Daily Green

Good afternoon all, and happy Election Day. Today's news:

• More election-related news than you could possibly read before polls close;
• Field Poll shows low support for Prop 23;
• Candidates make last push, focus on the future;
• Lots more environmental news from David Allgood.

Top of the Ticket: Election Day

Sacramento Bee 11/2/10
Field Poll predicts 55% California turnout, 55% votes by mail
http://www.sacbee.com/2010/11/02/3151388/field-poll-predicts-55-california.html

USA Today 11/2/10
Second poll shows Californians back climate change law
http://content.usatoday.com/communities/greenhouse/post/2010/11/poll-californians-climate-change-law/1

Los Angeles Times 11/2/10
Oil and tobacco companies face off against environmentalists on Prop. 26
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-prop26-20101101,0,3345477.story

Los Angeles Times (Greenspace blog) 11/2/10
Global warming, environmental funds, parks featured on California ballot
http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/greenspace/2010/11/global-warming-environmental-funds-parks-featured-on-california-ballot.html

Los Angeles Times 11/2/10
Brown's gazing past the election to focus on what comes after
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-campaign-brown-20101102,0,3752808.story

Los Angeles Times 11/2/10
At the end of a bruising battle, Boxer takes a relaxed approach
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/politics/la-me-campaign-boxer-20101102,0,5117632.story

Oakland Tribune 11/2/10
Senate, gubernatorial candidates make last push on campaign trail
http://www.insidebayarea.com/top-stories/ci_16495586

NPR 11/2/10
Oil Companies Bankroll California Climate-Change Measure
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=130982095

Houston Chronicle 11/2/10
Valero, Tesoro cross fingers over California vote
http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/business/energy/7274379.html

San Francisco Chronicle 11/2/10
No on Prop. 23, 24, 26, and 19 better for business
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2010/11/01/BUS31G53OS.DTL

Long Beach Press-Telegram 11/2/10
How we're going to vote
http://www.presstelegram.com/opinions/ci_16495077

The Bay Citizen 11/2/10
Propositions 19 and 23 Fall Behind
http://www.baycitizen.org/elections-2010/story/poll-propositions-19-23-fall-behind/

KALW News 11/2/10
Critical debate over California's Prop. 23
http://kalwnews.org/community/blog/2010/11/01/critical-debate-over-californias-prop-23_667976.html

Huffington Post 11/2/10
Defeating Prop 23 Is a National Issue, Not just a California Issue
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/peter-glatzer/post_1191_b_777218.html

Reuters 11/2/10
The Clean Tech Industry's Stake in California on November 2nd
http://www.reuters.com/article/idUS235997247920101101

Grist 11/2/10
World Series inspires opponents of California’s Prop 23
http://www.grist.org/article/2010-11-01-world-series-inspires-opponents-california-prop-23

Cal Watchdog 11/2/10
Even Many GOP Voters Oppose Prop 23
http://www.calwatchdog.com/2010/11/01/even-many-gop-voters-oppose-prop-23/

NRDC 11/2/10
Opponents of Prop 23 Forge a Mighty Coalition
http://switchboard.nrdc.org/blogs/anotthoff/opponents_of_prop_23_forge_a_m.html

California Beat 11/2/10
State voters go to the polls in pivotal midterm election
http://www.californiabeat.org/2010/11/02/state-voters-go-to-the-polls-in-pivotal-midterm-election

Talking Points Memo 11/2/10
Power To The People: Some Of The Biggest Ballot Measures of 2010
http://tpmdc.talkingpointsmemo.com/2010/11/power-to-the-people-the-biggest-ballot-measures-of-2010.php

AltTransport 11/2/10
California Elections Make Cleantech Cool. Why Did it Take So Long?
http://alttransport.com/2010/11/california-elections-make-cleantech-cool-why-did-it-take-so-long/

Big Think 11/2/10
Calif. Prop. 23: Greens Turn to Public Health Message to Mobilize Latino Voters
http://bigthink.com/ideas/24773

More election news

Sacramento Bee 11/2/10
Dan Walters: Nonaligned voters key to election outcome
http://www.sacbee.com/2010/11/02/3151023/dan-walters-nonaligned-voters.html

California Watch 11/2/10
How Whitman spent $160 million
http://www.californiawatch.org/watchblog/how-whitman-spent-160-million-6292

Los Angeles Times 11/2/10
Meg Whitman: No regrets about record spending
http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/california-politics/2010/11/meg-whitman-expresses-no-regrets-about-record-breaking-spending.html

Bay Citizen 11/2/10
Brown's Secret Weapon: Independent Cash
http://www.baycitizen.org/governors-race/story/browns-secret-weapon-independent-cash/

Sacramento Bee Capitol Alert 11/2/10
GOP will beat Democrats today -- in voter turnout, new poll says
http://blogs.sacbee.com/capitolalertlatest/2010/11/gop-will-beat-democrats-today.html

Sacramento Bee Capitol Alert 11/2/10
Brown votes, talks Athenian politics in shot at Whitman
http://blogs.sacbee.com/capitolalertlatest/2010/11/brown-votes-talks-athenian-pol.html

Sacramento Bee Capitol Alert 11/2/10
Schwarzenegger won't reveal governor pick until tonight
http://blogs.sacbee.com/capitolalertlatest/2010/11/schwarzenegger-wont-reveal-gov.html

CalBuzz 11/2/10
CalBuzz: Giants Win! Now, the Krusty vs. eMeg Showdown
http://www.calbuzz.com/2010/11/giants-win-now-the-krusty-vs-emeg-showdown/

Capitol Weekly 11/2/10
Targeting the hot local races
http://www.capitolweekly.net/article.php?xid=z8uq80ezdjx1cu

California Watch 11/2/10
Feds send poll watchers amid voter fraud fears
http://www.californiawatch.org/watchblog/feds-send-poll-watchers-amid-voter-fraud-fears-6289

Capitol Weekly 11/2/10
Misleading mailers abound
http://capitolweekly.net/article.php?_c=z8xtz67vdz936s&xid=z8wobcivz3hdby&done=.z8xtz67vdzv36s

Sacramento Bee 11/2/10
Incumbent Dan Lungren is showing signs of nervousness
http://blogs.sacbee.com/the_swarm/2010/11/incumbent-dan-lungren-is-showi.html

Sacramento Bee 11/2/10
Special Senate election may delay some Sacramento-area results for weeks
http://www.sacbee.com/2010/11/02/3151149/special-senate-election-may-delay.html

Environmental News

California Watch 11/2/10
Experts scrutinizing safety of common plastic chemical
http://www.californiawatch.org/watchblog/experts-scrutinizing-safety-common-plastic-chemical-6287

San Francisco Chronicle (Thin Green Line blog) 11/2/10
BP's other well
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/blogs/green/detail?entry_id=75980

Cleantech Blog 11/2/10
California TREC Decision Side-steps Energy Infrastructure of the Future
http://www.cleantechblog.com/2010/11/california-trec-decision-side-steps-energy-infrastructure-of-the-future.html

Time Magazine 11/2/10
Hasta la Vista, Arnold: What is Schwarzenegger's Legacy?
http://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,2028599,00.html?xid=rss-mostpopular

Energy Efficiency News 11/2/10
California releases final proposal for cap-and-trade scheme
http://www.energyefficiencynews.com/transport/i/3532/

North American Windpower 11/2/10
California ARB Releases Proposed GHG Regulation
http://www.nawindpower.com/naw/e107_plugins/content/content.php?content.6791

David Allgood's Cure for Insomnia Corner

FOSSIL FUEL FUNTIME:

Denial of BP damage claims spikes sharply upwards.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/11/01/denied-bp-oil-spill-claims-rise-sharply_n_777301.html

Cost of BP catastrophe hits $40 billion, rising.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/business/2010/nov/02/bp-oil-spill-costs-40-billion-dollars

Delays in pipeline safety threatens nature, oil supply.
http://planetark.org/enviro-news/item/60074

Senators raise concern over oil sands pipeline.
http://planetark.org/enviro-news/item/60069

Judge suspends to Navajo coal mining permits.
http://green.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/11/01/judge-halts-navajo-mine-expansion/

Gulf seafood held to less stringent health standards than in previous oil spills.
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052702304915104575572200109584056.html

LOCAL NEWS FROM THE GOLDEN STATE:

Mosquito season ends in Turlock.
http://www.turlockjournal.com/news/article/6323/

Eagle Mountain landfill fight may go to Supreme Court.
http://www.hidesertstar.com/articles/2010/11/01/news/doc4cceec0a1da27515151750.txt

Lake County considers importing trash from Ukiah.
http://www.record-bee.com/ci_16495861

Long Beach Yellow Cab Company offers free rides for voters to Long Beach polling places.
http://www.presstelegram.com/news/ci_16495083

NEWS FROM THE HOMELAND:

Big oil spends $69.5 million to buy the Congress it wants.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2010/nov/01/us-midterm-elections-2010-oil-lobby-climate-sceptic?intcmp=122

Postal service moving to electric delivery vehicles.
http://www.csmonitor.com/Environment/2010/1101/Your-mail-on-an-electric-delivery-cart-Postal-Service-goes-greener

NEWS OF THE WORLD:

Deal to save natural world never happened.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/cif-green/2010/nov/01/deal-to-save-the-natural-world-never-happened

Geologists say Earth will take 100,000 years to recover from global warming; TeaBaggers deny existence of Earth.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/earth/earthnews/8102821/Earth-will-take-100000-years-to-recover-from-global-warming-say-geologists.html

NEWS FROM THE EU:

Hungary threatened by new chemical disaster.
http://www.voanews.com/english/news/Hungary-Threatened-By-New-Chemical-Disaster-Experts-Warn-106437578.html

NEWS FROM THE LAND OF 1.4 BILLION PEOPLE:

5 year energy plan to be unveiled in March.
http://planetark.org/enviro-news/item/60073

Young farmers planting seeds of organic revolution.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/story/2010/11/01/ST2010110106534.html

NEWS FROM THE DAMP ISLES:

Study shows blind spots makes power lines invisible to birds.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/earth/hi/earth_news/newsid_9140000/9140040.stm

Landlords face energy inefficiency fines.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2010/nov/02/proposed-energy-efficiency-legislation

A search for answer to Camelford water poisoning.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-cornwall-11667340

NEWS FROM THE LAND OF THE 4 O’CLOCK SUN:

Natural Resources Minister was warned that talk of spills was risky during Gulf catastrophe.
http://www.winnipegfreepress.com/greenpage/environment/oil-spill-talk-risky-business-for-natural-resources-minister-documents-106457428.html

Dept. of Fisheries and Oceans to emphasize ecosystem management.
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/british-columbia/dfo-restructuring-emphasizes-ecosystem-management-panel-told/article1781799/

Oil pipeline threatens Great Bear wilderness.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/gallery/2010/nov/02/great-bear-rainforest?intcmp=122

NEWS FROM THE REST OF THE WORLD:

South Africa maps first deep-sea preserve.
http://www.independent.co.uk/environment/south-africa-maps-first-deepsea-preserve-2122828.html

FROGS IN THE NEWS:

India gives endangered frogs protected status.
http://www.tehelka.com/story_main47.asp?filename=Ws011110WILDLIFE.asp

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