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newsclips -- ARB Newsclips for September 16, 2016
Posted: 16 Sep 2016 12:06:59
ARB Newsclips for September 16, 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. CAP AND TRADE Washington state’s new cap-and-trade rule tackles global warming. Washington State adopted a controversial rule Thursday to limit greenhouse gas emissions from large carbon polluters, joining a handful of other states in capping emissions to address climate change. State environmental regulators finalized the Clean Air Rule, which requires large industrial emitters to gradually reduce carbon emissions over time. http://www.tri-cityherald.com/news/local/article102159747.html#storylink=cpy CLIMATE CHANGE Obama: Oceans key to protecting planet from climate change. Creating the Atlantic Ocean's first marine national monument is a needed response to dangerous climate change, oceanic dead zones and unsustainable fishing practices, President Barack Obama said Thursday. The new Northeast Canyons and Seamounts Marine National Monument consists of nearly 5,000 square miles of underwater canyons and mountains off the New England coast. http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_OBAMA_MARINE_MONUMENT_ATLANTIC_RIOL-?SITE=MIDTN&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT&utm_source=Inside+Climate+News&utm_campaign=6cd7486a44-Today_s_Climate12_10_2014&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_29c928ffb5-6cd7486a44-327747457 U.N. 'certain' Paris climate deal will enter into force by end-2016. U.N. officials have said they are confident the Paris climate change agreement will enter into force by the end of 2016, with at least 20 countries indicating they will join it at a U.N. event on Sept. 21, adding to the 27 that have already done so. U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has invited states to deposit their instruments of ratification… http://in.reuters.com/article/us-un-climatechange-politics-idINKCN11M10G Cocoa Production Could Be Devastated by Climate Change, Experts Warn. Industry needs to make crops more resilient to rising temperatures and unpredictable rainfall patterns, forum hears. The cocoa industry must try to adapt to climate change or risk disastrous effects on global production, a group of cocoa industry experts and scientists said Thursday, speaking at the European Cocoa Association forum. http://www.wsj.com/articles/cocoa-production-could-be-devastated-by-climate-change-experts-warn-1473952130 Will climate change make California’s droughts worse? A mountain lake offers clues. In 2000, researchers took a coring from the bed of a small, shallow lake in the Eastern Sierra Nevada mountains. They analyzed the organic matter and chemicals in the sediments to reconstruct a climate record of the past 10,000 years. They then compared it with reconstructions of ancient ocean temperatures. http://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-me-ln-warming-drought-20160915-snap-story.html Global warming can make a drought last for a century, says UCLA study. Fossil fuel emissions may be mimicking the effects of some catastrophic environmental phenomena. Greenhouse gases trapped in the upper atmosphere are acting like natural climatic forces that made some ancient droughts last for 1,000 years, UCLA researchers say. http://www.pe.com/articles/drought-813388-macdonald-california.html The World Hits A Global Warming Milestone This Month. Going Back Will Be Costly. The world was abuzz last week when China and the U.S. formally joined the Paris Agreement. As the world’s two biggest emitters, this was indeed good news and a positive step forward in confronting climate change. But it was just that: a “step.” http://www.forbes.com/sites/ucenergy/2016/09/16/the-world-hits-a-global-warming-milestone-this-month-going-back-will-be-costly/#480d43777b37 White House strengthens effort to shape behavior on climate. The White House wants to change how Americans think and act about climate change, using the latest research in behavioral science. President Obama signed an executive order yesterday to make the Social and Behavioral Sciences Team (SBST) a permanent fixture. http://www.eenews.net/climatewire/2016/09/16/stories/1060042953 Sea ice, near record low, is 'not rebounding'. A light winter snow fell on Barrow, Alaska, this week as scientists reported that the ice cover off Barrow's Arctic shores had declined to its second-lowest level in satellite history, tied with 2007. The National Snow and Ice Data Center in Colorado reported yesterday that 1.6 million square miles of ice covered the Arctic Ocean on Saturday. http://www.eenews.net/climatewire/2016/09/16/stories/1060042921 DROUGHT California drought: August not so hot for water conservation. Water conservation efforts have been slipping in the Coachella Valley during the past month, according to figures released by the area’s water agencies. The stats on water use in August suggest people are easing up in their water habits following California regulators’ recent decision to loosen the state’s drought measures. http://www.desertsun.com/story/news/environment/2016/09/16/california-drought-august-not-so-hot-water-conservation/90439908/ What does a mountain lake reveal about California’s drought? In findings consistent with previous research, a study found that past periods of drought in the American West aligned with climate warming and cool ocean temperatures in the eastern Pacific Ocean. One lake in California may hold clues as to how the state's current five-year drought and other major droughts throughout the region's history have been linked to climate change… http://www.csmonitor.com/Environment/2016/0916/What-does-a-mountain-lake-reveal-about-California-s-drought Amid California drought, Los Angeles water department waters fake grass. The Los Angeles Department of Water and Power is trying to set an example on how to reduce water use amid California’s fifth consecutive year of severe drought. The DWP has, for example, installed drought-tolerant plants and fake grass at its substations. http://www.cbsnews.com/news/california-drought-los-angeles-water-department-waters-fake-grass/ VEHICLES EU will take action against states over car emissions. The European Union will take legal action against some member states for failing to police car emission rules, its industry commissioner said on Friday, and is stepping up efforts to seek redress for consumers cheated by Volkswagen (VOWG_p.DE). Commissioner Elzbieta Bienkowska told Reuters she "definitely" wants to start formal infringement procedures against "not all and not one"… http://www.reuters.com/article/us-volkswagen-emissions-eu-idUSKCN11M1PO?feedType=RSS&virtualBrandChannel=11563 Volkswagen, Israeli group form car cybersecurity firm. When cars can talk to the Internet, hackers can talk to cars. Which is why Volkswagen has become the latest in a string of companies entering the automotive cybersecurity realm. The German company is collaborating with three former employees Israel’s Shin Bet intelligence agency, including Yuval Diskin, the agency's former head, to found CyMotive Technologies. http://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/news/2016/09/16/volkswagen-cymotive-israeli-group-car-automotive-cybersecurity-company/90491834/?hootPostID=f524ba9256eb6d94cbfe92e2c231b569 VW doubles down on EVs with its newest concept. Volkswagen is super-duper serious about going green. Emphasizing that fact, it will unveil a new electrified concept car later this month at the Paris Motor Show. Ahead of that that official debut, the German automaker has released three teaser images of that concept… http://mashable.com/2016/09/16/volkswagen-paris-ev-concept-teaser/#dlETP3STaEqA VW RECALL German states of Hesse, Baden-Wuerttemberg sue Volkswagen over dieselgate. The German states of Hesse and Baden-Wuerttemberg said on Friday they would sue Volkswagen for damages over its "dieselgate" emissions-test cheating scandal, joining a swathe of equities investors seeking compensation. Volkswagen (VW) shares plunged last September after Europe's largest automaker admitted to cheating U.S. diesel emissions tests… http://uk.reuters.com/article/uk-volkswagen-emissions-litigation-idUKKCN11M0I1 GREEN ENERGY Los Angeles eyes switching to 100% renewable power. Los Angeles could be the next California city to set a plan for switching to 100 percent renewable power. The City Council will vote today on a measure that would have the city's utility — the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power (LADWP) — study how to get to 100 percent clean energy. "Climate change is the most significant issue facing the global environment today,"… http://www.eenews.net/climatewire/2016/09/16/stories/1060042951 MISCELLANEOUS An energy company just debuted a shoe made from power plant emissions. A new sneaker made of recycled carbon dioxide barely leaves a footprint — on the environment, that is. Energy company NRG has debuted a shoe with a primary material that incorporates gaseous waste, or effluent, emitted by power plants. To make the sneaker, the effluent is captured and cooled, and the CO2 in it is separated out. http://www.businessinsider.com/repurposed-co2-shoe-without-footprint-2016-9 OPINIONS We ignore climate change at our peril. As I headed up toward the Goose Fire to help with protection and repair efforts, I found myself thinking about the sharp increase in forest fires in recent years, the climate-related factors that are lengthening and worsening California’s fire seasons, and how much this all costs. When pundits talk of the allegedly high costs of avoiding climate change… http://www.fresnobee.com/opinion/letters-to-the-editor/article101881092.html#storylink=cpy Ethanol is beneficial but still needs oversight. In a region that was built by oil refining, it's a tough thing to wrap your mind around: Ethanol is cheaper than gasoline and boosts fuel octane, thus helping engines perform better. And contrary to persistent claims by the oil industry, it does not appear to damage engines. For years the oil industry has grudgingly tolerated ethanol, but now the dispute it hitting a higher gear. http://www.beaumontenterprise.com/opinions/editorials/article/EDITORIAL-Ethanol-is-beneficial-but-still-needs-9226171.php BLOGS Summer fuel rules draw ire of pro-ethanol governors. Every summer service stations switch to a less polluting form of gasoline, largely to keep ozone levels from skyrocketing. But a coalition of pro-ethanol governors and mayors say the rules are stifling sales of the biofuel. During the summer fuel season, stations are prohibited by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency from selling E15… http://fuelfix.com/blog/2016/09/16/summer-fuel-rules-draw-ire-of-pro-ethanol-governors/ How Volkswagen Can Recover. VW needs to tackle a problem that predates ‘dieselgate’. Volkswagen’s ability to agree a big cost-cutting plan with its powerful labor unions in the coming weeks could determine whether the German carmaker’s shares make a full recovery from its emissions scandal. A year after it admitted using illegal software to rig diesel emissions tests, http://fortune.com/2016/09/16/how-volkswagen-can-recover/ Motor Mouth: The Volkswagen conspiracy deepens. The first anniversary of VW’s emissions scandal drives another nail into the diesel engine’s coffin. As incredible as it may seem – since so much of the automotive world has changed in the 12 short months since last September 18th – Sunday is the first anniversary of Volkswagen’s emissions scandal. Since that fateful Friday, we’ve been exposed to a level of subterfuge… http://driving.ca/volkswagen/auto-news/news/motor-mouth-the-volkswagen-conspiracy-deepens Washington State Finally Releases a Carbon Cap Rule. After years of trying and failing to get the state legislature to take carbon emissions seriously, the Washington State Department of Ecology has released the final version of its much-debated carbon cap rule. The rule, which was retracted as a draft back in February, tweaked, and then re-released in June, now just covers emissions from 24 businesses in Washington State. http://www.thestranger.com/slog/2016/09/16/24564170/washington-state-finally-releases-a-carbon-cap-rule California is in a drought emergency. Visit www.SaveOurH2O.org for water conservation tips.