monitor 10/27/10
Green economics 101: California's AB 32 and Proposition 23
http://www.csmonitor.com/Business/Green-Economics/2010/1026/Green-economics-101-California-s-AB-32-and-Proposition-23

California Progress Report 10/27/10
Prop. 23 Debate: Does CA Climate Change Law Hurt Ethnic Communities?
http://www.californiaprogressreport.com/site/?q=node/8311

San Francisco Chronicle 10/27/10
Global warming seen as threat to state parks
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2010/10/26/MN4F1G291R.DTL

Switchboard (NRDC blog) 10/26/10
Defeat Dirty Energy and Protect California's Parks on November 2
http://switchboard.nrdc.org/blogs/anotthoff/defeat_dirty_energy_and_protec.html

More CA Environment

Press-Telegram 10/27/10
Services held for Senator Oropeza, "irreplaceable loss"
http://www.presstelegram.com/breakingnews/ci_16432805

San Diego Union-Tribune 10/27/10
Bright Green Future lights up San Diego
http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/2010/oct/26/bright-green-future-lights-san-diego/

Greenspace (LA Times blog) 10/27/10
Hybrid, battery-electric cars: will the hype lead to sales?
http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/greenspace/2010/10/chevy-volt-nissan-leaf-hybrid-cars.html

California Watch 10/27/10
Refinery chemical linked to birth defects
http://californiawatch.org/watchblog/refinery-chemical-linked-birth-defects-6121

San Diego Union-Tribune 10/27/10
Water board must correct procedural error in expansion plan
http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/2010/oct/26/water-board-must-correct-procedural-error/

Greenspace (LA Times blog) 10/27/10
Strawberries, thyme approved for L.A.'s residential parkways
http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/greenspace/2010/10/la-residential-parkways.html

More CA Politics

CNN 10/27/10
Poll suggests Dems pull ahead in California
http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2010/10/26/poll-suggests-dems-pull-ahead-in-california/

Fivethirtyeight (NY Times blog) 10/27/10
Polls Show Wider Boxer Lead, Narrowing G.O.P. Takeover Path
http://fivethirtyeight.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/10/26/polls-show-wider-boxer-lead-narrowing-g-o-p-takeover-path/

Bay Citizen 10/27/10
Whitman's Campaign Is Consultant Rich--But Still Behind in Polls
http://www.baycitizen.org/elections-2010/story/whitmans-campaign-consultant-rich/

Multiple sources 10/27/10
Whitman, refusing to pull negative ads, jeered at women's conference
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/n/a/2010/10/26/politics/p111540D74.DTL
http://www.contracostatimes.com/politics-government/ci_16443600
http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/california-politics/2010/10/meg-whitman-jerry-brown-pushed-on-negative-campaign-ads-at-long-beach-event.html
http://blogs.kqed.org/capitalnotes/2010/10/26/jerry-pledges-meg-explains-arnold-loves-it/
http://blogs.sacbee.com/capitolalertlatest/2010/10/the-spinning-begins-on-the-neg.html
http://www.calbuzz.com/2010/10/emegs-historic-meltdown-woman-booed-by-women/

Political Blotter 10/27/10
NRSC launches attack ad against Boxer
http://www.ibabuzz.com/politics/2010/10/26/nrsc-launches-attack-ad-against-boxer/

Capitol Alert (Sac Bee blog) 10/27/10
Fiorina to be released from hospital today; resumes campaign Thursday
http://blogs.sacbee.com/capitolalertlatest/2010/10/fiorina-to-be-released-from-ho.html

Capitol Alert (Sac Bee blog) 10/27/10
Legislative battles across the state are approaching the boiling point, including the 12th Senate District contest
http://blogs.sacbee.com/capitolalertlatest/2010/10/am-alert-218.html

Sacramento Bee 10/27/10
Ad Watch: GOP ad attacking Pan is misleading
http://www.sacbee.com/2010/10/27/3135127/ad-watch-gop-ad-attacking-pan.html

Sacramento Bee (column) 10/27/10
Dan Walters: Attorney general's real game? It isn't crime
http://www.sacbee.com/2010/10/27/3135136/dan-walters-attorney-generals.html

Sacramento Bee 10/26/10
Money flows into race for state insurance commissioner
http://www.sacbee.com/2010/10/26/3131520/money-flows-into-race-for-state.html

National Environmental News

Green (NY Times blog) 10/27/10
A Cultural Barrier to Action on Climate Change
http://green.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/10/27/a-cultural-barrier-to-action-on-climate-change/

ABC News 10/27/10
Washington state compiles list of chemicals toxic to children, will require companies to report on use.
http://abcnews.go.com/Business/wireStory?id=11975387

CNN 10/27/10
Panel told everyday chemicals may harm kids
http://www.cnn.com/2010/HEALTH/10/26/senate.toxic.america.hearing/

Los Angeles Times 10/27/10
Global warming issue may determine key races in Virginia
http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/nation/la-na-climate-politics-20101027,0,3083783.story

New York Times 10/27/10
Inmates and employees exposed to toxic chemicals in 10 federal prisons
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/10/27/science/earth/27waste.html

Green (NY Times blog) 10/27/10
Navajos Come to Grips With Coal Mining
http://green.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/10/26/navajos-come-to-grips-with-coal-mining/

David Allgood’s Insomnia Corner

Fossil Fuel Funtime

In-depth report shows how rapid growth, cost cutting and indifferent, sloppy management led to BP disasters past and present.
http://www.propublica.org/article/bp-accidents-past-and-present

Panel says gov't drilling rig inspectors had vast gaps in knowledge.
http://www.nola.com/news/gulf-oil-spill/index.ssf/2010/10/oil_rig_inspectors_had_vast_ga.html

PA Governor signs halt to gas drilling on state lands.
http://www.winnipegfreepress.com/greenpage/environment/pennsylvania-governor-signs-moratorium-on-gas-drilling-in-shale-gas-play-105806498.html

Local News from the Golden State:

Fight over diesel fuel standards gets dirty.
http://cbs13.com/onthemoney/air.pollution.california.2.1982137.html

Mt. Diablo school trustees sign $65 million solar deal.
http://www.contracostatimes.com/news/ci_16443616

No pesticide zones lauded in Madera County.
http://www.fresnobee.com/2010/10/26/2132547/madera-co-no-pesticide-zones-lauded.html

Two water agencies count on bacteria to clean up rocket fuel contamination.
http://www.pe.com/localnews/stories/PE_News_Local_D_bacteria27.1bdde0d.html

In San Joaquin County, fight over land for reservoir goes to court.
http://www.recordnet.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20101027/A_NEWS/10270323

Tehama County adopts air pollution fees.
http://www.redding.com/news/2010/oct/26/tehama-adopts-air-pollution-fees/

Sierra Club loses round in suit of offroad vehicle use in State Park.
http://www.santamariatimes.com/news/local/article_305bcfc4-e195-11df-8d95-001cc4c002e0.html

North Coast marine preserve gets rare unanimous support from all parties.
http://www.times-standard.com/localnews/ci_16445293

News of the World:

More species slide into extinction, one fifth of world's species in peril.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-11630355

Report in journal Science says species dying off at 100 to 1,000 times normal rate.
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=130834330

Forestry will take centre stage at world biodiversity conference.
http://planetark.org/enviro-news/item/60008

Study shows conservation slows extinction.
http://www.thecalifornian.com/article/20101026/NEWS01/101026029/Study+says+conservation+slowing+animal+extinctions+

Lack of crop diversity threatens food security.
http://www.independent.co.uk/environment/lack-of-crop-diversity-threatens-food-security-un-2117628.html

Arctic shipping will hasten ice melt.
http://www.edmontonjournal.com/technology/Arctic%20shipping%20will%20hasten%20melt%20study%20says/3729602/story.html

News from the EU:

Europe to clamp down on carbon trading scams.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2010/oct/26/eu-ban-carbon-permits

New genetically modified feed contamination rules adopted.
http://planetark.org/enviro-news/item/60002

News from the Damp Isles:

Chevron admits that Shetlands oil blowout could be worse than Gulf spill.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/newsbysector/energy/oilandgas/8088216/Shetland-drilling-could-trigger-spill-worse-than-BPs.html

Climate change deniers launch campaign to overturn carbon emissions targets.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/earth/earthnews/8088204/Climate-sceptics-launch-campaign-to-overturn-green-targets.html

Cairn Energy fails to find enough oil of greenland, stock plummets.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/business/2010/oct/26/cairn-energy-greenland-venture-fails

Radioactive waste dumped in local landfill.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2010/oct/26/radioactive-olympic-waste-cambridgeshire

Scientists accuse "think tanks" of being lobbyists for lumber interests.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2010/oct/26/scientists-open-letter-logging

Industrial farming puts ecosystems at risk of collapse.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2010/oct/25/farming-ecosystems-prince-charles

Hunt is on for the man who shot Emperor.
http://www.independent.co.uk/environment/nature/hunter-becomes-the-hunted-who-shot-the-emperor-2117469.html

News from the Land of 4:00 Sun:

Days after Syncrude fined $3 million for killing birds, it kills 200 more birds but blames the weather.
http://www.winnipegfreepress.com/greenpage/environment/alberta-government-says-new-report-of-dead-waterfowl-at-syncrude-tailings-pond-105790033.html

Toronto subway expansion draws strong support from voters.
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/toronto/subway-expansion-gets-a-strong-yes-vote/article1774203/

News from the Rest of the World:

Beijing to toughen product safety rules.
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052702303891804575576272885290234.html

Pandas get randy, resulting in record breeding year.
http://www.independent.co.uk/environment/nature/record-breeding-year-for-the-bears-who-hate-to-mate-2117403.html

Indonesia stricken with earthquake, tsunami, volcanic eruption.
http://www.ens-newswire.com/ens/oct2010/2010-10-26-02.html

Palau creates sanctuary for dolphins, whales.
http://www.ens-newswire.com/ens/oct2010/2010-10-25-02.html

India takes new look at cost of mining.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2010/oct/26/india-environment-industry-projects-vedanta

Brazilian Amazon suffering severe drought.
http://planetark.org/enviro-news/item/60000

Ghanaian palm oil to be certified green by early next year.
http://planetark.org/enviro-news/item/60005

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