What's New List Serve Post Display
Below is the List Serve Post you selected to display.
newsclips -- ARB Newsclips for October 13, 2014.
Posted: 13 Oct 2014 13:11:16
ARB Newsclips for October 13, 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 Wildfires can bring tragedy and a need for precautionary measures ...for Cal Fire. The aircraft's bomb bay that used to drop torpedoes now drops up to 1,200 gallons of flame retardant from its belly. The loss of Hunt underscores the severity of way too little rainfall and record-breaking warm temperatures that has left California parched. Everyone has suffered. Groundwater levels have dropped dramatically and left some California communities without water. Many of the state's lakes and reservoirs are near or at record-low levels. California's air... http://www.sanluisobispo.com/2014/10/11/3291403/wildfires-can-bring-tragedy-and.html?sp=%2f99%2f177%2f183%2f CLIMATE CHANGE What Would Milton Friedman Do About Climate Change? Tax Carbon.Leading economists at the “Mecca” of free-market economics, the University of Chicago, evoked their most prominent predecessor, Milton Friedman, last week in advocating a price on carbon to address climate change. At a form entitled “What Would Milton Friedman Do About Climate... http://www.forbes.com/sites/jeffmcmahon/2014/10/12/what-would-milton-friedman-do-about-climate-change-tax-carbon/ Norwegian Air says younger fleet key to greener skies (Repeats Sunday item without changes) * Budget airline seeks to cut emissions per passenger by 30 pct * Big new orders to cut costs, greenhouse gas emissions By Alister Doyle, Environment Correspondent OSLO, Oct 12 (Reuters) - Norwegian Air Shuttle will cut the average age of its fleet to less than four years, seeing younger planes as the key both to cutting fuel bills... http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/10/13/climatechange-summit-norwegian-idUSL6N0S70F820141013 UC Santa Cruz puma research demonstrates new high-tech wildlife tracker. ...high-tech wildlife collar to study the big cat's daily activities. Their findings, which were also a demonstration of the new technology, were published this month in the journal Science. "With environments changing so much from humans putting up fences to climate change changing the vegetation, these animals are having to move to find prey, to basically just survive," said lead author Terrie Williams, a professor of ecology and evolutionary biology at UC Santa Cruz. "It's costing them a lot. What... http://www.santacruzsentinel.com/news/ci_26710648/uc-santa-cruz-puma-research-demonstrates-new-high U.S. may make major climate fund contribution -Peru minister. WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States may make a major contribution in November to a fund to help poor countries prepare for and combat climate change, said the foreign minister of Peru, the country hosting a round of climate negotiations in December. Peru Foreign Minister Gonzalo Gutierrez said U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry told him on Oct. 8 that the world's second biggest... http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/10/10/us-un-climatechange-usa-idUSKCN0HZ18Z20141010?feedName=environmentNews&feedType=RSS Tom Steyer's climate change crusade focuses on midterm races, for now. ...berries. Is manure part of the mix? In short order, the inquisitive San Francisco hedge-fund billionaire has become one of the most powerful players in American politics, sinking tens of millions of his fortune into boosting Democrats and trying to elevate global warming from a political afterthought into a top-tier issue. He's built an organization that includes some of the country's top campaign strategists. He's won a following among environmental activists thrilled at his free-spending ways... http://www.latimes.com/nation/politics/la-na-tom-steyer-environment-2014-elections-20141012-story.html Schools offering agriculture course in Mexico. ...pinterest_share|article-5816278|article-share-redesign|4 reddit_share|article-5816278|article-share-redesign|5 google_share|article-5816278|article-share-redesign|6 CRAFTSBURY COMMONS, Vt. (AP) — A new course at two Vermont schools will allow students to visit Mexico and learn about the impact of climate change on agriculture. Sterling College and Vermont Tech are partnering to offer the course on Agriculture Adaptations to Climate Change. The two-week course will send students to Chiapas, Mexico where they'll study the... http://www.sfgate.com/news/science/article/Schools-offering-agriculture-course-in-Mexico-5816278.php Report: Climate change poses military challenges. ...twitter_share_inline|photo-6983335|article-gallery-5818911|3 pinterest_share_inline|photo-6983335|article-gallery-5818911|4 reddit_share_inline|photo-6983335|article-gallery-5818911|5 google_share_inline|photo-6983335|article-gallery-5818911|6 Report: Climate change poses military challenges AREQUIPA, Peru (AP) — Defense officials say a report slated for release Monday will lay out plans for the Pentagon to get a better handle on how climate change will affect the military, and... http://www.sfgate.com/news/science/article/Report-Climate-change-poses-military-challenges-5818911.php Pentagon to unveil plan for dealing with climate change. At a meeting that brings together many of the world's foremost military leaders, Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel is expected to reveal how the ongoing effects of global climate change pose an urgent risk to national security and require extensive rethinking of many aspects of the U.S. military. In coordination with his comments Monday here at the Conference of Defense Ministers of the Americas, the Pentagon... http://www.latimes.com/world/mexico-americas/la-fg-hagel-climate-change-20141013-story.html French government backs down on ecotax indefinitely. ....envisaged a launch this year. French Green politician Emmanuelle Cosse, one of the leaders of the Europe Ecologie-Les Verts party, criticized the decision to suspend the ecotax, pointing out that it comes a year before Paris is due to host a summit on climate change. France last week unveiled a budget for 2015 rejecting "austerity" and setting out how it would bring the public deficit down from 4.4 percent of output this year below the EU-mandated threshold of 3 percent only in 2017, two years... http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/10/09/us-france-ecotax-idUSKCN0HY1UI20141009 Fish Fail to Adapt to Rising CO2 Levels: Study. ...their changed environment, research has found. Rising CO2 levels result in ocean acidification which makes it hard for crustaceans to form shells, while corals are more prone to bleaching. Credit: J.P. Lawrence/flickr The study, published in Nature Climate Change, found that elevated CO2 levels affected fish regardless of whether their parents had also experienced the same environment. Spiny damselfish were kept in water with different CO2 levels for several months. One level was consistent... http://www.climatecentral.org/news/fish-adaptation-co2-levels-18163 DROUGHT Frogfruit needs little water to look lush. This is the last in a weekly series featuring the UC Davis Arboretum “New Front Yard” series, 40 drought-tolerant and beautiful plants well adapted to our region. Frogfruit Lippia nodiflora Size: Under 1 foot. Bloom season: Summer, early fall. Pruning needs: Trim edges occasionally to keep within bounds; can be mowed to remove spent... http://www.sacbee.com/2014/10/11/6775364/frogfruit-needs-little-water-to.html Trees in Fresno's parks are suffering in the drought. ...2014. JOHN WALKER — Fresno Bee Staff Photo | What: Second of Fresno City Hall's water forums When: Monday, 6 p.m.-8:30 p.m. Where: Oraze Elementary School, 3468 N. Armstrong Ave. (at Dakota Avenue) Fresno City Hall is coming to the aid of the drought's latest victim — city parks' urban forest. It's not too late, city officials say, but time's a-wastin'. “We've got to do something,” said Parks Manager Tony Hernandez. “You can replace a young tree. But you take a tree like this, or a tree... http://www.fresnobee.com/2014/10/11/4173329/trees-in-fresnos-parks-are-suffering.html FUELS Gasoline prices fall to lowest level since November. The average price of regular gasoline in the U.S. slid to the lowest level in more than 10 months, dropping 11.6 cents in the three weeks that ended Friday to $3.26 a gallon, according to a survey of gasoline retailers. Prices are 12.5 cents lower than a year ago, according... http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-gasoline-prices-20141013-story.html?track=rss Gas prices in California could fall 30 cents. _ Gasoline prices could plummet as much as 30 cents a gallon in California before Christmas, analysts said, giving drivers a break before a new carbon tax on fuels kicks in next year and sends prices soaring again. The state average stood at $3.64 on... http://www.contracostatimes.com/business/ci_26704378/gas-prices-california-could-fall-30-cents-by Ballot question targets indexing of gas tax. ...Dana Ripley, of Winthrop, Mass., fills the gas tank of his truck at a service station in Andover, Mass. In Ballot Question 1 in the Nov. 4 election, Massachusetts voters will have the opportunity to keep or repeal an automated yearly increase of the state gasoline tax. CHARLES KRUPA — AP Photo BOSTON — If approved, Question 1 on the November ballot wouldn't lower the state's gas tax, but it could stop future increases that would otherwise occur automatically and without any say by lawmakers. Supporters... http://www.modbee.com/2014/10/12/3587575/ballot-question-targets-indexing.html?ihp=0&sp=%2f99%2f1526%2f Coal, Obama weighing heavy in Rahall's W.Va. bid. ...preferred Obama. But, last election, Rahall's constituents rebuked the president the most. Here, Appalachian coal's downward spiral is clear. Companies are shuttering mines and laying off miners, many who have known no other lifestyle. In his push to stem global warming, Obama has proposed cutting down carbon emissions from coal-fired power plants nationwide. Many in the Mountain State fear it will be an unprecedented nail in the coffin for Appalachian coal, piling onto bigger market... http://www.sfgate.com/news/article/Coal-Obama-weighing-heavy-in-Rahall-s-W-Va-bid-5817809.php GREEN ENERGY Tenaska Imperial West solar project construction on schedule. Construction of the electric transmission switchyard, substation and transmission lines for the 150-megawatt Tenaska Imperial Solar Energy Center West is on schedule, with full-scale construction, including installation of the solar panels, expected to start later this year. The 150-megawatt Tenaska Imperial West solar project is Tenaska's second large-scale solar... http://www.ivpressonline.com/business/local/tenaska-imperial-west-solar-project-construction-on-schedule/article_f4b6d151-3080-5384-86d5-6e5f67eb1e01.html Salton Sea dominates discussion about the future of California's green energy mandate. ...policy. I think it ought to be climate. And I think it's (Assembly Bill) 32 that informed the RPS,” said IID general manager Kevin Kelley to regulators and energy officials on his panel, as he directed the focus of of the discussion to the Salton Sea and a geothermal energy bill that stalled in the state legislature. “It's sort of my role — unfortunate as it is — to remind everybody that the Salton Sea is not like a fine wine. It does not improve with age,” Kelley said. “In 2017 it falls off the... http://www.ivpressonline.com/news/local/renewableenergy/salton-sea-dominates-discussion-about-the-future-of-california-s/article_9264419c-f883-5481-85da-b7ddf292e23d.html Elon Musk Just Made It Way Cheaper To Live Off Solar Power. ...twitter_share|article-5810243|article-share-redesign|3 pinterest_share|article-5810243|article-share-redesign|4 reddit_share|article-5810243|article-share-redesign|5 google_share|article-5810243|article-share-redesign|6 Outfitting your home with cheap solar power just got a lot easier. Elon Musk-chaired Solar City, the biggest name in residential solar power, is now offering loans to allow their customers to own their solar panels for cheaper than their current lease offerings.... http://www.sfgate.com/technology/businessinsider/article/Elon-Musk-Just-Made-It-Way-Cheaper-To-Live-Off-5810243.php Contest spurs energy innovation apps, products. Twenty-two teams worked 24 hours straight this weekend to develop digital products, apps and websites that support Vermont's vision of affordable, efficient and renewable energy. Click to Continue » http://www.fresnobee.com/2014/10/13/4175861/contest-spurs-energy-innovation.html Thomas Township man adds solar panels to home. ...expects to have to replace it within the next several years. Instead, the panels are mounted on a metal structure about 11 feet tall at its highest point in his backyard. The new solar panel setup is one of a few things Morningstar is doing in the name of sustainability. He drives a Chevrolet Volt, he's installing a high-efficiency furnace in his home, and he plans to eventually improve insulation and invest in new windows, among other things. When Morningstar bought the Volt in May, he recalled... http://www.modbee.com/2014/10/11/3582282/thomas-township-man-adds-solar.html?sp=%2f99%2f1526%2f2038%2f Tesla unlikely to build Gigafactory in desert ...energy mix. Solar plants, for instance, generate the most electricity during the middle of the day, but peak energy use occurs in the evening. That's why most solar farms need to be supplemented by natural gas-fired power plants, which produce half as much carbon as coal-fired plants — but still far more than solar farms. If electricity providers could store large quantities of solar power during the day and send it to consumers in the evening, it would be far easier for California to move... http://www.desertsun.com/story/tech/science/energy/2014/10/10/tesla-unlikely-build-gigafactory-desert/17075197/ OPINION Man can't disrupt climate. Regarding Seth Borenstein's front-page article Sept. 30 regarding "wild weather," I am very sick and tired of the scientific media parroting what's become a boring old mantra of global-warming nonsense. It is just as insidious for scientists to tell us they can differentiate between natural vs. man-made climate changes as it is to imply that man can cause climate disruption in the first place. The article noted that... http://www.fresnobee.com/2014/10/10/4172475/man-cant-disrupt-climate.html?sp=%2f99%2f274%2f277%2f BLOG Report: GM starting to talk seriously about 200-mile EV. We've been hearing word of a 200-mile EV from Chevrolet for a while now. First, there was General Motors then-CEO Dan Akerson hinting at a $30,000, 200-mile EV that would take the competition by surprise. Then Akerson confirmed that GM is working on a 200-mile EV in a speech in... http://green.autoblog.com/2014/10/12/gm-starting-to-talk-seriously-about-200-mile-ev/ Cadillac To Offer All-Electric Car As Well As Plug-In Hybrid, ELR Successor. While General Motors' plug-in electric cars are in a bit of a sales lull this fall, the company has an expanding number of plug-in products planned for years to come. The latest to be uncovered--at least in the planning stages--is an all-electric Cadillac sedan. DON'T MISS:... http://www.greencarreports.com/news/1094907_cadillac-to-offer-all-electric-car-as-well-as-plug-in-hybrid-elr-successor Want A Toyota Fuel-Cell Vehicle A Year From Now? Bid For It! Toyota's hydrogen fuel-cell vehicle doesn't go on sale until late next year, but there's at least one way to get a chance of getting one when it does.The carmaker will give away one of the hydrogen cars--for now known only as the "Fuel Cell Sedan"--to an individual customer. While charity car giveaways are by no means uncommon, this is the first time a hydrogen fuel-cell car has served as the prize. http://www.greencarreports.com/news/1094885_want-a-toyota-fuel-cell-vehicle-a-year-from-now-bid-for-it Climate Change Emerging as Hot Topic in Key Senate Races. The issue of climate change has emerged in nearly every Senate race this election season. Candidates are discussing it, debate moderators are asking about it, and journalists are covering it. Why? Because the vast majority of voters say they are concerned about... http://www.huffingtonpost.com/heather-taylormiesle/climate-change-emerging-a_b_5976078.html Republicans Look To Oust West Virginia's Only Democratic House Member. ...preferred Obama. But, last election, Rahall's constituents rebuked the president the most. Here, Appalachian coal's downward spiral is clear. Companies are shuttering mines and laying off miners, many who have known no other lifestyle. In his push to stem global warming, Obama has proposed cutting down carbon emissions from coal-fired power plants nationwide. Many in the Mountain State fear it will be an unprecedented nail in the coffin for Appalachian coal, piling onto bigger market... http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/10/12/nick-rahall-2014_n_5972728.html?utm_hp_ref=politics EPA Trends on EVs and PHEVs; beginning of a “measurable and meaningful impact” on new vehicle fuel economy and emissions. The US Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) annual report “Light-Duty Automotive Technology, Carbon Dioxide Emissions, and Fuel Economy Trends” (earlier post) has, in its past editions since its inception in 1975, treated alternative fuel vehicles—electric vehicles (EVs), plug-in hybrid vehicles (PHEVs), and compressed natural gas (CNG) vehicles—separately... http://www.greencarcongress.com/2014/10/20141011-trends.html Climate Change Safety. AREQUIPA, Peru (AP) — Defense officials say a report slated for release Monday will lay out plans for the Pentagon to get a better handle on how cli... http://www.huffingtonpost.com/news/climate-change-safety/ UC Davis ITS study suggests hastening consumer adoption of plug-ins will require innovation on the sales side. ...the quality and pace of diffusion amongst dealers. This, in turn, the team suggests, could—through a sub-par purchase experience—hinder the quality and pace of the adoption of plug-in vehicles by customers. This dynamic may have repercussions for achieving ZEV targets and potentially other regulatory objectives, they note. Presently, 19 different models of PEVs from 10 different manufacturers are available for purchase in California, but only three of these models are available nationally. Although... http://www.greencarcongress.com/2014/10/20141012-its.html Hydrogenics introduces Celerity fuel cell power system for medium- and heavy-duty vehicles. Hydrogenics Corporation has introduced a new fuel cell system purposely developed for medium- and heavy-duty buses and trucks. The Celerity system is intended to reducing the time and cost needed to integrate fuel cells into a vehicle's drivetrain. The company is profiling the new system... http://www.greencarcongress.com/2014/10/20141013-celerity.html This hockey legend wants to put dirty energy in the penalty box. ...something other than pucks: energy. Richter is the CEO and founding partner at Healthy Planet Partners , a company that retrofits commercial buildings with clean energy technologies. The model is similar to that of SolarCity 's: If a building owner wants, say, solar power, HPP will install the panels for free. HPP owns the technology and charges customers a monthly utility fee (think of it as DirecTV but for cleaner energy). In July, HPP secured $26 million in funding . Richter's venture even allows him... http://grist.org/people/this-hockey-legend-wants-to-put-dirty-energy-in-the-penalty-box/?utm_source=syndication&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=feed Climate Change Brings New Military Challenges As Changing World Spurs Competition.AREQUIPA, Peru (AP) — Defense officials say a report slated for release Monday will lay out plans for the Pentagon to get a better handle on how climate change will affect the military, and determine how best to deal with the challenges. Defense Department leaders have long warned that the evolving change in climate patterns, resulting in rising seas and increased severe weather events,... http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/10/13/climate-change-military_n_5975734.html California is in a drought emergency. Visit www.SaveOurH2O.org for water conservation tips.