Daily Green

Good afternoon, all. This edition of the Daily Green will have to sustain you until Monday -- so if you don't finish it today, put it in the fridge and serve it as leftovers tomorrow. Enjoy the Thanksgiving weekend. Meanwhile, in the news today:

Cooley concedes: Kamala Harris is Attorney General-elect;
State's surface waters toxic, scientists say;
State water officials probe source of Barstow contamination;
PG&E offers to buy 100 Hinkley properties near tainted-groundwater plume;
And more.

Top of the Ticket

Multiple sources 11/24/10
Cooley concedes to Kamala Harris in fight for attorney general
http://blogs.sacbee.com/capitolalertlatest/2010/11/cooley-concedes-to-kamala-harr.html
http://www.ibabuzz.com/politics/2010/11/24/steve-cooley-concedes-ag-race-to-kamala-harris/
http://www.baycitizen.org/attorney-generals-race/story/its-harris-ag-win-democrats-sweep-state/

California Watch 11/24/10
State's surface waters toxic, scientists say
http://californiawatch.org/watchblog/states-surface-waters-toxic-scientists-say-6935

California Environmental News

Los Angeles Times 11/24/10
State water officials probe source of Barstow contamination
http://www.latimes.com/news/science/environment/la-me-barstow-water-20101124,0,6323798.story

Los Angeles Times 11/24/10
PG&E offers to buy 100 Hinkley properties near tainted-groundwater plume
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-hinkley-buyback-20101124,0,5530360.story

Multiple sources 11/24/10
Westlands pulls out of water plan
http://www.sacbee.com/2010/11/24/3208457/westlands-quits-delta-habitat.html
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2010/11/24/MNP21GGIUR.DTL
http://www.contracostatimes.com/top-stories/ci_16695257

New York Times Green Blog 11/24/10
‘Take A Lesson,’ Schwarzenegger Says On Climate Change
http://green.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/11/23/take-a-lesson-schwarznegger-on-the-environment/

San Francisco Chronicle 11/24/10
The golden but dirty state of California
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/blogs/ontheblock/detail?entry_id=77563

Wall Street Journal 11/24/10
U.S. Carbon Trading Centers On California
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748703730304575632961052313910.html

San Jose Mercury News 11/24/10
Elias: California continues to be a target of Texas greed
http://www.mercurynews.com/peninsula/ci_16698803

KPCC 11/24/10
Morning greens: Schwarzenegger and Villaraigosa tout Calif.'s eco-leadership
http://www.scpr.org/blogs/environment/2010/11/23/morning-greens/

Fox & Hounds Daily 11/24/10
From Hummers To Hybrids
http://www.foxandhoundsdaily.com/blog/joel-fox/8274-from-hummers-hybrids

Fox & Hounds Daily 11/24/10
CARB Set To Boost CA Gas Prices
http://foxandhoundsdaily.com/blog/dave-roberts/8263-carb-set-to-boost-ca-gas-prices

Los Angeles Times 11/24/10
E-mails reveal clashes over high-speed rail project
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-high-speed-rail-email-20101124,0,525426.story

San Francisco Chronicle 11/24/10
Red-legged frogs get 48-acre preserve in Sierra
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2010/11/24/BAVP1GGICL.DTL

More on California Politics

Capitol Weekly 11/24/10
Anne Gust brings new dimension to the Horseshoe
http://www.capitolweekly.net/article.php?xid=zaqr2w06t8lrb2

Ventura Star 11/24/10
Herdt: Rolling the dice on redistricting reform
http://www.vcstar.com/news/2010/nov/23/rolling-the-dice-on-redistricting-reform/

National/International Environmental News

Los Angeles Times 11/24/10
Editorial: Don't Drill, Baby!
http://www.latimes.com/news/opinion/editorials/la-ed-anwr-20101124,0,2720419.story

Huffington Post 11/24/10
Gene Karpinski [President of national LCV]: What's Next for Clean Energy and Climate Policies
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/gene-karpinski/whats-next-for-clean-ener_b_786878.html

Sacramento Bee 11/24/10
Review validates report on fate of spilled BP oil
http://www.sacbee.com/2010/11/24/3208043/review-validates-report-on-fate.html

Los Angeles Times Greenspace blog 11/24/10
'The World in 2050': The Arctic and everything below
http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/greenspace/2010/11/the-world-in-2050-laurence-smith.html

Los Angeles Times 11/24/10
13 nations agree on program to double tiger population
http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/world/la-fg-russia-tiger-20101124,0,3672432.story

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