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California Air Resources Board News Clips for May 20, 2010. 

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TRUCKS AND DIESEL

CARB Expands Funds For Independents. The California Air
Resources Board on May 19 announced changes to an existing $28
million financial assistance program intended to help more
California independent truckers qualify for the purchase of a
cleaner-running vehicle. Posted.
http://www.etrucker.com/apps/news/article.asp?id=85232

CARB Expands Voucher Incentive Program. The California Air
Resources Board has approved changes to its existing $28 million
Voucher Incentive Program to make funding available to a larger
variety of trucks. The program, which is part of the Carl Moyer
air quality program, is a diesel on-road voucher program that
helps small independent truck owners get a cleaner-running truck.
Posted.
http://www.truckinginfo.com/news/news-detail.asp?news_id=70484

Navistar Debuts All-Electric eStar Commercial Truck. Commercial
truck and engine maker Navistar, at a recent webconference,
announced that its eStar, the company's first electric-only
powered commercial vehicle, is in production and the company is
taking orders. Posted.
http://www.trucktrend.com/features/news/2010/163_news100518_navistar_estar_commercial_truck/index.html

NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES

Scientists Reassert Man's Role in a Changing Climate. The
National Academy of Sciences, a group of elite American
researchers that advises the U.S. government, on Wednesday issued
an 869-page report reasserting mankind's role in altering the
climate and calling for specific policy measures to help
forestall undesirable effects. Posted.
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748704691304575254691763608402.html?mod=WSJ_hps_SECONDTopStories

National Panel Backs State Climate Efforts. hefty stack of
reports issued by a top national science board appears to affirm
California's response to the challenges of climate change. The
National Research Council, an arm of the National Academies of
Science today released three reviews of the current climate
science, each focusing on a different aspect of it. Posted.
http://blogs.kqed.org/climatewatch/2010/05/19/national-panel-backs-state-climate-efforts/

U.S. Reports Urge A Price On Climate Emissions. The best way to
curb global warming is to put a price on climate-warming carbon
dioxide emissions, according to a trio of reports from the U.S.
National Academy of Sciences released on Wednesday. In blunt
language at odds with the unwieldy climate change debate in the
U.S. Congress, the academy said: "A carbon-pricing system is the
most cost-effective way to reduce emissions. Either
cap-and-trade, a system of taxing emissions, or a combination of
the two could provide the needed incentives." Posted.
http://planetark.org/enviro-news/item/58089
CLIMATE CHANGE

California's Global Warming Law Could Cause Businesses To Flee
State, Report Says. A state law that requires power plants,
factories and other businesses to cut greenhouse gas emissions
could cause energy prices to rise and prompt businesses to delay
expansion or flee California, according to a study by the state
Legislative Analyst's Office. Posted.
http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-green-law-20100519,0,5231198.story

State Study Says AB32 Could Fuel Inflation. Soaring energy
prices are likely to fuel inflation as California enacts a
sweeping law to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. A report issued
this week by the nonpartisan Legislative Analyst's Office
projects the fall-out of AB32, the controversial law passed in
2006 that make California a national leader in efforts to combat
global warming. Posted.
http://www.theunion.com/article/20100520/NEWS/100519691/1053&parentprofile=1053

California AB 32 Reduces Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Jobs. AB
32 is heralded as reducing California greenhouse gas emissions by
as much as 25 percent. It is also slated to cause businesses to
leave the state and set up shop elsewhere. Poizner, Whitman and
Brown must weigh in on the CARB-backed measure. Posted.
http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/3019354/california_ab_32_reduces_greenhouse.html

Regional Cap-And-Trade Programs Move Forward Amid Federal
Impasse. Three regional climate initiatives in North America
released their first joint policy paper yesterday, raising new
questions about the status of a global warming bill pending in
the U.S. Congress. The Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative, the
Western Climate Initiative and the Midwestern Greenhouse Gas
Reduction Accord issued a 25-page document stating that they
share a "common vision" on offsets, which are used in an emission
cap to control costs. Posted.
http://www.eenews.net/climatewire/print/2010/05/20/6

Asymmetrical Warfare Rules In Initiative Campaigns. Late last
week, the Texas-based oil company Tesoro donated another $100,000
to an initiative that would suspend AB 32, California’s 2006
global warming emissions law until the state’s unemployment
situation improved. In response, Steve Maviglio, a spokesman for
Californians for Clean Energy and Jobs, the main group opposing
The California Jobs Initiative, took to the Internet. Posted.
http://www.capitolweekly.net/article.php?_c=yurak0jozkh5bf&xid=yuqwh5xv4wh0fi&done=.yurak0jozl55bf

AIR QUALITY

Florez Fumes At Air District For Exempt Ag Burns . Valley air
officials want to allow some agricultural waste burning beyond
the June 1 deadline for permanently ending the practice.
Alternatives are too expensive for some farmers, air leaders say.
Posted.
http://www.fresnobee.com/2010/05/19/1939707/florez-fumes-at-air-district-for.html

Cupertino Council Votes To Install Air Monitor Near Lehigh
Cement Plan. A recent surge in public pressure from residents
regarding the air quality in neighborhoods around the Lehigh
Southwest Cement Plant has prompted the city to let the Bay Area
Air Quality Management District set up an air monitoring station
about two miles from the facility. Posted.
http://www.mercurynews.com/breaking-news/ci_15119585?nclick_check=1

APCD Eyes Dust Control For Dunes. A pilot project to lessen
pollution from the Oceano Dunes State Vehicular Recreation Area
could be implemented within a year at the popular off-highway
park. The San Luis Obispo County Air Pollution Control District
(APCD) released a study earlier this year that links increased
dust pollution on the Nipomo Mesa to off-highway vehicle use in
the dunes. Posted.
http://www.santamariatimes.com/news/local/govt-and-politics/article_2ed0ffc8-63d5-11df-a6c2-001cc4c03286.html

GREEN ENERGY

NY Skyscraper Wins Highest "Green" Certification. The U.S. Green
Building Council gave the Bank of America Tower its highest
rating for environmental performance and sustainability on
Thursday, meaning New York City's second-tallest building is also
its greenest. Posted.
http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE64J3LW20100520?type=domesticNews

Calif. Tightens Reliability Standards For Renewable Energy.
California's grid operator is proposing to tighten reliability
standards for wind and solar photovoltaic (PV) power to keep
power supplies stable as utilities attempt to meet state
renewable targets. The California Independent System Operator
(ISO) issued a proposal yesterday to raise standards for how much
reactive power solar PV must generate. Posted.
http://www.eenews.net/climatewire/print/2010/05/20/7

Dairy Farms Could Power Data Centers. Computing companies may
soon be looking at a low-tech power source for their huge data
centers: cows. In a research paper released yesterday,
Hewlett-Packard engineers say dairy farmers could rent out land
and convert manure to power, making back the investment in a
waste-to-fuel system in just two years. Companies normally build
their computing centers, or server farms, near cities and
industries, but the lack of cheap electricity and real estate is
pushing them farther out. Posted.
http://www.eenews.net/climatewire/print/2010/05/20/11