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Posted: 09 Nov 2009 11:27:09
California Air Resources Board News Clips for November 9, 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. EDITORIAL: 'Cool Cars' Backfire. A state rule requiring tinted windows is an example of regulatory overreaching. There's a law of diminishing returns for environmental regulation: As more specific rules are applied to ever-smaller details, the negative consequences can outweigh the benefits. California air and energy regulators, whose pioneering methods of reducing pollution and greenhouse gases have made residents justifiably proud are approaching that tipping point. Posted. http://www.latimes.com/news/opinion/editorials/la-ed-coolcars8-2009nov08,0,7403489.story EDITORIAL: Technology Gain While Mpg Drags. Here's a daunting thought in this age of rapid technological advancement. Fuel economy in the U.S. vehicle fleet has changed little since the days of the Ford Model T. In a recent study, Michael Sivak and Omer Tsimhoni at the University of Michigan Transportation Research Institute calculated the distance driven and fuel consumed for the U.S. fleet of vehicles – including cars, light trucks, buses and heavy trucks – between 1923 and 2006. Posted. http://www.sacbee.com/opinion/story/2314024.html OPINION: Grass-Fed Beef Emissions. Nicolette Hahn Niman (“The Carnivore’s Dilemma,” Op-Ed, Oct. 31) is simply wrong in suggesting that grass-fed beef produces less methane than feed-lot meat. It is the other way around, with grass-fed animals producing up to three times more methane. Posted. http://www.nytimes.com/2009/11/09/opinion/lweb09meat.html?_r=1&scp=2&sq=air%20pollution&st=cse OPINION:Cargo Peril. Southern California should not have to suffer unnecessary illnesses to serve the cause of international trade. The cargo traffic that flows through the region creates serious health hazards, and curbing that threat requires the cooperation of state, local and federal officials. Posted. http://www.pe.com/localnews/opinion/editorials/stories/PE_OpEd_Opinion_S_op_07_ed_trafficasthma1.4bfc706.html EDITORIAL: Pay Less If You Drive Less. Persuading motorists to voluntarily drive less and thereby reduce gasoline consumption, air pollution, traffic congestion and motor vehicle accidents is a concept that deserves public and private support. California Insurance Commissioner Steve Poizner agrees. To that end, he has released regulations allowing mileage verification for pay-as-you-drive green insurance policies. Posted. http://www.timesheraldonline.com/editorial/ci_13746194 http://www.contracostatimes.com/opinion/ci_13720723 Our View: Cool Car Proposal Nonsense. Sacramento can be a caricature of bumbling, well-intentioned, paternalistic nonsense. The problem is, when government agencies like the state Air Resources Board stumble ahead with hare-brained schemes, it creates real-life costs and harm. Posted. http://www.appeal-democrat.com/articles/air-88391-car-board.html Our View: Climate Bill May Become Cold Case. A global warming bill to reduce U.S. greenhouse gas emissions finally passed out of a key Senate committee last week, but in a way that may spell its demise — at least for this year. Posted. http://www.appeal-democrat.com/articles/view-88482-become-bill.html Editorial: Climate Change Bill Is In Trouble. Political tactics tie up the Senate version, and efforts to salvage it may be too little too late. If you think the partisan divide over healthcare reform is ugly, take a look at the animus in the Senate as debate continues on a key climate change bill. So wide is the gulf that long-held Senate traditions on decorum are breaking down. And as Washington fiddles, the Earth burns. Posted. http://www.latimes.com/news/opinion/editorials/la-ed-climate8-2009nov08,0,2966561.story Solarcity Aims To Make Solar Power More Affordable. Foster City, Calif. — Lyndon Rive, a former member of the U.S. National Underwater Hockey team, didn't have a mother who doted on him. She worked until 11 p.m. most nights and didn't go to his boyhood sporting events. Corporate Pulse: Executive Suite front page. Yet, Rive considers her the "best mother in the world" and not because she retired at age 45 as a millionaire. "She always supported me in whatever I wanted to do," Rive says. Posted. http://www.usatoday.com/money/companies/management/entre/2009-11-09-solarcity09_CV_N.htm Obama Names San Francisco City Leader to Head EPA Regional Office for California. President Obama on Thursday selected a prominent San Francisco environmental leader to run the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency region that oversees California and large sections of the West. Posted. http://www.mercurynews.com/breaking-news/ci_13724469 Bee Exclusive: State's Recycled Paper Trail Not So Green For Climate. Near Mark Oldfield's desk at the California Department of Conservation sits a ream of copy paper that is more than a routine office commodity. Made in part from recycled fiber, it is a symbol of the state's green spirit, one ream among thousands backing the department's claim that it is a champion of the environment – and complies with state law requiring it to buy recycled paper. Posted. http://www.sacbee.com/topstories/v-print/story/2314229.html Guest Contributor: $2.4 Million For Diesel Vehicles; Filters Also Option. Healdsburg – State air-quality regulators and factory representatives briefed local businesses on new regulations and retrofit options as some older diesel-powered vehicles must be retired in the next two years. More than 100 Sonoma County businesses came to hear Brandon Rose, air pollution specialist with the California Air Resources Board; Anthony Fournier, supervising environmental planner with the Bay Area Air Quality Management District; and Peter Tuckerman, president of Sacramento-based equipment vendor and servicer Emissions Retrofit Group. Posted. http://www.northbaybusinessjournal.com/16581/guest-contributor-2-4-million-for-diesel-vehicles-filters-also-option/print/ Some Utilities Push Congress to Act on Carbon Emissions. Utility executives are stepping up calls for legislation to cap greenhouse-gas emissions, fearing that if Congress doesn't act, the EPA will establish rules that would be costlier and less effective. The executives' desire for prompt action is colliding with Washington's focus on other issues and growing reluctance to tamper with power-industry costs during a weak economy. Posted. http://online.wsj.com/article/SB125773125612937565.html# Bay Area Agency Says Check Before You Burn. The seasonal gravitation toward wood stoves and roaring fires has the Bay Area Air Quality Management District on the offensive to ensure people understand and abide by a year-old ban on burning solid fuels during the worst air days. Posted. http://www.pressdemocrat.com/article/20091108/ARTICLES/911089977/1349?Title=Burn-notices-go-high-tech Tehama County Will Consider Pollution Fees. Tehama County will consider Tuesday whether to impose fees on new construction to reduce the effects of air pollution. The county Board of Supervisors, sitting as directors of the Air Pollution Control District, will review the proposal for the second time in two weeks. Posted. http://www.redding.com/news/2009/nov/08/tehama-county-will-consider-pollution-fees/ http://www.contracostatimes.com/california/ci_13729294 EPA To Impose Standards on PVC Plant Emissions. The Environmental Protection Agency will set new nationwide emission standards for makers of polyvinyl chloride, commonly known as the plastic PVC, under a settlement with environmental groups announced Thursday. Posted. http://www.modbee.com/business/story/922044.html#ixzz0WNh3GZYq http://www.contracostatimes.com/business/ci_13722174?nclick_check=1 GOP's Graham Steps Out On A Limb On Climate Change. When it comes to combating global warming, Sen. Lindsey Graham is right where he loves to be - ahead of the curve, in the mix on a major issue, at the table for high-level, bipartisan talks behind closed doors. Posted. http://www.modbee.com/politics/story/924661.html#ixzz0WNi37fNY Senate Climate Battle Shifts Onto New Turf. The Senate climate debate shifts into a higher gear this week as advocates look beyond the partisan gridlock that engulfed the Environment and Public Works Committee and onto the broader quest of finding 60 votes for floor passage. Posted. http://www.nytimes.com/cwire/2009/11/09/09climatewire-senate-climate-battle-shifts-onto-new-turf-83157.html There's No Climate for A Change Treaty. Intelligent people agree that, absent immediate radical action regarding global warming, the human race is sunk. That is a tautology because those who do not agree are, definitionally, unintelligent. Posted. http://www.vcstar.com/news/2009/nov/08/theres-no-climate-for-a-change-treaty/ San Francisco's Top Tourist Attraction Is Nation's 'Greenest' — And Perhaps Most Hip — Museum, Offering Worlds Of Information For The Whole Family. In the year since the California Academy of Sciences in San Francisco’s Golden Gate Park reopened, it has emerged as the city’s top cultural tourist attraction, drawing more visitors than Alcatraz to the country’s “greenest” museum. Posted. http://www.vcstar.com/news/2009/nov/08/cool-science/ Daly City Considering 'Green' Building Ordinance. Daly City — The city could soon require new homes built here to feature environmentally conscious elements. Under the proposed Green Building Ordinance, developers of new residential structures would need to show their project will have a certain level of eco-friendly measures before being granted a building permit. Posted. http://www.insidebayarea.com/ci_13739750?source=most_emailed W.Va.'s Sen. Rockefeller Stands Behind Coal. Charleston, W.Va.—U.S. Sen. Jay Rockefeller says current federal energy legislation doesn't do enough to protect West Virginia's coal industry. The Democrat wants to invest in new technologies, protect coal from unfair overseas trade practices and block environmental regulators from going beyond what's required by law for coal plants. Posted. http://www.contracostatimes.com/business/ci_13747015 World Leaders Needed At Talks To Cut Climate Deal. Barcelona, Spain—After two years of tough U.N. climate talks often pitting the world's rich against the poor, negotiators said Friday a new global agreement now rides on industrial nations pledging profound emissions cuts next month in Copenhagen. Posted. http://www.contracostatimes.com/science/ci_13728019 Tim Hunt: When Government And Green Logic Don't Mix. GARBAGE OR, more properly, trash sorting is the talk of the town in Pleasanton. The City Council, in its mad rush to go green, forced the local garbage company to change its previously "state of the art" sorting system. Posted. http://www.contracostatimes.com/columns/ci_13722369 Issues To Resolve For Copenhagen Climate Talks. A list of key points negotiators hope to clarify before meeting for a decisive U.N. climate conference next month in Copenhagen, Denmark. Posted. http://www.contracostatimes.com/nation-world/ci_13728878 Tenn. Gov: Biofuels Project Criticism 'Outrageous'. Nashville, Tenn.—Gov. Phil Bredesen says a legislative staff member who attacked a state-backed initiative to turn switchgrass into ethanol is playing politics and endangering chances to land a large investment for East Tennessee. The report on the University of Tennessee's Biofuels Initiative presented to the Fiscal Review Committee on Wednesday was highly critical of changes in the project since it was first announced. Posted. http://www.contracostatimes.com/business/ci_13729373 Study asks: Will Warmer World Bring Harmful Smoke? Ann Arbor, Mich.—As global warming makes wildfires more likely, scientists are trying to learn how bad the smoke is for the health of people who live downwind. Researchers at Michigan Technological University's research center in Ann Arbor are heading the study. A $452,000 federal stimulus grant from the National Institutes of Health funds the first year. Posted. http://www.contracostatimes.com/california/ci_13727913 Green Product Options, Interest Gaining Ground. Green is no longer simply the word of the moment. Instead, it is a trend with staying power. At least, that’s what many kitchen and bath dealers and designers are indicating through their increasing interest in all things sustainable and environmentally sound. Posted. http://www.kitchenbathdesign.com/print/Kitchen-and-Bath-Design-News/Green-Product-Options--Interest-Gaining-Ground/2$5401 Blogs No Clear Map for Democrats on Path to New Energy Plan. On health care, President Obama and fellow Democrats face a straightforward calculus: sign an overhaul bill into law or suffer grave political damage. On energy, it is not so simple. Posted. http://thecaucus.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/11/09/no-clear-map-for-democrats-on-path-to-new-energy-plan/?scp=3&sq=global%20warming&st=cse History of the Global Warming "Hoax". Whenever I hear someone say that Global Warming or Climate Change is a hoax, I wonder if they realize this "hoax" is nearly two centuries old. Two years before Thomas Jefferson and John Adams died, Jean Baptiste Joseph Fourier, a French mathematician and physicist discovered what we now call "the greenhouse effect." Posted. http://blogs.redding.com/dcraig/archives/2009/11/history-of-the.html History of the "Hoax" (Part Two). In my last blog, I took us through an ultra-brief history of 142 years of global warming science from 1824 through 1956. Before I continue this historical review of the "hoax," it might be educational to focus on one interesting aspect of this phenomenon. Posted. http://blogs.redding.com/dcraig/archives/2009/11/history-of-the-1.html