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newsclips -- ARB Newsclips for September 23, 2014.
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ARB Newsclips for September 23, 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. CAP AND TRADE ENVIRONMENT: Gas prices fueling debate. California’s gas prices already are among the highest in the nation, in part because the state has higher emission standards that force gasoline producers to make a special formula. The state’s gas taxes also are among the country’s highest. Riverside County supervisors fear a spike in fuel costs could derail the local economy and hurt county residents who commute long distances and earn less than people in coastal counties. Posted. http://www.pe.com/articles/gas-750583-california-prices.html?page=2 Oil Companies Quietly Prepare For a Future of Carbon Pricing. The major oil companies in the U.S. have not had to pay a price for the contribution their products make to climate change. But internal accounting by the companies, along with a host of other signs, suggest that may soon change — though the implications of a price on carbon are far from clear. Posted. http://e360.yale.edu/feature/oil_companies_quietly_prepare_for_a_future_of_carbon_pricing/2807/ AIR POLLUTION Smoke advisory issued for Long Beach, South Bay, inland cities. The local smog district has advised residents living near the ports of Long Beach and Los Angeles to avoid going outdoors and postpone exercising both indoors and outdoors on Tuesday because smoke from a wharf fire could damage their lungs. A 24-hour smoke advisory was issued by the South Coast Air Quality Management District so that residents can avoid breathing in smoke and poor air quality…Posted. http://www.sbsun.com/environment-and-nature/20140923/smoke-advisory-issued-for-long-beach-south-bay-inland-cities UN SUMMIT Obama urges world to follow US lead on climate. In the first international test for his climate-change strategy, President Barack Obama pressed world leaders Tuesday to follow the United States' lead on the issue, even as a one-day United Nations summit revealed the many obstacles that still stand in the way of wider agreements to reduce heat-trapping pollution. Posted. http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/UN_CLIMATE_SUMMIT?SITE=AP&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT OTHER RELATED STORIES http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_OBAMA_CLIMATE_SUMMIT?SITE=AP&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT http://www.utsandiego.com/news/2014/sep/23/obama-offers-climate-change-help-to-other-nations/ http://www.csmonitor.com/Environment/Energy-Voices/2014/0923/UN-climate-change-summit-Obama-flexes-US-muscle-in-global-climate-fight http://www.eenews.net/greenwire/stories/1060006313/print BY SUBSCRIPTION ONLY Businesses and investors pressing for green policy. Hundreds of corporations, insurance companies and pension funds are calling on world leaders gathering for a U.N. summit on climate change this week to attack the problem by making it more costly for businesses and ordinary people to pollute. Posted. http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_CLIMATE_CHANGE_PRIVATE_SECTOR?SITE=AP&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT OTHER RELATED STORIES http://www.modbee.com/2014/09/22/3552484/businesses-and-investors-pressing.html At U.N., de Blasio Warns of ‘Existential Threat’ From Climate Change. Mayor Bill de Blasio of New York City, in remarks on Tuesday morning to the United Nations summit on climate change, decried “the reckless way in which we live,” warning of the dangers of humanity’s dependence on fossil fuel consumption and other environmentally damaging habits. Posted. http://www.nytimes.com/2014/09/24/nyregion/at-un-de-blasio-warns-of-existential-threat-from-climate-change.html UN to leaders: Set 'new course' on climate change. Challenged by the United Nations chief to set a new course for a warming globe and reverse the rise of heat-trapping gases, world leader after world leader Tuesday made promises of billions of dollars and better care of planet Earth. Posted. http://www.sacbee.com/2014/09/23/6729001/un-to-leaders-set-new-course-on.html Brown promotes California climate efforts at UN. Gov. Jerry Brown is joining world leaders at the United Nations Climate Summit in New York to discuss California's attempts to slow climate change. Brown will appear on panels discussing California's law that puts a monetary value on carbon emissions and its agreements with other governments to reduce emissions. Posted. http://www.utsandiego.com/news/2014/sep/23/brown-promotes-california-climate-efforts-at-un/ U.N. summit: Europe touts 40% carbon cut goal. At the U.N. Climate Summit, the European Commission will formally recommend a 40% cut in heat-trapping greenhouse gas emissions by 2030 for its 28 member countries, its president said Monday. Posted. http://www.usatoday.com/story/money/business/2014/09/22/climate-summit-draws-europes-40-carbon-cut-goal/16063117/ Global business leaders back carbon price at N.Y. summit. Business leaders from Apple to Lockheed Martin threw down the gauntlet on climate change yesterday, declaring that the private sector must start taking green growth seriously. Speaking on the eve of a climate change mega-summit hosted by U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, industry officials representing hundreds of businesses embraced a price on carbon…Posted. http://www.eenews.net/climatewire/stories/1060006275/print BY SUBSCRIPTION ONLY CLIMATE CHANGE Study links changing winds to warming in Pacific. A new study released Monday found that warming temperatures in Pacific Ocean waters off the coast of North America over the past century closely followed natural changes in the wind, not increases in greenhouse gases related to global warming. Posted. http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_PACIFIC_WARMING_STUDY?SITE=AP&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT OTHER RELATED STORIES http://www.latimes.com/science/la-sci-pacific-warming-20140923-story.html http://www.vcstar.com/news/state/pacific-northwest-warming-could-have-natural-roots_43850966 On the Cusp of Climate Change. Animal and plant species around the world may be threatened by warmer global temperatures. Sea ice is critical for all parts of the walrus’s life cycle. Adults dive and eat on these frigid platforms, and females give birth and raise their pups there. But as sea ice retreats during Arctic summers, walruses are being driven ashore. Posted. http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2014/09/22/science/on-the-cusp-of-climate-change.html Forecasts: Hopes and Fears About Climate Change. Two dozen scientists, authors, and world and national figures answered two questions: What is your greatest worry about climate change? What gives you hope? Here are some of their answers, condensed for space. Posted. http://www.nytimes.com/2014/09/23/science/forecasts-hopes-and-fears-about-climate-change.html Climate Change Protesters Tangle With Police at Wall St. About 100 climate change protesters were arrested on Monday as hundreds marched through the streets of Lower Manhattan, at one point clashing with the police as they tried to push through barricades sealing off Wall Street. Those protesters, some linking arms, had marched two blocks north on Broadway from Bowling Green just after 3:30 p.m. Posted. http://www.nytimes.com/2014/09/23/nyregion/climate-change-protesters-wall-street.html Too Much of a Good Thing. When scientists talk about carbon footprints and the greenhouse gases behind climate change, they are referring mostly to carbon dioxide, a gas that is one part carbon and two parts oxygen and is awfully efficient at keeping the sun’s heat close at hand. Posted. http://www.nytimes.com/2014/09/23/science/carbon-dioxide-building-block-of-life-best-in-moderation.html Canada-Australia 'Axis of Carbon' an Obstacle to Climate Pact. Their prime ministers mince no words in their disdain for putting a price on greenhouse gas emissions to protect their fossil fuel exports. Posted. http://insideclimatenews.org/news/20140923/canada-australia-axis-carbon-obstacle-climate-pact S.D. council lobbies for climate change plan. City Council members lobbied Mayor Kevin Faulconer on Monday to propose a bold city plan for fighting climate change as soon as possible. The move comes one day after an estimated 1,500 San Diegans marched through downtown in support of legislation aimed at reducing climate change and its effects, which most scientists say include increased drought and wildfire risk. Posted. http://www.utsandiego.com/news/2014/sep/23/tp-sd-council-lobbies-for-climate-change-plan/ Climate change could cause 250K more annual deaths by midcentury – WHO. The World Health Organization predicts that an additional 250,000 people will die annually between 2030 and 2050 from conditions caused or exacerbated by climate change, the Geneva-based agency reported yesterday in an update of climate mortality estimates. But the causes of sickness and death will shift over that period…Posted. http://www.eenews.net/climatewire/stories/1060006276/print BY SUBSCRIPTION ONLY DROUGHT Forest Service thinks California's drought caused a massive mudslide. Jonathan Dove was patrolling Mt. Shasta on a clear, warm afternoon when a group of backpackers asked him if Mud Creek Canyon on the Northern California peak always flowed so heavily. The U.S. Forest Service climbing ranger scrambled up a ridge to investigate. He peered into the canyon below and found a small creek flowing like a brown river. Posted. http://www.latimes.com/science/la-me-drought-glacier-melt-20140923-story.html Reserves narrowing for California water wholesaler. The giant wholesaler that provides drinking water for half the California population has drained two-thirds of its stored supplies as the state contends with a punishing drought, officials said Monday. Without plentiful rain and snow in coming months, the Metropolitan Water District of Southern California could consider cutbacks to its regional distributors next year. Posted. http://www.sacbee.com/2014/09/22/6727814/reserves-narrowing-for-california.html#mi_rss=Business#storylink=cpy FUELS Law orders changes to cut methane leaks from pipelines. Utilities in California must cut methane leaks from natural gas pipelines under a bill Gov. Jerry Brown (D) has signed into law, a measure that supporters hope will start a nationwide push. Brown on Sunday approved S.B. 1371 from Sen. Mark Leno (D), which directs the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) to adopt rules for the reduction and repair of pipeline leaks. Posted. http://www.eenews.net/energywire/stories/1060006266/print VEHICLES Nevada changes urged to promote electric cars. A nonprofit group promoting energy efficiency is recommending a number of ways Nevada can do more to promote the use of electric cars in the wake of Tesla Motors' plans to build a $5 billion battery factory in the state. Nevada doesn't have the policy infrastructure needed to support mass deployment of electric vehicles…Posted. http://www.vcstar.com/news/state/nevada-changes-urged-to-promote-electric-cars_40551357 GREEN ENERGY CalSTRS to increase clean tech investments. CalSTRS plans to dramatically increase its investment in clean technology industries over the next five years. The California State Teachers’ Retirement System said it will increase its clean tech holdings from $1.4 billion to $3.7 billion in direct response to United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s call for action to reduce carbon emissions. Posted. http://www.sacbee.com/2014/09/22/6727778/calstrs-to-increase-clean-tech.html#mi_rss=Business Tim Cook brags about Apple's green 'spaceship' campus. Apple's new campus in Cupertino is still under construction, but the company's CEO Tim Cook has just promised that it will be the most environmentally friendly structure on the planet. Cook made remarks during a Climate Change NYC discussion, part of a weeklong series of events on climate change centered around a U.N. summit in New York on the issue. Posted. http://www.vcstar.com/news/national/tim-cook-brags-about-apples-green-spaceship-campus Competition for green home-improvement loans. A competitive market is emerging in the San Diego region for home-improvement loans devoted to energy and water conservation that are repaid through property taxes, with three companies now vying for clients. Property-assessed loans from CaliforniaFIRST are available to homeowners across San Diego city, unincorporated parts of the county and nearly all other local cities. Posted. http://www.utsandiego.com/news/2014/sep/22/competition-green-loans-emerges-solar/ Officials pin hopes on Desert Renewable Energy Conservation Plan. Conservation and energy company officials are hopeful that the as yet unpublished 8,000-page Desert Renewable Energy Conservation Plan will speed permitting times to allow for faster plant development and better protection of wildlife and plants. The joint federal and state document is expected to be published in the Federal Register late this week…Posted. http://www.sbsun.com/environment-and-nature/20140922/officials-pin-hopes-on-desert-renewable-energy-conservation-plan MISCELLANEOUS Green bonds needed to meet 2 C target, HSBC says. Toyota has issued green bonds worth $1.8 billion to finance low-emission vehicles. Unilever sold a $410 million bond to cut in half the greenhouse gas impact and water usage of its products. Stockholm issued $160 million in green bonds to help the 26 municipalities in the Swedish capital transition to a low-carbon economy and climate-resilient growth. Posted. http://www.eenews.net/climatewire/stories/1060006262/print BY SUBSCRIPTION ONLY OPINIONS Warming Temperatures Threaten Fragile Balance in Canadian Arctic. It’s August, and there’s snow on the ground. The six-week summer has already passed; our 24-hour daylight will drop to 16 in just a month’s time. Small, brittle leaves crunch underfoot as I walk across tundra that’s already beginning to freeze for the long winter ahead. The top of the world is a cold place.. Posted. http://www.nytimes.com/2014/09/23/science/warming-temperatures-threaten-fragile-balance-in-canadian-arctic.html?ref=earth Mayor de Blasio Takes On Climate Change. “Mayor de Blasio Commits to 80 Percent Reduction of Greenhouse Gas Emissions by 2050,” said the Sunday news release, outlining what would be a truly impressive feat if he actually were able to make good on that promise. But there is not going to be any 89-year-old, 10-term mayor named de Blasio declaring a local victory in the battle to save the planet. Posted. http://www.nytimes.com/2014/09/23/opinion/new-york-takes-on-climate-change.html Editorial: What about those other greenhouse gases? The U.N. Climate Summit that starts Tuesday is a precursor to the Paris climate conference scheduled for next year. No treaty will come out of the summit in New York, which is more of a brainstorming and cheerleading session. Posted. http://www.latimes.com/opinion/editorials/la-ed-climate-change-un-summit-methane-20140923-story.html Op-Ed Let's make a climate deal. It has been almost 25 years since the United States joined much of the world in Rio de Janeiro and tentatively agreed to do something to reduce the pollutants associated with global warming and other climate disruption. Since then, though, the U.S. has been a laggard in taking major action. Now, with a United Nations climate summit underway in New York and the next U.N. climate conference…Posted. http://www.latimes.com/opinion/op-ed/la-oe-diperna-climate-un-cap-and-trade-california-20140923-story.html UN Climate Summit: The dirty little secret about global warming Obama doesn't want you to know. President Obama will speak Tuesday, as world leaders assemble at the United Nations in New York for “Climate Summit 2014,” “to galvanize and catalyze climate action.” Environmentalists have taken note, organizing “the largest climate march in history,”…Posted. http://www.foxnews.com/opinion/2014/09/23/un-climate-summit-dirty-little-secret-about-global-warming-obama-doesnt-want-to/ BLOGS New CO2 Emissions Report Shows China’s Central Role in Shaping World’s Climate Path. While President Obama and more than 100 other heads of state are expected to participate in the United Nations Climate Summit today, President Xi Jinping of China, the country making by far the biggest contribution to the atmospheric buildup of greenhouse gases, will not appear. Posted. http://dotearth.blogs.nytimes.com/2014/09/23/new-co2-emissions-report-shows-chinas-central-role-in-shaping-worlds-climate-path/ The Air We Breathe. Air is a fluid. The science of fluid dynamics is complicated and well beyond my understanding, but a simple definition might suffice for discussion today, accepting that air is a fluid in that it can be formed, reformed, and compressed to fit the shape of its container. External forces can be brought to bear--gravity, physical energy, compression--that can push or pull the fluid within its confines, and even…Posted. http://www.huffingtonpost.com/peter-neill/the-air-we-breathe_b_5869914.html Air Pollution From Cars Harms Babies. I’ll be honest. I found this surprising, even for someone pretty heavily biased towards electric vehicles. However, a study out of Princeton and Columbia did a pretty robust analysis and this is their conclusion. They took advantage of the introduction of E-ZPass to compare and contrast groups of pregnant women within close range to toll plazas. Posted. http://cleantechnica.com/2014/09/23/air-pollution-cars-harms-babies/ Elio getting closer to building actual 84-mpg cars. Elio Motors is taking its green-is-good mentality to its factory equipment. The company, which is planning to make super-light three-wheeled vehicles that get 84 miles per gallon, will finally start making trikes next year. The plan is to sell off extra equipment from an old General Motors factory to do so. Posted. http://green.autoblog.com/2014/09/23/elio-getting-closer-to-building-actual-84-mpg-cars/ California is in a drought emergency. Visit www.SaveOurH2O.org for water conservation tips.