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Posted: 26 Apr 2010 10:59:01
California Air Resources Board News Clips for April 26, 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. Schwarzenegger Fights To Protect His Climate-Change And Redistricting Legacy. Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger has long relied on the ballot as a political weapon, wielding direct democracy over the heads of opponents throughout his time in office. In his final year, wealthy donors have turned the tables. They hope to use the ballot to erase two of his biggest legacy pieces, a landmark climate-change law and an independent redistricting process. Posted. http://www.sacbee.com/2010/04/26/v-print/2705129/schwarzenegger-fights-to-protect.html Calif. Establishes $50 Million Fund To Back Local Retrofits. California gave a statewide vote of confidence to the practice of putting efficiency and energy improvements on property tax bills by establishing a $50 million reserve fund to back local government bonds. Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger (R) signed S.B. 77 last week, designating $50 million as a safeguard against bonds issued by cities and counties that are giving out Property Assessed Clean Energy (PACE) loans. The fund will cover $500 million to $1 billion worth of home and commercial improvements, the bill's backers say. Posted. http://www.eenews.net/climatewire/print/2010/04/26/5 Sacramento Hosts Climate Plan Meeting. The city of Sacramento hosts a public meeting tonight its proposed Climate Action Plan. The plan aims to create a strategy of cost-effective programs to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and help the city better adapt to climate change. The City Council requested the document to ensure Sacramento's 2030 General Plan contains policies to reduce the city's collective carbon footprint. Posted. http://www.sacbee.com/2010/04/26/v-print/2706386/sacramento-hosts-climate-plan.html Navistar Withdraws Lawsuit Against CARB. Navistar International Corporation has withdrawn a lawsuit it previously filed against the California Air Resources Board (CARB) after an agreement with CARB that addresses the issues that prompted the court action. Navistar had sought a ruling in a San Francisco Superior Court declaring that CARB was improperly certifying 2010 diesel engines equipped with an aftertreatment system called SCR, which is used to control emissions of oxides of nitrogen (NOx). Posted. http://refrigeratedtrans.com/2010-emissions/navistar_withdraws_lawsuit_against_carb_0426/TE ENERGY BILL COULD HALT CALIFORNIA'S EMISSIONENATE ENERGY BILL COULD HALT CALIFORNIA'S Senate Energy Bill Could Halt California's Emission Reduction Efforts. Three U.S. Senators are scheduled to release a bipartisan energy bill Monday – and advocates of California’s efforts to reduce greenhouse gas emissions are worried the bill might pre-empt some of the state’s most aggressive standards. Listen Posted. http://www.capradio.org/articles/articledetail.aspx?articleid=8153 Kerry, Lieberman Scramble To Avoid Climate Bill 'Fiasco'. Sens. John Kerry and Joseph Lieberman sought to control the damage to their climate legislation yesterday, hours after the last-minute withdrawal of the bill's only Republican sponsor derailed an anticipated unveiling and prompted an urgent meeting in Lieberman's home on Saturday. Kerry, a Massachusetts Democrat, consulted with Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid of Nevada Sunday morning about Sen. Lindsey Graham's (R-S.C.) announcement to abandon the carbon-cutting legislation, a move that came as aides were rushing to finalize the bill before its introduction Monday. Posted. http://www.eenews.net/climatewire/print/2010/04/26/1 Region Begins New Drive To Curb Greenhouse Gases. Four regional agencies have launched a major drive to rein in greenhouse gas pollution by reducing vehicle use, increasing public transit use and promoting compact development in the Bay Area's nine counties. Cities and counties will be asked to designate areas for developing compact housing and businesses in established areas with good access to rail lines, buses and ferries. Posted. http://www.insidebayarea.com/oaklandtribune/localnews/ci_14947616 http://www.contracostatimes.com/traffic/ci_14947616 Developing Nations: Climate Change Treaty In 2010. Cape Town, South Africa—Four influential developing nations say the world must work for a strong climate change agreement this year. Summing up strategy talks in South Africa on Sunday, South African Environment Minister Buyelwa Sonjica and her counterparts from Brazil, China and India said they want year-end talks in Mexico to produce a binding international agreement to reduce greenhouse gases and help poor countries cope with climate change. Posted. http://www.contracostatimes.com/nation-world/ci_14956675 Senators Try To Get Climate Change Legislation Back On Track. Despite a weekend setback that resulted in the scrub of today's long-awaited unveiling of a tri-partisan (yes, you read that right; see below) bill to combat global warming, the strange-bedfellow coalition of senators working on the legislation isn't giving up. The effort to draft compromise legislation that will address domestic energy needs and climate change has preoccupied Sens. John Kerry, a Massachusetts Democrat; Joe Lieberman, a Connecticut independent, and Lindsey Graham, a South Carolina Republican, for months. Posted. http://content.usatoday.com/communities/onpolitics/post/2010/04/senators-try-to-get-climate-change-legislation-back-on-track/1 http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/nation/la-na-earth-day-20100426,0,1768386.story EPA Signals Push For Efficiency To Control Greenhouse Gas Emissions. U.S. EPA's air chief has requested input from agency advisers about how the government can promote energy efficiency and innovative technology as it defines the "best available control technology" for curbing greenhouse gas emissions. Assistant Administrator Gina McCarthy laid out her request in an April 9 letter to the agency's Clean Air Act Advisory Committee's climate change work group. Posted. http://www.eenews.net/Greenwire/print/2010/04/26/3 23 Options To Slash Emissions Without A National Carbon Cap – Study. There isn't a silver bullet to prevent climate change, but there might be 23 "super options." In a new report, the Center for Climate Strategies concludes that 23 policies ranging from nuclear power incentives to building codes would slash emissions below levels recommended by President Obama. If implemented in every state of the country, the measures would cut greenhouse gas output 27 percent below 1990 levels by 2020 even without an emissions cap in place. Posted. http://www.eenews.net/climatewire/print/2010/04/26/2 Safrica Hosts Developing Countries On Climate Talk. JOHANNESBURG—As the world struggles to break a deadlock in climate change negotiations, South Africa and three other influential developing nations are gathering for a strategy session to ensure poor countries are heard. Posted. http://www.contracostatimes.com/nation-world/ci_14951676 'Green' Becomes More Than A Corporate Marketing Pitch. Cincinnati — Going green has become good business. Just look at store shelves: Sales of "green" products, such as organic foods and natural personal care items, have jumped 15 percent since 2006, according to research firm Mintel International. Posted. http://www.contracostatimes.com/california/ci_14945729 Candidates Differ On Issues: Adams Backs Green Power Plan, Mazzoni Calls Venture Risky. Supervisor Susan Adams and former Assemblywoman Kerry Mazzoni haven't found much to agree on in their race for the San Rafael area's seat on the Board of Supervisors. The two, invited to the Marin Civic Center press room to provide written answers to a series of questions during separate 90-minute sessions the other day, are even at odds on what the key issue is. Posted. http://www.contracostatimes.com/news/ci_14959311?nclick_check=1 More Myths Busted About Electric Cars. I recently went to Finland to drive the all-electric Think City plug-in car (www.thinkev.com), which is already on European roads and coming to the U.S. later this year. To help it have a soft landing, Think CEO Richard Canny (who spent 25 years at Ford) put together these nine myths about electric vehicles (EV). Posted. http://www.fresnobee.com/2010/04/26/1910731/more-myths-busted-about-electric.html Ballot Measures Put Schwarzenegger On Defense. Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger has long relied on the ballot as a political weapon, wielding direct democracy over the heads of opponents throughout his time in office. Posted. http://www.fresnobee.com/2010/04/26/1910440/schwarzenegger-fights-to-protect.html Climate Bill Placed On Hold Over Senate Dispute. Washington -- Long-awaited climate change legislation was put on hold by its authors Saturday when a dispute over immigration politics and Senate priorities threatened to unravel a bipartisan effort that took months of work. Posted. http://www.fresnobee.com/2010/04/24/1909251/graham-blasts-reids-cynical-ploy.html Lieberman Encouraged Energy Bill Will Be On Track. Washington -- A day after bipartisan support for an energy and climate change bill appeared to crumble, a Senate sponsor said Sunday he was optimistic the coalition would regroup and lawmakers would consider the measure this year. Posted. http://www.fresnobee.com/2010/04/25/1909934/senator-says-immigration-and-energy.html Tokyo Aims To Be World's Greenest Mega-City. Rather than burying garbage, nine firms on the Tokyo waterfront are collecting it to be recycled or reused as building materials. The companies sort out recyclables from the waste, then burn and filter the rest. The heat is converted to electricity and the ash is turned into building material while saving landfill space. It's part of Tokyo's larger push to become the world's most eco-friendly city. Posted. http://www.eenews.net/climatewire/print/2010/04/26/6 Blogs What Do Ankle Bracelets, Cell Phones, And Cool Cars Have In Common? California Air Resources Board (CARB) had proposed a so-called "Cool Cars" regulation mandating new vehicle windows block 33 percent more heat-producing rays from the sun by 2012 and achieve a 60% reduction by 2016. In spite of the combination of added occupant comfort and better vehicle mileage, the proposal was pure red meat for the 'keep government off our back' movement and US car makers. Posted. http://www.treehugger.com/files/2010/04/what-do-ankle-bracelets-cell-phones-cool-cars-have-common.php