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newsclips -- ARB Newsclips for July 9, 2015.
Posted: 09 Jul 2015 14:03:43
ARB Newsclips for July 9, 2015. 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. CLIMATE CHANGE Jerry Brown will speak on climate change at Vatican event hosted by Pope Francis. Gov. Jerry Brown is going to the Vatican later this month for a summit on climate change hosted by Pope Francis, who has sought to focus worldwide attention on environmental issues. The event, which also includes a discussion on modern slavery, will gather an international collection of government officials and United Nations representatives. http://www.latimes.com/local/political/la-me-pc-jerry-brown-vatican-20150709-story.html Jerry Brown presses Canada to cut emissions, combat climate change. The trio of leaders behind North America’s largest cap-and-trade market want Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper and other global leaders to do more to cut emissions and combat climate change. http://www.ocregister.com/articles/emissions-670919-climate-canada.html California governor criticizes Tories over climate change policies at summit. California Governor Jerry Brown is chiding Stephen Harper for not doing enough on climate change, saying the Prime Minister needs to “get with it” and help battle global warming. At the Climate Summit of the Americas in Toronto on Wednesday, representatives of more than a dozen subnational jurisdictions across the Western… http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/leaders-decry-federal-inaction-on-climate-change-at-americas-summit/article25366475/ California governor says he carried 'Laudato Si' to climate summit. California Gov. Jerry Brown, in Toronto for the Climate Summit of the Americas, said he is traveling with a copy of Pope Francis' environmental encyclical "Laudato Si'" and "going through it carefully." "I like the language in it, which is not the language of markets," Brown told a press conference July 8… http://www.catholicsentinel.org/main.asp?SectionID=2&SubSectionID=34&ArticleID=29574 Ontario trumpets green growth potential at Americas summit. States and provinces across the continent can lead on climate action, says premier, highlighting economic benefits. Ontario played up its plans to link into Quebec and California’s carbon market as it opened a pan-American climate summit on Wednesday. Its participation will expand North America’s largest cap-and-trade scheme… http://www.rtcc.org/2015/07/09/ontario-trumpets-green-growth-potential-at-americas-summit/#sthash.y6egBT7K.dpuf Carbon price, social push needed to curb emissions: economists. China's climate-changing emissions from producing the energy it needs will be as large as the rest of the world's emissions put together over the next 25 years, the incoming director of the International Energy Agency predicted on Thursday. But new commitments to cut emissions by China, the United States, Europe and other countries, as part of a new global deal due in December to tackle climate change… http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/07/09/us-climatechange-carbon-idUSKCN0PJ1WF20150709?virtualBrandChannel=14230 Bumblebee habitats are shrinking at an alarming rate, and scientists are blaming climate change. There’s no doubt that bees have had their share of the spotlight lately. The pervasive collapse of honeybee colonies, in particular, has captured national attention. But other bee species are starting to get their share of recognition, too. http://www.washingtonpost.com/news/energy-environment/wp/2015/07/09/bumblebee-habitats-are-shrinking-at-an-alarming-rate-and-scientists-are-blaming-climate-change/ http://www.sfchronicle.com/news/science/article/Study-American-European-bumblebees-feeling-6375674.php http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/2015/07/09/bumblebees-climate-change-study/29891617/ http://www.usnews.com/news/articles/2015/07/09/study-global-warming-is-wiping-out-bumblebees Seas could rise 6 meters even if governments curb warming: study. Sea levels could rise by at least six meters (20 feet) in the long term, swamping coasts from Florida to Bangladesh, even if governments achieve their goals for curbing global warming, according to a study published on Thursday. Tracts of ice in Greenland and Antarctica melted when temperatures… http://www.businessinsider.com/r-seas-could-rise-6-meters-even-if-governments-curb-warming-study-2015-7#ixzz3fQ8tOdSh A quantum of carbon: scientists devise new way to observe greenhouse effect. British scientists have devised a new way to observe the greenhouse world, enabling researchers to measure with exquisite accuracy how atmospheric carbon dioxide builds up, migrates, evolves and absorbs radiation. The technique will allow more accurate predictions about how much the Earth is likely to warm… http://www.theguardian.com/environment/2015/jul/08/a-quantum-of-carbon-scientists-devise-new-way-to-observe-greenhouse-effect DROUGHT California’s Drought Changes Habits in the Kitchen. Andrea Nguyen, who writes cookbooks for a living, knows that making pho in a pressure cooker is not the solution to California’s drought. Still, developing a reasonable version of the Vietnamese noodle soup that can be made in less than an hour, with half the water, matters to her these days. “We’re all trying to do what we can,” she said. “It’s all about consciousness.” http://www.nytimes.com/2015/07/08/dining/california-drought-restrictions-kitchen-chef-restaurants.html?ref=earth&_r=1 L.A., pushing big water rate increases, seeks 18% more from typical users. Los Angeles Department of Water and Power officials are seeking an increase in rates over the next five years in a bid to boost water conservation amid California's drought and expand repairs of crumbling water mains and electricity infrastructure. The rate increase is significant because it puts the greatest financial pressure on the heaviest residential water users… http://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-me-ln-dwp-rates-20150708-story.html#page=1 Jerry Brown will speak on climate change at Vatican event hosted by Pope Francis. Gov. Jerry Brown is going to the Vatican later this month for a summit on climate change hosted by Pope Francis, who has sought to focus worldwide attention on environmental issues. http://www.latimes.com/local/political/la-me-pc-jerry-brown-vatican-20150709-story.html http://www.sacbee.com/news/politics-government/capitol-alert/article26867299.html#storylink=cpy Drought fee, fines are on some minds. California water regulators heard proposals for a statewide drought fee and hefty fines for water-guzzling homeowners as part of a Wednesday workshop discussing how to implement Gov. Jerry Brown's order for water pricing to maximize conservation. http://www.ocregister.com/articles/water-328086-ocprint-board-state.html Majority of Latinos see global warming as serious problem, poll shows. A large majority of Latinos see global warming as a serious problem - a view that crosses party lines and includes Republicans, whose party leaders are climate change skeptics. More than 73 percent of U.S. Latinos surveyed by the Florida Atlantic University Business and Economics Polling Initiative consider global warming… http://www.mercedsunstar.com/news/local/environment/article26850832.html#storylink=cpy GOP senators vow to block U.S. from complying with global climate deal. The Senate's leading climate change skeptic said yesterday he does not believe Congress can prevent an international global warming accord but insisted that the United States will never live up to it. Sen. James Inhofe (R-Okla.), speaking after a hearing in which he and other GOP lawmakers questioned Obama's authority to enter into even a voluntary U.N. climate deal… http://www.eenews.net/stories/1060021496 FUELS Oversight Republicans subpoena Kerry for Keystone documents. House Republicans have subpoenaed Secretary of State John Kerry for documents related to the Obama administration’s review of the Keystone XL pipeline. “Congress has a right to review these documents,” Rep. Jason Chaffetz (R-Utah), the chairman of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, said Wednesday. http://thehill.com/policy/energy-environment/247267-gop-subpoenas-kerry-for-keystone-documents VEHICLES How To Cut Vehicle Emissions 90 Percent: Get Rid Of Human Drivers. The most straightforward way to reduce automotive emissions is probably to just get rid of cars. But what if you kept the cars, and eliminated their drivers instead? Acolytes of self-driving cars have held up fuel efficiency as one of their potential benefits, although it's hard to quantify the benefits of a technology that remains largely theoretical. http://www.greencarreports.com/news/1099054_how-to-cut-vehicle-emissions-90-percent-get-rid-of-human-drivers GREEN ENERGY Mountaintop Coal Falls As Renewables, Natural Gas Rise. Coal country in West Virginia and eastern Kentucky is riddled with flattened mountain tops and valleys filled in with the rocks and debris that once formed the peaks high above. Mountains blasted from the central Appalachian landscape are signs that the coal industry is at work supplying fuel for electric power plants throughout the region. http://www.climatecentral.org/news/mountaintop-coal-mining-falls-19204 OPINIONS Free Water in Fresno, if You Can Haul It Yourself. When you live in a hot part of California and can only water your garden on certain days during the drought, you may have to make some hard choices about letting trees or shrubs die. What if there was a no-guilt, free water source you could use anytime, without the water cops coming after you? People in parched Fresno have a new option starting Wednesday. http://ww2.kqed.org/news/2015/07/08/free-water-in-fresno-if-you-can-haul-it-yourself BLOGS Smoke from hundreds of North American wildfires is taking a toll on U.S. air quality. British scientists have devised a new way to observe the greenhouse world, enabling researchers to measure with exquisite accuracy how atmospheric carbon dioxide builds up, migrates, evolves and absorbs radiation. The technique will allow more accurate predictions about how much the Earth is likely to warm over the next few… http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/capital-weather-gang/wp/2015/07/08/smoke-from-hundreds-of-north-american-wildfires-is-taking-a-toll-on-u-s-air-quality/ Is building resilience to climate change so desirable? Building resilience to the worsening impacts of climate change is the main aim of millions of dollars in development spending these days. But is it the wrong goal? Luis Fernandez Carril, a climate change scientist at the National Autonomous University of Mexico, thinks pushing too hard to improve resilience to climate change is, in effect, giving up the fight to actually stop it. http://www.trust.org/item/20150709070529-ebs1w/?source=gep New California Rebates For Electric Cars Target Rich and Poor: Will Tesla Buyers Care? New California rebates on electric cars aim to provide more buying opportunity for low-income consumers and eliminate rebates for the rich. The California Air Resources Board (CARB) has approved $373-million in grants to bolster alternative-fuel vehicles… http://www.forbes.com/sites/brookecrothers/2015/07/09/new-california-rebates-for-electric-cars-target-rich-and-poor-will-tesla-buyers-care/ Exxon knew of climate change in 1981, email says — but it funded deniers for 27 more years. ExxonMobil, the world’s biggest oil company, knew as early as 1981 of climate change — seven years before it became a public issue, according to a newly discovered email from one of the firm’s own scientists. Despite this the firm spent millions over the next 27 years to promote climate denial. http://www.theguardian.com/environment/2015/jul/08/exxon-climate-change-1981-climate-denier-funding#ixzz3fQ5E6Hhe http://www.motherjones.com/environment/2015/07/exxon-climate-change-email 3 Presidential Candidates Say 'No' To Fossil Fuel Funding. Three of the candidates in the 2016 presidential race have pledged to shun campaign contributions from the fossil fuel industry. Democratic candidates Bernie Sanders and Martin O'Malley and Green Party candidate Jill Stein have agreed to a pledge from The Nation magazine that states: "In the name of protecting our country and the world from the growing dangers of climate change… http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2015/07/08/2016-fossil-fuel_n_7756274.html Texas is Suing the EPA — Again. Once again, Texas is suing the federal Environmental Protection Agency. Attorney General Ken Paxton on Wednesday filed a lawsuit over the agency’s rejection of parts of a Texas clean air program, launching the state’s second battle against EPA regulations in less than two weeks. http://www.texastribune.org/2015/07/08/texas-suing-epa-again/ California is in a drought emergency. Visit www.SaveOurH2O.org for water conservation tips.