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Posted: 01 Oct 2010 10:46:58
California Air Resources Board News Clips for October 1, 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. CLIMATE CHANGE/GHGs Obama Plans to Take On Climate, Says 2011 Issue Will Be Handled. The issue of climate control and global warming has been one that has plagued both Democrats and Republicans since the 1990’s. Now, President Barack Obama is announcing that in the next year, he will take a stab at the lasting issue and hopefully take care of it once and for all. The main problem is the amount of American carbon emissions. When it comes to an issue so massive as carbon emissions in a nation where millions are driving at any given moment, it is extremely difficult to improve much less fix such a problem. Posted. http://obama.net/obama-plans-to-take-on-climate-says-2011-issue-will-be-handled/ California Climate Change Fund Vetoed. Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger on Thursday vetoed a bill that would have redirected to poorer communities some of the billions of dollars that California is expected to raise through a cap and trade program. Assembly Bill 1405 called for 10 percent of the money raised through the sale of emission credits to be used to fund cooling centers and mass transit in poorer communities as a way to help them deal with global warming. Posted. http://sanjose.bizjournals.com/sanjose/stories/2010/09/27/daily81.html?jst=pn_pn_lk Manufacturer Group: State Greenhouse Emissions Among Lowest. California's greenhouse gas emissions compared to production are among the nation's lowest, according to the California Manufacturers & Technology Association. The group uses congressional data to rank states' tons of greenhouse gas emissions per $1 million in gross state product.One nit: The size of California's economy allows for a lot of emissions. Posted. http://www.ocregister.com/articles/-268867--.html Emanuel's Replacement Might Calm the Climate Debate. With White House Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel's departure, President Obama is turning to the journeyman sage who helped acquaint him with the nuances of energy policy as a new senator in Washington. Now he might steer a splintered debate on climate. Posted. http://www.nytimes.com/cwire/2010/10/01/01climatewire-emanuels-replacement-might-calm-the-climate-75175.html Obama's New Climate Strategy Aims to Help Wildlife Adapt. There is an "urgent need" for a comprehensive national strategy that government agencies can follow to help wildlife adapt to the "unprecedented threat posed by global warming," the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service says in a new far-reaching strategic plan. "Climate change is not a distant threat; it is occurring here and now," the agency says in the plan released this week, titled "Rising to the Urgent Challenge: Strategic Plan for Responding to Accelerating Climate Change." Posted. http://www.ens-newswire.com/ens/oct2010/2010-10-01-01.html AB 32 How California’s Proposition 23 Will Affect the Solar Industry. It is fitting that the Golden State produces the most solar energy in the U.S. Solar power is expected to grow even more in California. The California Energy Commission (CEC) recently approved four major solar power projects, and is expected to approve two more projects this week. The solar power projects approved and pending approval could produce enough energy to power 675,000 homes. Posted. http://www.triplepundit.com/2010/10/how-california%E2%80%99s-proposition-23-will-effect-the-solar-industry/ Debating Calif.'S 2010 Green Ballot Measures: AB32 And Prop 23. One of the most hotly contested issues this election season is Proposition 23, aimed at delaying California’s landmark climate change legislation until unemployment drops to 5.5 percent for three consecutive quarters — something that has happened only three times in the past 30 years. Posted. http://sanjose.bizjournals.com/sanjose/stories/2010/10/04/focus1.html?b=1286164800^4026741 Leading California Businesses: No on 23. California-based Levi Strauss&Co., eBay Inc., Symantec, Clif Bar&Company and The North Face - all internationally known brand names - today urged California voters to reject the Proposition 23 ballot initiative. They said it would effectively kill the state's landmark air pollution and clean energy law - and with it the kind of technological innovation opportunities that create many jobs. Posted. http://www.californiaprogressreport.com/site/?q=node/8220 Prop. 23 Vs. AB32, Viewed From Both Sides. "Write the number 23 on a pad, put it in front of a mirror and it turns into 32. Do the same for the number 32 and it flips to 23. Then ask? “Is it coincidence or a dyslexic moment that AB32 spawned its counterpart Proposition 23?" Dan Reicher, the director for climate change and energy initiatives at Google, wonders, too. Reicher has just returned from Washington, D.C., where he has been spending the bulk of his time, promoting climate control initiatives. Posted. http://www.bizjournals.com/sanjose/blog/2010/09/prop_23_vs_ab32_viewed_from_both_sides.html Should CA's Clean Air Law Have Limits? Prop. 23 is a controversial proposition coming up on the November ballot. If passed Prop. 23 would temporarily suspend AB 32, the Global Warming Act of 2006, until the economy gets better. Proponents say Prop. 23 would save over a million jobs and create huge savings in electricity, natural gas and fuel rates. Opponents say if Prop. 23 passes hundreds of thousands of jobs and billions of dollars in investments could end up going to other states. Posted. http://www.myfoxla.com/dpp/news/politics/should-ca-clean-air-law-have-limits-20100930 Schwarzenegger Blasts "Black Oil Hearts" of Prop 23 Backers. Say what you will about California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger, but despite being the onetime public face of the Hummer, he's consistently come out on the side of good green policy for his state. And he may have just offered up his most vehement defense of any green law out there, criticizing the Texas oil company-led effort to pass Proposition 23, which would overturn California's groundbreaking climate law. He publicly attacked the lack of trustworthiness of the oil industry and their "black oil hearts". Posted. http://www.treehugger.com/files/2010/09/schwarzenegger-blasts-black-oil-hearts-prop-23.php AIR POLLUTION 50 Things You Can Do to Reduce Air Pollution. About half of the air pollution comes from cars and trucks. Two important ways to reduce air pollution are to drive less -- even a little less -- and to drive smart. Taking fewer trips in your car or truck helps cut air pollution. And adopting smart driving habits reduces your car's emissions. Posted. http://www.myfoxal.com/story/5957613/50-things-you-can-do-to-reduce-air-pollution Air District is Running Quite the Scam: Fail, Incur a Fine, Then Keep our Money. In response to The Californian's Sept. 24 article on the San Joaquin Valley Air Pollution Control District, "Drive a car? You may pay more for our bad air," several items should be clarified. I can't be fined. I didn't violate any rules to warrant this action. My vehicles pass their smog tests. Penalties passed on to drivers turn these monies into an assessment, while somebody else actually got the fine. That somebody else is the air district board. It's not the public's fault this fine was levied by the federal government. The air district board had 20 years to control our pollution and it failed. Posted. http://www.bakersfield.com/opinion/community/x1209633397/Air-District-is-running-quite-the-scam-Fail-incur-a-fine-then-keep-our-money Air Quality Fine is Bad Jurisprudence. Robert Price deserves the Pulitzer Prize for his column on the $29 million federal fine that has been levied because of the San Joaquin Valley's air pollution ("$29 million fine for bad air? Please explain," Sept. 26). He has selected an amazing example of bad jurisprudence. He illustrated it in a clear and arresting way. As I understand, some of that bad air is carried here from China, and more from the Bay Area. Posted. http://www.bakersfield.com/opinion/letters/x1209633403/Air-quality-fine-is-bad-jurisprudence PORTS Los Angeles Port to Rev Up Clean Trucks Program. After a drawn-out court victory, the Port of Los Angeles is planning to phase in the missing link in its 2-year-old Clean Trucks Program. By the end of 2013, all trucks calling at the port must be operated by drivers employed by trucking companies. The port has relied primarily on independent drivers responsible for their own rigs to haul cargo. Posted. http://www.apparelnews.net/news/manufacturing/100110-Los-Angeles-Port-to-Rev-Up-Clean-Trucks-Program FUEL/ DIESEL Carmaker Fuel Standards in U.S. May Hit 62 MPG in Obama Plan, Groups Say. Carmakers may be required to almost double the fuel economy of their vehicles in the U.S. to 62 miles per gallon by 2025 under a proposal being weighed by the Obama administration, according to environmentalists. The administration may announce as soon as today a goal to raise fuel economy 3 percent to 6 percent a year starting with 2017 models, according to Dan Becker of the Safe Climate Campaign, who said in an interview he had knowledge of the administration deliberations. That would push the level to 62 mpg, according to Becker and Roland Hwang of the Natural Resources Defense Council. Posted. http://www.bloomberg.com/news/print/2010-10-01/carmaker-fuel-goals-in-u-s-may-hit-62-mpg-by-2025-groups-say.html http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5jveDqQOxnAnlUh_DxIXEz3RNjZjQD9IJ0HH00?docId=D9IJ0HH00 Hino Engines Receive EPA, CARB OK; Warranties Expanded. All Hino Trucks engines have been given a certification of conformity from the EPA and California Air Resources Board (CARB) for meeting 2010 emissions regulations, the company announced. In addition, Hino said it has expanded its engine warranty program to cover additional items. Hino’s engines use selective catalytic reduction (SCR) to meet the 2010 emissions requirement. Posted. http://fleetowner.com/equipment/news/hino-epa-carb-warranties-1001/ ENERGY/GREEN Green Energy Storage Bill Major Step Towards Energy Independence. Attorney General Edmund G. Brown Jr. today hailed the signing of AB 2514 (Skinner), the country's first energy storage bill, as "a major step towards energy independence." Brown sponsored the new law to facilitate the development of solar and wind power, create jobs and increase California's energy independence by providing a mechanism for storing wind and solar power for use at times it can't be generated, such as nighttime. Governor Schwarzenegger signed the bill this afternoon. Posted. http://imperialvalleynews.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=8123&Itemid=2 Jerry Brown Touts Experience, Pushes For Green Jobs in California. California Attorney General Jerry Brown is the Democratic candidate for the California governor’s race. If he is elected it will be his second time; the first was when he was governor of the state from 1975-83. The 72-year-old was also mayor of Oakland (1998-2006), as well as the Secretary of State for California (1971-75). He ran for president three times and once unsuccessfully for the U.S. Senate. Posted. http://sanjose.bizjournals.com/sanjose/stories/2010/10/04/focus4.html?b=1286164800^4028431 Schwarzenegger's Green Dream For California. California is well-known as a generator of new ideas. One is the dream of outgoing Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger and a majority of the California legislature to move the state into a green future.Under this dream, carbon-based fuels would be sharply reduced in favor of battery power, which would be recharged through renewable electricity generation, especially wind and solar power. Posted. http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/columns/OpEd-Contributor/Schwarzenegger_s-green-dream-for-California-1038849-104028558.html#ixzz117p6Ee7K Sacramento Vote Requires State Utilities to Obtain One-Third of Power from Green Energy. On September 23, the California Air Resources Board voted in Sacramento to require several of California’s major state utility companies, including Pacific Gas & Electric, Southern California Edison, and San Diego Gas and Electric—subsidiaries of PG&E Corporation, Edison International, and Sempra Energy, respectively—to acquire one-third of their power from renewable resources by 2020. Posted. http://greenjobsready.com/blog/uncategorized/sacramento-vote-requires-state-utilities-to-obtain-one-third-of-power-from-green-energy/ Region's Mayors Look At Climate Solutions. Mayor Artemio Pimentel will join Sacramento Mayor Kevin Johnson to participate in a unique Panel of Mayors on climate solutions, along with mayors Don Saylor of Davis, West Sacramento's Christopher Cabaldon and Woody Fridae of Winters. The Mayors Panel will take place from 2:30 to 3:30 p.m., Sunday, Oct. 10, as one of the central events of the Cool Davis Living Green Festival. The panel will be hosted and chaired by Saylor and will discuss the steps each community is taking to address climate solutions and put forward proposals for greater regional collaboration. Posted. http://www.dailydemocrat.com/news/ci_16225361 BLOGS Study Links Air Pollution and Diabetes. A groundbreaking new epidemiologic study has found a strong link between adult diabetes and particulate air pollution, even after controlling for other risk factors including obesity, exercise and ethnicity. Frighteningly, the correlation exists even in those exposed to pollution at levels the EPA calls safe. Posted. http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/blogs/green/detail?entry_id=73586#ixzz117ePoem0 L.A. And Bay Area Drop Dramatically In New Traffic Ratings. As much as we like to celebrate California's role as a green leader, it's also historically been the leader in air pollution and traffic. Los Angeles has had the dubious honor of having the worst traffic in the nation since 1985. Posted. http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/blogs/green/detail?entry_id=73524 In California, a Grid Storage Mandate. It’s no news to most people that renewable energy sources like wind and solar power have their off-moments, or off-days. A potential remedy was just signed into law by Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger of California, whose governorship has long had a greenish tinge. The state will now require utilities (first, investor-owned utilities, and later, publicly owned ones) to have storage capacity on hand that can quickly be put into use when the wind dies down. Posted. http://green.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/10/01/in-california-a-grid-storage-mandate/