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newsclips -- ARB Newsclips for January 23, 2015
Posted: 23 Jan 2015 13:10:32
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. FUELS UNDER CAP AND TRADE California's tax hike battles climate change without hurting consumers Not long ago, a gallon of gasoline cost over $3.80. It has now fallen to less than $2.00 in many... http://www.fresnobee.com/2015/01/22/4342231/californias-tax-hike-battles-climate.html CAP AND TRADE Bill to leave cap-and-trade program sees little support There was little public appetite at a hearing Thursday for a bill that would pull New Hampshire out of a multistate effort to reduce carbon emissions. http://www.sfchronicle.com/news/article/Bill-would-remove-NH-from-greenhouse-gas-6032649.php Little support for move to leave cap-and-trade program There was little public appetite at a hearing Thursday for a bill that would pull New Hampshire out of a multi-state effort to reduce carbon emissions. New Hampshire is one of nine states participating in the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative, a system where each state sells carbon emission allowances to producers. http://www.eagletribune.com/news/new_hampshire/little-support-for-move-to-leave-cap-and-trade-program/article_cf7a3f68-eec1-5975-ad5d-3d530ded93c6.html AIR POLLUTION Hazy Skies the Backdrop for Obama's Climate Talks in India When President Barack Obama arrives in New Delhi on Sunday he will join the Indian capital's masses in breathing some of the world's filthiest air. Hazy skies will serve as the backdrop to meetings with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and other officials who are expected to discuss India's biggest environmental woes: Heavy reliance on fossil fuels that has transformed New Delhi into the planet's most polluted capital and made India the third biggest national emitter of greenhouse gases. http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/2015/01/23/world/asia/ap-as-india-obama-climate.html China's smoggy capital to close 300 companies in battle on pollution Beijing plans to shut 300 companies this year to help reduce choking air pollution in the Chinese capital, the official Xinhua news agency said on Monday. http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/01/23/us-china-pollution-idUSKBN0KW18F20150123 Hong Kong to Provide Air Quality Data for StanChart Marathon Hong Kong will set up extra air quality checkpoints along the route of Sunday’s marathon organized by Standard Chartered Plc (STAN) to keep runners informed about pollution levels and associated health risks. http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2015-01-23/hong-kong-to-provide-air-quality-data-for-stanchart-marathon.html Chinese And American Cities In Comparison [Infographic] China’s struggles to contain thick rolling shrouds of smog have been well documented. Despite public discontent and countless pledges from the authorities to tackle the problem, air pollution in many cities has been pushed to over twenty times the safe limit on numerous occasions. http://www.forbes.com/sites/niallmccarthy/2015/01/23/air-pollution-chinese-and-american-cities-in-comparison-infographic/ Official Pushes for Statewide Air Pollution, Environmental Education One of the people who makes environmental decisions for one of the nation's worst spots for air quality is pushing for statewide environmental education. "I think the complexity of the air problems and the environmental problems, more broadly, really does require broad public understanding," Dr. Joe Capitman of the San Joaquin Valley Air District said. http://www.kfbk.com/articles/kfbk-news-461777/official-pushes-for-statewide-air-pollution-13180972/ CLIMATE CHANGE U.N. asks countries for climate plans after record warm 2014 The United Nations asked governments on Thursday to submit plans to cut greenhouse gas emissions as the building blocks of a deal due in Paris in December to limit global warming, after scientists said 2014 was the hottest year on record. http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/01/22/us-climatechange-un-idUSKBN0KV22W20150122 Senate Says Climate Change Real, But Not Really Our Fault Breathtakingly broad as its jurisdiction may be, the U.S. Senate does not usually vote on the validity of scientific theories. This week, it did. And science won. The Senate voted that climate change is real, and not a hoax. http://www.capradio.org/news/npr/story?storyid=379242432 Climate Change Moves the Doomsday Clock ...big reasons is the failure to reduce greenhouse emissions even in the face of climate change. Credit: The Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists.... http://www.climatecentral.org/news/climate-change-doomsday-clock-18576 FUELS Defenders of Tradition in Keystone Pipeline Fight An unpainted wooden barn sits in a snow-dusted cornfield along a gravel road, one of many that dot the rural horizon here. This barn, however, contains no horses, tractors or farming tools. http://www.nytimes.com/2015/01/23/us/defending-family-farm-traditions-in-battle-against-keystone-pipeline.html?_r=0 VEHICLES Toyota increasing production of Mirai fuel cell vehicle Toyota Motor Corporation will increase production of the Mirai fuel cell sedan, which launched in Japan on 15 December 2014. The... http://www.greencarcongress.com/2015/01/20150122-mirai.html Plug-in Electric Cars In Canada: 10,000 Sold, Good News For 2015 ...to Super Bowl XLIX, a slightly smaller number of Canadians counted down to EV 10,000, celebrating the ten-thousandth plug-in electric... http://www.greencarreports.com/news/1096415_plug-in-electric-cars-in-canada-10000-sold-good-news-for-2015 GREEN ENERGY How will the state get 50% of its energy from 'renewable resources' by 2050? Gov. Jerry Brown (D) received plenty of early support for his proposal, in his Jan. 5 inaugural speech, to get half of California's electricity from renewable sources by 2030. A lawyer who represents renewable energy developers said the media coverage of Brown's goal has sparked interest from the public as well as renewables advocates. http://www.eenews.net/stories/1060011965 India to push renewable energy drive during Obama visit India will look to the United States for more private sector partnerships and technology to support a drive to expand its use of clean energy, as Washington looks to secure political support for a global climate change deal in 2015. http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/01/22/india-usa-climatechange-idUSL6N0V104L20150122 Analysis: 'Green' bond issuance booming, but standards are unclear Issuance of green bonds for companies working on battling climate change are booming, but investors say the label needs safeguards against bogus proposals that could sour retail buyers and wealth advisers just starting to tune into the securities. http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/01/23/us-bonds-green-analysis-idUSKBN0KW25X20150123 Solar And Water: Abengoa's Big Bets While renewable energy dominate the portfolio of its young yieldco, Abengoa... http://www.forbes.com/sites/uciliawang/2015/01/23/solar-and-water-abengoas-big-bets-in-the-u-s/ Orange County landfill taps methane for power ...Montauk, will pay the county a royalty for the right to convert the landfill's methane and has a contract to sell the electricity to Anaheim Public Utilities.... http://www.scpr.org/news/2015/01/22/49411/california-landfill-taps-methane-for-power/ California Farmers Turn Sugar Beets Into Energy ...table beet, but they're larger, white and very high in sucrose. Sugar beets in California date back to the late 1800's. In fact they've been grown longer... http://www.capradio.org/articles/2015/01/22/california-farmers-turn-sugar-beets-into-energy/ MISCELLANEOUS Mary Nichols, California's Environmental "Rock Star" on Valley Edition The LA Times recently called Mary Nichols a “rock star.” In 2013 Time Magazine called her one of the 100 most influential people in the world and the Thomas Edison on environmentalism. She’s the chair of the California Air Resources Board, and if it has something to do with air quality or climate change in the state, she probably has something to say about it. http://kvpr.org/post/mary-nichols-californias-environmental-rock-star-valley-edition Sacramento State launching environmental research institute ...will merge environmental science and policymaking, particularly concerning climate change and water-related issues that challenge California... http://www.sacbee.com/news/local/environment/article7967292.html BLOGS Tipping Point for Carbon Pricing Just Got Closer Like objects in a passenger-side mirror, the tipping point for pricing carbon is a lot closer than it appears, and votes this week in the Senate... http://www.huffingtonpost.com/mark-reynolds/tipping-point-for-carbon_b_6527532.html California is in a drought emergency. Visit www.SaveOurH2O.org for water conservation tips.