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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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