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FUELS UNDER CAP AND TRADE

California's tax hike battles climate change without hurting
consumers	
Not long ago, a gallon of gasoline cost over $3.80. It has now
fallen to less than $2.00 in many...
http://www.fresnobee.com/2015/01/22/4342231/californias-tax-hike-battles-climate.html


CAP AND TRADE

Bill to leave cap-and-trade program sees little support
There was little public appetite at a hearing Thursday for a bill
that would pull New Hampshire out of a multistate effort to
reduce carbon emissions.
http://www.sfchronicle.com/news/article/Bill-would-remove-NH-from-greenhouse-gas-6032649.php


Little support for move to leave cap-and-trade program
There was little public appetite at a hearing Thursday for a bill
that would pull New Hampshire out of a multi-state effort to
reduce carbon emissions. New Hampshire is one of nine states
participating in the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative, a system
where each state sells carbon emission allowances to producers.
http://www.eagletribune.com/news/new_hampshire/little-support-for-move-to-leave-cap-and-trade-program/article_cf7a3f68-eec1-5975-ad5d-3d530ded93c6.html


AIR POLLUTION

Hazy Skies the Backdrop for Obama's Climate Talks in India
When President Barack Obama arrives in New Delhi on Sunday he
will join the Indian capital's masses in breathing some of the
world's filthiest air. Hazy skies will serve as the backdrop to
meetings with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and other
officials who are expected to discuss India's biggest
environmental woes: Heavy reliance on fossil fuels that has
transformed New Delhi into the planet's most polluted capital and
made India the third biggest national emitter of greenhouse
gases.
http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/2015/01/23/world/asia/ap-as-india-obama-climate.html


China's smoggy capital to close 300 companies in battle on
pollution
Beijing plans to shut 300 companies this year to help reduce
choking air pollution in the Chinese capital, the official Xinhua
news agency said on Monday.
http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/01/23/us-china-pollution-idUSKBN0KW18F20150123


Hong Kong to Provide Air Quality Data for StanChart Marathon
Hong Kong will set up extra air quality checkpoints along the
route of Sunday’s marathon organized by Standard Chartered Plc
(STAN) to keep runners informed about pollution levels and
associated health risks. 
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2015-01-23/hong-kong-to-provide-air-quality-data-for-stanchart-marathon.html


Chinese And American Cities In Comparison [Infographic]
China’s struggles to contain thick rolling shrouds of smog have
been well documented. Despite public discontent and countless
pledges from the authorities to tackle the problem, air pollution
in many cities has been pushed to over twenty times the safe
limit on numerous occasions.
http://www.forbes.com/sites/niallmccarthy/2015/01/23/air-pollution-chinese-and-american-cities-in-comparison-infographic/


Official Pushes for Statewide Air Pollution, Environmental
Education
One of the people who makes environmental decisions for one of
the nation's worst spots for air quality is pushing for statewide
environmental education. "I think the complexity of the air
problems and the environmental problems, more broadly, really
does require broad public understanding," Dr. Joe Capitman of the
San Joaquin Valley Air District said. 
http://www.kfbk.com/articles/kfbk-news-461777/official-pushes-for-statewide-air-pollution-13180972/


CLIMATE CHANGE

U.N. asks countries for climate plans after record warm 2014
The United Nations asked governments on Thursday to submit plans
to cut greenhouse gas emissions as the building blocks of a deal
due in Paris in December to limit global warming, after
scientists said 2014 was the hottest year on record.
http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/01/22/us-climatechange-un-idUSKBN0KV22W20150122


Senate Says Climate Change Real, But Not Really Our Fault
Breathtakingly broad as its jurisdiction may be, the U.S. Senate
does not usually vote on the validity of scientific theories.
This week, it did. And science won. The Senate voted that climate
change is real, and not a hoax.
http://www.capradio.org/news/npr/story?storyid=379242432

Climate Change Moves the Doomsday Clock	
...big reasons is the failure to reduce greenhouse emissions even
in the face of climate change.          Credit: The Bulletin of
the Atomic Scientists....	
http://www.climatecentral.org/news/climate-change-doomsday-clock-18576


FUELS

Defenders of Tradition in Keystone Pipeline Fight
An unpainted wooden barn sits in a snow-dusted cornfield along a
gravel road, one of many that dot the rural horizon here. This
barn, however, contains no horses, tractors or farming tools. 
http://www.nytimes.com/2015/01/23/us/defending-family-farm-traditions-in-battle-against-keystone-pipeline.html?_r=0


VEHICLES

Toyota increasing production of Mirai fuel cell vehicle
Toyota Motor Corporation will increase production of the Mirai
fuel cell sedan, which launched in Japan on 15 December 2014.
The...	
http://www.greencarcongress.com/2015/01/20150122-mirai.html 

Plug-in Electric Cars In Canada: 10,000 Sold, Good News For 2015
...to Super Bowl XLIX, a slightly smaller number of Canadians
counted down to EV 10,000, celebrating the ten-thousandth plug-in
electric...	
http://www.greencarreports.com/news/1096415_plug-in-electric-cars-in-canada-10000-sold-good-news-for-2015


GREEN ENERGY

How will the state get 50% of its energy from 'renewable
resources' by 2050?
Gov. Jerry Brown (D) received plenty of early support for his
proposal, in his Jan. 5 inaugural speech, to get half of
California's electricity from renewable sources by 2030. A lawyer
who represents renewable energy developers said the media
coverage of Brown's goal has sparked interest from the public as
well as renewables advocates.
http://www.eenews.net/stories/1060011965 

India to push renewable energy drive during Obama visit
India will look to the United States for more private sector
partnerships and technology to support a drive to expand its use
of clean energy, as Washington looks to secure political support
for a global climate change deal in 2015.
http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/01/22/india-usa-climatechange-idUSL6N0V104L20150122


Analysis: 'Green' bond issuance booming, but standards are
unclear
Issuance of green bonds for companies working on battling climate
change are booming, but investors say the label needs safeguards
against bogus proposals that could sour retail buyers and wealth
advisers just starting to tune into the securities. 
http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/01/23/us-bonds-green-analysis-idUSKBN0KW25X20150123


Solar And Water: Abengoa's Big Bets
While renewable energy dominate the portfolio of its young
yieldco, Abengoa...
http://www.forbes.com/sites/uciliawang/2015/01/23/solar-and-water-abengoas-big-bets-in-the-u-s/

Orange County landfill taps methane for power
...Montauk, will pay the county a royalty for the right to
convert the landfill's methane and has a contract to sell the
electricity to Anaheim Public Utilities....
http://www.scpr.org/news/2015/01/22/49411/california-landfill-taps-methane-for-power/


California Farmers Turn Sugar Beets Into Energy
...table beet, but they're larger, white and very high in
sucrose. Sugar beets in California date back to the late 1800's.
In fact they've been grown longer...
http://www.capradio.org/articles/2015/01/22/california-farmers-turn-sugar-beets-into-energy/


MISCELLANEOUS

Mary Nichols, California's Environmental "Rock Star" on Valley
Edition 
The LA Times recently called Mary Nichols a “rock star.” In 2013
Time Magazine called her one of the 100 most influential people
in the world and the Thomas Edison on environmentalism. She’s the
chair of the California Air Resources Board, and if it has
something to do with air quality or climate change in the state,
she probably has something to say about it.
http://kvpr.org/post/mary-nichols-californias-environmental-rock-star-valley-edition


Sacramento State launching environmental research institute	
...will merge environmental science and policymaking,
particularly concerning climate change and water-related issues
that challenge California...
http://www.sacbee.com/news/local/environment/article7967292.html


BLOGS

Tipping Point for Carbon Pricing Just Got Closer	
Like objects in a passenger-side mirror, the tipping point for
pricing carbon is a lot closer than it appears, and votes this
week in the Senate...	
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/mark-reynolds/tipping-point-for-carbon_b_6527532.html





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