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AIR POLLUTION

Insight - Rio's Olympic air: Dirty, deadly and no cleaner legacy
from Games. Rio de Janeiro's air is dirtier and deadlier than
portrayed by authorities and the Olympics' promised legacy of
cleaner winds has not remotely been met, an analysis of
government data and Reuters' own testing found. Brazil declared
in its official bid for the Olympic Games, which open on Friday,
that Rio's air quality…
http://uk.reuters.com/article/uk-olympics-rio-air-insight-idUKKCN10C255


Sand fire smoke, Salton Sea smell cause air quality advisories in
Inland Empire. Two air quality advisories have been issued for
nearby regions — one due to the Sand fire, the other to the
Salton Sea. The Mojave Desert Air Quality Management District on
Saturday issued a smoke advisory for Barstow, Lucerne Valley and
the Victor Valley area…
http://www.sbsun.com/general-news/20160730/sand-fire-smoke-salton-sea-smell-cause-air-quality-advisories-in-inland-empire


Locals react to dust storm and hazardous air quality. Conditions
reached hazardous levels on Saturday, after the passing of a dust
storm on Friday night. Sam Atwood from SCAQMD says it's important
when storms like these come through to avoid heavy exercise and
stay indoors. "One thing we are concerned about is for residents
who are particularly susceptible…
http://www.kesq.com/news/locals-react-to-dust-storm-and-hazardous-air-quality/40960618

EPA pushes back against foes of new ozone standards. Rational and
well within the bounds of what's required by the latest
scientific evidence. That's the crux of U.S. EPA's legal defense
of the 70 parts per billion ozone standards put in place last
October as the agency parries competing lawsuits brought by
business groups and environmental advocates contending that the
new benchmarks are either illegally strict or unacceptably weak.
http://www.eenews.net/greenwire/2016/08/01/stories/1060041035 

CLIMATE CHANGE

Climate Change Divide Bursts to Forefront in Presidential
Campaign. During the 2012 race for president, the issue of
climate change was nearly invisible. President Obama and his
Republican opponent, Mitt Romney, almost never spoke about it,
and it did not come up during their debates. There was far more
talk of ramping up oil and gas production than cutting emissions.
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/08/02/us/politics/climate-change-divide-bursts-to-forefront-in-presidential-campaign.html


Paradox Nation: Norway, a Climate Leader Making Money on Oil.
Norway wants to get rid of gasoline-fueled cars, plans to become
carbon neutral by 2030 and spends billions on helping poor
countries reduce their carbon footprints. Meanwhile, it's pushing
ever farther into the Arctic Ocean in search of more oil and gas.


http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/E/EU_NORWAY_PARADOX_NATION?SITE=AP&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT


OTHER RELATED STORIES
http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/2016/08/01/world/europe/ap-eu-norway-paradox-nation.html

http://www.seattletimes.com/nation-world/paradox-nation-norway-a-climate-leader-making-money-on-oil/


World weather: 2016's early record heat gives way to heavy rains.
The record-breaking heat of the first six months has turned to
severe seasonal flooding across Asia in one of the strongest
monsoon seasons in many years. The record-breaking worldwide heat
of the first six months of 2016 has turned to abnormally severe
seasonal flooding across…
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2016/aug/01/world-weather-2016s-early-record-heat-gives-way-to-heavy-rains?utm_source=Inside+Climate+News&utm_campaign=d7bc9d1d7e-Today_s_Climate12_10_2014&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_29c928ffb5-d7bc9d1d7e-327747457


Climate-conscious cocoa. Can higher-yield plants, more
sustainable agricultural techniques and complementary crops
safeguard the cocoa industry and its farmers? Our appetite for
chocolate, particularly in the West, means that cocoa farmers are
busier than ever in keeping up with demand. Which would be good
news for them, but for the looming threat of climate change.
https://www.theguardian.com/nestle-sustainable-cocoa/2016/aug/01/climate-conscious-cocoa


A climate scientist and economist made big bucks betting on
global warming. Chris Hope and James Annan took £2,000 from two
GWPF advisors who were foolish enough to bet against global
warming. Climate scientist James Annan and climate economist
Chris Hope made a nice sum this year for a bet they made on
global warming in 2008. 
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/climate-consensus-97-per-cent/2016/aug/01/a-climate-scientist-and-economist-made-big-bucks-betting-on-global-warming
  

Top of the World. Sharyn Alfonsi reports from Greenland on one of
the most significant efforts to study climate change happening
today. The following is a script from "Greenland," which aired on
Jan. 31, 2016, and was rebroadcast on July 31, 2016. One of the
most significant efforts to study changes in the climate has been
taking place near the top of the world.
http://www.cbsnews.com/news/60-minutes-greenland-climate-change-top-of-world/

UN asked Australia to cover up Great Barrier Reef lobbying. Email
exchanges between Australian government and Paris-based UNESCO
indicate officials colluded in scrubbing Great Barrier Reef from
climate risk report. The UN asked the Australian government to
cover up details of lobbying that lead to all mention of
Australia being scrubbed from a major report on climate threats
to world heritage sites.
http://www.climatechangenews.com/2016/08/01/un-asked-australia-to-cover-up-great-barrier-reef-lobbying/?utm_source=Inside+Climate+News&utm_campaign=d7bc9d1d7e-Today_s_Climate12_10_2014&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_29c928ffb5-d7bc9d1d7e-327747457


Disappearing Icons: Re-imagining the National Parks After Climate
Change. Many national parks were chosen for, and even named
after, the country’s iconic natural sights, like sequoia trees,
everglades and glaciers. Now, as the climate warms, many of these
icons are beginning to disappear. As the National Park Service
celebrates its centennial this year…
http://ww2.kqed.org/science/2016/08/01/disappearing-icons-re-imagining-the-national-parks-after-climate-change/


Device That Uses Sunlight To Break Carbon Monoxide, Hydrogen
Answer To Extreme Climate Change Effects? This breakthrough from
the University of Illinois at Chicago seems to be an artificial
leaf that demonstrates the process of photosynthesis wherein
plants use sunlight and carbon dioxide to create fuel in the form
of sugar. A team of scientists reported that they have created a
device that absorbs carbon dioxide from the atmosphere then uses
sunlight…
http://www.scienceworldreport.com/articles/44763/20160801/global-warming-device-that-uses-sunlight-to-break-carbon-monoxide-hydrogen-answer-to-extreme-climate-change-effects.htm


DROUGHT

Despite drought, mega water park moves ahead in East Bay. While
residents are being asked to reduce water use by 10 percent in
Dublin in the face of a state emergency, the city is making rapid
progress on its $36 million aquatics park that is scheduled to
open in less than nine months. The 31,000-square-foot aquatics
center, set to be completed in February, will use about 480,000
gallons of water to fill its…
http://www.mercurynews.com/bay-area-news/ci_30189101/dublin-despite-drought-mega-water-park-moves-ahead


FREIGHT & DIESEL ACTIVITIES

Gov. Jerry Brown’s ‘green vision’ could spark zero-emissions
future for trucks. Continuing to cement his environmental legacy,
Gov. Jerry Brown released sweeping blue-sky plans to propel the
state’s commercial trucks, ships and trains toward a
zero-emissions future. The unprecedented effort aims to reshape
how cargo is moved around the state — from produce on supermarket
shelves…
http://www.dailydemocrat.com/article/NI/20160801/NEWS/160809996 
http://scvnews.com/2016/07/29/state-unveils-plan-to-green-up-freight-industry/

http://www.eenews.net/climatewire/2016/08/01/stories/1060041013 

French inquiry confirms widespread irregularities in diesel
emissions data. 10-month investigation finds a large number of
diesel cars emit much higher levels of pollution than their
manufacturers claim. French investigators have found a large
number of diesel cars emit much higher levels of pollution than
their European manufacturers claim.
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2016/aug/01/french-inquiry-confirms-widespread-irregularities-in-diesel-emissions-data


VEHICLES

London’s Black Cabs Bet Future on 119-Year-Old Technology.
London’s iconic black cabs are banking their future on a 19th
century technology: the electric motor. To help solve the U.K.
capital’s smog problems, London Taxi Co. is turning to methods of
propulsion used by forerunners at the London Electrical Cab Co.,
which from 1897 ran a fleet of 80 battery-powered cars designed
by Walter C. Bersey.
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2016-07-29/london-s-iconic-black-cabs-bet-future-on-119-year-old-technology


Need a fast charge? The nearest plug may not fit. A driver
looking to quickly charge an electric vehicle can't necessarily
plug into the closest fast-charging station. Many won't fit the
car. While automakers have agreed on uniform plug standards for
slower types of charging used at home and work, they have not
done so for what's known as DC fast charging, which can fill a
battery in less than 30 minutes.
http://www.eenews.net/climatewire/2016/08/01/stories/1060040991 

VW RECALL

Exclusive: California regulator says testing to begin on
Volkswagen diesel fix. Volkswagen AG and the California Air
Resources Board will begin testing hardware and software that
could help the German automaker avoid buying back as many as
475,000 diesel cars sold in the United States with improperly
designed pollution controls, the head of the board told Reuters.
http://www.reuters.com/article/us-volkswagen-emissions-exclusive-idUSKCN10921J


Volkswagen, California will test diesel engine repair. Volkswagen
has a proposal to make its 2.0-liter diesel engines compliant
with U.S. emissions laws, but California regulators have to sign
off on it first. Volkswagen has a proposal to make its 2.0-liter
diesel engines compliant with U.S. emissions laws, but California
regulators have to sign off on it first.
http://www.nydailynews.com/autos/news/volkswagen-proposes-diesel-fix-ford-sees-trouble-article-1.2733940


CA tests VW diesel modifications, cheap Tesla leases, Mitsubishi
Outlander PHEV delay: Today's Car News. Today, the California Air
Resources Board (CARB) says it will test proposed modifications
for Volkswagen 2.0-liter TDI diesel cars, Tesla extends cheaper
leases on its electric cars through September, and the Mitsubishi
Outlander Plug-In Hybrid's U.S. launch is delayed again.
http://www.greencarreports.com/news/1105314_ca-tests-vw-diesel-modifications-cheap-tesla-leases-mitsubishi-outlander-phev-delay-todays-car-news

GREEN ENERGY

Trina Takes Biggest Solar Maker Private in $1.1 Billion Deal.
Trina Solar Ltd., the world’s biggest solar panel maker, said
it’s going private in a $1.1 billion deal that pays a premium to
holders of its American depository receipts. The ADRs rose $2.50,
or 30 percent, to $10.75 before trading at $10.32 in New York
after the Chinese company said its board authorized a group of
investors including its founding chairman to take it over.
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2016-08-01/trina-solar-to-go-private-in-1-1-billion-deal-led-by-chairman


Tesla and SolarCity to combine in a $2.6-billion deal; SolarCity
stock drops. Elon Musk’s Tesla Motors Inc. and SolarCity Corp.
have agreed to combine, putting electric vehicles, rooftop solar
systems, energy storage batteries for homes and businesses, and
software systems that tie everything together, all under the
banner of a single company. http://www.latimes.com/business/ 
http://www.voanews.com/content/telsa-offers-2-6b-for-solarcity-to-speed-sustaniable-energy/3444081.html

http://www.hybridcars.com/tesla-announces-2-6b-solar-city-aquisition/


How sun, salt and glass could help solve our energy needs. It
looks like a set from a sci-fi epic, but this solar plant in the
scorching Nevada desert has a far more practical purpose… High in
the stark Nevada desert, a couple of hundred miles north-west of
Las Vegas, is the shimmering circular mirage of Crescent Dunes.
Ten thousand silvery glass panes, each measuring 115 square
metres…
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2016/jul/31/crescent-dunes-concentrated-solar-power


Can America's first floating wind farm shake off environmental
concerns? Trident Winds proposes to install 765 megawatts’ worth
of giant turbines on buoyant platforms in California, which could
power more than 200,000 homes. The deep waters off the coast of
California could become home to the country’s largest offshore
wind energy project and a test case for a technology that is
still in its infancy.
https://www.theguardian.com/sustainable-business/2016/jul/31/california-wind-farm-energy-trident


N.Y. clean power plan adds teeth to Cuomo strategy. New York
state's Public Service Commission is expected to give formal
approval today to key parts of Gov. Andrew Cuomo's bold clean
energy plan, committing the state to a rapid expansion of wind
and solar power so that half its electric power will come from
renewable sources and nuclear plants by 2030.
http://www.eenews.net/stories/1060041006 

OPINIONS

Making the Transition to Renewable Energy. To the Editor:
“Embrace of Renewables Has a Hidden Cost,” by Eduardo Porter
(Economic Scene column, July 20), perpetuates the myth that
nuclear and renewable energy are competitors. In reality, cheap
natural gas is causing nuclear’s woes because fossil fuel power
plants set prices in electricity markets, not wind or nuclear.
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/08/01/opinion/making-the-transition-to-renewable-energy.html?_r=0
 

Can California tune up its climate strategy before it’s too late?
As Philadelphia baked and wildfires roared like the apocalypse in
California, Gov. Jerry Brown last week called on the nation to
remember the impact this presidential election could have on
climate change. “What America needs today are not deniers, but
leaders. Not division, but common purpose.
http://www.sacbee.com/opinion/editorials/article92727772.html#storylink=cpy


When it comes to water, do not keep on trucking. The multi-year
drought has become so bad in some parts of California that last
year wells dried up and communities had to have their water
hauled in by truck. Even with that emergency lifeline, residents
of places like East Porterville in Tulare County had to carefully
parcel out their supplies for cooking and cleaning. Toilets were
“flushed” by dumping used dishwater into the bowl.
http://www.latimes.com/opinion/editorials/la-ed-water-hauling-20160729-snap-story.html


21st century approach to cutting emissions, cleaning air: Guest
commentary. Over the past 70 years, air quality improvement in
Southern California has been one of the greatest environmental
success stories of our nation, if not the world. Yet achieving
the existing federal clean air standards remains a daunting task
for our region. This summer marks the 73rd anniversary of the
notorious “gas attacks” in Los Angeles…
http://www.dailynews.com/opinion/20160729/21st-century-approach-to-cutting-emissions-cleaning-air-guest-commentary


Can California tune up its climate strategy? As Philadelphia
baked and wildfires roared like the apocalypse in California,
Gov. Jerry Brown last week called on the nation to remember the
impact this presidential election could have on climate change.
“What America needs today are not deniers, but leaders. Not
division, but common purpose. 
http://www.fresnobee.com/opinion/editorials/article92711532.html#storylink=cpy


The cost of fixing climate change: Climate change not as scary as
cost to stop it. The best answer to most of the claims by climate
activists and their political allies is simply: so what? "Climate
change is real," they say. So what? Gravity and sunrise are also
real. That doesn't mean we cause them or we would be better off
without them. Climate has been changing since the origin of the
atmosphere billions of years ago.
http://gazette.com/the-cost-of-fixing-climate-changeclimate-change-not-as-scary-as-cost-to-stop-it/article/1581670


Global Warming Blows Past Previous Records in 2016. It's been a
while since I posted a chart showing the latest global
temperatures, so let's do one today. This is based on NOAA data
for the first half of the year. As you can see, average global
temperatures have risen about 1.3°C over the past century. For
years, climate denialists published charts starting in 1998 to
show that warming had "paused"…
http://www.motherjones.com/kevin-drum/2016/08/global-warming-blows-past-previous-records-2016


Tesla Solar On Doorstep To Domination — Tesla’s $2.6 Billion
SolarCity Acquisition, & The Future. Below, I discuss the facts
of the Tesla–SolarCity merger (as presented by Tesla today), my
thoughts on where this marriage will lead, and the overall
background from which my thoughts arose. If you aren’t keen to
know a little bit more about me, definitely feel free to skip the
first section (genuinely — no offense taken).
http://cleantechnica.com/2016/08/01/tesla-solar-doorstep-domination-teslas-2-6-billion-solarcity-acquisition-will-lead/


WILD FIRES

California crews battle Big Sur blaze for eleventh day. Crews
battling a deadly wildfire that has gutted dozens of homes near
California's Big Sur coast looked forward to cooler weather to
help them slow the flames on Monday as the blaze raged for an
11th day, burning most heavily in rugged, inaccessible terrain.
The combination of steep mountainous terrain and extremely hot…
http://www.reuters.com/article/us-california-fire-idUSKCN10C2O0

Updated Toll in Big Sur Fire: 63 Square Miles Burned, 57 Homes
Destroyed. The Soberanes Fire continues to chew through rugged,
drought-stressed terrain along the northern Big Sur coast,
exacting a rising toll in property damage. Fire managers said
that as of Monday morning, the fire has burned nearly 41,000
acres…
http://ww2.kqed.org/news/2016/07/29/soberanes-fire-containment-update/


California wildfires: How firefighters are coping with wild
weekend. More than 5,000 firefighters continued to battle a blaze
on the Central Coast this weekend, while another fire broke out
in the Central Valley region. A 10-day-old wildfire continued to
spread across California's Central Coast this weekend, as another
blaze broke out Saturday in the Central Valley region.
http://www.csmonitor.com/USA/Society/2016/0801/California-wildfires-How-firefighters-are-coping-with-wild-weekend


BLOGS

Burning Economic Issues Behind America’s Wildfire Problem. The
West, and federal taxpayers, have a serious and growing problem
as communities continue to expand in and around forested and
grassy landscapes prone to fire. As Headwaters Economics has
shown so vividly in fine-grained maps, there is a vast amount of
developable land in vulnerable zones that…
http://dotearth.blogs.nytimes.com/2016/08/01/burning-economic-issues-behind-americas-wildfire-problem/





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