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

• California has 2 million ballots yet to count;
• Latino vote key factor in tepid GOP showing;
• Conservative counties went green on Prop 23;
• Jerry Brown gets to work, and more.

Top of the Ticket

Capitol Alert, California Report 11/5/10
California has 2 million ballots yet to process
http://blogs.sacbee.com/capitolalertlatest/2010/11/california-has-2-million-ballo.html
http://www.californiareport.org/archive/R201011050850/b

Los Angeles Times 11/4/10
California went its own way: Strength of the Latino vote is a key factor in the GOP's tepid showing in the state
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-california-20101104,0,1915403.story

Grist 11/5/10
Todd Woody: California’s conservative counties voted green on Prop 23
http://www.grist.org/article/2010-11-05-californias-conservative-counties-voted-green-on-prop-23

Grist 11/5/10
David Roberts: Why did the Prop 23 fight in California go so well while the national effort flailed?
http://www.grist.org/article/2010-11-04-why-prop-23-california-go-well-national-effort-flailed

San Francisco Chronicle 11/5/10
Everyone's jockeying to predict the outcome of the Kamala Harris, Steve Cooley matchup
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/blogs/nov05election/detail?entry_id=76416

State Environment and Environmental Politics

Climate Wire/NY Times 11/3/10
Voters Reject 2-Sided Assault on Climate Law
http://www.nytimes.com/cwire/2010/11/03/03climatewire-voters-reject-2-sided-assault-on-climate-law-13439.html

Climate Wire/NY Times 11/3/10
Calif.'s Little-Noticed Prop 26 Squeaks Through in Dead of Night
http://www.nytimes.com/gwire/2010/11/03/03greenwire-califs-little-noticed-prop-26-squeaks-through-59912.html

The Atlantic 11/5/10
The Sneaky Threat That Could Cripple California's Climate Law
http://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2010/11/the-sneaky-threat-that-could-cripple-californias-climate-law/66137/

San Francisco Chronicle 11/5/10
Prop. 23 celebrations turn to fears over Prop. 26
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2010/11/05/BU1O1G76RL.DTL

California Report (KQED-FM) 11/5/10
Proposition 26 Could Undercut AB 32?
http://www.californiareport.org/archive/R201011040850/b

California Progress Report 11/5/10
Paul Hogarth: Prop 26 a Big Monkey-Wrench on California’s Future
http://www.californiaprogressreport.com/site/?q=node/8355

Greenspace 11/5/10
Court asked to decide if monitoring of freeway pollution is adequate
http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/greenspace/2010/11/southern-californial-air-pollution-goods-movement.html

Spouting Off blog 11/5/10
Taking Out the Trash in Santa Monica Bay
http://spoutingoff.wordpress.com/2010/11/05/taking-out-the-trash/

Fresno Bee 11/5/10
Central Valley to get first high speed rail segment
http://www.fresnobee.com/2010/11/04/2146849/valley-to-get-states-1st-high.html

Los Angeles Times 11/5/10
Los Angeles to reduce solar panel rebates
http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/home_blog/2010/11/la-dwp-solar-rebate-rates.html

Inland Valley Press 11/5/10
Local tribe sues to stop Imperial Valley solar project
http://www.ivpressonline.com/news/ivp-news-lawsuit-seeks-to-stop-imperial-valey-solar-project-20101105,0,2279486.story

Los Angeles Times 11/5/10
Universal City development plan advances
http://www.latimes.com/news/science/environment/la-fi-1105-nbc-universal-20101105,0,5987809.story?

Sacramento Bee 11/5/10
Californians invited to volunteer for wildlife programs
http://www.sacbee.com/2010/11/05/3162698/californians-invited-to-volunteer.html

Associated Press 11/5/10
Northern Calif rail line faces funding shortfall
http://www.sacbee.com/2010/11/05/3162316/northern-calif-rail-line-faces.html

State Politics

Washington Post 11/5/10
Speaker Nancy Pelosi to seek minority leader post
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/11/05/AR2010110504251.html

California Watch 11/5/10
TV plummets as source of political news
http://www.californiawatch.org/watchblog/tv-plummets-source-political-news-6363

San Francisco Chronicle 11/5/10
Jerry Brown gets to work on state budget
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2010/11/05/BASS1G7GCE.DTL&type=politics

Associated Press 11/5/10
Brown makes first post-election visit to Capitol
http://www.sacbee.com/2010/11/04/3160996/brown-makes-first-post-election.html

Ventura County Star 11/4/10
Latino vote puts Brown in office
http://www.vcstar.com/news/2010/nov/04/latino-vote-puts-brown-in-office/

Los Angeles Daily News 11/5/10
California turning deeper shade of blue
http://www.dailynews.com/elections/ci_16514151

Tracy Press 11/5/10
Conclusion of 11th Congressional district race expected to take weeks
http://www.tracypress.com/view/full_story/10169380/article-Waiting-game-in-11th-District

Fresno Bee 11/4/10
Connie Conway elected Assembly Minority Leader
http://www.fresnobee.com/2010/11/04/2146981/tulares-conway-elected-assembly.html

National Environmental News

Huffington Post 11/5/10
Gene Karpinski: Clean Energy Defeats Texas Oil
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/gene-karpinski/clean-energy-defeats-texa_b_779049.html

Green (NY Times blog) 11/5/10
Should Democrats Blame Waxman and Markey?
http://green.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/11/05/should-democrats-blame-waxman-and-markey/

Politico 11/5/10
Greens desperate to avoid blame
http://www.politico.com/news/stories/1110/44689.html

Greenspace 11/5/10
Obama faces tricky decision on polar bears, climate change
http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/greenspace/2010/11/obama-administration-faces-tricky-decision-on-polar-bear-climate-change.html

Greenspace 11/5/10
Deep sea corals found dead near blown out BP well
http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/greenspace/2010/11/gulf-oil-spill-dead-deep-sea-corals-found-near-bp-well-.html

Greenwire/NY Times 11/5/10
Obama's enthusiasm for gas drilling raises concerns
http://www.nytimes.com/gwire/2010/11/04/04greenwire-obamas-enthusiasm-for-gas-drilling-raises-eyeb-33483.html

Reuters 11/5/10
Federal judge asks US to review polar bear listing
http://planetark.org/enviro-news/item/60127

ProPublica blog 11/5/10
Meet the Likely House Committee Chairs—Who Promise to Roll Back ‘Job-Killing’ Regs
http://www.propublica.org/blog/item/meet-the-likely-house-committee-chairs-promise-roll-back-regulation

Associated Press 11/5/10
UN panel sees sources for billions for climate
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/11/05/AR2010110502730.html

New York Times 11/5/10
Vermont Nuclear Plant Up for Sale
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/11/05/business/energy-environment/05nuke.html?_r=1&src=busln

David Allgood’s Insomnia Corner

FOSSIL FUEL FUNTIME:

PG&E faces up to $1 billion in costs for San Bruno pipeline explosion.
http://www.mercurynews.com/san-mateo-county/ci_16525115?nclick_check=1

Oil and gas bribery case settled for $236 million.
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/11/05/business/global/05bribe.html

BP defends "F" ratings of its Alaskan pipe line.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/11/04/bp-defends-f-ratings-alaska-oil-pipelines_n_779289.html

NEWS FROM THE HOMELAND:

EPA won't ban lead in fishing gear.
http://www.ens-newswire.com/ens/nov2010/2010-11-04-091.html

Midwest mining rush threatens water supply.
http://dcbureau.org/201011021253/Natural-Resources-News-Service/midwest-mining-rush-threatens-water-part-i-foreign-owned-mining-companies-vs-us-regulators.html

Flathead hunters shoot wolf they claim surrounded them.
http://missoulian.com/news/local/article_7548d0fa-e88e-11df-a517-001cc4c03286.html

Study shows gray wolf genetic diversity lacking.
http://www.publicnewsservice.org/index.php?/content/article/16824-1

Feds. take over Idaho wolf management after Governor refuses to enforce law.
http://popular-hobbies.info/hobbies/wolf-management-in-idaho-taken-over-by-u-s-fish-wildlife-150.html

LOCAL NEWS FROM THE GOLDEN STATE:

Bay Area birds found with jagged beer cans around their necks.
http://www.contracostatimes.com/news/ci_16527207?nclick_check=1

Possible toxic algae in Klamath River system studied.
http://www.siskiyoudaily.com/features/x742795825/Is-there-toxic-algae-in-the-Klamath-River-system

Siskiyou County Sups. vote to oppose findings of Klamath River economic impact study.
http://www.siskiyoudaily.com/newsnow/x1775205435/Supervisors-to-send-resolution-opposing-Klamath-study

Tony Blair touts green energy tech in California.
http://www.mcclatchydc.com/2010/11/05/103236/former-british-pm-blair-touts.html

NEWS OF THE WORLD:

Obama's pessimism about passage of climate change law dims hopes for UN, G20 agreements.
http://planetark.org/enviro-news/item/60123

Coal still king with world's investors.
http://planetark.org/enviro-news/item/60122

Climate change and environmental devastation biggest impediment to standard of living improvement.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/earth/earthnews/8111082/Climate-change-is-main-barrier-to-development-United-Nations.html

Rich nations urged to develop climate plan.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2010/nov/04/rich-nations-climate-aid-cancun

NEWS FROM THE EU:

Car makers exaggerated challenge of meeting carbon goals.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2010/nov/04/car-makers-eu-carbon

NEWS FROM THE LAND OF 1.4 BILLION PEOPLE:

Most north China plain water unsafe to drink.
http://english.peopledaily.com.cn/90001/90776/90882/7188979.html

China launches green index.
http://planetark.org/enviro-news/item/60121

NEWS FROM THE DAMP ISLES:

2 degree Celsius climate goal may need to change.
http://planetark.org/enviro-news/item/60118

Aliens plants invade River Lagan.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-11693434

Recession leads to less garbage.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/earth/earthnews/8110858/People-throw-out-less-in-age-of-austerity.html

NEWS FROM THE LAND OF THE 4 O’CLOCK SUN:

Caribou numbers rise in Northwest Territories.
http://www.winnipegfreepress.com/greenpage/environment/caribou-numbers-up-in-bluenose-east-herd-of-the-northwest-territories-106739313.html

Critics say Alberta Parks Act will slash amount of protected lands.
http://www.winnipegfreepress.com/greenpage/environment/critics-say-new-alberta-parks-act-will-mean-less-protected-land-in-province-106725998.html

NEWS FROM THE REST OF THE WORLD:

Arab world faces worsening water crisis.
http://planetark.org/enviro-news/item/60126

Nepal launches gene bank.
http://www.enn.com/sci-tech/article/41959

FROGS IN THE NEWS:

Tiny frog has toxic little secret.
http://www.redorbit.com/news/science/1943928/tiny_frog_has_toxic_little_secret/

Mountain chicken frog stages a comeback at Chicago Zoo.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/chi-ap-mi-detroitzoo-endang,0,2016919.story

Germany builds tunnels so frogs can pass safely beneath highways.
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748704141104575588121224451544.html

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