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

• More about Prop 23;
• The home stretch is here in the Gov's race:
• And more!

Top of the Ticket

KCRA, San Francisco Chronicle 10/19/10
Actor David Arquette In Sacramento To Oppose Prop. 23
http://www.kcra.com/politics/25445573/detail.html
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/blogs/nov05election/detail?entry_id=74987

Greenspace (LA Times blog) 10/19/10
TV campaign on California climate law revs up
http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/greenspace/2010/10/prop-23-prop-26-contributions.html

Calbuzz 10/19/10
Home Stretch: Meg and Jerry on Air and Ground
http://www.calbuzz.com/2010/10/home-stretch-meg-and-jerry-on-air-and-ground/

San Francisco Chronicle, Contra Costa Times 10/19/10
Newsom, Maldonado battle hard for 'lite gov' post (mentions Maldonado’s “failing grades” from CLCV for his anti-environment record)
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2010/10/19/MNSO1FR5SH.DTL
http://www.contracostatimes.com/news/ci_16373847?source=rss&nclick_check=1

State Environmental News

Christian Science Monitor 10/19/10
If Proposition 23 passes, will other greenhouse-gas laws fall?
http://www.csmonitor.com/USA/Election-2010/2010/1019/If-Proposition-23-passes-will-other-greenhouse-gas-laws-fall

Ventura County Star 10/19/10
Prop. 21 would aid state parks by tacking $18 to car fees
http://www.vcstar.com/news/2010/oct/18/prop-21-would-aid-state-parks-by-tacking-18-to/

San Francisco Chronicle 10/19/10
$33 million in energy funds put in jeopardy
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2010/10/19/BU9S1FUFR6.DTL&type=green

California Watch 10/19/10
Motorists may foot bill for pollution fines
http://www.californiawatch.org/watchblog/motorists-may-foot-bill-pollution-fines-5854

Greenspace (LA Times blog) 10/19/10
GM partners with Envision Solar for Chevy Volt recharging
http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/greenspace/2010/10/chevy-volt-solar-charger.html

San Diego Union-Tribune 10/19/10
Scripps dives into study of marine sounds
http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/2010/oct/19/delving-deeper-how-marine-mammals-hear/

Fresno Bee 10/19/10
Fee to fight Valley citrus pest jumps 800%
http://www.fresnobee.com/2010/10/18/2123265/valley-citrus-farmers-fee-to-combat.html

State Politics

Sacramento Bee 10/19/10
Boxer, Fiorina stake out opposite positions in heated stimulus debate
http://www.sacbee.com/2010/10/19/3114226/boxer-fiorina-stake-out-opposite.html

Riverside Press-Enterprise 10/19/10
Fiorina slams Boxer during San Bernardino campaign stop
http://www.pe.com/localnews/politics/stories/PE_News_Local_D_fiorina19.2d42cc7.html

Capitol Alert 10/19/10
Ad wars: Whitman and Brown ramp up attacks
http://blogs.sacbee.com/capitolalertlatest/2010/10/ad-wars-whitman-and-brown-atta.html

Opinion L.A. (LA times blog) 10/19/10
Meg Whitman's misleading campaign to pigeonhole Jerry Brown
http://opinion.latimes.com/opinionla/2010/10/whitman-brown-tax-commercial-prop13.html

Sacramento Bee 10/19/10
Ad Watch: Whitman attack on Brown twists facts
http://www.sacbee.com/2010/10/19/3114000/whitman-attack-on-brown-twists.html

Capitol Alert 10/19/10
Jerry Brown touts Asian-Pacific Islander support
http://blogs.sacbee.com/capitolalertlatest/2010/10/jerry-brown-touts-asian-pacifi.html

Los Angeles Times 10/19/10
Maldonado sits in as Newsom rallies his fans
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-lt-gov-20101019,0,317074.story

PolitiCal (LA Times blog) 10/19/10
Both sides of majority-vote budget fight shine spotlight on their opponents
http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/california-politics/2010/10/the-main-funders-of-initiatives-to-change-the-states-budget-rules-have-a-common-message-to-california-voters-judge-me-by-my.html

National & International Environmental News

Los Angeles Times 10/19/10
Pack of politicians takes aim at wolf protections
http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/nation/la-na-adv-montana-wolves-20101017,0,5497013.story

Green (NY Times blog) 10/19/10
Weatherization Went Awry, Audit Shows
http://green.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/10/19/weatherization-went-awry-audit-shows/

Associated Press 10/19/10
India creates new court to try environmental cases
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/10/19/AR2010101903184.html

David Allgood’s Insomnia Corner

Fossil Fuel Funtime:

PG&E offers buyout to surviving blast victims.
http://www.sacbee.com/2010/10/19/3114722/pge-offers-buyout-to-san-bruno.html

EPA sued by coal industry, Kentucky Governor.
http://www.mcclatchydc.com/2010/10/19/102235/epa-sued-by-kentucky-governor.html

Hundreds fight gas wells near homes and schools in PA.
http://www.pittsburghlive.com/x/pittsburghtrib/news/pittsburgh/s_705019.html

Coal ash in water worries NC officials.
http://www.charlotteobserver.com/2010/10/19/1771891/coal-ash-in-water-worries-officials.html

Scientists lower Gulf health grade in wake of BP spill.
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20101019/ap_on_sc/us_gulf_survival

Industry heats up over EPA boiler rules.
http://www.politico.com/news/stories/1010/43785.html

Hoaxers target new Chevron ad campaign.
http://planetark.org/enviro-news/item/59913

News from the Homeland:

Science turns to new tools in race to save bats from extinction.
http://www.popsci.com/science/article/2010-10/racing-save-bats-catastrophic-extinction

Kansas climate skeptics embraced clean energy.
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/10/19/science/earth/19fossil.html?_r=1&hp

Lake Meade hits record low levels.
http://green.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/10/18/lake-mead-hits-record-low-level/

Costs, confusion push biomass to the sidelines.
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748704116004575521713188253290.html

Asian carp invasion debated at hearing.
http://planetark.org/enviro-news/item/59909

Local News from the Golden State:

Ivanpah solar project to break ground soon.
http://www.vvdailypress.com/news/project-22450-solar-soon.html

SCE installs first ground mounted solar facility in Porterville.
http://www.recorderonline.com/news/first-46846-solar-porterville.html

Yosemite gray owl found to be a unique sub-species.
http://www.fresnobee.com/2010/10/18/2122639/yosemite-gray-owls-flew-a-unique.html

Spotted owls thriving at Elsinore High School.
http://www.pe.com/localnews/lakeelsinore/stories/PE_News_Local_D_sowls19.1339d97.html

Senate bill requires ground water monitoring.
http://www.siskiyoudaily.com/highlight/x115387870/Senate-Bill-requires-water-monitoring

State issues health warning for Channel Islands sea food.
http://www.sanluisobispo.com/2010/10/18/1333844/state-issues-warning-on-channel.html

Signs point to steelhead trout comeback.
http://www.sanluisobispo.com/2010/10/18/1333842/signs-show-steelhead-trout-making.html

Los Angeles faces higher tsunami threat than previously thought.
http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2010/10/101018-los-angeles-earthquake-tsunami-risk-science-environment/

News Of The World:

World biodiversity conference warned that humans have 10 years to save critical mass of species.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-11563513

UN says saving tigers will have big pay-off.
http://www.independent.co.uk/environment/nature/save-the-tiger-and-make-a-killing-un-tells-the-world-2110287.html

New study says winds are slowing worldwide.
http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2010/01/101018-wind-power-farms-science-nature-geoscience-energy-environment/

News from the EU:

Report: The problem with Phthalates.
http://planetark.org/enviro-news/item/59912

News from the Land of 1.4 Billion People:

Team to investigate coal mine gas leak that killed 37.
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2010-10/19/content_11430803.htm

Research begins on faster high speed trains.
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2010-10/19/content_11430672.htm

News from the Damp Isles:

Swans' early arrival hints at cold winter ahead.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2010/oct/19/uk-weather-cold-winter-swans

Gov’t approves 8 sites for new nuclear plants.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2010/oct/18/uk-government-new-nuclear-power

Taxpayers could get hit with cost of nuclear waste.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2010/oct/18/taxpayer-hit-nuclear-waste-bill-reactors

Crop faces water supply crunch.
http://planetark.org/enviro-news/item/59905

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

Gov’t urged to ban dirty dozen chemicals.
http://www.vancouversun.com/life/Feds%20should%20dirty%20dozen%20chemicals%20report/3692293/story.html

Canadian mining firms rank worst for the environment.
http://www.thestar.com/news/canada/article/877438--canadian-mining-firms-worst-for-environment-rights-report

Frogs In The News:

Cane toads evolving into super invaders.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/earth/hi/earth_news/newsid_9096000/9096795.stm

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