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Good afternoon and happy World Car-Free Day! In the news today:

• CLCV announces first 2012 endorsement;
• Richard Branson urges Gov. Brown to sign shark fin ban;
• Poll: Californians support Redistricting Commission maps;
• CO² emissions jump 45% since 1990;
• And much more.

Top of the Ticket

Groundswell (CLCV Blog) 9/22/11
CLCV's First 2012 Endorsement!
http://www.ecovote.org/blog/clcvs-first-2012-endorsement

PolitiCal 9/21/11
Jerry Brown talks shark fins, taxes in Sacramento
http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/california-politics/2011/09/jerry-brown-talks-shark-fins-taxes-in-sacramento.html

Capitol Weekly 9/22/11
Opinion: Blocking the landfill would protect Indians’ sacred cultural heritage
http://capitolweekly.net/article.php?_c=100hj1lc1aypccc&xid=100fgfzmq7bdmsa&done=.100hj1lc1azcccc

Eureka Times-Standard 9/22/11
Klamath restoration studies support dam removal; Project would create jobs, increase chinook harvest
http://www.times-standard.com/localnews/ci_18951905

Sacramento Bee 9/22/11
Field Poll: California's voters inclined to support new political maps
http://www.sacbee.com/2011/09/22/3929147/field-poll-californias-voters.html

USA Today Green House 9/22/11
Global warming's CO2 culprit jumps 45% since 1990
http://content.usatoday.com/communities/greenhouse/post/2011/09/global-warming-culprit-jumps-45-since-1990/1

California Environmental News & Opinion

San Francisco Chronicle 9/22/11
Boxer opposes House GOP move to stall EPA rules
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2011/09/22/MNJV1L7JM4.DTL

California High Speed Rail Blog 9/21/11
Dianne Feinstein Helps Restore $100 Million in Federal HSR Funding
http://www.cahsrblog.com/2011/09/dianne-feinstein-helps-restore-100-million-in-federal-hsr-funding

Capitol Weekly 9/22/11
Water rule may tap building, infrastructure funds
http://capitolweekly.net/article.php?_c=100hj1lc1aypccc&xid=100fjpwt0eidpml&done=.100hj1lc1azcccc

PolitiCal 9/21/11
Gov. Jerry Brown takes jab at GOP senator in veto of parks bill
http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/california-politics/2011/09/gov-jerry-brown-takes-jab-at-gop-senator.html

USA Today Green House 9/21/11
Walmart adds solar panels to 60 more Calif. stores
http://content.usatoday.com/communities/greenhouse/post/2011/09/walmart-adds-solar-panels-to-60-more-calif-stores/1

KQED Climate Watch 9/22/11
Parks May Not Offer Refuge from the Smog
http://blogs.kqed.org/climatewatch/2011/09/22/parks-may-not-offer-refuge-from-the-smog

Sacramento Bee 9/22/11
Dan Morain: Biogas would stink less if it bred jobs here
http://www.sacbee.com/2011/09/22/3928980/biogas-would-stink-less-if-it.html

San Diego Union-Tribune 9/21/11
EPA official touts border environmental drive
http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/2011/sep/21/border-2020-sewage-treatment-and-trash-top-priorit/

East Bay Express 9/21/11
Bay Area Solar is Still Humming
http://www.eastbayexpress.com/ebx/solar-is-still-humming/Content?oid=2993496

East Bay Citizen 9/21/11
Ban on Polystyrene Containers in San Leandro Starts in Late 2012
http://www.ebcitizen.com/2011/09/ban-on-polystyrene-containers-in-san.html

El Cerrito Patch 9/20/11
El Cerrito Backs Ban on Plastic Carry-out Bags
http://elcerrito.patch.com/articles/el-cerrito-backs-ban-on-plastic-carry-out-bags

Los Angeles Times 9/22/11
Removal of eucalyptus trees starts in Costa Mesa
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-0922-trees-20110922,0,1093155.story

Audublog (Audubon California Blog) 9/21/11
San Francisco Seeks Standards for Bird Safe Buildings
http://www.audublog.org/?p=5807

State Politics

Capitol Weekly 9/22/11
Complicated, messy, expensive: The 2012 election campaigns
http://capitolweekly.net/article.php?_c=100hj1lc1aypccc&xid=100fjbvb91lhlfs&done=.100hj1lc1azcccc

California Progress Report 9/21/11
Worries About Jobs, Economy Hit Record High
http://www.californiaprogressreport.com/site/node/9387

Political Blotter 9/21/11
Prosecutor, councilman to take on Pete Stark
http://www.ibabuzz.com/politics/2011/09/21/prosecutor-councilman-to-take-on-pete-stark/

National Environmental News & Opinion

Talking Points Memo 9/21/11
Do Regulations Really Kill Jobs Overall? Not So Much
http://tpmlivewire.talkingpointsmemo.com/2011/09/do-regulations-really-kill-jobs-overall-not-so-much.php

Mother Jones 9/22/11
Who Did Rick Perry Pick As His Top Environmental Cop?
http://motherjones.com/politics/2011/09/rick-perry-bryan-shaw-climate-change-denier

Reuters 9/21/11
Oil mats after BP spill pose long-term ecosystem threat: study
http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/09/21/us-oilspill-study-idUSTRE78K10P20110921

Switchboard (NRDC Blog) 9/20/11
Latinos Feel the Pain of Attacks on Clean Air and are Ready to Act
http://switchboard.nrdc.org/blogs/aquintero/latinos_feel_the_pain_of_clean.html

Grist 9/21/11
The military’s historic embrace of smart energy
http://www.grist.org/renewable-energy/2011-09-21-the-militarys-historic-embrace-of-smart-energy

International Environmental News

Huffington Post 9/22/11
Yao Ming, Richard Branson Join To Fight Shark Fin Trade
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/09/22/yao-ming-richard-branson-shark-fin_n_975559.html

Huffington Post 9/22/11
GE, GM Push Electric Vehicle Infrastructure For China
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/09/22/ge-gm-push-electric-vehicle-chargers_n_975607.html

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