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ARB Newsclips for December 26, 2014. 

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CAP AND TRADE

Coming in 2015: A gas price increase consumers may or may not
notice Drivers across the San Joaquin Valley are enjoying an
ongoing drop in the cost of gasoline, with fuel prices hitting
levels not seen since 2009. In a few weeks, however, the price
will go up – guaranteed. It’s all part of California’s effort to
combat global climate change. The question for drivers here and
across the state is how much more they will pay at the pump, not
just next month, but over the next five years. And, given the
almost daily volatility of gas prices, whether they will notice
when they fill up.

http://www.mercedsunstar.com/news/article4988409.html 


HIGH SPEED RAIL

California carbon funds are an uncertain benefit for high-speed
rail
It was a major lift for high-speed rail when Gov. Jerry Brown and
the Legislature this summer pledged future proceeds from
California’s carbon-reduction program to help underwrite the
state’s $68 billion project. The bill included not only one-time
funding of $250 million, a relatively small sum, but also 25
percent of future revenue from California’s cap-and-trade
program, the money industries pay to offset their air emissions.
Long-term funding, rail officials said, could be leveraged to
secure private investment in the project.

http://www.sacbee.com/news/politics-government/article4956447.html

http://www.fresnobee.com/2014/12/25/4301618_california-carbon-funds-an-uncertain.html?rh=1



AIR POLLUTION

Extension of 2008 Ozone Compliance Deadline Unlawful, D.C.
Circuit Tells EPA
December 24 Extension of 2008 Ozone Compliance Deadline Unlawful,
D.C. Circuit Tells EPA By Andrew Childers...	

http://www.bna.com/extension-2008-ozone-n17179921739/


CLIMATE CHANGE


Kansas State tower project studies climate change	...free to the
public.    The Kansas State University tower will gather data on
climate change, land use change and invasive species.    Crews
in...	

http://www.sfgate.com/news/science/article/Kansas-State-tower-project-studies-climate-change-5979402.php


DROUGHT

California drought brings smaller harvests, more hunger among
farmworkers DUCOR -- Here in the produce basket of the nation,
the drought so dried out the farm economy that farmworkers depend
on charity...	

http://www.mercurynews.com/drought/ci_27209134/grim-reaper-drought-brings-smaller-harvests-more-hunger


FUELS

Vitruivan crowd-sourcing funding for novel biofuel from sewage
treatment bio-solids	...soot emissions, similar to how ethanol
reduces emissions when blended with gasoline. EEB can also be
blended with gasoline or burned to produce...
	
http://www.greencarcongress.com/2014/12/20141225-vitruvian.html

Gas Cars Parked In One Electric-Car Spot Earn Raleigh $27,000 A
Year	The problem of gasoline cars parking in spaces reserved for
plug-in electric cars...	

http://news.vocus.com/?a=19956294172&p=19f&v=1&x=cGVdqbYCbNLIdsEBarBhnw


VEHICLES

DMV delays rules for driverless cars as it seeks more input on
safety	...professor who researched driverless cars as part of a
project studying traffic and air pollution. "Most of the
accidents are caused by human error."...	

http://www.latimes.com/local/california/la-me-driverless-cars-20141226-story.html

Tesla Model X has one Southern Calfornia woman waiting in (and
for) the wings	...flight school manager Gabrielle Adelman and her
husband, Kenneth, are huge electric vehicle advocates who already
own a Roadster, a Model S...	
http://www.pasadenastarnews.com/business/20141225/tesla-model-x-has-one-southern-calfornia-woman-waiting-in-and-for-the-wings

Roadshow: Why many runners prefer streets to sidewalks	...are
running on. A cement sidewalk is probably the worst place to run,
having zero give.    Monte Hoskins    Q When I walk in the
streets, this is what...	

http://www.mercurynews.com/mr-roadshow/ci_27195262/roadshow-why-many-runners-prefer-streets-sidewalks?source=pkg

Gas Stations: Hazardous To Your Health In Many Ways	It turns out
that--in addition to their environmental benefit--electric cars
can help improve the health of the people who drive...	
http://www.greencarreports.com/news/1096053_gas-stations-hazardous-to-your-health-in-many-ways


GREEN ENERGY

Whole Foods Latest Grocer to Push for Sustainable Practices Among
Its Seafood Suppliers	...are taking the efforts has turned into
more of a company-driven commitment to sustainability.” “There is
an increase of consumer awareness about these...	
http://www.bna.com/whole-foods-latest-b12884908762v2/

Renewable energy plan would protect desert off-roading	

One of the biggest winners in a controversial renewable energy
plan could be a surprising group: off-road vehicle...	

http://www.desertsun.com/story/news/environment/2014/12/25/renewable-energy-plan-desert-roading/20903749/

	
China offers to help electricity-starved Nepal	...provide funding
and human resources to train Nepalese professionals in the
hydropower sector. Wang spoke to reporters Friday during his
three-day...	

http://www.sacbee.com/news/business/article4994142.html


MISCELLANEOUS

Beauty Products Aim To Protect Skin From Damage Of Pollution Car
and truck fumes, planes and power plants, there is air pollution
almost everywhere you look. Aicha Ried recently started worrying
what it could be doing to her skin. “When I’m walking by a bus
and then all of a sudden there’s just like this thick, black
smoke just wafting into my face and I’m like, ‘my pores,’” Ried
said. Dermatologist Dr. Amy Derick says new research suggests
reason for that concern.

http://boston.cbslocal.com/2014/12/24/beauty-products-aim-to-protect-skin-from-damage-of-pollution/



OPINION

Fracking ban: New York decision puts pressure on California 
California's movement to ban fracking and other dangerous oil
extraction techniques just got a huge boost from the other side
of the country. Gov. Andrew Cuomo has announced a fracking ban in
New York. Cuomo's decision follows a report from the state's
Department of Health that found fracking poses an unacceptable
public health risk

http://www.mercurynews.com/opinion/ci_27190899/fracking-ban-new-york-decision-puts-pressure-california



BLOGS

Can Electric Vehicles Be 'Environmental Villains'? Researchers
from the University of Minnesota (Minneapolis) found in a new
study assessing the life cycle air quality impacts on human
health of 10 alternatives to conventional gasoline vehicles “that
electric vehicles (EVs) powered by electricity from natural gas
or wind, water, or solar power are best for improving air
quality, whereas vehicles powered by corn ethanol and EVs powered
by coal are the worst.”

http://theenergycollective.com/roman-kilisek/2175321/can-electric-vehicles-be-environmental-villains


Average US Car Now Older, Resulting In More Air Pollution
Researchers at the University of Denver found that the US on-road
freeway fleet age increased due to the global recession from
2008–2010. To put it simply, because consumers had less money
available to purchase new vehicles, they hung on to the ones they
owned, thus increasing the average age of vehicles being driven
today.

http://cleantechnica.com/2014/12/26/average-us-car-now-older-resulting-air-pollution/


Silently Rises the Sea	...country around 300 square kilometers,
is in the global spotlight for potential climate change impacts
especially from sea level rise,...	

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/jayanta-basu/silently-rises-the-sea_b_6373220.html




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