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newsclips -- ARB Newsclips for September 10, 2014.
Posted: 10 Sep 2014 16:17:29
ARB Newsclips for September 10, 2014. 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. AIR POLLUTION Time-based prices for electricity raise concern. Many policy makers see time-based power pricing as a important emerging tool for reducing the need for conventional power plants and reining in air pollution. It is also expected to usher in an era of sophisticated home energy devices, like remote-control thermostats, designed to save consumers money and reduce demands on the grid. Posted. http://www.utsandiego.com/news/2014/sep/10/time-based-electricity-spurned/all/?print CLIMATE CHANGE Hopes for a Strong El Niño Fade in California. Long-term weather forecasters say it is now unlikely that a strong El Niño will develop this fall, dimming hopes in California for heavy rains that might bring relief from a severe drought. In its latest monthly forecast, the federal Climate Prediction Center in College Park, Md., said that while there was still about a two in three chance that El Niño would develop, perhaps in the next two months, it would most likely be weak. Posted. http://www.nytimes.com/2014/09/10/science/earth/el-nino-california-drought.html?ref=earth&_r=0 Researchers link climate change, vegetation and water. As the climate warms, sources of the water so critical to life everywhere on Earth are drying up. By the end of this century, communities dependent on fresh water from mountain-fed rivers could see significantly less water, according to a new climate model recently released by University of California researchers. For example, people who get fresh water from the Kings River could see a 26 percent decrease in river flow. Posted. http://www.mercedsunstar.com/2014/09/09/3838980_researchers-link-climate-change.html?rh=1#storylink=cpy Gov. Brown, Japan sign pact to cooperate on water, high-speed rail, clean cars. California has signed a pact with Japan to work together on advancing measures that could help limit climate change. Gov. Jerry Brown (D) and Kenichiro Sasae, Japan's ambassador to the United States, agreed to cooperate on renewable energy; zero-emission vehicles, or ZEVs; high-speed rail; water; and trade and investment. Posted. http://www.eenews.net/climatewire/2014/09/10/stories/1060005533 BY SUBSCRIPTION ONLY How climate change may disrupt the tranquility along the U.S.-Canada border. Since the end of the War of 1812, the U.S.-Canada border has been one of the more tranquil boundary areas in the world, populated by American and Canadian farmers mostly minding their own business. So what could happen to disrupt this peaceful environment? Well, climate change might. Posted. http://www.eenews.net/climatewire/stories/1060005489/print BY SUBSCRIPTION ONLY DROUGHT Californians cut water use by 7.5 percent in July. Following a spike in statewide water use in spring, Californians have begun to conserve more water as the worst drought in a generation continues. The State Water Resources Control Board reported Tuesday that urban water consumption declined 7.5 percent statewide in July and 4.4 percent in June, compared with the same months in 2013. Both are significant improvements compared with May, when overall urban water use actually increased 1.5 percent. Posted. http://www.sacbee.com/2014/09/09/6693706/californians-cut-water-use-75.html#mi_rss=Latest%20News California water bond leads among likely voters, new poll shows. A new Field Poll finds slightly more than half of likely voters approve of a $7.5 billion water bond on the November ballot. But the poll released Wednesday shows that Gov. Jerry Brown and other supporters have work to do promoting Proposition 1. Nearly two-thirds of those surveyed had not heard about the proposal. Posted. http://www.sbsun.com/government-and-politics/20140910/california-water-bond-leads-among-likely-voters-new-poll-shows Most S.J. County communities saving water. San Joaquin County communities saved almost half a billion gallons of water in July compared to the same month last year, though the 20 percent goal established by Gov. Jerry Brown remains elusive in many areas. The State Water Resources Control Board released data Tuesday showing a 7.5 percent reduction across California in July, compared with July 2013. Posted. http://www.recordnet.com/article/20140909/NEWS/140909629/101089/A_NEWS DIESEL EMISSIONS CARB offers free compliance classes in September, October. Truck owners have an opportunity to learn how to comply with several emissions regulations written and enforced by the California Air Resources Board this fall. CARB recently announced the air quality agency is holding several free classes, including plans for one webinar. To help educate the public on available emissions technology, CARB offers Course 511: “Controlling Diesel Emissions: Devices & Filters.” The course is offered from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. Oct. 7, in Imperial, CA. Posted. http://www.landlinemag.com/Story.aspx?StoryID=27627#.VBBqC2PDsoA VEHICLES ENVIRONMENT: State revved up over fuel cells. A cluster of hydrogen fueling stations will be built in the region over the next year, as the state lays out a welcome mat for what many believe will be the next big thing in zero-emission driving – fuel cells. The state plans to spend $50 million for 28 public hydrogen fueling stations and a mobile re-fueler. Riverside and Ontario are among the California cities slated to get stations by the end of next year, state energy officials announced this month. Posted. http://www.pe.com/articles/fuel-749762-hydrogen-vehicles.html OPINIONS Climate change affecting water supply. This is not dedicated to bludgeoning those unmoved by liberals’ warnings about climate change. It is an invitation to people, especially Christians, to think about what’s happening to the water, and what will happen to us if there’s not enough of it to go around. For whatever reason, 58 percent of California is in “exceptional drought,” which is even worse than “extreme.” Posted. http://www.thecalifornian.com/story/opinion/2014/09/10/climate-change-affecting-water-supply/15354023/ BLOGS Can Humans Get Used to Having a Two-Way Relationship with Earth’s Climate? Earlier this summer, I was invited to write an essay on humanity’s troubled relationship with the changing atmosphere for a special issue of Audubon Magazine centered on the Audubon Society’s comprehensive new report on birds in a changing climate. Posted. http://dotearth.blogs.nytimes.com/2014/09/10/can-humans-get-used-to-having-a-two-way-relationship-with-earths-climate/?src=twr UC to invest $1 billion to tackle climate change. The University of California will invest $1 billion over five years in companies and researchers coming up with solutions to climate change, part of an overall UC push in sustainability. The 10-campus university system also said Wednesday that it signed solar energy deals with Frontier Renewables to use solar power generated from the German company's two to-be-constructed solar fields in Fresno County. Posted. http://www.bizjournals.com/sanfrancisco/blog/2014/09/university-of-california-climate-change-investment.html?ana=twt California has sold 102,440 EVs since Volt, Leaf went on sale in 2010. Last July, Plug In America declared that a Mitsubishi i-MiEV in Alabama was the 100,000th electric vehicle sold in the US. Today, the California Plug-In Electric Vehicle Collaborative announced that that many EVs have now been sold in California alone. To celebrate the milestone – which was actually 102,440 EVs sold in the Golden State between when the Chevy Volt and Nissan Leaf were introduced in late 2010 and the end of August 2014…Posted. http://green.autoblog.com/2014/09/09/california-has-sold-102440-evs-since-volt-leaf-went-on-sale/ California is in a drought emergency. Visit www.SaveOurH2O.org for water conservation tips.