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newsclips -- Newsclips for August 26, 2009

Posted: 26 Aug 2009 11:02:52
California Air Resources Board News Clips for August 26, 2009. 

This is a service of the California Air Resources Board’s Office
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Oil Companies Undermining Climate Partnership. Early in 2007, a
coalition of big companies broke ranks with corporate America and
declared that global warming was a real, grave threat. The United
States Climate Action Partnership changed the national debate
over warming. Executives from member companies such as DuPont,
Ford Motor Co. and PG&E Corp. lobbied Congress to do something
about greenhouse gases. Posted.
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2009/08/26/BUCG19DL76.DTL&type=printable

Youth's Vigor Makes A Strong Impression In Environmental
Hearings. 15-year-old Otana Jakpor has attended dozens of
air-quality meetings and EPA hearings, presenting data from her
experiments and advocating for tighter restrictions to improve
public health. Among her many accomplishments, Otana Jakpor, 15,
has managed to break up the monotonous atmosphere of air-quality
hearings. It's no easy task. Typically, environmentalists spout
acronyms and percentages, while industry lobbyists predict the
economy will collapse under new rules. Then the 5-foot-6 African
American high school senior steps forward in defense of clean
air. Posted.
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-otana26-2009aug26,0,742862,print.story

Port Of L.A. Is Urged To Stop Lobbying Over Clean-Trucks
Program. The port wants permission to regulate truckers as part
of its effort to reduce air pollution. Trade groups object,
saying that would make it easier for unions to organize the
drivers. Several of the nation's biggest trade associations have
fired a warning shot across the bow of the Port of Los Angeles,
urging it to cease lobbying efforts to change a federal law that
could greatly affect the way cargo is hauled into and out of the
nation's seaports. Posted. 
http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-ports26-2009aug26,0,2555777.story

Businesses Must Soon Follow Pollution Rules. State regulators
are prepared to take serious measures to get California
businesses to abide by new greenhouse gas restrictions. The
California Air Resources Board is now considering how much to
charge companies that emit greenhouses gases. Reports say
businesses might also be charged, if they violate the new
regulations and absorb the cost of complying with them. Posted.
http://abclocal.go.com/kgo/story?section=resources/lifestyle_community/green&id=6983073&pt=print

Corporate Accounting Lacks Uniformity, Lags Science, Study Says.
New York -- Most the world's top 100 companies report their
estimated greenhouse gas emissions in one way or another, and at
least two-thirds have specified emissions reduction targets. But
reporting and targets vary wildly, and corporations actually
prefer diversity in carbon reporting and reduction targeting
rather than harmonizing the data as is done in many other
business situations, a new study released yesterday finds.
Posted. http://www.eenews.net/climatewire/2009/08/26/2/

Some Climate Solutions Create 'Energy Sprawl,' Study Warns.
Climate change is expected by many scientists to cause
catastrophic damage to forests and wildlife. Now, a new study
raises questions about whether the very policies designed to stop
warming temperatures could themselves harm plants and animals.
Tens of millions of pristine acres will transform into
energy-production centers with energy and climate legislation,
according to the analysis from the Nature Conservancy appearing
today in the journal PLoS One. Posted.
http://www.eenews.net/climatewire/print/2009/08/26/3

Fence Sitters On Climate Bill Take Climate. Five U.S. senators
with key roles in writing major global warming legislation will
spend part of their August recess taking a climate tour of
Alaska. U.S. Sens. Mark Begich (D-Alaska), Debbie Stabenow
(D-Mich.), Barbara Boxer (D-Calif.), Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) and
Frank Lautenberg (D-N.J.) will visit retreating glaciers,
insect-infested forests, drying wetlands, eroded shorelines and
renewable energy projects in the state this weekend. Posted.
http://www.eenews.net/climatewire/print/2009/08/26/5
http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5io7-OItomuyq1Ic-LWX8mXqek_4wD9AA0E680

'China Will Sign' Global Treaty If U.S. Passes Cap And Trade,
E.U. Leader Says. Much of the fate of the U.N. climate treaty
talks now rests in the U.S. Senate, according to a leading E.U.
official, who says China would "lose its last reason" not to
support an international pact if the United States passes a
cap-and-trade bill. "I know for the American Senate it's
absolutely crucial to know that China will sign the treaty," said
Sweden's environment minister, Andreas Carlgren, whose country
currently holds the European Union's rotating presidency. "I
understand that. We fully support that. We have the same
expectations." Posted.
http://www.eenews.net/Greenwire/print/2009/08/26/3

NOAA, Coast Guard To Scout Alaska's Greenhouse Gas Emissions. A
government lab is teaming with the Coast Guard to map out the
natural greenhouse gas emissions rising out of Alaska. Using
C-130 airplanes, researchers from the National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration's Earth System Research Laboratory
will gather data on carbon dioxide and methane emissions over the
next three years, which will be used to set benchmarks to track
future changes in natural emissions.
Posted. http://www.eenews.net/climatewire/print/2009/08/26/8

Valley Air District Scores Well In Audit. A recent audit of the
San Joaquin Valley Air Pollution Control District gave the agency
high marks for staffing efficiency and productivity, saying it
scored better than other large air districts in the state.
Posted.
http://www.visaliatimesdelta.com/article/20090826/NEWS01/908260329

Let Air Permits Be Released. It’s a travesty that up to 2,000
businesses cannot expand and add jobs because the courts have
ruled the regional air pollution agency can't issue them permits.
 That's right. As Southern California suffers through the worst
recession in 70 years, after Congress unleashed more than $700
billion in stimulus money, businesses, public agencies and
utilities have not been allowed to proceed with already approved
projects because of an air pollution permit squabble. Posted.
http://www.sbsun.com/search/ci_13195808?IADID=Search-www.sbsun.com-www.sbsun.com


Chamber Threatens Lawsuit if EPA Rejects Climate Science
‘Trial’. The nation's largest business group is asking U.S. EPA
to hold a public debate on climate change science -- or face
litigation -- as the agency prepares to regulate greenhouse gas
emissions under the Clean Air Act. Posted.
http://www.nytimes.com/cwire/2009/08/25/25climatewire-chamber-threatens-lawsuit-if-epa-rejects-cli-62828.html


Editorial: Global Warming On Trial? Despite a lack of precedent
or applicable law, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce wants a hearing
to make the EPA provide evidence that climate change endangers
Americans. The U.S. Chamber of Commerce, seeking to make monkeys
of the legions of scientists who have suggested that climate
change is a significant problem, wants to put them on trial.
Posted.
http://www.latimes.com/news/opinion/editorials/la-ed-epa26-2009aug26,0,626836,print.story

Meeting Regulations Costly For Gas Stations. Charlie Thomas is
worried that he may be forced to shut down his Satellite Beach,
Fla., gas station in part because a state law requires all
stations to install tanks to pump gas with at least 10% ethanol
by year's end. A combination of environmental rules, mandatory
equipment replacement, the down economy, increased competition
from big-box stores and rising credit-card fees is putting the
squeeze on independent gas station owners such as Thomas. "I
don't know what the future is going to bring me," says Thomas,
who has owned and operated his gas station and repair shop for 20
years. Posted.
http://www.usatoday.com/money/industries/energy/2009-08-25-gas-stations-regulations_N.htm

Is There Some Light At The End Of Coal's Long, Dark Tunnel? Some
think that the only way to clean up coal is to stop burning it
altogether. Now a handful of researchers and companies are
pursuing a technology to do just that, but one that has the
potential of keeping part of the nation's economy coal-fired.
They are skipping the burning step. "Direct carbon" fuel cells
efficiently produce electricity straight from the carbon source,
which can be anything from coal to coconut shells. Posted.
http://www.eenews.net/climatewire/print/2009/08/26/1
http://www.nytimes.com/cwire/2009/08/26/26climatewire-is-there-some-light-at-the-end-of-coals-long-29519.html

The Carbon Chasm. In 2007 the IPCC stated that developed
economies must reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by 80-95% by
2050 in order to avoid dangerous climate change. This report
utilizes the Carbon Disclosure Project (CDP) dataset to analyze
how the world’s largest companies currently set emissions
reduction targets and whether planned reductions are sufficient
to combat long term climate change. Posted.
http://www.reuters.com/article/gwmCarbonEmissions/idUS349983161220090825

Global Warming Threatens Tropical Species. Norman,
Okla.—Tropical lizards detect the effects of global warming in a
climate where the smallest change makes a big difference,
according to herpetologist Laurie Vitt, curator of reptiles and
George Lynn Cross Research Professor at the University of
Oklahoma’s Sam Noble Museum of Natural History.  Climate change
caused by global warming threatens the very existence of these
and other tropical species, the ecosystem and its by-products,
Vitt maintains.  Posted.
http://www.usnews.com/articles/science/2009/08/26/global-warming-threatens-tropical-species.html


Tea Party Rolls Friday. Tea Party conservatives are starting to
target specifics with their protests and will take on ecologic
business regulation Friday at the next major rally on the steps
of the California Capitol in Sacramento. The Nevada County Tea
Party Patriots are packing three buses with 168 people and
expecting thousands more farmers, ranchers, loggers, miners and
others to join them from across the state for the noon “March on
Sacramento, Save California from Big Government Eco-regulation,”
rally. Posted.
http://www.theunion.com/article/20090826/BREAKINGNEWS/908259985/1053/NONE&parentprofile=1053

'Cash For Clunkers' Lured Used-Car Buyers To New Cars -- And
Some Now Regret It. The government's "Cash for Clunkers" program
succeeded in getting people who were going to buy used to buy new
cars instead, a study finds. But some of them may now regret it,
says another survey. The number of car shoppers who said they
decided to buy news cars instead of used ones changed
dramatically between July, when it was 12%, to August, when it
was 20%, Kelley Blue Book's Market Intelligence survey says.
Posted.
http://content.usatoday.com/communities/driveon/post/2009/08/68497816/1
http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-clunkers25-2009aug25,0,588650.story

Living Green: ‘Complete Streets’ Make For Better Living. If you
remember the fable about the race between the tortoise and the
hare, the hare is the early favorite and appears to be the
obvious winner. Although the hare is faster, the small turtle
wins the day through its perseverance. Posted.
http://www.tracypress.com/pages/full_story/push?article-Living+Green-+%E2%80%98Complete+streets%E2%80%99+make+for+better+living%20&id=3260660-Living+Green-+%E2%80%98Complete+streets%E2%80%99+make+for+better+living&instance=home_opinion_lead_story

SF Mayor Eyes Green Solutions On Mexico City Trip. San Francisco
Mayor Gavin Newsom discussed green technology, environmentally
friendly programs and global warming with his local counterpart
during a visit to Mexico City on Tuesday. Mayor Marcelo Ebrard
said they talked about his plan to increase bicycle lanes and
bike sharing programs in the Mexican capital. Posted.
http://www.mercurynews.com/breakingnews/ci_13201365
http://www.modbee.com/state/story/829653.html

BLOGS

Study Warns of ‘Energy Sprawl’. The Associated Press Biodiesel
made from soybeans, the burning of energy crops to create
electricity, and ethanol production have the highest “sprawl”
potential, a study finds. A paper published on Tuesday by the
Nature Conservancy predicts that by 2030, energy production in
the United States will occupy a land area larger than Minnesota —
in large part owing to the pursuit of domestic clean energy.
Posted.
http://greeninc.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/08/26/study-warns-of-energy-sprawl/?pagemode=print

AMD Aims To Cut Greenhouse Gases By A Third. Sunnyvale (CA) -
Chipmaker AMD says it is working toward reducing greenhouse gas
emissions by 33 percent by the end of 2010. The company says it
has already reduced emissions by approximately 20 percent
including a 13 percent reduction from 2007 to 2008. AMD's 2008
Global Climate Protection Plan provides details of AMD's programs
to address environmental protection, corporate governance and
social responsibility. The GCPP presents the company's strategy,
goals, and commitment to global climate protection and the
reduction of greenhouse gas emissions. Posted.
http://www.tgdaily.com/content/view/43767/118/

Climate Change = Beets in December? Like any food enthusiast, I
love going to my local farmer’s markets at this time a year. This
is the fat of the growing season and the scene is rewarding for
its intense abundance. Everything from the corn (ate some last
night that was even perfect raw), to the peaches, to the eggplant
shimmers with color and perfection. Posted.
http://dotearth.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/08/25/climate-change-beets-in-december/?hp

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