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Posted: 09 Oct 2014 13:58:06
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CLIMATE CHANGE

EPA sends ozone standards to White House (KEY STORY ALREADY)
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) yesterday sent its
proposal for revising federal air quality standards for ozone to
the White House for review. Such reviews, led by the Office of
Management and Budget, can last for a few days to several months.
But EPA is under court order to propose a new ozone standard by
December, more than six years after it finalized the current
standards of 75 parts per billion.
http://www.argusmedia.com/News/Article?id=933904 

EU poised to agree 2030 climate, energy goals-draft
* EU to set tougher 2030 climate change targets    * Poorer
nations to get financial help    * Also sets single energy market
goal    BRUSSELS, Oct 7 (Reuters) - EU leaders are poised this
month to agree three new, tougher climate and energy goals for
2030 and poorer...
http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/10/07/climatechange-eu-idUSL6N0S24AB20141007

Kerry to warn of global threat of climate change
Secretary of State John Kerry is planning to discuss the global
threat of climate change after touring a Boston wind technology
testing center with his British counterpart, Philip Hammond.   
Kerry also plans to deliver remarks Thursday on the importance of
investing in renewable energy sources.
http://www.sacbee.com/2014/10/09/6771424/kerry-to-warn-of-global-threat.html



AIR POLLUTION

South Coast Air Quality Management District Brings Air Quality
Awareness to Taste of Soul!!
Children growing up in areas of Southern California with high
levels of fine particulate pollution have shown diminished lung
function when they reach adulthood due to the region’s air
pollution, which ranks among the worst in the nation.  African
Americans have higher rates of asthma than most other groups.
Asthma symptoms, emergency room visits and hospital admissions
related to respiratory symptoms -- including asthma -- increase
when air pollution levels go up.  
http://www.lasentinel.net/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=13657&catid=80&Itemid=170



GREEN ENERGY

SolarCity now offering loans to buy solar systems
SolarCity Corp., the San Francisco Bay Area company that helped
boost residential solar power adoption through leases, said it
now will allow customers to buy systems with a loan it offers --
an option the firm says can be cheaper than a lease.    The San
Mateo company started offering the loans Wednesday in eight
states, including...
http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-solarcity-loans-20141008-story.html


California solar tower that can kill birds dropped
A solar-energy company has dropped a proposal to build a 75-story
solar tower near California's Joshua Tree National Park employing
a kind of solar technology that can cause birds to ignite in
midair.    The California Energy Commission was slated...
http://www.sfgate.com/business/energy/article/California-solar-tower-that-can-kill-birds-dropped-5809685.php



MISCELLANEOUS

Yosemite High School adds green technology course
...curriculum. They meet daily for first- and second-level GTEC
courses, which focus on energy conservation, a review of lighting
standards, how to measure energy and analyzing energy-saving
measures.    GTEC students also deal with water conservation and
indoor air quality. Part of the curriculum model calls for
students to network with industry professionals.    While
students don't have any projects in the works at present, plans
are in the works to construct a solar array at East Campus
Educational...
http://www.modbee.com/2014/10/08/3581932/yosemite-high-school-adds-green.html?sp=%2f99%2f1623%2f2307%2f



OPINION

Will the drought kill California's economy?
...industrialization is about to come due in the form of a
catastrophic ecological disaster -- one that might lead to the
sixth great mass extinction on a scale similar to the meteor
believed to have taken out the dinosaurs. (Yes, that means you,
human reader.)    Here in California, the current drought --
which some scientists believe may be the worst in 500 years --
understandably leaves many Golden State residents, always aware
of water restrictions in a region surrounded by deserts, with a
sense of disquiet....
http://www.latimes.com/opinion/opinion-la/la-ol-rall-california-drought-economy-20141008-story.html


Next Steps for a Climate Change Policy for California
Governor Brown spoke to the United Nations Climate Summit last
month. He made a strong pitch for state and local government
activism to fight climate change. The Governor also promised to
set an ambitious goal for carbon reduction for 2030 that “will
also require heightened political will.”  The Governor’s timing
is perfect because California’s climate change law is about to
make a real impact on Californians.
http://www.foxandhoundsdaily.com/2014/10/next-steps-climate-change-policy-california/


Reg Henry: The awful people are right about climate change
In October 2006, The New Yorker magazine, the repository sooner
or later of all human wit and knowledge, printed a prophetic
cartoon on the subject of climate change.    By the veteran
cartoonist Gahan Wilson, it showed an older couple sitting on
their porch. The man is reading his newspaper, and although
little is shown of him, his bald head and furrowed brow make him
appear grumpy, as if he...
http://www.modbee.com/2014/10/08/3580365/reg-henry-the-awful-people-are.html


BLOGS

Shift to Low-Carbon Economy Could Free Up $1.8 Trillion, Study
Says
...high-profile attention.    The issue dominated the agenda at
the UN climate summit, and is being reprised in Washington this
week at an annual meeting of the World Bank and the International
Monetary Fund, where this year CEOs will join talks about how to
deal with global warming.    The heightened efforts come amid
studies describing the costs and benefits of the shift away from
carbon-based energy.    The latest come from the Climate Policy
Initiative, which on Oct. 9 published two reports indicating...
http://insideclimatenews.org/carbon-copy/20141009/shift-low-carbon-economy-could-free-18-trillion-study-says

Climate Change Worsens Coastal Flooding From High Tides
Science    Cindy Minnix waits for a bus in a flooded street on
Oct. 18, 2012, in Miami Beach. A changing climate is making
floods related to high tides more frequent, scientists say.    A
wave of high tides is expected to hit much of the East Coast this
week. These special tides — king tides — occur a few times a year
when the moon's orbit...
http://www.kqed.org/news/story/2014/10/08/144980/climate_change_worsens_coastal_flooding_from_high_tides?category=science&source=npr

Evolving the Electric Utility	...below average earnings.
Restructuring the electric sector is easier said than done. Yet,
a number of states are seeking to align utility profits with
performance - based on societal objectives such as increased
reliability, greater resilience, and reduced greenhouse gas
emissions.    Unsurprisingly after the effects of Hurricane
Sandy, New York is the avant-garde. Its Reforming the Energy
Vision proceeding, which got underway earlier this year, is
already guiding New York utilities to improve delivery...
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/craig-lewis/evolving-the-electric-uti_b_5953662.html
	

Study: Renewables As Green As You'd Expect
A lot of metals go into making solar cells and wind turbines, raw
materials such as copper, iron, rare earth metals such as indium
and others and that involve a lot of greenhouse gases and other
pollution when they're mined and processed to make parts for
renewable power generators.    So just how green are these
sources of low-carbon renewable electricity? Pretty green, it
turns out.
http://insideclimatenews.org/content/study-renewables-green-you%E2%80%99d-expect

What Do Global Warming And Sweaters Have In Common? This Climate
Scientist Explains.
Climate scientist Adam Levy got sick of hearing all the usual
arguments against the existence of climate change, so he decided
to fight back with a clever and easy to understand YouTube
channel.    His latest video explains global warming using a
sweater analogy. "We've known for over a hundred years that the
carbon dioxide that...
 http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/10/06/global-warming-sweaters_n_5940274.html?utm_hp_ref=green




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

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