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newsclips -- ARB Newsclips for November 3, 2014

Posted: 03 Nov 2014 12:46:33
ARB Newsclips for November 3, 2014. 

This is a service of the California Air Resources Board’s Office
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AIR POLLUTION

Air Quality Management District offices moving.The offices of
North Coast Unified Air Quality Management District will be
moving from 2300 Myrtle Ave., Eureka, to 707 L St., Eureka, on
Dec. 12. The district will reopen for business on Dec. 16.	
http://www.times-standard.com/business/ci_26843856/air-quality-management-district-offices-moving


China Is Trying to Curb Its Smog Problem.  	...November 7-12. In
advance of the summit, Beijing constructed a hotel, villas, a new
international convention center, and a highway linking the
convention center to the city.         There's only one more
thing that the Chinese government needs to do: provide clean air.
        In a city famous for terrible air pollution, smog-free
days are never a given. But that hasn't stopped China from
trying. The government has ordered a halt to heavy industry
within a 124-mile radius of the capital,...	
http://www.theatlantic.com/international/archive/2014/11/chinas-vain-attempts-to-halt-air-pollution/382263/

	
‘Check Before You Burn' starts today.	Air quality control
officials are reminding Sacramento County residents that the
season's mandatory “Check Before You Burn” program starts today. 
  The law requires residents to find out whether it's legal to
burn in fireplaces and wood stoves....	
http://www.sacbee.com/news/local/environment/article3510628.html


Valley burning restrictions begin; fewer for clean-burning
fireplaces. 	The rain has passed, but nighttime temperatures this
week are expected to dip into the 40s and options for warmth
might be limited.     The San Joaquin Valley Air Pollution
Control District's “Check Before You Burn” season started
Saturday, restricting use of fireplaces and woodstoves on days
with poor air quality.     There are no restrictions Sunday, but
it will be one of few that folks...	
http://www.modbee.com/news/local/article3518538.html	

Groups sue EPA over smog in air basin. LOS ANGELES, CA - APRIL
25: Surface street traffic corsses above the US 101 freeway on
April 25, 2013 in Los Angeles, California. The nation's second
largest city, Los Angeles, has again been ranked the worst in the
nation for ozone pollution and fourth for particulates by the
American Lung Association in it's annual air quality report card.
Ozone is a component of smog that forms when sunlight reacts with
hydrocarbon and nitrous oxide emissions....	
http://www.scpr.org/news/2014/11/01/47780/groups-sue-epa-over-smog-in-air-basin/


Court Lifts Stay of EPA’s Cross-State Air Pollution Rule.  On
October 23, 2014, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of
Columbia Circuit granted the Environmental Protection Agency’s
(EPA) motion to lift the stay of the Cross-State Air Pollution
Rule (CSAPR).  The ruling follows the Supreme Court’s April
decision (EPA v. EME Homer City Generation, L.P.), which approved
EPA’s CSAPR and rejected petitions supporting a stay pending
judicial review.
http://breakingenergy.com/2014/11/03/court-lifts-stay-of-epas-cross-state-air-pollution-rule/


CLIMATE CHANGE

UN Climate Report Rings Alarm, Offers Guidance.	...the
accelerating impacts of human activity on the world around us,
from warming and rising oceans to the growing toll of heat
stroke, was published Sunday by a United Nations panel. The
picture that emerged from the 116-page synthesis of three
blockbuster climate change reports was alarming. “The atmosphere
and ocean have warmed, the amounts of snow and ice have
diminished, and sea level has risen,” it reminds us, warning that
warming caused by carbon dioxide pollution “is effectively
irreversible.”...	
http://www.climatecentral.org/news/ipcc-synthesis-report-climate-change-18272


U.N.: End Greenhouse Emissions By 2100 Or Risk 'Irreversible'
Damage.	Manuel Pulgar-Vidal, Peru's Minister of Environment, U.N.
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, Intergovernmental Panel on Climate
Change (IPCC) Chairman Rajendra Pachauri and Renate Christ,
Secretary of the IPCC present the Synthesis Report during a news
conference in Copenhagen on Sunday. Scanpix Denmark /
Reuters/Landov A new United Nations report is warning that fossil
fuels must be entirely phased out by the end of the century in
order to avoid dangerous and irreversible damage to the Earth's
climate. 
http://www.capradio.org/news/npr/story?storyid=360932486 

Climate Change Emerges as Priority for Black, Hispanic Voters.	It
is a point noted with some morbid curiosity year after
year—climate change ranks low on the list of Americans'
priorities. But this version of the story tends to exclude the
concerns of those whose interests are often marginalized at the
polls and left out of legislation: people of color.	
http://insideclimatenews.org/todaysnews/20141103/climate-change-emerges-priority-black-hispanic-voters


Climate Science Funding Deadline Looms in Australia. Planned
funding cuts by the Abbott government for climate change research
will degrade Australia's ability to predict and respond to
impacts and may see whole areas of study lose support, according
to current and retired scientists.	
http://insideclimatenews.org/todaysnews/20141103/climate-science-funding-deadline-looms-australia


Iceland Is the Only Country Benefiting From Climate Change	.
...difficult—if not impossible—to find valuable trees like oak,
beech, rhododendron, apple, pear or cherry. But now these species
are “beginning to flourish and the fruit trees have begun to bear
fruit,” Sigurgeirsson says.    “It's not nice to talk well about
climate change,” he adds, “and there have been bad consequences
for many, but in Iceland it has helped forestry.”    As
temperatures warm globally, the distribution of trees on the
planet generally shifts toward the poles. That sounds like
it'd...	
http://www.newsweek.com/iceland-only-country-benefiting-climate-change-281540
	

Penguins offer U.S. a lesson in addressing climate change.	Los
Angeles TimesNovember 3, 2014    It may seem unlikely, but
penguins offer a crucial lesson for the United States' national
security.    On the western Antarctic Peninsula, climate change
is wreaking havoc on stocks of krill, tiny crustaceans that
penguins eat. Adelie penguins are in decline in the region
because they have not changed their survival strategy and found
something else to eat. Gentoo penguins have; they...	
http://www.fresnobee.com/2014/11/03/4213655/penguins-offer-us-a-lesson-in.html?sp=%2f99%2f274%2f644%2f
	

Scientists sound the alarm in climate change report.	Climate
change driven by the burning of fossil fuels is already affecting
life on every continent and in the oceans, and the window is
closing rapidly for governments to avert the worst damage
expected to occur later this century, scientists warned...	
http://www.latimes.com/world/europe/la-fg-climate-change-20141102-story.html


The Climate-Change Solution No One Will Talk
About.	...discussions will regularly include mentions of
voluntary family planning as a way to reduce unwanted pregnancies
and births. But, said Jason Bremner of the Population Reference
Bureau, those policies can also pay dividends for the
environment.         "And yet the climate-change benefits of
family planning have been largely absent from any climate-change
or family-planning policy discussions," he said.         Bremner
was speaking Tuesday at an event hosted by the Woodrow Wilson
Center, which...	
http://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2014/11/the-climate-change-solution-no-one-will-talk-about/382197/


U.N. issues stark climate change report on acute
threats.	COPENHAGEN — The gathering risks of climate change are
so profound they could stall or even reverse generations of
progress against poverty and hunger if greenhouse gas emissions
continue at a runaway pace, according to a major new United
Nations report.    Despite rising...	
http://www.sfgate.com/world/article/U-N-issues-stark-climate-change-report-on-acute-5865255.php

	
Unusual warm ocean conditions off California, West Coast bringing
odd species.	...last time the ocean off California was this warm
was in 1983 and 1997, both strong El Niño years that brought
drenching winter rains to the West Coast.    But El Niño isn't
driving this year's warm-water spike, which began in mid-July,
experts say. Nor is climate change.What's happening is winds that
normally blow from the north, trapping warm water closer to the
equator, have slackened since the summer. That's allowed the warm
water to move north.    In most years, the winds also help push
ocean...	
http://www.contracostatimes.com/science/ci_26851300/unusual-warm-ocean-conditions-off-california-west-coast
	

Warning in climate change report is loudest yet by scientists. 
By NEELA BANERJEE Tribune Washington Bureau    WASHINGTON -
Climate change driven by the burning of fossil fuels is already
affecting life on every continent and in the oceans, and the
window is closing rapidly for governments to avert the worst
damage expected to occur later this century, scientists
warned...	
http://www.sacbee.com/news/local/environment/article3525000.html


Climate change fight affordable, cut emissions to zero by 2100:
U.N. COPENHAGEN Nov 2 (Reuters) - Governments can keep climate
change in check at manageable costs but will have to cut
greenhouse gas emissions to zero by 2100 to limit risks of
irreversible damage, a U.N. report said on Sunday.    The 40-page
synthesis, summing up 5,000 pages of...
http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/11/02/us-climatechange-report-idUSKBN0IM08A20141102?feedName=globalEnergyNews&feedType=RSS&virtualBrandChannel=14230


Climate change fight affordable, cut emissions to zero by
2100-UN	* Warming already causing widespread impacts-IPCC.    *
Time running short to avert worst impacts of climate change
(Updates with U.N. Secretary-General, White House, scientists)   
By Alister Doyle, Environment Correspondent    COPENHAGEN, Nov 2
(Reuters) - Governments can keep climate change in check at
manageable costs but will have...	
http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/11/02/climatechange-report-idUSL6N0SS0B820141102

	
UN climate panel says emissions need to drop to zero this century
to keep warming in check. 	FILE - In this Wednesday, Dec. 16,
2009 file photo, steam and smoke rises from a coal burning power
plant in Gelsenkirchen, Germany. After an all-night session, the
U.N.'s expert panel on climate science is scrambling to finish a
report on global warming that's meant to guide negotiations on a
new international climate deal. (AP Photo/Martin Meissner, File) 
  Associated Press Nov. 2, 2014 | 5:27 a.m. EST + More    By KARL
RITTER, Associated Press    COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) —
Climate...	
http://www.usnews.com/news/science/news/articles/2014/11/02/un-climate-report-offers-stark-warnings-hope

	
Denmark considers phasing out coal by 2025 in big green shift.
COPENHAGEN Nov 1 (Reuters) - Denmark should ban coal use by 2025
to make the Nordic nation a leader in fighting global warming,
adding to green measures ranging from wind energy to bicycle
power, Denmark's climate minister said on Saturday.    Denmark
has already taken big steps to break reliance on high-polluting
coal - wind turbines are set...	
http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/11/01/us-climatechange-denmark-idUSKBN0IL35R20141101?feedName=globalEnergyNews&feedType=RSS&virtualBrandChannel=14230

	
Feds Outline Climate Change Plans. (The Hill) Feds Outline
Climate Change Plans    The Obama administration released
thousands of pages on Friday documenting federal agencies'
vulnerabilities to climate change and what those agencies plan to
do about it.    In all, 38 agencies released climate...	
http://insideclimatenews.org/todaysnews/20141103/feds-outline-climate-change-plans


Great Barrier Reef Plan Doesn't Address CO2 Emissions. By Oliver
Milman, The Guardian    The Australian government's multimillion
dollar plan to halt the worrying decline of the Great Barrier
Reef does nothing to address the leading threat of climate change
and is likely to prove largely ineffectual, scientists have
warned.    The Great Barrier Reef has lost around half its coral
cover in the past 30 years.    Credit: Paul Toogood/flickr    In
its formal response to the Reef 2050 long-term...	
http://www.climatecentral.org/news/great-barrier-reef-co2-18265 

How To Eat For The Climate.	...between agriculture and the
climate toward healthier outcomes, according to food-policy
activists at the Green Festival in Chicago Saturday.   
Agriculture is particularly vulnerable to climate conditions,
according to the EPA, but also a major contributor to climate
change because of carbon-emitting practices including
deforestation, fertilization, transportation, fermentation,
irrigation and the burning of crop residues.    Not all farmers,
however, participate in all those practices.    “There's a...	
http://www.forbes.com/sites/jeffmcmahon/2014/10/27/foods-that-fight-climate-change/


Map tool shows road vulnerability to rising seas. MIAMI (AP) — A
few Florida counties are testing a computer mapping tool that
details the vulnerability of their roads to rising sea levels,
and perhaps the most surprising thing about it is where it came
from.    The state's Department of Transportation funded the
map's development, something James Cromar of the Broward
Metropolitan Planning Organization called...	
http://www.sfgate.com/news/science/article/Map-tool-shows-road-vulnerability-to-rising-seas-5864702.php


'All We Need Is the Will to Change.'	A new U.N. report,
integrating the findings of more than 800 climate scientists,
says there's still a chance to reverse climate change.    The
coal-fired Plant Scherer operating on June 1, 2014, in Juliette,
Georgia (John Amis/AP)    A new report from the United Nation's
panel of climate scientists offers little in the way of
surprises: Climate change,...	
http://www.theatlantic.com/international/archive/2014/11/pessimistic-un-climate-change-report-also-offers-an-out/382262/


IPCC Sounds Fresh Alarm as Fossil Fuel Interests Tighten Grip on
Congress.	...election would spell trouble for advocates of a
strong international climate accord. Treaty negotiations are
supposed to pick up in the next few months and culminate in Paris
just over a year from now.    This weekend, the UN's
Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change issued a synthesis
report that sums up its years-long review of the climate crisis
and what to do about it. The report called for the near-complete
elimination of fossil fuel-burning by the end of the century.
This, it said, is what...	
http://insideclimatenews.org/carbon-copy/20141103/ipcc-sounds-fresh-alarm-fossil-fuel-interests-tighten-grip-congress


UN climate report offers stark warnings, hope. Climate change is
happening, it's almost entirely man's fault and limiting its
impacts may require reducing greenhouse gas emissions to zero
this century, the U.N.'s panel on climate science said…  Click to
Continue »	
http://www.fresnobee.com/2014/11/02/4211981_un-climate-report-offers-stark.html?rh=1


DIESEL EMISSIONS

CARB hints at more rules, involvement in manufacturer warranties.
The issue of trucks breaking down and requiring repairs isn’t new
to professional truck drivers. Even minor maintenance can require
hours and days of downtime that can sink a business.  One
governmental body is diving deeper into trucking than it ever has
before – and that body doesn’t like what it’s seeing from truck
manufacturers. 
http://www.landlinemag.com/Story.aspx?StoryID=27903#.VFe-zRamOa8


CARB Answers DFP Complaints.  With a lawsuit pending, the
California Air Resources Board is answering claims that diesel
particulate filters are harmful to trucks. The state regulatory
body has suggested that the trucks themselves, not the DFPs are
the source of mechanical problems. 
http://www.gobytrucknews.com/carb-answers-dfp-complaints/123 

GREEN ENERGY	
	
Cruz rallies support for Sullivan in Alaska.	Hundreds of people
turned out for a rally headlined by Texas Sen. Ted Cruz in
support of Republican Alaska U.S. Senate hopeful Dan Sullivan.
Sullivan is challenging Democratic Sen. Mark Begich in a race
that could help decide control of the Senate. Cruz called Alaska
ground zero in the fight to retire Senate Democratic leader Harry
Reid. Cruz, a tea party favorite and potential 2016 presidential
contender, appeared at three rallies for Sullivan this weekend,
including two on Sunday. In Palmer, Cruz spoke of the need to
defend the Constitution, restore America's leadership in the
world and retire Reid. Sullivan spoke to themes he's stressed
throughout the campaign, including the need to roll back federal
regulations, unleash America's energy potential and protect
veterans and the most vulnerable.	
http://www.modbee.com/news/politics-government/article3530485.html


SunEdison to Build 150 Megawatts of India Solar
Projects.	SunEdison Inc. (SUNE:US), the best-performing U.S.
solar company this year, won a bid to build 150 megawatts of
solar projects in southern India's Karnataka state.    The
company will build and own the five projects for Karnataka
Renewable Energy Development Ltd., St. Peters, Missouri-based
SunEdison said today in a statement.    SunEdison was one of 44
developers vying to build 500 megawatts of projects in the state.
The facilities are expected to be owned by the developer,...	
http://www.businessweek.com/news/2014-10-30/sunedison-to-build-150-megawatts-of-india-solar-projects


SunEdison's Terraform Buys $250 Million of Solar Farms.	TerraForm
Power Inc. (TERP:US), the company that owns and operates solar
farms mainly built by parent SunEdison Inc. (SUNE:US), will pay
$250 million to Capital Dynamics U.S. Solar Energy Fund, L.P. for
solar projects in five U.S. states.    TerraForm will buy the 39
projects totaling 77.6 megawatts in California, Massachusetts,
New Jersey, New York and Pennsylvania using debt financing
through a $275 million increase...	
http://www.businessweek.com/news/2014-10-29/sunedisons-terraform-buys-250-million-of-solar-farms


Tuskegee to host transportation, energy forum.	Tuskegee
University is gearing up for an event showcasing electric
vehicles, toys and renewable energy for local students and
teachers. 
http://www.sacbee.com/news/business/technology/article3536130.html

	
Ohio Utilities Feel Burned by Solar-Energy Users. (Columbus
Dispatch)	Ohio Utilities Feel Burned by Solar-Energy Users   
People like Jack Hedge scare utility executives. He has rooftop
solar panels that generate more electricity than his house needs 
  "My electric bill was zero most of the year," the 66-year-old
Worthington man
said.	http://insideclimatenews.org/content/ohio-utilities-feel-burned-solar-energy-users


FUELS

Fossil Fuels Should Be 'Phased Out by 2100,' IPCC Says.	The
unrestricted use of fossil fuels must end soon if the world is to
avoid dangerous climate change.    That's one of the key messages
in a new report from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate
Change.    The IPCC outlines an approach that could see most of
the world's electricity produced from low carbon sources by...	
http://insideclimatenews.org/breaking-news/20141102/fossil-fuels-should-be-phased-out-2100-ipcc-says
	

MIDEAST MONEY-Gulf economies edge towards reform as oil price
slides.	...close to cutting diesel, kerosene subsidies    *
Higher electricity, water costs in the pipeline    * Oman says
may start subsidy cuts next year    KUWAIT, Nov 2 (Reuters) -
When Kuwait's government said last month that it planned to raise
domestic prices of diesel fuel and kerosene, some angry Kuwaitis
took to Twitter to denounce the move as unfair.    A resulting
increase in airline ticket prices will be "extracted from our
hard work", wrote one person who identified himself as Khalid
Alenezi. Essa...	
http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/11/02/mideast-subsidies-reform-idUSL6N0SA1BE20141102

	
Sacramento gas prices under $3 per gallon are part of nationwide
trend. ...Northern California, Nevada and Utah, said there are
several factors for cheaper prices at the pump. She cited record
U.S. oil production as well as changing consumer preferences. She
said motorists – particularly in California – are driving more
hybrids, electric cars and other fuel-efficient vehicles.   
“There is an ample supply of oil nationwide,” she said. “And
there are more vehicles on the road that are fuel efficient. We
have seen a drop in consumption. And people have managed to
navigate...	
http://www.sacbee.com/news/local/transportation/article3524169.html


DROUGHT	

Calif. storms go south; evacuations in Ventura Cty.	...forecaster
Matt Mehly said that while the first big storm this fall is
welcome and necessary, it won't be nearly enough to affect
statewide water shortages stemming from years with little
rainfall.    "It's going to take several years to put a dent in
the drought," he said.    The weather service has issued a winter
storm warning for much of the Sierra Nevada starting at 5 p.m.
Friday, with snow expected at higher elevations overnight, he
said.    Ranger Cari Cobb, spokeswoman for Yosemite National
Park,...	
http://www.insidebayarea.com/breaking-news/ci_26844813/calif-storms-go-south-evacuations-ventura-cty


First rainfall of season doesn't make a dent in California's
drought.	The first rainstorm of the just-started season provided
some much needed moisture to California, though some areas got
more than others. And it was not enough to make much of a dent in
the drought.    Northern and Central California got the most
rain, with Monterey setting a new record for Oct. 31 with 1.35
inches, according...	
http://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-me-ln-californias-first-rains-of-season-didnt-make-drought-dent-20141101-htmlstory.html


Is fake grass good for Los Angeles during the
drought?	...convince Angelenos to rip out their water-hogging
lawns, the Department of Water and Power has offered one of the
most generous grass-removal incentives in the state -- $3 per
square foot of lawn replaced by a low-water landscape. The new
yard can include drought-tolerant plants, gravel or artificial
turf.    I complained recently that some rules in L.A. made it
too hard to get rid of the grass and that city leaders should
make it as easy as possible for people to install
lawn-alternatives, including synthetic...	
http://www.latimes.com/opinion/opinion-la/la-ol-fake-grass-drought-los-angeles-20141031-story.html


Rain arrives in California, but more dry weather on the
way.	Southern and Central California got a much-needed dousing of
rain overnight Friday, with as much as an inch falling in higher
elevations in Los Angeles County.    But the state will need a
lot more precipitation to pull it out of the statewide drought,
meteorologists...	
http://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-me-ln-rain-california-20141101-story.html


Statewide ban on plastic grocery bags has broad support, poll
shows.	...contentious issues in the Capitol this year, sparking
intense lobbying.    Environmentalists wanted the new law, saying
plastic bags can pollute rivers and oceans, harming wildlife. Bag
makers fought the measure, arguing that it would cause job
losses.    California, which has a long history of strict
environmental regulation, is the first state to enact a statewide
ban. According to the poll, a majority among all races and income
levels would vote to uphold it.    Among those who oppose it,
most said...	
http://www.latimes.com/local/politics/la-me-pol-poll-plastic-bags-20141101-story.html


Switch in control of U.S. Senate could cut California's
clout.	Neither Sen. Barbara Boxer nor Sen. Dianne Feinstein is on
the ballot Tuesday. But that doesn't mean that they, and
California, don't have something to lose.    If next week's
elections give Republicans majority control, both California
Democrats stand to lose their Senate committee chairmanships and
the sway that comes with it.    A Republican takeover would...	
http://www.sacbee.com/news/politics-government/election/article3516167.html


OPINION

EDITORIAL: New wood-burning rules will save Valley lives.	...the
San Joaquin Valley's new wood-burning regulations.    The new
rules are expected to shut down most wood burning in fireplaces,
older stoves and inserts from Nov. 1 to Feb. 28. These fireplaces
and older heaters create more than 90% of the Valley's soot
pollution. The only exceptions during this time will be when a
storm scours harmful pollution out of the air.    We wish the
rules — some say they are the toughest in the country — weren't
necessary. But our Valley's unique pollution-retaining...	
http://www.fresnobee.com/2014/11/02/4212747/editorial-new-wood-burning-rules.html?sp=%2f99%2f274%2f


BLOG

The Stealth Element: How Mercury Became a Global Environmental
Problem.	...Minamata disease, this form of severe mercury
poisoning is a debilitating neurological syndrome caused by the
consumption of marine organisms heavily contaminated with
mercury.    Because it can be easily vaporized, mercury can be
transported through the air over large distances far removed from
its original source of emission. With a significant amount of
mercury being emitted as a bi-product of industrial processes
such as coal burning, along with metal and cement manufacturing,
it has now reached even...	
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/gustavo-a-b-da-fonseca/the-stealth-element-how-mercury-became-a-global-environmental-problem_b_6063108.html


Running Clean Draws Support from Swing Voters.	...go before the
midterm elections, you're probably a bit tired of seeing
competing poll results. Head-to-head matchups between candidates
have varied this entire election cycle, but one item we've been
tracking has remained consistent--voters want action on climate
change.    In February, the NRDC Action Fund released our first
polling of the 2014 cycle. It was conducted in 11 battleground
states and showed that voters across the political spectrum were
ready for the Environmental Protection Agency...	
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/heather-taylormiesle/running-clean-draws-suppo_b_6090548.html?ir=Politics&utm_hp_ref=politics


After the Flood: Reflections on Climate and Corporate
Control.	...March) are willing to advocate and hang their hopes
on.    Not only was it targeted, but Flood Wall Street was also
BIG, demonstrating that ever more people are setting their sites
on the root of the problem, not distracted by shiny baubles like
"100 percent renewable energy" or "go vegan" or promises of
miraculous new technofixes like climate geoengineering designed
to perpetuate business as usual. Instead, they are clearly
focussed on the economic system that serves corporations as if
they were not...	
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/rachel-smolker/after-the-flood-reflectio_b_5895862.html?utm_hp_ref=climate-change


Aging U.S. Icebreaker Fleet May Imperil Polar Science.	...in
maritime or polar science circles think that will suffice.    “I
think the answer clearly is, ‘No,'” says Ted Scambos, lead
scientist at the National Snow and Ice Data Center in Boulder,
Colorado. He's logged months aboard icebreakers, doing research.
Global warming, he says, means we need icebreakers more than
ever.    “Both poles are areas of the world that are changing
rapidly,” he says. “They're responding a lot to global warming
and that has lots of effects with ocean circulation...	
http://blogs.kqed.org/science/audio/aging-u-s-icebreaker-fleet-may-imperil-polar-science/


UN IPCC releases AR5 Synthesis Report on climate change, risks,
adaptation and mitigation.	The UN Intergovernmental Panel on
Climate Change (IPCC) released the Synthesis Report that distills
and integrates the findings of the full IPCC Fifth Assessment
Report (AR5) released over the past 13 months. The report
expresses with greater certainty than in previous
assessments...	
http://www.greencarcongress.com/2014/11/20141102-ipcc.html 

The Unbelievably Easy 2014 Midterm Election Voters Guide --
Climate Change.	The Unbelievably Easy 2014 Midterm Election
Voters Guide    Issue 2: Climate Change    Of course you should
go and research the websites of every candidate running, for
every office in this election.    But you won't. And that's
understandable. You have a life.    And you'll probably be one of
the over 130 MILLION...	
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/richard-greene/climate-change-voter-guide_b_6089104.html?utm_hp_ref=republican-party


UN Climate Change Report Delivers Stark Warnings. COPENHAGEN,
Denmark (AP) — Climate change is happening, it's almost entirely
man's fault and limiting its impacts may require reducing
greenhouse gas emissions to zero this century, the U.N.'s panel
on climate science said Sunday.    The fourth and final...	
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/11/02/un-climate-change-report_n_6089392.html?ir=Politics&utm_hp_ref=politics


Crazy Diamond Performance receives EPA approval on mono-fuel CNG
Cruze and Sonic. 	...—Michelle Fern, Executive Vice President CDP
Inc.          These vehicles provide flexibility for fleets
looking to purchase a domestic small mono-fuel passenger sedan,
but have not had an option until now. There are significant
emissions benefits over its gasoline counterpart, with an average
reduction in CO2of 25%. The Cruze and Sonic sedans feature 8.5
GGE fuel capacity for a highway range of nearly 300 miles (483
km).	
http://www.greencarcongress.com/2014/11/20141101-cdp.html 

Emissions, combustion and performance with biodiesel as pilot
fuel in dual-fuel engine.	A team at Xi'an Jiaotong University
reports on the combustion and the emissions (especially the
ultrafine particle emissions) effects of using biodiesel as the
pilot fuel in a natural-gas dual-fuel engine, as well as the
effect of the pilot quantity on the performance, a paper in the
Journal of Automobile Engineering.           One means of using
natural gas in transportation is for it to serve...	
http://www.greencarcongress.com/2014/11/20141103-xian.html 

Toyota expanding Aichi's test EV infrastructure in Japan.	OK, now
we're really confused. In the US, Toyota has been telling anyone
who cares to listen that the future of advanced-powertrain
technology is hydrogen fuel-cell vehicles, not electric ones. In
China, a Toyota joint venture is looking at EVs. Over in Japan?
They've just decided to pony up a little more for testing
electric-vehicle technology. Maybe something's lost in...	
http://green.autoblog.com/2014/11/02/toyota-expanding-aichis-test-ev-infrastructure-in-japan/


Plug-In Electric Car Sales In Oct: Leaf Record.	With two months
of sales still remaining in the year, the Nissan Leaf broke its
own record for most electric cars sold in the U.S. in a single
year. October saw deliveries of 2,589 Leafs, bringing the
year-to-date total to 24,411--which exceeds the 2014 total of
22,610, the previous record.	
http://www.greencarreports.com/news/1095238_plug-in-electric-car-sales-in-oct-leaf-record


DOE SBIR/STTR Release 2 topics includes fuel-cell hybrid trucks
and QC devices for PEM fuel cells.	The US Department of Energy
(DOE) has released the 2015 Small Business Innovation Research
and Small Business Technology Transfer (SBIR/STTR) Phase I
Release 2 topics, which include two hydrogen and fuel cell
related topics: fuel cell-battery electric hybrid trucks and
in-line quality control devices for polymer electrolyte membrane
(PEM) fuel cells.           The Fuel Cell Technologies Office
(FCTO) aims to build on...	
http://www.greencarcongress.com/2014/11/20141101-doesbir.html 






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