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Posted: 03 Dec 2014 14:25:05
ARB Newsclips for December 3, 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 First California-Quebec Carbon Auction Sells Out at $12.10 Each. California and the Canadian province of Quebec, which together run North America’s biggest carbon market, sold greenhouse-gas allowances for $12.10 each in their first joint auction last week. The two governments received 1.73 bids for every allowance that was on sale Nov. 25, the California Air Resources Board said in a notice on its website today. Units of companies including BP Plc (BP/), Exxon Mobil Corp. and PG&E Corp. (PCG:US) qualified to participate in the auction. http://www.businessweek.com/news/2014-12-03/first-california-quebec-carbon-auction-sells-out-at-12-dot-10-each Oil industry document reveals plans to fight clean-energy initiatives. The West's leading trade group for the oil industry has collaborated with, and in some cases funded, an array of groups to combat what it calls "aggressive anti-oil initiatives," according to a presentation obtained by climate activists and shared with this newspaper. http://www.contracostatimes.com/california/ci_27052731/oil-industry-power-point-reveals-plans-respond-aggressive State's gasoline use is on the rise. Gasoline consumption in California is on the rise after nearly a decade of steady declines. Consumers bought 14.57 billion gallons of gasoline in the fiscal year ending June 30, up 0.9 percent from the 14.44 billion gallons the previous fiscal year, the State Board of Equalization announced Tuesday. It was the first annual increase since the 2005-2006 fiscal year. http://www.utsandiego.com/news/2014/dec/02/california-burns-more-gasoline/ Bills, oaths and receptions mark California Legislature's first day. ...funding plan that she believes prevents tuition from rising. She said on Monday that the University of California's budget would be subject this year to “zero-based budgeting,” in which officials must justify each item in their budget. The University of California last year derived about 40 percent... http://www.sacbee.com/news/politics-government/capitol-alert/article4237300.html AIR POLLUTION New air standard nationwide, but Valley still heart of ozone harm in U.S. Yes, the rest of the country will see an impact from the new ozone standard, but nothing like the San Joaquin Valley and Southern California. Click to Continue » http://www.fresnobee.com/2014/12/02/4265212/new-air-standard-nationwide-but.html#storylink=rss New bike share program debuts in Bishop Ranch in San Ramon. ...Pleasanton to Pleasant Hill, and says Bishop Ranch may provide a good model. "You're going to see bike sharing programs taking off," Hudson said. Regional air pollution and transportation agencies have funded a pilot bike-sharing program still going on in San Francisco, San Jose, Palo Alto and... http://www.mercurynews.com/breaking-news/ci_27053632/new-bike-share-program-debuts-bishop-ranch-san JURUPA VALLEY: City to discuss keeping trucks from homes. ...former Sam's Western Wear building, 8930 Limonite Ave., Jurupa Valley Keeping big rigs away from homes in the Mira Loma area of Jurupa Valley, which air quality officials say has some of the nation's worst air, is possible but would bring legal and financial hurdles for the city. ... http://www.pe.com/articles/study-755444-city-truck.html New air standard forces more Valley cleanup. The Fresno BeeNovember 26, 2014 To achieve a new federal ozone standard, the San Joaquin Valley would have to eliminate fossil-fuel combustion emissions, says Seyed Sadredin, executive director of the local... http://www.fresnobee.com/2014/11/26/4256395_new-air-standard-would-force-faster.html?rh=1 CLIMATE CHANGE Ambitions Meets Wariness as U.N. Climate Change Talks Begin in Lima. The U.S., Europe and China are about to confront the gulf between their carbon-cutting ambitions and those of less industrialized countries. President Barack Obama and Chinese Premier Xi Jinping surprised many observers last month by jointly unveiling long-range plans to curb carbon dioxide emissions. The move followed a pledge by the other big carbon-emitting economy, the European Union, to reduce greenhouse gases as part of a new round of United Nations-led climate negotiations. http://online.wsj.com/articles/ambitions-meet-wariness-as-u-n-climate-change-talks-begin-in-lima-1417622504?KEYWORDS=climate+change Boxer makes one last push for climate-change agenda. Sen. Barbara Boxer opened a push Tuesday for a bipartisan bill to reduce greenhouse gas emissions in the handful of days before she forfeits the gavel of the Senate's Environment and Public Works Committee to a Republican... http://www.sfgate.com/nation/article/Boxer-makes-one-last-push-for-climate-change-5930786.php The Biggest Hurdles Plaguing a Global Climate Accord, Explained. ...Paris next year. Rather, the leaders of the talks are simply asserting that failure is not an option, as they confront the reality that significant global warming is already locked in and this year's record-breaking temperatures are bound to be exceeded again and again. "El mundo nos... http://insideclimatenews.org/carbon-copy/20141202/biggest-hurdles-plaguing-global-climate-accord-explained At climate talks, UN calls fossil fuels 'high risk' investment. ...of fossil fuel investments compared with renewable energies, the U.N.'s climate chief said on Monday at the start of 190-nation talks on a deal to slow global warming. The Dec. 1-12 meeting in Lima opened with hopes that a U.N. deal to slow climate change is in reach for 2015,... http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/12/02/us-climatechange-lima-idUSKCN0JF37320141202?feedName=globalEnergyNews&feedType=RSS&virtualBrandChannel=14230 India May Set Bigger Climate Change Targets before U.S. President Obama's 2015. Visit (Business Standard) In what could push the country into the same league as the U.S. and China, India is likely to announce new, bigger and more effective climate change targets by the time U.S. President Barack Obama comes here as chief guest for the Republic Day parade in January next year. The... http://insideclimatenews.org/todaysnews/20141202/india-may-set-bigger-climate-change-targets-us-president-obamas-2015-visit Some Nebraska Politicians Were Trying To Block This Climate Data From Entering The State Senate. Nebraska state Sen. Ken Haar (D) introduced a bill last year calling for a study of projected climate change impacts in the state that would be presented to the legislature. But the bill took an unexpected detour when state Sen. Beau... http://www.sfgate.com/technology/businessinsider/article/Some-Nebraska-Politicians-Were-Trying-To-Block-5930903.php Federal agency proposes vast critical-habitat area off Alaska for threatened ringed seals. ...habitat features that are essential for sustaining Arctic ringed seals — a species that is likely to become endangered in the foreseeable future due to climate change," said James Balsinger, NOAA Fisheries Alaska regional administrator, in the announcement. The public will have 90 days to... http://www.usnews.com/news/science/news/articles/2014/12/02/agency-proposes-critical-habitat-for-ringed-seals Atmospheric River, Heavy Rain Roar Into California. For the second time in a week, heavy rain is making an appearance in drought-weary California. This round comes courtesy of the tropics via an appropriately named “atmospheric river” that is sending precipitation... http://www.climatecentral.org/news/atmospheric-river-rain-california-18390 Germany boosts funding to cut greenhouse gases. Germany announced on Wednesday a cash boost for measures to cut greenhouse gas emissions, in a bid to meet its ambitious climate target for 2020. Germany has pledged to reduce its carbon dioxide output by... http://www.sacbee.com/news/nation-world/article4256049.html Jay Ambrose: Using art to fix climate change. ...He has since painted up a storm, thought up a storm and is now collaborating with a scientist to give us a new boundless energy supply that could end global warming fears. This is a big, big deal that Siler is pushing for as a relatively recent part of his decades-long, multi-disciplinary... http://www.fresnobee.com/2014/12/03/4266857/jay-ambrose-using-art-to-fix-climate.html?sp=%2f99%2f274%2f644%2f Could Uruguay's renewable energy surge be a model for climate change action? Nations from around the world are meeting in Lima, Peru this week in the latest gathering on climate change. Their aim is to come up with a plan that could pave the way for next year's UN-backed conference in Paris. The challenges... http://www.scpr.org/programs/take-two/2014/12/02/40564/could-uruguay-s-renewable-energy-surge-be-a-model/ Bullock: Both coal, wind needed in climate plan. Montana. Gov. Steve Bullock said the Obama administration needs to spend more money to improve coal plant technologies and clear the way for more wind power if it's serious about countering climate change. The Obama administration wants states to cut climate-changing emissions... http://www.modbee.com/news/business/article4242124.html Climate change impacts heat up UN talks in Lima. With 2014 on track to become the warmest year on record and time running short, more than 190 nations began talks on a new worldwide deal to limit greenhouse gas emissions and keep global warming from causing irreversible damage. New targets for fossil fuel use were announced... http://www.sacbee.com/news/nation-world/article4238492.html DROUGHT State and local water conservation efforts dry up. ...approximately 276,000 acre-feet of water, which is enough water to supply 1.2 million Californians for an entire year," Rafael Maestu, an economist for the California State Water Resources Control Board, told board members. Consumers used less water in October than they had in September -- but they also... http://www.bakersfieldcalifornian.com/local/x1952135317/State-and-local-water-conservation-efforts-dry-up House Republicans, Costa join for last-ditch shot at California water bill. Bee Washington BureauDecember 2, 2014 Updated 2 hours ago The new House California water bill includes language designed to boost water exports south of the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta, seen in this file aerial photo.... http://www.fresnobee.com/2014/12/02/4266202/house-republicans-costa-join-for.html?sp=%2f99%2f406%2f263%2f California falls short of water conservation goals. ...2014 Updated 18 minutes ago FILE - In this July 29, 2014 file photo, a water conservation sign is displayed outside of City Hall in Santa Cruz, Calif. Drought-stricken California is releasing new figures to show how well residents are complying with a statewide water-saving target. The state... http://www.fresnobee.com/2014/12/03/4266627/california-falls-short-of-water.html?sp=%2f99%2f170%2f Drought: Monterey County water conservation holds steady. ...indicate residents have begun slacking in their conservation efforts. State officials warn that rainy weather this week won't put much of a dent in the drought. "Recent rains are no reason to let up on our conservation efforts," said the board's chairwoman, Felicia Marcus. "It will take many sustained... http://www.insidebayarea.com/bay-area-news/ci_27054580/county-water-conservation-holds-steady Will this rain finally end Southern California's prolonged fire season? Show caption Droplets splashing off a rain barrel. Photo by J. Michael Darby via Flickr Creative Commons Southern California is getting a much needed soak, but will it be enough to end a prolonged wildfire season? According to CAL FIRE's Mike Mohler, the area... http://www.scpr.org/news/2014/12/02/48419/will-this-rain-finally-end-southern-california-s-p/ Downpours Expected to Bring Several Inches of Rain to SoCal. Heavy downpours Tuesday were expected to bring several inches of rain to drought-stricken Southern California. Heavy downpours Tuesday were expected to bring several inches of rain to drought-stricken Southern... http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/nation/la-me-ln-downpours-expected-to-bring-several-inches-of-rain-to-socal-20141202-embeddedvideo.html Storm drenches California, but it's only a drop in state's drought. The first major Pacific storm of the season drenched much of California on Tuesday, slaking a parched and dusty region, but still leaving the state deep in a historic drought. The stream of subtropical... http://www.latimes.com/local/california/la-me-1203-california-rain-20141203-story.html Southern California storm not a drought-buster, not El Niño. ...(Photo by Gene Blevins/Special to the Los Angeles Daily News) Water managers are not calling the storm that dropped several inches of rain onto Southern California Tuesday a drought-buster, and climate scientists are not labeling it an El Niño event. Instead, they say it will take at least... http://www.pasadenastarnews.com/general-news/20141202/southern-california-storm-not-a-drought-buster-not-el-nixf1o STORM: What will the rain mean for the drought? The rain will help, but the Northern California reservoirs and Sierra snowpack that provide much of the state's water remain far short of what they should be. LOS ANGELES (AP) — A... http://www.pe.com/articles/rain-755409-storm-angeles.html Downpours fall for hours on thirsty California. LOS ANGELES (AP) — Hours of downpours brought California a dose of relief from a three-year drought with few of the negative consequences the long-awaited storm had threatened, at least... http://www.sfgate.com/news/us/article/Downpours-fall-for-hours-on-thirsty-California-5931508.php Report: California drought threatens groundwater. The Associated PressDecember 2, 2014 Updated 2 hours ago SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Three years of drought have taken a heavy toll on California groundwater supplies, with hundreds more wells being dug this year, one of the driest on record,... http://www.sanluisobispo.com/2014/12/02/3378497/report-california-drought-threatens.html?sp=%2f99%2f177%2f348%2f A drop in L.A.'s water needs bucket. ...exacerbating the hazards in areas already burned). A drop in the bucket, but a very welcome one. As much as we need the rain, though, what Southern California and the rest of the state really need is to refill our biggest reservoir — the Sierra snowpack — because that's where most of our water... http://www.latimes.com/opinion/editorials/la-ed-rain-drought-california-20141203-story.html New Residential Water Use Numbers Indicate Conservation Backslide. ...Brown/AFP/Getty Images) The latest year-over-year residential water use numbers are out, offering a glimpse at how much of the wet stuff larger cities throughout California are using and how much they're conserving. The broad view for October's water conservation efforts isn't good, but the gloomy news comes... http://blogs.kqed.org/science/2014/12/02/new-residential-water-use-numbers-indicate-conservation-backslide/ Statewide, water conservation falls short. Gov. Jerry Brown enters a meeting of the Western Governors' Association last month, where a panel met to discuss the drought that has gripped California for the past three years. State officials on Tuesday decried a “disappointing” 6.7 percent drop in water... http://www.pe.com/articles/water-755459-conservation-use.html Drought; Regulatory California slips on water conservation California's commitment to water conservation in the face of epic drought appears to have waned with the end of summer: Statewide, water use... http://www.sacbee.com/news/local/article4252656.html FUELS Tesla May Run Slow on Cheap Gas. Falling gasoline prices don't mean that the Tesla Motors story can't come true. But the tale may take longer to unfold than the market has patience for. http://insideclimatenews.org/content/tesla-may-run-slow-cheap-gas ECONOMY: State gas use up first time in 8 years. ...nearly 1 percent in the last fiscal year, the first increase in eight years, according to the state Board of Equalization Californians increased their gasoline use by nearly 1 percent in the past fiscal year, one sign that the economy is recovering, the state Board of Equalization said. California's... http://www.pe.com/articles/fiscal-755491-billion-year.html House Republicans seek to extend energy tax breaks. Republicans in the US House of Representatives are championing a short-term, $44.7bn package that would extend tax breaks for wind power, biofuels and mine safety equipment. Stepping back from a confrontation with the White House over a broader $400bn package... http://www.argusmedia.com/pages/NewsBody.aspx?id=957193&menu=yes GREEN ENERGY George Shultz Gone Solar. Now That's a Sign of Thawing in the U.S. Climate Debate ...faced off against Muammar Qaddafi, the Soviet Union and Chinese communists. His latest cause, though, is one few fellow Republicans support: fighting climate change. Two years ago, Shultz was alarmed when a retired Navy admiral showed him a video of vanishing Arctic sea ice and explained... http://www.businessweek.com/news/2014-12-01/reagan-statesman-s-sunshine-power-hint-of-thaw-in-climate-debate OPINIONS Tom Lowery: Silicon Valley companies should understand their energy use. In today's highly competitive economic environment, it's surprising to learn that that California's commercial buildings are wasting 80 percent of the energy that they consume. This wasted energy not only costs all of us money - money... http://www.times-standard.com/opinion/20141126/tom-lowery-silicon-valley-companies-should-understand-their-energy-use BLOGS Not Just Turbocharging: Exhaust Gases Can Generate Electricity, Too. The exhaust gases shooting out the tailpipes of internal-combustion cars aren't just a form of pollution, they also represent wasted energy. One way to use some of that energy has been turbocharging: An exhaust-driven turbine runs a compressor... http://www.greencarreports.com/news/1095725_not-just-turbocharging-exhaust-gases-can-generate-electricity-too India may be the next big polluter to announce a climate plan. ...another bit of good news that makes a 2015 global climate agreement look just a little more likely. Up until now, India, the third-largest annual emitter of greenhouse gases, has been resistant to calls for limiting emissions. But when the U.S. and China, the two largest climate polluters, announced... http://grist.org/news/india-may-be-the-next-big-polluter-to-announce-a-climate-plan/ Businesses: EPA Clean Power Plan Is Good for Economy, Environment. If you want to know what American businesses think about the Environmental Protection Agency's new carbon pollution standards and what they'll do to our economy, ask somebody who has built a business. On Monday, more than 350 entrepreneurs, CEOs,... http://www.huffingtonpost.com/bob-keefe/businesses-epa-clean-powe_b_6256204.html?ir=Business&utm_hp_ref=business Rise of Walking for Fun & Fitness as a Social Trend. ...America's untrendiest trend" in its February 2014 cover story. A month later Builder magazine (a construction trade journal) announced on its cover, "Walkability. Why we care...and why you should too." This sheer pleasure of walking is highlighted in one of the year's top music videos, "Happy"... http://www.huffingtonpost.com/jay-walljasper/rise-of-walking-for-fun-f_b_6255930.html The Externalities of Climate Change. ...our unthinking consequence -- be it plastic, or chemicals, or micro-particles -- and succumbing to the greatest externality of them all: accelerating climate change that is already magnifying and amplifying the threat to every nurturing part of our ocean world. I recently attended a conference... http://www.huffingtonpost.com/peter-neill/the-externalities-of-clim_b_6255698.html?utm_hp_ref=climate-change The Forest That Fights Climate Change. ...Guyana. © Pete Oxford/ILCP This post was originally published on Conservation International's blog, Human Nature. When we think about causes of climate change, we think smokestacks and tailpipes. Google "solutions for climate change" and you might get recommendations to change... http://www.huffingtonpost.com/will-turner/the-forest-that-fights-climate-change_b_6257922.html The Next Big Climate Question: Will India Follow China? For more than 20 years, international climate talks have been dominated by a schism between those who created the problem of climate change (largely the United States and nations of the European Union) and those who would greatly contribute to it moving forward (largely... http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/12/02/the-next-big-climate-ques_n_6259228.html?utm_hp_ref=climate-change Eating Less Meat Essential To Curb Climate Change, Says Report. Curbing the world's huge and increasing appetite for meat is essential to avoid devastating climate change, according to a new report. But governments and green campaigners are doing nothing to tackle the issue due to fears of a consumer... http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/12/03/eating-less-meat-essentia_n_6261116.html Hydrogen Fuel-Cell Vehicle Tax Credit Expires This Month: Will It Be Renewed? First 2015 Hyundai Tucson Fuel Cell delivered to lessee at Tustin Hyundai, June 2014 Enlarge Photo Financial and other incentives are widely viewed as a good way to kickstart... http://www.greencarreports.com/news/1095734_hydrogen-fuel-cell-vehicle-tax-credit-expires-this-month-will-it-be-renewed Plug-In Electric Car Sales In Nov: Leaf Grows, Volt Wanes. Sales of plug-in electric cars continued at a steady pace in November, reflecting continued strong vehicle sales of all types in the U.S. market. The Nissan... http://www.greencarreports.com/news/1095711_plug-in-electric-car-sales-in-nov-leaf-grows-volt-wanes Climate Change in Tokyo? City’s Weather Observation Station Relocates. If you find the temperature shown in Tokyo’s weather report to be a bit lower than what you feel today, you are not mistaken. Japan Meteorological Agency on Tuesday began operating its new weather observation station in Tokyo which was relocated for the first time since 1964. http://blogs.wsj.com/japanrealtime/2014/12/02/climate-change-in-tokyo-citys-weather-observation-station-relocates/?KEYWORDS=climate+change A realistic approach to linking carbon markets. Three weeks ago, the U.S. and China announced a landmark bilateral agreement to cut greenhouse gas emissions. Secretary of State John Kerry heralded the agreement as a key step toward reinvigorating international negotiations on climate change. His theory will be tested this week, when diplomats will converge on Lima, Peru to negotiate the next steps of the climate change regime. Although there is some optimism, the prospects remains highly uncertain. http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/monkey-cage/wp/2014/12/01/a-realistic-approach-to-linking-carbon-markets/ California is in a drought emergency. Visit www.SaveOurH2O.org for water conservation tips.