Daily Green

Good morning, all. In the news today:

• Delta blueprint draft, first of 7 plans, ready;
• Report says California state parks must refocus to survive;
• 28th Senate District race more a sprint than marathon (CLCV has endorsed Ted Lieu);
• And more.

Top of the Ticket

San Francisco Chronicle 2/14/11
Delta blueprint draft, first of 7 plans, ready
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2011/02/14/MNM21HKUVI.DTL

Sacramento Bee (column) 2/13/11
Stuart Leavenworth: Nothing small about Brown's Delta plans
http://www.sacbee.com/2011/02/13/3396543/nothing-small-about-browns-delta.html

Switchboard (NRDC blog) 2/14/11
Barry Nelson: The House Bill to Block Bay-Delta Protections - A Tea Party Mirage
http://switchboard.nrdc.org/blogs/bnelson/the_house_bill_to_block_bay-de.html

Climate Watch 2/13/11
The Central Valley's Giant Sucking Sound
http://blogs.kqed.org/climatewatch/2011/02/13/the-central-valleys-giant-sucking-sound/

Sacramento Bee 2/12/11
California state parks must refocus to survive, report says
http://www.sacbee.com/2011/02/12/3396748/parks.html

Lo Angeles Times 2/13/11
28th Senate District race more a sprint than marathon
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-special-election-20110213,0,309344.story

Note: CLCV has endorsed Ted Lieu for Senate District 28; to learn how you can help turn out the vote for Lieu in tomorrow’s election (regardless of where you live), see our Action Alert: http://www.ecovote.org/phonefortedlieu

CA Environmental News & Opinion

New Santa Ana 2/13/11
Correa rated worst on environmental issues, amongst State Senate Democrats
http://newsantaana.com/2011/02/13/correa-rated-worst-on-environmental-issues-amongst-state-senate-democrats/

Quest (KQED) 2/14/11
Land Preservation on the Chopping Block
http://www.kqed.org/quest/radio/land-preservation-on-the-chopping-block

San Jose Mercury News 2/14/11
Cows or Condos?
http://www.mercurynews.com/california-budget/ci_17379731

Bay Citizen 2/14/11
Pacific Herring Are Back in Bay After Surviving Oil Spill
http://www.baycitizen.org/environment/story/pacific-herring-are-back-bay/

Associated Press 2/13/11
Enviros sue USFS to block logging at Lake Tahoe
http://www.sacbee.com/2011/02/13/3399425/enviros-sue-usfs-to-block-logging.html

San Francisco Chronicle 2/13/11
PG&E's computer system faulted for pipeline errors
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2011/02/13/MNAC1HLG95.DTL

San Diego Union-Tribune 2/13/11
Using trash to track Tijuana's trash
http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/2011/feb/13/tracking-trash-trash/

North County Times 2/13/11
WATER: Agency looks to power industry for lessons
http://m.nctimes.com/business/article_11be1cde-a35d-5d77-a4f9-609dd756a795.html

Press-Enterprise 2/13/11
Smog continues to plague Joshua Tree National Park
http://www.pe.com/localnews/stories/PE_News_Local_D_parkpollution14.2429e44.html

Oakland Tribune 2/13/11
Slow, steady recovery for the Port of Oakland
http://www.insidebayarea.com/top-stories/ci_17355440

Desert Sun 2/13/11
Solar energy and jobs tied to transmission lines
http://www.mydesert.com/article/20110213/BUSINESS/102130323/Solar-energy-jobs-tied-transmission-lines

The Desert Sun 2/13/11
Energy bill would exclude desert
http://www.mydesert.com/article/20110213/NEWS0301/102130336/Energy-bill-would-exclude-desert

San Francisco Chronicle 2/14/11
Making climate change real at Oakland high school
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2011/02/14/BAB91HM37Q.DTL&type=green

San Francisco Chronicle 2/14/11
City to put recycling cans in Golden Gate Park
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2011/02/13/BAMR1HM0UG.DTL&type=green

Los Angeles Times 2/14/11
Support for fast-tracked bio-cremation bill dissolves under scientific scrutiny, but a revival is brewing
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/politics/la-me-cremation-20110214,0,4408284.story

San Jose Mercury News 2/14/11
Gas for $4 a gallon?
http://www.mercurynews.com/top-stories/ci_17379847

Fresno Bee 2/14/11
Valley truckers hit hard by rising price of diesel
http://www.fresnobee.com/2011/02/13/2271489/valley-truckers-hit-hard-by-rising.html

State Politics

California Progress Report 2/14/11
Peter Schrag: Fixing California: Getting Beyond Me-Me-Me and No-No-No
http://www.californiaprogressreport.com/site/node/8673

Associated Press 2/13/11
State's open primary system ready for first test
http://www.mercurynews.com/politics-government/ci_17375534

Calbuzz 2/14/11
Texas Gov Shovels Cow Pies About California
http://www.calbuzz.com/2011/02/texas-gov-shovels-cow-pies-about-california/

Sacramento Bee 2/14/11
'Business' can be fighting word on a candidate's ballot listing
http://www.sacbee.com/2011/02/14/3400194/business-can-be-fighting-word.html

Sacramento Bee 2/12/11
Jerry Brown awaits GOP budget ideas next week
http://www.sacbee.com/2011/02/12/3396749/jerry-brown-awaits-gop-budget.html

Sacramento Bee (column) 2/14/11
Dan Walters: California drivers targeted to close budget gaps
http://www.sacbee.com/2011/02/14/3400197/dan-walters-california-drivers.html

San Bernardino Sun 2/14/11
State Senate race features political veterans
http://www.sbsun.com/news/ci_17381385

Capitol Alert 2/13/11
Speaker Pérez endorses Janice Hahn's congressional bid
http://blogs.sacbee.com/capitolalertlatest/2011/02/speaker-perez-endorses-janice.html

Fresno Bee (editorial) 2/13/11
State must reinvent itself again: Our economic strategy must match California's strengths
http://www.fresnobee.com/2011/02/11/2269155/editorial-state-must-reinvent.html

National Environmental News & Opinion

Wall Street Journal 2/14/11
Oil, Gas Drillers Face New Fees
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748703584804576144142540709756.html

Politico, National Journal 2/14/11
Budget outlines clean energy push
http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0211/49473.html
http://www.nationaljournal.com/member/clean-energy-comes-out-a-winner-in-obama-s-budget-20110214

E2 Wire (The Hill blog) 2/14/11
White House budget proposal cuts funding for EPA, but GOP wants more
http://thehill.com/blogs/e2-wire/677-e2-wire/143855-white-house-budget-plan-cuts-epa-but-gop-wants-more

Propublica 2/14/11
GOP Proposes $1.6 Billion Cut to EPA Budget, Defends $4 Billion in Oil Subsidies
http://www.propublica.org/blog/item/gop-proposes-1.6-billion-cut-to-epa-budget-defends-4-billion-in-oil-subsidi

New York Times (editorial) 2/13/11
Convenient Amnesia
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/02/13/opinion/13sun3.html

Green (NY Times blog) 2/14/11
Gingrich’s Energy Policies Rile Conservative Critics
http://green.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/02/14/gingrichs-energy-policies-rile-conservative-critics/

Los Angeles Times 2/14/11
Doug Gurian-Sherman: No seeds, no independent research
http://www.latimes.com/news/opinion/commentary/la-oe-guriansherman-seeds-20110213,0,2052370.story

Philadelphia Inquirer 2/14/11
Perks from Pa. drilling interests
http://articles.philly.com/2011-02-13/news/28532316_1_scarnati-marcellus-shale-consol-energy

Reuters 2/13/11
Climate change felt in Alaska's National Parks
http://www.enn.com/wildlife/article/42349

New York Times 2/13/11
Huff and Puff and Blow Your House Down
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/02/13/weekinreview/13rosenthal.html

McClatchy 2/13/11
Lead ban for toys will impact ATV's, motor bikes
http://www.mcclatchydc.com/2011/02/13/108524/ban-on-lead-in-toys-hits-atv-motorbike.html

McClatchy 2/13/11
Texas (really, Texas) considering tax on gas guzzlers
http://www.mcclatchydc.com/2011/02/13/108647/texas-yes-texas-considering-tax.html

Just for Fun: Valentine’s Day Action

Energy and Commerce Committee chair Fred Upton and Big Polluters are going steady this Valentine's Day. Help Upton write a love letter (Mad Libs-style) to Big Oil here: http://loveletter.lcv.org/

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