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Hello and good afternoon all. Today we say goodbye to our colleague Sarah Rose, who has served as political director and most recently as executive vice president of CLCV. Sarah will be heading up the Western Conservation Foundation’s operations in California, working to build the advocacy and civic infrastructure needed to ensure that the conservation values of the West are reflected in public policy. We’re thrilled for Sarah and glad she will remain part of our conservation “family” in the Golden State; most of all we are grateful for her many years of work to elect environmental champions who protect California’s communities, natural resources, and wild open spaces.

In today’s news:

Top of the Ticket

San Francisco Chronicle 11/16/10
Bay Area coalition calls delta plan a water grab
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2010/11/16/MNER1GCCFV.DTL&type=green

Forbes Magazine 11/16/10
America's Dirtiest Cities
http://www.forbes.com/2010/11/15/americas-dirtiest-cities-business-energy-dirty-cities_print.html

Associated Press 11/16/10
Reducing Greenhouse Gases While Boosting Economy Is Thrust Of Schwarzenegger Climate Summit
http://www.latimes.com/business/nationworld/wire/sns-ap-us-climate-summit-california,0,6037694,print.story

Sacramento Bee 11/16/10
Schwarzenegger Pushes New Greenhouse Gas Initiative
http://www.sacbee.com/2010/11/15/v-print/3187342/schwarzenegger-pushes-new-greenhouse.html

Governor’s Climate Conference

Guardian 11/16/10
Arnold Schwarzenegger demands action at final climate summit
http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2010/nov/16/arnold-schwarzenegger-climate-change-summit

Sacramento Bee 11/16/10
Governor cheers Prop. 23 's defeat at climate conference
http://www.sacbee.com/2010/11/16/v-print/3188044/governor-sees.html

Ventura County Star 11/16/10
Governor touts Prop. 23's failure at climate summit
http://www.vcstar.com/news/2010/nov/15/governor-touts-prop-23s-failure-at-climate/#ixzz15SA4CjNb

Sacramento Business Journal 11/16/10
World Leaders Attend Climate Change Summit At UC Davis
http://www.bizjournals.com/sacramento/news/2010/11/15/world-leaders-attend-climate-change.html

Climate Watch 11/16/10
What the Gov's Global Climate Summit and "Goonies" Have in Common
http://blogs.kqed.org/climatewatch/2010/11/15/what-the-govs-global-climate-summit-and-goonies-have-in-common/

Ecocentric (Time Magazine blog) 11/16/10
Climate: At The Governator's Climate Swan Song
http://ecocentric.blogs.time.com/2010/11/15/climate-at-the-governators-climate-swan-song/

State Environmental News

Associated Press 11/16/10
LA County to vote on plastic bag ban
http://www.sacbee.com/2010/11/16/3188510/la-county-to-vote-on-plastic-bag.html

Capitol Alert 11/16/10
Anti-smog campaign has paid off, report says
http://blogs.sacbee.com/capitolalertlatest/2010/11/anti-smog-campaign-has-paid-of.html

Associated Press 11/16/10
Report: Less snow, more floods in Tahoe's future
http://www.sacbee.com/2010/11/15/3187713/report-less-snow-more-floods-in.html

LA Daily News 11/16/10
Report says LA has the best rate of recycling among large US cities
http://www.dailynews.com/ci_16620790

San Francisco Chronicle (column) 11/16/10
John King: Younger greens reject old ideas about urbanity
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2010/11/16/DDSJ1GA4B7.DTL&type=green

GRITtv with Laura Flanders 11/15/10
Dan Kalb: Bipartisan Possibilities for Green Economy
http://grittv.blip.tv/file/4356548/

Wall Street Journal 11/16/10
California's Destructive Green Jobs Lobby
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748703305404575610402116987146.html?mod=googlenews_wsj#printMode

Fox & Hounds Daily 11/16/10
John Seiler: Brown’s Job Got Twice As Hard
http://www.foxandhoundsdaily.com/blog/john-seiler/8229-brown%E2%80%99s-job-got-twice-hard

San Diego Union-Tribune 11/16/10
Binational desalination plans heat up
http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/2010/nov/15/binational-desalination-plans-heat/

New York Times 11/16/10
New Hurdle for California Condors May Be DDT From Years Ago
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/11/16/science/16condors.html

San Bernardino Sun 11/16/10
Brockovich returns to Hinkley
http://www.sbsun.com/news/ci_16623577

California Report 11/16/10
West Oakland Divided on Grocery Store Deal
http://www.californiareport.org/archive/R201011160850/b?category=politics

San Diego Union-Tribune 11/16/10
Ballpark, apartments win governor’s award
http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/2010/nov/15/ballpark-apartments-win-governors-award/

Associated Press 11/16/10
San Francisco faces subway funding shortfall
http://www.sacbee.com/2010/11/16/3188961/san-francisco-faces-subway-funding.html

Fresno Bee 11/15/10
3 Clovis city buildings could soon go solar
http://www.fresnobee.com/2010/11/15/2161409/3-clovis-city-buildings-could.html

State Politics

PolitCal (LA Times blog) 11/16/10
No L.A. voice in redistricting
http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/california-politics/2010/11/no-la-voice-in-redistricting.html

Sacramento Bee (column) 11/16/10
Dan Walters: Republican Issa moves toward center stage
http://www.mercurynews.com/opinion/ci_16628186

Political Blotter 11/16/10
CD11: Harmer attends freshman orientation
http://www.ibabuzz.com/politics/2010/11/15/cd11-harmer-attends-freshman-orientation/

Daily News Wire Services 11/16/10
Kamala Harris more than doubles lead in state attorney general's race
http://www.dailynews.com/breakingnews/ci_16626643

Bay Citizen 11/16/10
Cooley-Harris War of Words Heats Up
http://www.baycitizen.org/attorney-generals-race/story/cooley-harris-war-words-heats/

San Francisco Chronicle 11/16/10
FPPC probes Steve Cooley's gift-taking practices
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/blogs/nov05election/detail?entry_id=77108

National & International Environmental News

Los Angeles Times 11/16/10
Chamber to unveil pro-business lobbying effort attacking federal regulations in labor, energy, healthcare and financial services
http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-chamber-plan-20101116,0,1031235.story

Green (NY times blog) 11/16/10
Climate Skeptic Seeks Energy Committee Chairmanship
http://green.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/11/16/god-man-and-congress-on-climate-change/

California Watch 11/16/10
In Japan, a glimpse into a possible nuclear energy future
http://www.californiawatch.org/watchblog/japan-glimpse-possible-nuclear-energy-future-6684

National Public Radio 11/16/10
China Leads World In High-Speed Rail Tracks
http://www.npr.org/2010/11/16/131351045/china-leads-other-nations-in-high-speed-rail-tracks

Wheels (NY Times blog) 11/16/10
Nissan Will Sell 500,000 Electric Cars a Year by 2013, Says Chief
http://wheels.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/11/16/nissan-will-sell-500000-electric-cars-a-year-by-2013-says-chief/

Grist 11/16/10
US wants reciprocity with China on green energy subsidies
http://www.grist.org/article/2010-11-15-u.s.-wants-china-to-reciprocate-green-energy-subsidies

Green (NY times blog) 11/16/10
Ancient Rain Forests Found Upside in Heat Stress
http://green.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/11/15/for-ancient-rain-forests-an-upside-to-heat-stress/

Greenwire/NY Times 11/16/10
Prenatal Exposures Prompt EPA to Re-examine Chemical Regulations
http://www.nytimes.com/gwire/2010/11/15/15greenwire-prenatal-exposures-prompt-epa-to-re-examine-ch-68772.html

Associated Press 11/15/10
Salazar orders conservation of public land in West
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/11/15/AR2010111505285.html

Grist 11/16/10
Food Fight: Will the Food Safety Modernization Act harm small farms or producers?
http://www.grist.org/article/food-2010-11-15-food-fight-safety-modernization-act-harm-small-farms

David Allgood’s Insomnia Corner

FOSSIL FUEL FUNTIME:

Hundreds accuse Massey Energy of poisoning their water with coal waste.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/11/15/massey-lawsuit-over-700-a_n_783835.html

Halliburton (yep, that Halliburton) announces "ecofriendly" fracking chemicals.
http://www.nytimes.com/gwire/2010/11/15/15greenwire-halliburton-announces-ecofriendly-fracking-flu-80875.html

BP catastrophe's toxic effects continue.
http://www.pacificfreepress.com/news/1/7362-sick-for-the-holidays-gulfs-toxic-effects-continue-.html

NEWS FROM THE HOMELAND:

Obama Administration said to underestimate cost of climate change, ignores key effects.
wwwp.dailyclimate.org/tdc-newsroom/2010/11/socialcost

EPA announces Florida water rules.
http://www.miamiherald.com/2010/11/15/1926655/epa-to-reveal-fla-water-pollution.html

Midwest mining rush threatens water: Part IV
http://dcbureau.org/201011151264/Natural-Resources-News-Service/midwest-mining-rush-threatens-water-part-iv-challenging-the-mine-permitting-process.html

Dumped Ag waste devastates Ohio lake.
http://www.wthr.com/story/13507312/dumped-in-indiana

LOCAL NEWS FROM THE GOLDEN STATE:

Truckers fuming over CARB order to reduce toxic emissions.
http://www.desertdispatch.com/news/california-9695-diesel-fuming.html

Southern California Edison rolls out smart meters.
http://www.mydesert.com/article/20101116/NEWS01/11160323/Southern+California+Edison+rolls+out+new+‘+smart+meters+

High speed rail CEO meets with top Gilroy officials
http://www.gilroydispatch.com/news/270468-high-speed-rail-ceo-to-meet-with-top-officials-in-gilroy

Dawn of the electric car age may be just around the corner.
http://www.glendalenewspress.com/news/tn-gnp-volts-20101116,0,4634410.story

Planned solar project on public land draws protest.
http://www.ivpressonline.com/news/ivp-news-planned-solar-field-protesters-20101116,0,7591995.story

Los Angeles planning Owens Lake solar farm.
http://www.inyoregister.com/node/896

NEWS OF THE WORLD:

Decades of data show troposphere warming too.
http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE6AE4E820101115

World's worst beach destinations.
http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2010/11/photogalleries/101112-worst-beach-coastal-destinations-2010-pictures/

NEWS FROM THE EU:

Legal doubts over whether EU can give member states right to decide on genetically modified crops.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2010/nov/15/legal-doubts-over-gm-crops

NEWS FROM THE LAND OF 1.4 BILLION PEOPLE:

Pollution costing 8-12% of China's GDP.
http://abcnews.go.com/WN/chinas-environment-climate-suitable-change/story?id=12112119

Report says China living beyond environmental means.
http://planetark.org/enviro-news/item/60233

Diesel Shortage Hits China
http://green.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/11/16/on-our-radar-diesel-shortage-hits-china/

NEWS FROM THE DAMP ISLES:

Controlling landowners, not slaughtering badges is the answer to bovine TB.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2010/nov/15/control-landowners-badgers-bovine-tb

Climate scientist at heart of "climategate" denies wrongdoing.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2010/nov/15/hacked-climate-science-emails-climate-change?intcmp=122

Meat industry wants blokes to eat Rudolf the reindeer rather than turkey for Christmas dinner.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2010/nov/15/reindeer-steaks-christmas

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

Moncton Council asks New Brunswick to ban fracking.
http://www.winnipegfreepress.com/greenpage/environment/moncton-council-urges-nb-government-to-prevent-natural-gas-fracking-108297394.html

Alberta gov't. denies report that oil sands waste pond is leaking.
http://www.winnipegfreepress.com/greenpage/environment/alberta-government-rejects-reports-that-an-oilsands-tailings-pond-is-leaking-108249214.html

NEWS FROM THE REST OF THE WORLD:

Kenyan high court restores Amboseli to national park status.
http://www.ens-newswire.com/ens/nov2010/2010-11-15-01.html

FROGS IN THE NEWS:

Three new frog species discovered in Columbia.
http://content.usatoday.com/communities/sciencefair/post/2010/11/three-new-frog-and-toad-species-found/1

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