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Posted: 23 Sep 2016 12:52:51
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 Oslo to hit drivers’ wallets to combat air pollution The city council will quintuple road tolls on days with high levels of air pollution. Already by this winter, Oslo City Council wants to increase road tolls to 160 kroner (€17.50, $20) on days with heavy air pollution. https://www.thelocal.no/20160923/oslo-to-hit-drivers-wallets-in-effort-to-combat-pollution EPA Says Ports Can Do More on Air Pollution A U.S. EPA report has found that air pollution at the nation’s ports can be reduced significantly at all port types and sizes through a variety of strategies and cleaner technologies. Implementing these approaches, the report finds, would reduce greenhouse gas and other harmful emissions from diesel-powered ships, trucks and other port equipment. http://www.maritime-executive.com/article/epa-says-ports-can-do-more-on-air-pollution Environmental Justice Bill Fails to Pass in California Editor's note: This story is an update of our August 5, 2016, story, "In California Clean Air Fight, Environmental Justice Takes a Leading Role." California lawmakers failed to approve Democratic legislation seeking to make the state's largest air quality agency more sympathetic to the poor and minority communities disproportionately affected by air pollution. https://insideclimatenews.org/news/20092016/environmental-justice-southern-california-air-pollution-south-coast-air-quality-management-district-oil-and-gas-refineries CAP AND TRADE Carbon Market - Promoting the Green Economy in Québec The Régie intermunicipale des déchets de la Rouge (RIDR) and Gaz Métro are pleased to announce their five-year agreement as part of the cap and trade system for greenhouse gas (GHG) emission allowances established by the Government of Québec and related to the California cap-and-trade program (the "carbon market"). http://www.montrealgazette.com/business/cnw/release.html?rkey=20160922C1012&filter=5611 CLIMATE CHANGE Climate Change Could Be a Tougher Test Than War Imagine an entirely plausible scenario for the effects of climate change in 2045. The Greenland ice sheet has melted entirely, adding 20 feet to the oceans. Unprecedented outbreaks of pests have ruined crops of corn, wheat and rice around the world, causing food shortages and riots. In the U.S., the army patrols major cities. https://www.bloomberg.com/view/articles/2016-09-23/climate-change-could-be-a-tougher-test-than-war Has a decade of Golden State climate diplomacy made a difference? The Brazilians are frustrated. They've just learned that California, yet again, has delayed making a decision on whether to allow its businesses to fund greenhouse gas reduction efforts in other countries. http://www.eenews.net/stories/1060043294 Climate Change Is Here: Inside the Summer of Hell and High Water Southern California was ready to burn. El Niño rains that topped off reservoirs in the north of the state barely drizzled down south, leaving the region in a worst-in-centuries drought. http://www.rollingstone.com/politics/features/summer-of-hell-and-high-water-shows-climate-change-is-here-w441345 Soil carbon storage not the climate change fix it was thought, research finds Hopes that large amounts of planet-warming carbon dioxide could be buried in soils appear to be grossly misplaced, with new research finding that the ground will soak up far less carbon over the coming century than previously thought. https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2016/sep/22/soil-carbon-storage-not-the-climate-change-fix-it-was-thought-research-finds PARIS CLIMATE AGREEMENT UN ready to implement climate deal in Morocco With the Paris Agreement on climate changed poised to take effect, diplomats now head to Morocco to hammer out the difficult details of how to make it work and raise the $100 billion needed each year to meet its ambitious goals. http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/UN_UNITED_NATIONS_CLIMATE_CHANGE?SITE=AP&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT ENERGY The full bench of the U.S. Court of Appeals is set to hear arguments on the Clean Power Plan on September 27. The court called for an en banc review earlier this year, foreseeing that any outcome of a three-judge panel review would have been insufficient and a full court would be requested. http://www.greentechmedia.com/articles/read/dc-court-set-to-hear-clean-power-plan-arguments-as-compliance-happens-anywa WILD FIRES 2nd wildfire breaks out on California military base Another wildfire, possibly sparked by a downed powerline, broke out Wednesday and forced the evacuation of buildings on a large central California military base where another blaze has been burning all week, officials said. http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_CALIFORNIA_WILDFIRE?SITE=AP&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT VEHICLES No longer invite-only, "robo-cars" offered to Singaporeans Autonomous vehicle software startup nuTonomy has made rides on its self-driving taxis available to the general public in Singapore for free, expanding a first-in-the world run that was initially invitation-only. http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/A/AS_SINGAPORE_AUTONOMOUS_TAXIS?SITE=AP&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT Tesla sued in Norway over sluggish cars More than 100 disgruntled Tesla owners in Norway have sued the US automaker because the electric cars don't accelerate as quickly as promised, their lawyers said on Wednesday. https://www.thelocal.no/20160922/tesla-sued-in-norway-over-sluggish-cars Cheap Gas Means U.S. Should Ease Auto Efficiency, Lawmakers Say …Leaders on the House Energy and Commerce Committee Thursday echoed industry calls for relief on fuel-economy regulations, citing concern that cheap gas will make it less likely that consumers will buy hybrids and electric cars while making pickup trucks and SUVs more attractive. http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2016-09-22/cheap-gas-means-u-s-should-ease-auto-efficiency-lawmakers-say Related article http://www.thedetroitbureau.com/2016/09/will-fuel-economy-rules-cost-1-1-mil-jobs-or-save-consumers-billions/ OPINIONS Energy efficiency, cost effectiveness can go together When my partners and I started ReGreen in 2008, we wanted to prove that renewable energy and energy efficiency could be cost-effective for businesses. Over the years, we’ve demonstrated significant savings to our clients and created over 100 competitive wage jobs in Los Angeles County. http://capitolweekly.net/energy-efficiency-cost-effectiveness-can-go-together/ Backing Clean Power Plan Will Accelerate The Clean Energy Future While legal experts are debating EPA’s Clean Power Plan in Washington next Tuesday, the U.S. business community is galloping ahead on the clean energy future. From General Motors to Bank of America to Apple, dozens of iconic companies are now fully committed to running their companies with 100 percent renewable energy. http://www.forbes.com/sites/mindylubber/2016/09/22/backing-clean-power-plan-will-accelerate-the-clean-energy-future/#735e65335fa3 Company transparency on climate change A global body will soon come up with a standard for how companies can reveal the risks of climate change on their business. For now, such ‘sustainability’ accounting rules should remain voluntary. http://www.csmonitor.com/Commentary/the-monitors-view/2016/0922/Company-transparency-on-climate-change Endorsement: Sonoma should stamp out secondhand smoke Smoke ’em if you got ’em, Sonoma. That’s our advice to smokers now through Nov. 8. That’s when Sonoma voters will consider Measure W, a new second-hand smoke ordinance intended to pump some fresh air into the city’s nearly 25-year-old tobacco restrictions. http://www.sonomanews.com/opinion/6117510-181/endorsement-sonoma-should-stamp-out This is how the driverless car revolution begins. Amen. Record Sept. 19, 2016, as an important moment in America’s history — and future. In announcing long-awaited practical guidelines for driverless cars and other autonomous vehicles, the U.S. government on Monday embraced a future that could be richer, cheaper, cleaner, greener and more convenient. http://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/opinion/editorials/sd-driverless-cars-revolution-begins-20160922-story.html BLOGS Building on Research: Toward Sustainable, High Performance Learning Environments An Interview with John Dale John Dale is Principal, Board Member and Pre-K-12 Studio Leader for Harley Ellis Devereaux. In 2007, he was named a Fellow of the American Institute of Architects (AIA) and is currently Chair of the Leadership Group of AIA’s National Committee on Architecture for Education. http://www.green-technology.org/green_technology_magazine/index.php?cID=239 California is in a drought emergency. Visit www.SaveOurH2O.org for water conservation tips.