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Hello and good afternoon all. In today’s news:

• Jerry Brown and Meg Whitman to debate tonight;
• No on Prop 23 campaign ads are live;
• LA Times urges “No” on Prop 23;
• And more.

Top News

Sacramento Bee 9/28/10
With race dead-even, stakes are high for Brown and Whitman in first debate
http://www.sacbee.com/2010/09/28/3061175/with-race-dead-even-stakes-are.html

Editor’s Note: CLCV and GreenGov2010 will live-tweet the debate; follow us on Twitter

Greenspace (LA Times blog), Capitol Alert (Sac Bee blog) 9/28/10
Prop. 23 campaigns go head-to-head in TV spots
http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/greenspace/2010/09/prop-23-tv-ad-campaign.html
http://blogs.sacbee.com/capitolalertlatest/2010/09/ad-wars-begin-for-prop-23-batt.html

Los Angeles Times (editorial) 9/28/10
No on Prop. 23: Suspending California's global warming law would take the state, and the country, in the wrong direction
http://www.latimes.com/news/opinion/editorials/la-prop23-20100928,0,3040007.story

Fresno Bee (editorial) 9/28/10
State voters should reject Proposition 23
http://www.fresnobee.com/2010/09/27/2094986/editorial-state-voters-should.html

State Environmental News

GreenGov2010.org 9/28/10
Sen. Byron Sher on Building A Greener Governor
http://www.greengov2010.org/byron-sher-video

Climate Watch, San Francisco Chronicle 9/28/10
Schwarzenegger Blasts Oil Companies
http://blogs.kqed.org/climatewatch/2010/09/27/schwarzenegger-blasts-oil-companies/
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2010/09/28/BA071FKEMG.DTL&type=green

San Diego Union-Tribune 9/28/10
Prop. 23 to be focus of candidates forum
http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/2010/sep/28/prop-23-be-focus-candidates-forum/

San Diego Union-Tribune 9/28/10
Fish and game commissioner out after 18 days
http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/2010/sep/28/fish-and-game-commissioners-removal-raises-doubts-/

San Francisco Magazine 9/28/10
Seeing the forest for the trees
http://www.sanfranmag.com/story/seeing-the-forest-for-the-trees

San Jose Mercury News 9/28/10
“Bloom Boxes” help power Adobe headquarters in San Jose
http://www.mercurynews.com/bay-area-news/ci_16189290

Fresno Bee 9/28/10
Valley homebuilders luring buyers with 'green' features
http://www.fresnobee.com/2010/09/27/2095272/valley-builders-lure-buyers-with.html

State Politics

Los Angeles Times 9/28/10
U.S. Chamber of Commerce and FreedomWorks mobilize to aid Fiorina
http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/california-politics/2010/09/us-chamber-and-freedomworks-mobilize-to-aid-fiorina.html

Los Angeles Times 9/28/10
Fiorina calls for lowering government spending
http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/california-politics/2010/09/fiorina-unveils-plan-to-reduce-spending.html

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

Sacramento Bee, San Francisco Chronicle 9/28/10
Field Poll: California Legislature records its lowest approval rating
http://www.sacbee.com/2010/09/28/3061369/field-poll-california-legislature.html
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2010/09/28/BA331FKEBG.DTL

Ventura County Star 9/28/10
Strickland won't have statement on statewide voter guide
http://www.vcstar.com/news/2010/sep/27/strickland-wont-have-statement-on-statewide/

National Environmental News

Los Angeles Times 9/28/10
Oil spill response chief calls for third party to manage future disasters
http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/nation/la-na-oil-spill-20100928,0,2021357.story

Green (NY Times blog) 9/28/10
Tracking Clouds to Predict Solar Bounty
http://green.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/09/28/tracking-clouds-to-predict-solar-bounty/

Politico 9/28/10
Global warming critic plots revenge
http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0910/42795.html

Guardian 9/28/10
Barack Obama under fire for grossly underestimating Gulf oil spill
http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2010/sep/28/barack-obama-gulf-oil-spill

David Allgood’s Cure for Insomnia

Fossil Fuel Funtime:

BP ignored multiple red flags.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/newsbysector/energy/oilandgas/8028596/BP-oil-spill-BP-ignored-multiple-red-flags-over-Deepwater-Horizon-design-says-Halliburton.html

Obama administration criticizes BP damage claim official appointed by Obama administration.
http://www.propublica.org/article/obama-administration-criticizes-gulf-spill-claims-czars-slow-payments

NASA climate scientist James Hansen arrested with 100 others at mountaintop removal mining protest.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/09/27/james-hansen-arrested-wit_n_740887.html

Feds probe whether power outage contributed to San Bruno blast.
http://www.mercurynews.com/top-stories/ci_16190785

PG&E remains silent on pipeline inspection.
http://www.timesheraldonline.com/ci_16193388

PG&E failed to inspect pipeline for months after Eureka earthquake.
http://www.times-standard.com/localnews/ci_16193477

Obama may lift drilling moratorium early.
http://www.aolnews.com/gulf-oil-spill/article/gulf-of-mexico-oil-drilling-moratorium-may-be-lifted-early/19650881

Panel want BP fines to pay for Gulf coast restoration.
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/09/28/us/politics/28spill.html

Poor management blamed for Tenn. River coal ash spill.
http://www.ajc.com/business/tva-inspector-poor-management-641819.html

Massey Energy foremen cited for faking safety inspections, ordering unsafe work in fatal coal mining operation.
http://sundaygazettemail.com/News/201009270847

Newton Creek in NY City declared a superfund site.
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/09/28/nyregion/28newtown.html

Major environmental groups ignored Gulf degradation prior to BP catastrophe.
http://www.nytimes.com/gwire/2010/09/27/27greenwire-enviro-groups-ignored-gulf-before-bp-disaster-96055.html

News from the Homeland:

Despite stories to the contrary, study show bark beetles do not increase fire risks.
http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/nation/la-na-beetle-fire-20100926,0,3315977.story

Insecticide bred into genetically modified corn is polluting rivers across the US.
http://www.independent.co.uk/environment/nature/gm-maize-has-polluted-rivers-across-the-united-states-2091300.html

Study says wind energy can power much of the east coast.
http://www.mcclatchydc.com/2010/09/28/101206/wind-energy-can-power-much-of.html

Louisiana looks to new plan to restore fragile coast.
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=130101851

Administration to set new fuel economy rules.
http://planetark.org/enviro-news/item/59672

Water use in Southwest heads for day of reckoning.
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/09/28/us/28mead.html

Local News from the Golden State:

Hottest day ever recorded in Los Angeles.
http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/lanow/2010/09/at-113-degrees-downtown-la-hits-all-time-record-high-temperature.html

San Joaquin River restoration gets good marks.
http://www.fresnobee.com/2010/09/25/2092923/river-restoration-rolls-along.html

Governor signs Sen. Pavley's law eliminating toxic cadmium in jewelry.
http://sanfrancisco.cbslocal.com/2010/09/28/new-california-law-limits-toxic-cadmium-in-jewelry/

San Joaquin Valley homebuilders build green to attract buyers.
http://www.fresnobee.com/2010/09/27/2095272/valley-builders-lure-buyers-with.html

San Joaquin Valley air quality falls as temperatures soar.
http://www.fresnobee.com/2010/09/27/2094184/triple-digits-smoky-air-in-valley.html

PUC ponders San Clemente Dam removal.
http://www.montereyherald.com/news/ci_16193510

Three different alien insects threaten Merced County crops.
http://www.mercedsunstar.com/2010/09/28/1587282/trio-of-pesky-insects-a-major.html

Solar cell breakthrough at Stanford announced.
http://www.enn.com/energy/article/41824

News Of The World:

Warming climate threatens long distance migratory birds.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-11408439

News from the EU:

Tough mackerel stance welcomed.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-11414289

Europe agrees to fishing free zones in Atlantic.
http://planetark.org/enviro-news/item/59678

News from the Damp Isles:

Scotland will achieve 100% renewable energy by 2025.
http://planetark.org/enviro-news/item/59677

Feed in tariff rates can be changed at anytime.
http://blogs.telegraph.co.uk/finance/ianmcowie/100007795/household-solar-power-a-shock-in-the-small-print/

Rural flies develop taste for city flesh.
http://www.independent.co.uk/environment/nature/revealed-the-rural-flies-with-a-taste-for-city-flesh-2091303.html

News From The Land Of the Four O’Clock Sun:

Environment minister plays down climate deal hopes.
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/politics/jim-prentice-plays-down-hopes-for-climate-deal/article1728492/

Saskatchewan mining company fined $90 million for polluting water.
http://www.winnipegfreepress.com/greenpage/environment/gold-mining-company-fined-90k-for-polluting-water-in-northern-saskatchewan-103891574.html

Third part panel to evaluate oil sands impacts.
http://planetark.org/enviro-news/item/59670

News From the Rest of the World:

India faces pollination crisis.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-11418033

Dams threaten Patagonia.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/gallery/2010/apr/20/patagonia-rave-rivers

Frogs In The News:

Boreal toads said to have gorgeous eyes, smell like peanut butter.
http://www.aspentimes.com/article/20100927/NEWS/100929858/1077&ParentProfile=1058

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