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Posted: 22 Sep 2016 11:29:07
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AIR POLLUTION

SoCal air quality regulators mulling hike in vehicle registration
fees for smog reduction 
Air quality regulators are considering seeking an increase in
vehicle registration fees for millions of Southern California
drivers to help pay for smog reduction programs.
http://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/ 

Tracking asthma threats in the Imperial Valley's hazy air
When she catches the scent of smoke in the air, Jessica Herrera
knows it’s time to retreat indoors to try to ward off another
asthma attack.
http://www.desertsun.com/story/news/environment/2016/09/21/imperial-valley-new-pollution-monitors-installed-help-track-dangers-hazy-air-asthma/89818666/


Cardiff holds first 'car-free day' to cut air pollution
Concerns over air pollution in the city centre means Cardiff will
hold its first car-free day on Thursday. But only Park Place in
Cathays will be closed to all traffic until 00:00 BST on Friday.
It will become a street market and host a transport exhibition
giving information on sustainable travel.
http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-wales-south-east-wales-37431031 

ClientEarth launches Brussels air quality case
Citizens in Brussels have been breathing illegal levels of air
pollution since 2010, legal firm ClientEarth has claimed. The
Brussels case is against the regional government and focuses on
nitrogen dioxide (NO2), which in towns and cities comes mostly
from diesel vehicles.
http://www.airqualitynews.com/2016/09/22/8602/ 

CAP AND TRADE

AM Alert: Does cap-and-trade serve California’s climate goals?
Basking in the glow of a climate legislation victory last month,
Gov. Jerry Brown had a prediction for how how he would bend
lawmakers to his will in a looming battle to extend California’s
cap-and-trade program. Read more here:
http://www.sacbee.com/news/politics-government/capitol-alert/article103329932.html#storylink=cpy


A carbon tax or cap-and-trade: Liberals suggest every province
must choose
Every province could soon have either a carbon tax or a
cap-and-trade system, Catherine McKenna signalled Wednesday as
the environment minister prepares a long-awaited plan that
promises to heat up the political climate this fall.
http://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/cap-trade-carbon-tax-provinces-1.3773285

http://www.timescolonist.com/a-carbon-tax-or-cap-and-trade-feds-suggest-every-province-must-choose-1.2348587


CLIMATE CHANGE

Climate change could cross key threshold in a decade: scientists
The planet could pass a key target on world temperature rise in
about a decade, prompting accelerating loss of glaciers, steep
declines in water availability, worsening land conflicts and
deepening poverty, scientists said this week.
http://www.reuters.com/article/us-climatechange-impacts-conference-idUSKCN11S1FE


Climate change could become a national security risk, report
says
A government report released Wednesday said climate change is
likely to pose a significant national security challenge for the
U.S. over the next two decades by heightening social and
political tensions, threatening the stability of some countries
and increasing risks to human health.
http://www.pbs.org/newshour/rundown/climate-change-national-security/

http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/obama-orders-climate-change-be-considered-in-military-planning/article/2602465?custom_click=rss
http://mashable.com/2016/09/21/national-security-climate-change-risk-obama/#H0lFcC.2wOqO

http://www.seattletimes.com/business/report-cites-national-security-risks-from-climate-change/

http://www.ibtimes.com/climate-change-could-seriously-affect-national-security-us-intelligence-report-says-2420370


Taking the economic temperature 10 years after A.B. 32 
First of a two-part series looking at the impacts of A.B. 32 10
years later.
Jeff Cohen is a busy man. On a recent Tuesday, he was in Atlanta,
in an Uber car on his way to a meeting with a company that
recycles chemicals used in refrigerants.
http://www.eenews.net/stories/1060043254 

Climate Change Threatens World’s Coffee Supply, Report Says
A report examining the many ways climate change threatens coffee
and coffee farmers has alarmed people who are now imagining what
it would be like getting through the day without their caffeine
fix.
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/09/23/science/climate-change-threatens-worlds-coffee-supply-report-says.html?_r=0


PARIS CLIMATE AGREEMENT

EU chief says bloc's credibility at stake over climate pact
The head of the European Union's executive arm is lambasting
member states for failing to ratify the Paris climate change
pact, saying the EU is losing credibility for lagging behind.
http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/E/EU_EUROPE_UNITED_NATIONS_CLIMATE?SITE=AP&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT



FUELS

Alaska Railroad prepares for 1st US shipments of natural gas
The Alaska Railroad is making final preparations for the first
U.S. rail shipments of liquefied natural gas, a fuel that could
be used to alleviate air pollution problems in the state's
second-largest city.
http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_ALASKA_RAILROAD_NATURAL_GAS?SITE=AP&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT

California Leads Nation in Low Carbon Fuels 
California now leads the nation in low carbon fuel retail volumes
with more than 14 million gallons of E85 Flex Fuel sold in 2015,
according to Propel Fuels, a branded network of fuel retailing
sites.
http://www.nacsonline.com/YourBusiness/FuelsCenter/Alternative/News/Pages/ND0922164.aspx


VEHICLES

Tesla sues Michigan officials over state bar on sales
Tesla Motors Inc Thursday sued Michigan Governor Rick Snyder and
other state officials in federal court over the state's refusal
to allow the Palo Alto, California automaker to sell vehicles
directly to consumers.
http://www.reuters.com/article/us-tesla-michigan-idUSKCN11S20R?il=0


CARB to Host Clean Vehicle, EV Tech Symposium at SCAQMD Facility
The California Air Resources Board (CARB), which is a part of the
California Environmental Protection Agency, says it is hosting a
two-day technology symposium, entitled Advanced Clean Cars: The
Road Ahead, to explore where clean vehicle technology is headed
and how manufacturers and suppliers are working to meet
California’s zero-emission vehicle (ZEV), low-emission vehicle
(LEV) and greenhouse-gas (GHG) regulations.
http://ngtnews.com/carb-to-host-clean-vehicle-ev-tech-symposium-at-scaqd-facility/


OPINIONS
Cap-and-trade program isn’t working for many poor Californians 
As a physician serving South Los Angeles, I see the consequences
of bad air every day. I work at a large hospital in the South Bay
of Los Angeles County…
http://www.sacbee.com/opinion/op-ed/soapbox/article103264447.html#storylink=cpy

SB 32 hits the pocketbook
Don’t be fooled—SB 32 is déjà vu all over again: blank check
authority to unelected bureaucrats at the California Air
Resources Board (CARB) and no modicum of effort to address the
policy flaws we had the opportunity to observe over the same
policy over the past 10 years under AB 32.
http://capitolweekly.net/sb-32-fooled-california-politicians/ 

Gov. Brown, there’s more work to do in Fresno
We appreciate Gov. Jerry Brown taking the time to visit Fresno
and sign a package of climate-change bills on Sept. 14 that
advocates say will reduce greenhouses gases and benefit regions
of California that aren’t fully participating in the state’s
economic recovery.
http://www.fresnobee.com/opinion/editorials/article103044212.html#storylink=cpy

BLOGS

The Fossil ‘Fuelneral’ - 5 Reasons why we need to start preparing
NOW...
This week I spent three days in Scotland shining a bright light
into the dark world of corporate lobbying that slows progress on
climate action.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/ed-gillespie/the-fossil-fuelneral--5-r_b_12138562.html?

The Food We Don’t Eat
American food writer MFK Fisher once said, “First we eat, then we
do everything else.” Food is central to so much in our lives -
family, health and community. But what about the food we don’t
eat?
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/dr-liz-goodwin/the-food-we-dont-eat_b_12137802.html?


Climate change is ruining fall
Ah, fall — the wonderful transition from the sticky
heat of summer into the crisp air of autumn. The leaves begin to
turn, the scarves come out, and the scent of saccharine Pumpkin
Spice wafts through the air, signaling to all residents of the
Northern Hemisphere that summer is waning and winter is coming.
Or at least that’s how it used to be,
https://thinkprogress.org/climate-change-is-ruining-fall-20f3e066adce#.w5rwf66cn




California is in a drought emergency.
Visit www.SaveOurH2O.org for water conservation tips.

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