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newsclips -- Newsclips for April 13th, 2010
Posted: 13 Apr 2010 10:32:26
California Air Resources Board News Clips for April 13, 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. Calif. Bill Requires Home Carbon Monoxide Monitors. Californians would be required to install carbon monoxide monitors if their home has an attached garage or fireplace under legislation the state Assembly adopted Monday, although one lawmaker said the bill reached too far into people's private lives. The bill by Sen. Allen Lowenthal, D-Long Beach, also would mandate the devices in homes that are heated by oil or other fossil fuels. The Assembly passed it on a 47-19 vote, sending it to the Senate. Posted. http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5gA1wnqxm7Hk-yyzkCTvMjYCQ1SLQD9F1PM501 Energy Commissioner Joins in AB32 Meeting. California Energy Commissioner Anthony Eggert and four high-ranking business leaders will discuss the financial effect of AB32 on businesses during a two-hour meeting 6 p.m. Wednesday at The Sutter Club in downtown Sacramento. Posted. http://sacramento.bizjournals.com/sacramento/stories/2010/04/12/daily18.html White House Rhetoric May Signal Climate-Bill Surge. With the bruising health care debate over, President Obama's top economic adviser left little doubt last week that energy and climate has taken its place atop the administration's agenda. During a 30-minute speech (pdf) at a Washington energy conference, Larry Summers, the head of the White House's National Economic Council, used lofty rhetoric to warn of the long-term consequences if Congress fails to follow through this year on a sweeping overhaul of how the nation generates and uses energy. Posted. http://www.nytimes.com/gwire/2010/04/12/12greenwire-some-see-white-house-rhetoric-signaling-climat-88495.html Senate Leader Reaffirms Plans for Climate Bill Debate as Sponsors Prepare Bloc-To-Bloc Talks. The Senate's top Democrat said yesterday he is still dedicated to spending valuable floor time this year on comprehensive climate and energy legislation, but the three sponsors of the plan may have to go member-by-member in order to deliver a package capable of mustering 60 votes. Posted. http://www.nytimes.com/cwire/2010/04/13/13climatewire-senate-leader-reaffirms-plans-for-climate-bi-34741.html Aluminum Foil Or Plastic Wrap: Which Is Better For The Environment? Judging by conversations the Lantern has had with her colleagues, most people seem to believe intuitively that aluminum foil is better for the planet, maybe because plastics are made from fossil fuels and we've heard so much about how they're polluting the oceans. Plus, foil can be rinsed and reused with relative ease, or sometimes even recycled at the curb, while plastic wrap is usually thrown away. Posted. http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/04/12/AR2010041203231.html Europe Finds Clean Energy in Trash, but U.S. Lags. The lawyers and engineers who dwell in an elegant enclave here are at peace with the hulking neighbor just over the back fence: a vast energy plant that burns thousands of tons of household garbage and industrial waste, round the clock. Far cleaner than conventional incinerators, this new type of plant converts local trash into heat and electricity. Dozens of filters catch pollutants, from mercury to dioxin, that would have emerged from its smokestack only a decade ago. Posted. http://www.nytimes.com/2010/04/13/science/earth/13trash.html?src=me TV weathercasters divided on global warming. Before Spencer Christian, a weather forecaster with KGO-TV Channel 7 in San Francisco, steps before the camera during the station's 6 p.m. newscast, he scrutinizes a computer screen to analyze the latest forecasting data. Posted. http://www.insidebayarea.com/oaklandtribune/localnews/ci_14869684 Barnidge: For BAAQMD, no measure is too severe for clean air. IF YOU visit the Bay Area Air Quality Management District's Web site, you will be impressed by the economy of words in its mission statement: "To protect and improve public health, air quality and the global climate." Posted. http://www.contracostatimes.com/environment/ci_14870034 Calif. bill requires home carbon monoxide monitors. SACRAMENTO, Calif.—Californians would be required to install carbon monoxide monitors if their home has an attached garage or fireplace under legislation the state Assembly adopted Monday, although one lawmaker said the bill reached too far into people's private lives. Posted. http://www.contracostatimes.com/california/ci_14869416 The greening of the cut-flower industry. Maybe I can finally stop pouting about the fact that for 28 years I rarely get cut flowers from my husband on any occasion. He's a little shall we say, frugal? Or maybe he had foresight I didn't see. Posted. http://www.contracostatimes.com/bay-area-living/ci_14868954 California Ports Update Clean Air Action Plan. Building on the San Pedro Bay Ports Clean Air Action Plan (CAAP) adopted in 2006, the ports of Long Beach and Los Angeles CA released a proposed, updated Clean Air Action Plan that includes new goals for curbing port-related air pollution over the next decade. Posted. http://refrigeratedtrans.com/carriers-shippers/california_ports_update_clean_air_action_plan_0413/ Make the Railroad Clean Up Its Act. After hearing reports about the Colton Crossing, I'm left scratching my head in bewilderment - $97.3 million in public funds going to a project that doesn't even meet the minimum public benefits criteria. The California Transportation Commission was correct in denying the proposal last month, but it seemed to miss the point when it gave the railroads and San Bernardino Association of Governments two weeks to go back and "make up" some public benefit. Posted. http://www.sbsun.com/pointofview/ci_14871184 Measured by carbon footprint, travel to Antarctica has tons of impact. Getting to Antarctica is not easy. Neither is calculating the carbon footprint created by going to and from the continent. Posted. http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/04/12/AR2010041203194.html Climate treaty realities push leaders to trim priority lists. As prospects for a binding global climate treaty this year have evaporated, leaders and environmental advocates have focused their efforts on reaching agreement on a few top priorities, including preserving tropical forests and helping developing countries cope with climate change. Posted. http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/04/12/AR2010041203822.html Blogs Reporter's Notes: Smog Checks Made Easy. One interesting little sidetrack I got stuck on while I was reporting this story was the 1-800-Exhaust program. Maybe you've seen the billboards along I-80 near the Bay Bridge? If not, you will soon. The Bay Area Air Quality Management District (the same people who bring you Spare the Air days) has kicked off a new campaign to promote the program. Posted. http://www.kqed.org/quest/blog/2010/04/09/reporters-notes-smog-checks-made-easy Obama Seeks Local Action for Earth Day. President Obama today urged Americans to honor the upcoming 40th anniversary of Earth Day by acting to improve the environment around them and launched a Web site, Whitehouse.gov/EarthDay, compiling citizens’ success stories. Posted. http://dotearth.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/04/13/obama-seeks-local-action-for-earth-day/ Growth and Greenhouse Gases. So I’ve gotten some pushback from environmentalists on the proposition in my mag piece that we can afford, at real but modest cost, to limit greenhouse gas emissions. Oddly, it comes from two directions. On one side, there are those who insist that greening the economy is win-win: more jobs, more growth, as well as less carbon. Posted. http://krugman.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/04/13/growth-and-greenhouse-gases/