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newsclips -- Newsclips for September 15, 2009

Posted: 15 Sep 2009 10:14:41
California Air Resources Board News Clips for September 15, 2009.


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Schwarzenegger Plans Executive Order On Renewable Energy. Gov.
Arnold Schwarzenegger will take charge today of how California
utilities meet a goal that one-third of their power be generated
by renewable energy by 2020. Schwarzenegger plans to issue an
executive order, aides said, that will instruct the California
Air Resources Control Board to design regulations for how
utilities can meet a 33 percent renewable goal. Posted.
http://www.sacbee.com/politics/v-print/story/2183025.html

Governor To Veto Energy Plan, Implement His Own. Sacramento --
Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger will veto a renewable energy standard
passed Saturday by the Legislature and instead will launch, by
executive order today, his own plan to require utilities to get a
third of their energy from renewable sources, administration
officials said Monday. The bill's standard mandates that 33
percent of energy sold by utility companies come from renewable
sources by 2020 - the most stringent renewable thresholds in the
nation. Posted.
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2009/09/15/BA2O19N20K.DTL&type=printable

A Clean-Energy Plan In Doubt. California is poised to push
green, renewable power to a new level, a goal of 33 percent of
its energy diet by 2020. But there's a holdup from a surprise
source: Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger, usually a reliable green-tech
ally. The fight isn't finished, but he's signaling that he wants
to take a softer - and potentially less sweeping - course in the
shift to wind, solar, geothermal and other renewable sources.
Posted.
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2009/09/15/EDS919N0PE.DTL&type=printable

California Feud Breaks Out On Clean Energy Plan. San
Francisco/Los Angeles (Reuters) - California Governor Arnold
Schwarzenegger will veto a bill requiring the state to get a
third of its electricity from solar, wind and other renewable
sources, his staff said on Monday in a fight that shows the
difficulties of addressing climate change fast. Schwarzenegger,
whose legacy is largely pinned on driving California's response
to global warming, believes the bill passed in the last hours of
the legislative session on Friday would make it more difficult to
build solar plants in the state and to buy power from neighbors.
Posted.
http://www.reuters.com/article/domesticNews/idUSTRE58B1YM20090914

Schwarzenegger To Issue Renewable Energy Order.  Sacramento,
Calif. — Administration officials say Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger
is moving ahead with plans to sign an executive order
establishing the most aggressive renewable energy standard in the
nation. The governor plans to sign the order Tuesday. It would
require utilities to generate one-third of their electricity from
renewable sources such as wind, solar or geothermal plants by
2020. His office says the governor will veto a similar bill
passed by lawmakers last week. Posted.
http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5g-95_hW8k5bE1za44MIkrEhQIxlQD9ANA6K81

CALIFORNIA: Key Energy Figures Urge Veto Of RPS Mandate. San
Francisco -- Key figures in California's energy sector rallied to
Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger's (R) side today to throw their
support behind his pledge to veto the renewable portfolio
standard that passed the state Legislature last week. Like the
governor, their argument boils down to this: The pair of bills
that would increase the state's RPS to 33 percent of total load
is well-intentioned but misguided. Opponents take particular
issue with the attempt to close down the border and limit imports
from other Western states. Posted.
http://www.eenews.net/eenewspm/rss/2009/09/14/2

Calif. Governor To Issue Executive Order On Renewable Law.
California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger is expected to issue an
executive order September 15 instructing the California Air
Resources Control Board to design regulations on how the state's
utilities should meet a 33 percent renewable standard. The state
legislature passed a new law on September 11 requiring utilities
to make a third of their electricity generation from renewable
resources by the year 2020. The previous law currently requires
20 percent renewables by next year. Posted.
http://pepei.pennnet.com/Articles/Article_Display.cfm?Section=ARTCL&SubSection=Display&PUBLICATION_ID=6&ARTICLE_ID=369082

Troubles Ahead for California’s Climate and Solar Bills.
California’s Governor says he plans to veto a bill that requires
the state to get one third of its electricity from renewable
resources, while state legislators failed to pass a solar bill
that would expand the state’s net metering program. California
Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger believes the bill would make it
more difficult to build solar plants in the state and to buy
power from neighbors, although he will issue an executive order
with the same goal, but different rules, according to Reuters.
Posted.
http://www.environmentalleader.com/2009/09/15/troubles-ahead-for-californias-climate-and-solar-bills/

World Bank Report Slams 'Inertia' in the Face of Climate Change.
A major new World Bank report out today concludes that the world
can fight poverty and climate change at the same time. But it
won't be easy, and it won't be cheap. The biennial global
economic assessment, which this year focuses exclusively on the
threat of climate change, estimates that nations will need nearly
$500 billion annually by 2030 to both develop clean energy
technologies across the world and cope with natural disasters.
Posted.
http://www.nytimes.com/cwire/2009/09/15/15climatewire-world-bank-report-slams-inertia-in-the-face-18561.html?pagewanted=print
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/09/14/AR2009091403307.html?hpid=moreheadlines
http://www.reuters.com/article/homepageCrisis/idUS125302738051._CH_.2400

Businesses Stand to Profit From Adapting to Climate Change –
Report. As climate change shifts agricultural patterns and alters
coastlines, people globally must adapt. But within the need for
adaptation lie business opportunities, a new report says. The
report, released today by Oxfam America, highlights several areas
of business that can benefit by addressing the adaptation
challenges that climate change will bring. Posted.
http://www.nytimes.com/cwire/2009/09/15/15climatewire-businesses-stand-to-profit-from-adapting-to-64584.html?pagewanted=print

California Legislature Inaction Dims Solar Power Savings. Orders
for solar power systems have been surging in Northern California,
but a legislative technicality is threatening to trip up the
sector's growth. The 2006 bill that created California's "million
solar roofs" program provided generous ratepayer-funded subsidies
for solar electricity. But, in part to allay electric-utility
anxieties about runaway growth of self-generated power, it also
set a limit on how much solar capacity could be set up for "net
metering." Posted.
http://www.sacbee.com/business/v-print/story/2182910.html

Air Quality Back To Normal In L.A. Basin. Three weeks after the
Station fire began, most hazardous smoke has dissipated,
regulators say. Air quality has improved to "good" and "moderate"
levels in Los Angeles County after clouds of smoke from the
nearly three-week Station fire prompted health officials to
caution residents and warn against strenuous outdoor activities.
The South Coast Air Quality Management District has not issued a
smoke advisory since Thursday and has since reported that most
unhealthy air in the Los Angeles Basin is not attributed to the
fire, said spokesman Sam Atwood. Posted.
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-fire-air15-2009sep15,0,119742,print.story

EPA to Update Rules for Power-Plant Discharge. Washington -- The
Environmental Protection Agency Tuesday said it plans to update
rules requiring coal-fired power plants to clean up wastewater
before the fluid is discharged, a move that would require
investments in costly treatment systems. The action would mark
the first time since 1982 that the EPA has revised the
guidelines. Posted.
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB125302666602312187.html

Bill Could Restart Pollution Crediting Program. Sacramento -
State lawmakers approved legislation late last week that would
let the region's air-quality regulator issue emission-reduction
credits that had been tied up by a court fight with
environmentalists. The Legislature also passed a related measure
that would clear the way for the construction of a power plant in
Riverside County's Coachella Valley. Posted.
http://www.pe.com/localnews/politics/stories/PE_News_Local_S_credits15.3bda448.html#

New Approach Reorganizes Agency's Climate Response. The Interior
Department has announced a package of top-level initiatives aimed
at coordinating and centralizing its approach to climate change.
By signing a secretarial order yesterday, Interior Secretary Ken
Salazar established a Climate Change Response Council, along with
eight regional response centers that will piece together relevant
data and management strategies and help managers translate this
information into on-the-ground action. Posted.
http://www.eenews.net/climatewire/print/2009/09/15/6

Supporters Of Climate Legislation Argue Security Risks Of
Foreign Oil Dependence. Washington -- After months of promoting
President Barack Obama's climate plan as a vehicle for creating
millions of clean-energy jobs, supporters of the legislation are
increasingly pushing another strategy: touting its benefits for
national security. It's a deliberate, anxiety-themed effort to
pressure a handful of fence-sitting moderates to support a bill
that is likely to be the Obama administration's next great
legislative push after health care. Posted.
http://www.sacbee.com/702/v-print/story/2183375.html

IEA Says Developing Countries Drift Toward High-Carbon.
Developing countries could get "locked in" to a carbon-spewing
future that would make it impossible to contain global
temperatures, according to a report issued today by the
International Energy Agency. As energy demand surges in the
developing nations, they are turning to low-cost, high-carbon
power solutions to feed their economies. These power plants are
built to last for decades, and once built, they become too
expensive to dismantle. Posted.
http://www.eenews.net/climatewire/print/2009/09/15/5

Report Provides Road Map For Cutting Price Tag Of Carbon
Capture. The long-term cost of removing carbon dioxide from coal
emissions could drop dramatically if the federal government would
pour more money into promising technologies now, says a new
report co-authored by climate experts at universities, national
energy labs, businesses and environmental groups. In particular,
the 76-page document argues that potential processes that can
gasify coal underground could be a breakthrough for power
generators searching for a way to reduce their carbon footprints
cheaply. Posted.
http://www.eenews.net/climatewire/print/2009/09/15/4

Pursuing a Battery So Electric Vehicles Can Go the Extra Miles.
San Jose, Calif. — A future generation lithium-air battery might
be the much sought after power source for electric vehicles with
ranges that match gasoline powered cars of today. The interest in
the as-yet-unproven technology was underscored this summer when
I.B.M. said it had begun to pursue a tenfold improvement in
battery storage, with hopes of reaching the goal before the end
of the next decade. Posted.
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/09/15/science/15batt.html?sq=environment&st=cse&scp=8&pagewanted=print

BLOGS

Zipcar Expands Around UCLA And USC.  Zipcar: the leaner, greener
solution to the Los Angeles traffic tarantula? City officials
seem to think so. Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa and City Council
members have paired with the Massachusetts company to expand an
existing car-sharing program based around UCLA and USC. Adding 12
hybrids and SmartWay-rated vehicles to the 14 Zipcars already at
UCLA and the 16 at USC could limit traffic congestion, cut back
on exhaust fumes and emissions, and keep drivers from circling
aimlessly while looking for parking spots. Posted.
http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/greenspace/2009/09/zipcar-expands-around-ucla-and-usca.html

A Mad Dash for Smart Grid Cash. By the time the late August
application deadline had expired, a United States Department of
Energy program to distribute $615 million to fund projects
demonstrating smart grid technology had attracted 140 proposals
requesting a total of $2.3 billion. “The response is very
encouraging,” said Jen Stutsman, a spokeswoman for the Energy
Department. “We expect some very competitive projects. ”With
companies required to chip in 50 percent of the cost, the $615
million in grants will support at least $1.2 billion in smart
grid projects. Posted.
http://greeninc.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/09/15/a-mad-dash-for-smart-grid-cash/?scp=7&sq=energy%20and%20environment&st=cse


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