Daily Green

Good afternoon, all. In the news today and over the weekend:

• California becomes first state to adopt cap-and-trade program;
• Court upholds Clinton-era ban on forest road-building;
• California falls behind Massachusetts in energy efficiency;
• The climate crisis the media is missing, and much more.

Top of the Ticket

Los Angeles Times 10/21/11
California becomes first state to adopt cap-and-trade program
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-cap-trade-20111021,0,1125437.story

Sacramento Bee 10/21/11
California board approves cap and trade on carbon emissions
http://www.sacbee.com/2011/10/21/3992504/california-board-approves-cap.html

San Francisco Chronicle 10/21/11
State's cap and trade program gets final approval
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2011/10/21/MN901LK83V.DTL&type=green

Los Angeles Times 10/24/11
Court upholds Clinton-era ban on forest road-building
http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/nation/la-na-forest-roadless-20111022,0,4615261.story

LA Times Greenspace Blog 10/21/11
California falls behind Massachusetts in energy efficiency
http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/greenspace/2011/10/california-energy-efficiency.html

California Environmental News

KQED Climate Watch 10/21/11
NOAA Chief: The Climate Crisis the Media is Missing
http://blogs.kqed.org/climatewatch/2011/10/21/noaa-chief-the-climate-crisis-the-media-is-missing/

Associated Press 10/20/11
Treasurer Lockyer defends clean-energy tax break
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2011/10/20/BAD81LJVGR.DTL&type=green

KQED Climate Watch 10/21/11
Clearing the Air on Climate and Smog
http://blogs.kqed.org/climatewatch/2011/10/21/clearing-the-air-on-climate-and-smog/

Greenspace Blog 10/21/11
Newport Beach wants to remove more polluted mud from bay
http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/greenspace/2011/10/newport-beach-wants-to-remove-more-polluted-mud-from-bay.html

San Jose Mercury News 10/21/11
Big new section of Bay Area Ridge Trail to open Saturday east of San Jose
http://www.mercurynews.com/science/ci_19160013

Calitics 10/21/11
Methyl Iodide Approved under Industry Pressure
http://calitics.com/diary/13956/methyl-iodide-approved-under-industry-pressure

San Francisco Chronicle 10/21/11
PG&E denies it put 'junked' gas pipe in the ground
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2011/10/20/BAGV1LKG5K.DTL

San Francisco Chronicle 10/23/11
PG&E knew of many leaks in San Bruno pipeline
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2011/10/22/MNU41LFO41.DTL

Daily News (editorial) 10/21/11
In the bag -- Plastic bag ban proposal should be carried out with OK of the public
http://www.dailynews.com/opinions/ci_19149581

Contra Costa Times 10/23/11
Clean-up plan renews plutonium fears in Livermore
http://www.contracostatimes.com/news/ci_19172799

Los Angeles Times 10/22/11
California bullet train: The high price of speed
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-bullet-train-20111023,0,2248881.story

Sacramento Bee 10/23/11
Meters get little credit for less water use in Sacramento region
http://www.sacbee.com/2011/10/23/3999916/meters-get-little-credit-for-less.html

New York Times 10/23/11
Empty Fields Fill Urban Basins and Farmers’ Pockets
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/10/24/science/earth/24water.html

State Politics

Capitol Weekly 10/20/11
California’s ballot initiative: A sharp tool cutting both ways
http://capitolweekly.net/article.php?_c=1037t2dc2dbxiwt&xid=102tazgim5lhfye&done=.1037t2dc2dciiwt

KQED Capitol Notes 10/21/11
Podcast: Full Disclosure
http://blogs.kqed.org/capitalnotes/2011/10/21/podcast-full-disclosure/

PolitiCal 10/21/11
Rep. Dennis Cardoza says he won't run again
http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/california-politics/2011/10/rep-dennis-cardoza-says-he-wont-run-again.html

PolitiCal 10/21/11
Labor groups back different candidates in race for new congressional district seat
http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/california-politics/2011/10/in-the-early-battle-for-the-new-44th-congressional-district-seat-rep-laura-richardson-d-long-beach-has-picked-up-support.html

Inland Valley Daily Bulletin 10/22/11
California Citizens Redistricting Commission blasts lawsuits
http://www.dailybulletin.com/news/ci_19173789

National News

Los Angeles Times 10/24/11
Oil pipeline protesters to greet Obama in San Francisco
http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/greenspace/2011/10/keystone-xl-pipeline-protest-obama-san-francisco.html

New York Times 10/23/11
A Salmon Virus: Where Do We Go From Here?
http://green.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/10/23/a-salmon-virus-where-do-we-go-from-here/

The Hill E2 Blog 10/21/11
Federal appeals court backs rule to protect national forests
http://thehill.com/blogs/e2-wire/e2-wire/189115-federal-appeals-court-backs-rule-to-protect-national-forests

LA Times Greenspace Blog 10/20/11
Climate skeptic [physicist Richard Muller] admits he was wrong to doubt global-warming data
http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/greenspace/2011/10/climate-skeptic-woops-the-majority-is-right-on-global-warming.html

NY Times Green Blog 10/21/11
Climate Study Does Not Placate Skeptics
http://green.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/10/21/climate-study-does-not-placate-skeptics/

Think Progress 10/21/11
Harry Reid Blasts “Unsustainable and “Dirty” Keystone XL Pipeline in Letter to Hillary Clinton
http://thinkprogress.org/romm/2011/10/21/350111/harry-reid-keystone-xl-pipeline-letter-to-hillary-clinton/

The Hill E2 Wire 10/21/11
EPA plans new water standards for 'fracking'
http://thehill.com/blogs/e2-wire/e2-wire/188829-epa-plans-water-standards-for-booming-natural-gas-sector

Think Progress 10/20/11
Energy Efficiency Bill Ignored by Mainstream Media
http://thinkprogress.org/romm/2011/10/20/348044/groundbreaking-energy-efficiency-bill-introduced-with-bi-partisan-support-ignored-by-mainstream-media/

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