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		<title>Using Military Expertise to Help Take Down the San Clemente Dam?</title>
		<link>http://greenroots.pcl.org/2011/11/29/using-military-expertise-to-help-take-down-the-san-clemente-dam/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 29 Nov 2011 18:20:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>evonchambers</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Water]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Assistant Secretary of the Army of Civil Works]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Dam Removal]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[John Woodly]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[public-private partnership. public safety]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[San Clemente Dam]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Recently, John Woodly, the former Assistant Secretary of the Army of Civil Works, wrote an article citing previous Administrations’ efforts to utilize unique government expertise in public and private sector projects. Specifically, he highlighted a dam removal project in North Carolina as an example of a collaborative effort that brought together civilian biologists and engineers [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=greenroots.pcl.org&amp;blog=10811548&amp;post=988&amp;subd=pclgreenroots&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Symposium Panels Highlight Road and Rail Progress and Challenges</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 29 Nov 2011 18:16:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>PCL Staff</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Symposium]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[High-Speed Rail]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[infill]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[PCL Annual Conference]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[PCL Legislative Symposium]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[PCLF Symposium]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[SB 375]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[smart growth]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[In recent years, legislation and voter-approved bonds have changed the way California addresses transportation and land-use planning.  In 2008, the Legislature passed SB 375, which focuses on reducing greenhouse gas emissions and vehicle miles travelled through the adoption of regional Sustainable Communities Strategies. That same year, voters approved nearly $10 billion in funding for High [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=greenroots.pcl.org&amp;blog=10811548&amp;post=986&amp;subd=pclgreenroots&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Judge Rules Against High Speed Rail for Second Time</title>
		<link>http://greenroots.pcl.org/2011/11/16/judge-rules-against-high-speed-rail-for-second-time/</link>
		<comments>http://greenroots.pcl.org/2011/11/16/judge-rules-against-high-speed-rail-for-second-time/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 16 Nov 2011 00:16:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>PCL Staff</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[High Speed Rail]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[For the second time, a California court has invalidating the Environmental Impact Report for the Central Valley to Bay Area section of the California High-Speed Rail project, and required the High Speed Rail Authority to rescind its approvals selecting the Pacheco Pass alignment. Finding in favor of the Town of Atherton, and the cities of [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=greenroots.pcl.org&amp;blog=10811548&amp;post=984&amp;subd=pclgreenroots&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Assemblymember Gordon to Hold Hearing in Palo Alto</title>
		<link>http://greenroots.pcl.org/2011/11/16/assemblymember-gordon-to-hold-hearing-in-palo-alto/</link>
		<comments>http://greenroots.pcl.org/2011/11/16/assemblymember-gordon-to-hold-hearing-in-palo-alto/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 16 Nov 2011 00:12:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>PCL Staff</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[High Speed Rail]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[On the heels of the Superior Court’s November 10th decision addressed above, Assemblymember Rich Gordon (D-Redwood City) will be leading a hearing and public discussion on High Speed Rail in California tomorrow, Tuesday November 15th. The focus of this hearing will be to address the newly released Draft Business Plan, allowing for public input and [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=greenroots.pcl.org&amp;blog=10811548&amp;post=981&amp;subd=pclgreenroots&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Top CEQA Experts Examine the Past, and Debate the Future, of CA’s Preeminent Environment Law at UC Davis School of Law Conference</title>
		<link>http://greenroots.pcl.org/2011/11/08/top-ceqa-experts-examine-the-past-and-debate-the-future-of-ca%e2%80%99s-preeminent-environment-law-at-uc-davis-school-of-law-conference/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 08 Nov 2011 19:36:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>PCL Staff</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Land Use & CEQA]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[California Environmental Quality Act]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[CEQA]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[CEQA at 40: A Look Back and Forward]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Everyday Heroes]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Land Use]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Law]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[SB 375]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Senate Bill 375]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Steinberg]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Sustainable Communities Strategies]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[UC Davis School of Law]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://greenroots.pcl.org/?p=977</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[On Friday, November 4th, the UC Davis School of Law hosted “CEQA at 40: A Look Back and Forward”.  Featuring panelists from all three branches of government, environmental attorneys, developers, academics and students, lively discussions ensued around one of the nation’s most important environment protection laws.  Featured panels focused on the first forty years of [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=greenroots.pcl.org&amp;blog=10811548&amp;post=977&amp;subd=pclgreenroots&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>PCL Foundation to Host CEQA Workshop in Eastern Sierra – Sign Up Today!</title>
		<link>http://greenroots.pcl.org/2011/11/08/pcl-foundation-to-host-ceqa-workshop-in-eastern-sierra-%e2%80%93-sign-up-today/</link>
		<comments>http://greenroots.pcl.org/2011/11/08/pcl-foundation-to-host-ceqa-workshop-in-eastern-sierra-%e2%80%93-sign-up-today/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 08 Nov 2011 19:30:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>PCL Staff</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Land Use & CEQA]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[California Environmental Quality Act]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[CEQA workshops]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[PCL]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[workshop]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://greenroots.pcl.org/?p=975</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Want to know how the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) can work for your community or agency? You&#8217;re in luck! The PCL Foundation is partnering with the local organizations to present our popular CEQA workshops, featuring our &#8220;Community Guide to CEQA.&#8221; In this workshop series we will review the fundamentals of California&#8217;s premier environmental law, [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=greenroots.pcl.org&amp;blog=10811548&amp;post=975&amp;subd=pclgreenroots&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>With Release of New Business Plan, is High Speed Rail in California on the Right Track?</title>
		<link>http://greenroots.pcl.org/2011/11/02/with-release-of-new-business-plan-is-high-speed-rail-in-california-on-the-right-track/</link>
		<comments>http://greenroots.pcl.org/2011/11/02/with-release-of-new-business-plan-is-high-speed-rail-in-california-on-the-right-track/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 02 Nov 2011 16:41:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>PCL Staff</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[High Speed Rail]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[$98.5 billion]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[appointees]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Business plan]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[California]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[California High Speed Rail Authority]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Dan Richard]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Governor Brown]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[High-Speed Rail]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[HSR system]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Michael Rossi]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Roelof van Ark]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://greenroots.pcl.org/?p=973</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The California High Speed Rail Authority (HSRA) released its most recent business plan this morning during a press conference held at the Sacramento Railroad museum. The business plan, which reassesses the costs of the proposal and provides updated ridership numbers, is the first to be released under the direction of Roelof van Ark, who became Chief [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=greenroots.pcl.org&amp;blog=10811548&amp;post=973&amp;subd=pclgreenroots&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Carbon: A (Nearly) Weightless Commodity</title>
		<link>http://greenroots.pcl.org/2011/10/25/carbon-a-nearly-weightless-commodity/</link>
		<comments>http://greenroots.pcl.org/2011/10/25/carbon-a-nearly-weightless-commodity/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 25 Oct 2011 17:06:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>PCL Staff</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Climate]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[AB 32]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[California]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[California Air Resources Board]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[cap and trade]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[carbon exchange firm]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[emission limits]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[greenhouse gas]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[pay]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[polluters]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://greenroots.pcl.org/?p=964</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Last Thursday, California became the first state to establish a conditional standard for greenhouse gas (GHGs) emission limits – known as the cap-and-trade program. The California Air Resources Board (CARB) voted to adopt final the rules that will regulate carbon emissions across a broad cross section of the state&#8217;s economy, including oil and gas producers, [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=greenroots.pcl.org&amp;blog=10811548&amp;post=964&amp;subd=pclgreenroots&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Solar Careers: Revitalizing the Hope for New Job Creation in California</title>
		<link>http://greenroots.pcl.org/2011/10/25/solar-careers-revitalizing-the-hope-for-new-job-creation-in-california/</link>
		<comments>http://greenroots.pcl.org/2011/10/25/solar-careers-revitalizing-the-hope-for-new-job-creation-in-california/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 25 Oct 2011 16:37:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>PCL Staff</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Climate]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[California]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Cliamte Change]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Jobs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[National Solar Jobs Census 2011 Report]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[New jobs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Report]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Solar]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[The Solar Foundation]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Last week, The Solar Foundation released its “National Solar Jobs Census 2011 Report.” The new study found that one in four solar energy jobs in theUnited States are held by Californians; and that nationwide, clean tech jobs are on the rise. With 25,575 of the 100,237 solar-related jobs nationwide, California leads the pack and holds [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=greenroots.pcl.org&amp;blog=10811548&amp;post=962&amp;subd=pclgreenroots&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>2011 Legislative Wrap-Up: Big Wins for the Environment; A Few Veto Casualties</title>
		<link>http://greenroots.pcl.org/2011/10/10/2011-legislative-wrap-up-big-wins-for-the-environment-a-few-veto-casualties/</link>
		<comments>http://greenroots.pcl.org/2011/10/10/2011-legislative-wrap-up-big-wins-for-the-environment-a-few-veto-casualties/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 10 Oct 2011 22:41:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>evonchambers</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Legislation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[2011 legislative session]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[AB 1319]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[AB 320]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[AB 341]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Governor Brown]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Human right to water]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Recyling]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[SB 646]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Shark fin Ban]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Shark Fin Soup Ban]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Shark Fin Trade Ban]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[State Parks]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Last night, the 2011 legislative session officially came to a close at midnight. The highly anticipated first year of Governor Brown’s new term has yielded new laws to protect public health from polluted drinking water, lead, and BPA in baby products. Brown signed legislation designed to curtail the immensely controversial practice of “shark finning” and [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=greenroots.pcl.org&amp;blog=10811548&amp;post=960&amp;subd=pclgreenroots&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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