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CAP AND TRADE

Southern California transportation leaders looking toward $2
billion cap-and-trade windfall.  Southern California leaders are
anticipating a $2 billion windfall in transportation dollars from
the state’s expanding cap-and-trade program that could be used
for building more pay lanes or funding the county’s growing bus
and rail system. 
As dollars from the gasoline tax drop, transportation planners
will turn to polluters — including oil companies…Posted.
http://www.contracostatimes.com/news/ci_26478660/southern-california-transportation-leaders-looking-toward-2-billion


CLIMATE CHANGE

Schwarzenegger makes rare visit to Sacramento. Arnold
Schwarzenegger made a rare political appearance on Monday in
Sacramento to promote California's fight against climate change
and to unveil his official portrait as governor. Three years
after leaving office, the Republican was attending a climate
symposium with current Democratic Gov. Jerry Brown. Organizers
are using the state's policies on the issue to prompt further
action ahead of United Nations climate-change conferences in Peru
and Paris. Posted.
http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_SCHWARZENEGGER_RETURNS?SITE=AP&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT


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http://www.latimes.com/local/political/la-me-pc-schwarzenegger-california-climate-change-20140908-story.html

http://www.sacbee.com/2014/09/07/6687422/schwarzenegger-makes-rare-return.html#mi_rss=Latest%20News

http://www.sfgate.com/default/article/Schwarzenegger-makes-rare-return-to-state-capital-5739700.php
http://fox40.com/2014/09/07/former-governor-schwarzenegger-to-visit-sacramento-expected-to-defend-global-warming-law/

http://www.capradio.org/31604 
http://sacramento.cbslocal.com/2014/09/08/arnold-schwarzenegger-in-sacramento-for-portrait-unveiling-climate-symposium/

http://www.kpbs.org/news/2014/sep/08/schwarzenegger-makes-rare-return-state-capital/

http://fox40.com/2014/09/07/former-governor-schwarzenegger-to-visit-sacramento-expected-to-defend-global-warming-law/

http://www.news10.net/story/news/local/sacramento/2014/09/08/former-gov-schwarzenegger-back-in-sacramento/15272397/

http://www.nydailynews.com/news/politics/schwarzenegger-rare-return-state-capital-article-1.1931926

http://www.breitbart.com/Breitbart-California/2014/09/08/Schwarzenegger-Returns-to-Sacramento-to-Celebrate-Climate-Change

http://www.startribune.com/politics/national/274294611.html 
http://www.kcra.com/news/hes-back-schwarzenegger-makes-appearance-in-sacramento/27936920
http://www.usnews.com/news/entertainment/articles/2014/09/08/schwarzenegger-makes-rare-visit-to-sacramento

http://www.iol.co.za/news/world/governator-attends-california-symposium-1.1747401


Yale Fund Takes Aim at Climate Change.  As pressure grows from
students who want to see their schools use financial clout to
address environmental issues, Yale University’s investment office
wrote to its money managers asking them to assess how investments
could affect climate change and suggesting they avoid companies
that do not take sensible “steps to reduce greenhouse gas
emissions.” Posted.
http://www.nytimes.com/2014/09/08/business/yale-fund-takes-aim-at-climate-change.html


The Arctic Sea Ice Problem Is Actually Worse — Not Better — Than
We Thought. Two years ago, Arctic sea ice shrank to cover the
smallest area ever recorded — only 1.32 million square miles were
measured on September 16, 2012, more than a million square miles
less than what would be considered "normal" at summer's end. This
year, Arctic sea ice most likely has not hit its low point yet,
which usually happens near the end of September — before winter
makes the sea ice start growing again. Posted.
http://www.sfgate.com/default/article/The-Arctic-Sea-Ice-Problem-Is-Actually-Worse-5731859.php


Seychelles snail, thought extinct, found alive.  A snail once
thought to have been among the first species to go extinct
because of climate change has reappeared in the wild. The Aldabra
banded snail, declared extinct seven years ago, was rediscovered
on Aug. 23 in the Indian Ocean island nation of Seychelles. The
mollusk, which is endemic to the Aldabra coral atoll — a UNESCO
World Heritage Site — had not been seen on the islands since
1997, said the Seychelles Islands Foundation. Posted.
http://www.sacbee.com/2014/09/08/6688469/seychelles-snail-thought-extinct.html#storylink=cpy


Cities prepare for warm climate without saying so. With climate
change still a political minefield across the nation despite the
strong scientific consensus that it's happening, some community
leaders have hit upon a way of preparing for the potentially
severe local consequences without triggering explosions of
partisan warfare: Just change the subject. Big cities and small
towns are shoring up dams and dikes, using roof gardens to absorb
rainwater or upgrading sewage treatment plans to prevent
overflows. Posted.
http://www.sacbee.com/2014/09/08/6688215/cities-prepare-for-warm-climate.html#storylink=cpy


The Unbelievably Cheap $10 Billion Plan to Stop Climate Change
With Airplanes. The global aviation industry accounted for 12% of
all transportation-related emissions in 2013. That statistic has
pushed The Boeing Company to rally the industry around new
efficiency and sustainability efforts. But what if airplanes
carrying payloads inspired by volcanoes held the key to stopping
global climate change in its tracks? Posted.
http://www.sfgate.com/default/article/The-Unbelievably-Cheap-10-Billion-Plan-to-Stop-5739753.php


Shell's Jekyll and Hyde Approach to Climate Change. In April,
Royal Dutch Shell (RDS.A) headlined a group of 70 companies that
called on world governments to cap greenhouse gas emissions at a
level that will contain global warming. The “Trillion Tonne
Communique,” named for the amount of heat-trapping gases that
scientists believe can be added to the atmosphere while keeping
warming within 2 degrees Celsius of pre-industrial levels, was
described as a “global call to arms from businesses who take the
science of climate change…Posted.
http://www.businessweek.com/articles/2014-09-08/shell-oils-jekyll-and-hyde-approach-to-addressing-climate-change


Arcata honors participants of 'CoolCalifornia Challenge'.  The
City of Arcata has been taking part in the state-wide
"CoolCalifornia Challenge", a competition between cities to
reduce their carbon footprint. On Tuesday, at Redwood Park, the
city recognized those who have been participating in the
challenge. The top residents and groups who have been tracking
their energy use were recognized with a certificate. The event
was sponsored by Energy Upgrade California, a main sponsor of the
competition.
Posted.http://kiem-tv.com/video/arcata-honors-participants-coolcalifornia-challenge


California Proves Climate Change is a Bipartisan Issue . On
Monday, September 8th, the R20 Regions of Climate Action is
honored to partner with the USC Schwarzenegger Institute and the
California Air Resources Board to present the Global Climate
Negotiations: Lessons From California symposium. As leaders from
around the world prepare to gather at UN climate conferences in
New York, Lima, and Paris, Posted.
http://www.foxandhoundsdaily.com/2014/09/california-proves-climate-change-bipartisan-issue/


DROUGHT

Southern California may see some rain from Hurricane Norbert. The
latest hurricane churning off the coast of Baja California could
bring some rain and thunderstorms to parts of drought-stricken
Southern California, forecasters said Friday. As Hurricane
Norbert slowly moves northwest along Mexico's Baja peninsula, it
could bring high surf and tides that could cause minor flooding,
forecasters warned. The mountains and deserts have a greater
chance of rain. Posted.
http://www.latimes.com/local/la-me-0906-hurricane-norbert-20140906-story.html


California homes lack water meters during drought. Although
California is locked in a third year of historic drought, many
homeowners and businesses still don't have meters telling them
just how much water they are using. That's changing, but some say
it's not fast enough. State law requires water meters by 2025,
but the State Water Resources Control Board says dozens of water
districts, many in the thirsty Central Valley, aren't totally
metered. Posted.
http://www.sacbee.com/2014/09/06/6684055/in-california-some-homes-lack.html#storylink=cpy


Five myths about the California drought. California is
experiencing its third-worst drought in 106 years, resulting in
idled cropland and soaring water prices. Since the state produces
almost 70 percent of the nation’s top 25 fruit, nut and vegetable
crops, California’s pain could soon hit the rest of the country
through higher food prices. Will conservation and new
water-saving technologies be enough to weather this dry period?
Let’s consider five myths about the California drought. Posted.
http://www.pressdemocrat.com/news/2629283-186/five-myths-about-the-california


Is California in a megadrought? California is in the third year
of one of the state's worst droughts in the past century, one
that's led to fierce wildfires, water shortages and restrictions,
and potentially staggering agricultural losses. The dryness in
California is only part of a longer-term, 15-year drought across
most of the western United States, one that bioclimatologist Park
Williams said is notable because…Posted.
http://www.visaliatimesdelta.com/story/news/local/2014/09/06/california-megadrought/15186237/


OPINIONS

Editorial. Like fish? Then there's good news from California's
waters. When environmental threats emerge, the response is
usually predictable. First comes denial, and the assertion that
the problem is not serious enough to require action. Then the
offending industry claims that it is not feasible, financially or
technologically, to fix the problem, and the public raises
concerns that prices will rise. Posted.
http://www.latimes.com/opinion/editorials/la-ed-seafood-watch-monterey-bay-aquarium-catch-li-20140907-story.html


Dan Morain: Luring Tesla with $1.25 billion in tax breaks. Not
long after a grinning Tesla founder Elon Musk joined Nevada Gov.
Brian Sandoval outside the governor’s office in Carson City to
announce Musk would build his fancy battery factory in Storey
County, Nev., critics attacked Gov. Jerry Brown and California
for failing to make Tesla happy enough. “I don’t think Gov. Brown
did nearly enough on Tesla or any number of businesses,” Neel
Kashkari…Posted.
http://www.sacbee.com/2014/09/07/6683182/dan-morain-luring-tesla-with-125.html#storylink=cpy


BLOGS

Continue clean energy stand. I hope New York state Attorney
General Eric Schneiderman joins the hundreds of thousands who
will attend the People’s Climate March in New York City on Sept.
21. I hope he continues to speak out about the urgent need to
reduce carbon emissions, so as to prevent future superstorms such
as Sandy. I hope he condemns, by name, climate-change deniers
such as billionaire New Yorker David H. Koch. Posted.
http://blog.timesunion.com/opinion/continue-clean-energy-stand/30672/


Why A Tax On Carbon Can Help Climate Change - And The Economy. I
recently read a thought-provoking interview with Harvard
professor of economics Dale Jorgenson, “Time To Tax Carbon,” the
cover story in the September issue of Harvard Magazine.  In it
Jorgenson describes a study that he and several colleagues
conducted that concluded that a tax on carbon will help climate
change – and the economy. A carbon tax, essentially a “tax on
pollution…Posted.
http://www.forbes.com/sites/victorlipman/2014/09/08/why-a-tax-on-carbon-can-help-climate-change-and-the-economy/


Where Climate Change and Real Conservatives Meet. In a few weeks,
world leaders will converge in New York City for the UN climate
summit called by Ban Ki-Moon to prepare a foundation for the 2015
Paris climate accords. Civilization must be set on a sustainable
path with the Earth. On September 21st, thousands upon thousands
will walk in the People's Climate March to show UN leaders that
the time has come to change for good. Posted.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/stephen-phelps/climate-change-real-conservatives_b_5777486.html


6 Reasons the U.S. Should Step It Up and Lead on Climate.  As the
UN Climate Summit approaches and countries begin to reveal their
reduction commitments for the 21st United Nations Framework
Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) in Paris in 2015, all eyes
are on the United States and President Obama. It has recently
been reported that as part of the 2015 international
negotiations, the President plans to seek an international
binding agreement rather than a formal treaty that would require
ratification from Congress. Posted.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/rosaly-byrd/6-reasons-the-us-should-s_b_5783018.html




California is in a drought emergency.
Visit www.SaveOurH2O.org for water conservation tips.