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California Air Resources Board News Clips for July 16, 2010. 

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CLIMATE CHANGE

CO2 is Green Launches Ad Campaign against Senate Climate Bill.
C02 is Green, a group with ties to the fossil fuel industry, has
launched a new ad campaign in the “The Washington Post” that
urges people to call their senators and vote against the
cap-and-trade bill, reports the New York Times. The half-page ad
says the president’s bill will not change the climate and will
increase the cost of living, driving up the price for
electricity, transportation, fuel and food. Posted.
http://www.environmentalleader.com/2010/07/16/co2-is-green-launches-ad-campaign-against-senate-climate-bill/

SLO County Ponders Climate Changes. Water shortages and threats
to road and other critical infrastructure were identified by
county leaders as two of their top concerns about global climate
change. About 100 local elected and government officials as well
as concerned citizens participated in a daylong workshop
Wednesday in San Luis Obispo to discuss strategies for minimizing
and preparing for the severe impacts of climate change that are
expected over the coming decades. Posted.
http://www.sanluisobispo.com/2010/07/15/1217205/slo-county-ponders-climate-changes.html#ixzz0trO5F2vr

A Climate Absolution? The latest study purporting to absolve the
scientists involved in November's Climategate scandal was
published last week. On predictable cue, the news was followed by
a letter from our admirers at the United Nations Foundation and
the Natural Resources Defense Council urging us to "set the
record straight" on "these bogus scandals." Having devoted
considerable space to Climategate, we're happy to explain why we
can't do that. Posted.
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748703394204575367483847033948.html

Clock Winding Down on Senate's Carbon Cap Efforts. Senate
Democrats hoping to negotiate a scaled-down carbon cap on power
plants are running out of time to make that happen. At the most,
they have two weeks to convince Majority Leader Harry Reid
(D-Nev.) that they have the 60 votes needed to pass the bill,
something Reid has said is a prerequisite before he includes it
in the broader energy bill expected on the floor this month.
Posted.
http://www.nytimes.com/cwire/2010/07/16/16climatewire-clock-winding-down-on-senates-carbon-cap-eff-47736.html

PROP 23

In fight over California's global warming law, money is flowing.

Supporters of California's global warming law have raised more
than $2 million so far to defend the landmark legislation in
what's shaping up as an expensive November ballot battle. Filings
with the California secretary of state show that environmental
groups and clean energy advocates were big givers to the campaign
against Proposition 23, which would suspend AB 32 until the
unemployment rate drops to 5.5 percent. Posted.
http://www.miamiherald.com/2010/07/15/1731371/in-fight-over-californias-global.html

Staff Report Of The Week: Resolution Opposing California Jobs
Initiative. City Manager Fran David of Hayward signed a
resolution last month opposing a ballot measure, California Jobs
Initiative, which questions the economic impact and job loss the
Global Warming Solutions Act of 2006 is causing. The bill
required that California greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions be
reduced to 1990 1evels by 2020. Posted.
http://www.publicceo.com/index.php/local-governments/151-local-governments-publicceo-exclusive/1707-staff-report-of-the-week-resolution-opposing-california-jobs-initiative

Prop 23: A Meaningless Vote? Nearly four months before the Nov.
2 general election, partisans are taking sides on Prop 23.
Officially dubbed the California Jobs Initiative, Prop 23 would
roll back implementation of the state's global warming
legislation, AB 32, until the state's unemployment level goes
below 5.5 percent for four straight quarters. Currently,
California's unemployment rate stands at 12.5 percent. Posted.
http://www.nbcsandiego.com/blogs/prop-zero/Proposition-23-A-Meaningless-Vote--98532824.html

A California Campaign with Global Consequences. This November,
California voters are in danger of undoing one of the most
progressive pieces of environmental legislation ever passed.
Texas oil companies have taken advantage of California’s quirky
initiative system to place Proposition 23 on the ballot. This
proposition has one purpose: to undo California’s Global Warming
Solutions Act (also known as Assembly Bill 32, or “A.B. 32”),
which stands as a landmark piece of bipartisan clean energy
legislation and is a model for federal action. Posted.
http://www.americanprogress.org/issues/2010/07/prop23.html

California, Illinois add E85 stations. California-based Pearson
Fuels has opened an E85 station in San Jacinto Valley, Calif.,
with plans for more. Funded by the non-profit Community
Environmental Council and the California Air Resources Board, the
station offers “alternative fuel now,” according to Mike Lewis,
co-owner of Pearson Fuels. Lewis said the company also received
funds for two biodiesel terminals in northern and southern Calif.
Posted. http://ethanolproducer.com/article.jsp?article_id=6834

ETHANOL

BP Pays Nearly $100M for Local Biofuel Firm. Oil giant BP
announced Thursday that it has agreed to pay $98.3 million for
the La Jolla-based cellulosic ethanol business of Verenium Corp.
The deal includes a San Diego research lab and a facility in
Jennings, La., designed to demonstrate large-scale production of
ethanol from fibrous materials rather than food crops. Posted.
http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/2010/jul/15/pb-pays-nearly-100m-for-local-biofuel-firm/

GREEN 

Big Ag Wins Kudos for Being Green. Researchers at Stanford
University are trumpeting new findings that they say show
agriculture’s so-called green revolution has greatly reduced
forest clear-cutting and resulting climate-warming emissions—an
unforeseen benefit to industrial agriculture. Because
agricultural “advancements” like fertilizers, genetically
engineered crops and pesticides have boosted yields, there has
been less need to slash and burn for additional fields, and this
has meant fewer carbon emissions, the report says. Posted.
http://news.santacruz.com/2010/07/16/big_ag_wins_kudos_for_being_green