Daily Green

Good afternoon. In today's news:

• Extensive coverage of the first gubernatorial debate between Jerry Brown and Meg Whitman;
• Lt Gov hopefuls Newsom and Maldonado debate, show sharp differences on environment;
• Discover Magazine & Edward James Olmos among the many to come out against Prop 23;
• And much more.

Brown vs. Whitman, round 1

Los Angeles Times 9/29/10
Brown and Whitman go head to head
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-governor-debate-20100929,0,37517...

San Francisco Chronicle 9/29/10
Brown, Whitman get in plenty of jabs at debate
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2010/09/29/MNJV1FL4VB.DTL

KQED Forum 9/29/10
Election 2010: Gubernatorial Debate Analysis (audio)
http://www.kqed.org/a/forum/R201009290900

Sacramento Bee 9/29/10
Whitman, Brown trade attacks in first debate
http://www.sacbee.com/2010/09/29/3064330/debate-whitman-brown.html

Sacramento Bee 9/29/10
Walters: No knockout punches in Whitman-Brown debate
http://www.sacbee.com/2010/09/29/3064323/dan-walters-no-knockout-punches...

San Francisco Chronicle 9/29/10
Matier & Ross: Whitman, Brown debate may not dispel negatives
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2010/09/28/BAR91FL1EQ.DTL

Los Angeles Times 9/28/10
Brown, Whitman tangle in first gubernatorial debate
http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/california-politics/2010/09/brown-whitma...

San Francisco Chronicle (Politics blog) 9/28/10
Who do you think won the debate? Here's our post-fight scorecard (video)
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/blogs/nov05election/detail?entry_id=73405

Capitol Weekly 9/28/10
Brown, Whitman square off
http://www.capitolweekly.net/article.php?_c=z61aat5xoy997n&xid=z5z7oxwz2...

KQED (Capital Notes blog) 9/28/10
Debate: Bar hopping, Dracula, and more
http://blogs.kqed.org/capitalnotes/2010/09/28/debate-bar-hopping-dracula...

Orange County Register 9/28/10
Brown, Whitman spar over 'facts' and special influence
http://www.ocregister.com/news/whitman-268602-brown-governor.html

New York Times 9/28/10
Debate in California Governor’s Race
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/09/29/us/politics/29debate.html

CalBuzz 9/28/10
Meg Attacks, Jerry Defends
http://www.calbuzz.com/2010/09/test/

Los Angeles Times/PolitiCal 9/28/10
Post-debate news conference illustrates the real differences between Brown and Whitman
http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/california-politics/2010/09/post-debate-...

Sacramento Bee (Capitol Alert blog) 9/28/10
Brown bypasses spin room altogether
http://blogs.sacbee.com/capitolalertlatest/2010/09/brown-bypasses-spin-r...

Orange County Register 9/28/10
Brown-Whitman: Jerry’s mad dash
http://totalbuzz.ocregister.com/2010/09/28/brown-whitman-jerrys-mad-dash...

Sacramento Bee 9/28/10
Whopper watch: Tracking half-truths, embellishments in debate
http://blogs.sacbee.com/the_swarm/2010/09/whopper-watch-tracking-half-tr...

Sacramento Bee (Capitol Alert blog) 9/28/10
Chanting match outside Whitman-Brown debate gets ugly
http://blogs.sacbee.com/capitolalertlatest/2010/09/push-video.html

Los Angeles Times/PolitiCal 9/28/10
Brown-Whitman Debate: By the numbers
http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/california-politics/2010/09/brown-whitma...

More State Politics

KQED Forum 9/28/10
Election 2010: Lieutenant Governor (audio)
http://www.kqed.org/a/forum/R201009280900

San Francisco Chronicle 9/29/10
Abel Maldonado goes for Gavin Newsom's jugular, but might have cut himself
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/blogs/cityinsider/detail?entry_id=73392

Grist 9/29/10
Prop 23 campaigns begin television battle for undecided voters
http://www.grist.org/article/prop-23-campaigns-begin-television-battle-f...

Triple Pundit 9/29/10
Edward James Olmos Slams Prop 23 In NRDC Ad
http://www.triplepundit.com/2010/09/edward-james-olmos-slams-prop-23-in-...

Discover Magazine 9/29/10
No on Prop 23!
http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/intersection/2010/09/29/no-on-prop-23/

Sunpluggers.com 9/29/10
Mary Nichols: Cleaner Energy, Cap and Trade, and California's Economic Health
http://sunpluggers.com/news/california-air-official-calls-AB-32-good-for...

San Diego Daily Transcript 9/29/10
Prop. 23: Strongest effort yet at climate change denial
http://www.sddt.com/News/article.cfm?SourceCode=20100928tza

Alt Transport 9/28/10
Big Oil Companies Only Want The Best For You, Right?
http://alttransport.com/2010/09/big-oil-only-wants-the-best-for-you-right/

Huffington Post 9/29/10
Memo to Texas, Alabama & Nebraska: Mind Your Own Business
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/william-s-becker/memo-to-texas-alabama-neb...

Fresno Bee 9/28/10
Marchers support Prop. 23
http://www.fresnobee.com/2010/09/28/2096334/marchers-support-prop-23.html

Salon.com 9/29/10
The five most alarming right-wing ballot initiatives
http://www.salon.com/news/politics/2010_elections/?story=/politics/war_r...

KQED Forum 9/29/10
Election 2010: Third-Party Candidates for Governor (audio)
http://www.kqed.org/a/forum/R201009290931

Los Angeles Times 9/29/10
Boxer, Fiorina plan public radio debate Wednesday
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-0929-senate-debate-20100928,0,30...

Los Angeles Times 9/29/10
Watchdog group alleges conflicts of interest on high-speed rail board
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-high-speed-rail-conflicts-201009...

Los Angeles Times (opinion) 9/29/10
Outside agitators
http://www.latimes.com/news/opinion/commentary/la-oe-0929-rutten-2010092...

AP 9/29/10
Governor and lawmakers cancel budget meeting
http://www.presstelegram.com/news/ci_16197247

State Environmental News

KQED Climate Watch 9/28/10
California Heats Up
http://blogs.kqed.org/climatewatch/2010/09/28/california-heats-up/

San Francisco Chronicle 9/28/10
Target ordered to stop dumping hazardous waste
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2010/09/28/BUQE1FKCHU.DTL

San Francisco Chronicle 9/28/10
EPA asked to ban lead in ammo, fishing tackle
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2010/09/28/BAAT1FKHNC.DTL

Los Angeles Times 9/29/10
Empty NUMMI auto factory gets new life as Tesla moves in
http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-tesla-20100929,0,5868129.story

Press-Enterprise 9/28/10
Schwarzenegger vetoes fire planning bill
http://blogs.pe.com/politics/2010/09/schwarzenegger-vetoes-fire-pla.html

California Watch 9/29/10
Big Oil funds study that supports electric cars? What's the catch?
http://californiawatch.org/watchblog/big-oil-funds-study-supports-electr...

San Francisco Chronicle 9/28/10
Sunnyvale startup: compostable diaper service
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2010/09/28/BULI1FIR5H.DTL

Los Angeles Times (Greenspace blog) 9/28/10
Abalone protections proposed for California shores
http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/greenspace/2010/09/abalone-protections-p...

National/International Environmental News

Grist/Wonk Room 9/29/10
Obama is ‘committed’ to using ‘whole weight of the presidency’ to address climate change
http://www.grist.org/article/2010-09-29-obama-presidency-climate-change-...

Los Angeles Times 9/29/10
Oil spill penalties should go to Gulf Coast, advisors say
http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/nation/la-na-oil-spill-cleanup-2...

Los Angeles Times (Greenspace blog) 9/28/10
BP pays travel writers to 'make it right'
http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/greenspace/2010/09/bp-pays-travel-writer...

Science News 9/29/10
Contemplating an Arctic oil spill
http://www.sciencenews.org/view/generic/id/63836/title/Science_%2B_the_P...

Washington Post 9/29/10
Climate change may exacerbate extreme weather
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2010/09/29/MN9L1FL45S.DTL

Los Angeles Times 9/29/10
China moving heaven and Earth to bring water to Beijing
http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/world/la-fg-china-water-20100929...

New York Times (Green blog) 9/29/10
On Our Radar: Warming Drives Walruses Ashore
http://green.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/09/29/on-our-radar-warming-drives-wa...

New York Times (Green blog) 9/29/10
A Push to Corral Methane Gas
http://green.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/09/29/corraling-the-methane-vapors/?...

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