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California Air Resources Board News Clips for September 15, 2009. This is a service of the California Air Resources Board’s Office of Communications. You may need to sign in or register with individual websites to view some of the following news articles. 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