Daily Green

Good afternoon, all. In the news today:

• Steinberg wants big review to kill regulations;
• Los Angeles' 'green zone' plan is aimed at low-income, high-pollution areas;
• Environmental advocate Jerry Meral named head of state delta policy;
• The return of David Allgood, and much more.

Top of the Ticket

Capitol Alert 1/21/11
Steinberg wants big review to kill regulations
http://blogs.sacbee.com/capitolalertlatest/2011/01/steinberg-wants-big-review-to.html

Los Angeles Times 1/21/11
Los Angeles' 'green zone' plan is aimed at low-income, high-pollution areas
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-hazards-pacoima-20110121,0,5277401.story

San Jose Mercury News 1/21/11
Brown puts longtime environmental advocate, Jerry Meral, in charge of state delta policy
http://www.mercurynews.com/bay-area-news/ci_17152256

San Francisco Chronicle 1/21/11
Suit says EPA fails to shield species from poisons
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2011/01/21/BAQ21HC5CB.DTL&type=green

California Watch 1/21/11
'Scrubbed' plant emissions could combat ocean acidity
http://californiawatch.org/dailyreport/scrubbed-plant-emissions-could-combat-ocean-acidity-8180

CA Environmental News & Opinion

San Francisco Chronicle 1/21/11
GOP assemblyman proposes 25% cut in water bond
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2011/01/20/BA3E1HC9BS.DTL

National Public Radio 1/21/11
California plants put a wrinkle in climate change plans
http://www.npr.org/2011/01/21/133092677/calif-plants-put-a-wrinkle-in-climate-change-plans

Fresno Bee (editorial) 1/21/11
Delta restoration is vital to our entire state
http://www.fresnobee.com/2011/01/20/2240575/editorial-delta-restoration-is.html

Climate Watch blog 1/21/11
Photos From the Future?
http://blogs.kqed.org/climatewatch/2011/01/20/taking-photos-from-the-future/

Greenspace 1/21/11
Bloom Energy announces new fuel cell financing options as industry expands
http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/greenspace/2011/01/bloom-energy-announces-new-fuel-cell-financing-options-as-industry-expands.html

New York Times/Greenwire 1/20/11
200-Year Flood in Calif. More Devastating Than Major Quake, USGS Says
http://www.nytimes.com/gwire/2011/01/20/20greenwire-200-year-flood-in-calif-more-devastating-than-80143.html

Fresno Bee 1/21/11
4 million visit Yosemite in 2010
http://www.fresnobee.com/2011/01/20/2240960/4-million-visit-yosemite-in-2010.html

Press Democrat 1/21/11
Sonoma County weighs new protections for agricultural land
http://www.pressdemocrat.com/article/20110120/ARTICLES/110129917/1350

San Francisco Chronicle 1/21/11
Green initiatives shape construction, energy usage
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2011/01/21/BU5O1HBLG5.DTL

Los Angeles Times 1/21/11
Los Angeles transit projects pitched to new Congress by Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-la-mayor-20110121,0,2714382.story

State Politics

California Watch 1/21/11
Jerry Brown's redevelopment ironies
http://californiawatch.org/dailyreport/jerry-browns-redevelopment-ironies-8168

Los Angeles Times 1/21/11
California cities race to shield funds from state
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-revolt-20110119,0,1726727.story

Sacramento Bee 1/21/11
Dan Walters: Just the facts on Californians' tax burden
http://www.sacbee.com/2011/01/21/3340294/dan-walters-just-the-facts-on.html

San Francisco Chronicle 1/21/11
Who needs a reality show? We have California politics
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/blogs/nov05election/detail?entry_id=81446

Sacramento Bee 1/21/11
State work force expected to shrink
http://www.sacbee.com/2011/01/21/3340377/browns-countdown-day-12-state.html

National Environmental News & Opinion

Talk of the Nation (National Public Radio) 1/21/11
Assessing The Health Of The Gulf, Post-Spill
http://www.npr.org/2011/01/21/133117322/assessing-the-health-of-the-gulf-post-spill

Associated Press 1/21/11
Apple under fire from Chinese environmental groups
http://www.sacbee.com/2011/01/20/3339646/apple-under-fire-from-chinese.html

Los Angeles Times (opinion) 1/20/11
Robert F. Kennedy Jr.: Buy Chinese
http://www.latimes.com/news/opinion/commentary/la-oe-0120-kennedy-china-20110120,0,3053614.story

Washington Post 1/21/11
Can U.S. automakers build a small car in this country? GM thinks so
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/01/21/AR2011012104295.html

Huffington Post 1/21/11
Phaedra Ellis-Lamkins: Republican Leaders to Energy Lobbyists: 'Help Us Screw Everyone Else'
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/phaedra-ellislamkins/republican-leaders-to-ene_b_811781.html

Switchboard (NRDC blog) 1/20/11
David Doniger: Upton's Upside Down Agenda
http://switchboard.nrdc.org/blogs/ddoniger/uptons_upside_down_agenda.html

Washington Post 1/21/11
Contributions mount for House GOP chairmen
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/01/21/AR2011012103187.html

David Allgood’s Cure for Insomnia

LOCAL NEWS FROM THE GOLDEN STATE:

Environmental report approved for extension of Gold Line train.
http://www.pasadenastarnews.com/news/ci_17138928

Three Central Valley food companies settle E. coli victim lawsuit.
http://www.freelancenews.com/news/272065-local-growers-settle-with-woman-in-e.-coli-case

Testing requirements halts water treatment plant.
http://www.glendalenewspress.com/news/tn-gnp-treatment-20110120,0,1755503.story

$30 million grant for Visalia/Kings County high speed rail stop.
http://www.hanfordsentinel.com/news/local/article_c4779eec-24cd-11e0-b93a-001cc4c03286.html

Stockton inventor wants to use wind to recharge electric vehicles.
http://www.lodinews.com/news/article_d30a926a-54a3-59d6-9d77-01946d46db0e.html

Orcas sighted off Malibu coast.
http://www.malibutimes.com/articles/2011/01/19/news/news2.txt

FOSSIL FUEL FUNTIME:

Exxon predicts carbon emissions will rise 20% in 20 years.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2011/jan/19/exxonmobil-carbon-emissions-rise

Chicago coal gasification plant seeks permission to poison neighbors.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/ct-biz-0121-synthetic-gas--20110121,0,3546953.story

NEWS FROM THE HOMELAND:

GOP turns attention to climate change.
http://www.mcclatchydc.com/2011/01/20/107168/ethics-of-climate-change-rise.html

EPA loses bid to delay air rules.
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748703921504576094410120469054.html

Lack of transmission lines restricting wind power.
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/01/21/us/21tttransmission.html?ref=science

US provides loan guarantee for world's largest solar plant.
http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE70J6FF20110120

Giant crayfish discovered in Tennessee.
http://planetark.org/enviro-news/item/60955

New Jersey Assembly rescinds tough smog rules.
http://www.njspotlight.com/stories/11/0120/2106/

NEWS OF THE WORLD:

New climate data shows again that planet is warming.
http://planetark.org/enviro-news/item/60958

Climate scientists are targets of fraudulent scams.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-12219472

NEWS FROM THE EU:

Call for tighter rules after attack on carbon trading.
http://www.winnipegfreepress.com/greenpage/environment/climate-experts-tighter-rules-needed-after-attacks-on-carbon-emission-trading-114271954.html

Report says renewables could provide 99.5% of power by 2050.
http://www.independent.co.uk/environment/renewables-could-supply-995-of-power-by-2050-greenpeace-2189330.html

NEWS FROM THE DAMP ISLES:

Climate change denying "think tank" supported by anonymous contributions.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2011/jan/20/global-warming-policy-foundation-donors?intcmp=122

Wild bird numbers continue to fall.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2011/jan/20/uk-wild-bird-numbers

Call to ban pesticides linked to bee deaths.
http://www.independent.co.uk/environment/nature/call-to-ban-pesticides-linked-to-bee-deaths-2190321.html

NEWS FROM THE REST OF THE WORLD:

Japan unveils electric rickshaw.
http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE70J17X20110120

Indonesia to test green palm oil standards.
http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE70K29L20110121

Thailand bans diving on threatened coral reefs.
http://planetark.org/enviro-news/item/60956

Beijing tightens controls on rare earth mining.
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/01/21/business/global/21rare.html

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