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ENERGY

Germany Weighs How To Get 100% Renewable Energy From Its
Utilities. As the U.S. Senate considers forcing utilities to
source 15 percent of their energy from renewables in the coming
decade, Germany is pondering powering the country entirely with
renewable energy by midcentury. The German government already has
laid out a plan to increase the share of renewable electricity
from 16 percent to 80 percent by 2050. Now Jochen Flasbarth, the
head of the German Federal Environment Agency, says he thinks
Germany can go even further. Posted.
http://www.eenews.net/climatewire/print/2010/09/28/3

A Power Play: GE Signs First Wind-Power Joint Venture With China.
General Electric Co. and a large Chinese industrial conglomerate
formed a joint venture yesterday that could give GE a leg up in
China's wind-power market and provide an opportunity to test its
latest turbine technology. GE's agreement with Harbin Electric
Machinery Co. Ltd. to jointly develop GE-designed wind turbines
for power projects off the coast of China is GE's most direct
effort at gaining access to China's clean energy market.  Posted.
http://www.eenews.net/climatewire/print/2010/09/28/4

'Bloom Boxes' Help Power Adobe Headquarters In. Sunnyvale startup
Bloom Energy has maintained a low profile since it first raised
the curtain on its fuel cell technology at a highly orchestrated
news conference earlier this year. But Adobe Systems was set to
announce late Monday that it has chosen Bloom Energy's technology
to help power its corporate headquarters in downtown San Jose,
making it Bloom's largest single-site installation to date.
Posted.
http://www.mercurynews.com/bay-area-news/ci_16189290?source=rss
http://green.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/09/28/short-on-roof-space-adobe-plants-fuel-cells/

New Solar Financing Program Emerges After Collapse Of State's
Property-Tax Plan. New solar financing program emerges after
collapse of state's property-tax plan. SANTA CRUZ - Mike Arenson,
aka "Solar Mike" and head of Arenson Solar Inc. says he still
gets asked by homeowners whether they can finance solar panels
through their property tax bill. Posted. 
http://www.santacruzsentinel.com/ci_16187327

Editorial: Energy Roulette. DEMOCRATS' PLANS to put a price on
carbon -- a good idea -- died over the summer. So last week a
handful of senators led by Energy Committee Chairman Jeff
Bingaman (D-N.M.) announced that they would offer a bill that
would establish a so-called renewable electricity standard (RES),
which would require that utilities derive 15 percent of their
power from sources such as wind and solar by 2021.
Posted.http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/09/26/AR2010092603020.html

Which Sector Will Save O.C.'S Economy? CleanTech OC, a new trade
association organized to boost Orange County’s clean technology
businesses, announced an alliance Monday with CleanTech Los
Angeles and CleanTech San Diego to promote the green industry
regionally. “Cleantech and renewable energy is one of the sectors
of the economy that will drive the recovery,” said Gregory
Trimarche, a founder and co-chairman of CleanTech OC during the
group’s first conference and expo Monday. Posted.
http://www.ocregister.com/articles/organized-268408-cleantech-save.html

CLIMATE CHANGE/GHG’S

Governor Schwarzenegger Celebrates Fourth Anniversary of AB 32.
Sacramento, California - Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger today
issued the following statement in celebration of the fourth
anniversary of AB 32, the world’s first comprehensive law to
reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and boost economic growth:
“California’s bold and innovative policies have made us a world
leader in renewable energy, green jobs and environmental
protection. Posted.
http://imperialvalleynews.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=8095&Itemid=23

Schwarzenegger Defends Climate Law, Slams Texans. Gov. Arnold
Schwarzenegger used the fourth anniversary of the passage of
California's landmark climate change law to slam Texas oil
companies Valero and Tesoro for what he described as cynical
attempts to manipulate voters into abandoning the law. The
governor's vehement defense of the climate legislation commonly
referred to as AB32 comes amid a fierce campaign led by oil
interests to win passage in November of Proposition 23 …. Posted.
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2010/09/27/BA071FKEMG.DTL
http://www.dailydemocrat.com/ci_16193690?source=most_emailed

Republicans Blitz Obama Over 'Anti-Industrial' Regulations. With
the November midterm election nearing, Republicans in Congress
are focusing their fire on U.S. EPA, describing the agency's
regulations on greenhouse gases and air pollution as the product
of a "job-killing" Obama administration. Oklahoma Sen. James
Inhofe, the top Republican on the Environment and Public Works
Committee, has put together a laundry list of grievances about
the agency's regulatory agenda. Posted.
http://www.eenews.net/Greenwire/print/2010/09/28/1

Big OIl Spends Half a Billion Dollars to Oppose Climate
Legislation. Big oil companies and other special interests have
spent millions of dollars in lobbying and campaign contributions
to defeat clean energy and global warming legislation, according
to a new analysis released Monday by the Center for American
Progress Action Fund. The study “Dirty Money” found that the top
35 spending companies and trade associations invested more than
$500 million in lobbying and campaign contributions from January
2009 to June 2010 to defeat clean energy legislation. Posted.
http://www.sustainablebusiness.com/index.cfm/go/news.printerfriendly/id/21129

State Tells Monterey Bay Area to Cut Emissions. City and county
leaders across the Monterey Bay area have new reason to reduce
greenhouse gas emissions. The California Air Resources Board last
week set emissions targets across the state, including a
relatively modest decrease for the Monterey Bay region.
Collectively, the jurisdictions in Monterey, San Benito and Santa
Cruz counties must maintain 2005 levels of greenhouse gas
production through 2020 and achieve a 5percent drop by 2035.
Posted.
http://www.montereyherald.com/local/ci_16178704?nclick_check=1

Our View: Prop. 23 Deserves To Go Down. California has a long
history of enacting groundbreaking environmental laws that come
under fierce attack from polluters and outside corporations. The
state's 1966 limits on tailpipe emissions, its 1976 restrictions
on lead in gasoline, its 1999 regulations on volatile organic
compounds and its 2004 limits on greenhouse gases from
automobiles -- all were fought by oil companies, automakers or
other industries. Posted.
http://www.mercedsunstar.com/2010/09/28/1587279/our-view-prop-23-deserves-to-go.html#ixzz10qCVOfUS
AIR POLLUTION

18 Senate Dems Join GOP In Assault On EPA's Boiler Proposal. In a
sign of growing bipartisan opposition to a proposed crackdown on
air pollution from industrial boilers, 18 Senate Democrats have
joined a slew of Republicans in asking EPA Administrator Lisa
Jackson to scale back the agency's plans. The 41 senators are
worried about the proposed "Boiler MACT" rule, which would
require operators of the boilers to install maximum achievable
control technology (MACT) for toxic air pollutants such as
mercury. Posted.
http://www.eenews.net/Greenwire/print/2010/09/28/2

TRANSPORTATION

CARB Program Puts 650 Hybrids to Work in California. The
California Air Resources Board says an innovative financial
incentive program has helped put more than 650 hybrid trucks and
buses on California roads. The Hybrid Truck and Bus Voucher
Incentive Program provides $20,000 to $35,000 as vouchers to help
California fleets offset the purchase price of
advanced-technology hybrid trucks and buses. Posted.
http://www.truckinginfo.com/news/news-print.asp?news_id=71765
http://yubanet.com/california/Air-Resources-Board-Incentive-Program-puts-650-clean-hybrid-trucks-on-California-roads.php

U.S. Made Electric Cars Face A Maze Of Export Restrictions. The
second in a two-part series on electric cars. Click here to read
the first part. In America's nascent electric-car industry, there
is little doubt that markets will also flourish in China, Europe
and elsewhere. Does that mean there will be a sizable export
market? American companies are concluding that the answer is no.
Posted. http://www.eenews.net/climatewire/print/2010/09/28/1

L.A. Harbor Woos Chinese Company With Tariff Favoring Electric
Cars. A council that governs the Port of Los Angeles approved a
tariff discount yesterday designed to attract zero-emissions
vehicle imports from China and elsewhere. With the support and
prodding of L.A. Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa (D), the city's
Harbor Commission cleared a 15-percent tariff reduction that will
be made available to all foreign automakers that use the port to
deliver zero-emissions cars to the U.S. market. Posted.
http://www.eenews.net/climatewire/print/2010/09/28/2

Who Killed The Electric Motorcycle? Fortune -- When I talk to my
motorcycling friends, many of them are hankering for an electric
motorcycle. But only, they stress, if it's a motorcycle, not a
motor scooter. One friend explained that to motorcycling types, a
high-end electric motorcycle would be like going from a Ferrari
to a Tesla: "If I was used to driving a Ferrari and you put me in
a Tesla I would love it." Posted.
http://money.cnn.com/2010/09/27/autos/electric_motorcycle_harley_mini_BMW.fortune/

Obama Admin Opens Next Round of Vehicle Fuel-Economy, GHG
Rulemaking. The Obama administration has moved closer to
announcing the next round of fuel economy and greenhouse gas
emission standards for cars and light trucks. U.S. EPA and the
Transportation Department sent a notice last Friday to the White
House regulatory review office detailing plans to extend fuel
economy and emissions rules for model years 2017 through 2025,
according to a website that tracks federal rulemaking. Posted.
http://www.nytimes.com/gwire/2010/09/27/27greenwire-obama-admin-opens-next-round-of-vehicle-fuel-e-87015.html

BLOGS

California Air Board Sets Enforceable Targets For Smart Planning.
In a blog entry posted yesterday, my colleague Amanda Eaken
reports on last week’s action by the California Air Resources
Board, setting greenhouse gas reduction targets to be met through
regional planning.  The action was taken under the state’s
Sustainable Communities and Climate Protection Act, or SB 375,
which requires metropolitan regions to plan land use …Posted.
http://switchboard.nrdc.org/blogs/kbenfield/california_air_board_sets_enfo.html

California’s Long and Windy Road To a Renewable Energy Standard.
The California Senate Bill 722 would have increased the state’s
renewable energy standard (RES) to 33 percent by 2020.
Unfortunately, SB 722 did not pass on September 1, 2010. Perhaps
one reason it did not pass is that the final version of the bill,
all 64 pages of it, was not available until 7 pm on August 31,
five hours before the session ended. Posted.
http://www.triplepundit.com/2010/09/california%E2%80%99s-long-and-windy-road-to-a-renewable-energy-standard/comment-page-1/

California Air Board Votes to Cut Traffic and Clean the Air. Last
Thursday, the California Air Resources Board (CARB), chaired by
former NRDC attorney Mary Nichols, voted unanimously to accept
local recommendations and adopt regional targets to reduce
pollution from cars and light trucks.  Posted.
http://switchboard.nrdc.org/blogs/aeaken/california_air_board_votes_to.html

Would Gas Have to Cost $9 a Gallon to Meet Emission Goals? Those
of us not named Rush Limbaugh know that in order to prevent the
world from devolving into a giant Mad Max set, we've got to drive
less. So as California's politicians and environmental regulators
set ambitious emission reduction targets to combat global
warming, the question is: Will people actually get out of their
cars? Posted.
http://blogs.sfweekly.com/thesnitch/2010/09/air_resources_board_emissions.php

California's Proposition 23: A Cunning Effort to Kill Clean
Energy. There's been a lot of talk lately around about
Proposition 23 in California -- oil companies are dumping money
into campaigns to support it, clean energy advocates are
adamantly against it, and it's become a major focus of the
election. Indeed, it can pretty safely be considered the biggest
political battle supporters of clean energy and climate action
now face. Posted.
http://www.treehugger.com/files/2010/09/california-proposition-23-kill-clean-energy.php