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newsclips -- ARB Newsclips for October 21, 2015
Posted: 21 Oct 2015 12:31:52
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 Study Finds the Warmer It Gets, the More World Economy Hurts With each upward degree, global warming will singe the economies of three-quarters of the world's nations and widen the north-south gap between rich and poor countries, according to a new economic and science study. http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_SCI_WARMING_ECONOMY?SITE=AP&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/2015/10/21/science/ap-us-sci-warming-economy.html https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/study-finds-the-warmer-it-gets-the-more-world-economy-hurts/2015/10/21/2debcaba-7816-11e5-a5e2-40d6b2ad18dd_story.html Trudeau victory may not signal a U-turn in Canada's climate policy Well before his stunning victory in Canada’s elections, Justin Trudeau, the Liberal party leader, telephoned David Suzuki, the country’s best-known science broadcaster, environmentalist – and a national treasure – to ask for his endorsement. http://www.theguardian.com/politics/2015/oct/20/trudeau-victory-not-signal-u-turn-canadas-climate-policy Why Justin Trudeau’s Election Is Good News for the Fight Against Climate Change Trudeau's predecessor Stephen Harper was a climate change skeptic. But the new prime minister brings a different attitude. For years, climate change activists have criticized the Canadian government as a global warming laggard. The Conservative Prime Minister Stephen Harper, who has been in power since 2006, has never taken climate change seriously. http://time.com/4080073/canada-climate-change-justin-trudeau/ Related: http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/C/CN_CANADA_ELECTION?SITE=AP&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT X-ray technology reveals California's forests are in for a radical transformation Biologist Greg Asner first heard the numbers in April, but they did little to prepare him for what he saw.The Forest Service had estimated that nearly 12.5 million trees in the state's southern and central forests were dead. But as Asner peered down upon the same forests from his airplane at 6,000 feet, he saw something far worse. http://www.latimes.com/local/california/la-me-dying-forests-20151020-story.html UT poll finds 3 in 4 believe climate change is occurring While Washington may not be able to come to a consensus on climate change, a new poll from the University of Texas shows that Americans have already decided what they feel and that is climate change is occurring. http://www.kvue.com/story/news/local/2015/10/20/ut-poll-finds-3-4-believe-climate-change-occurring/74270004/ 2015 Likely to Be Hottest Year Ever Recorded Just one year after 2014 set a record as the hottest year in the historical record, 2015 is on track to beat it by a substantial margin, possibly signaling a return to a sustained period of rapid global warming. http://www.nytimes.com/2015/10/22/science/2015-likely-to-be-hottest-year-ever-recorded.html CAP AND TRADE China helps clear a path to a climate agreement in Paris China, the biggest emitter of global warming gases, announced it would soon implement a nationwide cap-and-trade program, and partner with the US, the world’s second biggest emitter, on other ways to reduce emissions. http://www.pri.org/stories/2015-10-20/china-helps-clear-path-climate-agreement-paris PORTS California Air Resources Board Approves New Pollution-Scrubbing Technology Sponsored by the Long Beach Port The Port of Long Beach (POLB) announced today that a special kind of pollution-scrubbing barge technology, sponsored by the port, was approved by the California Air Resources Board. According to a release, the port provided approximately $2 million in seed money to test the so-called Advanced Maritime Emissions Control System (AMECS), which provides an alternative power source to container ships by allowing them to plug in to the electrical grid to reduce emissions while at berth. http://lbpost.com/business/trade-transportation/2000007340-california-air-resources-board-approves-new-pollution-scrubbing-technology-sponsored-by-the-long-beach-port VW Susman Godfrey Expands Class Action Suit Against Volkswagen For Fraudulent Emissions Tests to 18 States Susman Godfrey, one of the nation’s top law firms, has expanded its nationwide class-action lawsuit against Volkswagen Group of America to include plaintiffs in 18 states, including Arizona, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Georgia, Illinois, Louisiana, Maryland, Massachusetts, Minnesota, Mississippi, New York, Ohio, Oregon, Texas, Utah and Virginia. http://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20151021006097/en/Susman-Godfrey-Expands-Class-Action-Suit-Volkswagen Dispute over rigged ship engine tests adds to Volkswagen's woes Norwegian shipowner I.M. Skaugen has disclosed it is seeking $50 million in compensation from a marine unit of Volkswagen for rigging performance tests of ship engines produced over a decade ago. http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/10/21/volkswagen-emissions-ships-idUSL8N12F37L20151021 Volkswagen Says 3 Million European Cars Need Hardware Changes Volkswagen said on Wednesday about 3 million cars in Europe have 1.6 liter engines, which will require hardware changes in the wake of the company's diesel emissions rigging scandal. http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/10/21/volkswagen-emissions-europe-idUSL8N12L5DC20151021 http://www.nytimes.com/reuters/2015/10/21/business/21reuters-volkswagen-emissions-europe.html Volkswagen CEO Says Emissions Scandal Bill Could Rise Volkswagen may have to set aside more than the 6.5 billion euros ($7.4 billion) it has so far allocated to cover the costs of an emissions scandal if car sales suffer, its chief executive said on Wednesday. http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/10/21/us-volkswagen-emissions-idUSKCN0SF1FU20151021 http://www.nytimes.com/reuters/2015/10/21/business/21reuters-volkswagen-emissions.html GM's CEO Says No Change in Diesel Demand Expectations Due VW General Motors Co Chief Executive Officer Mary Barra said on Wednesday the company has not adjusted its expectations for diesel vehicle demand because of the Volkswagen AG emissions scandal. http://www.nytimes.com/reuters/2015/10/21/business/21reuters-gm-results-ceo.html VW Halts Sales in EU of Diesels With Scandal-Hit Engine Volkswagen has stopped sales in the 28-country European Union of the remaining new cars that contain the diesel engine fitted with the software that was used to cheat on U.S. emissions tests. http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/V/VOLKSWAGEN?SITE=AP&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/2015/10/21/world/europe/ap-volkswagen.html https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/europe/vw-halts-sales-in-eu-of-diesels-with-scandal-hit-engine/2015/10/21/70576e86-77f8-11e5-a5e2-40d6b2ad18dd_story.html German State Files Criminal Complaint Over Missing VW File The German state of Lower Saxony has filed a criminal complaint after discovering that a file on scandal-hit Volkswagen had disappeared. A spokeswoman for the state government says the file, which included internal government memos on the emissions scandal, was last seen on Friday, Oct. 9. http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/E/EU_GERMANY_VOLKSWAGEN_MISSING_FILE?SITE=AP&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/2015/10/21/world/europe/ap-eu-germany-volkswagen-missing-file.html GREEN ENERGY U.S. leads industrialised nations in shift from coal: study The United States is leading a shift away from using coal among leading industrialized democracies, with Japan the main laggard in policies that will help to combat climate change, according to a study on Wednesday. http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/10/21/us-climatechange-g-idUSKCN0SF1LX20151021 OPINIONS Exxon's missed opportunity to address climate change The following editorial appeared in The Dallas Morning News on Wednesday, Oct. 21: What did Exxon executives know about global warming and when did they know it? A report by InsideClimate News published Sunday suggests the company's own scientists were warning as far back as the 1970s that carbon dioxide from fossil fuels were putting the planet at risk. http://www.sacbee.com/news/local/environment/article40573248.html#storylink=cpy http://www.dallasnews.com/opinion/editorials/20151020-editorial-exxons-missed-opportunity-to-address-climate-change.ece Anne Kelsey Lamb: Every asthma attack is its own perfect storm About a month ago, a journalist called to ask my perspective on data showing an increase in asthma ER visits in parts of California, particularly the San Joaquin Valley. Emergency room visits for children 5 and older have more than doubled in rural Madera County and nearly doubled in Merced County. http://www.mercedsunstar.com/opinion/article40512183.html#storylink=cpy BLOGS Here's What Climate Change Could Do To Your Diet Humans have been domesticating plants and animals for over 10,000 years, enabling our population to grow to over 7 billion people. Farmers around the world now face climate change and shifts in weather patterns that pose risks to their livelihoods and our food supplies. http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/what-climate-change-could-do-to-your-diet_562670ffe4b0bce347025507 California is in a drought emergency. Visit www.SaveOurH2O.org for water conservation tips.