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Hello all. In the news today:

• Global warming all over the ballot;
• Prop. 23 money going elsewhere;
• Former President Clinton touts Brown, Newsom;
• and more.

Top of the Ticket

Los Angeles Times 10/18/10
Global warming issue spans two ballot items: (Quotes CLCV CEO Warner Chabot)
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-prop23-prop26-20101018,0,1585357.story

Sacramento Bee (column) 10/17/10
Dan Morain: As Prop. 23 dives, money goes elsewhere (Quotes CLCV CEO Warner Chabot)
http://www.sacbee.com/2010/10/17/3108147/as-prop-23-dives-money-goes-elsewhere.html

The Hill 10/18/10
Shielding law on global warming top priority for environmental activists
http://thehill.com/blogs/e2-wire/677-e2-wire/124577-protecting-global-warming-law-top-priority-for-enviro-activists

Reuters 10/15/10
POLL-California leaning against climate law challenge
http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/N15221955.htm

Multiple sources 10/18/10
Bill Clinton touts Brown, Newsom in speech at San Jose State
http://www.contracostatimes.com/politics-government/ci_16365526
http://blogs.sacbee.com/capitolalertlatest/2010/10/the-clinton-brown-show-hits-sa.html
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-clinton-brown-20101018,0,758846.story
http://www.calbuzz.com/2010/10/clinton-rallies-dems-as-krusty-bashes-emeg-on-taxes/

Washington Post 10/18/10
Meg Whitman's $140 million could turn Calif. governor's vote
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/10/18/AR2010101803069.html?hpid=topnews

GreenGov2010.org 10/18/10
Kimo Campbell on a greener governor
http://www.greengov2010.org/you-report/2010/10/kimo-campbell-greener-governor

State Environmental News

New York Times 10/18/10
New Tactic in California for Paying Pollution Bill
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/10/18/science/earth/18smog.html

Greenspace 10/16/10
EPA's environmental justice tour comes to California
http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/greenspace/2010/10/environmental-justice-oakland-epa-lisa-jackson.html

San Diego Union-Tribune 10/18/10
Calif. global-warming law to create 15,000 jobs, report says
http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/2010/oct/18/calif-global-warming-law-create-15000-jobs-report-/

Sacramento Bee 10/18/10
State water quality board wants to cut back on inspections
http://www.sacbee.com/2010/10/18/3111518/state-water-quality-board-wants.html

Los Angeles Times, Associated Press 10/18/10
This short, scenic Mojave train tour was a long time coming
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-desert-train-20101018,0,6841004.story
http://www.sacbee.com/2010/10/18/3112541/barstow-hopes-ride-on-mojave-desert.html

Fresno Bee 10/18/10
Fresno fights disruption, destruction along river
http://www.fresnobee.com/2010/10/17/2121916/fresno-to-fight-disruption-destruction.html

San Diego Union-Tribune 10/17/10
Three decades of environmental activism
http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/2010/oct/17/three-decades-environmental-activism/

Los Angeles Times 10/17/10
A fresh battle between Southern California water adversaries
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-water-20101018,0,1026469.story

Los Angeles Times 10/17/10
Yosemite: My special place, a photographer's journal
http://www.latimes.com/travel/destinations/yosemite/la-tr-yosemite-boster-20101017,0,7226286.story

San Diego Union-Tribune 10/18/10
UCSD snags climate award
http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/2010/oct/18/ucsd-snags-climate-award/

State Politics

Los Angeles Times (column) 10/18/10
George Skelton: Here's the nitty-gritty on the complexities of Props. 24, 25 and 26
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-cap-20101018,0,4617125.column

San Jose Mercury News 10/18/10
There's an election in California, but will the Democratic voters show up?
http://www.mercurynews.com/elections/ci_16363816

Wall Street Journal 10/18/10
Meg Whitman's massive spending in her campaign for California governor is having ripple effects on Democrats statewide
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748703631704575552402125299636.html?mod=ITP_pageone_2

Sacramento Bee (column) 10/18/10
Dan Walters: Big battle riding on Nov. 2 vote
http://www.sacbee.com/2010/10/18/3111451/dan-walters-big-battle-riding.html

PolitiCal (Los Angeles Times blog) 10/17/10
Whitman says personal gain from eliminating tax outweighed by her $140-million stake in campaign
http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/california-politics/2010/10/whitman-says-personal-gain-from-eliminating-tax-outweighed-by-her-140-million-stake-in-campaign.html

California Watch 10/18/10
California lawmakers sought grants from stimulus program they opposed
http://californiawatch.org/watchblog/california-lawmakers-sought-grants-stimulus-program-they-opposed-5847

Los Angeles Times 10/17/10
A hot race is a lesson in image-making
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-theweek-20101017,0,3685927.story

Los Angeles Times 10/16/10
Gavin Newsom's life story is a study in contrasts
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-newsom-20101016,0,6908665.story

David Allgood’s Insomnia Corner

Fossil Fuel Funtime:

Chevron tax suit could have wider implications.
www.bakersfield.com/news/local/x741251258/Chevron-tax-suit-could-have-wider-effect

Top EPA official pushes to block mountain top removal coal mine.
www.nytimes.com/2010/10/16/science/earth/16westvirginia.html?hpw

Gulf manta rays may face long term threat from BP oil spill.
http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2010/10/101015-new-manta-rays-gulf-bp-oil-spill-science-animals/

News from the Homeland:

Mountain state politicians campaign to wipe out endangered gray wolves.
www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/nation/la-na-adv-montana-wolves-20101017,0,5497013.story

Nation's forests help offset carbon emissions.
http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/greenspace/2010/10/nations-forests-offset-greenhouse-gas-emissions.html

Steep costs driving Army Corps to consider building risky levees.
www.nola.com/katrina/index.ssf/2010/10/steep_costs_driving_push_for_l.html

Controversy grows over use of antibiotics for farm animals.
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748703735804575536560185801260.html

Wind turbine manufacturer, Vestas, using toxic chemicals that sicken workers.
www.coloradoan.com/article/20101017/NEWS01/10170341

Growth of US solar sector hinges on financing.
http://planetark.org/enviro-news/item/59897

Local News from the Golden State:

High speed rail pits Barstow against Victorville.
www.desertdispatch.com/news/barstow-9462-speed-train.html

State treasures in trouble as park funds shrink.
www.fresnobee.com/2010/10/17/2121153/treasures-in-trouble-as-park-funds.html

Glendale Council resolves to put city a leading edge of green building standards.
www.glendalenewspress.com/news/tn-gnp-green-20101016,0,5635814.story

Salton Sea shoreline puts health at risk.
www.ivpressonline.com/articles/2010/10/17/local_news/news04.txt

Man who shot sea lion sentenced to jail.
www.modbee.com/2010/10/16/1385743/man-who-shot-sea-lion-to-spend.html

Nursery vital to protecting states forests falls under budget ax.
www.insidebayarea.com/top-stories/ci_16350405

Scientists struggle to protect rare Santa Cruz Island jay.
www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-scrub-jay-20101017,0,5760124.story

Whitman, Fiorina skip rally with Palin despite her endorsement of their campaigns.
www.nytimes.com/2010/10/17/us/politics/17repubs.html?ref=todayspaper

For Meg Whitman, charity begins at homes, gives millions to protect land around her private estates.
www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2010/10/18/BA121FT9IV.DTL

News Of The World:

Humans may be eating wildlife to extinction.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/8877062.stm

World biodiversity conference opens in Japan.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-11561451

Biodiversity summit draft declaration outlines problem, offers no plan of action.
www.guardian.co.uk/environment/georgemonbiot/2010/oct/18/nagoya-biodiversity-summit?intcmp=122

Russian tiger summit may be last chance to save tigers in the wild.
www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2010/oct/17/tiger-summit-russia

Growing populations and shrinking water supplies pushing governments to pursue expensive solutions.
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748703735804575536560185801260.html

Scientists use elephant seals to unlock oceans secrets.
http://planetark.org/enviro-news/item/59892

News from the EU:

Alarm raised about potential disaster at Irish toxic dump.
www.independent.ie/national-news/warning-of-disaster-at-toxic-waste-dump-2383032.html

Residents of 9 Baltic countries express strong concern about sea's pollution, deny responsibility.
www.independent.co.uk/environment/residents-of-baltic-coast-countries-fear-pollution-report-2109275.html

Work restarts at plant that caused massive toxic spill in Hungary.
http://planetark.org/enviro-news/item/59896

News from the Land of 1.4 Billion People:

26 more coal miners die in mine explosion, 2600 died last year.
www.nytimes.com/2010/10/17/world/asia/17mine.html?ref=todayspaper

Economic growth threatens nation's biodiversity.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-11544387

China unveils its most ambitious plan to protect species.
www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2010/oct/18/china-wildlife-conservation-un-talks

Wind power capacity to quintuple by 2020.
www.independent.co.uk/environment/chinas-wind-power-capacity-to-increase-fivefold-by-2020-2109228.html

One million electric vehicles expected by 2020.
http://planetark.org/enviro-news/item/59891

News from the Damp Isles:

Otters rebound from edge of extinction.
www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2010/oct/18/otters-return-british-rivers

£2 billion tidal power plant project set to be scrapped.
www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2010/oct/17/severn-barrage-plan-sunk

Persecution driving hen harriers to extinction.
www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2010/oct/18/hen-harriers-grouse-moors

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

Frazier River salmon run biggest in 100 years.
www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/british-columbia/fraser-river-system-revived-by-biggest-sockeye-salmon-run-in-nearly-100-years/article1760086/

Shale gas drilling proceeds before regulations are drafted.
www.winnipegfreepress.com/greenpage/environment/shale-gas-environmental-rules-still-being-crafted-even-as-drills-dig-prentice-105033839.html

Health documents show high levels of cadmium in kids jewelry.
www.leaderpost.com/business/Kids%20jewelry%20shows%20high%20levels%20toxic%20metal%20cadmium%20Health%20Canada%20documents/3685672/story.html

News From the Rest of the World:

Russia's Arctic nuclear dump gets a face lift.
www.nuclearpowerdaily.com/reports/Russian_Arctics_nuclear_dump_gets_a_facelift_999.html

Australian state government covered up toxic waste plans.
www.smh.com.au/environment/government-covered-up-toxic-waste-plans-20101017-16p6i.html

Frogs In The News:

Coal mine said to be no threat to endangered giant barred frog.
www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2010/10/18/3040751.htm?site=newcastle

Bid to save yellow legged frog from deadly fungus shows promise.
www.digitaljournal.com/article/299041

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