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California Majority Report 9/21/10
California League of Conservation Voters backs Jerry Brown for Governor
http://www.camajorityreport.com/index.php?module=articles&func=display&aid=4522&ptid=9

Groundswell (CLCV blog) 9/21/10
Change is Good: CLCV re-launches Web site
http://www.ecovote.org/blog/change-is-good

San Jose Mercury News 9/22/10
Meg Whitman would 'probably' veto global-warming law if she were California governor today
http://www.mercurynews.com/ci_16136539

Capitol Alert 9/22/10
Prop. 23 backers to host fundraiser for Fiorina in Washington
http://blogs.sacbee.com/capitolalertlatest/2010/09/prop-23-backers-to-host-fundra.html

Talking Points Memo 9/22/10
Koch Industries Among Hosts Of Carly Fiorina Fundraiser
http://tpmdc.talkingpointsmemo.com/2010/09/exclusive-koch-industries-among-hosts-of-carly-fiorina-fundraiser.php

Bay Citizen 9/22/10
Report Details Potential Impact of Prop. 23
http://www.baycitizen.org/politics/story/proposition-23/

Sacramento Bee 9/22/10
State moves ahead with push for renewable power
http://www.sacbee.com/2010/09/21/3046234/state-releases-targets-for-clean.html

State Environmental News

Fox and Hounds Daily 9/22/10
Consumers Should Get More Than Just Expense From Green Chemistry
http://www.foxandhoundsdaily.com/blog/jim-conran/7875-consumers-should-get-more-than-just-expense-from-green-chemistry

L.A. Now (LA Times blog) 9/22/10
L. A. County restricts use of foam food containers in county buildings and concessions
http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/lanow/2010/09/los-angeles-county-restricts-ban-foam-food-containers-polystyrene-styrofoam.html

Contra Costa Times 9/22/10
Governor urged to sign bill to protect schools from pesticides
http://www.insidebayarea.com/oaklandtribune/localnews/ci_16136336

San Francisco Chronicle (opinion) 9/22/10
Air Resources Board's pollution targets unrealistic
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2010/09/22/EDGM1FGPV9.DTL&type=green

Los Angeles Times 9/22/10
L.A. County tests plan for bird-friendly plant maintenance at parks
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-lake-20100922,0,6818868.story

San Diego Union-Tribune 9/22/10
Urban sprawl hurts lizards and bird
http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/2010/sep/22/urbanization-threatens-genetic-diversity-species/

Greenspace 9/22/10
Number of burrowing owls in Imperial Valley falls sharply
http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/greenspace/2010/09/burrowing-owls-in-imperial-county.html

Greenspace 9/22/10
Honda's crystal ball: The future of the automobile
http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/greenspace/2010/09/future-of-the-automobile.html

San Francisco Chronicle 9/22/10
Coastal Cleanup Day helps, but cities must cut garbage
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2010/09/22/BAD81FHH2V.DTL

San Diego Union-Tribune 9/22/10
San Diego vying for nonprofit's 'greenest city' title
http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/2010/sep/22/san-diego-vying-nonprofits-greenest-city-title/

Orange County Register 9/22/10
Spills close a mile of O.C. ocean access
http://www.ocregister.com/news/point-267578-mile-county.html

Associated Press 9/22/10
Menlo Park joins high-speed rail lawsuit
http://www.fresnobee.com/2010/09/22/2087970/menlo-park-joins-high-speed-rail.html

State Political News

Political Blotter blog 9/21/10
First Lady coming to help Boxer, Pelosi
http://www.ibabuzz.com/politics/2010/09/21/first-lady-coming-to-help-boxer-pelosi/

San Francisco Chronicle 9/22/10
A confident Meg Whitman, fundraising with Condi Rice, says she'll win young Obama voters, women -- and Latinos
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/blogs/nov05election/detail?entry_id=72857

Fresno Bee 9/22/10
Whitman comments that Fresno 'looks like Detroit'
http://www.fresnobee.com/2010/09/22/2088372/whitman-fresno-looks-like-detroit.html

Los Angeles Times 9/22/10
Whitman, Brown and Schwarzenegger set joint appearance for campaign's final week
http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/california-politics/2010/09/whitman-brown-and-schwarzenegger-set-joint-appearance-for-campaigns-final-week.html

Los Angeles Times 9/22/10
EBay founder praises Whitman but refuses to endorse her
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-0922-governor-20100922,0,2445392.story

Capitol Alert 9/22/10
PPIC report refutes claims of jobs fleeing California
http://blogs.sacbee.com/capitolalertlatest/2010/09/ppic-report-refutes-claims-of.html

Capitol Alert 9/22/10
Prop. 25 campaign asks radio stations to pull opponents' ad
http://blogs.sacbee.com/capitolalertlatest/2010/09/prop-25-campaign-asks-radio-st.html

National & International Environmental News

Green (NY Times blog) 9/21/10
A Bipartisan Bill on Renewable Energy
http://green.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/09/21/a-bipartisan-bill-on-renewable-energy/

Washington Post 9/22/10
China has world's largest 'SeafoodPrint'; U.S. ranks third
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/09/21/AR2010092106753.html

New York Times 9/22/10
Egg Producer Says His Business Grew Too Quickly
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/09/23/business/23eggs.html?_r=1&hp

New York Times 9/21/10
Developing Nations to Get Clean-Burning Stoves
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/09/21/science/earth/21stove.html

Christian Science Monitor 9/22/10
Asian carp: multiple efforts afoot to find a Great Lakes solution
http://www.csmonitor.com/Environment/2010/0917/Asian-carp-multiple-efforts-afoot-to-find-a-Great-Lakes-solution

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