San Francisco Chronicle: California stands on the forefront of green technology and has gained an economic edge by cutting carbon usage, according to a report to be released today. "California is unique as a leader in green innovation for the United States and the world," said F. Noel Perry, a businessman who founded Next 10, a nonpartisan public policy group that produced the report in conjunction with research firm Collaborative Economics. "Energy is the largest industry in the world and California is very …