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Greenhouse Gas Plan Defers To SB 375 Process (12-12-08)
California Planning and Development Report – The California Air Resources Board published its AB 32 Scoping plan and PCL’s Matt Vander Sluis commented that it could have done better establishing a higher target for emission standards as they relate to global warming.
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Local Fight Against Global Warming: Activitists Push for 'Cool Cities’ (11-22-08)
San Jose Mercury News - Matt Vander Sluis and the Local Climate Action Initiative were highlighted in this article about the climate change workshop PCL offered in Mountain View. Participants working to combat global warming were armed with tools and new ideas to reduce their community’s carbon footprint.
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Ventura CEQA Workshop Announcement (11-13-08)
Ojai Post – The Planning and Conservation League Foundation’s next CEQA workshop is in Ventura and will focus on global warming and recent legislation.
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Governor's Office Announces Climate Change Summit Lineup (11-13-08)
Capitol Weekly - The Governor stated he believes getting the economy moving again and protecting the environment go hand-in-hand however PCL’s Tina Andolina comments in this article that the Governor’s plan to increase infrastructure projects and do away with environmental review is not an approach environmental groups can support.
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Environmental Groups Hosting ‘green summit’ (11-12-08)
Daily Democrat - More than 15 organizations, including the Planning and Conservation League, are co-hosting a day-long "Green Summit" in Woodland to discuss the state of our environment and how we can attain a healthy environment and sustainable lifestyle for the future. |
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Renewable Energy is Right Direction (11-11-08)
Blurb: PCL supports Governor's Executive Order which streamlines California's renewable energy project approval process and increases the state's Renewable Energy Standard to 33 percent renewable power by 2020.
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Schwarzenegger's Call for Budget Cuts, Tax Hikes Draws Catcalls from Around the State (11-06-08)
San Jose Mercury News - California’s budget is $11 billion in the red, Governor Schwarzenegger is calling for cuts – cuts that may harm the environmental protections in place. PCL’s Tina Andolina is quoted in this article because of its potential for increased pollution and subsequent health care costs.
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Tejon Celebration a Success (10-20-08)
PCL staff, board members and friends enjoyed a perfect day on the Tejon Ranch. We celebrated PCL’s role in the preservation of 90% of the Tejon Ranch and launched the new California.
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Governor’s Panel says California Must Fix Water System (10-17-08)
San Diego Tribune – A new master plan for the Bay Delta is needed, since the current governance isn’t working according to the Delta Vision Blue Ribbon Task Force. PCL’s Jonas Minton comments on how the details of the plan will be critical as the Legislature needs to know the costs and benefits of the new plan.
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PCL Supports Prop. 2 (10-06-08)
If Prop. 2 passes it will reduce the density of animals packed into small places and will also lower the amount of air and water pollution released into local communities.
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Governor Vetoes Solution to Port Pollution (10-01-08)
Senate Bill 974 (Lowenthal) would have raised $300 million a year to fund critical air pollution mitigation efforts and improve freight transportation in the state. Instead, the Governor vetoed the bill leaving the public health at risk.
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Top Environmental Bills Signed and Vetoed By Governor Schwarzenegger (10-01-08)
California Progress Report – PCL’s Traci Sheehan outlines the disappointment in the Governor’s veto of SB 974 (Lowenthal) and other; as well as provides a breakdown of the top environmental bills the Governor signed into law.
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California tribe fears losing land if dam is raised (09-23-08)
Associated Press – PCL’s Mindy McIntyre comments on the federal government’s proposal to enlarge a dam to boost California’s water supply and flood the fishing and farming lands of Native Americans. McIntyre states the focus should be on investing in permanent solutions and not those that cause the problem.
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Brown Wins Battle on War on Sprawl (09-10-08)
Legal Newsline – Attorney General Jerry Brown has a plan to curb urban sprawl and he outlined his plan to sue cities and counties that do not account for climate change in their next General Plan at the 2008 PCL Symposium.
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Statewide Coalition Says Governor’s Water Bond Will Worsen State’s Water Crisis (08-13-08)
A coalition of environmental, fishing and community organizations yesterday launched a statewide campaign opposing Gov. Schwarzenegger and Sen. Feinstein’s push for a November water bond. In simultaneous press conferences in Sacramento, Los Angeles, San Francisco and Visalia, campaign organizers spoke out against the $9.3 billion bond, saying it will worsen California’s water crisis while plunging the state deeper into debt.
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Water Bond will Drown the State in Debt While California Goes Thirsty (08-12-08)
In response to Governor Schwarzenegger and Senator Feinstein’s push for a November water bond, community groups throughout California are joining together on Tuesday to expose the proposal’s failure to provide long-term and equitable solutions to California’s water problems. Community groups oppose the bond and are calling for immediate action from the legislature to distribute existing bond funds that have sat unspent since 2006.
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Peripheral Canal Interview (08-12-08)
Capitol Public Radio – What are the pros and cons of building a peripheral canal around the Bay Delta? Hear PCL’s Mindy McIntyre’s view on the issue.
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California’s Water Management Must Adapt to Climate Change (07-10-08)
Capitol Weekly – PCL’s Mindy McIntyre focuses on California’s water future will be vastly different in light of climate change and our historic view of plentiful water supply is now inaccurate.
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California's Trouble: Rising Seas, Floods and Drought in Forecast (06-18-08)
Alternet – PCL’s Jonas Minton comments on the Department of Water Resources’ proposed location of a water reservoir in Sites and how natural systems in the Sacramento River and Delta cannot spare water that would be stored in there.
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Governor: Valley in Water Crisis (06-12-08)
Fresno Bee – As farmers layoff workers where water shortages affect crops, the Governor allows ground water pumping into the California Aqueduct. PCL’s Mindy McIntyre argues that the sacrifice to maintain these farmlands is too great.
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Governor Uses Drought Proclamation to Push for New Dams (06-04-08)
San Francisco Bay Area Independent Media Center - PCL discusses how outdated strategies will not work and spend billions of taxpayer dollars, and offers climate-resilient water conservation strategies for the state.
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Schwarzenegger’s Drought Declaration Offers a Challenge and Opportunity (06-05-08)
California Progress Report - Assemblymember Krekorian’s Water Efficiency and Security Act, co-sponsored by PCL, would ensure growing California communities get the water they need, while at the same time not overburdening our existing water resources by using efficiency measures that reduce water use.
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Schwarzenegger Hopes Drought Decree is Wake Up Call (06-05-08)
Sacramento Bee - PCL calls for mandatory water conservation, including water recycling and stormwater capture, in response to Governor’s declaration of a state drought.
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Schwarzenegger Declares Drought (06-05-08)
The Daily Journal – Outdated water strategies forces PCL to comment on Governor’s drought declaration and imminent need to reduce water use.
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Planning and Conservation League Issues Statement on California Supreme Court Bay Delta Decision (06-05-08)
The Planning and Conservation League, a leading statewide conservation advocacy coalition, today issued the following statement from Mindy McIntyre, Water Program Manager regarding the California Supreme Court decision validating the CALFED Environmental Impact Report (EIR). Environmental and farming groups challenged the 2000 CALFED EIR based on the failure of water agencies to examine reduced water exports from the Delta.
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PCL responds to Governor’s proclamation of statewide drought (06-04-08)
Residents and businesses are facing severe water rationing in California, while water demands and communities continue to grow. While the Governor’s proclamation references the need to provide water for our growth, his executive order relies heavily on the same sources of water that are now in decline.
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Major Deal Preserves Ranch Land in California (05-13-08)
New York Times - Roughly 178,000 acres of the Tejon Ranch will be governed by the newly formed Tejon Ranch Conservancy, while 37 miles on 10,000 acres of the Pacific Crest Trail will be re-aligned through the property.
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Saving Tejon Ranch (05/13/08)
New York Times – The editorial focuses on the environmental coalition that protected Tejon Ranch and the cooperative spirit that lead the negotiations.
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Historic Agreement Preserves Tejon Ranch (05-10-08)
Sacramento Bee – The editorial describes the enormity of Tejon Ranch, the remarkable resources on the land and how conservation groups negotiated with the Tejon Ranch Company to preserve most of the land.
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Landmark Agreement Preserves 240,000 acres (05-08-08)
PCL along with four other environmental organizations announced
one of the largest conservation and land use agreements in
California history when they unveiled a landmark agreement
on the future of the Tejon Ranch.
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‘Conservation on a Staggering Scale’ at Tejon (05-08-08)
San Francisco Chronicle - PCL, among other conservation groups and Tejon Ranch get publicity on the conservation and land use agreement that permanently protects 90% of the Ranch’s 270,000 acres.
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Homes on the Range – Agreement Reached on Tejon Ranch (05-08-08)
Los Angeles Times - With the protection of 240,000 acres of contiguous habitat environmental organizations get acknowledged for the historic conservation effort.
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Global Warming and California Waterways (05-01-08)
Global warming is taking a toll on California waterways, according to a new report from the National Wildlife Federation and the Planning and Conservation League Foundation. The report called, On the Edge: Protecting California’s Fish and Waterfowl from Global Warming was released May 1st. PCL was invited to talk with Capital Public Radio about the report and water issues.
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New Report Warns of Impacts to Fish and Birds (05-01-08)
The National Wildlife Federation and Planning and Conservation League Foundation report details global warming threat to California’s $8.2 billion outdoor recreation economy. At risk are river, wetland, and coastal habitats, home to fish, waterfowl, and other birds that annually contribute to $8.2 billion of spending in California and attract more than 8.1 million wildlife watchers, 1.7 million anglers and 284,000 hunters.
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Water Efficiency Security Act Passes First Legislative Committee (04-17-08)
Watch PCL’s Mindy McIntyre testify before the Assembly Committee on Natural Resources in support of AB 2153 (Krekorian/Hancock) the Water Efficiency Security Act. AB 2153 will ensure that California secures water supply reliability as we accommodate growth. Alongside Mindy are Assembly Member Paul Krekorian (D-43) and co-sponsor, Debbie Davis of Environmental Justice Coalition for Water.
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Key Environmental Bill Passes Senate Environmental Quality Committee (04-15-08)
April 15, SB 1165 (Kuehl) passed the Senate Committee on Environmental Quality with support from Senators Florez, Lowenthal, Steinberg, and its author Shelia Kuehl, who sits on the committee. It is now headed to the Senate Appropriations Committee. SB 1165 ensures greater transparency in the creation of draft Environmental Impact Reports (EIRs) and requires EIRs older than five years to be reviewed again for new impacts before they can be used to approve a project.
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Project H20 (04-07-08 to 4-11-08)
Last fall, solving the state's water crisis was a hot political issue. Now we've had a rainy winter, and some of that interest seems to have flagged. What does that say about the political climate regarding water reform? All week, California Department of Water Resources Director Lester Snow and Mindy McIntyre of the Planning and Conservation League debate state water policy.
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California Impacted by Congressional Budget Decisions (04-01-08)
From water quality to fire protection, the decision Congress makes over the next two weeks on the fiscal 2009 Budget Resolution will have a major effect on California’s environment. Many aspects of California’s environment face a one-two punch, as programs that are already slated for deep spending cuts in the Governor’s budget may also lose significant federal funding.
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Symposium a Sold Out Success (01-14-08)
The PCL-PCLF Annual Symposium was not only sold out with 350 participants but was one of the best events the organization has coordinated. The title says it all – change is what the audience wanted on many fronts: from improvements to our air quality to smarter land uses; from better policies at the state and local levels to stronger leadership from our state and national policy makers.
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Annual Environmental Symposium (01-11-08)
The Planning and Conservation League (PCL) and the PCL Foundation (PCLF) invite members of the press to attend the 2008 PCL Environmental Legislative Symposium, “State of Change: How Californians Can Change The World,”in Sacramento this Saturday, January 12th.
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New Year Brings New Focus (01-10-08)
PCL is evolving to take advantage of the particular skills, experience and interests of its leadership team. Traci Sheehan will become Executive Director, allowing current Director Gary Patton more time to focus on policy issues.
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