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Posted: 20 Jan 2010 10:44:22
California Air Resources Board News Clips for January 20, 2010. This is a service of the California Air Resources Board’s Office of Communications. You may need to sign in or register with individual websites to view some of the following news articles. California May Pull Out Of Fuel Economy Standard. Automakers worry about state-by-state regulations. Washington -- California officials have threatened to pull out of a historic compromise with U.S. automakers and the Obama administration for a 35.5 m.p.g. fuel economy standard by 2016 unless federal regulators side with the state on two key disputes. Posted. http://www.freep.com/article/20100120/BUSINESS01/1200327/1331/California-may-pull-out-of-fuel-economy-standard Calif. 'Cool Cars' Rules May Hurt Cell Phone Coverage. Washington -- The wireless phone industry says California's "cool cars" standards could impact 911 and other mobile phone calls in some areas. In comments to California's Air Resources Board, the trade group representing the nation's largest cell phone companies, warned California that its planned requirements to force automakers to block solar heat from vehicle interiors could degrade cell phone signals. Posted. http://www.detnews.com/article/20100119/NATION/1190410/1020/NATION/Calif.--cool-cars--rules-may-hurt-cell-phone-coverage Coalition's Lobbying Efforts May Conflict With Green Firms. An organization fighting California's climate legislation is representing both major carbon polluters and several green businesses. The AB 32 Implementation Group, represented by public relations firm Woodward & McDowell, claims to be a coalition of interests focused on global warming regulations. The organization has been campaigning to undermine the state's 2006 Global Warming Solutions Act, which mandates a 25 percent reduction in emissions by 2020. Posted. http://www.eenews.net/climatewire/print/2010/01/19/5 Hundreds Of Port Of Oakland Truckers Who Followed Rules Still Rejected At The Gates. Oakland — Homan Huang pulled up his rig to the TraPac terminal at the Port of Oakland before 9 a.m. Tuesday to pick up a container and take it to Napa. Two hours later, he had been turned away at the gate and was instead stuck in a creeping line of hundreds of drivers, all waiting to find out why a tiny radio transmitter was not working. Posted. http://www.insidebayarea.com/oaklandtribune/localnews/ci_14224506 http://www.joc.com/node/416120 Port Of San Diego Requires Truck Registration. Truck drivers who don’t regularly haul loads to and from the Port of San Diego may not be aware of a new requirement going into effect this week. The Port of San Diego is requiring trucking companies that haul to and from the port to register truck owner information into its eModal computer system. Posted. http://www.landlinemag.com/todays_news/Daily/2010/Jan10/011810/011910-02.htm U.S. Bound By Obama's Copenhagen Emissions Pledge -- U.N. Official. The United Nations will hold President Obama to his promise that the United States will reduce carbon emissions even if the Senate cannot pass climate legislation, U.N. climate chief Yvo de Boer said this morning. In his first public comments since the Copenhagen climate summit last month that produced a nonbinding promise from major-emitting countries to cut greenhouse gases, de Boer noted that Obama vowed the United States will slash carbon about 17 percent below 2005 levels in the coming decade. Posted. http://www.eenews.net/Greenwire/print/2010/01/20/3 Sen.-Elect Brown's Win Adds More Question Marks to Senate Climate Debate. An already tough climb to pass comprehensive climate and energy legislation in the Senate just got a bit tougher with Republican Scott Brown's upset victory yesterday in Massachusetts. Posted. http://www.nytimes.com/cwire/2010/01/20/20climatewire-sen-elect-browns-win-adds-more-question-mark-48190.html The Folly Of Carbon Emission Reduction Laws. Months ago, when you reported that manmade global warming would cause flooding of the entire Napa Valley by 2100, I started to write to you, but instead I satisfied myself with a hearty laugh. However, I was appalled when I read in the Jan. 10 issue that the county is “seeking to reduce its carbon footprint” and has spent $75,000 to comply with the absurd state law that requires carbon emissions to be reduced to 1990 levels by 2020. Posted. http://www.napavalleyregister.com/news/opinion/mailbag/article_ed2aa58e-057d-11df-8b43-001cc4c002e0.html Murkowski 'Leaning Toward' Disapproval Resolution Against EPA Climate Regs. Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska) will likely move forward with a formal resolution to block U.S. EPA's climate regulations, rather than force a vote on an amendment to limit the agency's regulatory authority, she said today. Murkowski, ranking member of the Energy and Natural Resources Committee, said she is "leaning toward" forcing a vote soon on a disapproval resolution that would effectively veto the Obama administration's "endangerment finding" that links man-made greenhouse gases to global warming -- a legal precursor to regulations on everything from cars to power plants. Posted. http://www.eenews.net/Greenwire/print/2010/01/20/1 Senate Not Seen Passing Climate Bill In 2010. Washington (Reuters) - The Senate is unlikely to pass climate change legislation this year after going through the contentious health care debate, and will focus on a separate energy bill that has more bipartisan support, a key Democratic senator said on Tuesday. Posted. http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/01/19/AR2010011901883.html U.N. Climate Chiefs Apologize For Glacier Error. The U.N.'s leading panel on climate change has apologized for misleading data published in a 2007 report that warned Himalayan glaciers could melt by 2035. In a statement released, Wednesday, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) said estimates relating to the rate of recession of the Himalayan glaciers in its Fourth Assessment Report were "poorly substantiated" adding that "well-established standards of evidence were not applied properly." Posted. http://www.cnn.com/2010/WORLD/asiapcf/01/20/glacier.himalayas.ipcc.error/ http://www.contracostatimes.com/environment/ci_14228521 Obama Steadily Rewriting Environmental Policy. Though little noticed by a public focused on the recession and health care, over the past year the Obama administration has steadily rewritten a host of the country's environmental policies, from gas mileage to endangered species. President Obama's actions came after methodically reversing many of the policies of the George W. Bush administration. The changes, mostly accomplished through executive order, have won lofty praise from environmental groups. Posted. http://www.eenews.net/Greenwire/print/2010/01/20/8 Obama Admin Releases $190M For 'Green Jobs' The Labor Department released $190 million of grants today to train workers for "green" jobs, such as installing wind turbines, brewing biofuels and retrofitting drafty homes and office buildings. The State Energy Sector Partnership and Training Grants are part of a $500 million investment authorized by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act that President Barack Obama signed 11 months ago (Greenwire, June 25, 2009). Posted. http://www.eenews.net/Greenwire/print/2010/01/20/17 Global Warming Threatens Bengal Tiger – Study. Climate change could decimate the world's Bengal tiger population as its habitats succumb to rising sea levels, according to a study led by the World Wildlife Fund. The royal Bengal tiger is an inhabitant of the Sundarbans, a low-lying mangrove forest on the border of Bangladesh and India. Posted. http://www.eenews.net/climatewire/print/2010/01/20/3 http://www.contracostatimes.com/environment/ci_14229050 2000s Warmest Decade On Record, Government Reports. Washington—The 2000-2009 decade was the warmest on record, easily surpassing the previous hottest decade—the 1990s—researchers said Tuesday in a report providing fresh evidence that the planet may be warming at a potentially disastrous rate. Posted. http://www.contracostatimes.com/science/ci_14223648 Central Valley’s Annual Wood-Stove Change-Out Begins. For the fourth year, residents of the San Joaquin Valley can tap a financial incentive to swap their older wood stove for a cleaner-burning one. The San Joaquin Valley Air Pollution Control District sponsors the program. Posted. http://www.centralvalleybusinesstimes.com/stories/001/?ID=14158 Paramount's Walmart Goes Solar. Walmart's Paramount store is among three completed solar power projects from a companywide expanded solar initiative announced on Earth Day 2009. The initiative will nearly double Walmart's solar energy use in California, adding solar installations at 10 to 20 Walmart facilities over the next 12 months. Posted. http://www.presstelegram.com/news/ci_14224585 Expanding Use of Wind Power Feasible, but May Be Costly. Wind could replace coal and natural gas for 20 or 30 percent of electricity supplied in the eastern two-thirds of the United States by 2024, according to a study released Wednesday by the Energy Department, but doing so would require a reorganization of the power grid and a significant increase in costs. Posted. http://www.nytimes.com/2010/01/21/business/energy-environment/21wind.html Big Boost In Wind Power Doable But Complicated In Eastern U.S. – Study. The eastern United States could get 20 or even 30 percent of its electricity from wind by 2024, but it would cost up to $175 billion and wouldn't take a big bite out of greenhouse gas emissions without a price on carbon, according to a study by released today by the National Renewable Energy Laboratory. The Energy Department lab examined four scenarios for wind development and concluded all would need significant new transmission capacity and the transformation of electric grid's operation and market. Posted. http://www.eenews.net/Greenwire/print/2010/01/20/4 NYC To Address PCB-Contaminated Caulk In Schools. New York—The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and New York City announced a pilot program Tuesday to address the problem of potentially hazardous PCBs in construction materials in some city schools. Posted. http://www.contracostatimes.com/nation-world/ci_14224176 Alabama Hybrid Car Plant Gets Italian Designer. Montgomery, Ala.—A former Chinese carmaker planning a hybrid car assembly plant in Alabama has lined up a veteran engineering and design firm while still trying to put together $1.5 billion in financing for the project. Posted. http://www.contracostatimes.com/california/ci_14222521 Editorial: Avoiding A Trap On Climate Change. EVER SINCE his inauguration a year ago, President Obama has tried to motivate Congress with a strong ultimatum: Pass climate-change legislation, or the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) will use its authority under the Clean Air Act to curb carbon emissions without your input. Posted. http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/01/19/AR2010011904430.html Toyota In Argentine Lithium Deal For Hybrid Car Push. Sydney/Tokyo (Reuters) - A sister company to Toyota Motor Corp secured a lithium supply deal in Argentina on Wednesday that could help the world's largest automaker keep its lead in gasoline-electric hybrid cars. Posted. http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/01/20/AR2010012000500.html Blogs John Coleman's Climate Change Conspiracy Theory. A new NASA temperature analysis to be officially released this week shows that 2009 tied with 2007 for the second warmest year in the 130 years of global thermometer records. The analysis, which was distributed by top NASA climate scientist James Hansen and published on the realclimate.org Web site on Sunday, also shows that 2009 was the warmest year on record for the Southern Hemisphere. In a separate analysis, the U.S. National Climatic Data Center (NCDC) found that 2009 tied with 2006 for the fifth warmest year on record. Posted. http://voices.washingtonpost.com/capitalweathergang/2010/01/a_new_nasa_temperature_analysi.html