Daily Green

Good afternoon, all. In the news today:

• Biggest jump ever seen in global warming gases;
• Clean tech funding soars, especially for California businesses;
• Study affirms water risks for California;
• and much more...

Top of the Ticket

Associated Press 11/3/11
Biggest jump ever seen in global warming gases
http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/2011/nov/03/biggest-jump-ever-seen-in-global-warming-gases/

Los Angeles Times 11/3/11
Clean-tech venture funding jumps as other sectors go wanting
http://www.latimes.com/news/science/environment/la-fi-clean-tech-investing-20111103,0,687560.story

Hearst news 11/3/11
Pace of offshore drilling approvals picks up
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2011/11/03/MN7Q1LPLTI.DTL&type=green

Climate Watch 11/3/11
Govt. Study Affirms Delta Fears, Water Risks for California
http://blogs.kqed.org/climatewatch/2011/11/02/govt-study-affirms-delta-fears-water-risks-for-california/

Contra Costa Times 11/3/11
Climate change effect on Delta detailed in new study
http://www.contracostatimes.com/news/ci_19251023

California Environmental News & Opinion

California Watch 11/3/11
Living in industry’s shadow: After years of illnesses, family looks for answers
http://californiawatch.org/node/13328

Capitol Weekly 11/3/11
California’s clean-energy tax breaks getting close look
http://www.capitolweekly.net/article.php?xid=1040q1swv4jp5e2

Capitol Weekly 11/3/11
Greg Lucas: Luring renewable energy is a tale of fits and starts
http://www.capitolweekly.net/article.php?xid=1040pw8v4ojx3or

Associated Press 11/3/11
Obama considered last-second bailout for Solyndra
http://www.contracostatimes.com/politics-government/ci_19249939

Los Angeles Times 11/3/11
George Skelton: Still no straight route to confidence in bullet train
http://www.latimes.com/news/science/environment/la-me-cap-train-20111103,0,484119.column

Los Angeles Times Greenspace blog 11/2/11
Coastal Commission staff urges rejection of park plan
http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/greenspace/2011/11/coastal-commission-staff-urges-rejection-of-park-plan.html

State Politics

KQED-FM 11/3/11
Occupy Protesters Shut Down Port of Oakland
http://www.californiareport.org/archive/R201111030850/a

Sacramento Bee 11/3/11
Cash-poor move to overturn California initiative law sputters
http://blogs.sacbee.com/capitolalertlatest/2011/11/cash-poor-move-to-overturn-california-initiative-law-sputters.html

San Luis Obisbo Tribune 11/3/11
Matt Kokkonen urges voters to oppose Abel Maldonado's House bid
http://www.sanluisobispo.com/2011/11/03/1821404/matt-kokkonen-abel-maldonado.html

California Watch 11/3/11
State lobby spending on pace to set records
http://californiawatch.org/dailyreport/state-lobby-spending-pace-set-records-13402

National Environmental News & Opinion

The Hill E2 Wire 11/3/11
Senate rejects GOP-infrastructure bill that targeted EPA
http://thehill.com/blogs/e2-wire/e2-wire/191699-senate-rejects-gop-infrastructure-bill-that-targeted-epa

San Francisco Chronicle 11/3/11
Energy stimulus program plagued by problems
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2011/11/03/MNSR1LPINB.DTL&type=green

Grist 11/3/11
Solar cheaper than fossil fuels in a decade, says Steven Chu
http://www.grist.org/list/2011-11-03-solar-cheaper-than-fossil-fuels-in-a-decade-says-steven-chu

Grist 11/2/11
Green Issues and Greenbacks: Occupy Wall Street Connects the Dots
http://www.grist.org/climate-energy/2011-11-01-green-issues-greenbacks-occupy-wall-street-connects-dots-video

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