Good afternoon, all. In today's news:
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Fracking 'probable' cause of Lancashire quakes;
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Emergency alert called off at San Onofre nuclear plant;
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Tons of L.A. River trash will be captured before it hits the sea;
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and much, much more...
Top of the Ticket
The Guardian 11/2/11
Fracking 'probable' cause of Lancashire quakes
http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2011/nov/02/fracking-cause-lancashire-quakes
Los Angeles Times 11/1/11
Emergency alert called off at San Onofre nuclear plant
http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/lanow/2011/11/san-onofre-nuclear-plant-emergency.html
Los Angeles Times 11/1/11
Tons of L.A. River trash will be captured before it hits the sea
http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/lanow/2011/11/massive-la-river-trash-capturing-project-completed.html
California Environmental News
Mercury News 11/1/11
More grim news on $99 billion high-speed rail plan, as showdown looms
http://www.mercurynews.com/california-high-speed-rail/ci_19241126
Sacramento Bee 11/2/11
GOP senator wants to put high-speed rail back on the ballot
http://blogs.sacbee.com/capitolalertlatest/2011/11/gop-sen-lamalfa.html
San Francisco Chronicle 11/2/11
Did junked pipe end up in San Bruno? PG&E says no
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2011/11/01/BAOP1LPAAH.DTL
State Politics
California Watch 11/2/11
Donation limits could be waived for those hit by fraud scandal
http://californiawatch.org/dailyreport/donation-limits-could-be-waived-those-hit-fraud-scandal-13374
Contra Costa Times 11/2/11
Banks targeted by Occupy Oakland general strike protesters
http://www.contracostatimes.com/news/ci_19246905
North County Times 11/1/11
Metropolitan Water District unfunded retiree benefits exceed $600M
http://www.nctimes.com/business/metropolitan-water-district-unfunded-retiree-benefits-exceed-m/article_b0d8eeaf-a225-580a-b53a-0a50994dc295.html
Capitol Alert 11/2/11
Don't like cuts? Controller John Chiang says offer alternatives
http://blogs.sacbee.com/capitolalertlatest/2011/11/dont-like-trigger-cuts-controller-says-offer-alternatives.html
National Environmental News
Inside Climate News 11/1/11
Public Comments on Keystone Pipeline Have Disappeared into a Procedural Black Hole
http://insideclimatenews.org/news/20111031/keystone-xl-pipeline-public-hearings-state-department-obama-transcanada-cardno-entrix-oil-sands
Planet Ark 11/2/11
U.S. Auto Dealers Fight Obama Fuel Rules
http://planetark.org/enviro-news/item/63769
New York Times 11/1/11
Check Your Receipt: It May Be Tainted
http://green.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/11/01/check-your-receipt-it-may-be-tainted/
Pro Publica 11/2/11
U.S. Government Glossed Over Cancer Concerns As It Rolled Out Airport X-Ray Scanners
http://www.propublica.org/article/u.s.-government-glossed-over-cancer-concerns-as-it-rolled-out-airport-x-ray
International Environmental News
The Guardian 11/1/11
Wild weather worsening due to climate change, IPCC confirms
http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2011/nov/01/climate-change-weather-ipcc
Tierramerica 11/2/11
EcoMobility is Gaining Ground, Step by Step
http://www.tierramerica.info/nota.php?lang=eng&idnews=3811
New York Times 11/2/11
Could ‘Smart’ Textiles Prove Toxic?
http://green.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/11/02/into-the-rubbish-bin-toxic-e-textiles/