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State Proposes Trading Program to Cut Emissions. California
officials on Tuesday issued the nation's first blueprint for a
broad-based cap-and-trade plan, an innovative and controversial
effort to use market forces to control global warming. Posted.
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-global-warming25-2009nov25,0,4880852.story
http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/2009/nov/25/air-board-previews-emission-strategy/
                                               
http://www.sacbee.com/politics/story/2348577.html           
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/11/25/science/earth/25climate.html
http://www.nytimes.com/cwire/2009/11/25/25climatewire-agency-defers-decision-on-allowances-in-calif-5070.html
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/11/25/science/earth/25climate.html?scp=3&sq=global%20warming&st=cse

http://www.eenews.net/climatewire/2009/11/25/1/
http://www.reuters.com/article/companyNewsAndPR/idUSN2431862620091125
http://www.environmentalleader.com/2009/11/25/california-drafts-its-own-cap-and-trade-plan/
                                             
http://www.legalnewsline.com/news/224254-california-releases-draft-cap-and-trade-regulations
                                   
http://www.rechargenews.com/business_area/politics/article199811.ece
 http://www.mercurynews.com/business-headlines/ci_13860419?nclick_check=1
http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/money_co/2009/11/california-pushes-capandtrade-program.html
 http://www.ecoseed.org/en/component/content/article/5271
http://www.mnn.com/home-blog/green-news-roundup/blogs/holiday-briefing

http://californianewswire.com/2009/11/24/CNW6170_214626.php
http://news.cnet.com/8301-11128_3-10404990-54.html
http://www.insidebayarea.com/green-living/ci_13860419 

Emissions Target Puts Obama In Political Bind. The United States
will propose a near-term emissions reduction target at the U.N.
climate change summit in Copenhagen next month, a senior
administration official said Monday. President Obama will
announce the target "in coming days," the official said. Posted.
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2009/11/24/MNOB1APC2I.DTL#ixzz0XtYzXZSJ

Obama to Offer Firm Pledge on Emissions Cuts in Copenhagen.
WASHINGTON — President Obama will travel to Copenhagen at the
start of the United Nations conference on climate change on Dec.
9 just before flying to Oslo to accept the Nobel Peace Prize,
White House officials said Wednesday. Posted.
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/11/26/us/politics/26climate.html

Studies: Fighting Global Warming Reduces Diseases. Cutting
global warming pollution would not only make the planet
healthier, it would make people healthier too, newly released
studies say. Slashing carbon dioxide emissions could save
millions of lives, mostly by reducing preventable deaths from
heart and lung diseases, the studies show. Posted.
http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/2009/11/25/science/AP-SCI-Climate-Health.html?_r=1&scp=3&sq=air%20pollution&st=cse
http://www.modbee.com/2032/story/947448.html#ixzz0XtKKoMW6
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/n/a/2009/11/25/national/w041532S66.DTL
http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5hDsfpLRdv3WM8A9W-SZLudDDB9tgD9C6I7FG0
                   
http://www.contracostatimes.com/environment/ci_13864520 

Fewer Americans believe in global warming, poll shows. The
percentage of Americans who believe global warming is happening
has dipped from 80 to 72 percent in the past year, according to a
new Washington Post-ABC News poll, even as a majority still
support a national cap on greenhouse gas emissions. Posted.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/story/2009/11/24/ST2009112403099.html?hpid=topnews

Eat less meat 'to reduce climate change and save thousands of
lives'. It was released as Andy Burnham, the Health Secretary,
warned that global warming poses a “real and present danger” to
the health of millions. The report suggests that tens of
thousands of lives a year could be saved in Britain alone by
cutting the amount of carbon released into the atmosphere.
Posted.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/health/healthnews/6653675/Eat-less-meat-to-reduce-climate-change-and-save-thousands-of-lives.html

Obama to Outline US Climate Goals at Copenhagen. Dousing rampant
speculation, President Barack Obama has decided to travel to
Copenhagen next month and spell out U.S. goals for curbing
greenhouse gas emissions at a widely anticipated, high-stakes
global climate summit. Posted.
http://www.modbee.com/2028/story/947574.html#ixzz0XtOjhFTl

Obama to Attend Beginning of U.N. Climate Meeting. U.S.
President Barack Obama will go to Copenhagen for a U.N. climate
change meeting on December 9, hoping to add momentum to an
international process despite slow progress on a domestic bill to
cut carbon emissions. Posted.
http://www.nytimes.com/reuters/2009/11/25/us/politics/politics-us-climate-obama.html?scp=2&sq=carbon%20emissions&st=cse


Stolen E-Mails Sharpen a Brawl between Climate Scientists and
Skeptics. The University of East Anglia said yesterday that it
was cooperating with police and launching its own internal probe
into how thousands of e-mails and documents from its Climatic
Research Unit ended up on the Internet last week, sparking an
ongoing fight between climate scientists and skeptics who say the
data breach suggests ethical lapses in the research community.
Posted.
http://www.nytimes.com/cwire/2009/11/24/24climatewire-stolen-e-mails-sharpen-a-brawl-between-clima-19517.html
                                       
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/blogs/green/detail?entry_id=52312&tsp=1

David A. Fahrenthold: Ads Change Minds on Climate Change. For
marketers, climate guilt isn't the easiest thing to sell. Part of
the audience doesn't have it and doesn't want it; they think
climate change is fake, fuzzy or too far in the future to care
about. Another segment of the audience already has too much of
it. They believe in climate change so fervently that they're too
paralyzed or resigned to respond to new messages. Posted.
http://www.montereyherald.com/opinion/ci_13864141 

Clean Energy, Better Homes Cut Pollution, Save Lives. Better
home insulation and ventilation and using electricity instead of
fossil fuels could reduce indoor pollution and save thousands of
lives, especially in low-income countries like India, a study has
found. Posted.
http://www.reuters.com/article/latestCrisis/idUST302343 

Product Displacement: The Inside Scoop On 9 Household Items.
Remember the 1980s? Sure you do — it was the decade of big hair,
metal bands and acid-wash jeans. 1985 was also the public debut
of the hole in the ozone layer. Scientists warned that the layer
was being weakened by, among other things, the
chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs) found in aerosol cans like the ones
used to style the aforementioned big hair. Posted.
http://www.mnn.com/the-home/household-products/stories/product-displacement-the-inside-scoop-on-9-household-items


My Word: Oakland's Opportunity to Be Green and Be Economically
Vibrant. OAKLAND HAS an amazing opportunity to be a worldwide
leader in equitable climate action. With crucial international
climate talks in Copenhagen set for December, the Oakland Climate
Action Coalition is showing how strong climate policy can build a
safe, economically vibrant, and socially just city. Posted.
http://www.insidebayarea.com/opinion/ci_13858554 

Bay Area Landfills either Closing or Expanding. Sonoma County
trash trucks last rumbled through the gates of the Mecham Road
dump four years ago. Now, haulers dump Sonoma's trash 60 miles
away in Solano County's Potrero Hills Landfill. Posted.
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2009/11/25/MNM71APQCL.DTL#ixzz0XtZM6dSD

As Truck Fleets Move Toward Hybrids, School Buses Still Many
Years Away. TodaysTrucking.com reported today that, according to
Boulder, Colo, research firm, hybrid sales will jump to more than
830,000 vehicles five years from now compared to 300,000 vehicles
in 2009. The U.S. market is expected to lead all other countries.
Posted.
http://www.stnonline.com/blogs/school-bus-bay/1568-as-truck-fleets-move-toward-hybrids-school-buses-still-many-years-away

Viewpoints: Governor Can Do More For Small Business. As 2009
comes to a close, small businesses look to state leaders in
Sacramento and wonder what will be done to help California's
number one employer and creator of jobs. What will be Gov. Arnold
Schwarzenegger's small-business legacy? To be sure, the
governor's actions have helped small business. Posted.
http://www.sacbee.com/opinion/story/2348437.html 
Blogs

Californians Could Save $31 Billion and Cut GHG Emissions by
More Than One-Third by Living in Smart Growth Communities. While
some people are questioning whether California can overcome its
dominant car culture in order to meet ambitious greenhouse gas
reduction targets, a new study from TransForm shows that doing so
is both the most cost-effective and environmentally sound option.
Posted.
http://www.publicceo.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=918:californians-could-save-31-billion-and-cut-ghg-emissions-by-more-than-one-third-by-living-in-smart-growth-communities&catid=148:environmental-issues-broad

True Cause of Road Rage: Exposure to Gas Fumes? A lot of things
can make people angry when they head to the gas station: the
outrageous prices, having to wait in an awkward car-line, bad
smells, and so on. But there's actually one thing that may be
making you really mad without your even knowing it: exposure to
the gasoline itself. A recent study has revealed that exposure to
fumes from unleaded and leaded gas can cause heightened
aggression. Posted.
http://www.treehugger.com/files/2009/11/exposure-gas-fumes-cause-road-rage.php


Global warming, the next partisan divide [Updated]. It's true
that we have not yet seen the finale on healthcare reform. Nor
have we heard the last about President Obama's Afghanistan
policy. Or about financial regulatory reform that could pit Main
Street against Wall Street. But you can tell that the next issue
on the horizon, after the smoke has cleared from the current
debates, is global warming. Posted.
http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/washington/2009/11/global-warming-the-next-partisan-divide.html


Obama to Lay Out Emissions Goals in Copenhagen. President Obama
will travel to Copenhagen and address a UN Climate Change summit
in December. While not originally expected to attend the event,
Mr. Obama will take the opportunity in an international venue to
lay out his roadmap to achieving the goal of reducing greenhouse
gas emission 83 percent by 2050, with benchmarks of achieving a
30 percent reduction from 2005 emission levels in 2025 and a 42
percent reduction off those levels by 2030, according to
officials and a memo released by the White House. Posted.
http://blogs.abcnews.com/politicalpunch/2009/11/obama-to-lay-out-emissions-goals-in-copenhagen.html