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Happy Friday all. In today’s news:

• LCV adds Prop 23 to Dirty Dozen;
• James Cameron makes titanic $1 million contribution against Prop 23;
• and much more campaign and environmental news!

The Top of the Ticket

Los Angeles Times, San Jose Mercury News 10/15/10
Prop. 23 foes pouring money into campaign (Quotes national League of Conservation Voters President Gene Karpinski)
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/politics/la-me-prop-23-20101015,0,6946764.story
http://www.mercurynews.com/top-stories/ci_16341670

The Hill 10/15/10
League of Conservation Voters says stopping Prop 23 is top election priority
http://thehill.com/blogs/e2-wire/677-e2-wire/124257-league-of-conservation-voters-says-stopping-calif-ballot-initiative-is-top-election-priority

Greenspace (LA Times blog), Sacramento Bee 10/15/10
Prop. 23: Avatar's James Cameron kicks in $1 million
http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/greenspace/2010/10/james-cameron-avatar-environmental-prop-23.html
http://www.sacbee.com/2010/10/15/3107778/hollywood-jumps-into-fight-against.html

Los Angeles Times 10/15/10
Kamala Harris and Steve Cooley ramp up attacks in attorney general's race
http://www.latimes.com/news/science/environment/la-me-attorney-general-race-20101015,0,7986187.story

Capitol Alert 10/15/10
Brown ad attacks Whitman's honesty
http://blogs.sacbee.com/capitolalertlatest/2010/10/brown-ad-attacks-whitmans-hone.html

State Environmental News

Reuters 10/15/10
Poll - California Leaning Against Climate Law Challenge
http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/N15221955.htm

Sacramento Bee 10/15/10
Tea party activists back Prop. 23 in Sacramento protest
http://www.sacbee.com/2010/10/15/3105545/hed-here.html

The Thin Green Line 10/14/10
Will Texas oil companies pay for their support of Prop 23?
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/blogs/green/detail?entry_id=74586

San Francisco Chronicle 10/15/10
Gas-nozzle latches must go - judge rejects delay
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2010/10/15/BA351FT110.DTL

California Watch 10/15/10
U.S., Canada health and environment officials battle chemical industry
http://www.californiawatch.org/watchblog/us-canada-health-and-environment-officials-battle-chemical-industry-5753

San Diego Union-Tribune 10/15/10
UCSD's chancellor Fox wins National Medal of Science
http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/2010/oct/15/ucsds-fox-wins-national-medal-science/?sciquest

Associated Press 10/14/10
Coastal panel OKs plan to fix Malibu Lagoon
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2010/10/14/BADG1FSFAC.DTL&type=green

San Francisco Chronicle 10/15/10
Noyo River redwood deal comes with big catch
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2010/10/15/MN8D1FR84B.DTL&type=green

Fresno Bee 10/15/10
China going nuts for California pistachios
http://www.fresnobee.com/2010/10/14/2118226/china-going-nuts-for-california.html

Fresno Bee 10/15/10
Shaver Lake to be drained next year in dam project
http://www.fresnobee.com/2010/10/13/2116456/shaver-lake-to-be-drained-next.html#http://media.fresnobee.com/smedia/2010/10/13/11/SHAVER_DAM_WORK.standalone.prod_affiliate.8.jpg

San Diego Union-Tribune 10/15/10
Deep cuts proposed for city libraries, parks
http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/2010/oct/15/deep-cuts-proposed-city-libraries-parks/

San Diego Union-Tribune 10/14/10
Two new members named to regional water board
http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/2010/oct/14/two-new-members-named-regional-water-board/

State Politics

San Francisco Chronicle (Politics blog) 10/15/10
U.S. Chamber about to drop another $1.25 million in TV ads against Barbara Boxer?
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/blogs/nov05election/detail?entry_id=74709&tsp=1

San Jose Mercury News 10/15/10
Sarah Palin finds a receptive crowd of conservatives in heavily Democratic San Jose
http://www.mercurynews.com/elections/ci_16344507

Los Angeles Times 10/15/10
Boxer makes abortion rights an issue in Senate race
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/politics/la-me-1015-senate-20101015,0,5562386.story

Political Blotter 10/15/10
FPPC tightens disclosure rules
http://www.ibabuzz.com/politics/2010/10/14/fppc-tightens-disclosure-rules/

Capitol Alert 10/15/10
Pete Wilson, Willie Brown reminisce about budget days of yore
http://blogs.sacbee.com/capitolalertlatest/2010/10/wilson-brown-reminisce-about-b.html

David Allgood's Insomnia Corner

Fossil Fuel Funtime:

Environmental groups join Feds., fishing groups in mountain top coal mining lawsuit.
http://green.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/10/14/environmentalists-join-mountaintop-fray/

Obama reveals new mining rules to curtail black lung disease.
http://www.courier-journal.com/article/20101014/NEWS01/310140040/Obama%20administration%20unveils%20mining%20rules%20to%20curtail%20black%20lung%20disease

Dead animals are exhibit A in Gulf disaster investigation.
http://www.forbes.com/feeds/ap/2010/10/14/general-energy-financial-impact-us-gulf-oil-spill-forensics_8014128.html

Petroleum industry asks White House to ease green house gas reporting rules.
http://www.nytimes.com/gwire/2010/10/14/14greenwire-petroleum-industry-asks-white-house-to-ease-gr-81806.html?ref=earth

News from the Homeland:

North Carolina resists EPA clean air rules.
http://www.mcclatchydc.com/2010/10/15/102084/epas-clean-air-rules-face-resistance.html

Renewable energy jobs grow 22% in North Carolina.
http://www.mcclatchydc.com/2010/10/15/102083/renewable-energy-jobs-grow-by.html

Energy Secretary Chu talks about energy efficiency.
http://green.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/10/15/dr-chu-talks-efficiency/?hp

Feds., state file suit over Fox River cleanup.
http://www.jsonline.com/news/wisconsin/104999034.html

Traffic pollution tied to increased emphysema risk.
http://wtaq.com/news/articles/2010/oct/14/traffic-pollution-tied-to-increased-emphysema-risk/

Local News from the Golden State:

Kern County works to build support for high speed rail facility.
http://www.bakersfield.com/news/local/x873253183/Kern-begins-building-public-support-for-rail-facility

Pescadero besieged by mountain lions.
http://sanfrancisco.cbslocal.com/2010/10/15/4th-mountain-lion-in-3-weeks-spotted-in-pescadero/

Salinas study show pesticide chlorpyrifos causes long term damage to fetuses.
http://www.thecalifornian.com/article/20101015/NEWS01/10150317/Pesticide-used-in-Monterey-County-subject-of-requested-EPA-ban

RFK, Jr. advocates for green power in front of California mayors.
http://www.contracostatimes.com/top-stories/ci_16341944

Wilmington residents march on refinery to protest Prop. 23.
http://www.dailybreeze.com/news/ci_16341220

Does big oil funding of colleges present a conflict of interest?
http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/greenspace/2010/10/uc-berkeley-stanford-energy-research-oil-companies.html

San Joaquin Valley attractive for green industries.
http://www.mercedsunstar.com/2010/10/15/1611677/valleys-attractive-for-green-industry.html

Ground broken on Delta “intertie”.
http://www.recordnet.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20101015/A_NEWS/10150330

Report says dam removal will benefit Siskiyou economy.
http://www.siskiyoudaily.com/highlight/x534843445/Report-KBRA-dam-removal-should-benefit-Siskiyou-economy

Prop. 21 could rescue state’s recreation areas.
http://www.timesheraldonline.com/ci_16346120

News Of The World:

Cancer caused by modern man, was nonexistent in ancient world.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/health/healthnews/8064554/Cancer-caused-by-modern-man-as-it-was-virtually-non-existent-in-ancient-world.html

Synthetic chemicals impose increasing threat to world’s water supply.
http://www.dw-world.de/dw/article/0,,6107753,00.html

UN climate panel agrees to reforms.
http://planetark.org/enviro-news/item/59879

News from the EU:

EU clashes with Greenland over Arctic stewardship.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2010/oct/15/eu-greenland-stewardship-arctic

News from the Damp Isles:

Renewable need new policies, not cuts.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/cif-green/2010/oct/15/renewableenergy-energy?intcmp=122

Fear of bias colors climate change debate.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/cif-green/2010/oct/15/climate-change-bias-debate

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

Canada declares BPA toxic, stage set for more restrictions.
http://planetark.org/enviro-news/item/59881

Nova Scotia introduces regulations to promote renewable energy.
http://www.winnipegfreepress.com/greenpage/environment/nova-scotia-introduces-regulations-to-promote-production-of-renewable-energy-105026139.html

Nova Scotia green lights biomass energy plant despite concerns over sustainability.
http://www.winnipegfreepress.com/greenpage/environment/ns-board-approves-208-million-biomass-project-amid-fears-over-sustainability-104939504.html

Activists demand Ontario legislature act to protect water.
http://www.winnipegfreepress.com/greenpage/environment/activists-bring-jars-of-water-to-ontario-legislature-to-demand-provincial-action-104968829.html

Chemicals survive waste treatment to be released back into environment.
http://www.winnipegfreepress.com/life/sci_tech/chemicals-survive-waste-treatment-to-be-released-into-environment-study-104965919.html

Dam breach prompts new dam safety rules.
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/british-columbia/bc-mudslide-prompts-new-dam-safety-rules/article1758051/

Shale gas project halted in Quebec.
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/report-on-business/industry-news/energy-and-resources/quebec-shale-gas-project-grinds-to-halt/article1757870/

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