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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 of Communications. You may need to sign in or register with individual websites to view some of the following news articles. 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