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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. COOL CALIFORNIA AWARDS Claremont, Rancho Cucamonga top finishers in Cool California challenge. Claremont and Rancho Cucamonga were among the top finishers in a statewide competition aimed at reducing carbon emission. Riverside took top honors in the CoolCalifornia City Challenge with Claremont finishing a close second, followed by Rancho Cucamonga. The cities were recognized Wednesday afternoon at California Air Resources Board meeting. http://www.dailybulletin.com/environment-and-nature/20141023/claremont-rancho-cucamonga-top-finishers-in-cool-california-challenge http://www.nassaunewslive.com/californias-coolest-cities-announced/222553 250,000 ZEVS SOLD Sales of zero emission vehicles pass 250,000 nationally. ...no to cars that run on petroleum” Sales of zero emission vehicles, dubbed “ZEVs,” have passed the quarter-million mark nationally, according to the California Air Resources Board. To put the milestone in perspective, 250,000 cars is the combined daily volume of traffic on the Golden Gate... http://www.centralvalleybusinesstimes.com/stories/001/?ID=27003 http://www.pasadenastarnews.com/article/20141023/NEWS/141029726 http://www.eenews.net/eenewspm/stories/1060007825/feed http://www.dailybulletin.com/environment-and-nature/20141023/officials-see-33-million-zero-emission-vehicles-on-road-by-2025 ZEV SHOWCASE Zero Emission Vehicles Showcased to Help Fight Air Pollution. The California Air Resources Board (ARB) held a public meeting in Diamond Bar at 10 a.m Thursday to discuss incentive-based emission reduction measures in the San Joaquin Valley. Speakers included the chairwoman of ARB, Mary Nichols, and the Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection Commissioner and the Deputy Secretary of the Maryland Department of the Environment, Kathy Kiney. http://www.atvn.org/news/2014/10/low-emission-vehicles-showcased-help-fight-air-pollution AIR POLLUTION Study Suggests Link Between Air Pollution Exposure And Autism. Preliminary research out of the University of Pittsburgh found that children with Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) were 1.4 to two times more likely to have been exposed to higher levels of air pollution during pregnancy and the first two years of life than children without ASD. The results of the study were presented at the American Association for Aerosol Research annual meeting in Orlando, Fla. yesterday. To reach these results,... http://www.forbes.com/sites/jonfortenbury/2014/10/23/study-finds-potential-link-between-air-pollution-exposure-and-autism/ Clovis led the Valley in exceeding ozone health threshold. Clovis exceeded the federal eight-hour standard this year more than any other place in the region. http://news.vocus.com/?a=19343723660&p=19f&v=1&x=8H6Bbw8nDXPiABL4918EhA Air quality officials sued over crude oil trains. A fuel distributor has agreed to stop unloading train shipments of crude oil at a Sacramento-area transfer station after the county's top air quality official said his agency mistakenly skirted the state's environmental rules by issuing a permit for the operation. The Sacramento Bee reports (http://bit.ly/1waORyp ) InterState Oil Company said Wednesday that as of Nov. 7 it will... http://www.modbee.com/2014/10/23/3606305/air-quality-officials-sued-over.html Facing lawsuit, California oil train terminal to shut down. ...group, won its battle to halt crude oil train operations in the state as InterState Oil Co., a Sacramento fuel distributor, agreed to stop unloading train shipments of crude oil next month at the former McClellan Air Force Base. Sacramento County's top air quality official said his agency mistakenly skirted the state's environmental rules by issuing a permit for the operation. EarthJustice contended the Sacramento air quality district should not have granted InterState a permit... http://www.modbee.com/2014/10/23/3606830/facing-lawsuit-california-oil.html CLIMATE CHANGE EU Braces for Battle to Set Energy Goals for Next Decade. ...mines,” French energy minister Segolene Royale told lawmakers in Paris yesterday. “But I think we will have the wisdom, the strength, and the sense of responsibility to reach an accord.” Carbon Targets EU leaders plan to back a binding target to cut greenhouse gases by 40 percent by 2030 from 1990 levels, accelerating the pace of reduction from 20 percent set for 2020, according to draft conclusions for the meeting obtained by Bloomberg News. An agreement would ensure the bloc remains the leader... http://www.businessweek.com/news/2014-10-22/eu-braces-for-battle-to-set-energy-goals-for-next-decade There's a Surprisingly Strong Link Between Climate Change, Violence. Earlier this year, when a study came out suggesting global warming will increase the rates of violent crimes in the United States—producing "an additional 22,ooo murders, 180,000 cases of rape," and many other crime increases by the year 2099—it drew widespread criticism. "This ... is what people... http://insideclimatenews.org/todaysnews/20141023/theres-surprisingly-strong-link-between-climate-change-violence The Military Takes on Climate Change Deniers The idea that climate change poses serious risks to U.S. national security, long contested in conservative circles, is now an integral part of Pentagon planning. On Oct. 13, Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel made it official with the release of the Pentagon's... http://www.businessweek.com/articles/2014-10-23/the-military-takes-on-climate-change-deniers PUBLIC LANDS: Officials draft plan to combat climate change. Federal officials joined state officials, tribal members and private land managers to draft a climate change vulnerability and adaption plan in Missoula, Mont., on Monday and Tuesday. http://news.vocus.com/?a=19343137642&p=19f&v=1&x=lef3CEcaJN3suZlvDPaU4g Peru Could Add to UN Climate Fund Ahead of Lima Talks. Peru Could Add to UN Climate Fund Ahead of Lima Talks Peru could soon pledge a substantial amount of money to the United Nations climate fund aimed at helping poorer countries fight climate change. In an interview with Bloomberg News on Wednesday, Environment Minister Manuel Pulgar-Vidal said the country is considering a pledge as a "political signal" and plans to decide before the Lima talks in December. http://insideclimatenews.org/todaysnews/20141023/peru-could-add-un-climate-fund-ahead-lima-talks Natural gas services group announces its third quarter 2014 earnings call. ...financial results. About Natural Gas Services Group, Inc. NGS is a leading provider of small to medium horsepower, wellhead compression equipment to the natural gas industry with a primary focus on the non-conventional gas and oil industry, i.e., coalbed methane, gas and oil shales and tight gas. The Company manufactures, fabricates, rents, sells and maintains natural gas compressors and flare systems for gas and oil production and plant facilities. NGS is headquartered in Midland, Texas with fabrication... http://news.vocus.com/?a=19342397065&p=19f&v=1&x=2GbydnDqXpxi_8sRNQGrXQ Democratic Climate Activist Is Election's Biggest Donor. That We Know OfPolitics Tom Steyer recently said in a video that "climate change is not just an important issue, it's the issue. And we need leaders who will take it seriously." Liberal billionaire Tom Steyer has spent an astonishing $58 million this election cycle, more than any other donor in the traditional,... http://www.kqed.org/news/story/2014/10/23/146138/democratic_climate_activist_is_elections_biggest_donor_that_we?category=politics&source=npr Concerned About Climate Change, Officials Want South Florida to Break Off into Its Own State. Officials in the City of South Miami have passed a resolution in favor of splitting the state in half so South Florida would become the 51st state. Vice Mayor Walter Harris proposed the resolution and it passed with a 3-2 vote at the city commission meeting... http://insideclimatenews.org/todaysnews/20141023/concerned-about-climate-change-officials-want-south-florida-break-its-own-state CLIMATE: Senators tour W.Va. as law school predicts state can meet EPA rule. Two Senate Democrats toured West Virginia's coal country yesterday on the second leg of a climate change tour aimed at forging goodwill, if not immediate legislation. http://news.vocus.com/?a=19343137531&p=19f&v=1&x=U-XNDmCW5rjyEmhhAmGnYQ Big insurance won't prep or pay for climate change, fails to see irony. The insurance industry may have been hit by a lot of climate change-related payouts lately, but it's still not doing much to incorporate climate risk into how it does business, according to a report released this week by Ceres, the national network of environmentally minded investment funds. Sure,... http://grist.org/climate-energy/big-insurance-wont-prep-or-pay-for-climate-change-fails-to-see-irony/?utm_source=syndication&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=feed Climate change boosts fire frequency, but Australia's PM calls the link 'hogwash.' Our software detected that cookies are disabled in your browser. Cookies need to be enabled to access E&E Publishing's premium content. Please allow cookies from www.eenews.net and refresh this page. You may need to relaunch your web browser. Need... http://news.vocus.com/?a=19340283231&p=19f&v=1&x=a12y4--VQQ35FADig3johw EU strikes compromise to set new climate target. European Union leaders struck a deal on a new target to cut carbon emissions out to 2030, calling it a new global standard but leaving critics warning that compromises had undermined the fight against climate change. Talks in Brussels stretched into the small hours of Friday as Poland battled to spare its coal industry and other states tweaked the guideline text on global warming to protect varied economic interests, from nuclear... http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/10/23/us-eu-summit-climatechange-idUSKCN0IB1PB20141023?feedName=globalEnergyNews&feedType=RSS&virtualBrandChannel=14230 U.S. Insurers Meet Climate Risk With 'Deeply Troubling' Silence. ...core business' and their investments, new report says. Even though insurers are in the business of protecting others from risk, a new report shows that most major United States players are turning a blind eye to a serious threat to their own bottom line—climate change. "It's shocking...most of the industry continues to be far behind where they need to be in terms of understanding and articulating [climate risk]," said study author Cynthia McHale, insurance program director at the Boston-based... http://insideclimatenews.org/news/20141023/us-insurers-meet-climate-risk-deeply-troubling-silence How An Energy Company Is Using The Cloud To Create A Greener India. ...Bharat Light and Power (BLP), one of India's largest clean energy companies, is combining cloud computing, analytics, mobile and social technologies to increase its green power capacity and transform how it operates. BLP wants to use the cloud to generate more renewable energy, improve efficiency and help rein in the growth of greenhouse gases. In India, about 400 million residents, or nearly 100 million more than the entire population of the U.S., don't have electricity. India has the... http://www.forbes.com/sites/ibm/2014/10/23/how-an-energy-company-is-using-the-cloud-to-create-a-greener-india/ http://www.sanluisobispo.com/2014/10/23/3311462/eu-reaches-deal-to-cut-greenhouse.html?sp=%2f99%2f177%2f507%2f Coal-rich Poland ready to block EU climate deal. ...Brussels, on Thursday, Oct. 23, 2014. Demonstrators called for EU leaders to resist pressure by the fossil fuel industry and agree an EU 2030 climate and energy package. EU leaders will gather Thursday for a two-day summit in which they will discuss energy and climate change. (AP Photo/Virginia Mayo) WARSAW, Poland (AP) — European Union leaders meeting in Brussels to stamp their new, ambitious greenhouse gas emissions plan should prepare for unyielding opposition from coal-reliant Poland... http://www.times-standard.com/nation/ci_26783780/coal-rich-poland-ready-block-eu-climate-deal DROUGHT Water supply emergency due to drought is declared by San Gabriel Valley's largest water agency. ...demanding that it receive its fair share of imported supplies, or it may have to shut down water wells. A sternly worded resolution adopted by the Upper San Gabriel Valley Municipal Water District board late Tuesday night explained that the statewide drought, now entering a fourth year, has lowered the water table in the aquifer to record low levels. Without supplemental water from Northern California and the Colorado River, the San Gabriel Basin's levels could drop another 20 feet, rendering... http://news.vocus.com/?a=19342924380&p=19f&v=1&x=8fxnMMZT0YpzobMqCHlZfw San Gabriel Valley's largest water agency declares water supply emergency. ...is demanding that it receive its fair share of imported supplies, or it may have to shut down water wells. A sternly worded resolution adopted by the Upper San Gabriel Valley Municipal Water District board late Tuesday night explained that the statewide drought, now entering a fourth year, has lowered the water table in the aquifer to record low levels. Without supplemental water from Northern California and the Colorado River, the San Gabriel Basin's levels could drop another 20 feet, rendering... http://www.pasadenastarnews.com/article/20141023/NEWS/141029754 Central Valley town struggles in California's drought. Caption Central Valley town hit hard by California's drought A tractor works a dried-out parcel west of the Kings River near Stratford, Calif. Stratford, in the state's Central Valley, is one of many towns in the region that are being sucked dry by the state's historic drought.... http://www.latimes.com/local/great-reads/la-me-c1-1024-stratford-pictures-photogallery.html For Sierra resident, the well runs dry -- along with her options. ...heart of the state: the San Joaquin Valley, where some people get sand when they turn on the faucet. She has an acre in the Sierra foothills, in a sparsely populated town an hour northeast of Sacramento with a seemingly abundant water supply despite the drought. Except for one thing: Her water comes from a well. And her well, which is shallow, has gone dry. For someone with money, this would pose little obstacle. But Landers, 57, is stuck. She's tried to get work. But after interviewers see her front... http://www.latimes.com/local/california/la-me-abcarian-drought-dry-well-20141024-story.html FUELS UPDATE 1-Honda execs to take pay cut after fifth Fit hybrid recall. ...of their pay. Honda also said it had appointed Senior Managing Officer Koichi Fukuo to oversee quality improvements across the organisation. Honda said the latest recall was over two noise-related defects in the Fit and Vezel hybrids as well as some gasoline-engine Fit and N-WGN models. The automaker will also recall 183 cars overseas for the same glitch. Honda first recalled the Fit hybrid in October 2013 - just one month after launch - for defective controls on its newly developed seven-speed... http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/10/23/honda-recall-idUSL3N0SI29A20141023 BIOFUELS: Coalition ad campaign urges Obama to reverse proposed RFS cuts. A pro-biofuels coalition today launched a series of online and radio ads pressing the Obama administration to reverse its proposed rollback of the renewable fuel standard. http://news.vocus.com/?a=19343137192&p=19f&v=1&x=Zsn3gbVNmNz8cmH11ZwfSQ VEHICLES Officials see 3.3 million zero emission vehicles on road by 2025. Officials from eight states say the United States is on track to have 3.3 millions zero emission vehicles on the road by 2025. That will include 1.5 million in California alone. “We are glad Americans are embracing the electric car,” said Commissioner David Cash with the Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection. http://www.dailynews.com/environment-and-nature/20141023/officials-see-33-million-zero-emission-vehicles-on-road-by-2025 Sales of zero emission vehicles pass 250,000. Sales of zero emission vehicles, dubbed “ZEVs,” have passed the quarter-million mark nationally, according to the California Air Resources Board. To put the milestone in perspective, 250,000 cars is the combined daily volume of traffic on the Golden Gate and the Brooklyn Bridge. http://www.centralvalleybusinesstimes.com/stories/001/?ID=27003 Zero Emission Vehicles Showcased to Help Fight Air Pollution. The California Air Resources Board features a wide range of zero-emission vehicles from a Harley Davidson to a Mercedes. The California Air Resources Board (ARB) held a public meeting in Diamond Bar at 10 a.m. Thursday to discuss incentive-based emission reduction measures in the San Joaquin Valley. http://www.atvn.org/news/2014/10/low-emission-vehicles-showcased-help-fight-air-pollution Ford CEO: We have expertise to do Tesla-like vehicle. Ford CEO Mark Fields says the company has the expertise and ability to build a Tesla-style high performance, long-range electric vehicle. Fields stopped short of saying Ford will do so, but did say, "It's consistent with our product philosophy." http://www.usatoday.com/story/money/cars/2014/10/24/ford-tesla/17827533/ Biggest Electric Car Attractions Are Performance & Convenience, Not Environmental Benefits. Humans love to categorize. Actually, we rely on it for our survival. But sometimes we categorize too quickly and too simply. Electric cars are heavily linked to their environmental benefits and being green. But I’d contend (well, I do contend) that electric cars’ performance and convenience benefits are the biggest electric car attractions for most consumers. http://cleantechnica.com/2014/10/23/biggest-electric-car-attractions-performance-convenience-environmental-benefits/ GREEN ENERGY Vermont solar company offers group option. One of Vermont's residential solar energy companies has launched a new program intended for people who can't use traditional home solar set-ups. On Thursday, SunCommon launched its first community solar array that will serve 30 homes in the town of Waltham. The community... http://www.sfgate.com/news/article/Vermont-solar-company-offers-group-option-5844348.php Reports 7 deals for clean energy projects. ...officials say they have reached agreements in principle to finance seven clean energy projects with a dozen banks and investment firms and the state's new NY Green Bank. They hope to close deals this year that would lead to more than $800 million invested in solar energy, cogeneration and energy-efficiency. The goal is a 575,000-ton annual reduction in carbon dioxide by generating and using energy in ways that reduce pollution and burning fossil fuels. Parties include Ameresco, Bank of America... http://www.modbee.com/2014/10/23/3605989/ny-reports-7-deals-for-clean-energy.html?ihp=0&sp=%2f99%2f1526%2f Labor Rejects Abbott Govnt's First Attempt at Renewable Energy Deal in Australia. Labor Rejects Abbott Govnt's First Attempt at Renewable Energy Deal in Australia The clean energy industry and Labor have immediately rejected the Abbott government's opening gambit in negotiations to find a bipartisan agreement on the future of the renewable energy target. http://insideclimatenews.org/content/labor-rejects-abbott-govnts-first-attempt-renewable-energy-deal-australia BLOG Insurance company's numbers show EVs cheaper to insure, run. Coverhound Insurance has sold around 20,000 auto policies, and that's been enough for the online comparison-shopping site to notice an EV-friendly trend: electric vehicles are cheaper to insure. An average of $200 cheaper, in fact, according to CoverHound CEO Keith Moore. Moore spoke to The Los Angeles Times, and said that when you add in lower fuel costs, the disparity gets even bigger.... http://green.autoblog.com/2014/10/23/evs-cheaper-to-insure/ Navigant Research forecasts plug-ins will be 2.4% of global new vehicle sales by 2023; luxury brands to represent about 50% of that. ...that plug-in EVs (which include plug-in hybrids and battery EVs), will represent 2.4% of total worldwide light-duty vehicle sales by 2023, or about 2.5 million units. In its new report, “Global Forecasts for Light Duty Hybrid, Plug-In Hybrid, and Battery Electric Vehicle Sales and Vehicles in Use: 2014-2023”, Navigant notes that luxury brands, which have benefited in recent years from increased interest from the developing markets of Asia Pacific, have committed more strongly to plug-in EV... http://www.greencarcongress.com/2014/10/20141023-navigant.html 7 New York State Clean Energy Projects Receive Financing. ...officials say they have reached agreements in principle to finance seven clean energy projects with a dozen banks and investment firms and the state's new NY Green Bank. They hope to close deals this year that would lead to more than $800 million invested in solar energy, cogeneration and energy-efficiency. The goal is a 575,000-ton annual reduction in carbon dioxide by generating and using energy in ways that reduce pollution and burning fossil fuels. Parties include Ameresco, Bank of America... http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/10/23/new-york-state-clean-energy-projects_n_6032790.html Official: Toyota JV will sell Leahead EVs in China next year. You may have read that Toyota is about to establish a new electric vehicle sub-brand in China called Leahead that will focus on "cheap electric cars aimed at young and hip car buyers in China." This isn't 100 percent true, but the Japanese automaker is revving its electric motors for EVs in... http://green.autoblog.com/2014/10/23/toyota-jv-will-sell-leahead-evs-in-china-next-year/ 2015 VW e-Golf EPA-rated at 116 MPGe combined, 83-mile range. Volkswagen of America, Inc. announced that the compact battery-electric 2015 e-Golf (earlier post) has been rated by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) at 126 city, 105 highway, and 116 combined Miles per Gallon of Gasoline Equivalent (MPGe), and given a range of up to 83 miles. EPA ratings for select EVs 2015 e-Golf 2014 Ford Focus Electric 2015 LEAF 2014 Tesla Model S 85 2014 BMW i3 MPGe City 126 110 126 88 137 Highway 105 99 101 90 111... http://www.greencarcongress.com/2014/10/20141023-egolf.html New York Renewable Energy. New York officials say they have reached agreements in principle to finance seven clean energy projects with a dozen banks and i... ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — A new study says New York could get the power it needs from wind, water and sunlight... http://www.huffingtonpost.com/news/new-york-renewable-energy/ Food giants Cargill and General Mills believe in climate change. Will they defend themselves from it? ...hawks. So I've been surprised to see a string of announcements from food industry giants about their environmental initiatives. When Greg Page, the executive chair of Cargill, wrote an op-ed in the Des Moines Register entitled "Agriculture must engage in climate change discussion," I rubbed my eyes and reread to make sure I hadn't missed a "not" in there. The current Congress won't do anything on climate change, I thought, but maybe businesses are moving past the politicians on this.... http://grist.org/food/food-giants-cargill-and-general-mills-believe-in-climate-change-will-they-defend-themselves-from-it The Bottom Line on Climate Change Costs. The recent report published by the Global Commission on the Economy and Climate, an organization aimed at helping the world's societies to combat the effects of climate change, suggests that the costs of combating climate change are considerably lower than widespread opinion has suggested. This new analysis is considered to be a real game changer in how we perceive and act on remedies for polluting... http://www.huffingtonpost.com/peter-getty/the-bottom-line-on-climat_b_6037458.html?ir=Business&utm_hp_ref=business This Is What Pollution Looks Like In Your World. We hear about pollution constantly, causing health problems, killing wildlife and harming ecosystems. But what does it look like up close, in our cities and neighborhoods? We asked photographers at EyeEm to share their photos of pollution everywhere. The responses... http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/10/23/pollution-looks-like-photos_n_6030652.html?utm_hp_ref=green The Climate Post: Ozone Focus of EPA's Latest Rulemaking. ...finalized a rule that sets domestic production consumption limits for hydrochlorofluorocarbons (HCFCs)--eventually phasing them out completely by 2020. The rule aims to reduce emissions from leakage and stockpiles of four HCFCs, a class of refrigerant linked to ozone depletion and climate change. "This rule finalizes allowed amounts of HCFC production and import in 2015-2019 that protect human health and the environment, while also encouraging transition to non-ozone-depleting alternatives... http://www.huffingtonpost.com/tim-profeta/the-climate-post-ozone-fo_b_6037656.html?utm_hp_ref=climate-change NY Fusion Energy: Hope or Hype? The IPCC Report's Warning The latest draft edition of the UN's Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) report bluntly warns that business-as-usual increases in greenhouse-gas emissions will cause "further warming and long-lasting changes" in the Earth's climate system, with increasing likelihood of "severe, pervasive... http://www.huffingtonpost.com/david-h-bailey/fusion-energy-hope-or-hype_b_6031968.html California's Fracking Controversy. ...intensity petroleum operations. A Calgary and Duke University study of property values near shale gas wells notes a ten percent drop in values, but with fracking operations in place, values dropped some 22 percent. "Whether or not fracking causes groundwater pollution, people fear the risk enough that property values have dropped for homes with drinking-water wells near shale-gas pads, according to new research," writes Forbes in an article entitled Pollution Fears Crush Home Prices Near Fracking Wells.... http://www.huffingtonpost.com/harlan-green/californias-fracking-cont_b_6035274.html?ir=Business&utm_hp_ref=business Five Ways Hospitals Prepare For Natural Disasters. ...several hospitals were able to continuing operating and provide life-saving care because they had combined heat and power (CHP) systems. Also known as cogeneration, these systems produce heat and electricity from a single fuel source, such as natural gas or biomass, and they reduce strain on a community's energy infrastructure. The CHP system at Boston's Longwood Medical Area reduced fuel consumption by 24 percent at participating facilities. Another way to conserve energy is by retrocommissioning, which... http://www.huffingtonpost.com/benn-grover/five-ways-hospitals-prepa_b_6016684.html Utility Group Tries To Rally Black Caucus Against Solar Incentives. Representatives of an industry group representing electric companies met with staffers for members of the Congressional Black Caucus on Thursday to rally support for efforts to kill solar energy incentives, an attendee said. The meeting, announced in an invitation provided to The Huffington Post, included a briefing by David Owens, the executive vice president of business operations and regulatory affairs for the Edison... http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/10/24/solar-energy-black-caucus_n_6039290.html?ir=Politics&utm_hp_ref=politics California is in a drought emergency. Visit www.SaveOurH2O.org for water conservation tips.