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California Air Resources Board News Clips for December 10, 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. 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