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

• Climate change planning for California urged;
• Toxic waste dump reportedly ruled out as cause of Kettleman City birth defects;
• State issues initial 25% water delivery forecast, likely to improve;
• David Allgood cures what ails you, and much more.

Top of the Ticket

San Francisco Chronicle 11/23/10
Climate change planning for California urged
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2010/11/23/BAP21GG2VI.DTL&type=green

Green (NY Times blog) 11/22/10
From California, a game plan for climate change
http://green.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/11/22/from-california-a-game-plan-on-climate-change/

Daily Kos 11/22/10
Poll: Eco problems worry Latinos, Asians more than whites
http://www.dailykos.com/story/2010/11/22/922464/-Poll:-Eco-problems-worry-Latinos,-Asians-more-than-whites

Los Angeles Times, Sacramento Bee, 11/23/10
Toxic waste dump ruled out as cause of Kettleman City birth defects
http://www.latimes.com/news/science/environment/la-me-kettleman-defects-20101123,0,5244074.story
http://www.sacbee.com/2010/11/23/3205758/report-finds-no-culprit-for-rash.html

Sacramento Bee, Climate Watch 11/23/10
California issues 25 percent water-delivery forecast
http://www.sacbee.com/2010/11/23/3205512/california-issues-25-percent-water.html
http://blogs.kqed.org/climatewatch/2010/11/22/state-water-picture-improves/

State Environmental News

Reuters 11/23/10
California puts Tessera solar plant on temp hold
http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE6AL69T20101122

San Francisco Chronicle 11/21/10
Kern County water shift a maze of laws, utilities
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2010/11/21/MNER1GDMSG.DTL&type=green

Greenspace 11/23/10
Greywater Report looks at wastewater's potential
http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/greenspace/2010/11/greywater-report.html

San Jose Mercury News 11/23/10
GOP House aims to take $2 billion back from California high-speed rail
http://www.mercurynews.com/san-mateo-county/ci_16687559

Los Angeles Times 11/23/10
Tesla stock zooms, squeezing 'short sellers'
http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/money_co/2010/11/tesla-motors-stock-short-sellers-squeeze-electric-car-ford.html

Associated Press 11/23/10
Study finds high toxicity in Central Coast streams
http://www.sacbee.com/2010/11/23/3207626/study-finds-high-toxicity-in-central.html

State Politics

California Watch 11/21/10
The Brown Transition
http://www.californiareport.org/archive/R201011191630/a

California Watch 11/23/10
Harris-Cooley race still tight as counties scramble to count ballots
http://californiawatch.org/watchblog/harris-cooley-race-still-tight-counties-scramble-count-ballots-6910

Fox and Hounds 11/23/10
Joel Fox: From Hummers to Hybrids
http://www.foxandhoundsdaily.com/blog/joel-fox/8274-from-hummers-hybrids

California Watch 11/23/10
State's candidates top list of defeated big spenders
http://californiawatch.org/watchblog/state-candidates-top-list-defeated-big-spenders-6900

San Francisco Chronicle 11/23/10
Whitman's maid story was pushed by nurses union
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2010/11/23/MN151GFQK1.DTL

David Allgood’s Cure for Insomnia

FOSSIL FUEL FUNTIME:

BP spill panel details errors, praises outside scientist for solving leak.
http://www.mercurynews.com/politics-government/ci_16686572

Offshore drilling firms threaten to move abroad.
http://www.csmonitor.com/Environment/2010/1122/Gulf-oil-spill-Offshore-drilling-firms-threaten-to-go-abroad

Sec. Salazar disappoints Gulf drillers.
http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE6AL5X320101122

BP, government praised for inventive response to BP gulf catastrophe.
http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/nation/la-na-oil-spill-20101122,0,317408.story

Reports slam industry, regulators over Gulf oil disaster.
http://www.propublica.org/blog/item/read-the-latest-reports-on-gulf-spill-slamming-industry-and-regulators

NEWS FROM THE HOMELAND:

Republicans taking "Satan’s side" on climate change?
http://www.nytimes.com/cwire/2010/11/22/22climatewire-republicans-learn-the-perils-of-being-politic-3326.html?ref=earth

Warner Bros. recalls toxic Superman drinking glasses.
http://www.glendalenewspress.com/news/tn-blr-glasses-20101123,0,355005.story

Al Gore slams corn ethanol policy.
http://planetark.org/enviro-news/item/60306

Federal officials investigating drinking glasses with lead.
http://www.insidebayarea.com/news/ci_16686245

Top green toys of 2010.
http://www.independent.co.uk/environment/american-organization-chooses-the-top-green-toys-of-2010-2141308.html

Senate caves under pressure from chemical industry.
http://www.mcclatchydc.com/2010/11/22/104105/senate-caves-in-to-pressure-from.html

Dental X-rays raise concerns for children.
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/11/23/us/23scan.html?_r=1&hp

Midwest mining rush threatens water.
http://dcbureau.org/201011221271/Natural-Resources-News-Service/mining-rush-threatens-water-part-vi-minnesota-this-land-is-your-land-this-land-is-my-land.html

Some Jacksonville residents refuse toxic ash cleanup.
http://jacksonville.com/news/metro/2010-11-22/story/jacksonville-finding-it-hard-complete-ash-cleanup

Florida Keys declare war on invasive lionfish.
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/11/23/science/23lionfish.html?ref=earth

Bills to remove wolves' protection unlikely to advance in Congress.
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2013488053_apmtendangeredwolvescongress.html

LOCAL NEWS FROM THE GOLDEN STATE:

Fresno group pledges neutrality on high speed rail link.
http://www.bakersfield.com/news/local/x1206834007/Fresno-group-pledges-neutrality-on-rail-link

Perchlorate, water advisory lifted for Barstow.
http://www.desertdispatch.com/news/barstow-9760-residents-water.html

Vulnerable pika subject of new study.
http://www.redding.com/news/2010/nov/22/rabbit-relative-subject-of-new-study/

NEWS OF THE WORLD:

Carbon emissions on course to be highest in history.
http://www.independent.co.uk/environment/climate-change/carbon-emissions-set-to-be-highest-in-history-2140291.html

Rich nations fail to keep climate funding promises.
http://www.ens-newswire.com/ens/nov2010/2010-11-22-03.html

China takes tough line in climate talks.
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/11/24/world/asia/24china.html?hp

Air pollution exceed health limits in big Asian cities.
http://www.enn.com/pollution/article/42036

Climate change math flawed by suspect calculations.
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2010-11-23/climate-change-math-in-treaties-flawed-by-suspect-pollution-calculations.html

Climate costs set to rise with increase in carbon emissions.
http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE6AL4NJ20101122

Contradictory outcome for climate talks.
http://green.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/11/23/degrees-of-separation-from-climate-goals/

UN says climate pledges fall short.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-11813578

$50 million pledged to help save tigers.
http://www.ens-newswire.com/ens/nov2010/2010-11-22-01.html

Carbon eating microbes discovered deep in oceanic crust.
http://www.ens-newswire.com/ens/nov2010/2010-11-22-091.html

NEWS FROM THE EU:

Europe's shift to green energy being watched in Russia.
http://planetark.org/enviro-news/item/60316

Impact of 30% carbon cut said to be small.
http://planetark.org/enviro-news/item/60315

Using attractive alliteration, EU may unveil Cancun carbon credit curb.
http://planetark.org/enviro-news/item/60309

NEWS FROM THE LAND OF 1.4 BILLION PEOPLE:

Chinese dairy raises the bar on turning cow pies into power.
http://www.independent.co.uk/environment/chinese-dairy-raises-the-bar-for-cowpat-power-2141487.html

Drinks tainted with melamine emerging again from China.
http://www.seeddaily.com/reports/Melamine-tainted_drinks_emerge_again_in_China_report_999.html

NEWS FROM THE DAMP ISLES:

Scottish fishermen plead guilty to crimes against the environment.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2010/nov/22/scotland-fishermen-illegal-landings-mackerel-herring

Scientists ask volunteers to keep watch for stranded dolphins.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2010/nov/22/stranded-dolphins-british-shores

Court denies veterans compensation for nuclear exposure.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-11811508

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

Bed bugs infest Toronto.
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/toronto/toronto-councillor-asks-province-for-3-million-to-fight-bed-bugs/article1809353/

FROGS IN THE NEWS:

Details, photos of newly discovered frogs emerge.
http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/unleashed/2010/11/trio-of-previously-unknown-amphibian-species-discovered-on-colombian-frog-finding-expedition.html

BEST HEADLINES EVER:

Serving roadkill cheaper than serving turkey for Thanksgiving.
http://www.aolnews.com/weird-news/article/serve-roadkill-instead-of-turkey-on-thanksgiving-says-hunter-buck-peterson/19717289

1000 rats removed from squalid house put up for adoption.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/11/23/hoarders-rats-up-for-adop_n_787299.html

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