Daily Green

Good afternoon, all. In the news today:

• Jerry Brown faces tricky environmental and energy issues;
• State of the State: 5 pm tonight;
• State budget may close some parks permanently;
• And much more.

Top of the Ticket

Los Angeles Times 1/30/11
Gov. Jerry Brown is facing tricky environmental and energy issues in California
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-brown-environment-20110131,0,5769639,full.story

Multiple sources 1/31/11
Jerry Brown's State of the State address
http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/california-politics/2011/01/browns-state-of-the-state-offers-chance-to-boost-budget.html
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2011/01/31/MNCF1HFNGQ.DTL
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748704832704576114131993558572.html

Watch the Governor’s State of the State Address tonight at 5 pm: https://www.calchannel.com/channel/live/3

San Diego Union-Tribune 1/30/11
State budget may close some parks permanently
http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/2011/jan/30/state-budget-likely-to-take-toll-on-parks/

San Francisco Chronicle (editorial) 1/30/11
Don't pave California's pastures
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2011/01/30/EDEI1H569R.DTL

Multiple sources 1/31/11
Hundreds march outside Koch brothers' retreat
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-koch-brothers-20110131,0,3791885.story
http://www.thenation.com/blog/158146/koch-brothers-v-left-palm-springs
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/01/31/us/politics/31koch.html
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/01/30/AR2011013004535.html
http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0111/48464.html

CA Environmental News

San Francisco Chronicle 1/31/11
Suit over Pardee Reservoir expansion goes to court
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2011/01/31/MNF61GURLU.DTL&type=green

San Diego Union-Tribune 1/30/11
Water officials seek savings, delay projects
http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/2011/jan/30/water-officials-seek-savings-halt-projects/

San Jose Mercury News 1/30/11
Fremont's high-flying Solyndra hits a rough patch
http://www.mercurynews.com/business/ci_17221170

Long Beach Press Telegram 1/30/11
Proposed plastic bag ban divides Long Beach residents
http://www.presstelegram.com/news/ci_17240779

Press Democrat 1/29/11
Sonoma County taking first steps toward plastic bag ban
www.pressdemocrat.com/article/20110129/ARTICLES/110129385/1350

Grist 1/31/11
Robert Stavins: California’s cap-and-trade plan is better for environmental justice than the alternatives
http://www.grist.org/article/2011-01-31-pursuing-real-environmental-justice-in-california

Sacramento Bee 1/29/11
USGS estimates higher risk to Delta levees from quakes
http://www.sacbee.com/2011/01/29/3361246/usgs-estimates-higher-risk-to.html

Los Angeles Times 1/30/11
Voters reject mining ban in Azusa
www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-azusa-mining-20110131,0,2642096.story

New York Times 1/31/11
New Electricity Meters Stir Fears
www.nytimes.com/2011/01/31/science/earth/31meters.html

The Independent 1/31/11
Good year for gray whales off California coast
www.independent.co.uk/environment/off-california-coast-a-bumper-gray-whale-season-2198495.html

The Californian 1/29/11
Salinas maker of Triac electric vehicle nears production stage
www.thecalifornian.com/article/20110129/NEWS01/101290316/Salinas-maker-of-Triac-electric-vehicle-nears-production-stage

Sacramento Bee 1/30/11
Squaw Valley's new CEO is talking about a snow train
http://www.sacbee.com/2011/01/30/3362892/squaw-valleys-new-ceo-is-talking.html

Contra Costa Times 1/31/11
Herring rebounding in San Francisco Bay
www.contracostatimes.com/top-stories/ci_17232496

State Politics

California Progress Report 1/31/11
Peter Schrag: Brown’s Program: A Little Light and a Long Tunnel
http://www.californiaprogressreport.com/site/node/8625

Politico (opinion) 1/30/11
Sherry Bebitch Jeffe: Jerry Brown: moonbeam to mainstream
http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0111/48493.html

Ventura County Star 1/30/11
Democrats, interest groups push back against Brown's budget cuts
http://www.vcstar.com/news/2011/jan/29/democrats-interest-groups-push-back-against-cuts/

Wall Street Journal, New York Times 1/30/11
California, Local Agencies Face Off Over Funds
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748703921504576094331686810212.html
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/01/30/us/30california.html

Capitol Alert 1/31/11
With no replacements named, Schnur, Hodson remain at FPPC
http://blogs.sacbee.com/capitolalertlatest/2011/01/with-no-replacements-named-sch.html

Capitol Alert 1/29/11
FPPC targets slate mailers
http://blogs.sacbee.com/capitolalertlatest/2011/01/fppc-approves-new-regulations.html

National Environmental News

Green (NY Times blog) 1/31/11
Wyoming Senator Seeks to Lasso E.P.A.
http://green.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/01/31/wyoming-senator-seeks-to-lasso-e-p-a/?ref=earth

Switchboard (NRDC blog) 1/31/11
David Doniger: Mural Dyslexia: Is Blindness on Clean Air, Climate Change, and Public Health Contagious?
http://switchboard.nrdc.org/blogs/ddoniger/mural_dyslexia_is_blindness_on.html

Politico 1/29/11
Barack Obama looks to clean energy
http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0111/48382.html

McClatchy 1/31/11
Cold winters don't mean global warming's not real, scientists say
http://www.sacbee.com/2011/01/31/3364177/cold-winters-dont-mean-global.html

Los Angeles Times 1/29/11
Trade in rare plants sows trouble for endangered species
http://www.latimes.com/news/science/la-sci-plants-active-colonization-20110129,0,1275245.story

Dot Earth blog 1/31/11
Can Video Move the Public on Climate?
http://dotearth.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/01/31/can-video-move-the-public-on-climate/?ref=earth

Washington Post 1/31/11
Lighting switch requires a change in mind-set
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/01/30/AR2011013003415.html?hpid=artslot

New York Times 1/29/11
Mine Operator Says That Huge Seep Caused Blast
www.nytimes.com/2011/01/29/us/29mine.html

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