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Good afternoon, all. In the news today:

• Environmental movement counters claims that air pollution rules are "job killers";
• Solar photovoltaic becoming cheaper than gas in California;
• Foreign companies sue to stop California's Ocean protection plan;
• And much more...

Top of the Ticket

The Hill 2/8/11
EPA, greens strike back against Republican ‘job-killing’ message
http://thehill.com/blogs/e2-wire/677-e2-wire/142687-epa-greens-strike-back-against-gop-job-killing-message

Renewable Engergy World 2/8/11
Solar PV Becoming Cheaper than Gas in California
http://www.renewableenergyworld.com/rea/news/article/2011/02/solar-pv-becoming-cheaper-than-gas-in-california

California Progress Report 2/8/11
Foreign Fishing Corporations File Lawsuit to Stop California Ocean Protection Initiative (MLPA)
http://www.californiaprogressreport.com/site/node/8654

Los Angeles Times 2/8/11
Seeking to boost job growth, Obama to call for $53 billion in spending on high-speed rail
http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/nation/wire/sns-ap-us-obama-high-speed-rail,0,5277709.story

CA Environmental News & Opinion

KQED 2/8/11
Why EJ Groups are Leery of Cap & Trade
http://blogs.kqed.org/climatewatch/2011/02/08/why-ej-groups-are-leery-of-cap-trade/

Sacramento Bee 2/8/11
Poor economy enables public land trusts to buy land for conservation
http://www.sacbee.com/2011/02/08/3385006/poor-economy-enables-public-land.html

San Francisco Chronicle 2/8/11
CA delta chinook salmon run bigger, but still low
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2011/02/08/MNVB1HJSDF.DTL&type=green

Sacramento Bee 2/7/11
American Pika could be listed as an endangered species
http://www.sacbee.com/2011/02/07/3384084/american-pika-could-be-listed.html

San Jose Mercury News 2/8/11
Despite historic financial woes, Caltrain CEO's $400,000 paycheck is state's highest
http://www.mercurynews.com/san-mateo-county/ci_17323577

San Diego Union-Tribune 2/8/11
County's beach trash grows in 2010
http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/2011/feb/08/countys-beach-trash-grows-2010/

State Budget & Politics

San Francisco Chronicle Politics Blog 2/8/11
Brown's challenge on special election: Both Dems and Reps arguing "the voters have spoken"
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/blogs/nov05election/detail?entry_id=82614

Sacramento Bee 2/8/11
Dan Walters: Questions abound on Brown's budget plan
http://www.sacbee.com/2011/02/08/3384948/dan-walters-questions-abound-on.html

PolitiCal 2/8/11
Budget tactics threaten rift among top Democrats
http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/california-politics/2011/02/budget-tactics-threatens-rift-among-top-democrats.html

Upton Updates

Politico 2/7/11
Republicans ask court to toss climate case
http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0211/49030.html

Wall Street Journal 2/7/11
Upton to Press On With Plans to Block Emissions Rules
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748704422204576130713014510304.html

The Hill 2/8/11
Rep. Fred Upton has two-track strategy
http://thehill.com/blogs/e2-wire/677-e2-wire/142639-upton-has-two-track-strategy

Politico 2/8/11
Fred Upton seeks to channel GOP's 'Inner Gipper'
http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0211/49034.html

For more, visit the Upton Updates website created by the national League of Conservation Voters that asks - as the new Chair of House Energy & Commerce Committee, whose side will Fred Upton be on? Ours or big polluters?

National & International Environmental News & Opinion

Politico 2/7/11
Gripes over EPA in responses to Darrell Issa
http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0211/48995.html

Climate Progress 2/8/11
On first day of new Congress, Koch’s operatives met with GOP chairman planning to gut the Clean Air Act
http://climateprogress.org/2011/02/08/koch-gut-clean-air-act

Politico 2/7/11
EPA chief faces hostile House GOP
http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0211/48953.html

Huffington Post 2/8/11
Dow Asks, What's the Business Case for Protecting Nature?
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/andrew-winston/dow-asks-whats-the-busine_b_819916.html

Switchboard (NRDC Blog) 2/7/11
U.S. Not Immune to Climate Change Health Risks
http://switchboard.nrdc.org/blogs/kknowlton/us_not_immune_to_climate_chang.html

Sacramento Bee 2/8/11
Paul Krugman: Droughts, floods, food and climate
http://www.sacbee.com/2011/02/08/3384810/drought-floods-food-and-climate.html

Greenspace 2/7/11
Federal offshore wind plan: $50.5 million in research funding
http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/greenspace/2011/02/offshore-wind-plan-from-energy-and-interior-departments-includes-505-million.html

Talking Points Memo 2/8/11
Dem Reps. Counter GOP Narrative That Cutting Infrastructrue Spending Creates Jobs
http://tpmdc.talkingpointsmemo.com/2011/02/dem-reps-counter-gop-narrative-that-cutting-spending-creates-jobs.php

Greenhouse (USA Today Blog) 2/8/11
Are you hoarding incandescents? CFL, LED options improve
http://content.usatoday.com/communities/greenhouse/post/2011/02/incandescent-phaseout-cfl-led-options/1

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