Daily Green

Good afternoon, all. In the news today:

• Governor Brown appoints Karen Ross as secretary of the state Department of Food and Agriculture
• Los Angeles Department of Water and Power meets 20% renewable energy goal
• Further analysis of Brown's budget proposal
• And much more...

Top of the Ticket

Multiple sources 1/12/11
Karen Ross appointed top boss for California ag
http://www.fresnobee.com/2011/01/12/2230198/karen-ross-appointed-top-boss.html   
http://www.pressdemocrat.com/article/20110112/BUSINESS/110119811/1350?Title=Wine-industry-leader-appointed-state-ag-secretary

Multiple sources 1/13/11
Villaraigosa celebrates Los Angeles DWP milestone: 20% of power from renewable sources
http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/lanow/2011/01/los-angeles-dwp-marks-20-percent-of-power-from-renewable-sources.html
http://www.bizjournals.com/losangeles/news/2011/01/13/ladwp-leaned-on-renewable-energy-in-2010.html

Yubanet.com 1/13/11
Energy Commission Awards Over $500,000 for Research on Effects of Climate Change on Hydropower
http://yubanet.com/regional/Energy-Commission-Awards-Over-500-000-for-Research-on-Effects-of-Climate-Change-on-Hydropower.php

Multiple sources 1/12/11
Brown's Budget: Good Start. How Will It Finish?
http://blogs.kqed.org/capitalnotes/2011/01/12/browns-budget-good-start-how-will-it-finish/
http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/california-politics/2011/01/jerry-brown-california-budget-bold-but-risks-remain.html
http://www.latimes.com/news/columnists/la-me-cap-20110113,0,3474419.column

CA Environmental News & Opinion

California High Speed Rail Blog 1/12/11
America 2050 Shows the Viability of HSR in California
http://www.cahsrblog.com/2011/01/america-2050-shows-the-viability-of-hsr-in-california/

Wall Street Journal 1/12/11
California Thirst Quenched
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748704482704576071893385942206.html

The Press-Enterprise (editorial) 1/12/11
Water Peril
http://www.pe.com/localnews/opinion/editorials/stories/PE_OpEd_Opinion_D_op_13_ed_water.51404b5.html

Greenspace 1/12/11
Trees felled around protesters in Arcadia
http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/greenspace/2011/01/trees-felled-around-protesters-in-arcadia.html

Way2Go, Environmental Defense Fund Blog 1/12/11
Brown Brings Life and Hope to Transit Funding
http://blogs.edf.org/transportation/2011/01/12/brown-brings-life-and-hope-to-transit-funding/

San Diego Union-Tribune 1/12/11
San Diego County environment improves
http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/2011/jan/12/report-san-diego-county-environment-improves/

Spouting Off, Heal the Bay Blog 1/13/11
Mapping a Life’s Work
http://spoutingoff.wordpress.com/2011/01/13/mapping-a-lifes-work/

Switchboard, Natural Resources Defense Council Staff Blog 1/12/11
California is Committed to the Clean Car Agreement
http://switchboard.nrdc.org/blogs/rhwang/california_is_committed_to_cle.html

More State Budget & Politics

Wall Street Journal 1/13/11
Newsom Recasting His Role for a Bigger Stage
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748703779704576073863320477444.html

Capitol Weekly 1/13/11
Constitutional concerns eyed in state-local mix
http://www.capitolweekly.net/article.php?xid=zezqz6pzv31mhn

San Francisco Chronicle 1/13/11
Gov. Jerry Brown's budget may hit legal roadblock
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2011/01/13/MNU61H83UA.DTL

PolitiCal 1/12/11
Brown’s tax pitch reflects poll-driven message
http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/california-politics/2011/01/browns-tax-pitch-reflects-poll-driven-message.html

National & International Environmental News & Opinion

New York Times 1/12/11
Figures on Global Climate Show 2010 Tied 2005 as the Hottest Year on Record
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/01/13/science/earth/13climate.html

Politico 1/12/11
For EPA, climate tough in Senate
http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0111/47450.html

Legal Planet 1/13/11
EPA vetoes mountaintop removal mining permit
http://legalplanet.wordpress.com/2011/01/13/epa-vetoes-mountaintop-removal-mining-permit/

Politico 1/12/11
Court lets EPA mess with Texas
http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0111/47495.html

The Thin Green Line 1/12/11
How Congress could help the environment and cut the deficit
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/blogs/green/detail?entry_id=80888

Reuters 1/13/11
China has highest wind power capacity: report
http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE70C1FA20110113

Frogs in the News

3News, New Zealand 1/12/11
Taxi! Frog catches ride with snake through flooded Brisbane
http://www.3news.co.nz/Taxi-Frog-catches-ride-with-snake-through-flooded-Brisbane/tabid/417/articleID/194017/Default.aspx

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