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newsclips -- ARB Newsclips for April 11, 2016.
Posted: 11 Apr 2016 16:34:17
ARB Newsclips for April 11, 2016. 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. AIR POLLUTION Admin critics move against ozone standard. Condemnation thundered down from the highest precincts of Capitol Hill last October when U.S. EPA tightened the air quality standard for ozone. But only now, more than six months later, are lawmakers taking a tangible first step toward challenging the new benchmark. A House Energy and Commerce subcommittee will hold a hearing on H.R. 4775… http://www.eenews.net/eedaily/2016/04/11/stories/1060035363 ALISO CANYON Aliso Canyon site to stay closed despite blackout risk. The Los Angeles-area natural gas storage site where methane leaked will not reopen without a full safety check, even with the risk of power blackouts this summer, energy officials said Friday. At a town hall meeting in Woodland Hills, near the site of the Aliso Canyon facility, top regulators said they viewed protecting local residents as paramount. http://www.eenews.net/greenwire/2016/04/11/stories/1060035387 CLIMATE CHANGE NASA: Global warming is now changing how Earth wobbles. Global warming is shifting the way the Earth wobbles on its polar axis, a new NASA study finds. Melting ice sheets - especially in Greenland - are changing the distribution of weight on Earth. And that has caused both the North Pole and the wobble, which is called polar motion, to change course… http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_SCI_EARTHS_WOBBLE?SITE=AP&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT Climate change lawsuit by 21 youths takes big step forward. The federal government and big energy companies lost an important round Friday in their effort to block a climate change lawsuit by young plaintiffs who contend the U.S. is failing to protect them from the harmful effects of greenhouse gas emissions. U.S. Magistrate Judge Thomas Coffin in Eugene rejected motions by the U.S. government… http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_CLIMATE_CHANGE_LAWSUIT?SITE=AP&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT Trying to Put a Price on Big Oil's 'Climate Obstruction' Efforts. Oil giants and trade groups spend an estimated $115 million per year blocking climate policies. ExxonMobil, Royal Dutch/Shell, and three oil-industry groups together spend $115 million a year on advocacy designed to “obstruct” climate change policy, according to new estimates released by Influence Map, a British nonprofit research organization. http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2016-04-07/trying-to-put-a-price-on-big-oil-s-climate-obstruction-efforts?utm_source=Inside+Climate+News&utm_campaign=eec7a53c48-Today_s_Climate12_10_2014&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_29c928ffb5-eec7a53c48-327747457 Israel to cut carbon emissions, sees $8 billion economic boost. Israel's cabinet on Sunday unanimously approved a plan for reducing greenhouse gases and increasing energy efficiency to benefit the economy. Government officials expect the cumulative benefit to Israel's economy would reach more than 30 billion shekels ($8 billion), the finance, energy, environment and economy ministries said in a statement. http://www.reuters.com/article/us-israel-carbon-idUSKCN0X70J6?feedType=RSS&feedName=environmentNews&utm_source=Inside+Climate+News&utm_campaign=1c27621270-Today_s_Climate12_10_2014&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_29c928ffb5-1c27621270-327747457 Nations seek rapid ratification of Paris climate deal, four-year lock. Many nations are pushing for swift ratification of a Paris agreement to slow climate change and lock it in place for four years before a change in the White House next year that might bring a weakening of Washington's long-term commitment. More than 130 nations with 60 leaders including French President Francois Hollande are due to sign December's pact… http://af.reuters.com/article/worldNews/idAFKCN0X70BH Sea level rise threatens U.S. historic sites. With scientists forecasting sea levels to rise by anywhere from several inches to several feet by 2100, historic structures and coastal heritage sites around the world are under threat. Some sites and artifacts could become submerged. Scientists, historic preservationists, architects… http://www.detroitnews.com/story/news/nation/2016/04/11/drowning-history/82884090/ http://www.eenews.net/greenwire/2016/04/11/stories/1060035391 Shrinking salmon stressed by climate change – study. Fish in the salmon family may see slimmer waistlines as water temperatures rise, according to a new study published in the journal Ecology of Freshwater Fish. Fish in the remote waters of the Eg-Uur River in Mongolia have already undergone significant stress due to climate change. http://www.eenews.net/climatewire/2016/04/11/stories/1060035373 FUELS State's cap-and-trade program raises price of gas by 11 cents a gallon, report says. The California Legislature's nonpartisan analyst estimates the state's pollution tax has raised gasoline prices by 11 cents per gallon and diesel prices by 13 cents, according to a month-old letter released Thursday. The pollution tax costs drivers collectively about $2 billion a year, Legislative Analyst Mac Taylor said. http://www.ocregister.com/articles/pollution-372495-ocprint-year-gallon.html Average U.S. gas prices rose 8 cents in three weeks: Lundberg. The average price of a gallon of gasoline in the United States gained 8 cents in the past three weeks, according to a survey released on Sunday. Regular-grade gasoline climbed to around $2.10 a gallon in the Friday survey, from $2.02 a gallon on March 18, survey publisher Trilby Lundberg said in an interview. http://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-gasoline-survey-idUSKCN0X70UV?feedType=RSS&feedName=businessNews TransCanada Restarts Keystone Oil Pipeline After Leak. Company says repairs made to leak in South Dakota. TransCanada Corp. said its Keystone oil pipeline resumed pumping Sunday after a nearly weeklong shutdown due to a leak discovered in South Dakota. The Canadian company said it has completed repairs to the leak, which caused a spill of about 400 barrels, or 16,800 gallons… http://www.wsj.com/articles/transcanada-restarts-keystone-oil-pipeline-after-leak-1460321025 PJM finds low gas prices could ease climate rule compliance. Natural gas prices lower than previously expected could drive coal plant retirements and ease the early years of compliance with federal climate regulation for a major regional power grid. PJM Interconnection LLC, which spans 13 mid-Atlantic and Midwest states, last week, presented a reference case for comparing different strategies to meet… http://www.eenews.net/climatewire/2016/04/11/stories/1060035342 VEHICLES Next Nissan Leaf to be followed by electric SUV, sports car? While the Tesla Model 3 and Chevrolet Bolt EV have gotten the lion's share of electric-car press lately, the Nissan Leaf remains the best-selling plug-in vehicle in history. The 200,000th Leaf was sold globally sometime in January, putting the electric hatchback at roughly twice the volume of any other plug-in electric car to date. http://www.greencarreports.com/news/1103312_next-nissan-leaf-to-be-followed-by-electric-suv-sports-car Rush on Teslas doesn't yet herald major EV market. Electric vehicles aren't breaking into the mainstream any time soon -- and it will take more than excited Tesla fans to get there, said experts. More than 325,000 people have placed preorders for Tesla Motors Inc.'s Model 3. That's significant in light of stagnating EV adoption in the past; global EV sales reached 500,000 last year. That's still less than a half of a percent of total global auto sales. http://www.eenews.net/climatewire/2016/04/11/stories/1060035374 GREEN ENERGY Renewable Energy Growth to Slow Through 2025, BMI Forecasts. Clean energy growth rates will slow even as falling costs buoy renewable power technologies in the wake of last year’s climate accord committing 195 countries to reduce pollution, BMI Research said in a report. Renewable energy capacity excluding hydropower is expected to increase 11 percent this year… http://washpost.bloomberg.com/Story?docId=1376-O5GIU76JTSEJ01-3JK7PT3PHL2L58J7G8D82VVCR7 A Californian problem: too much solar. While most of the world considers how to put more renewables into the energy mix and drive down carbon dioxide emissions, California grapples with a different problem: what to do with its surplus solar. A leader in developing renewables -- particularly solar -- the state has brushed up against the limitations of its grid infrastructure. http://www.eenews.net/energywire/2016/04/11/stories/1060035344 Panel to scrutinize initiatives for energy-saving innovation. The Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee will tackle an issue this week central to a recent bipartisan energy package and President Obama's strategy to tackle climate change -- advanced manufacturing. Tomorrow, witnesses from the national labs, companies and universities will outline how technology innovations… http://www.eenews.net/eedaily/2016/04/11/stories/1060035358 MISCELLANEOUS Higher levels of lead found in blood of children near Exide plant in Vernon. Children living near a now-closed Vernon battery recycling plant had higher levels of lead in their blood than those living farther away, according to an analysis by California health officials that is certain to increase pressure on state regulators to accelerate a massive cleanup of surrounding neighborhoods. http://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-me-exide-children-blood-lead-levels-20160408-story.html OPINIONS COLUMN-Is U.S. gasoline consumption overstated and if so by how much? Kemp. Strong growth in U.S. gasoline consumption has been one of the most important factors supporting oil prices in 2016, but some analysts question whether the official data is overstating the strength of gasoline demand. U.S. gasoline consumption has been running at a record seasonal rate since February… http://af.reuters.com/article/energyOilNews/idAFL5N17B2G4 Hansen: Father of solar energy is now grandfather, but still a believer. If Phil Lawes were a superhero, he would be Cyclops, the one who can emit beams of energy from his eyes, like rays of sun. To his friends and colleagues, Lawes, 67, is like the grandfather of solar energy. Since 1978, he has been the owner and president of Insoltech Solar in Laguna Beach. His tiny company is not Elon Musk's high-flying SolarCity. http://www.latimes.com/socal/weekend/news/tn-wknd-et-0410-hansen-20160410-story.html California is in a drought emergency. Visit www.SaveOurH2O.org for water conservation tips.