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AIR POLLUTION

UPDATE 2-Choking Delhi vows pollution tax, car-free days to
improve air. India's polluted capital, New Delhi, will within two
months impose a tax on commercial vehicles entering the city and
prohibit the use of cars on certain busy routes once every month,
its transport minister said on Tuesday. High pollution levels
have worried environmentalists…
http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/10/06/india-pollution-idUSL3N1262DW20151006


U.K. Said to Consider Closing All Coal-Fired Plants by 2023. The
U.K. is considering whether to close all of its 12 coal-fired
power plants by 2023 as part of its effort to reduce the
greenhouse gases blamed for global warming, an official with
knowledge of the discussions said. Europe’s second-biggest
polluter is also considering whether to make the announcement
before Nov. 30…
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2015-10-06/u-k-said-to-consider-closing-all-coal-fired-plants-by-2023


Coal emits twice the climate pollution of LNG -- industry study.
Exporting U.S.-sourced natural gas to distant markets to produce
electricity is environmentally preferable to burning coal in
those same countries, according to an industry-backed study that
considered a wide range of technology and resource scenarios to
reach its sweeping conclusion.
http://www.eenews.net/energywire/2015/10/06/stories/1060025889 

CLIMATE CHANGE

UN releases a draft for potential agreement on climate. The
United Nations on Monday released a first draft of the
negotiating text for the major conference on climate taking place
in Paris in December. The document is a step forward for the
talks, slimming down the text from more than 90 pages earlier
this year to just 20. Negotiators from 195 countries are to
gather for a new session of talks…
http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/E/EU_CLIMATE_CHANGE?SITE=AP&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT


France urges more climate pledges ahead of UN talks in Paris.
France is urging holdout countries to submit their pledges to
curb greenhouse gas pollution ahead of a major U.N. climate
conference in Paris. A total of 146 nations accounting for 87
percent of global carbon emissions submitted their pledges by a
U.N. deadline last week. 
http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/C/CLIMATE_TARGETS?SITE=AP&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT


UPDATE 1-India leads Asia's dash for coal as emissions blow east.
Deep in the thickly forested hills in its east, India last month
started production at what it hopes will in five years be Asia's
biggest coal mine. At the open-cast mine, which involves the
clearing of more than 18,000 hectares (44,500 acres) of land,
noisy excavators are busy digging for coal…
http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/10/06/asia-coal-climatechange-pix-graphic-tv-u-idUSL3N12616220151006


Green beer cuts Tanzanian brewery's costs and carbon emissions.
Green beer may not sound too appealing, but in Mwanza, it's going
down a treat. A locally produced "greener" brew not only slakes
thirst but is reducing the carbon footprint of the country's
second largest city. Tanzania Breweries Limited is tapping
biomass energy to produce more sustainable beer while cutting its
fuel costs.
http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/10/06/tanzania-climatechange-beer-idUSL8N12529620151006


Millions face hunger due to climate change, "super El Nino" –
Oxfam. At least 10 million poor people face hunger this year and
next because of droughts and erratic rains linked to record
global temperatures and an expected "super" version of the
evolving El Nino weather pattern, aid charity Oxfam has warned.
http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/10/05/us-climatechange-aid-hunger-idUSKCN0RZ21120151005


Philippines aims to cut carbon by 70 percent by 2030, if it gets
help. The Philippines aims to cut its carbon emissions by 70
percent by 2030 but only if it gets financial and technical help
to meet that target at international climate change talks this
year, a presidential aide said on Friday. Countries have
submitted plans to limit greenhouse gases this week, in advance
of a summit…
http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/10/05/uk-climatechange-summit-philippines-idUSKCN0RZ1W720151005


Citigroup, Citing Climate Change, Will Reduce Coal Financing.
Citigroup Inc., the third-biggest U.S. bank, said it will cut
back on financing for coal mining projects, in the latest blow to
the industry that’s viewed as a key contributor to global
warming. Citigroup said its credit exposure to coal mining had
“declined materially" since 2011 and that the trend would
continue into the future.
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2015-10-05/citigroup-citing-climate-change-will-reduce-financing-for-coal

What the historic South Carolina floods can — and can’t — tell us
about climate change. In 2013, after some controversy, South
Carolina’s Department of Natural Resources released a report on
risks the state could face due to climate change. One of those
risks? “A predicted result of climate change is the increase in
intense storm events causing greater water inputs in shorter
periods of time…
http://www.washingtonpost.com/news/energy-environment/wp/2015/10/05/what-the-historic-south-carolina-floods-can-and-cant-tell-us-about-climate-change/


E.P.A. Strategist Is Appointed to Fine-Tune Global Warming
Agenda. As President Obama doubles down on climate change as a
legacy issue, the White House has appointed Thomas Reynolds, a
top communications strategist at the Environmental Protection
Agency and a seasoned political operative, to a new position
dedicated solely to messaging Mr. Obama’s global warming agenda.
http://www.nytimes.com/politics/first-draft/2015/10/06/e-p-a-strategist-is-appointed-to-fine-tune-global-warming-agenda/


El Nino expected to bring warmer US winter. El Niño conditions
likely will result in a warmer-than-average winter in the US, the
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration said today. US
heating degree days, a measure of heating demand, in December
2015-February 2016 should be 1.6pc below the average in
1981-2010. That measure should also be 6pc lower than it was last
winter, said Michael Halpert, deputy director at the federal
agency's Climate Prediction Center.
http://www.argusmedia.com/News/Article?id=1114615 

How volcanoes can hurt the world's largest rivers. Scientists
have long known the enormous climatic effects of giant volcanoes,
but are only now discovering implications for the world's largest
rivers. Volcanic eruptions can reduce flow in some of the world’s
largest rivers, which millions depend upon for clean drinking
water, say researchers from the University of Edinburgh. How it
works: during a volcanic eruption, erupted ash is flung into the
atmosphere…
http://www.csmonitor.com/Science/2015/1006/How-volcanoes-can-hurt-the-world-s-largest-rivers


New Research Shows How Climate Change Will Influence Infant
Health. The world has learned much in recent years about the
harmful health effects of climate change, such as heat-related
deaths, respiratory and heart problems caused by air pollution,
and emotional disorders that result from the consequences of
extreme weather. Now researchers have found that it poses a
surprising new danger: low birth weight.
http://thinkprogress.org/climate/2015/10/06/3709407/low-birth-weight-climate/


Ice Loss in Antarctica Filchner-Ronne Region Directly Linked to
Ocean Warming. The more ice is melted of the Antarctic
Filchner-Ronne shelf, the more ice flows into the ocean and the
more the region contributes to global sea-level rise. While this
might seem obvious, it is no matter of course for the huge ice
masses of Antarctica: parts of the ice continent are
characterized by instabilities that, once triggered, can lead to
persistent ice discharge…
http://www.azocleantech.com/news.aspx?newsID=22574 

China is working to reach its emissions peak before 2030
deadline, analyst says. Qi Ye, director of public policy centre
in Beijing, says China is showing ‘global leadership’ on climate
change and it will look to clean energy technologies. China may
aim for an earlier greenhouse gas emissions peak before its 2030
deadline,
http://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/oct/06/china-is-working-to-reach-its-emissions-peak-before-2030-deadline-analyst-says
 

DROUGHT

Water and Power: What the last drought taught California.
Conservation figures: Californians saved water in August, though
not as much as they had in the months immediately following the
governor’s call for a 25% cut in usage. Water officials blame the
heat and a lack of rain for the slight uptick in use. “We can’t
roll the dice when we’re still in the worst drought we’ve seen,”
said Felicia Marcus…
http://www.latimes.com/local/california/la-me-water-power-html-20151006-htmlstory.html


Could lake water from Alaska be shipped to L.A., Long Beach
ports? California needs water. Blue Lake in Sitka, Alaska, has a
lot. So a company that holds the rights to up to 9 billion
gallons of the lake’s water is pitching an idea that would send
some of it — via tanker ship — to the Golden State as it endures
the fourth year of severe drought.
http://www.pasadenastarnews.com/environment-and-nature/20151005/could-lake-water-from-alaska-be-shipped-to-la-long-beach-ports


Rancho Cucamonga reduces water use by 40 percent. Saving water
doesn’t always translate to financial savings as city staff have
learned while trying to meet state mandates for reduction. When
the governor declared mandatory water restrictions, Rancho
Cucamonga was tasked with reducing its consumption at city parks,
greenways and facilities by 32 percent based on 2013 levels, said
Bill Wittkopf, Public Works Services director.
http://www.dailybulletin.com/article/20151005/NEWS/151009708 

City to eateries: Use paper plates in California drought. A
California city has ordered restaurants to cut back on
dishwashing by using disposable plates, cutlery and cups as a way
to save water during the fourth year of drought in the state.
Officials in declared a water emergency after a river the
provides the coastal town's drinking water got so low that ocean
water seeped into city pipes…
http://www.redding.com/news/wire-news/fort-bragg-orders-eateries-to-use-paper-plates


FUELS

U.S. motorists opt for larger vehicles, lower fuel economy: Kemp.
U.S. motorists are opting for larger, more powerful cars with
worse fuel economy in response to the sharp drop in gasoline
prices. The average fuel economy for vehicles sold in the United
States in September was 25.2 miles per gallon, down by 0.6 mpg
since August 2014, according to the University of Michigan
Transportation Research Institute.
http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/10/06/us-usa-autos-fueleconomy-kemp-idUSKCN0RZ24X20151006


Biofuel from whisky byproducts better than ethanol, says maker. A
Scottish company has developed a commercial scale method of
producing biofuel capable of fuelling cars from the unwanted
residue of the whisky fermentation process. Edinburgh-based
Celtic Renewables developed its process of producing biobutanol
at industrial scale in Belgium…
http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/10/05/us-biofuel-whisky-idUSKCN0RZ12420151005


Shell CEO `Pulling Out All the Stops' to Safeguard Dividends.
Royal Dutch Shell Plc is “pulling out all the stops” to safeguard
its dividend in a world where oil prices remain “lower for
longer,” Chief Executive Officer Ben Van Beurden said. Europe’s
biggest oil company is also protecting a plan to buy back shares
and keeping its investment program “steady for the future,” …
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2015-10-05/shell-ceo-doing-all-to-safeguard-dividends-amid-low-oil-prices

Obama doubles down on Arctic drilling regs. The Obama
administration still plans to issue regulations for oil and
natural gas drilling in the Arctic Ocean despite Royal Dutch
Shell's decision to abandon its drilling efforts “for the
foreseeable future.” Brian Salerno, director of the Interior
Department’s Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement
(BSEE), said regulators are moving forward with their rules…
http://thehill.com/policy/energy-environment/255934-obama-still-moving-forward-on-arctic-drilling-regs


National Diesel Average Rises 1.6¢ to $2.492 a Gallon. The
average price of diesel fuel in the United States rose 1.6 cents
a gallon to $2.492, the Department of Energy reported Oct. 5. The
national average for trucking’s main fuel was cheaper by $1.241 a
gallon from a year ago, DOE’s Energy Information Administration
said after its weekly survey of fueling stations.
http://www.ttnews.com/articles/basetemplate.aspx?storyid=39631 

VEHICLES

Plug-in Electric Car Sales In Canada, September 2015:
Triple-Triple. With a "double-double" being Canadian shorthand
for a coffee with two creams and two sugars, we might call
September a "triple-triple": Three plug-in electric car models
hit the 100-sales mark last month. Chevy sold 126
first-generation Volts in Canada in September…
http://www.greencarreports.com/news/1100353_plug-in-electric-car-sales-in-canada-september-2015-triple-triple


CWI ISL G Near Zero natural gas engine certified to near zero
NOx; 90% below current standard. Cummins Westport Inc. (CWI)
announced that its new ISL G Near Zero (NZ) natural gas engine is
the first mid-range engine in North America to receive emission
certifications from both US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
and Air Resources Board (ARB) in California that meet the 0.02
g/bhp-hr optional…
http://www.greencarcongress.com/2015/10/201510-6-wi.html 

VW RECALL

VW chief warns workers of 'pain' to come because of scandal.
Volkswagen's new CEO has told more than 20,000 workers that
overcoming its emissions-rigging scandal will "not happen without
pain" and that the company will have to review its investment
plans. Matthias Mueller vowed Tuesday that "we will overcome this
crisis" but said that the company would have to be more careful
about costs.
http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/V/VOLKSWAGEN?SITE=AP&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT


For Volkswagen, costs of scandal will be piling up. For
Volkswagen, the cost of its cheating on emissions tests in the
U.S. is likely to run into the tens of billions of dollars and
prematurely end its long-sought status as the world's biggest
carmaker. As well as fines from governments, Volkswagen faces the
massive expense of recalling up to 11 million cars globally.
http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/E/EU_VOLKSWAGEN_THE_RECKONING?SITE=AP&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT


VW pollution test site under scrutiny amid cheating scandal. When
Volkswagen opened its gleaming pollution testing center near the
California coast, a top executive from the German automaker
helped snip the blue ribbon and joined a tour of a lab so
advanced that VW would brag the air inside was cleaner than in
the surrounding strawberry fields.
http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_VOLKSWAGEN_EMISSION_TESTING?SITE=AP&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT


VW under pressure for answers as emissions scandal deadlines
loom. Hans Dieter Poetsch's first board meeting as chairman of
Volkswagen on Wednesday could turn out to be his most important,
coming just hours before a deadline set by German regulators and
testimony by the company's top U.S. executive in Congress.
http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/10/06/volkswagen-emissions-idUSL8N1262DI20151006


EU seeks to harness VW outrage in diesel testing push. The
European Commission sought on Tuesday to increase pressure on
carmakers to agree to faster, deeper diesel emissions cuts,
counting on public anger over Volkswagen's test-rigging to help
its case. In an unprecedented test of its political heft - and of
European regulatory enforcement - the industry is resisting a
push by Brussels to crack down on nitrogen oxide (NOx) emissions…
http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/10/06/volkswagen-emissions-eu-testing-idUSL8N1252GP20151006


UPDATE 2-New VW CEO tells staff to brace for "massive cutbacks".
New Volkswagen Chief Executive Matthias Mueller warned staff on
Tuesday to brace for "massive cutbacks" in response to the diesel
emissions scandal that has hammered the company's stock and
reputation. Speaking to employees at VW headquarters in
Wolfsburg, Mueller, who replaced longtime…
http://af.reuters.com/article/commoditiesNews/idAFL8N1261MI20151006

U.S. House Panel Prepares to Grill VW on Cheating Timeline.
Volkswagen AG waited two months after acknowledging a software
abnormality in its cars to tell regulators the algorithm was
designed to cheat emissions tests, according to a staff memo
prepared for lawmakers investigating the automaker. The Energy
and Commerce Committee, which will hold a hearing on Thursday in
Washington, also wants further details on how and why the
German-based automaker…
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2015-10-06/u-s-house-panel-prepares-grill-volkswagen-on-cheating-timeline


VW’s Emissions Scandal Has Its German Hometown Facing an Uneasy
Future. This sturdy, workaday city in northern Germany has long
been known as the birthplace of the “people’s car” — the
Volkswagen. But even though the Volkswagen Group’s hulking plant
and headquarters still dominate the skyline and local economy,
city planners in recent years have tried to forge a more modern
identity for Wolfsburg and its 125,000 inhabitants.
http://www.nytimes.com/2015/10/06/business/international/volkswagen-wolfsburg-diesel-emissions-scandal.html


House Dems want new VW cheating investigation. House Democrats on
Monday urged the Republican-led House Oversight and Government
Reform Committee to hold a hearing into Volkswagen AG’s admitted
cheating in 11 million diesel cars. Reps. Mark DeSaulnier,
D-Calif., Bonnie Watson Coleman, D-N.J. and Brendan Boyle, D-Pa.
— all members of the Transportation and Public Assets
Subcommittee…
http://www.detroitnews.com/story/business/autos/foreign/2015/10/05/house-dems-vw-cheating-investigation/73405586/


EPA officials to testify on VW; West Virginia sues.  Washington —
Two Environmental Protection Agency officials will testify
Thursday before the House Energy and Commerce Committee on the
government’s investigation into cheating by Volkswagen AG in
482,000 diesel cars in the United States. The testimony comes as
the state of West Virginia filed suit against VW late Monday
demanding refunds for the premium prices consumers paid for the
diesel cars.
http://www.detroitnews.com/story/business/autos/foreign/2015/10/06/vw-epa/73444566/


VW Diesel Emission Scandal: Five Possible Long-Range Effects.
Thus far, it's a been a quiet start to the third week of the
Volkswagen diesel-emission cheating scandal. Eight years' worth
of VW TDI models, both new and used, have been taken off sale at
the company's North American dealerships. We surmise its
engineers are working around the clock at their Wolfsburg
headquarters…
http://www.greencarreports.com/news/1100346_vw-diesel-emission-scandal-five-possible-long-range-effects


VW considers diesel fixes ranging from upgrade to new car, report
says. Volkswagen Group is exploring options from a simple
software upgrade to outright replacing cars as a deadline
approaches to present a fix for up to 11 million rigged diesel
vehicles. Swapping out the affected models for new ones is the
most extreme in a range of options the carmaker is discussing
ahead of talks…
http://europe.autonews.com/article/20151006/ANE/151009905/vw-considers-diesel-fixes-ranging-from-upgrade-to-new-car-report-says


Attorney general files suit against Volkswagen.  Attorney General
Patrick Morrisey filed a lawsuit Monday against Volkswagen of
America Inc., alleging the automotive company violated the West
Virginia Consumer Credit and Protection Act. Morrisey said the
company engineered certain vehicles to cheat on U.S. emissions
tests.
http://www.register-herald.com/news/attorney-general-files-suit-against-volkswagen/article_3fdca59f-a467-5412-bd8e-7ca5958f4ed2.html


Volkswagen Fire Sale: Update 1. Summary •VW's staff have "acted
criminally" per VW Board Member Olaf Lies. •Initial spin seeks to
separate individual actions from the company's actions. •CEO
Martin Winterkorn has been forced to resign. •Volkswagen
estimates approximately 11 millions vehicles may be affected.
This is the first update in the Volkswagen Fire Sale series, the
first article is here.
http://seekingalpha.com/article/3551146-volkswagen-fire-sale-update-1


GREEN ENERGY

US forecast calls for lower heating bills this winter. Heating
bills should drop this winter for most U.S. households thanks to
a combination of lower energy prices and warmer weather across
most of the country, the U.S. Energy Department said Tuesday. The
Energy Department's annual prediction calls for lower heating
bills across the board but with the biggest savings for those who
use propane or oil to heat their homes.
http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_WINTER_HEATING_COSTS?SITE=AP&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT


OTHER RELATED STORIES
http://www.latimes.com/nation/sns-bc-us--winter-heating-costs-20151006-story.html


Renewables to struggle to replace fossil fuels - Shell CEO. Clean
renewable energy will struggle to replace fossil fuels as heavy
industries will only gradually wean themselves off coal, oil and
gas, Royal Dutch Shell Chief Executive Officer Ben van Beurden is
set to say on Tuesday. In a speech he will make to the annual Oil
and Money conference in London, van Beurden will again urge…
http://uk.reuters.com/article/2015/10/06/uk-shell-renewables-idUKKCN0S000120151006

California Leads a Quiet Revolution. California is cruising
toward its 2020 goal for increasing renewable energy and is
setting far more ambitious targets for the future. Its
large-scale solar arrays produced more energy in 2014 than those
in all other states combined. Half the nation’s solar home
rooftops are in the state…
http://www.nytimes.com/2015/10/06/business/energy-environment/california-leads-a-quiet-revolution.html?ref=energy-environment&_r=2


BNEF: wind and solar boost cost-competitiveness versus fossil
fuels. This year has brought a significant shift in the
generating cost comparison between renewable energy and fossil
fuels, according to detailed analysis by technology and region,
published this week by Bloomberg New Energy Finance. The
levelized cost of electricity analysis for H2 2015 shows onshore
wind to be fully competitive against gas and coal in some parts
of the world, while solar is closing the gap.
http://www.greencarcongress.com/2015/10/20151006-bnef.html 

OPINIONS

The EPA’s new smog limits may be late, but they are a start.
YOU’VE PROBABLY seen the ominous TV ads: The Obama administration
is recklessly upsetting federal regulations on ozone — a primary
component of smog — that are working fine already. All the nation
has to do is sit back and keep improving its air under current
rules, the commercials argue. “Common sense,” a concerned
narrator frets in one spot, “does it exist in our nation’s
capital?”
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/the-epas-new-smog-limits-may-be-late-but-they-are-a-start/2015/10/05/0ee01242-6949-11e5-9223-70cb36460919_story.html


Jim Inhofe: Obama's ozone overreach. With unrealistic ozone
standards that will push counties into nonattainment, Obama risks
national welfare for his political legacy. On Thursday, the Obama
administration finalized a new national ambient air quality
standard (NAAQS) for ozone as part of the president’s legacy of
addressing the environment through regulatory overreach.
http://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/2015/10/05/jim-inhofe-obamas-ozone-overreach-harms-economic-welfare-column/73401920/


The Union’s weekly columnist: an ideologue but not informative.
In his weekly column today, dissing California’s “green
revolution,” The Union’s weekly George Boardman wrote: “State
Senator Ted Gaines, R-Roseville, proposed earlier this year to
eliminate state tax credits for cars costing more than $40,000.
‘It’s hard for the average Californian to understand why someone
buying a $100,000 car should get a rebate,’ he said.
http://sierrafoothillsreport.com/2015/10/05/the-unions-weekly-columnist-an-ideologue-but-not-informative/


3.3 Million Lives Taken By Horrific Polluted Air… Every Year. You
know that smog that you hate breathing when you’re stuck in
traffic? Yeah, it’s killing you. I suppose that’s something that
most of us know in the back of our heads, but it probably doesn’t
come to the forefront all that often. New research published in
the journal Nature might change that, though, as the numbers are
pretty clear…
http://cleantechnica.com/2015/10/06/3-3-million-lives-taken-by-horrific-polluted-air-every-year/


Climate Change Is Not Our Fault. It's time to change the way we
talk about climate change. Political leaders have acknowledged
human-driven (or "anthropogenic") global warming since 1964 (when
President Lyndon Johnson mentioned it in a speech to Congress).
Since then, however, we've done almost nothing to address its
dangers. As everyone knows, the problem is the political
polarization of an issue that is…
http://www.npr.org/sections/13.7/2015/10/06/446109168/climate-change-is-not-our-fault


BLOGS

VW: Restraining order bid is just maneuver by class action firm.
Can hundreds of class action lawyers be wrong? Every day brings
another clutch of filings against Volkswagen by clean diesel car
owners who claim the automaker lied about their cars’ noxious
emissions. Plaintiffs’ lawyers seem to regard the litigation
against VW as a sure thing, thanks in no small part to the
company’s own admissions.
http://blogs.reuters.com/alison-frankel/2015/10/06/vw-restraining-order-bid-is-just-maneuver-by-class-action-firm/

A Top Task for the New Chair of the U.N. Climate Panel – a
Communication Reboot. The new chairman* of the Intergovernmental
Panel on Climate Change is scheduled to be elected shortly at a
large gathering of climate scientists and government
representatives in Dubrovnik, Croatia. Yet, after years of
complaints from both inside and out, there’s a troubling opacity
to the panel’s operations and there’s been no public view of the
meeting so far.
http://dotearth.blogs.nytimes.com/2015/10/06/a-top-task-for-the-new-chair-of-the-u-n-climate-panel-a-communication-reboot/?ref=international&_r=0
http://dotearth.blogs.nytimes.com/2015/10/06/a-top-task-for-the-new-chair-of-the-u-n-climate-panel-a-communication-reboot/?ref=international&_r=0


Lumber Liquidators Stock Fell Another 13% Last Month: Time to Buy
or Time to Bail? It's been an ugly year. Let's take a closer look
at what's happening. It may be time to buy. Or maybe not... What:
According to S&P Capital IQ, shares of specialty flooring
retailer Lumber Liquidators (NYSE:LL) fell 13% in September. This
is especially disappointing for investors who saw the stock shoot
up as much as 37% from early August through mid-September…
http://www.fool.com/investing/general/2015/10/06/lumber-liquidators-stock-fell-another-13-last-mont.aspx


2015 Has Been A Year Of Record-Breaking U.S. Weather Events.
Floods, droughts, hurricanes, fires -- and it's not over.
Catastrophic flooding in South Carolina since last week shattered
state rainfall records and shocked longtime residents and
officials, who said they've never seen rain so powerful. But it's
hardly the first extreme, record-breaking weather event in the
U.S. this year.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/record-breaking-weather-events_5612d0e8e4b0dd85030ce995?utm_hp_ref=green&ir=Green§ion=green



California is in a drought emergency.
Visit www.SaveOurH2O.org for water conservation tips.