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newsclips -- ARB Newsclips for January 4, 2017.
Posted: 04 Jan 2017 12:35:46
ARB Newsclips for January 4, 2017. 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 It smells like dead animals. Is “Zero Waste” making a stink at the Miramar landfill? The smell of turkey wasn’t the only thing in the air Thanksgiving morning in Kim Bustos’s University City neighborhood. Bustos called the city at 7:30 a.m. to report a really bad smell coming out of Miramar Landfill. Bustos moved into the neighborhood seven months ago (about three miles downwind of the landfill, when the wind is out of the east). http://www.sandiegoreader.com/news/2017/jan/04/citylights-it-smells-dead-animals-miramar-landfill/ CLIMATE CHANGE Tillerson Climate-Change Testimony Set Before Trump Sworn In (1). Lawyers for teenagers claiming the U.S. government failed to protect the environment from global warming plan to question under oath President-elect Donald Trump’s pick for secretary of state on his knowledge of climate change. Exxon Mobil Corp. Chief Executive Officer Rex Tillerson’s testimony, set for the day before the Jan. 20 inauguration… http://washpost.bloomberg.com/Story?docId=1376-OIYL8MSYF01W01-7R40G2I15NQ55H7JDICVKP67GF Louisiana History Washes Away As Sea Levels Rise, Land Sinks. Louisiana is losing its coast at a rapid rate because of rising sea levels, development and sinking marshland. Officials are trying to rebuild those marshes and the wetlands, but much of the coast can't be saved. This makes Louisiana's history an unwitting victim. As land disappears and the water creeps inland, ancient archaeology sites are washing away, too. http://www.npr.org/2017/01/04/505320391/louisiana-history-washes-away-as-sea-levels-rise-land-sinks?utm_source=Inside+Climate+News&utm_campaign=24d8f6f85e-Today_s_Climate12_10_2014&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_29c928ffb5-24d8f6f85e-327747457 Climate Change Is Raising Flood Risk in the Northern U.S. Shifting rainfall patterns and the amount of water in the ground are likely causes for the heightened risk. Scientists who combined an on-the-ground look at stream gauge data and an above-the-ground view from satellites have determined that as the Earth warms, the threat of flooding is growing in the northern half of the United States. https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/climate-change-is-raising-flood-risk-in-the-northern-u-s/?wt.mc=SA_Twitter-Share&utm_source=Inside+Climate+News&utm_campaign=24d8f6f85e-Today_s_Climate12_10_2014&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_29c928ffb5-24d8f6f85e-327747457 Climate Change Affecting Vermont Moose Population? Multi-Year State Herd Study Started. The Vermont Fish & Wildlife Department is starting a three-year study of the state’s moose population. Beginning this month and running through 2019, the study is aimed at understanding the impact of climate change on Vermont’s moose herds. On its website, the department said: “Moose herds across the Northeast are increasingly under stress from climate change. http://www.ibtimes.com/climate-change-affecting-vermont-moose-population-multi-year-state-herd-study-started-2469262 India's double first in climate battle. A £3m industrial plant is capturing the CO2 emissions from a coal boiler and using the CO2 to make valuable chemicals. It is a world first. And just 100km away is the world's biggest solar farm, making power for 150,000 homes on a 10 sq km site. The industrial plant appears especially significant as it offers a breakthrough by capturing CO2 without subsidy. http://www.bbc.com/news/business-38391034 Judith Curry retires, citing 'craziness' of climate science. Judith Curry, one of climate science's most vocal critics, is leaving academe because of what she calls the poisonous nature of the scientific discussion around human-caused global warming. Curry, 63, is retiring from her tenured position as a professor at the School of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences at the Georgia Institute of Technology. http://www.eenews.net/climatewire/2017/01/04/stories/1060047798 Alaska facing up to $5.5B in climate damage by 2100. Climate change will cause billions of dollars in damage to roads, buildings, airports, railroads and pipeline infrastructure in Alaska, particularly if greenhouse gas emissions continue unabated, a new study found. The findings suggest it would be prudent for local, state and federal governments and businesses to adapt infrastructure or design new infrastructure with climate change considerations in mind. http://www.eenews.net/climatewire/2017/01/04/stories/1060047782 GAO calls for climate coordination in building codes. The accounting arm of Congress is urging the Commerce Department to launch a program aimed at minimizing the financial costs of climate change. In a report issued yesterday, the Government Accountability Office (GAO) said the trade organizations that set architectural requirements, building codes and other certifications… http://www.eenews.net/climatewire/2017/01/04/stories/1060047784 Scientific uncertainty hamstrings climate policy analyses — study. A new study of the ways governments choose climate policies finds that economic analyses are poorly suited to dealing with the uncertainty posed by climate change. The study, published this month in the Journal of Environmental Economics and Management, examines two types of economic models that are used to assess the benefits and costs of taking action on climate change. http://www.eenews.net/climatewire/2017/01/04/stories/1060047783 DROUGHT With snow piling up in the Sierra, what will it take to end California's drought? The resort town of Phillips high in the Sierra Nevada has long been a barometer of California’s drought. Snow measuring station 3 in the El Dorado County town was where Gov. Jerry Brown came in April 2015 to announce major drought restrictions, using the dry, snow-less landscape as a stark backdrop. http://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-me-drought-snow-sierra-20170103-story.html Despite recent storms, California’s ‘snow drought’ continues. Around the start of each year, California water officials make a big show out of measuring the Sierra Nevada snowpack for reporters. Tuesday’s measurement before a throng of cameras was fairly bleak: Water content in the snowpack stood at just 53 percent of average, about a third as much water as the same time last year at that site. http://www.sacbee.com/news/state/california/water-and-drought/article124387999.html#storylink=cpy http://www.mercurynews.com/2017/01/03/california-drought-first-snow-survey-of-the-year-tuesday-as-big-storms-forecast/ http://www.montereyherald.com/article/NF/20170103/NEWS/170109955 http://www.foxnews.com/us/2017/01/03/california-snowpack-surveyed-as-indicator-drought.html As drought abates, lawmakers resume push for water. A rainy start to California's traditional wet season has somewhat eased the state's five-year drought, and more storms are on the way, state officials announced yesterday. While above-average rainstorms have replenished major water supply reservoirs, snowfall, which provides runoff for farmers later in the year, is below average. http://www.eenews.net/greenwire/2017/01/04/stories/1060047836 DIESEL ACTIVITIES Ballard-powered fuel cell electric buses exceed 10M km of revenue service. Ballard Power Systems fuel cells have powered buses for more than 10 million cumulative kilometers (6.2 million miles) of revenue service. This fuel cell industry milestone has been achieved across the company’s seven generations of its FCveloCity fuel cell engine, which have been deployed in buses in 15 countries on 5 continents during the past 10 years. http://www.greencarcongress.com/2017/01/20170104-ballard.html VW RECALL U.S. judge delays sentencing of VW employee aiding in emission probe. A federal judge on Tuesday delayed the sentencing a German man who is the only person to face U.S. criminal charges over Volkswagen's diesel emission cheating scandal, as he cooperates with prosecutors still investigating the matter. In September, James R. Liang, who has worked for Volkswagen (VOWG_p.DE) since 1983 and was part of a… http://www.reuters.com/article/us-volkswagen-emissions-idUSKBN14N1YX Owners of Tainted Volkswagen Diesel Cars File Lawsuit Seeking Compensation. Action could snowball into more claims, auto maker’s costs to resolve scandal could rise significantly. Lawyers representing owners of tainted Volkswagen diesel-powered cars in Germany filed the first lawsuit seeking consumer compensation for damages from the car maker’s diesel scandal in a test case… http://www.wsj.com/articles/owners-of-tainted-volkswagen-diesel-cars-file-lawsuit-seeking-compensation-1483477500 GREEN ENERGY Solar Could Beat Coal to Become the Cheapest Power on Earth. Solar power is now cheaper than coal in some parts of the world. In less than a decade, it’s likely to be the lowest-cost option almost everywhere. In 2016, countries from Chile to the United Arab Emirates broke records with deals to generate electricity from sunshine for less than 3 cents a kilowatt-hour, half the average global cost of coal power. https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2017-01-03/for-cheapest-power-on-earth-look-skyward-as-coal-falls-to-solar MISCELLANEOUS California enlists Eric Holder to defend against Trump. Vowing to protect California's values and constitutional guarantees, Democratic leaders in the state Legislature selected former U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder to serve as outside counsel to advise their legal strategy against the incoming Trump administration. Holder will help legislators resist any attempts to roll back progress on issues like climate change, health care, civil rights and immigration… http://www.sacbee.com/news/state/california/article124471529.html#storylink=cpy OPINION No, cap-and-trade is not causing gas prices to soar. But it does have a small impact. We can expect to hear all year about how Ontario’s new cap-and-trade system is causing consumers pain at the gas pumps — especially if the opposition parties and right-leaning advocacy groups have anything to say about it. But if gas prices do go way up this year, it will be because of other global factors. http://www.ottawasun.com/2017/01/03/no-cap-and-trade-is-not-causing-gas-prices-to-soar-but-it-does-have-a-small-impact The real costs of cap and trade. Premier Kathleen Wynne’s Liberal government isn’t telling Ontarians the true price of cap and trade, which it imposed on consumers starting Sunday. It estimates the average household will pay $156 more this year than last for gasoline and natural gas home heating is inaccurate by omission. The Liberal’s own figures… http://www.torontosun.com/2017/01/03/the-real-costs-of-cap-and-trade BLOGS Scientists Must Double Their Efforts In Combating Global Warming; Rebound Of Greenhouse Gas Emission Found. As global warming continues to hit, researchers are being challenged on how to combat it. One of the weapons to fight off the climate technologies would be the "green technologies." However, scientists must double their efforts to avoid future rebounds in greenhouse gas emission, a new study has found. http://www.scienceworldreport.com/articles/55818/20170104/scientist-double-efforts-combating-global-warming-rebound-greenhouse-gas-emission-greenhouse-gas-emission-global-warming.htm Can We Rely on DIY Air Pollution Sensors? People without specialized training can now measure air quality, but there are important concerns about how well the sensors work. Until recently, measuring air pollution was a task that could be performed only by trained scientists using very sophisticated — and very expensive — equipment. http://www.greenbuildingadvisor.com/blogs/dept/guest-blogs/can-we-rely-diy-air-pollution-sensors#ixzz4UoOCsTOJ Solar and Wind Power are Now Officially Cheaper Than Fossil Fuels. Despite the low price, not enough money is being put into renewable ways of generating electricity Solar and wind is now either the same price or cheaper than new fossil fuel capacity in more than 30 countries, according to a new report from the World Economic Forum. http://countercurrentnews.com/2017/01/solar-and-wind-power-are-now-officially-cheaper-than-fossil-fuels/ The Republicans Who Want Trump to Fight Climate Change. Meet the “eco-right.” Not everyone interested in curbing climate change is tearing their hair out about Donald Trump's election. Though the president-elect seems to be packing his administration with climate deniers and fossil fuel industry veterans, a small, unconventional band of environmentalists sees potential. https://www.theatlantic.com/science/archive/2017/01/green-republican/512111/ California is in a drought emergency. Visit www.SaveOurH2O.org for water conservation tips.