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Posted: 10 Dec 2010 11:16:15
California Air Resources Board News Clips for December 10, 2010.


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NEXT 10 – ANALYSIS OF GHG CAP-AND-TRADE

Carbon Emission Plan Questioned. The carbon cap-and-trade program
California will soon embark on was designed to reduce greenhouse
gases while spurring a new generation of eco-friendly
technologies to drive a green economy and clean up the air. Both
environmentalists and business leaders, however, say the proposed
regulations the California Air Resources Board will vote on next
week need much more work before they can accomplish those goals.
Posted.
http://www.vcstar.com/news/2010/dec/09/carbon-emission-plan-questioned/

Cap and Trade Could Be No Big Deal for California's Economy. As
state regulators hone details of a California cap-and-trade
market slated to begin in 2012, a series of reports released this
week weigh the potential economic impacts of such a program. And
what did researchers come up with? Not much. The five reports,
commissioned by San Francisco-based non-profit research
organization Next 10, found that a carbon trading program will
have minimal positive or negative economic effects and would be
unlikely to substantially raise electricity prices, and or drive
businesses from the state. Posted.
http://sustainableindustries.com/blogs/sustainable-industries-blog/2010/12/cap-and-trade-could-be-no-big-deal-californias-economy

Cap and Trade Could Generate Billions for California. In
November, Californians chose to move forward with, not derail,
the state’s sweeping climate change law when they defeated
Proposition 23, which would have suspended it. A key milestone in
the implementation of that law will take place next week, when
officials adopt regulations for a cornerstone emissions trading –
or cap and trade – program. With the economy in the tank and what
some call a jobless recovery, there’s much at stake in the
ultimate design of an emissions trading program that could
generate billions in revenue annually and create jobs. Posted.
http://newamericamedia.org/2010/12/post-12.php

Why California Should Adopt a Global Warming Gas Emission Fee.
Failed states are growing in number–Somalia, the Congo,
Afghanistan, Iceland, Greece, Ireland, and California? If
California can’t eliminate its structural deficit and get
expenditures and revenues to match, the future is likely to be
very grim. Governor-elect Brown faces an enormous challenge – but
brings a breadth of experience and wisdom to the task. Hopefully,
he will encourage some out-of-the-box thinking and be able to
engineer some cross party cooperation. How bad is it? Despite
increasingly Draconian cuts, California needs to find $28 Billion
to begin closing the budget gap. Posted.
http://www.triplepundit.com/2010/12/california-global-warming-gas-emission-fee/

CLIMATE CHANGE

Mexican State Seeks To Join California In Carbon Emissions
Effort. Reporting from Cancun, Mexico — The Mexican state of
Chiapas, home to the left-wing Zapatista revolt of the mid-1990s,
is now eager to join a most capitalist enterprise: California's
upcoming cap-and-trade market for carbon emissions. Chiapas Gov.
Juan Antonio Sabines Guerrero and California Environmental
Protection Agency Secretary Linda Adams are making the rounds of
the global climate talks in Cancun, touting a deal: California
companies will pay Chiapas to protect its rainforest. Posted.
http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-chiapas-california-20101210,0,3329767.story


Environmental Concern Is Not Anti-Growth. The quandary with
climate change is this: No issue presents as great a gulf between
knowledge of what needs to be done and what is being done. 
Meanwhile, carbon dioxide concentration in the atmosphere
continues to tick up dangerously. To reverse this trend in time,
we must confront three underlying forces driving the global
warming debate: who cares, who counts and who pays. Posted.
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2010/12/09/EDGI1GO3FH.DTL#ixzz17jPiidZj

Japan Adviser Proposes $6.3 Trillion Carbon Market. Mutsuyoshi
Nishimura, Japan's chief climate-protection negotiator during the
three years through 2008, proposed a $6.3 trillion carbon market
to advance talks that have stalled since 1997. The world could
potentially sell 250 billion metric tons of carbon-dioxide
allowances to emitters in the 10 years through 2020 or a later
timeframe, generating "a huge chunk of new wealth" that could
help poor nations cope with global warming and other needs,
Nishimura said yesterday in an interview at United Nations talks
in Cancun, Mexico. He handed to Bloomberg a document outlining
the plan. Posted.
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/g/a/2010/12/08/bloomberg1376-LD4XLF0D9L3501-5F1EHB5A4QOEJ2RV6CLUIH9C78.DTL#ixzz17jRyDCqq

No Climate Deal Yet on Last Day of U.N. Talks. The United Nations
conference on climate change entered its final scheduled day on
Friday with differences remaining on major issues, but with the
prospect of a modest but successful outcome still alive. Small
groups of negotiators worked through the night on some of the
thorniest issues, among them how to keep the frayed 1997 Kyoto
Protocol from falling apart and how to ensure that countries are
making progress toward their goals of reducing emissions that
contribute to global warming. Posted.
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/12/11/science/earth/11climate.html?partner=rss&emc=rss

Forest Plan Hangs In Balance At Climate Conference. Pedro Chuc
May climbs a big zapote tree, braces himself against the trunk
with a rope sling and uses his sharp machete to slash v-shaped
cuts in the rough bark to let the tree's resin - the base for
natural chewing gum - flow into a cut-off soda bottle below. Chuc
May's ancient Mayan chicle-tapping technique doesn't harm the
trees, if done right, but it earns him only about $450 per year.
Posted.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/12/09/AR2010120903957.html

Cancun Climate-Change Summit Hinges On U.S.-China Transparency
Issues. China and the United States, the reigning world
heavyweight champion carbon emissions polluters, have wrestled
over a single complicated issue for about a week at the
climate-change meeting in Cancun, Mexico. The outcome, some say,
could determine the success or failure of the two-week-long
gathering that ends Friday. Posted.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/12/10/AR2010121002876.html

EPA Scrambles to the Finish Line on Greenhouse Gas Rules. With
just three holiday-packed weeks left until the start date for the
first nationwide regulations on greenhouse gases, U.S. EPA is
rushing to finish a set of small rules that are intended to make
sure the program goes off without a hitch on Jan. 2. Within the
past week, the agency has sent two rules to the White House
Office of Management and Budget for review, following up on
another rule that was cleared for release on Dec. 1. All the
last-minute regulations show the pressure to ensure a smooth
transition for the agency's climate rules, which have prompted
dozens of lawsuits and will be subjected to further scrutiny when
the Republicans take control of the House next year. Posted.
http://www.eenews.net/Greenwire/2010/12/10/4/

U.S. Climate Cash Pledge in Doubt. The secretary of state's offer
to spend tens of billions of dollars over the next several
decades is being met with strong resistance back in Washington.
Republicans wielding power next year will have no appetite to
spend discretionary money on climate-related issues, especially
when they doubt the underlying science. And the demise of
comprehensive climate legislation leaves the administration
without the long-term funding stream it had envisioned using to
cover much of its pledge. Posted.
http://www.politico.com/news/stories/1210/46222.html#ixzz17jInrLPO

California Considers Cap-And-Trade Options, Report Finds They’ll
Have Little Impact on the Economy. California has long pioneered
the nation in environmental regulation—even suing the national
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) in 2007 to allow the state
to abide by its own auto emission regulations. Californians
recently reaffirmed their pioneering spirit by rejecting Prop 23,
which would have dismantled parts of AB 32, the legislation that
will bring California into near compliance with the provisions of
the international Kyoto Protocol, which the U.S. chose not to
sign on for. Posted.
http://www.scpr.org/programs/patt-morrison/2010/12/09/california-considers-cap-and-trade-options-report-/

AIR POLLUTION

State Rolls Back Diesel Pollution Limits. State officials are
taking a step back from reducing air pollution. The California
Air Resources Board is planning on rolling back diesel emission
limits for trucks, buses, bulldozers, backhoes and other
construction equipment. The move will “extend relief to
businesses, particularly the construction industry, which is
really suffering,” said Karen Caesar, board spokeswoman. Posted.
http://californiawatch.org/dailyreport/state-rolls-back-diesel-pollution-limits-7356

ESCONDIDO: Air Safe During, After Fire, Authorities Said. Air
quality in Escondido was pretty dang good Thursday ---- a little
better than normal, actually ---- despite the torching of an
explosives-filled home in an unincorporated area in a northern
part of the city, a county official said. Toxins in the air
increased for a few moments immediately after the house was set
ablaze at 1954 Via Scott, said Robert Kard, director of the
county's Air Pollution Control District. No additional toxins
were recorded outside the immediate burn area by nearby
monitoring devices, he said. Posted.
http://www.nctimes.com/news/local/escondido/article_b2bafec9-46a8-5fcd-a272-e5ecdffbda20.html

E.P.A. Delays Tougher Rules on Emissions. The Obama
administration is retreating on long-delayed environmental
regulations — new rules governing smog and toxic emissions from
industrial boilers — as it adjusts to a changed political dynamic
in Washington with a more muscular Republican opposition. The
move to delay the rules, announced this week by the Environmental
Protection Agency, will leave in place policies set by President
George W. Bush. President Obama ran for office promising tougher
standards, and the new rules were set to take effect over the
next several weeks. Posted.
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/12/10/science/earth/10epa.html?partner=rss&emc=rss

Port to Unveil Shore-Side Power for Ships. The Unified Port of
San Diego on Saturday plans to become the second California port
and the fifth port in the world to power cruise ships with
shore-side electricity. The new electrical system allows the
floating hotels to turn off their diesel engines while in port
and plug into the power supply at the dock, resulting in a
significant reduction in harmful air emissions. On Saturday, the
port will showcase its $7.1 million project with Holland
America’s ms Oosterdam, which will be powered by the shore
system. The project was partially funded by the San Diego County
Air Pollution Control District Board through a $2.4 million in
state grants. Posted.
http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/2010/dec/09/port-unveil-shore-side-power-ships/

California Shippers Want Fewer Fuel Regulations. The Pacific
Merchant Shipping Association told 9th Circuit judges on Thursday
that California's fuel regulations overstep federal laws that
regulate maritime commerce. The California Air Resources Board
(CARB) limits the use of sulfur in fuel for ships sailing within
24 miles of the state's coast, but the shipping group says the
board should only regulate ships that travel within the
three-mile limit of the California coast. Posted.
http://www.courthousenews.com/2010/12/10/32503.htm

GREEN ENERGY

Governor Schwarzenegger Celebrates Sunrise Powerlink Transmission
Line Groundbreaking. Imperial, California - Governor Arnold
Schwarzenegger today celebrated the groundbreaking of the
117-mile Sunrise Powerlink transmission line. Spanning from
Imperial County to San Diego, the 500 kilovolt transmission line
will have the capacity to deliver enough clean energy to power
650,000 homes, and is expected to create approximately 2,000
direct jobs. “The construction of the Sunrise Powerlink is a huge
win for the people of California,” said Governor Schwarzenegger.
“This transmission line opens the door for additional green
investments and job creation in the Imperial Valley, while
helping us meet our renewable energy and greenhouse gas reduction
goals and improving the reliability of our power grid. Posted.
http://imperialvalleynews.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=8829&Itemid=1

1MW Solar Array Unveiled At Los Angeles Cruise Terminal. A
one-megawatt rooftop solar photovoltaic system has been unveiled
at the World Cruise Ship Terminal in the Port of Los Angeles,
California. The 71,500 square foot system at Berths 93A and B was
engineered and constructed by Silicon Valley-based Cupertino
Electric, Inc. It uses 5,140, 210-watt crystalline silicon solar
modules and a self-ballasted racking system that does not
penetrate the terminal’s roof. Posted.
http://www.brighterenergy.org/20625/news/solar/1mw-solar-array-unveiled-at-los-angeles-cruise-ship-terminal/

UC Davis Stadium Wins National Recycling Award. Recycling and
composting at Aggie Stadium this fall brought UC Davis victory in
a nationwide competition held by the U.S. Environmental
Protection Agency. UC Davis had the highest combined rate for
recycling and composting waste from a football game among 77
colleges and universities participating in the Wastewise Game Day
Challenge. More than 89 percent of all waste at the stadium on
Oct. 23 was either recycled or composted — instead of being sent
to the landfill. UC Davis also ranked fifth for both its low per
capita waste generation and its high per capita reduction of
organic waste on the competition day. Posted.
http://www.news.ucdavis.edu/search/news_detail.lasso?id=9709

Green Christmas Ideas: Oh Christmas Tree! How To Recycle, Re-Use,
Or Re-Purpose Thee? The decision to go artificial or real, live
or cut is a very personal one.  OK, we’re talking Christmas trees
here. The Christmas tree is often the center of holiday
decorations.  For many the ornaments on the tree are a way to
revisit memories.  For others the tree is another place to
display their own decorating style. Once you decide to go with a
natural tree, you can enjoy the beauty and fragrance through the
season, but when the holidays are over you must do something with
the tree — but throwing it in the trash simply does not sound
like an eco friendly waste disposal option. Posted.
http://greencelebrity.net/2010/12/08/green-christmas-ideas-oh-christmas-tree-how-to-recycle-re-use-or-re-purpose-thee/

OPINION

Viewpoints: U.S. Must Act On Climate Change – The World Can't
Wait Any Longer. If the climate change talks in Cancún are
lumbering toward an anticlimax, it isn't for lack of urgency. A
report released at the U.N. conference a week ago warns that by
2030 climate change will indirectly cause nearly 1 million deaths
a year as well as $157 billion in damage. The greatest impact
will be borne by the world's poorest nations, which have
contributed least to the greenhouse gas emissions that are
warming the planet. Posted.
http://www.sacbee.com/2010/12/10/3247409/us-must-act-on-climate-change.html#ixzz17jJAKwZI

Keeping It Clean. Those hoping that a Democratic Congress and
administration would make progress on clean energy this year have
been deeply disappointed. Not only was the House's cap-and-trade
climate bill crushed in the Senate by unified GOP opposition, but
even a modest bipartisan effort to set a national standard for
renewable power generation fell by the wayside. Now, one of the
federal government's few existing clean energy programs — grants
for wind and solar developers approved as part of the 2009
stimulus package — may end in the coming weeks unless the
lame-duck Congress acts. Posted.
http://www.latimes.com/news/opinion/opinionla/la-ed-energy-20101210,0,2920496.story

BLOGS

Chiapas to California: Preserving Forests for Dollars? The
Mexican state of Chiapas, home to the left-wing Zapatista revolt
of the mid-1990s, is now eager to join a most capitalist
enterprise: California’s upcoming cap-and-trade market for carbon
emissions. Chiapas Gov. Juan Antonio Sabines Guerrero and
California Environmental Protection Agency Secretary Linda Adams
are making the rounds of the global climate talks in Cancun,
touting a deal: California companies will pay Chiapas to protect
its rain forest. "California has opened its international market
for carbon credits,” Sabines told a meeting of 700 forest
advocates Wednesday, adding that Chiapas has the “best inventory
of soil, forest and jungle” in Mexico. Posted.
http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/greenspace/2010/12/cancun-climate-forests-carbon-trading-california-chiapas.html

U.N.: Climate Change Causes Cancer. A funny thing happens when
you look at international news: You see coverage of climate
change. Sure, some of the news is the same old same old about
emissions and the international community's inability to agree on
how to address the problem. But sometimes there are whole new
revelations about how climate change will affect us. For
instance, at the Cancun climate talks, the U.N. released a report
revealing that as long-frozen glaciers melt and extreme weather
events distribute water in unfamiliar ways, we'll be kicking up
persistent organic pollutants and getting re-exposed to the
notoriously toxic substances, which include DDT. Posted.
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/blogs/green/detail?entry_id=78729#ixzz17jUif6Hf

Senate Dems Give Boost To Renewable Energy in Tax Plan. Renewable
energy backers just won the first round in their battle to renew
a federal grant program that kicked off construction on hundreds
of wind and solar projects the last two years.  Senate leaders
folded the renewable energy incentive program into the latest
version of a tax cut package that was unveiled last night,
reversing a decision by the White House and congressional
Republicans to leave the grants out of the deal.  The move is
expected to help bolster support for the tax package among some
Democrats who accused the White House of capitulating to
Republican demands by agreeing to renew all of the Bush-era tax
cuts in exchange for an extension of unemployment benefits.
Posted.
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/blogs/nov05election/detail?entry_id=78785#ixzz17jX5TsRZ

Climate and Energy Beyond Cancún. Two weeks of talks in Cancún,
Mexico, aimed at building the foundation for a new international
climate agreement are scheduled to end within hours. I’ll be
posting updates periodically, but from home. I left the climate
negotiations in Cancun on Wednesday to get back to work at Pace
University and to limit time away from my family. I’m still
keeping track via Webcasts, Twitter and digital contact with
participants.  John Broder is there to track events on the ground
for the news pages of The Times, and it helps to have other
media, non-governmental observers and scholars on hand. Posted.
http://dotearth.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/12/10/climate-and-energy-beyond-cancun/?partner=rss&emc=rss





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