Daily Green

Good afternoon, all. In the news today:

• Gov. Brown offers gimmick-free budget, wants to reduce state fire protection;
• No more diesel buses in Los Angeles;
• Horizon probe shows dangers of deepwater drilling;
• And much more.

Top of the Ticket

San Francisco Chronicle 1/12/11
Gov. Brown offers gimmick-free budget, experts say
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2011/01/12/MN5P1H7JBS.DTL

San Diego Union-Trib 1/12/11
Brown wants to reduce state fire protection
http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/2011/jan/11/brown-wants-to-reduce-state-fire-service-shift/

California Environmental News

Los Angeles Times 1/12/11
Diesel era ends for MTA buses
http://www.latimes.com/news/science/environment/la-me-buses-20110112,0,5858060.story

Los Angeles Times 1/12/11
Wilmington-area schools to get air filters in bid to cut asthma
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-pollution-schools-20110112,0,2232951.story

Sacramento Bee 1/12/11
State permit for Sacramento-area sewage challenged on two fronts
http://www.sacbee.com/2011/01/12/3317554/state-permit-for-area-sewage-challenged.html

San Diego Union-Tribune 1/12/11
Scripps takes lead in $25 million climate research project
http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/2011/jan/11/company-pumps-25-million-scripps-climate-research/

San Francisco Chronicle 1/11/11
Berkeley zero net energy cottage deserves study
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2011/01/11/DDLU1H5DSF.DTL

KQED Climate Watch 1/11/11
If You're a Tree, Timing is Everything
http://blogs.kqed.org/climatewatch/2011/01/11/if-youre-a-tree-timing-is-everything/

National and International Environmental News

San Francisco Chronicle 1/12/11
Horizon probe shows dangers of deepwater drilling
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2011/01/12/ED8J1H5SLH.DTL

Los Angeles Times 1/12/11
Oil spill panel calls for sweeping changes
http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/nation/la-na-0112-oil-spill-commission-20110112,0,1066832.story

Politico 1/11/11
Barack Obama may skip Hill on Gulf spill
http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0111/47468.html

Reuters 1/12/11
Scientists see climate change link to Australian floods
http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSL3E7CC0KG20110112

Reuters 1/12/11
2010 hottest year on record for Canada: report
http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE70A4US20110111

Frogs in the News

National Geographic 1/12/11
Six long-lost Haitian frog species found
http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2011/01/photogalleries/110112-endangered-new-frogs-haiti-earthquake-pictures/

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