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Good morning readers. In the news today:

• Brown pulls ahead of Whitman;
• Is high-speed rail getting derailed?
• The White House goes solar... again;
• Magic 8 Ball, is Allgood's Corner a good read? "Signs point to yes";
• and more news worth your Arnold bucks!

Politics

Los Angeles Times 10/4/10
Fiorina and NRSC air new ad attacking Boxer
http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/california-politics/2010/10/fiorina-and-...
Also: http://www.mercurynews.com/politics-government/ci_16251940

Huffington Post 10/5/10
Two New Polls Confirm Brown Rebound
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/10/05/california-governor-polls-_n_75...

San Francisco Chronicle 10/5/10
Whitman, Brown cancel KGO radio debate
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2010/10/05/MNJB1FO7AG.DTL

Calbuzz 10/5/10
Why Didn't eMeg Sign Nicky's Work Documents?
http://www.calbuzz.com/2010/10/why-didnt-emeg-sign-nickys-work-documents/

Sacramento Bee 10/5/10
Schwarzengger, lawmakers claim some victories in California budget deal
http://www.sacbee.com/2010/10/05/3080001/schwarzenegger-lawmakers-claim....

Sacramento Bee 10/5/10
Poll finds state in dark mood
http://www.sacbee.com/2010/10/05/3080071/poll-finds-state-in-dark-mood.html

Think Progress 10/5/10
Foreign-Funded U.S. Chamber of Commerce Running Partisan Attack Ads
http://thinkprogress.org/2010/10/05/foreign-chamber-commerce/

Los Angeles Times 10/5/10
Kamala Harris' San Francisco credentials may not fly in rest of state
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-attorney-general-20101004,0,4213...

State Environmental News

San Francisco Chronicle 10/4/10
Cities key source of toxics in bay, study finds
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2010/10/04/BAPC1FO6QP.DTL

Los Angeles Times 10/5/10
Officials fail to resolve rail board impasse
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-high-speed-conflict-20101005,0,7...

San Jose Mercury News 10/5/10
Peninsula Cities Sue to Derail High-Speed Rail Project
http://www.mercurynews.com/top-stories/ci_16253228

San Francisco Chronicle 10/5/10
New state law [SB 346] reduces copper in brake pads
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2010/10/05/BAL11FO3AT.DTL

California Watch 10/5/10
Bill would cut dumping of U.S. electronic waste in China, India
http://californiawatch.org/watchblog/bill-would-cut-dumping-us-electroni...

The Herald 10/5/10
Sudden oak death back in Monterey County
http://www.montereyherald.com/local/ci_16256552

Napa Valley Register 10/5/10
East Napa will receive recycle irrigation water through stimulus funding
http://napavalleyregister.com/news/local/article_dfb05440-d047-11df-84fb...

Pasadena Star-News 10/4/10
Our View: No on Prop. 23; keep green future
http://www.pasadenastarnews.com/ci_16254098

The Modesto Bee 10/5/10
Prop. 23 an Attack on green movement
http://www.modbee.com/2010/10/04/1368731/prop-23-an-attack-on-green-move...

The Huffington Post 10/4/10
California’s Global Warming Solutions Act and National Climate Policy
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/robert-stavins/ab-32-rggi-and-climate-ch_b...

Grist 10/4/10
No on Prop 23 campaign takes in $5 million to oil industry's $10,000
http://www.grist.org/article/no-on-prop-23-campaign-takes-in-5-million-t...

Oakland Local 10/4/10
Call to Action: Phone-Banking Against Prop. 23 With Van Jones
http://oaklandlocal.com/blogs/2010/10/call-action-phone-banking-against-...

Bay Citizen (Pulse Of The Bay blog) 10/4/10
Valero, Tesoro Bash Back At Schwarzenegger
http://www.baycitizen.org/blogs/pulse-of-the-bay/valero-tesoro-bash-back...

E Magazine 10/4/10
Undoing California's Climate Progress
http://www.emagazine.com/view/?5352

National & International News

AP 10/4/10
Big Oil Hasn't Learned Lessons of BP Oil Spill
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/10/04/gulf-oil-spill-bp-big-oil-lesso...

Environmental News Service 10/4/10
Congress Authorizes Oil Spill Prevention, Fishing Vessel Safety Upgrades
http://www.ens-newswire.com/ens/oct2010/2010-10-04-092.html

Huffington Post 10/4/10
Rocky Kister (NRDC): No Work and Running Out of Food: The Life of Fishermen in Louisiana
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/rocky-kistner/a-fisherman-casts-for-his_b_...

Environmental News Network 10/5/10
Obama science advisor wields evidence to undercut climate change deniers
http://www.enn.com/climate/article/41846

Huffington Post 10/5/10
Steven Chu: The White House Goes Solar
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/steven-chu/the-white-house-goes-sola_b_750...

Planet Ark 10/5/10
Meat Diets Pose Environmental Danger: Report
http://planetark.org/enviro-news/item/59737

Telegraph 10/4/10
Fear for wolves over calls to strip them of protected status
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/northamerica/usa/8041936/Fear-...

Recorder 10/4/10
FDA to consider limiting use of antibiotics in livestock
http://www.recorderonline.com/news/antibiotics-46720-livestock-use.html

New York Times (Green blog) 10/5/10
The Military, Green Energy Champion
http://green.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/10/05/the-military-green-energy-cham...

Washington Post 10/4/10
Virginia fight over climate documents will continue
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/10/04/AR201010...

New York Times 10/4/10
As EPA Moves to Regulate Perchlorate, Groups Await Pentagon Response
http://www.nytimes.com/gwire/2010/10/04/04greenwire-as-epa-moves-to-regu...

David Allgood's Cure for Insomnia Corner

News Of The World:

Loss of rainforests costs world $5 trillion annually.
http://www.independent.co.uk/environment/climate-change/5000000000000-th...

Delegates to world climate conference urged to find common ground.
http://www.winnipegfreepress.com/greenpage/environment/un-urges-delegate...

Scientists discover world’s smallest tigers.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-south-asia-11455154

North America in risky race to exploit oils sands and shale.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2010/oct/01/north-america-oil-sand...

News from the EU:

New pollution rules in works for motorcycles.
http://planetark.org/enviro-news/item/59741

Trade barriers to Canadian oil sands delayed.
http://planetark.org/enviro-news/item/59740

Toxic flood kills four in Hungary.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-11475361

Hungary declares state of emergency.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2010/oct/05/hungary-sludge-disaster-stat...

German solar panel costs drop 13% on efficiency gains.
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2010-10-05/german-solar-panel-equipment-pr...

News from the Land of 1.4 Billion People:

China calls on rich nations to improve emissions targets.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2010/oct/05/china-climate-talks-ri...

Wind power capacity expected to hit 150 megawatts by 2020.
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2010-10-05/china-wind-power-capacity-may-b...

Carbon trading expected to start in some regions.
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2010-10-05/china-may-start-carbon-trading-...

News from the Damp Isles:

Plans for US style superdairies abandoned.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/earth/earthnews/8042122/Company-pulls-out-of-...

Rare bumblebees making a comeback.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-11472104

Pilot project turns human waste into renewable gas.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/business/2010/oct/05/human-waste-turned-renewa...

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

How a two degree temperature rise will impact Canada.
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/politics/ottawa-notebook/how-a-two-d...

Key proponent to miss start of Quebec gas drilling hearings.
http://www.winnipegfreepress.com/greenpage/environment/key-proponent-of-...

Protesters call for end to horse slaughter.
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/politics/protesters-call-for-end-to-...

B.C. will challenge Ontario to attract green energy dollars.
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/british-columbia/bc-launche...

Disappearance of Humboldt squid may explain salmon population explosion.
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/british-columbia/the-short-...

News From The Rest of the World:

Toyota hopes to use its expertise in autos and computer to develop smart grid for plug-in hybrids.
http://www.winnipegfreepress.com/greenpage/environment/toyota-hopes-for-...

India now world’s third biggest carbon emitter.
http://planetark.org/enviro-news/item/59743

News From the Homeland:

Sacramento Council mulls legalizing backyard chickens.
http://www.sacbee.com/2010/10/05/3079979/should-backyard-chickens-be-leg...

Grocery store painted in bright colors outrages residents in Gilroy.
http://www.gilroydispatch.com/news/269235-sparks-fly-over-store-colors

Frogs In The News:

Fighting to save the Sierra’s frogs.
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/10/05/science/05frog.html?_r=1&ref=earth

Carnivorous alien bullfrogs devour natives.
http://www.pe.com/localnews/stories/PE_News_Local_D_sfrogs05.27de88a.html

Frogs foretell water future.
http://www.abc.net.au/am/content/2010/s3029503.htm

Hunt for missing frogs leaps five continents.
http://www.voanews.com/english/news/american-life/Hunt-for-Missing-Frogs...

Best Headlines Ever:

Cairngorms National Park boundry is extended by a fifth to include parts of Perthshire.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-tayside-central-11466505

Study links employment with energy consumption.
http://www.bizjournals.com/sanjose/blog/2010/10/mary.html

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