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

• Grocery bag bill drew heavy out-of-state lobbying;
• Election breakdown from two Marks (Baldassare, DiCamillo);
• Federal EPA rebuffs two pollution plans;
• David Allgood's cure for insomnia, and more!

Top of the Ticket

Sacramento Bee 11/9/10
Grocery bag bill drew heavy out-of-state lobbying
http://www.sacbee.com/2010/11/09/3170011/grocery-bag-bill-drew-heavy-out.html

Capitol Alert 11/9/10
The Marks (Baldassare and DiCamillo) break down the election
http://blogs.sacbee.com/capitolalertlatest/2010/11/the-marks-baldassare-and-dicam.html

Green (NY Times blog) 11/9/10
For California, a Rebuff on 2 Pollution Plans
http://green.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/11/09/e-p-a-rebuffs-california-on-2-pollution-plans/

Fresno Bee 11/8/10
Federal EPA cracks down on Central Valley air quality
http://www.fresnobee.com/2010/11/08/2151864/epa-rejects-part-of-valley-soot.html

State Environmental News & Opinion

Orange County Register 11/9/10
EPA could reject area pollution plan
http://sciencedude.ocregister.com/2010/11/08/epa-could-reject-area-pollution-plan/114544/

Los Angeles Times 11/9/10
Sweeping new rules would slash sulfur pollution in Southland
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-air-pollution-20101109,0,4503604.story

Press Telegram 11/9/10
Oil spill cleanup continues in Port of Long Beach
http://www.presstelegram.com/breakingnews/ci_16557722

Green Tech Media blog 11/9/10
Guest Post: Green Jobs Genie Is Out of the Bottle With Prop 23 Victory
http://www.greentechmedia.com/articles/read/guest-post-the-green-jobs-genie-is-out-of-the-bottle-with-prop-23-victory/

Contra Costa Times 11/9/10
Coast Guard: Tugboat leaked about 235 gallons of diesel into Delta
http://www.contracostatimes.com/top-stories/ci_16566230

Climate Watch 11/9/10
Geoengineering Report: Could Work, Go Slowly
http://blogs.kqed.org/climatewatch/2010/11/08/geoengineering-report-could-work-go-slowly/

San Francisco Chronicle 11/7/10
Tom Stienstra: Parks on a shoestring - it's the future
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2010/11/07/SPNP1G6SD4.DTL&tsp=1

San Francisco Business Journal 11/9/10
Wells Fargo to fund $100M in solar projects
http://www.bizjournals.com/sanfrancisco/news/2010/11/08/wells-fargo-to-fund-100m-in-solar.html

California Progress Report 11/8/10
Kristen Eberhard: Proposition 26 will not stop AB 32
http://www.californiaprogressreport.com/site/?q=node/8367

Riverside Press-Enterprise 11/9/10
Energy panel distributes money, ignores Inland argument
http://www.pe.com/localnews/politics/stories/PE_News_Local_D_energy09.47fbdef.html

San Francisco Chronicle (opinion) 11/9/10
Cynthia Koehler, Ann Hayden: Balance California's water use
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2010/11/09/EDE81G8TJA.DTL&type=green

San Diego Union Tribune 11/9/10
Chula Vista-based water agency to revisit approval of plant expansion
http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/2010/nov/09/chula-vista-based-water-agency-considers-approval-/

Associated Press 11/9/10
Chromium plume spreads in Calif. town's water
http://www.sacbee.com/2010/11/09/3172316/toxic-plume-spreads-in-calif-towns.html

Associated Press 11/9/10
Lawsuit seeks protections for the Pacific fisher
http://www.sacbee.com/2010/11/09/3172653/lawsuit-seeks-protections-for.html

San Diego Union Tribune 11/8/10
TEDx San Diego draws top thinkers in sciences, arts
http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/2010/nov/08/tedx-san-diego-draws-top-thinkers-sciences-arts/

Associated Press 11/9/10
NOAA sets conditions for Northwest Navy sonar use
http://www.sacbee.com/2010/11/09/3172143/noaa-sets-conditions-for-northwest.html

Los Angeles Times 11/9/10
Electric car company Tesla posts big loss
http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/technology/2010/11/electric-car-company-tesla-posts-big-loss.html

State Politics

Calbuzz 11/9/10
Party, Gender and How Pollsters Handled Indies
http://www.calbuzz.com/2010/11/12935/

Orange County Register 11/9/10
Tran concedes Congress race to Sanchez
http://www.ocregister.com/news/percent-274923-vote-council.html

Sacramento Bee (column) 11/9/10
Dan Walters: Meg Whitman's consultant has a plethora of excuses
http://www.sacbee.com/2010/11/09/3170008/dan-walters-meg-whitmans-consultant.html

95% Accurate (Ventura County Times blog) 11/9/10
Cooley or Harris? A look at where remaining votes are
http://blogs.venturacountystar.com/therdt/archives/2010/11/cooley-or-harri.html

San Jose Mercury News 11/9/10
Whitman spent $42 per vote received, ranks number 5 on all time vote buying list
http://www.mercurynews.com/elections/ci_16545417

Contra Costa Times 11/9/10
Judge rejects Republican challenge, vote counting continues in Congressional district 11
http://www.contracostatimes.com/top-stories/ci_16557766

Capitol Alert 11/9/10
Harmer opens new campaign fund for potential CD 11 recount
http://blogs.sacbee.com/capitolalertlatest/2010/11/harmer-opens-new-campaign-acco.html

Inland Daily Bulletin 11/9/10
Democrats cautious about new budget power
http://www.dailybulletin.com/news/ci_16557545

Daily News 11/8/10
Rick Orlov: So far, Mayor Villaraigosa missing the DWP reform train
http://www.dailynews.com/columnists/ci_16550661

National Environmental News

Christian Science Monitor 11/9/10
Gulf oil spill update: What's known now about cause and effects
http://www.csmonitor.com/Environment/2010/1109/Gulf-oil-spill-update-What-s-known-now-about-cause-and-effects

Greenspace (LA Times blog), Green (NY Times blog) 11/9/10
EPA subpoenas Halliburton over natural gas extraction method
http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/greenspace/2010/11/epa-issues-subpoena-to-halliburton-over-natural-gas-extraction-method.html
http://green.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/11/09/e-p-a-subpoenas-halliburton-on-fracking/

Los Angeles Times 11/9/10
'Culture of complacency' ruled at companies, oil spill panel's co-chairman says
http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/nation/la-na-oil-spill-commission-20101110,0,7355018.story

Associated Press 11/8/10
Tesoro faces EPA criminal probe for Wash. blast
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/11/08/AR2010110805720.html

Los Angeles Times 11/9/10
Oil will run out 90 years before alternatives are widely available, UC Davis study says
http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/technology/2010/11/oil-will-run-out-90-years-before-alternatives-become-widely-available-study.html

Huffington Post 11/9/10
Scientists say BP oil has entered food chain in Gulf
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/11/08/gulf-oil-has-entered-the-_n_780560.html

Grist 11/9/10
Koch Industries lobbying children with anti-environmental propaganda to stave off regulations
http://www.grist.org/article/2010-11-08-block-epa-regulations-koch-industries-expands-lobbying-children

Associated Press, Dot Earth (NY Times blog) 11/9/10
Scientists say beak deformities in birds is on the rise in the Northwest
http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5gpo6qA0GQTcjcTzsWWBEziqytplA?docId=bbdce65540664b8a88bef52e81ffc691
http://dotearth.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/11/09/bird-sleuths-stymied-by-beak-deformities/

Discovery News blog 11/9/10
Twitter Bot Counters Climate Denier Tweets
http://news.discovery.com/tech/twitter-chatbot-counters-anti-global-warming-tweets.html

David Allgood’s Insomnia Corner

FOSSIL FUEL FUNTIME:

Feds. issue controversial report on BP disaster.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2010/nov/08/bp-little-defence-deepwater-disaster

PNC bank to stop financing mountain top removal coal mining projects.
http://kdka.com/wireapnewsfnpa/PNC.latest.big.2.2001411.html

Appeals Court affirms lower court order for WVA to insure better cleanup of coal mine waste.
http://sundaygazettemail.com/News/201011081101

Mystery: Why did experts miss obvious signs aboard BP oil rig?
http://www.aolnews.com/gulf-oil-spill/article/bp-oil-spill-mystery-why-were-obvious-signs-missed/19708181

Oil plumes still a threat to Gulf wildlife.
http://video.nationalgeographic.com/video/player/news/environment-news/nsf-oil-plumes-joye-vin.html

NEWS FROM THE HOMELAND:

Rep. Sensenbrenner wants to keep House climate change committee to reign in Obama on global warming.
http://www.mercurynews.com/politics-government/ci_16559583

Biden to roll out home energy efficiency program.
http://www.mcclatchydc.com/2010/11/09/103397/biden-to-roll-out-home-energy.html

Shocking legacy of uranium poisonings haunts Obama's looming mining decision.
http://www.enn.com/ecosystems/article/41976

US Dept. of Fish and Game will not respond to Idaho’s proposed slaughter of endangered wolves as quickly as Idaho wants.
http://www.kmvt.com/news/state/US-Fish--Wildlife-To-Conduct-Review-On-Wolves-106927023.html#tvg

El Paso Zoo free Mexican gray wolf into the wild to help restore species.
http://elpasoinc.com/readArticle.aspx?issueid=311&xrec=5836

New egg recall from the company that brought you the last egg recall.
http://www.grist.org/article/2010-11-08-food-another-salmonella-egg-recall-from-a-decoster

Sen. Durbin seek federal probe of polluting diesel commuter trains.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/health/ct-met-durbin-dirty-diesel-20101108,0,4606013.story

LOCAL NEWS FROM THE GOLDEN STATE:

Senior PG&E executive admits spying on smart meter critics.
http://www.mercurynews.com/green-energy/ci_16558858

Manny Perez authored bill will limit border pollution.
http://www.ivpressonline.com/news/ivp-news-perezauthored-bill-aims-to-limit-border-pollution-20101109,0,3421240.story

Merced cement company fights hazardous waste decision.
http://www.mercedsunstar.com/2010/11/09/1645569/cement-firm-fighting-violation.html

Dept. of Fish and Game to fight Klamath Riverkeeper lawsuit over watershed permits.
http://www.siskiyoudaily.com/newsnow/x2030534626/DFG-RCDs-hope-to-dismiss-riverkeeper-suit

NEWS OF THE WORLD:

Arctic warming forces polar bears forced to eat birds eggs to survive.
http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2010/11/101108-global-warming-polar-bears-snow-goose-eggs-science/

IEA call for governments to act as world energy use rises.
http://www.winnipegfreepress.com/greenpage/environment/iea-calls-for-more-governments-action-as-energy-demand-forecast-rises--106944958.html

India, US to cooperate on clean energy, shale gas.
http://planetark.org/enviro-news/item/60152

NEWS FROM THE EU:

European military leaders differ with US Republicans over urgency of global warming.
http://www.nytimes.com/cwire/2010/11/08/08climatewire-europes-military-leaders-differ-with-us-repu-37563.html?ref=earth

EU sees US as disappearing climate partner.
http://planetark.org/enviro-news/item/60157

EU states told GM crop plans may violate trade rules.
http://planetark.org/enviro-news/item/60150

Study says biofuels worse than fossil fuels.
http://planetark.org/enviro-news/item/60152

NEWS FROM THE LAND OF 1.4 BILLION PEOPLE:

China to hike oil processing to ease shortages.
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2010-11/09/content_11524721.htm

China to add 85,000 km of freeways in next five years.
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2010-11/09/content_11519180.htm

NEWS FROM THE DAMP ISLES:

Cameron said to be letting China off climate hook.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2010/nov/07/david-cameron-china-climate-change

Carbon capture contest opened to gas industry.
http://planetark.org/enviro-news/item/60156

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

Ontario to forge ahead dealing with climate change despite outcome of US elections.
http://www.winnipegfreepress.com/greenpage/environment/provinces-to-forge-ahead-on-climate-change-in-wake-of-us-elections-ontario-says-106899028.html

NEWS FROM THE REST OF THE WORLD:

Vietnam attempts to replant forests destroyed by US in Vietnam war.
http://www.enn.com/ecosystems/article/41974

Australian expert says that viruses can remain after desalination process.
http://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/nation/viruses-can-remin-in-drinking-water-after-desal-treatment/story-e6frg6nf-1225949639518

FROGS IN THE NEWS:

Prisoners help save endangered frogs.
http://www.seattlepi.com/local/6420ap_wa_frogga_walla.html

BEST HEADLINES EVER:

Slave making ants enslave the strong.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/earth/hi/earth_news/newsid_9160000/9160744.stm

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