Daily Green

Hello and happy New Year to all! In recent news:

• Jerry Brown is sworn is as governor;
• California's new eco-laws;
• Update on chemical regulations;
• Schwarzenegger’s “green” record;
• and more.

Top of the Ticket

Multiple sources 1/4/11

Brown Returns as California Governor, Facing Some Familiar Challenges

http://www.nytimes.com/2011/01/04/us/04brown.html

http://www.presstelegram.com/news/ci_17003710

http://www.mercurynews.com/breaking-news/ci_17002110

http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2011/01/03/BAVA1H3FE2.DTL

http://www.contracostatimes.com/top-stories/ci_16999580

http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-0104-jerry-brown-20110104,0,2360360.story

Greenspace (LA Times blog) 1/2/11

California's new eco-laws: curbs on toxics, tax breaks for green business

http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/greenspace/2011/01/environmental-legislation-2010-california.html

San Francisco Chronicle, LA Weekly 12/26/10

Arnold Schwarzenegger backs down on gutting of California's Green Chemistry Initiative

http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2010/12/26/BA201GVJFU.DTL

http://blogs.laweekly.com/informer/2010/12/arnold_wont_gut_chemicals_law.php

Los Angeles Times, Contra Costa Times 1/3/11

Farmworkers challenge approval of methyl iodide on strawberry fields

http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/greenspace/2011/01/state-approves-controversial-pesticide.html

http://www.contracostatimes.com/news/ci_17000916

Sacramento Bee 1/4/11

California first state to adopt new national efficiency standard for light bulbs

http://www.sacbee.com/2011/01/04/3297072/california-first-state-to-adopt.html

Groundswell (CLCV blog) 12/31/10

Warner Chabot: Reflecting on Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger's Green Record

http://www.ecovote.org/blog/reflecting-gov-arnold-schwarzeneggers-green-record

State Environmental News

California Watch 1/3/11

As cadmium limit looms, safety debate emerges

http://californiawatch.org/dailyreport/cadmium-limit-looms-safety-debate-emerges-7666

New York Times 1/3/11

Worries Follow Route of High-Speed California Line

http://www.nytimes.com/2011/01/03/us/03borden.html

Fresno Bee 1/2/11

China eyes California's high-speed rail system

http://www.fresnobee.com/2011/01/01/2216582/china-eyes-calif-rail-system.html

California Progress Report 1/2/11

Gina Solomon: California Finally Takes Leadership on Hexavalent Chromium in Drinking Water

http://www.californiaprogressreport.com/site/?q=node/8529

Climate Watch 12/31/10

EPA's CO2 Rules Old-Hat for California

http://blogs.kqed.org/climatewatch/2010/12/30/epas-co2-rules-old-hat-for-california/

Sacramento Bee 12/28/10

Mary Nichols hopes to carry on at California Air Resources Board

http://www.sacbee.com/2010/12/28/3284071/mary-nichols-hopes-to-carry-on.html

Los Angeles Times 1/4/11

A desert plea: Let there be darkness

http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-light-pollution-20110104,0,7286068.story

Capitol Alert 1/3/11

Hoopa Valley tribe loses case of fish v. energy

http://blogs.sacbee.com/capitolalertlatest/2011/01/hoopa-valley-tribe-loses-case.html

Sacramento Bee 1/4/11

Sportfishing alliance prepares to sue over Sacramento-area sewage spills

http://www.sacbee.com/2011/01/04/3297142/sportfishing-alliance-prepares.html

Contra Costa Times, Sacramento Bee 12/31/10

Good news, bad news for fish in Delta

http://www.contracostatimes.com/news/ci_16976494

http://www.sacbee.com/2010/12/29/3286199/chinook-salmon-rebound-in-central.html

Associated Press 1/4/11

Calif. high court refuses appeal of no-burn rule

http://www.sacbee.com/2011/01/04/3298016/calif-high-court-refuses-appeal.html

Modesto Bee 1/3/11

Green Energy Gets Real

http://www.sacbee.com/2011/01/02/3295474/green-energy-gets-real.htm

Sacramento Bee 12/26/10

State mandate will power green job growth, but not in Sacramento

http://www.sacbee.com/2010/12/26/3278901/state-mandate-will-power-green.html

Los Angeles Times 1/3/11

Long Beach bicyclists register their displeasure

http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-long-beach-cycling-20110104,0,5693639.story

California Report, San Diego Union-Tribune 12/28/10

Huge snow pack boosts spirits for water deliveries

http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/2010/dec/28/huge-snow-pack-boosts-spirits-water-deliveries/

http://www.californiareport.org/archive/R201012290850/a

LA Daily News (editorial) 12/30/10

Southern California must do more to save surplus water for the future

http://www.dailynews.com/opinions/ci_16969042

The Thin Green Line (SF Chronicle blog) 12/31/10

Green New Year’s Resolutions

http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/blogs/green/detail?entry_id=80040

State Politics

Forum (KQED program) 1/4/11

The New Jerry Brown Administration

http://www.kqed.org/a/forum/R201101040900

Los Angeles Times (column) 1/4/11

George Skelton: From the start, Jerry Brown appears to have a big helping of realism

http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-cap-20110104,0,4486049.column

Calbuzz 1/4/10

Inaugural: Brown Urges Loyalty to the Community

http://www.calbuzz.com/2011/01/inaugural-brown-urges-loyalty-to-the-community/

Associated Press, Sacramento Bee 1/4/11

Harris will stress prevention as AG

http://www.presstelegram.com/news/ci_17003709

http://www.sacbee.com/2011/01/04/3297020/harris-promises-to-be-activist.html

Sacramento Bee 1/4/11

New Insurance Commissioner Jones promises to look out for consumers

http://www.sacbee.com/2011/01/04/3297097/new-insurance-commissioner-jones.html

Los Angeles Times (opinion) 1/3/11

Darrell Steinberg: Solving California's jobs crisis

http://www.latimes.com/news/opinion/commentary/la-oe-steinberg-education-20101225,0,3381488.story

Capital Notes 12/31/10

California's 2011 Political Watch List

http://blogs.kqed.org/capitalnotes/2010/12/31/californias-2011-political-watch-list/

Calbuzz 12/31/10

Here’s to 2010: The Top 10 Stories of the Year

http://www.calbuzz.com/2010/12/happy-new-year-the-top-10-stories-of-2010/

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