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newsclips -- ARB Newsclips for April 24, 2015

Posted: 24 Apr 2015 12:56:49
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CAP AND TRADE

'With certainty' cap-and-trade would wreck the economy, Rubio
says.  It’s no secret that Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., is skeptical
of human-caused climate change. While he’s unsure of the effect
humans have on the climate, Rubio is certain that addressing the
problem would wreck the economy. "If we do the things they want
us to do, cap and trade, you name it, how much will that change
the pace of climates change vs. how much will it cost to our
economy?" Rubio asked rhetorically on CBS’ Face the Nation April
19.
http://www.politifact.com/truth-o-meter/statements/2015/apr/23/marco-rubio/rubio-cap-and-trade-would-hurt-economy-might-not-h/


AIR POLLUTION

Is Dirty Air Damaging the Brains of Some City Dwellers?  City air
pollution could hurt your brain, Harvard researchers suggested
Thursday. Brain scans showed that seniors exposed to higher
levels of the kind of small particle pollution that can come from
car exhaust had a higher risk of mini-strokes and a smaller brain
volume compared to those living in less-polluted areas, according
to the study published in the journal Stroke. 
http://www.nbcnews.com/health/health-news/dirty-air-damaging-brains-some-city-dwellers-n347316


CLIMATE CHANGE

China's Great Green Wall Helps Pull CO2 Out of Atmosphere.  After
improving energy efficiency, piloting emissions trading and
ramping up renewable energy expansion, China has also been moving
on another frontier needed to help ease global warming. According
to a study published recently in the journal Nature Climate
Change, the total amount of carbon stored in all living biomass
above the soil has increased globally by almost 4 billion tons
since 2003, with China contributing in a notable way to the
increase.
http://www.scientificamerican.com/article/china-s-great-green-wall-helps-pull-co2-out-of-atmosphere/


Japan hikes target for emissions cuts to about 25 pct by 2030. 
Japan is considering cutting emissions of greenhouse gases by
around 25 percent by 2030, up from an earlier target of about 20
percent, as its contribution to a global summit in Paris on
climate change later this year, media reports said on Friday. The
target is still lower than that outlined by the United States,
which says it will cut emissions by as much as 28 percent from
2005 levels by 2025 and the European Union which is proposing at
least a 40 percent cut from 1990 levels by 2030.
http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/04/24/japan-carbon-idUSL4N0XL1L420150424


DOE-supported carbon and capture storage projects hit 10M tonnes
of CO2 milestone.  ...Texas, is demonstrating a system to capture
carbon emissions from two steam methane reformers used to produce
hydrogen. Air Products retrofitted its...
http://www.greencarcongress.com/2015/04/20150423-doeccs.html

DIESEL ACTIVITIES

Study: Diesel, Gas Exhaust Mostly To Blame For Calexico’s
Polluted Air.  San Diego State University researchers have raised
new questions about bad air found in the Imperial Valley, which
has long been blamed on agricultural burns. Their study finds
diesel and gas exhaust from idling cars at the Calexico border
crossing are the dominant source of pollution. The work was
commissioned by Reveal, a public radio program that features work
from the Center for Investigative Reporting.
http://www.kpbs.org/news/2015/apr/23/study-diesel-gas-exhaust-mostly-blame-calexicos-po/

DROUGHT

California Assembly acts to prohibit fines for brown lawns in
droughts.  ...cities have fined residents for allowing their
lawns to turn brown during the drought, the state Assembly passed
a bill Thursday that would prohibit...
http://www.latimes.com/local/politics/la-me-pc-california-assembly-acts-to-prohibit-fines-for-brown-lawns-in-droughts-20150423-story.html?track=rss


California Drought: 'Exceptional' Drought Expands In Sierra.  The
latest U.S. Drought Monitor report shows that conditions worsened
in the Sierra as...
http://www.capradio.org/articles/2015/04/23/california-drought-exceptional-drought-expands-in-sierra/


FUELS

Half of U.S. Fracking Companies Will Be Dead or Sold This Year. 
Half of the 41 fracking companies operating in the U.S. will be
dead or sold by year-end because of slashed spending by oil
companies, an executive with Weatherford International Plc said.
There could be about 20 companies left that provide hydraulic
fracturing services, Rob Fulks, pressure pumping marketing
director at Weatherford, said in an interview Wednesday at the
IHS CERAWeek conference in Houston.
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2015-04-22/half-of-u-s-fracking-companies-will-be-dead-or-sold-this-year


VEHICLES

Finding Easier Ways to Charge Electric Vehicles.  Jeremy McCool
is convinced there is a better way to charge electric vehicles in
a crowded city than using a wired plug. Mr. McCool is founder and
chief executive of Hevo Power, a Brooklyn-based start-up that is
working to create a home for electric vehicles in an environment
that is inherently challenging to them.
http://www.nytimes.com/2015/04/24/business/finding-easier-ways-to-charge-electric-vehicles.html?ref=energy-environment&_r=0


Toyota to provide 1st hydrogen-fueled pace car.  A
hydrogen-fueled vehicle will lead the field at a NASCAR race for
the first time when a 2016 Toyota Mirai serves as the official
pace car Saturday night at Richmond. The midsize sedan uses no
gasoline and emits only water vapor. The electric vehicle is
powered by hydrogen, refuels in about five minutes and travels up
to 300 miles on one tank. It goes on sale in California later
this year, with expansion planned.
http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/C/CAR_NASCAR_RICHMOND_HYDROGEN_PACE_CAR?SITE=AP&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT


Review: New zero-emission electric two-wheelers.  Organizers of
the 45th annual Earth Day this week set an ambitious goal.
They...
http://www.pe.com/articles/speed-765558-zero-electric.html 

GREEN ENERGY

China Could Get 85 Percent Of Its Electricity From Renewables By
2050, Report Finds.  The world’s largest consumer of coal could
undergo a dramatic transformation in its energy profile in the
coming decades, according to a report released this week. China
could get 85 percent of its electricity from renewable resources
by 2050, according to the China 2050 High Renewable Energy
Penetration Scenario and Roadmap Study, a nongovernmental report
by Energy Foundation China.
http://thinkprogress.org/climate/2015/04/24/3650526/chinas-renewable-potential/


Ventura relaunching popular solar energy program.  The city of
Ventura is again offering a program that helps lower the cost of
solar panels for homeowners who want to install them. Called
Solarize Ventura, it makes the systems more affordable by
offering them at discounted pricing through vetted contractors.
The program ran three months last year and was so popular the
city, which launched Solarize Ventura in collaboration with the
Santa Barbara-based nonprofit Community Environmental Council,
brought it back again. More than 60 people participated in 2014.
http://www.vcstar.com/news/local-news/ventura/ventura-relaunching-popular-solar-energy-program_70165888


California, U.S. energy plan to aid apartment dwellers.  
...largest foundations are teaming up to expand financing for
energy efficiency and solar energy in multifamily housing.
Standing amid an array of solar...
http://www.mercurynews.com/business/ci_27420757/california-u-s-energy-plan-aid-apartment-dwellers

Santa Clara County approves deals for five solar farms from
SunPower.  Santa Clara County, "It continues to demonstrate the
board's commitment to renewable energy and reducing the county's
carbon footprint," Snow...
http://www.mercurynews.com/business/ci_27867224/santa-clara-county-approves-deals-five-solar-farms



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