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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 Does Carbon Capture Plan Bring The Dream Of Clean Coal Closer? Given the continued dominance of coal in the energy mix, particularly in fast-growing emerging giants such as China and India, carbon capture and storage (CCS) could be the most important technology in the fight against climate change in the near term. So it is great news that the world's first commercial CCS plant has been inaugurated at the Boundary Dam power... http://www.forbes.com/sites/mikescott/2014/10/02/does-carbon-capture-plan-bring-dream-of-clean-coal-closer/?ss=going-global CLIMATE CHANGE Obama and Modi reach climate agreement ...creating a binding climate deal next year, a joint statement from the two nations said. US president Barack Obama and Indian prime minister Narendra Modi held bilateral talks in Washington, DC, yesterday, at which they recognised the importance of reducing greenhouse gas emissions and improving resilience in the face of climate change. Their respective nations will look forward to a "successful outcome" for climate action at the 21st Conference of the Parties (Cop 21) in Paris in December... http://www.argusmedia.com/pages/NewsBody.aspx?id=932595&menu=yes Climate Change Could Increase Global Fresh Water: MIT Water stress — the general scarcity of freshwater for people who need it — is considered by many scientists as one of the biggest challenges facing humanity and struggling ecosystems in a world increasingly affected by climate change. Studies differ on how much the world's growing population will be affected by the growing difficulty of finding freshwater, but a new report by researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology have found that climate... http://www.climatecentral.org/news/climate-change-could-increase-global-fresh-water-supply-mit-18124 AIR POLLUTION Cancer risk from air pollution drops in Southern California Southern Californians' cancer risk from air pollution has dropped 65% since 2005 but is still too high in many areas, regional air quality regulators said in a report released Thursday. They attribute much of the improvement to tough state and local regulations, incentive programs and cleaner fuels that have slashed diesel emissions from trucks, ships and other vehicles on freeways and in freight corridors and ports. http://www.latimes.com/local/la-me-cancer-risk-20141003-story.html Spare the air alert issued for Friday A Spare the Air alert has been issued for Friday because of unhealthy ozone pollution expected in the Bay Area, regional air quality officials said Thursday. http://www.ktvu.com/news/news/local/spare-air-alert-issued-friday/nhZ7Z/ DROUGHT EPA sends California $183 million for more water fixes With the backdrop of a parched landscape near the San Joaquin River, a top U.S. Environmental Protection Agency official on Thursday pledged $183 million to invest in drought-scarred California's water needs. Cities in California will compete for the funding to build water-quality projects aimed at reducing pollution as well as improving municipal drinking water and wastewater facilities. http://www.modbee.com/2014/10/02/3570545/epa-sends-california-183-million.html?sp=%2f99%2f1623%2f2307%2f 196 drought maps reveal just how thirsty California has become A sampling of California drought maps Much of California is mired in extreme and exceptional drought. Much of California is mired in extreme and exceptional drought. http://www.latimes.com/science/la-me-g-california-drought-map-htmlstory.html VEHICLES Carmakers urge EU regulators to be realistic with emissions limits ...and Fiat Chrysler Automobiles (FCA) on Thursday urged European regulators not to overburden the industry with excessive emission targets, especially in times of an economic downturn. EU nations have agreed to reduce emissions from new cars to 95 grams of carbon dioxide per kilometre (g/km) by 2021 from around 127 g/km in 2013. Volkswagen Group Chief Executive Martin Winterkorn said he was concerned by talk of even tougher targets for the period after, before the industry had time to develop for electric... http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/10/02/autoshow-paris-carbon-idUSL6N0RX5S520141002?feedName=companyNews&feedType=RSS&rpc=31&type=companyNews Tesla now has 200 Superchargers open around the world Oxnard, California. That's where electric-vehicle enthusiasts can find Tesla Motors' 200th Supercharger station. And they should be able to find some pretty good surf nearby, too. Number 200 is located in a shopping mall near Highway 101 about 60 miles northwest of central Los... http://green.autoblog.com/2014/10/02/tesla-now-has-200-superchargers-open-around-the-world/ GREEN ENERGY OSU researchers build rechargeable solar battery Researchers at Ohio State University say they've invented the first rechargeable solar battery. The researchers say the new battery could make solar energy more affordable and open the door for its widespread use as a sustainable power source. Solar panels generate energy from the sun that must be stored in expensive batteries in order for it to be sustainable. The OSU researchers say... http://www.sfgate.com/news/science/article/OSU-researchers-build-rechargeable-solar-battery-5798513.php MISCELLANEOUS ARB seeking nominations for 2014 Haagen-Smit Clean Air Awards The California Air Resources Board (ARB) yesterday announced that it is seeking applications for the 2014 Haagen-Smit Clean Air Awards. The prestigious awards are given annually to those who have made outstanding contributions in the fields of clean air, climate change, technology, and related policies. http://www.examiner.com/article/arb-seeking-nominations-for-2014-haagen-smit-clean-air-awards OPINION Moving toward a sustainable energy supply The recent announcement by University of California President Janet Napolitano of the 80 megawatt solar project east of Fresno represents a strong commitment by the UC to slow climate change. Producing electricity from solar directly affects the need to extract and burn an equivalent amount of fossil fuels, and reduces emissions of carbon dioxide – the main greenhouse gas responsible for enhanced climate... http://www.modbee.com/2014/10/02/3570694/moving-toward-a-sustainable-energy.html?sp=%2f99%2f1641%2f BLOGS U.S. and India Progress on Long-Missed Opportunity: Increasing Clean Energy Access Meeting in Washington, D.C. this week, President Barack Obama and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi made important commitments for U.S.-India partnership in fighting climate change and accelerating clean energy, echoing discussions at the timely 5th U.S.-India Energy Partnership Summit hosted by Yale University and the Indian think tank The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI) across town. With India's 300... http://www.huffingtonpost.com/susan-caseylefkowitz/us-and-india-progress-on-_b_5916748.html?utm_hp_ref=green Your Opportunity to Secure our Future Take a look around the world. Everywhere you turn you'll find a geopolitical mess at the intersection of energy, climate change, and global security. From airstrikes on oil fields and refineries in Iraq and Syria controlled by the Islamic State to natural gas crises in Ukraine and the European Union compromising negotiations with Vladimir Putin to flooding... http://www.huffingtonpost.com/michael-wu/your-opportunity-to-secur_b_5916664.html?ir=New+York&utm_hp_ref=new-york A Change in the Climate ...(or, as we say today, having grown more polite, “asks”); each of them a culture, or an intertwined set of cultures; each of them a political force in the broadest as well as the narrowest sense; each generating the wildest hopes and deepest disappointments. Climate change is now one of them: a burgeoning social fact. The extraordinary range, age, and diversity exhibited in the People's Climate March -- race, class, sex, you name it, and if you were there, you saw it -- changes the game. http://www.huffingtonpost.com/todd-gitlin/a-change-in-the-climate_b_5920018.html Well Said! Carbon Dioxide Made Simple -- and Personal Burning fossil fuels. Rising atmospheric CO2 levels. Global warming. The 1-2-3 of climate change. As the GEICO ads say "everybody knows that!" But surveys suggest that, in fact, many people don't understand this simple relationship. For example, the Yale Project on Climate Communication's... http://www.huffingtonpost.com/ann-reid/well-said-carbon-dioxide-_b_5922300.html?utm_hp_ref=climate-change Climate Change This Week: Solar Sunflower, Banks Bank on Clean Energy, and More! Today, the Earth got a little hotter, and a little more crowded. Daily Climate Change: Global Map of Unusual Temperatures, Oct 2, 2014 How unusual has the weather been? No one event is "caused" by climate change, but global warming, which is predicted to increase unusual, extreme weather,... http://www.huffingtonpost.com/mary-ellen-harte/climate-change-this-week_b_5924602.html The Climate March Firsthand ...him why he was there, I was told: To show my support for changes in the global program where no one is responding to all the pollution that is getting put out there now they're thinking that gas is going to be the answer, and gas is not the answer with methane, and people have got to realize we got to go solar. I'm also really pleased with the turnout today. This turnout is phenomenal, people from all over the country: California, Texas, I met people from Nevada. People are saying enough is enough,... http://www.huffingtonpost.com/murray-rosenbaum/climate-march-firsthand_b_5891194.html?ir=Green&utm_hp_ref=green Use These Green Gadgets To Help Save Water, Energy And Money In Your Home ...cable box, gaming console and DVD player. Some also disconnect the power when all the devices plugged in are turned off, preventing devices from sucking power while they are in standby mode. Check out this infographic by the Department of Energy's National Renewable Energy Lab for more info. You can also get really fancy and use your smartphone to control outlets. The Belkin WeMo Insight outlet, for example, lets you turn off devices with your phone, track energy use, set alerts and more. http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/10/02/green-gadgets-save-energy_n_5914078.html?utm_hp_ref=green California is in a drought emergency. Visit www.SaveOurH2O.org for water conservation tips.