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Hi everyone. Today:

• Governor Brown vetoes majority-vote budget;
• California drought drove up energy costs, says report;
• U.S. Senate votes to end ethanol subsidies;
• And much more.

Top of the Ticket

Sacramento Bee (Capitol Alert) 6/16/11
Brown Vetoes Democratic Budget
http://blogs.sacbee.com/capitolalertlatest/2011/06/brown-to-veto-democratic-budge.html

Watch Governor Brown's veto message video here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L7dHqjhJz8k

Los Angeles Times 6/16/11
Legislative leaders ‘dismayed’ by Gov. Brown's budget veto
http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/california-politics/2011/06/legislative-leaders-dismayed-by-veto.html

Sacramento Bee (Capitol Alert) 6/16/11
Treasurer Bill Lockyer believes Dems' budget not financeable
http://blogs.sacbee.com/capitolalertlatest/2011/06/california-budget-veto-bill-lockyer.html

Washington Post 6/16/11
Senate approves cut in ethanol subsidies, votes for Feinstein amendment
http://www.washingtonpost.com/business/economy/senate-approves-cut-in-ethanol-subsidies-votes-for-feinstein-amendment/2011/06/16/AGwrfhXH_story.html

Politico 6/16/11
Senate votes to scrap some ethanol subsidies
http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0611/57151.html

California

Multiple Sources 6/16/11
California drought drove up energy costs
http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/greenspace/2011/06/california-drought-hydropower.html
http://blogs.kqed.org/climatewatch/2011/06/16/deconstructing-the-drought/
http://www.contracostatimes.com/top-stories/ci_18282782

San Francisco Chronicle 6/16/11
How state's farmers weathered drought
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2011/06/16/MNK21JUH6J.DTL

Fresno Bee 6/16/11
Judge denies request to step up delta pumping
http://www.fresnobee.com/2011/06/15/2429009/judge-denies-request-to-step-up.html

Riverside Press 6/16/11
White House bashes desert tortoise website
http://www.pe.com/localnews/stories/PE_News_Local_D_biden16.3f2c060.html

San Francisco Chronicle 6/15/11
Suit faults U.S. for not protecting S.F. manzanita
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2011/06/14/BADO1JTQ1D.DTL

Environment News Service 6/15/11
California clean vehicle rebates outpace budget
http://www.ens-newswire.com/ens/jun2011/2011-06-15-091.html

AP 6/15/11
Grapevine moth sparks quarantine in Santa Cruz County
http://www.thecalifornian.com/article/20110615/BUSINESS/110615016/Grapevine-moth-sparks-quarantine-Santa-Cruz-County?odyssey=tab|topnews|text|FRONTPAGE

Fresno Bee 6/15/11
Judge denies request to step up Delta pumping
http://www.fresnobee.com/2011/06/15/2429009/judge-denies-request-to-step-up.html

Malibu Times 6/15/11
City close to deal on septic ban
http://www.malibutimes.com/articles/2011/06/15/news/news1.txt

San Francisco Chronicle 6/16/11
Thinkers take liberalism apart in order to save it
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2011/06/16/MNDN1JTPUO.DTL

Redistricting

Orange County Register 6/16/11
Redistrict: congressional showdown on the coast
http://totalbuzz.ocregister.com/2011/06/15/redistrict-congressional-showdown-on-the-coast/54723/

National & International

New York Times 6/16/11
Scientists See More Deadly Weather, but Dispute the Cause
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/06/16/science/earth/16climate.html

Los Angeles Times (Editorial) 6/16/11
Ethanol's wasteful tax credit
http://www.latimes.com/news/opinion/opinionla/la-ed-ethanol-20110616,0,6312210.story

Washington Post 6/15/11
Top Senate Republican suggests eliminating energy tax breaks to reduce debt
http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/2chambers/post/top-senate-republican-suggests-eliminating-energy-tax-breaks-to-reduce-debt/2011/06/15/AGx9XTWH_blog.html

Los Angeles Times (Greenspace blog) 6/15/11
Sustainable agriculture can help conquer hunger, UN says
http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/greenspace/2011/06/organic-farming-sustainable-agriculture-can-feed-worlds-hungry-un-says.html

New York Times (Dot Earth blog) 6/15/11
A Deeper Look at an Energy Analysis Raises Big Questions
http://dotearth.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/06/15/a-deeper-look-at-an-energy-analysis-raises-big-questions/

San Francisco Chronicle (Thin Green Line blog) 6/15/11
What you need to know about new FDA sunscreen rules
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/blogs/green/detail?entry_id=91084

US Dept of Energy 6/15/11
DOE Offers Support for Innovative Manufacturing Plant That Will Produce High Quality Solar Silicon at Low Cost
http://apps1.eere.energy.gov/news/progress_alerts.cfm/pa_id=552

Guardian UK (commentary) 6/15/11
Genetically modified crop regulators choose ignorance over science
http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2011/jun/15/gm-regulators-pesticides-safety

PBS News Hour 6/15/11
'Fracking' for Natural Gas Continues to Raise Health Concerns [video]
http://www.pbs.org/newshour/bb/science/jan-june11/fracking_06-15.html

Guardian UK 6/15/11
Congress panel approves bill to fast-track Keystone XL pipeline
http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2011/jun/15/congress-keystone-xl-oil-pipeline

Sun-Herald (Mississippi) 6/14/11
NOAA expects largest ever dead zone in Gulf of Mexico
http://www.sunherald.com/2011/06/14/3196056/noaa-predicts-biggest-dead-zone.html

New York Times / ClimateWire 6/15/11
Doctors Prepare Their Professions to Explain and Treat Climate-Related Symptoms
http://www.nytimes.com/cwire/2011/06/15/15climatewire-doctors-prepare-their-professions-to-explain-8660.html

AP 6/15/11
House moves to bar genetically modified salmon
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/n/a/2011/06/15/national/w191234D06.DTL

Reuters 6/14/11
Prenatal pesticide exposure tied to birth size
http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/06/14/us-prenatal-pesticide-exposure-idUSTRE75D61820110614

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