newsclips--Newsclips 23. August 2010.

Posted: 23 Aug 2010 12:49:42 California Air Resources Board News Clips for August 23, 2010. This is a service of the California Air Resources Board?s Officeof Communications. You may need to sign in or register withindividual websites to view some of the following news articles.ARBCalifornia?s Clean-Air Chief Encourages Others To Join TheMovement. The Terminator, said Mary Nichols in Thursday?s morninglecture, has proven himself an ?unlikely champion? of clean air.Nichols, the California Air Resources Board chairman, said thatCalifornia Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger ? despite the fact that hedrives Hummers, flies to work on a private jet and lives in amansion ? ?genuinely embraced the cause,? successfully lobbyingfor the nation?s first comprehensive law to reduce greenhousegases ?economy-wide.? Posted.http://www.chqdaily.com/post/979133012/californias-clean-air-chief-encourages-others-to-join#disqus_threadAB 32Victor Valley Politicians Come Out In Support Of Prop. 23.Politicians from the Victor Valley?s three largest municipalitiesgathered Friday afternoon at Hesperia City Hall to speak insupport of Prop. 23, a ballot initiative that would roll back a2006 environmental law. With the county in the ?vice-like grip?of the recession, the county cannot afford to abide by the GlobalWarming Solutions Act of 2006, said Hesperia mayor Thurston?Smitty? Smith. Posted.http://www.hesperiastar.com/news/politicians-3590-valley-victor.htmlClean Energy Investors Flash Cash for Ads in California ClimateLaw Battle. California?s clean energy investors are raisingmillions of dollars for an advertising battle with oil refinerswho want to delay the state?s new law on reducing greenhouse gasemissions. The gynexin uk
campaign, supported by investors such as TomSteyer, founder of San Francisco-based hedge fund FarallonCapital Management LLC, aims to convince residents to voteagainst the so-called Proposition 23 when it comes up forapproval in November. Posted.http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2010-08-20/clean-energy-investors-flash-cash-for-ads-in-california-climate-law-battle.htmlCLIMATE CHANGE/GHG?SLawyers Watch Calif. Waiver Case For First Clues On GreenhouseGas Challenges. An upcoming court case on U.S. EPA's decision toallow California to implement its own strict tailpipe emissionsrules may yield the first clues on how judges will respond to theObama administration's interpretation of its authority under theClean Air Act to regulate greenhouse gases. Under the currentcourt schedule for the U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals for theDistrict of Columbia, the California waiver case may be theopening legal salvo ahead of controversial lawsuits challengingEPA's endangerment finding and its "tailoring rule." Posted.http://www.eenews.net/climatewire/print/2010/08/23/3Global Warming Measure Sets Off Alarms. A November ballot measurethat would suspend California's landmark global-warming law couldalso end up rolling back some of the state's other sweepingenvironmental standards -- including rules that require utilitiesto generate a third of their electricity from renewable sourcesand programs requiring oil refineries to make cleaner-burningfuels. How broadly courts might interpret Proposition 23 issetting off alarm bells among Silicon Valley executives andenvironmental groups. Posted.http://www.dailydemocrat.com/ci_15837869?source=most_emailedEarth Burns Through Environmental Capital, Group Says. Saturdayhas earned a dubious distinction among conservationists as EarthOvershoot Day -- the estimated point when the planet's 6.8billion people have consumed all of the biological resources thatEarth can provide annually. "From now until the end of the year,we will meet our needs by liquidating stocks and accumulatinggreenhouse gasses in the atmosphere," said Pati Poblete, at thenonprofit Global Footprint Network in Oakland. Posted.http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/2010/aug/20/earth-burns-through-environmental-capital/As We See It: Setting a Limit For Greenhouse Gases Really MightAs Well Be Anyone's Guess. Pick a number. Any number. Say,between zero and 13.7. You can even pick a negative number ifyou'd like. How about 7; it's pretty much a middle-of-the-packpick. Maybe 3. Eleven has a nice ring to it. Found one you like?Well, it might be just as good as the guesses local officials aretossing out as they try to figure out how much we should reducevehicle exhaust, or more specifically, greenhouse gas emissions,over the next 25 years. Posted.http://www.santacruzsentinel.com/opinion/ci_15855960The Cost of Reducing Greenhouse Gases. Federal efforts atdeveloping climate change legislation have petered out. But thecost of climate policy is figuring strongly in Californiapolitics this fall. A new report aims to figure out how Americanfamilies will feel the price of making ?greenhouse gases? fall.Cutting carbon emissions means setting a price on polluting, likeburning coal, and making someone pay it. There?s research thatclaims the price will be too expensive. Posted.http://www.scpr.org/news/2010/08/23/climate-cost/AIR POLLUTIONEPA Delays Release Of Final Ozone Standards. U.S. EPA won't meetits goal of releasing new nationwide standards for ground-levelozone this month, the agency told a federal court Friday.Finishing the standards has taken longer than expected, EPA saidin a filing with the U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals for theDistrict of Columbia. The agency will now move forward "on oraround the end of October," according to the filing. Posted.http://www.eenews.net/Greenwire/print/2010/08/23/1Editorial: Diesel Upgrades Help Everyone Breath Easier. Anyonewho?s ever stood on a busy street corner while a truckaccelerated past has surely cursed the day Rudolf Diesel inventedhis engine. Despite diesel?s many advantages as an enginetechnology, it can be sooty and ugly for anyone who might need tobreathe in a truck or bus?s vicinity. But diesel engines can alsobe cleaned up dramatically ? indeed, they already have been. Andthe north state?s air will enjoy the benefits. Posted.http://www.redding.com/news/2010/aug/23/diesel-upgrades-help-everyone-breath-easier/New Smog-Fighting Tactic Planned For San Bernardino. SouthernCalifornia's regional air quality agency wants to make SanBernardino a testing ground for a new, neighborhood-focusedapproach to protecting people's health in communities hammered bymultiple pollution sources such as freeways, rail yards and heavyindustry. Posted.http://www.pe.com/localnews/stories/PE_News_Local_D_airplan22.30c073e.htmlEPA Agrees to Examine Truck Emissions Claims in NavistarSettlement. U.S. EPA has finalized a settlement with truckmanufacturer Navistar International Corp., which agreed earlierthis week to drop three lawsuits on the condition that EPAexamine whether truckers can cheat the emissions controltechnology used by Navistar's competitors. Posted.http://www.nytimes.com/gwire/2010/08/19/19greenwire-epa-agrees-to-examine-truck-emissions-claims-i-75190.htmlObama Accelerates Crackdown on Dirty Trucks. Tough new U.S. rulesgoverning greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from large trucks andbuses edged forward last week when the Environmental ProtectionAgency (EPA) sent draft proposals to the White House. The agencyhas been working with the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT)since May to craft improved emissions standards after PresidentBarack Obama announced that he wanted new rules to come intoeffect for medium and heavy-duty trucks between 2014 and 2018.Posted. http://www.reuters.com/article/idUS256749797120100823ENERGY/GREEN ENERGYBLM Releases Final EIS On 1,000 MW Calif. Power Plant. The Bureauof Land Management has issued its final environmental analysis ofa large-scale, 1,000 megawatt solar power plant that ChevronEnergy Solutions and Solar Millennium LLC want to build just eastof Joshua Tree National Park in California. Clearing the BLMenvironmental review is one of the final steps the developersmust take before they can begin construction. Also under way inparallel is a review from the California Energy Commission, whichhas yet to release its proposed decision on the plant. Posted.http://www.eenews.net/Greenwire/print/2010/08/23/1110 Eco-Tips for College Students. Headed off to college? Here are10 ways to green your dorm, your classes and even your beer whileyou're off at school. Posted.http://www.mercurynews.com/bay-area-living/ci_15831402?nclick_check=1Campus Receives Perfect Score in Green 'Honor Roll'. For thesecond year in a row, the Princeton Review has placed UC Berkeleyon its "Green College Honor Roll" as one of the 18 schools toreceive a perfect score this year. The company tallied the scoresof 703 institutions on a scale of 60 to 99 based on surveyresults from the 2009-10 school year concerning the schools'environmental policies, practices and academic offerings. Posted.http://www.dailycal.org/article/110079/campus_receives_perfect_score_in_green_honor_roll_RAILYARDS2 Studies Monitoring Pollution At Rail Yard. San Bernardino - Thepotential ill effects from diesel pollution around BNSF Railway'syard have received increasing attention since state officialswarned two years ago of elevated cancer risks, but scientistshave yet to quantify exactly how dangerous trains' emissionsactually are. That's expected to change in the next couple ofyears. Loma Linda University researchers are preparing a two-yearstudy to measure cancer incidents and respiratory ailments aroundthe Westside yard. Posted.http://www.redlandsdailyfacts.com/sanbernardinocounty/ci_15863585OPINION/EDITORIALSAnother View: No Serious Dispute Over Diesel's Role In Dirty Air.Despite Dan Walters' assertion in his Aug. 17 column, "Storm hitsagain over diesel rules," there is no scientific debate about thehealth dangers of diesel soot. To the contrary, there is strongscientific consensus. While the danger of breathing diesel fumesis obvious to anyone engulfed in smoke spewing from a dirtydiesel truck or bus, researchers also have carefully studied thehealth impacts. Posted.http://www.sacbee.com/2010/08/22/v-print/2972914/no-serious-dispute-over-diesels.htmlhttp://www.modbee.com/2010/08/22/1304860/another-view-no-serious-dispute.html#ixzz0xRkVPmvLVEHICLESPlaying Up the Sporty Side of a Honda Hybrid Coupe. GIVEN thesputtering economy, it is hard enough for a marketer to sell afamiliar product, much less interest consumers in trying a newone. And if the new product is a durable good like a car, thechallenge could be as formidable as getting a mad man like DonDraper to stop smoking or drinking. Posted.http://www.nytimes.com/2010/08/23/business/media/23adco.html?_r=2&ref=todayspaper&pagewanted=printStalling Problems Could Affect 1.2 Million Toyotas. The NationalHighway Traffic Safety Administration has intensified a safetyinvestigation on 2005-7 Toyota Corollas and Matrixes. Above, a2007 Corolla LE. The National Highway Traffic SafetyAdministration has intensified an investigation into stallingproblems on almost 1.2 million Toyotas. The models are the 2005-7Corolla and Matrix. The safety agency began an investigation,called a preliminary evaluation, last November. Posted.http://wheels.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/08/23/stalling-problems-could-affect-1-2-million-toyotas/?pagemode=printMISCELLANEOUSUCLA Purge of Professor Who Blew Whistle on CARB ResearcherRaises New Questions about Runaway Environmental Correctness inCalifornia. The environmental wars have turned even uglier inCalifornia with the firing of controversial UCLA professor JamesEnstrom, whose outspoken views have made him the target of theenvironmental community and a friend to business folks who haveto comply with some of the strictest pollution regulations in thecountry. Posted.http://www.cunninghamreport.com/news_item.php?id=1341When a Superfund Site as a Neighbor Isn?t the Biggest Hazard. Forthe past three years, Manuel Pimentel and his wife and two smallchildren lived half a block from a toxic Superfund site in WestOakland. The site ? a gated concrete lot with the EnvironmentalProtection Agency?s yellow testing wells and a few buildingscovered in graffiti ? was the old AMCO chemical distributionfacility. The ground is full of cancer-causing contaminants likevinyl chloride, and the chemicals have seeped under the old rowhouses on Third Street. Posted.http://www.nytimes.com/2010/08/22/us/22bcmiguel.html?_r=1&pagewanted=printBLOGSStudy Finds No Link Tying Disaster Losses to Human-DrivenWarming. The pull of the ? front-page thought? and the eagernessof climate campaigners to jog the public have sometimes created atendency to tie mounting losses from weather-related disasters tohuman-driven global warming. But finding a statistically robustlink between such disasters and the building human climateinfluence remains a daunting task. A new analysis of nearly twodozen papers assessing trends in disaster losses in light ofclimate change finds no convincing link. Posted.http://dotearth.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/08/23/study-finds-no-link-tying-disaster-losses-to-human-driven-warming/
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Financially Taking Care of Post Divorce Issues

Divorce is what a married couple dreads. It's traumatic, it's unpleasant and it's impractical. But no matter how couples try to work things out in their marriage sometimes it's impossible to have any other solution. Everybody who has gone through it will tell you that it doesn't end when you get your status back, the lingering effects of divorce can last through months and some even years.

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Child Custody Agreement Forms

Child custody agreement forms cover a whole range of forms that you may need in the ongoing relationship you have with your child and the other parent. There are many child custody forms that you may need from time to time including- Forms to organize child visitation rights/arrangements Forms to change an existing custody or ... Related posts:

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Fathers Winning Child Custody is Not Uncommon Anymore

For years, the thought of fathers winning child custody was unheard of. After all, it's a woman's court right? Well not anymore. This is the 21st century and more and more fathers are winning child custody battles in court. I won custody of my daughter 8 years ago and I'm sure with a little help you can win custody of your child too.

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Are You Sure Your Child Is Ready For Their Own Cell Phone?

A recent study indicated that as many as 50% of children today own a cell phone, and that the number of parents purchasing cell phones for preteen children is rising. Now, if you have children yourself, and have decided to purchase that cell phone that they have been constantly asking you for, have you stopped to consider just how responsible your child really is?

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Child Custody Help and Parenting Tips

One serious issue related to separation and divorce is child custody and resulting changes in parenting situations. You may have reached a custody settlement that specifies terms regarding legal and physical child custody.

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How to Professionally Handle a Break Up

A breakup hurts too much and we wish we could avoid breakups and divorces so that we do not suffer from consequences. But these results are inevitable because everyone passes through a breakup experience one day or another. We suffer from losing our loved ones, we suffer from the death of dear people and we suffer when friends and family are distant because they have to go away of our sights. We will discuss three rules for dealing professionally with a breakup. If you want to get your ex back you can also use these tips to make sure your chances are not ruined.

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Estimate Child Support | Child Support Calculators

To estimate your child support obligations you will need to firstly understand that child support obligations will vary from state to state in the United States as each state has Federal Government regulations decree that each state must draw up it?s own guidelines for the implementation of child support laws in that state. The Federal ... Related posts:

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Child Custody : How To Win Your Child Custody Battle updated Sun Dec 7 2008 1:01 pm CST

Child Custody How To Win During the process of divorce, the battle over who gets primary custody over your child or children can turn most likely turn into a heated conflict. It is no surprise and is to be expected. The right to continue living with and be a part of the growth of your child is a top concern for any loving parent.Things can get complicated and ugly, which is why I have developed this lens to give you some tips on child custody and how to win this battle in your favor.If you want to come to your child custody hearing fully prepared and have the advantage over your ex spouse, I highly recommend visiting Child Custody Center

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How Does Divorce Affect the Family? 3 Ways

Marriage is by all accounts a sacred institution. When people say their vows on their wedding day, that vast majority of them are quite serious when it comes to "until death do us part." But, many marriages also go through very serious rough patches. When things get really bad, there can be infidelities, lying and going behind each others' back. If you are considering a divorce, here are 3 ways that divorce can affect the family.

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7 Sure Fire Ways Of Recovering Financially After a Divorce

A divorce can destroy you financially. If you are not financially independent and relied on your ex for money, when divorce comes, you can find yourself struggling to make a living. If you are struggling to make ends meet, there is a way out. Recovering financially after a divorce is possible, follow these tips and you will get your finances repaired.

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How to Get Your Ex Husband Back - The First Step to Getting Him Back is Not What You Would Guess

If you are thinking about how to get your ex husband back you may be playing a mental game of tug of war over what to do and what not to do. I can give you a set of steps to take for getting him back but I need you to do something else first, or you may just make your life worse.

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How To Get Joint Custody Of A Child

How to get joint custody of a child is a common question for many parents when their relationship breaks down and there are children or a child involved. Firstly you must recognize that there are two type of joint custody-joint legal custody and joint physical custody. Mediation And Dispute Resolution The best way to get ... Related posts:

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How to Tell if Your Spouse is Cheating

Is your significant other involved in adultery or an affair? Check these points to get an idea. If you are suspicious you can take it a step further and hire an investigator.

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If Your Wife is With Another Man, You Can Still Get Her Back

Some people deal with things privately, and others go out and find someone else, to try to fill the void that is now in their heart. If you wife is with another man, she may be one of those people - trying to fill the void in her heart. You love her - and there is still love in her for you. You CAN get her back, even if she is with someone else.

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newsclips--Newsclips 24 August 2010.

Posted: 24 Aug 2010 10: 51: 30 California Air Resources Board News Clips for August 24, 2010. This is a service of the California Air Resources Board s Officeof Communications. You may need to sign in or register withindividual websites to view some of the following news articles. CLIMATE CHANGE/GHG'S Cap And Trade Gets Environmental Analysis. No regulation escapesenvironmental review in California--even cap and trade. Theupcoming program to reduce greenhouse gas emissions will undergoan environmental assessment, including comparing it to a carbontax, according to the California Air Resources Board (ARB). Theanalysis, known as a Functional Equivalent Document, is scheduledto be released along with the actual cap-and-trade regulations inOctober. Posted. http://www.eenews.net/climatewire/print/2010/08/24/4are Chemical Companies Gaming the Carbon Credit System? Acontroversy is brewing over whether some chemical companies areabusing a program that gives them carbon credit revenues fordestroying a potent greenhouse gas created as a by product intheir operations. At issue is whether some companies areintentionally overproducing trifluoromethane (HFC-23) in order todestroy it and generate certified emissions reduction (CER) unitsunder the Clean Development Mechanism (CDM). HFC-23 projectsaccount for more than half of all CDM carbon credits sold todate. Posted. http://www.reuters.com/article/idus271914704820100824gas NOZZLES3, 000 Gas Stations Must Take Latch Off Nozzle. Life just got alittle more inconvenient for Californians who like to wash theirwindshields or grab a snack at the mini mart while filling up thetank. The state fire marshal ordered about 3,000 gas stations-about one third of all the stations in California-to remove thelatches that allow patrons to fill up their gas tanks releases. Posted. http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2010/08/24/bao11f28bc.dtl&type=printablehttp://www.sacbee.com/2010/08/24/2979289/calif-orders-removal-of-gas-nozzle.htmlhttp://www.10news.com/news/24737971/detail.htmlhttp://www.centralvalleybusinesstimes.com/stories/001/?id=16089http://www.ocregister.com/news/fire-263353-gas-nozzle.htmlenergypower Plants ' Cooling Heats Up In Capitol. A sharp dispute isbrewing in the Capitol over a plan pushed by the Los AngelesDepartment of Water and Power to ease new state rules over theway power plants use ocean water to cool their engines. Threeplants affected by the new rules Harbor, Haynes and Scattergood provide nearly 40 percent of Los Angeles available powergeneration Oregon Il Homes For Sale and are critical to the stability of the grid, according to the WEB PART DESCRIPTION FILE (.DWP). Posted. http://www.capitolweekly.net/article.php?xid=z2wjmxrnji1vxn#factories Shuttered En Masse To Keep Up With Emissions Deadline. China has shut down 2,087 highly polluting factories, fearingthat it will otherwise miss a high-profile environmental deadlineset for 2010. The government had pledged to reduce China's energyconsumption per unit of gross domestic product by 20 percentbefore the end of 2010. Official data has suggested that thecountry will miss its mark despite top leaders ' efforts to curbemissions growth and develop renewable energy. Posted. http://www.eenews.net/climatewire/print/2010/08/24/6vehiclesbay Area Officials Push To Build-tunes For Electric Cars. TheBay Area is expected to soon become one of America's hottestmarkets for the first mass-produced electric cars, the NissanLeaf and the Chevy Volt. But in the rush to drive electric, onething is missing--places to charge up. Concerned that the nextgeneration of green drivers not be left stalled by the cleanliness, air officials have approved a $ 5 million plan to install 5, 000electric car-tunes around the nine-county Bay Area in the nextfive years at homes, apartments, office buildings, parkinggarages and other locations from San Jose to Santa Rosa. Posted. http://www.mercurynews.com/top-stories/ci_15872290http://www.contracostatimes.com/environment/ci_15872292?nclick_check=1epa, CARB to Review (SCR) Policies. The Environmental ProtectionAgency and California Air Resources Board have agreed to begin a thorough review of their policies regarding the operation ofselective catalytic reduction-equipped heavy-duty diesel engineswhen diesel engine fluid tanks run dry. The review Professor inlegal settlements disclosed in federal and state court documentsfiled earlier this month, are the result of lawsuits filed lastyear against EPA and CARB by engine maker Navistar Inc. Posted. http://www.ttnews.com/articles/basetemplate.aspx?storyid=25053dieselscarb Recommends Compliance Extension. The California AirResources Board staff is recommending an extension of thecompliance deadlines for the state's emissions-reduction rule for2003 transport refrigeration units. The reduced in scope recommendations call for an extension of the deadline for modelyear 2003 ultra-low-emission TRUs to the end of 2017. Low-emission reefers must be in compliance by Dec. 31. CARBofficials outlined their suggested amendments to the rule at anAug. 18 workshop. Posted. http://www.ttnews.com/articles/printnews.aspx?storyid=25055miscellaneousgreen Groups Backing City's America's Cup Bid. San Franciscoofficials backed off from plans Monday to seek a legislativeexemption to state environmental law for facilities to host thenext America's Cup after some environmentalists pledged tosupport the city's bid for sailing's premier race. The movesdefuse a potentially embarrassing showdown betweengreen-credentialed Mayor Gavin Newsom and environmental groupsworried that the city's efforts would create a road map forwealthy interests to circumvent state environmental law is bigprojects. Posted. http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2010/08/24/ba161f26li.dtl&type=printableblogsunemployment vs. Global Warming. Is thinking green an economicluxury? Intuition implies that it may be, but so far there sbeen little empirical evidence on the subject. Two economistsrecently changed that: using data from Google keyword searchesbetween 2004 and 2010, Matthew e. Kahn and Matthew j. Kotchenfound that higher unemployment rates within a state decreaseinternet search activity for global warming, but increase searchactivity for unemployment.Based on this, where she studies preference forinterest in global warming, therefore, it appears that recessionscrowd out concern for the environment Posted. http://freakonomics.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/08/24/unemployment-vs-global-warming/?pagemode=print
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Husband Wants a Divorce? Here's How to Tell If Your Marriage is Worth Saving

If your husband wants a divorce, it can feel like your entire world is being turned upside down. You trusted him to be your husband forever, and now he's changed his mind. Even if you really want to save your marriage, just the thought that he doesn't want to be with you anymore turns your stomach. After all, how can you possibly trust him again? It feels like everything you thought you knew about your marriage and your husband has been a lie. Here's how to tell if your marriage is worth saving, even if your husband said he wants to get divorced.

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How to Save a Relationship - 3 More Weird Ways You May Never Thought of - Part 2

Ever gotten a book from the book store to save a relationship? I bet the advice was pretty basic for most of them say pretty much the same thing. Some are OK but it might take thinking outside the box to see these 3 more weird ways to get back into the relationship you thought would last forever. Actually these unconventional methods helped me stay with my partner over 30 years. Oh, and we are still going!

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I Wanted a Divorce, But Now I Know I Need Her

Your marriage wasn't all you had hoped it would be. The two of you eventually got divorced. Now that she is gone, you realize that you do still love her very much, and would do anything to get her back.

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More Recess

At Knox Elementary school in Chandler Arizona my child gets two 20 minute recess sessions a day. The teachers love this because the kids are much more

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newsclips--Newsclips 25,2010 in August.

Posted: 25 Aug 2010 11:12:55 California Air Resources Board News Clips for August 25, 2010. This is a service of the California Air Resources Board?s Officeof Communications. You may need to sign in or register withindividual websites to view some of the following news articles.CLIMATE CHANGE/GHG?SLocal Governments Commit To Reducing Greenhouse Gases. Salinas -Government leaders from across the Monterey Bay region committedthis week to reducing per-capita greenhouse gas emissions ofpassenger vehicles by 5 percent over the next 25 years. Thecommitment by the Association of Monterey Bay Area Governments,expected to be fulfilled through responsible transportation andgrowth policies, comes as state regulators seek to implementCalifornia's ambitious greenhouse gas regulations. Posted.http://www.mercurynews.com/breaking-news/ci_15882875New Yorkers Begin To See How Much They Have To Lose From ClimateChange. New York -Lowering the energy consumption of the EmpireState Building may seem bold and significant -- and it is. Butthe real challenge lies among the city's lesser-known buildingsthat extend into the horizon, to the north and south and inadjacent boroughs. Unless New York can lower its $15 billionannual energy bill and show the world that there are successfulways to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, it could find itselfteetering on the edge of disaster indefinitely. Posted. http://www.nytimes.com/cwire/2010/08/25/25climatewire-new-yorkers-begin-to-see-how-much-they-have-51507.html?pagewanted=printhttp://www.eenews.net/climatewire/print/2010/08/25/1U.S. Pushes China, India To Cut Emissions By Tapping Into NaturalGas Boom. The U.S. State Department is pitching natural gas toChina and India as a strong alternative to using coal for powergeneration, boosting the prospects of a global gas rush and tyingit closely to global climate change solutions. "If gas is cheap,plentiful and available to countries like China and India -- theyhave a choice versus coal -- it's competitive on a cost basis,and the climate implications are huge," said David Goldwyn,State's coordinator for international energy affairs. Posted.http://www.eenews.net/climatewire/print/2010/08/25/3Prop 23: Compromising the Environment to Create Jobs. In 2006,California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger signed into law theGlobal Warming Solutions Act of 2006 (AB 32) ? one of the firstand most comprehensive climate change laws passed in America. Buttoday, a new measure to appear on California?s ballot in Novemberseeks to remove the protections put in place four years ago.Posted.http://www.energyboom.com/policy/prop-23-killing-environment-create-jobsHELMER: Global Warmists Abandoned Fact for Fancy. Around theworld, the fight against "cli- mate change" and carbon dioxide eemissions is costing literally hundreds of billions of dollars -and this at a time when the Western world is ravaged byrecession. We can ill afford these sums. Many scientists thinkCO2 emissions have a trivial effect on climate, but even thosewho support the theory of anthropogenic global warming (AGW)generally agree that the efforts we are making will result inchanges so small that they cannot even be measured. Posted.http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2010/aug/24/around-the-world-the-fight-against-cli-mate-change/Obama Admin Urges Supreme Court To Vacate 'Nuisance' Ruling. TheObama administration has urged the Supreme Court to toss out anappeals court decision that would allow lawsuits against majoremitters for their contributions to global warming, stunningenvironmentalists who see the case as a powerful prod on climatechange. In the case, AEP v. Connecticut, the 2nd U.S. CircuitCourt of Appeals sided with a coalition of states, environmentalgroups and New York City. Posted.http://www.eenews.net/Greenwire/print/2010/08/25/1How Influential Are The Koch Brothers? New Yorker investigates.The Koch brothers are leaving their mark everywhere. On Aug. 19,Progressive Media reported that the Kansas-based Koch Industriesis the lead funder of a ?grassroots? group organizing support forProposition 23, the ballot initiative that would killCalifornia?s energy climate change law. Posted.http://californiawatch.org/watchblog/new-yorker-investigates-koch-brothers-4261Are Conservatives Waking Up to Global Warming? Conservatives whoacknowledge global warming is a critical issue of our time arecalling out their colleagues to wake up to the issue, and some ofthem seem to be listening. Is global warming denial finally onits way out? A handful of recent events make me feel like a bigrow of conservative dominoes might have started falling on theissue of global warming. Posted.http://www.reuters.com/article/idUS210083623920100825GAS NOZZLESFire Marshall Orders Removal of Defective Gas Nozzle Latches.Video: KTVUhttp://www.ktvu.com/video/24751899/index.htmlPOWER PLANTSL.A. Officials Launch Campaign To Roll Back State EnvironmentalRule. A bill in the Legislature would delay new regulations thatrequire the DWP to overhaul three coastal power plants to reducethe amount of seawater used for cooling. The city of Los Angeleshas launched an aggressive lobbying campaign to roll back toughnew state regulations meant to limit the environmental damagethat power plants inflict on the oceans. Posted.http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-water-20100825,0,3758556,print.storyDIESELSCostly Rules To Hit Truckers. New California regulations comingin January will hit the wallets of Oregon truckers. The rules aremeant to significantly reduce greenhouse gas and particulatematter emissions by 2014, according to the California AirResources Board (CARB). The regulations have a combined nationaleconomic impact of $17 billion. More than 800,000 trucks crossedthe Oregon-California border in 2009, according to the OregonDepartment of Transportation. Posted.http://www.oregonbusiness.com/articles/90-september-2010/4009-california-regulations-affect-wallets-oregon-truckersNatural Gas-Diesel Hybrid Fuel Cuts Emissions, Boosts Efficiency.A Nevada refiner has received alternative fuel status for acleaner, more efficient diesel that mixes low-sulfur diesel withnatural gas. Produced by Reno-based Advanced Refining Concepts,GDiesel is the first "alternative" fuel to be certified by stateregulators as reducing emissions of one or more pollutantscompared to conventional gasoline. Posted.http://www.eenews.net/climatewire/print/2010/08/25/8VEHICLESCalifornia Amends Copper Bill Following Negotiations. Californiahas amended a bill that restricts the amount of copper in brakefriction material sold in the state, following negotiationsbetween the Motor Equipment Manufacturers Association,environmentalists and automakers. Under the change, motor vehiclemanufacturers, distributors, wholesalers or retailers ofreplacement brake friction materials can deplete their inventoryof non-compliant materials until Dec. 31, 2023. Posted.http://www.truckinginfo.com/news/news-print.asp?news_id=71464Hyperefficient Student-Built EV Defies Odds. The coolest thingabout this electric car isn?t the Lola racing car chassis, or theclear plastic bodywork or even the fact it gets the equivalent of300 mpg. The coolest thing about this car is the kids who builtit. The car was a class project at the Automotive Design Studioat the DeLaSalle Education Center, an alternative high school inKansas City, Missouri. Posted.http://www.wired.com/autopia/2010/08/student-built-ev-defies-the-odds-may-break-a-record/#ixzz0xdcnzIx4Brother, Can You Spare Some Volts? Bay Area Officials Push ToBuild Chargers for Electric Cars. The Bay Area is expected tosoon become one of America's hottest markets for the firstmass-produced electric cars, the Nissan Leaf and the Chevy Volt.But in the rush to drive electric, one thing is missing -- placesto charge up. Posted.http://www.mercurynews.com/bay-area-living/ci_15884227 PROP 1BBoxer Touts Stimulus Money For Buses. Sen. Barbara Boxer onTuesday visited the Fresno Unified School District?stransportation yard, where she touted the use of federal stimulusmoney to replace aging diesel buses with ones powered bycompressed natural gas. The district replaced 30 of the olddiesel-powered buses, which were built in 1977. Posted.http://www.fresnobee.com/2010/08/24/v-print/2052303/boxer-touts-stimulus-money-for.htmlENERGY/GREEN ENERGYMarin County Certifies 21 'Green Businesses'. Twenty-one moreMarin enterprises were saluted as "green businesses" by countysupervisors this week, bringing the number of local organizationscertified in the program to 406. The Marin green businessprogram, part of a Bay Area regional project now involving 2,200businesses, agencies and organizations, was launched in 2002 toencourage recycling, energy efficiency, conservation and relatedopportunities to boost both economic and environmental resources.Posted.http://www.contracostatimes.com/news/ci_15880784?nclick_check=1Calaveras to Apply For State Grant. Calaveras County's battleover sustainability continued Tuesday, with the Board ofSupervisors narrowly approving a plan to join Tuolumne County inapplying for a $1.6 million state grant to plan for a future inwhich residents are less dependent on cars, towns are morecompact and officials have regional data on greenhouse gasemissions. Posted.http://www.recordnet.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20100825/A_NEWS/8250323/-1/NEWSMAPEMISSIONSAir District To Fund Charbroiler Emission Controls. The SanJoaquin Valley Air Pollution Control District is offering helpfor businesses with charbroilers to cut down on their emissions.Launching today, the Char Broiler Incentive Program (CHIP) willmake $500,000 in funding available for the purpose ofretrofitting commercial char broilers, which can spew bothharmful particulate matter and volatile organic compounds (VOC).Posted.http://www.thebusinessjournal.com/environment/6056-air-district-to-fund-charbroiler-emission-controlsTwo Central Valley Neighborhoods Cited For Sustainability. TheCalifornia Department of Housing and Community Development saystwo Central Valley communities have been named ?CatalystProjects? as part of the Catalyst Projects for CaliforniaSustainable Strategies Pilot Program. Funded by Proposition 1C,the program embodies the goals of SB 375, the state law thatrequires regional planning and promotes denser and ?greener?urban growth. Posted.http://www.centralvalleybusinesstimes.com/stories/001/?ID=16097FUELSReport Offers Roadmap to Cleaner Biofuels from Non-Food Sources.Almost 200 corn ethanol refineries across the country, but stillnot a single cellulosic ethanol plant. Cellulosic biofuel wasonce widely heralded as the key to cutting United States'dependence on foreign oil, without the adverse environmentaleffects of corn ethanol. Posted.http://solveclimate.com/blog/20100825/report-offers-roadmap-cleaner-biofuels-non-food-sourcesMISCELLANEOUSUCLA Scientist Who Doubts CARB Science May Lose Job. Truckers whoviolate a CARB diesel rule can face thousands of dollars infines. Speak out against the science behind these air rules? Ifyou?re a researcher, it might cost you a faculty job at UCLA. Alongtime academic researcher at UCLA may lose his job forspeaking out against the California Air Resources Board and thatagency?s claims about the dangers of diesel exhaust. Posted.http://www.landlinemag.com/Special_Reports/2010/Aug/082410-exclusive.htmSend Bills To Governor. Some bills by local state senators areclose to being passed by the Legislature and sent to thegovernor's desk. One of them, Senate Bill 1402 by Sen. BobDutton, R-Rancho Cucamonga, would require that the California AirResources Board to explain to any business that it fines thereason for the violation, the specific code section violated andhow the penalty was determined. Posted.http://www.sbsun.com/editorial/ci_15883551Global Warming Deniers Aren't "Experts" At All: It's Time for aNew View of Science. Imagine a gigantic banquet. Hundreds ofmillions of people come to eat. They eat and drink to theirhearts? content? eating food that is better and more abundantthan at the finest tables in ancient Athens or Rome, or even inthe palaces of medieval Eu rope. Then, one day, a man arrives,wearing a white dinner jacket. He says he is holding the bill.Posted.http://www.alternet.org/books/147668/global_warming_deniers_aren't_%22experts%22_at_all%3A_it's_time_for_a_new_view_of_science/Rules Will Halt Ship Wastewater Dumping. The EnvironmentalProtection Agency today will declare California's coastline, baysand estuaries - including the Delta - as a no-dumping zone forlarge commercial cruise and cargo ships. The rule will includeoceangoing ships at the Port of Stockton, the EPA said. In 2009,the port hosted 115 ships and barges. Posted.http://www.recordnet.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20100825/A_BIZ/8250309/-1/a_news14BLOGSSafety Order Issued For Gas Pumps. Filling up your gas tank maytake a little more work. The state fire marshal on Monday sent aletter to about 3,000 gas stations ? one-third of all stations inthe state ? ordering them to remove the latches on gas nozzlesthat let drivers lock the nozzle in place to keep pumping gaswhile they clean their windows, check the oil and such, accordingto reports by the Associated Press and Sacramento Bee. Posted.http://roadwarrior.blogs.pressdemocrat.com/10771/pumping-gas-to-take-a-little-more-work/
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newsclips--Newsclips 26. August 2010.

Posted: 26 Aug 2010 10:41:36 California Air Resources Board News Clips for August 26, 2010. This is a service of the California Air Resources Board?s Officeof Communications. You may need to sign in or register withindividual websites to view some of the following news articles.AB 32Business Owners, Leaders Back Prop. 23. Local community leadersand small business owners said Wednesday that Central Coastcommerce and government would be devastated if Proposition 23does not pass in the November election. The proposition wouldsuspend Assembly Bill 32, a comprehensive greenhouse gasreduction program, until the state?s unemployment reaches andremains at 5.5 percent for at least four quarters. Posted.http://www.santamariatimes.com/news/local/govt-and-politics/article_65f23098-b0d9-11df-8a40-001cc4c002e0.html?print=1CLIMATE CHANGE/GHG?SIn Alaska, Doubts About Climate Change Rise With a NewPolitician. Alaska's cliffhanger primary is poised to propel aclimate skeptic toward the U.S. Senate, observers say, likelybolstering the number of nominations achieved by conservativecandidates who challenge manmade global warming. Republican JoeMiller, a former judge with a Yale law degree, showcased Sen.Lisa Murkowski's past support for climate legislation, amongother things, before slipping by her at the voting stationsTuesday to capture a 1,900 vote lead with several thousandabsentee ballots still being counted. Posted.http://www.nytimes.com/cwire/2010/08/26/26climatewire-in-alaska-doubts-about-climate-change-rise-w-72310.html?pagewanted=printFUELSOpinion: ARB On Ethanol: Science Shows Greenhouse Gases Linked ToLand-Use Changes. In a recent article, the California EthanolVehicle Coalition stated that the Air Resources Board is clingingto ?discredited? theories on the impact on global land usechanges associated with the production of corn-based ethanol foruse in transportation fuels. This is not true. The scienceclearly and unequivocally supports the fact that there aregreenhouse gas emissions associated with land use changesresulting from the growing of corn to produce fuel. Posted.http://www.capitolweekly.net/article.php?_c=z34h9zbyjkte2q&xid=z34gbk55lc98ug&done=.z34h9zbyjlie2q#ENERGYBig California Solar Energy Push Moves Forward. California'slong-awaited boom in solar power plant construction took a majorstep forward Wednesday when state regulators approved the firstin a string of projects that will soon blanket thousands of acresof desert with mirrors harnessing the energy of the sun. TheCalifornia Energy Commission unanimously approved the BeaconSolar Energy Project, which a Florida company plans to build onthe Mojave Desert's western edge. Posted.http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2010/08/26/BUPV1F396C.DTL&type=printablehttp://www.eenews.net/Greenwire/print/2010/08/26/4http://green.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/08/25/california-approves-first-u-s-thermal-solar-plant/?pagemode=printBill Would Delay Labels For Calif's TV Rules. Sacramento,Calif.?A labeling requirement related to the nation's firstenergy-efficiency standards for televisions would be delayed bysix months if Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger signs a bill approved bythe California Senate. The bill sent to his desk Wednesday wouldpush back the deadline for manufacturers to post details aboutthe energy use of their TVs to July 2011 from January. Posted.http://www.mercurynews.com/breaking-news/ci_15897474?nclick_check=1DIESELSCorning To Hike Filter-Making Capacity In Germany. Corning Inc.said Thursday it will spend $44 million to increase its capacityfor making light-duty filters in Kaiserslautern, Germany. Theexpansion is expected to begin in the second half of 2011.Thecompany said tighter restrictions on emissions are driving demandfor filters for diesel engines. The company said more than halfthe passenger cars in Europe are diesel and will be equipped witha filter by 2011. The filters are designed to remove sootparticles from diesel vehicle exhaust. Posted.http://www.businessweek.com/ap/financialnews/D9HR7PS80.htmMISCELLANEOUSEPA Rules Will Bar Ships From Discharging Sewage Near CaliforniaCoast. EPA officials say the new rules taking effect next yearprohibit cruise and cargo ships from releasing about 20 milliongallons of sewage into coastal waters every year. New federalregulations will bar cruise vessels and large commercial shipsfrom discharging sewage within three miles of California'scoastline, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announcedWednesday. Posted.http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-cruise-sewage-20100826,0,5777712,print.storyhttp://green.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/08/25/keeping-ship-sewage-from-the-california-coast/Bacteria Seem To Be Doing A Good Cleanup Job In Gulf. Datacollected months ago show populations of carbon-eating bacteriarising in parts of a plume of oil. Now, in the area where thebugs were collected, scientists 'do not see detectable oil.' Asefforts continue to clean the oil that gushed from the blown-outwell in the Gulf of Mexico, a team of scientists has found thatnature's microbial helpers are hard at work too ? and doing abetter job than researchers had expected. Posted.http://www.latimes.com/news/science/la-sci-oil-bacteria-20100825,0,1182073,print.storyProp 26 Pits Corporate Interest ?Goliaths? Against PublicInterest ?David?s?. Putting a white hat on a November ballotmeasure funded almost exclusively by big oil, tobacco, andalcohol companies is no easy task, but the Yes on Proposition 26campaign found a way. If approved by voters, the measure wouldmake it much tougher for state or local government to collectindustry-specific mitigation fees on business activities thatcause harm to the environment or public health. Posted.http://www.californiaprogressreport.com/site/?q=print/8098Improving Infrastructure in CA vs. Green At All Costs.California?s public transportation system has made for ripecomedic fodder for many years. Particularly in SouthernCalifornia, the transit system is a joke on wheels. Over the lastyear, however, state leaders have been working to obtain fundingfor a high speed rail project to run the length of the state. OnNovember 23, Governor Schwarzenegger?s Office informed the publicthat he, alongside California?s two Democratic senators, sent aletter to President Obama in an attempt to speed the process ofobtaining federal funding for the transit project. Posted.http://caivn.org/print/7196AIR QUALITYAir Quality Takes A Costly Hit On 110-Degree Day. This week'ssudden heat wave, along with back-to-school traffic, has causedan ozone spike that air officials had been hoping to avoid thissummer -- and as a result, Valley businesses will owe a $29million dirty-air penalty next year. The air monitor in Parlieron Tuesday measured 141 parts per billion of ozone, well abovethe federal one-hour threshold of 125 ppb and the Valley'shighest reading of the summer. Posted.http://www.fresnobee.com/2010/08/25/v-print/2054190/another-triple-digit-day-today.htmlBLOGSSan Francisco Shares Its Long List of Green Vendors. In 2005, theCity of San Francisco instituted strict purchasing standardsrequiring municipal departments to buy products that met certainenvironmental, health and toxicity guidelines. Now the city hasput online the database it has developed over the past five yearsto serve as a resource for other cities as well as for corporatepurchasing agents and consumers. Called the SF Approved List, theWeb site lists more than 1,000 products, like bathroomdisinfectants and computer keyboard cleaners, that do not emitgreenhouse gases. Posted.http://green.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/08/26/san-francisco-shares-vetted-list-of-green-vendors/?pagemode=printGlobal Warming: Can The San Bernardino Flying Squirrel Be Saved?Environmentalists have petitioned the U.S. Fish and WildlifeService to list the San Bernardino flying squirrel, a nocturnalglider native to Southern California mountains, as an endangeredspecies, threatened by climate change. The petition, filedTuesday by the Tucson-based Center for Biological Diversity,opens a new front in an effort to combat global warming throughthe Endangered Species Act. Posted.http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/greenspace/2010/08/global-warming-san-bernardino-flying-squirrel.htmlClean Energy Investors, Google Fight Prop. 23. The battle for thefuture of California?s landmark climate legislation, AB32, isheating up, with clean energy investors and venture capitalstepping in to combat this November?s Proposition 23 ballotinitiative. Proposition 23, whose primary backers include oilcompanies Valero and Tesoro (and now, the Adam Smith Foundationof Jefferson City, MO,) aims to ?suspend? AB32 by making enactioncontingent on a sustained and unrealistic 5.5% unemployment ratein California.http://www.triplepundit.com/2010/08/clean-energy-investors-google-fight-prop-23/
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Posted: 03 Sep 2010 10:59:12 California Air Resources Board News Clips for September 3, 2010.This is a service of the California Air Resources Board?s Officeof Communications. You may need to sign in or register withindividual websites to view some of the following news articles.AB 32What Would Proposition 23 Cost Us? In its August 30 edition, TheTribune gave space to Pismo Beach City Councilman Ed Waage tolist his reasons why California?s Global Warming Solutions Act,AB 32, should be suspended by the oil industry-supported ballotinitiative known as Proposition 23 (?Boosteconomy by voting for Proposition 23?). Posted.http://calcoastnews.com/2010/09/what-would-proposition-23-cost-us/CLIMATE CHANGE/GHG?SInland Business Leaders Want Greenhouse-Gas Cuts Suspended.Riverside County Supervisor Jeff Stone, joined by local businessleaders, urged voters Thursday to support the suspension ofCalifornia's greenhouse gas law. The 2006 law, known as AB 32,requires that the state reduce emissions to 1990 levels by 2020.Opponents of the law say the enormous investments needed tocomply with AB 32 will kill jobs and burden local businesses.Posted.http://www.pe.com/localnews/stories/PE_News_Local_D_prop03.b2dc9.htmlKoch Firm Donates $1 Million To Campaign To Suspend ClimateChange Law. A company headed by oil billionaires Charles andDavid Koch have contributed $1 million to the campaign torollback the state's landmark climate change law. Filings withthe California Secretary of the State show that Flint HillsResources, a wholly owned subsidiary of oil conglomerate KochIndustries Inc., made the contribution to the Yes on 23 Committeeon Thursday. Tesoro Co., a San Antonio-based oil refiner, alsocontributed $1 million to the pro-Proposition 23 committee onThursday. Posted.http://www.sacbee.com/2010/09/03/3003630/koch-firm-donates-1-million-to.html#ixzz0yU9iHCUvU.S. Affirms 17% Climate Target; Envoys Cite Progress on `GreenFund'. The U.S. failure to pass cap-and- trade legislation won?tchange its target for 2020 to reduce greenhouse-gas emissions byroughly 17 percent, climate negotiator Todd Stern said today. TheHouse approved a bill last year to set limits on carbon dioxidelinked to global warming and create a market in pollutionallowances. The bill, supported by President Barack Obama,stalled in the Senate. Posted.http://www.bloomberg.com/news/print/2010-09-03/u-s-affirms-17-climate-target-envoys-cite-progress-on-green-fund-.htmlOPINION: Next In Combating Climate Change. We?ve all heard thatsomething needs to be done about global warming but may havewondered what concrete steps were being taken. How do we reducegreenhouse gases and turn down the heat? California became aleader in climate change policy when it passed the Global WarmingSolutions Act of 2006, which called for a reduction of greenhousegases back to 1990 levels by the year 2020 and 80 percent below1990 levels by 2050. Posted.http://www.santamariatimes.com/news/opinion/editorial/commentary/article_2ce43fda-b723-11df-8779-001cc4c03286.html?print=1OPINION: Hicks: We'd Rather Not Let The Facts Get In The Way Of AGood Opinion. This just in -- and it's a biggie: Someone with apublic stance on a controversial issue has changed his mind.Danish political scientist and statistician Bjorn Lomborg -- asupposedly famous (no, really) skeptic of climate change -- hasreversed his position that any climate change that was reallyhappening wasn't worth the effort to combat. Posted.http://www.mercurynews.com/entertainment/ci_15975464http://content.usatoday.com/communities/sciencefair/post/2010/09/bjorn-lomborg-climate-changes-mind/1AIR POLLUTIONTexas Coal Plant?s 50,000 Air Pollution Violations Lead to LegalChallenge. Action Taken After Texas Agency Ignores Problem andFails to Act. More than 50,000 air pollution violations at themassive Martin Lake coal-fired power plant led the Sierra Club,represented by Earthjustice and Environmental Integrity Project,to file a lawsuit today in federal court against plant ownerLuminant (formerly TXU). Posted.http://yubanet.com/usa/Texas-Coal-Plant-s-50-000-Air-Pollution-Violations-Lead-to-Legal-Challenge.phpSCAG Rejects Air Pollution Reduction Targets. The SouthernCalifornia Association of Governments on Thursday rejectedstronger greenhouse gas emission reduction targets recommended bythe state's clean air agency. The standards set by the CaliforniaAir Resources Board aimed to help reduce air pollution. The boardrequested that greenhouse gas emissions from vehicles be reducedby 6 percent by 2020 and by 13 percent by 2035. Posted.http://www.contracostatimes.com/california/ci_15977584?nclick_check=1http://www.vcstar.com/news/2010/sep/02/builders-environmentalists-split-on-decision-on/http://www.mercurynews.com/breaking-news/ci_15975758?nclick_check=1http://www.businessweek.com/ap/financialnews/D9I0GNK81.htmValley Businesses to Foot Bill for $29 Million Ozone Fine.Businesses across the Central Valley can expect higher fees fromthe San Joaquin Valley Air Pollution Control District because ofa violation of an ozone standard. The violation of the one-hourozone standard was recorded last week due to a spike inback-to-school traffic, triple-digit temperatures and smoke fromarea fires. As a result, the Central Valley is on the hook for a$29 million fine this year and every year until the standard ismet. Posted.http://www.turnto23.com/south_county/24863281/detail.htmlhttp://www.turnto23.com/news/24856550/detail.html GREEN/ENERGYSolar Projects Still Sorting Out Tortoises' Fate. BrightSourceEnergy Co. has pounded hundreds of wooden surveyor stakes intothe earth in northeast San Bernardino County while awaiting finaldecisions from state and federal agencies on whether to turn 5.6square miles of public land into a solar energy plant. Posted.http://www.pe.com/localnews/stories/PE_News_Local_D_solar03.4df0585.htmlTIRE CHECKCalifornia Now Requires Tire Pressure Checks. Californiaautomobile service providers are now required to check tirepressures for every vehicle being maintained or repaired at theirfacility. The regulation, issued by the California Air ResourcesBoard, applies to auto maintenance/repair providers but not toauto parts distributers/retailers, auto body/paint facilities,auto glass installers or wreckers/dismantlers. It went intoeffect September 1, 2010. Posted.http://www.autoserviceworld.com/issues/story.aspx?aid=1000384293EDITORIAL: The EPA's New Gas-Mileage Labels Are Good but NotPerfect. THE ENVIRONMENTAL Protection Agency is asking forcomments on its proposed new gas mileage stickers for automobiles-- so here's ours. On the whole, both of the agency's twosuggested alternative stickers represent much-needed improvementover current fuel-economy labeling. They more clearly andbrightly inform consumers of exactly how much fuel the variousmodels can be expected to consume, how much greenhouse gases theycan be expected to emit and how they perform in comparison tosimilar models. Posted.http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/09/02/AR2010090204526.htmlFUELS Chicken Waste As Fuel Source Gets Initial OK. A private company'splan to use chicken waste to power an energy generation projectsouth of the city of Sonoma cleared a preliminary hurdleThursday. In a 10-minute special meeting, the Sonoma County Boardof Supervisors gave its consent to financing the project through$35 million in state-issued bonds. Posted.http://www.pressdemocrat.com/article/20100902/ARTICLES/100909859/1350?Title=Chicken-waste-as-fuel-source-gets-initial-OKMISCELLANEOUSScientist's Firing After 36 Years Fuels 'PC' Debate at UCLA. Alongtime professor at UCLA, told that he would not be rehiredbecause his "research is not aligned with the academic mission"of his department, says he's being fired after 36 years at theprestigious school because his scientific beliefs are"politically incorrect." But UCLA says Dr. James Enstrom'spolitics have nothing to do with its decision. Posted.http://www.foxnews.com/us/2010/08/31/pc-professors-firing-fueling-exhaustive-debate/BLOGS Up In The Air...In An All-Electric Plane. The electric Cri-Criairplane was airborne Thursday ? for all of seven minutes. The4-engine aircraft, from Airbus parent corporation EADS, is thefirst of its kind. Its maiden flight took place at Le Bourgetairport near Paris. The flight was smooth, the company said, andquiet. The plane has lithium batteries and four electric propmotors that don?t emit carbon dioxide like standard aircraft.Posted.http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/greenspace/2010/09/cri-cri-electric-plane.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+GreenspaceEnvironmentBlog+%28Greenspace%29Another Item for Climate Panel?s To-Do List. A committee convenedby the InterAcademy Council, the association of the world?sleading national science academies, delivered a long to-do listto the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change on Monday,including steps ranging from limiting the term and policyrecommendations of its leadership to fostering more transparencyin its machinations and being more careful to describe thescience determining the strength, or weakness, of particularconclusions. Posted.http://dotearth.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/09/03/another-item-for-climate-panels-to-do-list/?pagemode=print
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Legit Online Jobs Reviews - Discover Legit Online Jobs Made Easy Today

People always ask this question on a daily basis, How can I make an extra living off the internet. On the internet there is plenty ways to making some money from it. There is always something to find to build your niche in order to get a successful job on the net.

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Key Items Needed For Child Support Modification

Changing your financial child support obligation or your ex-wife's obligation can easily be done through the courts, but requires a few key steps in order to have it go smoothly through the courts without a hitch-knowing what is working for you and against you will help you with your child support modification order through the courts, and ensure that it continues and is fulfilled to the court's requirements...

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Over 40 and Looking For Love?

Lydia is 43 she has 3 children and 1 grandchild, she recently divorced her husband of 21 years. She felt free, felt as though a weight had been lifted from her shoulders, but she didn't know quite what to do with her new life.

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Joint Child Custody Forms | Free Printable Child Custody Forms

Joint child custody forms are commonly sought after by parents involved in a custody dispute. Unfortunately many parents either can not afford to hire a child custody lawyer or choose for budgetary or other reasons to run their own case and file their own child custody forms. The first thing to note is that you ... Related posts:

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Is There Monitoring Software That I Could be Using to Monitor My Child's Cell Phone Communication?

If your child has a cellular phone, or if you're considering giving your child a cell phone, you may be concerned about the way that the device will be used - especially when it comes to safety... and bill time! As a parent, it's natural to want to know who is calling your child, and who your child is calling - and how often these calls are occurring. Same goes for text messaging and internet use.

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newsclips--Newsclips 9. August 2010.

Posted: 09 Aug 2010 11:58:58 California Air Resources Board News Clips for August 9, 2010. This is a service of the California Air Resources Board?s Officeof Communications. You may need to sign in or register withindividual websites to view some of the following news articles.AB 32/ PROP 23Laird, Blakeslee Disagree Over Prop. 23 In Debate In ArroyoGrande. Arroyo GRANDE - The two leading candidates for stateSenate agreed during a Friday night debate in Arroyo Grande thatglobal warming is real, but disagreed on what to do about it.Republican Assemblyman Sam Blakeslee and former Assemblyman JohnLaird, a Democrat, disagreed on whether voters should repealProposition 23 on the November ballot. Posted.http://www.contracostatimes.com/california/ci_15697535Valero Adds $3M To Oppose Calif. Climate Law. Sacramento, Calif.A Texas-based oil company has added another $3 million to theballot campaign seeking to suspend California's landmark globalwarming law. Valero Services Inc. made the contribution Friday,according to the secretary of state's campaign finance website.Proposition 23 on the November ballot seeks to delay regulationsthat are aimed at reducing greenhouse gas emissions untilCalifornia's unemployment rate, now at 12.3 percent, falls to 5.5percent and stays there for a year. Posted.http://www.contracostatimes.com/california/ci_15699075http://www.modbee.com/2010/08/06/1284017/valero-adds-3m-to-oppose-calif.html#ixzz0w7rybLIB http://www.vcstar.com/news/2010/aug/06/valero-adds-3m-to-oppose-calif-climate-law/CLIMATE CHANGE/GHG?SAir Board To Release Proposed Greenhouse Gas Targets. Sacramento- Communities in Inland Southern California would need to expandpublic transit, curb sprawl and take other steps to meetgreenhouse gas reduction targets soon to emerge from stateair-quality regulators. The proposed targets, to be released asearly as Monday, will be a major step in the implementation of SB375, a 2008 bill that aims to reduce emissions linked to globalwarming by influencing local governments' land-use andtransportation policies. Posted.http://www.pe.com/localnews/stories/PE_News_Local_D_landuse08.2d43e84.htmlWhite House Still Hopes To Pass Bill This Year --The White Houseis "deeply disappointed" that Congress hasn't passed climatelegislation but won't give up on getting it done this year,President Obama's top climate and energy adviser said yesterday.Carol Browner said on NBC's "Meet the Press" that theadministration is still holding out hope for a legislativevictory on climate and energy, despite the political challengesof passing a controversial bill through the Senate after thechamber returns from its August recess." Posted.http://www.eenews.net/Greenwire/print/2010/08/09/1Editorial: More Evidence Of Global Warming. What's mostdiscouraging about the politicized debate over climate change isseeing the distrust of science sharply rise. The climate changedenial caucus is so vocal that even as new evidence reinforcesthe conclusion that human activity is warming the planet, peoplerefuse to see it. Scientists must keep reporting the data as itis collected, though, so this month the National Oceanic andAtmospheric Administration released its State of the Climatereport. Posted.http://www.enterprisenews.com/news/news_columnists/x1028351467/Editorial-More-evidence-of-global-warmingOn Leadership: Carbon and climate change: Why are we behind? TheUnited States suffers from a severe case of what my Thunderbirdcolleague Gregory Unruh termed years ago "carbon lock-in." Carbonlock-in refers to the self-perpetuating inertia created byinterlocking institutional forces and cultural norms that inhibitefforts to develop alternative energy systems. Posted.http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/08/06/AR2010080606029.htmlDimmer view of Earth. When Stanford climate scientist ChristopherField looks at visual feeds from a satellite monitoringdeforestation in the Amazon basin, he sees images streaked withwhite lines devoid of data. The satellite, Landsat 7, is broken.Posted.http://www.insidebayarea.com/oaklandtribune/localnews/ci_15689267UN panel: New Taxes Needed For A Climate Fund. Bonn,Germany?Carbon taxes, add-ons to international air fares and alevy on cross-border money movements are among ways beingconsidered by a panel of the world's leading economists to raisea staggering $100 billion a year to fight climate change. Posted.http://www.contracostatimes.com/environment/ci_15683210Climate Talks Appear To Slip Backward. Bonn, Germany?Globalclimate talks appeared to have slipped backward after five daysof negotiations in Bonn, with rich and poor countries exchangingcharges of reneging on agreements they made last year to containgreenhouse gases. Posted.http://www.contracostatimes.com/environment/ci_15693765Relentless Heat Wave Roasts Russia. While the mid-Atlantic hassuffered through a sultry summer so far, conditions have not beennearly as extreme as in parts of Europe, particularly Russia. TheRussian heat wave of July and August, along with related droughtconditions and wildfires, have garnered international headlinesin recent weeks, and will surely be studied by climate scientistsand public health experts for years to come, both for itsintensity and duration. Posted.http://voices.washingtonpost.com/capitalweathergang/2010/08/relentless_heat_wave_roasts_ru.htmlhttp://www.examiner.com/x-10722-Austin-Science-Policy-Examiner~y2010m8d9-Record-heat-waves-and-floods-could-become-the-normENERGY/GREEN ENERGYJerry Brown Emphasizes Green Energy In Jobs Plan. The Democratsays investment in renewable energy should create 500,000 newjobs in the state in the next 10 years. He would consider taxbreaks to encourage creation of manufacturing jobs. Democraticgubernatorial nominee Jerry Brown quietly unveiled a jobs planSunday that calls for creating green-energy jobs, investing inthe state's infrastructure and education, increasingmanufacturing jobs and improving job-training programs. Posted.http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-brown-jobs-20100809,0,3647153,print.storyhttp://www.sacbee.com/2010/08/09/2945626/brown-adds-details-to-clean-energy.htmlhttp://www.fresnobee.com/2010/08/08/v-print/2034493/capitol-alert-brown-beefs-up-jobs.htmlL.A. Tops in Calif. Clean-Tech Companies. Los Angeles County hasthe most clean-tech companies in the state, with Orange, SantaClara, San Diego, Alameda and San Francisco counties followingit, according to a report released Thursday by the nonprofitEnvironmental Defense Fund. According to the report, whichincludes an online mapping tool, the green economy reaches everymajor metropolitan area in the state. Posted.http://www.bizjournals.com/losangeles/stories/2010/08/02/daily29.htmlFairfax Enacts Ban On Smartmeter Installation. Fairfax -- TheFairfax Town Council unanimously approved the first reading of anordinance banning the installation of remote-controlled utilitymeters within the town's borders Wednesday, despite a last-minutepromise by PG&E that it would stop installing its trademarkedSmartMeters in Fairfax. Posted.http://www.insidebayarea.com/oaklandtribune/localnews/ci_15684293AIR QUALITYObama Acts As Clean-Tech Venture Capitalist. Racks of lime-greenbatteries awaited inspection on the factory floor when thewell-connected investor swept through Smith Electric Vehicles inKansas City, Mo., last month. A week later he broke ground on anadvanced vehicle battery plant in Holland, Mich., the ninthbattery facility his money has helped jump-start in the lastyear. Meet the country's venture capitalist-in-chief, PresidentObama. Posted.http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2010/08/09/BUGN1EQ09H.DTL&type=printableClean-Air Grants Should Help Farmers Curb Burning. On July 28thin Sacramento, State Senator Dean Florez (D-Shafter) convened ahearing to review rulings by the governing board of the SanJoaquin Valley Air Pollution Control District (SJVAPCD) and theCalifornia Air Resources Board to continue to allow the openfield burning of agricultural waste products in the San JoaquinValley. Posted.http://www.thebusinessjournal.com/commentary/28-commentary/5844-clean-air-grants-should-help-farmers-curb-burningSmog Over Moscow Worsens As Wildfires Rage. Moscow?A suffocatingsmog from wildfires hung over the Russian capital Saturday,raising the concentration of dangerous pollutants to a new highas exasperated residents donned masks and dozens of flights weredelayed or diverted at the city's airports. Posted.http://www.contracostatimes.com/nation-world/ci_15703526?nclick_check=1http://www.contracostatimes.com/nation-world/ci_15716495Fresno State Balloon Tracks Dairies' Acrid Gases. An orangeballoon floated 50 feet above California State University,Fresno's small dairy herd last week, helping in the unsavory taskof gathering air samples from a plume of pungent gases. Posted.http://www.fresnobee.com/2010/08/05/2031238/fresno-state-balloon-tracks-dairies.htmlhttp://www.modbee.com/2010/08/06/1284375/fresno-state-studies-valley-dairy.html#ixzz0w7pWLz64VEHICLESCar Rental Companies To Offer Electric Nissan Leafs. Beginning asearly as January, electric cars will be available at the nation'stwo largest auto rental companies. Enterprise Rent-A-Car, NorthAmerica's largest car rental firm, unveiled plans last week tooffer about 500 Nissan Leaf all-electric cars, initially atdealerships in Los Angeles, San Diego, Portland and Seattle.Posted.http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-travel-briefcase-20100809,0,698051,print.story$5 Million to Go Towards Electric Car Charging Plan. Electroniccar owners in the Bay Area may soon have easier access tocharging stations as the Bay Area Air Quality Management Districtapproved $5 million in funding last week to go toward developinga regional electric vehicle charging infrastructure program.Posted.http://sfappeal.com/alley/2010/08/5-million-to-go-towards-electric-car-charging-plan.phpIt's Not Just The Weather That Attracts Start-Up Manufacturers OfAlternative-Fuel Vehicles To California. The state's ZeroEmission Vehicle program has created a marketplace for creditsearned by selling electric and other low-emission vehicles. Thatmeans a potential source of income for small electric-vehiclemakers that earn the credits but don't need them. Indeed, part ofthe business plan of some small companies trying to break intothe electric-car business involves selling credits to largermanufacturers. Posted.http://reviews.cnet.com/8301-13746_7-20012374-48.htmlBLOGSDiesel vs. Gasoline Pollution- Diesel Making Improvements. Enginetechnology has come a long way in just the past few decades.Perceptions have changed- well some of them- as people begin tobranch out and try newer cars powered by new engines and thetechnology in them. Posted.http://blog.gasbuddy.com/posts/Diesel-vs-gasoline-pollution-diesel-making-improvements/1715-416825-364.aspx
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Dating can be a wonderful thing after divorce, and can help an individual get over their past and move on with their lives. It can also help a person find their true love, but lets not go there just yet. While trying to get back into the dating market after divorce, there are several important things one must consider before jumping back into a meaningful relationship. Here are some helpful tips for dating after a divorce.

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Divorce is a far easier process now than it was a few decades ago. The laws have changed since the days when two spouses were pitted against each other as enemies, simply to allow them to end a difficult marriage. Fortunately, divorce has gotten considerably easier, and couples can now get a summary dissolution to end their marriage without involving the court. However, this is only available to those who meet certain requirements.

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Posted: 30 Aug 2010 11:09:40 California Air Resources Board News Clips for August 30, 2010. This is a service of the California Air Resources Board?s Officeof Communications. You may need to sign in or register withindividual websites to view some of the following news articles.AB 32Governor Signs AB 1846 by Assemblyman Manuel P?rez. Sacramento,California - A flurry of activity on the Friday before the end ofLegislative Session saw the approval of several more bills byState Assemblyman V. Manuel P?rez, as well as the signing of AB1846 by the Governor (Chapter 195, Statutes of 2010). ?Today,with the enactment of AB 1846, the state took another step towardthe successful and responsible implementation of the GlobalWarming Solutions Act (AB 32),? said P?rez. Posted.http://imperialvalleynews.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=7866&Itemid=1OPINION: Don Polson The Way I See It: Pay, Sacrifice Keep OceansFrom Rising? For your late-summer vacation reading my vacation,your reading I've left a series on the issues surroundingCalifornia's Global Warming Solutions Act, AB 32, and the repealeffort The photo was meant to be a bit dramatic: GovernorSchwarzenegger in front of a large, detailed, computer-generatedGoogle-type map of San Francisco Bay and the Bay Bridge,featuring a disappearing Treasure Island for the desired effect.Posted. http://www.redbluffdailynews.com/opinion/ci_15939709OPINION: The Urgent Islands. If a country sinks beneath the sea,is it still a country? That is a question about which theRepublic of the Marshall Islands ? a Micronesian nation of 29low-lying coral atolls ? is now seeking expert legal advice. Itis also a question the United States Senate might ask itself thenext time it refuses to deal with climate change. According tothe world?s leading scientists, sea-level rise is one of thegreatest dangers of global warming ? Posted.http://www.nytimes.com/2010/08/30/opinion/30mon4.html?sq=globalwarming&st=cse&scp=4&pagewanted=printProp. 23: Will It Save Or Eliminate State Jobs? Politicians,voters at odds over environmental issue. Supporters and opponentsof Proposition 23 agree on one thing ? it's all about jobs andwhether California's aggressive policies to reduce greenhouse gasemissions will create or kill them. The November ballotinitiative would put a hold on Assembly Bill 32 ? the lawrequiring the state's greenhouse gas emissions to be cut to 1990levels by 2020 ? until unemployment in the state drops to 5.5percent for a full year. Posted.http://www.mydesert.com/article/20100829/BUSINESS02/8290316/Prop-23-Will-it-save-or-eliminate-state-jobs-OPINION: AB 32: Dissembling And Gamesmanship Galore. In thedebate over AB 32, the state?s landmark 2006 anti-global warminglaw, there?s been a remarkable amount of slippery talk,dissembling and inconsistency from both its critics and itsadmirers. The law forces California to shift to cleaner but muchcostlier forms of energy that create fewer of the gases thatcontribute to global warming. Some critics of the law ? whosupport Proposition 23, the Nov. 2 ballot measure targeting itsimplementation ? play a double game. Posted.http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/2010/aug/30/ab-32-dissembling-and-gamesmanship-galore/OPINION: The Rest of the Story. In his Fox and Hounds opinionpiece [1] on August 27, Jeremy Leffler COO of BayBio, an industryconsortium, touts the growth in biotechnology and bemoans theeffects of Proposition 23 could have on that industry. He's gotmany facts wrong and misses the bigger picture. Mr. Lefflerstates that AB32 was adopted in "bi-partisan fashion." In 2006,on a party-line vote, legislative Democrats passed AB32 over theobjections of Republicans. Posted.http://foxandhoundsdaily.com/print/7692CLIMATE CHANGE/GHG?sFlaws Found in U.N. Climate Structure. United Nations ? Thescientists involved in producing the periodic United Nationsreports on climate change need to be more open to alternativeviews and more transparent about their own possible conflicts ofinterest, an independent review panel said Monday. Those wereamong numerous recommendations made by the panel appointed lastMarch to assess how a few glaring errors ? including a predictionthat the Himalayan glaciers would disappear by 2035 ? made itinto the last such United Nations report released in 2007. Posted.http://www.nytimes.com/2010/08/31/world/31nations.html?_r=1&partner=rss&emc=rss&pagewanted=printGreenhouse-Gas Regulation Backed by a Majority in DefenseCouncil's Poll. A majority of U.S. voters say the governmentshould regulate greenhouse gases linked to global warming andthat the Environmental Protection Agency is up to the job, a pollfor the Natural Resources Defense Council found. Regulatingglobal-warming gases from power plants and refineries issupported by 60 percent of likely voters and opposed by 34percent, according to the survey commissioned by theenvironmental group, which backs such curbs. Posted.http://www.bloomberg.com/news/print/2010-08-30/greenhouse-gas-regulation-backed-by-majority-in-u-s-poll-by-group-nrdc.htmlEnvironmental Groups Face Their Future In Climate-Change Debate.On Thursday, some of the country's most respected environmentalgroups - in the midst of their biggest political fight in twodecades - sent a group of activists to Milwaukee with a message.We're losing. They put on what they called a "CarnivOil" - a fakecarnival with a stilt-wearing barker, free "tar balls" (chocolatedoughnuts), and a suit-wearing "oil executive" punching somebodydressed like a crab. Posted.http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/08/29/AR2010082903699_pf.htmlENERGY/GREEN ENERGYTV Energy-Efficiency Push Faces 6-Month Delay. A portion ofCalifornia's bid to save energy and cut greenhouse gas emissionsby forcing tough efficiency standards onto flat-screentelevisions will be delayed until July 2011 if Gov. ArnoldSchwarzenegger (R) decides to sign legislation that landed on hisdesk this week. Posted.http://www.eenews.net/climatewire/print/2010/08/27/5Calif. High-Speed Rail Line Would Create Thousands Of 'Green'Jobs ? Report. A high-speed rail line in California would preventnearly half a billion pounds, or 220,000 metric tons, of carbondioxide emissions a year by 2035, while also creating thousandsof new jobs in the green sector, according to a new report fromthe University of California, Irvine. "Thinking Ahead: High-SpeedRail in Southern California," prepared by the school's Instituteof Transportation Studies, says a train network would have vasteconomic and environmental benefits for the state. Posted.http://www.eenews.net/Greenwire/2010/08/27/12Public Housing Could Save $1 Billion Annually On Energy Bills ?Report. A new report is urging the Department of Housing andUrban Development to chop a fifth of its energy budget withefficiency measures. The study released yesterday by CharlieHarak of the National Consumer Law Center said HUD has been slowto act on congressional mandates to reduce its energy use, andthat the delay is harming Americans in assisted housing who coulduse the financial relief. Posted.http://www.eenews.net/climatewire/print/2010/08/27/6State Awards Local Energy Firm $1 Million. The California EnergyCommission has awarded $1 million in funding to Sacramento-basedPropel Fuels Inc. for alternative fuel pumps. Propel will install10 new dispensers for its ethanol-based fuel, which will annuallydisplace more than 3.2 million gallons of petroleum-based fuelswith a low-carbon alternative, the commission said. Thecommission said Propel will provide nearly $3 million inadditional funds for the project. Posted.http://www.sacbee.com/2010/08/27/v-print/2987327/state-awards-local-energy-firm.htmlVEHICLESFord's Road To An Electric-Vehicle Future Starts In The PacificNorthwest. The city of Seattle and Ford Motor Co. inked apartnership yesterday to prepare the region's consumers andelectric grid for a day when millions of automobiles charge up atoutlets and emit less greenhouse gas emissions. In the comingmonths, the Detroit-based automaker will work with the municipalutility Seattle City Light to educate consumers about everythingfrom how much it would cost to charge up an electric sedan to howfar it would go on nary a drop of fuel. Posted.http://www.eenews.net/Greenwire/print/2010/08/27/11EMISSIONSTighter Emission Standards For S.J. Valley Getting Closer. Valleycommunities must reduce greenhouse gas emissions from cars andlight trucks by 5 percent per capita over the next decade under adraft proposal to be considered by state regulators next month.The plan also calls for a 10 percent decline by 2035. But can itbe done? The San Joaquin Valley faces unique hurdles in designingcommunities that encourage walking, biking or publictransportation. Posted.http://www.recordnet.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20100830/A_NEWS/8300308/-1/NEWSMAPDIESELSState Grant Program Helps Farmers Get More Fuel-EfficientEquipment. When the old tractor Ferndale dairyman Chris Cahilluses to mix feed for his cows breaks down, he has to stop and dothe work by hand or borrow equipment from a neighbor -- makingthe feed amount inconsistent or slowing down his day. This mostlyhappens in the winter cold, he said, but like most other dairyfarmers, Cahill said he didn't have the money to replace agingequipment on his farm. Posted.http://www.contracostatimes.com/california/ci_15938425?nclick_check=1How to Stop Idling Trucks from Wasting 1.2 Billion Gallons ofFuel Annually in the U.S. Idling costly for truckers, consumersand the environment, but electric auxiliary power units (APUs)could change that. If you've ever traveled on a U.S. InterstateHighway at night, you've likely come across large numbers oftrucks idling at rest areas and truck stops. Long-haul truckersare required by law to rest for 10 out of every 24 hour period.Posted.http://earthandindustry.com/2010/08/how-to-stop-idling-trucks-from-wasting-1-2-billion-gallons-of-fuel-annually-in-the-u-s/Judge Upholds L.A. Port's Truck Emissions Rules. A federal judgehas given the nation's busiest port complex authority to requireshipping trucks to reduce air pollution. U.S. District CourtJudge Christina Snyder ruled yesterday that the Port of LosAngeles' Clean Trucks Program can require trucks coming in andout of the port to meet diesel emissions standards. Posted.http://www.eenews.net/Greenwire/print/2010/08/27/13Earthtalk: Newer Diesel Engines Kinder To The Environment. DearEarthTalk: I've been hearing about the great gas mileage forVolkswagens that use diesel fuel. But is it better for theenvironment to use diesel or unleaded gasoline? -- K. Cronk, BayCity, Mich. In the past, diesel fuel was always considereddirtier than gasoline. But newer standards regulating sulfurcontent and improved technology in diesel engines have madediesel somewhat kinder to the environment. Posted.http://www.azdailysun.com/news/local/article_165e936f-0764-5304-bb12-179d72a3f5a5.htmlBLOGSNew Labels Could Make Finding Efficient Cars Easier. Looking forthe most efficient vehicle that meets you daily needs? Look forthe car that gets an ?A? for efficiency. Today, the EnvironmentalProtection Agency (EPA) and the National Highway Traffic SafetyAdministration (NHTSA) proposed new fuel economy labels for carsand light-trucks coming to showrooms. The new labels come on theheels of recently improved standards for fuel economy and globalwarming pollution finalized last April. Posted.http://switchboard.nrdc.org/blogs/ltonachel/new_labels_could_make_finding.htmlCow Power Not Cutting It. Three years ago, KQED's QUEST visited aCentral Valley dairy that was taking an innovative approach toits waste problem. Instead of collecting thousands of pounds ofcow manure in open holding ponds, Joseph Gallo Farms uses it in arenewable energy technology known as a methane digester. Methanegas is a natural byproduct of cow digestion. It's produced asbacteria inside their stomaches break down food. That processcontinues on the back end (so to speak) as cow manure decomposes.Posted.http://blogs.kqed.org/climatewatch/2010/08/29/cow-power-not-cutting-it/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+kqed%2FClimateWatchBlog+%28KQED%27s+Climate+Watch+Blog%29&utm_content=Google+Reader
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Texas Child Support Calculator | Calculator Child Support Texas

A Texas child support calculator is not supplied by the courts service in Texas on their website which is unusual because most states provide free child support calculators. However you can access a Texas child support calculator at the end of this post which is a pdf document which will help you calculate your child ... Related posts:

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So You Think You Want a Divorce

Many people I work with tell me "I don't want to get divorced... I just want to get unmarried." They've done a lot of soul searching and know their marriage is over, but they don't want an ugly, expensive, drawn out divorce battle.

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Things Your Ex-Wife's New Spouse Can Do to Benefit You in Child Custody Modification

Just because your ex-wife gets remarried to what's-his-face and you don't necessarily care for him being around your child, doesn't necessarily mean that you can take your ex to court for a complete modification and change of child custody. But, there are some things that can happen that can involve your ex-wife's new spouse (or even live-in boyfriend) that can help you take charge in custody of your children and allow you to take the issue back to court due to a "substantial change in circumstances."

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Tips And Tools For The Safe Use Of Cell Phones For Children

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Tips For Co-Parenting After the Divorce

After dealing with all of the aspects of divorce, those involved typically get really fatigued. Typically, they forgot parenting, and that is the most important thing they should remember. After a divorce, its harder to be a parent,than when you were married. To focus on what is beneficial for your kids, you have to set aside your own problems at this immediate time.

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