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newsclips -- Newsclips for May 6, 2010

Posted: 06 May 2010 13:00:40
California Air Resources Board News Clips for May 6, 2010. 

This is a service of the California Air Resources Board’s Office
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Governor Visits Hydrogen Conference. Long Beach - Gov. Arnold
Schwarzenegger was honored here Wednesday for a decade-long
championship of eco-friendly hydrogen and alternative fuel
vehicles. The governor dropped by an alternative-fuel conference
in Long Beach to pick up the award and preview a fleet of
hydrogen-fueled cars and trucks from automakers like Honda,
Toyota and Mercedes. Posted.
http://www.contracostatimes.com/california/ci_15023133?nclick_check=1

Gore Calls Support For Ethanol A 'Mistake' But Has High Hopes
For Replacement Fuels. Chicago -- Former Vice President Al Gore
says he has faith in second- and third-generation biofuels, while
calling ethanol made from corn and sugar beet a "mistake." The
climate crusader was speaking at a keynote luncheon delivered at
the Biotechnology Industry Organization 2010 convention here
yesterday. "I was an enthusiastic supporter of the first
generation of biofuels," said Gore. "I was mistaken." Posted.
http://www.eenews.net/climatewire/print/2010/05/06/4

House Takes Up Homeowner Energy Efficiency Bill. Washington --
People who install new windows, heaters, refrigerators and other
energy-efficient technology in their homes would be eligible for
thousands of dollars in federal rebates under legislation the
House is taking up. Posted.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/05/06/AR2010050600399.html

Bid to Enact Energy Bill Might Survive Gulf Spill. Washington --
The Gulf oil spill has dealt a big blow to expanded offshore
drilling, leaving the nation's energy problems as murky and
unsettled as ever. The disaster may bolster arguments for greater
energy conservation and renewable energy sources such as wind and
solar, environmentalists say. Posted.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/05/06/AR2010050600398.html

China Farm Gets Shocking Amount Of Power From Cow Poop. China
does everything big, and cow poop-to-power projects are no
exception. A 250,000-head dairy operation in northeast China
plans to open the world's largest cow manure-fed power project in
September, according to General Electric Co., the company
supplying four biogas turbines to the Liaoning Huishan Cow Farm
in Shenyang. For comparison, the largest U.S. dairy farms have
15,000 cattle. The project deals with a few environmental
problems in one swoop. Posted.
http://www.eenews.net/climatewire/print/2010/05/06/2

Startup Plans Test Plant For Fuel-Sweating Organisms. A startup
company has started construction on a Texas plant that it says
will revolutionize ethanol and diesel production by using
fuel-sweating organisms. Joule Unlimited has developed and
patented several organisms that can absorb sunlight and carbon
dioxide and combine them into hydrocarbons. The organisms lie
under a glass sheet in a panel and need few chemical nutrients,
said William Sims, Joule's president and CEO. Posted.
http://www.eenews.net/climatewire/print/2010/05/06/11

Who's The Greenest? Marin Clean Energy Vies With PG&E Over
Emissions Claims. Supporters of the Marin Clean Energy initiative
say it and other efforts to reduce greenhouse gases are critical
to slowing global warming and preserving life on Earth. But
Pacific Gas and Electric Co. and other critics question whether
the effort will actually cut greenhouse gas emissions. Posted.
http://www.contracostatimes.com/news/ci_15024524

How The Proposed Cash For Caulkers Program Works. Basics of the
proposed Home Star legislation to provide rebates to homeowners
for energy-efficient improvements to their homes. There are two
types of consumer initiatives for retrofitting homes with
energy-efficient models: _Under the Silver Star program,
homeowners get rebates of between $1,000 and $1,500 for each
measure installed in the home, or $250 per appliance, with a
benefit not exceeding $3,000 or 50 percent of total project
costs. Posted.
http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5i1svjLYP2dOX-ICNYTKnK1WcJ4eAD9FHF5SO2

Analysis: Marin Clean Energy's efforts would cut emissions more
than other measures. Critics of Marin Clean Energy have suggested
that it would be more cost-effective to reduce Marin's greenhouse
emissions by focusing on energy conservation programs and solar
panel installations. Posted.
http://www.contracostatimes.com/news/ci_15024522

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