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California Air Resources Board News Clips for December 17, 2009.


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California’s Diesel Rule Gets Renewed Scrutiny. When Gov. Arnold
Schwarzenegger traveled to Copenhagen to tout his record battling
global warming, at home a very different story developed. He told
his top air-quality regulators to change – and, critics fear,
potentially weaken -- a premier regulation curbing diesel soot.
Posted.
http://www.capitolweekly.net/article.php?_c=yhns8rqk5jtmrl&xid=yhneshlgbmxosh&done=.yhns8rqk5kbmrl

15-Day Draft of California Auto Glass Regulations Released; Now
Available for Public Comment. The California Air Resources Board
(CARB) has released the 15-day draft of the auto glass
regulations the board voted to adopt in June. The draft, which
specifies the type of glass to be used in vehicles sold in the
state for model-year 2012 and later, is now open for public
comment. Comments are due on January 11, 2010. Posted.
http://glassbytes.com/newsCARB20091216.htm

Port of L.A. to Allow Some Extensions for Older Trucks. The Port
of Los Angeles said Wednesday it will allow a limited number of
truckers to continue operating their existing trucks past a Jan.
1 deadline for cleaner trucks. Posted.
http://www.ttnews.com/articles/basetemplate.aspx?storyid=23417

Greater Sea-Level Rise From Warming Predicted. Copenhagen -- A
new paper published online Wednesday in the journal Nature
suggests that the world may face a long-term sea-level rise of 20
to 30 feet, even under a modest global temperature rise. Posted.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/12/16/AR2009121604191.html?hpid=topnews

NASA Calculates a Carbon Budget for California. Researchers
report that in 2004, the state’s natural ecosystems absorbed as
much carbon dioxide from the atmosphere as fossil fuel carbons
emitted into the atmosphere. They also discovered that during
periods of above normal rainfall, ecosystems trapped significant
amounts of carbon dioxide from the atmosphere in forests and
soils. Posted. http://www.physorg.com/news180199784.html

States Race To Take Lead In Alternative Fuel Development. With
renewable energy development expected to be a major economic
driver for decades to come, state governments nationwide are
positioning themselves to become players in that emerging sector.
Thirty-six states now require that a certain percentage of
electricity produced by utility companies come from renewable
sources. Forty-three allow consumers who generate their own power
to shrink their energy bills by returning electricity to the
grid. Posted.
http://www.eenews.net/climatewire/print/2009/12/17/10

U.S. Says It Could Help Raise $100 Billion To Fight Climate
Change. Reporting from Copenhagen - Attempting to revive climate
negotiations that appear dangerously close to flat-lining, the
Obama administration announced today that it would join allies in
raising $100 billion by 2020 to help the world's poorest
countries adapt to climate change. Posted.
http://www.latimes.com/news/nation-and-world/la-fg-us-climate18-2009dec18,0,3752887.story

Palin, Schwarzenegger Trade Jabs On Global Warming. California
Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger and former Alaska governor Sarah
Palin publicly ridiculed each other's policy views on global
warming in an exchange that highlights some of the complexities
of the issue. Posted.
http://www.examiner.com/x-13572-RNC-Examiner~y2009m12d17-Palin-Schwarzenegger-trade-jabs-on-global-warming
http://www.csmonitor.com/USA/Politics/2009/1216/GOP-s-global-warming-rumble-Sarah-Palin-v.-Arnold-Schwarzenegger

Most Throw Cold Water On China Warming Theory. Reporting from
Beijing - In the debate over global warming, some historical
meteorologists in China pose a contrarian view. Their theory, in
a nutshell? Some like it hot. Posted.
http://www.latimes.com/news/nation-and-world/la-fg-china-hot17-2009dec17,0,3842540.story

Copenhagen: U.N. Chief Looks to Obama to Lead on Global Warming.
"President Obama's commitment to dealing with global warming has
changed the political dynamic for our negotiations," United
Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon told ABC News here at the
Copenhagen Climate Summit. Posted.
http://abcnews.go.com/Technology/copenhagen-climate-summit-united-nations-chief-obama/story?id=9356752

At Copenhagen, Many Global Warming Issues Likely To Be
Unresolved. Talks on a new global warming pact in Copenhagen
reached a more politically rarified height today as ministers
from more than 190 countries took the hand-off from their
technical negotiating teams. Over a week of negotiations left a
large number of unresolved issues that now land squarely in the
laps of cabinet-rank government officials to resolve. Posted.
http://www.csmonitor.com/World/Europe/2009/1216/At-Copenhagen-many-global-warming-issues-likely-to-be-unresolved

Internal Stresses Begin to Crack the Bloc of Developing Nations
at Climate Talks. COPENHAGEN -- Developing countries have formed
a powerful interest bloc in climate talks over the years,
fighting collectively for the rights of poor nations. That's
starting to fall apart. Posted.
http://www.nytimes.com/cwire/2009/12/17/17climatewire-internal-stresses-begin-to-crack-the-bloc-of-41204.html

Kerry: Copenhagen Could Change the Global Warming Debate. Though
many Senate Democrats are stuck in Washington this week for the
healthcare debate, Massachusetts Sen. John Kerry, the 2004
Democratic presidential nominee, is in Copenhagen with U.S.
negotiators for the final days of the international climate
talks. Posted.
http://www.usnews.com/articles/news/energy/2009/12/16/kerry-copenhagen-could-change-the-global-warming-debate.html

Climate Change, Minus The Hot Air. Philadelphia -- When it comes
to public understanding of climate change - the forecast is hazy
with a 90 percent chance of confusion. Is it a threat to life as
we know it? Is it a hoax perpetrated by some bicycle-riding,
SUV-hating, tofu-eating eggheads? In Copenhagen, President Barack
Obama is scheduled to speak on Friday as world leaders continue
to work out strategies to curb the world's ever-increasing carbon
emissions. Posted.
http://www.sacbee.com/702/v-print/story/2399606.html

Air District's Commute Plan Drops Fines. Valley air officials
have softened a proposal aimed at thinning out daily commute
traffic by eliminating fines for business owners who can't
persuade employees to leave their cars at home. Posted.
http://www.fresnobee.com/local/story/1751577.html

$10 Million To Be Spent On SF Anti-Emissions Program. The
Metropolitan Transportation Commission voted unanimously today to
spend $80 million on an ambitious climate initiatives program
that aims to reduce driving in an effort to cut greenhouse gas
emissions. Posted.
http://sfappeal.com/alley/2009/12/10-million-to-be-spent-on-sf-anti-emissions-program.php

BLOGS

Target hit with $500,000 air-pollution fine. Target Corp. has
been fined $500,000 after being accused of selling products in
its California stores that violate air-pollution rules, including
portable fuel containers sold in Westminster. Posted.
http://greenoc.freedomblogging.com/2009/12/16/target-fined-500000-accused-of-air-quality-violations/17501/

Can You Trust The Science? The vast majority of climate
scientists tell us that increases in carbon dioxide cause higher
temperatures over time. We know that this will mean changes in
rainfall, melting of snow and ice, a rise in sea level, and other
impacts on plants, wildlife, and humans. Posted.
http://blogs.reuters.com/environment/2009/12/16/can-you-trust-the-science/