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CAP AND TRADE

An oil industry lobbyist wrote the request to audit the state's
main climate change agency  When Assemblyman Adam Gray (D-Merced)
renewed his request this month to audit the state agency in
charge of spending billions of dollars generated from
California’s primary climate change program, he knew what the
response from his opponents would be.
http://www.latimes.com/politics/essential/la-pol-sac-essential-politics-updates-an-oil-industry-lobbyist-wrote-the-1471390494-htmlstory.html


Regulators holding cap-and-trade auction as lawmakers consider
next steps on climate change  As lawmakers debate the future of
California's climate programs, they'll be keeping an eye on new
developments with the state's cap-and-trade program.
Regulators are holding their regularly scheduled auction Tuesday…
http://www.latimes.com/politics/essential/la-pol-sac-essential-politics-updates-1471303816-htmlstory.html
 

Legal Doubts Over California’s Cap-and-Trade Program
The opinion of lawyers working for California’s lawmakers became
clear in the spring. Without new laws, the state’s prominent
cap-and-trade program would be dead after 2020.Such a legal
reality could put an end to the pollution reduction program, and
with it billions in anticipated revenues and some of the Golden
State’s vaunted global leadership on climate action.
http://www.climatecentral.org/news/legal-doubts-over-californias-cap-and-trade-20607


AIR POLLUTION

Fire Impacts Air Quality
Santa Barbara County's Air Pollution Control officer Aeron Arlin
Genet said she doesn't want to be alarmist, but she encourages
people to use their senses. If residents see and smell smoke from
the Chimney fire, or other fires still burning in the state, they
should take precautions.
http://www.keyt.com/news/fire-impacts-air-quality/41236726 

Air quality could take hit with back to school traffic
The San Joaquin Valley Air Pollution Control District is hoping
area residents can help avoid a spike in ozone levels by
refraining from idling vehicles while transporting kids to and
from schools.
http://www.turlockjournal.com/section/12/article/32499/ 

A startup is turning air pollution into ink for pens
Air Ink is a new startup venture from an Indian collective known
as Graviky Labs, which is composed of hackers, scientists, and
creatives. The startup has created a way to turn captured air
pollution from car exhausts into usable ink in pens and paint,
reports Lost At E Minor. The captured air pollutant is purified
then turned into ink, which is inserted into pens
https://news.fastcompany.com/a-startup-is-turning-air-pollution-into-ink-for-pens-4016951


Unilever acquires Blueair, will help millions more people fight
rising urban air pollution
Blueair, a world leader in air purifying solutions with acclaimed
leading - edge filtration technologies and design, announced on
Tuesday it has been acquired by Unilever.
http://www.business-standard.com/article/news-ani/unilever-acquires-blueair-will-help-millions-more-people-fight-rising-urban-air-pollution-116081600568_1.html


CLIMATE CHANGE

Louisiana floods: Is this what climate change looks like? 
A flood like the one that ravaged Louisiana over the past few
days has a 0.2 percent chance of occurring any given year and
should only occur once every 500 to 1,000 years, according to
scientists at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
(NOAA).
http://www.csmonitor.com/Environment/2016/0817/Louisiana-floods-Is-this-what-climate-change-looks-like

http://www.nytimes.com/2016/08/17/us/climate-change-louisiana.html?_r=0

http://www.eenews.net/stories/1060041646 

U.S. Regulators Unveil Final Rule on Truck Emissions Limits
U.S. regulators on Tuesday announced new standards aimed at
cutting greenhouse gas emissions from medium- and heavy-duty
trucks by up to 25 percent by 2027.
The final rules issued by the U.S. Environmental Protection
Agency tracked proposals issued last year, although there were
new provisions that won support from truck and engine makers, as
well as…
http://www.nytimes.com/reuters/2016/08/16/us/16reuters-usa-emissions.html

http://www.ttnews.com/articles/basetemplate.aspx?storyid=42891&t=Feds-Roll-Out-Phase-2-on-Greenhouse-Gases-

Sea level rise would redraw the map
Federal predictions show dramatic shifts in shoreline
Many San Diego properties would have a lot more 'ocean' in their
'oceanfront' if climate predictions come true. The National
Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration keeps track of various
climate scenarios, and maps what areas would be affected.
http://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/news/2016/aug/16/housing-underwater-climate-change/


KABC AM Radio News: We know of course that Terry Malema here grew
up on a dairy farm in Brooklyn those who people exactly right and
we've got plenty of contented cows here in California as well for
the dairy industry in the beef industry and the California Air
resources board look out for those folks because there is no
court of appeals for any of these elected boards has set goals
slashing methane emissions (This copy is real time computer
generated-- text will vary in accuracy due to speaker dialect and
audio quality issues.)
http://mms.tveyes.com/Transcript.asp?StationID=6450&DateTime=8%2F17%2F2016+5%3A18%3A22+AM&Term=california+air+resources+board&PlayClip=TRUE


The climate change brigade are wrong again 
A few weeks of not abnormally warm summer weather have prompted
light-headed journalists to report not only that this could be
the “hottest August for years” and “the hottest year on record”
but that, thanks to climate change, we can, within 30 years,
expect “killer heatwaves” to become “the norm”.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2016/08/13/the-climate-change-brigade-are-wrong-again/


Astrophysicist destroys climate change troll with brilliant
comeback  
Here’s a potential lesson for all the climate change sceptics out
there. 
When theoretical cosmologist Katie Mack was targeted by a climate
change troll, she hit back with the best possible answer.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2016/08/17/astrophysicist-destroys-climate-change-troll-with-brilliant-come/


How climate change will determine where the Olympic Games are
held 
Global warming may severely limit the potential host cities for
Olympic Summer Games in the next 50 years. Rising temperatures
and humidity caused by climate change will make it increasingly
difficult to find cities eligible to host the Olympics Summer
Games, according to a new study encompassing the broader
implications of climate change on the Olympics.
http://www.csmonitor.com/Environment/2016/0816/How-climate-change-will-determine-where-the-Olympic-Games-are-held


DROUGHT

Drought's on, but mandatory cuts off for most in California 
The orange-and-black automated signs lining state highways still
warn that California is in severe drought, but Californians this
summer are getting a second chance to show whether they can save
water without the state ordering them.
http://www.sacbee.com/news/nation-world/article96221517.html#storylink=cpy

VEHICLES

Tesla isn't alone with cars that can nearly drive themselves
With all the attention paid to Tesla Motors' Autopilot system,
you'd think the company was the only one making cars that can
almost drive themselves. But many automakers have rolled out cars
that do what Teslas do.
http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_TESLA_COMPETITION?SITE=AP&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT


VW RECALL

Oversight of $2 billion VW electric-car funds required, charging
companies say
As part of a preliminary settlement over its use illegal "defeat
device" software in diesel cars, Volkswagen is expected to pay
for new electric-car charging infrastructure.
The carmaker is expected to pay $2.0 billion in fines toward the
promotion of zero-emission technology. Expansion of the current
network of public charging stations constitutes one possible use
of that money.
http://www.greencarreports.com/news/1105605_oversight-of-2-billion-vw-electric-car-funds-required-charging-companies-say


Criminal probe into VW diesel scandal could be settled
Fines for false info present easier path than criminal
prosecution, report says
The U.S. Justice Department and Volkswagen have conducted
preliminary settlement talks about the department's criminal
probe into the diesel crisis, Reuters reports. 
http://autoweek.com/article/vw-diesel-scandal/criminal-probe-vw-diesel-scandal-could-be-settled#ixzz4HcBBNyOu


GREEN ENERGY

Cenergy builds 3.1-MW solar array at California oil field
US commercial solar systems integrator Cenergy Power said Tuesday
it had installed 3.1 MW of photovoltaic (PV) capacity at Seneca
Resources Corp's North Midway Sunset oil field in California
state.
https://renewables.seenews.com/news/cenergy-builds-3-1-mw-solar-array-at-california-oil-field-536615


WILD FIRES

The Latest on California wildfires (all times local):
Fire officials say a huge wildfire 60 miles east of Los Angeles
has destroyed a significant number of homes, but the number of
losses isn't yet known. San Bernardino County Fire Chief Mark
Hartwig says he flew over the fire area Wednesday morning and
describes it as "devastating." He says a lot of families will
come home to nothing.
http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_CALIFORNIA_WILDFIRES_THE_LATEST?SITE=AP&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT


OPINIONS

When climate change becomes the new terrorism 
 I don’t know if anyone has noticed this recently, but it’s hot
outside. “Unseasonably warm” Augusts are nothing new – as John
Sebastian reminded us back in 1966* when he sang about the “hot
town…summer in the city.”
http://www.philly.com/philly/blogs/attytood/When-climate-change-is-more-deadly-than-terrorism.html


Mercury News editorial: California EV program needs a tuneup
Californians can take pride in the state's leadership role in
encouraging electric vehicles. Once a rarity, EVs are a common
sight in the Bay Area. More than half of the some 400,000
electric vehicles in the United States operate in California.
http://www.mercurynews.com/opinion/ci_30253729/mercury-news-editorial-california-ev-program-needs-tuneup

 
Air pollution's true costs
Paris-Air pollution takes years off people’s lives. It causes
substantial pain and suffering, among adults and children alike.
And it damages food production, at a time when we need to feed
more people than ever. This is not just an economic issue; it is
a moral one.
http://www.newtimes.co.rw/section/article/2016-08-16/202646/ 

BLOGS

Are We Feeling Collective Grief Over Climate Change?
The idea is highly controversial, but at least one psychiatrist
is convinced that we are, whether we know it or not, in 1977, I
was in middle school in Michigan, and a science teacher shared a
tidbit off-curriculum. Some scientists had postulated that as a
result of "pollution," heat-trapping gasses might one day lead to
a warming planet.
http://blogs.scientificamerican.com/guest-blog/are-we-feeling-collective-grief-over-climate-change/




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