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California Air Resources Board News Clips for March 17, 2010. 
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Setting Boundaries with the Low Carbon Fuel Standard. Despite
strong opposition, in January, California approved implementation
of a low carbon fuel standard. The California Air Resources Board
is now preparing biofuel producers for compliance and anticipates
many challenges in ensuring fairness and accuracy. California
Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger's 2007 executive order called for a
reduction of at least 10 percent in the carbon intensity of
California's transportation fuels by 2020, while instructing the
California Environmental Protection Agency to coordinate
activities between the University of California, the California
Energy Commission and other state agencies to develop policies to
meet the 2020 target. Posted.
http://ethanolproducer.com/article-print.jsp?article_id=6431

'Domes' Of Carbon Dioxide Harm Health In Urban Areas – Study.  A
running mantra through the climate debate is that global warming
is global indeed. Now, however, a scientist has found that
localized "CO2 domes" could increase urban smog and other air
pollution problems. In a study published in Environmental Science
& Technology, Stanford University professor Mark Jacobson
estimated that the effect could cause the premature deaths of 50
to 100 people a year in California and 300 to 1,000 for the
continental United States. By comparison, anywhere from 50,000 to
100,000 people a year die in air pollution-related deaths. The
finding, he says, could justify a regional or local approach to
cutting greenhouse gas emissions.  Posted.
http://www.eenews.net/climatewire/print/2010/03/17/2

White House Finds Gaps Among Agencies On Climate Responses.
There are "significant gaps" in the federal government's approach
to adapting to unavoidable climate change, concludes a report
released yesterday by an Obama administration task force.
"Climate change is already affecting the ability of federal
agencies to fulfill their missions," reads the analysis. "As a
result of these changes, U.S. government interests, missions and
operations must adapt to climate change and build resilience."
Posted. http://www.eenews.net/climatewire/2010/03/17/6

Wyo.'S Crash Program To Develop 'Green' Coal. Casper, Wyo. -- In
the summer of 2008, Wyoming's governor, Dave Freudenthal, went to
California for meetings with state officials and utility
executives. What he brought was, quite literally, a burning
question. California was in the throes of putting together the
nation's first cap on greenhouse gases, and it appeared that if a
Democrat were elected president, there might soon be a federal
law, as well. At stake was Wyoming's biggest industry -- coal
production. Wyoming lawmakers worried that California would lead
the nation to impose a ban on imports of out-of-state electricity
if it were produced by coal-fired power plants.
Posted.
http://www.nytimes.com/cwire/2010/03/17/17climatewire-wyos-crash-program-to-develop-green-coal-18583.html?pagewanted=print

Schwarzenegger Defends Effort To Reduce Greenhouse Gases.
Governor: AB 32 Opponents Motivated By 'Greed' Gov. Arnold
Schwarzenegger on Tuesday defended a landmark law aimed at
cutting greenhouse gases. The governor had been planning to spend
time this year campaigning on behalf of a massive water bond on
the November ballot, but it now appears he will have to spend
time propping up AB 32, also known as the California Global
Warming Solutions Act of 2006. The law, which has been labeled a
job killer by critics, requires the California Air Resources
Board to develop regulations and market mechanisms aimed at
reducing California's greenhouse gas emissions by 25 percent by
2020. Posted. http://www.kcra.com/politics/22857879/detail.html

Poll: Fewer People Worry About Warming. Former Vice President Al
Gore's insistence on Monday that global warming was behind a
spate of bad weather could fall on some very deaf ears.
American's concerns over environmental worries are at the lowest
level in two decades, according to a new Gallup poll. Posted.
http://washingtontimes.com/news/2010/mar/17/poll-fewer-americans-worry-about-global-warming/


Clean Environment and Ag Partners, Farmers Told. Farmers can
help ensure clean air and water while providing plenty to eat,
according to a coalition working toward that goal. The group, the
Northern San Joaquin Valley Partnership for Agriculture and the
Environment, highlighted such efforts at a meeting last week. One
speaker told of a grower-funded program that checks waterways for
polluted runoff from farms. Another talked of the progress that
has been made in applying pesticides safely. Posted.
http://www.modbee.com/2010/03/16/1090624/clean-environment-and-ag-partners.html#ixzz0iRmncViw

The Big Ship-Out. If you've been breathing easier on the South
Coast of late, it might have something to do with the big boats
that travel through the Santa Barbara Channel or, more
specifically, the lack of large vessels running through the
channel these days. For a couple years now, the folks from the
county’s Air Pollution Control District have considered the
emissions from large shipping vessels motoring through our
aquatic backyard to be public enemy number one in the local fight
against human-caused air pollution. Posted.
http://independent.com/news/2010/mar/16/big-ship-out/ 

Battle Over Calif. Climate Change Law Takes Shape as Warring
Parties Reveal Funding Sources. The campaign to put suspension of
California's climate change law before voters in November started
taking shape this week as warring parties revealed key sources of
funding and traded barbs over the nature of their financial
support. Posted.
http://www.nytimes.com/gwire/2010/03/16/16greenwire-battle-over-calif-climate-change-law-takes-sha-53612.html


U.S. Chamber Petitions EPA to Reconsider Greenhouse Gas
Endangerment Finding. The U.S. Chamber of Commerce petitioned
U.S. EPA yesterday for reconsideration of the agency's finding
that greenhouse gases "endanger" public health and welfare, a
determination that sets the stage for broad climate change
regulations. Posted.
http://www.nytimes.com/gwire/2010/03/16/16greenwire-us-chamber-petitions-epa-to-reconsider-greenho-18205.html


Senate Climate Bill Authors Court Industry Group to Pre-empt Ad
War. The lead authors of the Senate climate bill are courting key
members of an industry coalition that once cheered on Dick
Cheney's energy policies. Posted.
http://www.nytimes.com/cwire/2010/03/17/17climatewire-senate-climate-bill-authors-court-industry-g-66026.html

Renewable Energy Strong Despite Recession. A devastating
recession slowed but did not stop the clean energy industry's
growth in 2009, a report issued Tuesday found. Helped in part by
government stimulus funding, the world spent $63.5 billion on
wind farms and turbines last year, up 23.5 percent from 2008. The
global biofuel market rose 29 percent, hitting $44.9 billion,
according to the annual Clean Energy Trends report from the Clean
Edge Inc. research firm. Posted.
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2010/03/17/BU661CGJS9.DTL&type=printable

Pacheco Grade School Embraces 'Cool Roof' Technology. pacheco —
It doesn't look much different from flat roofs painted white to
help ward off the sun's searing rays. But the white surface of
the roof of Las Juntas Elementary School on Pacheco Boulevard
isn't paint; it's an "engineered coating" designed by Lawrence
Berkeley Laboratory scientists to better deflect solar heat and
light back into the sky rather than into the building. Posted.
http://www.insidebayarea.com/oaklandtribune/localnews/ci_14686831
http://www.contracostatimes.com/education/ci_14686831

Commentary: Owners Of Diesel Agricultural Trucks Must 'Use It Or
Lose It'. It's "use it or lose it" time. That's how one Farm
Bureau member described it to me last week, emphasizing the need
for farmers, ranchers and agricultural businesses to report
diesel trucks that meet the agricultural provisions of a new air
rule. The deadline is March 31 to file the forms with the state
Air Resources Board. It's important for every farmer and rancher
whose trucks qualify to report them. Posted.
http://www.cfbf.com/agalert/AgAlertStory.cfm?ID=1501&ck=5CBDFD0DFA22A3FCA7266376887F549B