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newsclips -- ARB Newsclips for July 16, 2014
Posted: 16 Jul 2014 12:54:41
ARB Newsclips for July 16, 2014. 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. AIR POLLUTION Google Streetview cars sniff out gas leaks in cities. Now Google StreetView cars can do more than let you explore places you have never visited. Sensors strapped to the top of the cars have mapped hundreds of methane leaks around Boston, New York's Staten Island and Indianapolis. The cars found about one leak per 1.5 kilometres in both Boston and Staten Island. Leaks was slightly less common in Indianapolis, occurring about once for every 320 kilometres driven. Posted. http://www.newscientist.com/article/dn25902-google-streetview-cars-sniff-out-gas-leaks-in-cities.html#.U8a0GoUvCFl CLIMATE CHANGE Obama to meet with local leaders on climate change. President Barack Obama wants local government officials to prepare their communities now for the effects of climate change. Obama is meeting with state and tribal leaders on Wednesday at the White House. The White House says they'll discuss how the federal government can help them be more resilient to climate change. It's the fourth and final meeting of the 26-person task force. Posted. http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_OBAMA_CLIMATE_CHANGE?SITE=AP&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT OTHER RELATED STORIES http://www.nytimes.com/2014/07/17/us/politics/white-house-unveils-climate-change-initiatives.html?module=Search&mabReward=relbias%3Aw%2C{%221%22%3A%22RI%3A7%22} http://www.utsandiego.com/news/2014/jul/16/obama-to-meet-with-local-leaders-on-climate-change/ http://www.eenews.net/climatewire/stories/1060002951/print BY SUBSCRIPTION ONLY Moving churches to discuss the morality of climate change. Rabbi Moti Rieber travels the politically red state of Kansas armed with the book of Genesis, a psalm and even the words of Jesus to lecture church audiences, or sermonize if they’ll let him, about the threat of global warming. “My feeling is that I’m the only person these people are ever going to see who’s going to look them in the eye and say, ‘There’s such a thing as climate change,’” Rieber said. “I’m trying to let them know it’s not irreligious to believe in climate change.” Posted. http://www.washingtonpost.com/national/religion/moving-churches-to-discuss-the-morality-of-climate-change/2014/07/15/5ff65432-0c59-11e4-bc42-59a59e5f9e42_story.html DROUGHT California seeks to send message to water-wasters. Reservoirs are running dry, the Capitol's lawn has turned brown, and farmers have left hundreds of thousands of acres unplanted. Even so, many Californians aren't taking the drought seriously. State water regulators are trying to change that by imposing fines up to $500 a day for wasting water. Posted. http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_CALIFORNIA_DROUGHT_WATER_FINES?SITE=AP&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT OTHER RELATED STORIES http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/07/16/us-usa-drought-california-idUSKBN0FK2AR20140716 http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2014-07-16/california-sets-fines-for-waste-as-record-drought-deepens.html http://www.nytimes.com/2014/07/16/us/forceful-steps-amid-a-severe-drought.html?partner=rss&emc=rss&_r=1 http://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-me-ln-water-wasting-fine-20140715-story.html?track=rss http://www.sacbee.com/2014/07/15/6558982/california-used-more-water-in.html#mi_rss=Latest%20News#storylink=cpy http://www.sfgate.com/science/article/State-water-board-expected-to-OK-500-a-day-fines-5623907.php http://www.mercurynews.com/science/ci_26153749/california-drought-conservation-efforts-failing-despite-pleas-save http://www.utsandiego.com/news/2014/jul/15/california-water-board-outdoor-rules-drought/ http://www.modbee.com/2014/07/15/3440605/drought-report-shows-2-billion.html http://www.ocregister.com/articles/water-628993-california-farmers.html http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2014/07/15/california-water-use-drought/12682299/ http://labusinessjournal.com/news/2014/jul/16/state-oks-fines-water-wasters/ http://www.pe.com/articles/water-697587-california-board.html http://www.kcra.com/news/local-news/news-sacramento/vote-expected-on-proposal-to-fine-waterwasters-500/26961256#!bf7gbu http://www.scpr.org/news/2014/07/15/45367/california-water-use-rises-1-percent-amid-cripplin/ http://time.com/2990069/california-drought-regulations/ http://www.ibtimes.com/california-drought-2014-state-officials-push-water-conservation-climate-change-threatens-1629160 http://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-28323539 http://www.ksat.com/content/pns/ksat/news/2014/07/15/california-drought-water-restrictions.html http://ktla.com/2014/07/15/california-drought-urban-water-wasters-could-face-500-fines-under-emergency-regulations/ https://www.reviewjournal.com/news/nation-and-world/calif-water-use-rises-amid-severe-drought California drought threatens to dry up farm wells. Researchers say farmers in pockets of California hardest hit by the drought could begin to see wells run dry next year. The Center for Watershed Sciences at the University of California, Davis, released the study Tuesday on the possible impact if the next two years remain dry in California. The study also says farmers will leave nearly 430,000 acres unplanted this year, costing California $2.2 billion. Posted. http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/C/CA_CALIFORNIA_DROUGHT_FARMERS?SITE=AP&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT OTHER RELATED STORIES http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-drought-study-california-agriculture-losses-20140715-story.html?track=rss http://www.sacbee.com/2014/07/15/6558062/uc-davis-study-finds-drought-will.html#storylink=cpy http://www.mercurynews.com/drought/ci_26152418/drought-has-cost-california-2-2-billion http://www.sfgate.com/default/article/California-s-Drought-Is-The-Greatest-Water-Loss-5623545.php http://www.recordnet.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20140716/A_NEWS/407160304/0/SEARCH Downtown L.A. is now driest since rain records started in 1877. Rainy seasons over the last two years were the driest in downtown Los Angeles since record-keeping began in 1877, and forecasters now say the El Nińo that had been predicted to bring some relief may not materialize. According to the National Weather Service, the 2012 to 2014 rainy seasons -- which are measured every July 1 to June 30 -- only brought 11.93 inches of rainfall, which is 17.93 inches below normal. Posted. http://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-me-ln-downtown-la-driest-since-1877-20140714-story.html See which Californians are increasing water use despite the drought. A survey revealed that Californians have increased their water usage amid the worst drought to hit the state in decades. Meanwhile, California decided on Tuesday to come down hard on water wasters by imposing fines of up to $500 per violation. Posted. http://www.mercurynews.com/drought/ci_26149855/see-which-californians-are-increasing-water-use-despite?source=rss http://www.sbsun.com/general-news/20140716/see-which-californians-are-increasing-water-use-despite-the-drought Santa Cruz water school washes away fines for overuse. What was supposed to be a relaxing Santa Cruz getaway for Chris and Gilbert Hernandez was anything but - thanks to, of all things, water. When the San Jose residents arrived at their old beach house near the boardwalk last month, they discovered that a leaky toilet on the second floor had pushed them over the city's water limits and into an ocean of red ink. Posted. http://www.sfgate.com/bayarea/article/Water-school-washes-away-fines-for-water-hogs-5623976.php Groundwater pumping propping up farms in California drought. Consumers will see no shortages of California-grown fruits, nuts and vegetables this year despite one of the worst droughts in state history, but that's because farmers are draining groundwater reserves and leaving no insurance should heavy rains fail to materialize next winter, UC Davis researchers said Tuesday. Posted. http://www.sfgate.com/news/article/Groundwater-pumping-propping-up-farms-in-5623258.php FUELS California hearing set on tough oil refinery rules. The Environmental Protection Agency is coming to one of the nation's largest petroleum-producing areas to hold public hearings on a proposal aimed at reducing toxic air pollution from California to Texas through tough new controls on oil refineries. The daylong hearing set for Wednesday will be held at a community center in Wilmington, a blue-collar section of Los Angeles that is dotted by more than 6,000 oil-pumping rigs and is home to three of California's major oil refineries. Posted. http://www.utsandiego.com/news/2014/jul/16/california-hearing-set-on-tough-oil-refinery-rules/ VEHICLES BMW Boosts Battery Supplies on Electric-Car Rollout Plans. Bayerische Motoren Werke AG (BMW) agreed to spend billions of euros increasing its orders of Samsung SDI Co. batteries as the world’s largest maker of luxury cars expands its line of electric vehicles. BMW is planning to increase its purchases of SDI battery cells for the electric i3 city car and the plug-in hybrid i8 sports car as well as for “additional hybrid models” in the coming years…Posted. http://www.bloomberg.com/news/print/2014-07-15/samsung-sdi-bmw-expand-multi-billion-euro-battery-supply-deal.html China mandates increase in low-emissions vehicle use. Good news for electric car companies. China, which suffers from some of the world's worst air pollution, has mandated that its government agencies dramatically increase their use of electric vehicles. The government said this week that 30% of its central agencies' new vehicle purchases must be "new energy" vehicles by 2016 -- "new energy" being a Chinese government catch-all for lower-emission cars and trucks. Posted. http://www.latimes.com/business/autos/la-fi-hy-china-increase-electric-vehicle-20140715-story.html HIGH-SPEED RAIL Fresno County supervisors make no decision on opposing high-speed rail. Fresno County supervisors pushed off a vote Tuesday on reversing their support for California's high-speed rail project, delaying a symbolic decision by two weeks to get more information. Following about four hours of discussion, including more than two hours of comment from 36 speakers…Posted. http://www.fresnobee.com/2014/07/15/4025872/fresno-county-supervisors-make.html#storylink=cpy GREEN ENERGY Leased solar panels may harm homes' values. Leasing solar panels can cut down on the upfront costs of making homes more energy efficient, but when the typical lease period lasts a couple of decades, they can be problematic for owners trying to sell their homes. Leasing solar panels on homes has become a popular way to offset upfront installation costs of $20,000 or more, but prospective buyers can be reluctant to take over the remainder of the lengthy leases. Posted. http://www.eenews.net/climatewire/stories/1060002915/print BY SUBSCRIPTION ONLY MISCELLANEOUS Brave new gardening for brave new climates.. As many parts of the United States grapple with drought and rising water bills, “The thought of an English garden in the Central Valley of California is sheer madness. It wasn’t meant to be, and it’s sucking up precious groundwater we need for agriculture,” said Ann Savageau, a design professor at the University of California at Davis, who recently traded in her lush green lawns for a desert look. Posted. http://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/home/brave-new-gardening-for-brave-new-climates/2014/07/15/55f850a4-0c43-11e4-bc42-59a59e5f9e42_story.html OPINIONS The invisible high price of your little bottle of water. Bottled water is usually a waste of money and, beyond that, an environmental mess. American buy 50 billion bottles of water each year, and recycle less than one-fourth of those bottles. It’s a tremendous source of landfill waste, but worse, 17 million barrels of oil are used each year to produce those bottles. That’s enough oil to power 1.3 million cars a year. Posted. http://www.latimes.com/opinion/opinion-la/la-ol-arrowhead-bottled-water-20140715-story.html California’s drought scoffers brought fines into play: Editorial. When it comes to California water wasters, authorities are taking the stick approach now that we’ve munched up all the carrots. That big stick comes in the form of fines of up to $500 a day that the State Water Quality Control Board approved Tuesday for people who waste through over-irrigating landscaping so that water runs to the sidewalks and streets, on fountains, on washing vehicles with a constantly running hose, and other outdoor uses. Posted. http://www.dailynews.com/opinion/20140715/californias-drought-scoffers-brought-fines-into-play-editorial Drought takes toll on birds, Pacific Flyway. Summer is a relatively quiet time for birds in California’s Central Valley, as most of the ducks and geese are breeding in the north. But this year is more quiet than usual. According to a recent survey conducted by the Department of Fish Wildlife, the number of breeding ducks remaining in California this season is 23 percent below the long-term average. The decline speaks to the significant degradation of habitat in the Central Valley due to lack of precipitation. Posted. http://capitolweekly.net/drought-birds-pacific-flyway-bond/ BLOGS Miami’s Coastal Climate Calamity – in Super Slo-Mo. I’ve differed with Time Magazine’s fine correspondent Michael Grunwald on the importance of the Keystone pipeline (Grunwald, me), but cheered him on earlier this week on Twitter after climate campaigners attacked him (Grunwald a “denier” and “polyanna”?) for challenging an overheated Guardian account of the impacts of rising sea levels on Miami (Grunwald’s home turf). Posted. http://dotearth.blogs.nytimes.com/2014/07/16/miamis-coastal-climate-calamity-in-super-slo-mo/?module=Search&mabReward=relbias%3Aw%2C{%221%22%3A%22RI%3A7%22 } Worse For Your Health: Rolling coal or burning rubber? With social, political and ecological concerns all wrapped up into one made-for-the-Internet phenomenon, there's no question that "rolling coal" has taken over the airwaves in the last few weeks. As many before me have pointed out, this practice isn't a new one, but renewed interest in (or horror at the exercise of) has flooded many of our feeds with terrifying photos, careening op-eds and viral videos. Posted. http://www.autoblog.com/2014/07/15/rolling-coal-burning-rubber-which-worse/ Huge Swaths Of Farmland Idle In California As Drought Threatens To Dry Up Wells. Hundreds of thousands of acres of rich California farmland has gone unplanted this year because of drought, and researchers said Tuesday that next year could be even worse, with some farmers possibly losing their last source of water as wells run dry. The University of California, Davis, Center for Watershed Sciences released a study finding that farmers struggling with drought left nearly 430,000 acres unplanted this year…Posted. http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/07/16/california-drought-farmland_n_5589610.html?utm_hp_ref=green California’s Drought Is Hurting Farmers More Than Food Consumers. Economists estimate that the California drought will inflict about $2.2 billion of losses on the state’s farm economy this year, including the loss of more than 17,000 jobs. The analysis, produced by UC Davis and the consulting firm ERA Economics, projects that about 430,000 farm acres will go unplanted for lack of water. Posted. http://blogs.kqed.org/science/2014/07/15/californias-drought-is-hurting-farmers-more-than-food-consumers/ California is in a drought emergency. Visit www.SaveOurH2O.org for water conservation tips.