Daily Green

Good afternoon, all. In the news today:

• Analysis of yesterday's cap and trade ruling;
• Newsom speaks about his green agenda;
• Capital Notes asks where Brown will find the money for his proposed realignment;
• And much more...

Top of the Ticket

Legal Planet 2/2/11
Court’s AB 32 Ruling Is Quite Narrow and At Most a Temporary Setback
http://legalplanet.wordpress.com/2011/02/02/courts-ab-32-ruling-is-quite-narrow-and-at-most-a-temporary-setback/

Multiple Sources 2/2/11
Newsom Announces Plans To Reduce State's Carbon Footprint
http://www.ktvu.com/news/26720638/detail.html
http://www.greenbiz.com/news/2011/02/02/gavin-newson-lays-out-green-agenda-california

Capital Notes 2/3/11
Brown's Government Rework Needs Money
http://blogs.kqed.org/capitalnotes/2011/02/03/browns-government-rework-needs-money/

CA Environmental News & Opinion

The Bay Citizen 2/2/11
PG&E Risked Deadly Accidents with Excessive Pipeline Pressure
http://www.baycitizen.org/pge/story/pge-risked-deadly-accidents-excessive/

Los Angeles Times 2/2/11
NFL stadium plan meets with questions, some skepticism from L.A. City Council
http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/lanow/2011/02/nfl-stadium-plan-meets-with-questions-some-skepticism-in-la-city-council.html

Switchboard (NRDC Blog) 2/2/11
The 60 Million Acre-Foot Hole - A Memorable Moment from the California Assembly Groundwater Hearing
http://switchboard.nrdc.org/blogs/bnelson/the_60_million_acre-foot_hole.html

Los Angeles Times 2/3/11
Report criticizes California electricity surcharge program
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/politics/la-me-energy-20110203,0,4313932.story

Capitol Weekly 2/3/11
Green is good in a blue state
http://www.capitolweekly.net/article.php?xid=zgs2oxn5mot9bu

Greenspace 2/2/11
Disputed power plant for San Joaquin Valley clears hurdle
http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/greenspace/2011/02/avenal-power-plant-san-joaquin-valley-pollution.html

Sacramento Bee 2/3/11
$3.9M approved for SF area electric car chargers
http://www.sacbee.com/2011/02/03/3374572/39m-approved-for-sf-area-electric.html

Los Angeles Times 2/3/11
EPA, Army Corps of Engineers are at odds over Newhall Ranch
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-adv-newhall-epa-20110202,0,6039644.story

Californians Against Waste 2/2/11
First Compost Project to be Funded by Carbon Credits
http://www.cawrecycles.org/whats_new/recycling_news/feb2_zanker_compost_carbon_credits

The Bay Citizen 2/2/11
SF EcoCenter Wins EPA Award
http://www.baycitizen.org/environment/story/sf-ecocenter-wins-epa-award/

Streetsblog San Francisco 2/3/11
Urbanism in the Age of Climate Change: Green Technology
http://sf.streetsblog.org/2011/02/02/urbanism-in-the-age-of-climate-change-green-technology/

Audoblog (Audobon California Blog) 2/2/11
Fish and Game Commission hearing proposal for North Coast habitat protections
http://www.audublog.org/?p=5061

State Budget & Politics

Sacramento Bee 2/3/11
Democrats seek list of deeper state cuts if taxes are not extended
http://www.sacbee.com/2011/02/03/3373330/democrats-seek-list-of-deeper.html

Capitol Weekly 2/3/11
Gavin Newsom’s new position as statewide official
http://www.capitolweekly.net/article.php?xid=zgs2jp5fobl85h

National & International Environmental News & Opinion

Los Angeles Times 2/2/11
EPA to regulate toxic chemicals in drinking water
http://www.latimes.com/news/science/environment/la-na-water-epa-20110203,0,2441001.story

Grist 2/3/11
Crazy storms highlight the crazy climate mess we’re in
http://www.grist.org/article/2011-02-03-2011-bill-mckibben-snow-storms-crazy-climate-mess

Multiple Sources 2/2/11
Some Congressional Republicans Backing HSR
http://www.cahsrblog.com/2011/02/some-congressional-republicans-backing-hsr/
http://t4america.org/blog/2011/02/02/florida-republican-john-mica-could-be-a-key-ally-on-high-speed-rail/

Switchboard (NRDC Blog) 2/3/11
New U.S. Forest Service scientific report documents permanent effects of drilling
http://switchboard.nrdc.org/blogs/amall/new_us_forest_service_scientif.html

Politico 2/31/11
Joe Manchin takes on President Obama over EPA's coal veto
http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0211/48773.html

Reuters 2/31/11
Amazon drought caused huge carbon emissions
http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/02/03/us-brazil-amazon-idUSTRE7127DN20110203

The Repower Blog 2/3/11
China’s New Eco-City Capturing Global Attention
http://repoweramerica.org/blog/new-eco-city-in-china/

Green House (USA Today Blog) 2/3/11
NASA research center goes ultragreen
http://content.usatoday.com/communities/greenhouse/post/2011/02/nasa-research-center-goes-ultra-green/

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