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COOLCALIFORNIA

Wieckowski Recognizes Hayward 'CoolCalifornia' Small Business
Award Winner. State Senator Bob Wieckowski (D-Fremont) recognized
Hayward’s Way To Be Designs today for its selection as a
CoolCalifornia Small Business Award winner by the California Air
Resources Board. Way To Be Designs and 15 other companies were
honored during a ceremony at the California Environmental
Protection Agency building.
http://patch.com/california/castrovalley/wieckowski-recognizes-hayward-coolcalifornia-small-business-award-winner

Aperia Wins 2014 CoolCalifornia Small Business Award.  Aperia
Technologies, makers of a versatile, self-powered, bolt-on tire
inflation technology, today announced it has been named a winner
of a CoolCalifornia Small Business Award by the California Air
Resources Board (CARB). The American made Halo Tire Inflator is
designed to solve the problem of tire under-inflation in medium-
and heavy-duty trucks and trailers, reducing fuel consumption,
tire waste and emissions.
http://www.prweb.com/releases/2015/02/prweb12515348.htm

Capitola Veterinary Hospital named Cool California Business of
the Year.  As the local economy struggled in the past five years
to recover from recession, Dr. River May at Capitola Veterinary
Hospital doubled the number of clients, grew his staff from six
to 11 employees, and saved $1,500 a year by making decisions from
an environmental perspective.
http://www.santacruzsentinel.com/business/20150211/capitola-veterinary-hospital-named-cool-california-business-of-the-year

AIR POLLUTION

Drivers Exposed to 29 Times More Air Pollution While Stopped at
Red Lights, Study Finds.  Driving with the windows down on a
clear blue day may feel refreshing. Really, though, that breeze
is toxic. According to new research, you’re dosing yourself with
high levels of harmful air pollution every time you stop at a red
light. Braking at traffic lights, and then accelerating when they
turn green, makes up only around 2 percent of the time a driver
spends in the car. Yet that scant amount of time makes up fully
25 percent of a driver’s total air pollution exposure, according
to a study published Thursday in the journal Atmospheric
Environment.
http://www.newsweek.com/drivers-exposed-29-times-more-air-pollution-while-stopped-red-lights-study-306698

Delhi Wakes Up to an Air Pollution Problem It Cannot Ignore.  For
years, this sprawling city on the Yamuna River had the dirtiest
air in the world, but few who lived here seemed conscious of the
problem or worried about its consequences. Now, suddenly, that
has begun to change. Some among New Delhi’s Indian and foreign
elites have started to wear the white surgical masks so common in
Beijing. 
http://www.nytimes.com/2015/02/15/world/asia/delhi-wakes-up-to-an-air-pollution-problem-it-cannot-ignore.html

New air standard for the valley: Say goodbye to your
gasoline-burning car. The San Joaquin Valley has the most federal
ozone violations in the country over the last 15 years. The
region's only ozone triumph is achieving an ozone standard that
dates back to the 1970s. And that isn't official yet. But the
future may hold an even bigger struggle as the U.S. Environmental
Protection Agency prepares a new ozone standard this year that
will challenge even some of the cleaner air basins across the
country.
http://www.bakersfieldcalifornian.com/local/x1923720875/New-air-standard-for-the-valley-Say-goodbye-to-your-gasoline-burning-car

Fishermen in Goa, India, dread return of mining. ...river, he
said, making "our lives miserable."    "Time and again, the water
pollution made the river turn red," said Parab, 61, sitting in
the veranda...	
http://www.latimes.com/world/asia/la-fg-india-fishermen-20150216-story.html

Water, air quality concerns heighten conflict with pig
farms.	...from fertilizer and accumulated manure have on lakes
and rivers, as well as air pollution that can be harmful to
respiratory health.    Livestock...	
http://www.sacbee.com/news/business/article10450640.html

Wood burning ban announced for Tuesday.	...in most of the Inland
Empire for Tuesday, Feb. 17, due to a forecast of bad air
quality.    Residents are forbidden from burning wood until
Wednesday...	
http://news.vocus.com/?a=20468404410&p=19f&v=1&x=VRQ1qAEZ6U_KDzK860_Uqw

Placer County Subsidizes Bicycles To Get Cars Off The
Road.	...riding. Aaron says the goal of the program is to reduce
traffic and improve air quality. "We've figured that, last year
for example, we have...	
http://www.capradio.org/articles/2015/02/17/placer-county-subsidizes-bicycles-to-get-cars-off-the-road/

Southland fireplace burn-ban in place today.	...meaning indoor
fireplace use and outdoor wood burning will be prohibited due to
pollution concerns.    The South Coast Air Quality
Management...	http://www.pasadenastarnews.com/general-news/20150217/southland-fireplace-burn-ban-in-place-today

Study finds that unregulated VSLS efficient at influencing
climate through depletion of stratospheric ozone.
...chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs), are the principal cause of the
recent depletion of stratospheric ozone, recent observations show
that very short-lived substances (VSLS),...	
http://www.greencarcongress.com/2015/02/20150217-vsls.html

CLIMATE CHANGE	

Nations agree draft text for deal to fight climate change. 
Almost 200 countries agreed a draft text for a deal to fight
climate change on Friday, but put off hard choices about
narrowing down a vast range of options for limiting a damaging
rise in temperatures.
http://in.reuters.com/article/2015/02/13/climatechange-talks-idINKBN0LH1TF20150213

Surprisingly, a Voluntary Climate Treaty Could Actually Work. 
Negotiators around the world are deliberating proposals for an
international climate change treaty that will contain a glaring
loophole: It won’t be binding. That’s less than ideal, but it’s
still worthwhile for several important reasons. First, all
treaties are essentially voluntary, short of violators being
placed under severe sanctions or the threat of war. 
http://www.nytimes.com/2015/02/15/upshot/surprisingly-a-voluntary-climate-treaty-could-actually-work.html?_r=0&abt=0002&abg=0


Climate change booklet aims to dispel confusion, misinformation. 
The Australian Academy of Science has launched a new booklet
reiterating that man-made climate change is real. The booklet
titled Science Of Climate Change: Questions And Answers warns of
the consequences for Australia if no changes are made to address
the issue. Academy president Professor Andrew Holmes said there
was a gap between public perception of climate change and
reality.
http://www.abc.net.au/news/2015-02-16/climate-change-is-happening-now-scientists-warn/6093724

Climate Scientist Tries Arts To Stir Hearts Regarding Earth's
Fate.  A decade ago, physicist Robert Davies wasn't all that
interested in Earth's climate. His field was quantum optics. But
while he was working at the University of Oxford in England, he
became intrigued by what was going on at Oxford's Environmental
Change Institute, just down the road from his lab. Davies started
going to seminars at the Institute, and was taken aback, he says,
by "the broad gap between what science understands about climate
change, and what the public understands."
http://www.npr.org/2015/02/16/386064582/climate-scientist-tries-arts-to-stir-hearts-regarding-earths-fate

Study challenges climate benefits of U.S. low-carbon fuels.  A
recent study on the carbon footprint of biofuels is adding a new
wrinkle to the already corrugated landscape of alternative fuels
policies. University of Michigan research professor John DeCicco
wrote a study finding that the current method of calculating the
carbon emissions associated with transportation fuels is
essentially meaningless.
http://www.eenews.net/climatewire/stories/1060013547/search?keyword=california

Climate Change Poised to Make Infectious Disease Outbreaks More
Frequent.  As the Ebola outbreak showed the world recently, the
modern age of global air travel has made it far easier for
disease to spread. But climate change, which is shuffling
habitable zones for pathogen-carrying animals, is poised to make
future outbreaks of infectious diseases such as Ebola, H1N1 and
TB worse, and more frequent.
http://www.newsweek.com/climate-change-poised-make-infectious-disease-outbreaks-more-frequent-307161

Trash-burning plant protected in California climate fights. 
Senate President Pro Tem Kevin de León proposed legislation last
week to increase the amount of electricity California derives
from renewable sources, continuing the Capitol’s longstanding
tradition of excluding from what counts as “renewable” any power
generated from burning household trash.
http://www.sacbee.com/news/politics-government/article10378388.html#storylink=cpy

CALIFORNIA: Incinerator's special status may be on chopping block
amid climate battle.  As California readies to battle climate
change, some state lawmakers are trying to save a special...	
http://news.vocus.com/?a=20468131637&p=19f&v=1&x=kItxhln9ZxCf_JYTrJyQuA

Cooling of test planet divides scientists, environmentalists.
Scientists are so concerned about global warming that they're now
calling for tests to find ways to...	
http://www.santacruzsentinel.com/environment-and-nature/20150214/cooling-of-test-planet-divides-scientists-environmentalists

Satellites gauge rising sea levels due to climate change.	Today,
we are seeing rising sea levels from global warming that can...	
http://www.sanluisobispo.com/2015/02/14/3490786/satellites-gauge-potentially-dangerous.html

Scott Ostler: Fun in the sun, then it's off to bed for these
golfers.	...known for its shipwreck storms, but now it's Malibu
North. If this is what global warming brings, let's all agree
that the acceleration of human...	
http://www.sfgate.com/sports/ostler/article/Scott-Ostler-Fun-in-the-sun-then-it-s-off-to-6082954.php

Science Standards Draw Climate Change Debate Back Into Wyo.
Classrooms.  capradio.org	By Aaron Schrank | NPR Monday, February
16, 2015 Update Required To play
the...	http://www.capradio.org/news/npr/story?storyid=386758778

Energy Report to Examine Cyberattack, Global Warming
Threats.	...review of the nation's energy infrastructure will
focus on its vulnerability to climate change, cyberattacks and
age, Energy Secretary Ernest Moniz...	
http://www.usnews.com/news/special-reports/energy-of-tomorrow/articles/2015/02/17/energy-report-to-examine-grid-threats-from-cyberattacks-global-warming

FUELS

The White House walks away from clean coal.	...says of
carbon-capture projects. President Barack Obama has made
addressing climate change a key part of his legacy. In November
he struck an...	
http://www.sacbee.com/news/local/environment/article10511444.html

VEHICLES

Ballard expects to provide 10 fuel cell modules for new FTA fuel
cell bus programs.	Ballard Power Systems expects to supply 10
FCvelocity-HD6 fuel cell modules to power clean energy buses as
part of two projects...	
http://www.greencarcongress.com/2015/02/20150217-ballard.html

Apple is revving up to work on a car, report says.	...by Apple
Inc. Apple has tasked several hundred employees with working on
an electric vehicle, The Wall Street Journal reported Friday.
Code-named...	
http://www.mercurynews.com/business/ci_27526861/apple-is-revving-up-work-car-report-says

GREEN ENERGY

Consultant finds sustainable career in green
buildings.	...architect to bring out the green in a building.
Allan Skodowski of Transwestern Sustainability Services in
Milwaukee leads a team of sustainability...
http://www.sacbee.com/news/business/article10511402.html 

Can SMRs Lead The U.S. Into A Clean Energy
Future?	...co-generation and hybrid systems. Nuclear
co-generation promises to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by
capturing the heat and electricity produced...	
http://www.forbes.com/sites/jamesconca/2015/02/16/can-smrs-lead-the-u-s-into-a-clean-energy-future/

OPINION

Mercury News editorial: Scientists must solve growing trust
problem.  Scientists are facing a crisis of trust. A Pew Research
Center poll released Jan. 29 shows a huge gap between the views
of scientists and the general public on a range of issues -- not
just climate change but also genetically modified foods,
vaccinations, the use of animals in research and the threat of
overpopulation. Furthermore, as scientific theories evolve,
today's instant mass communication of each step forward and back
undermines belief in facts that are proven, like the ability of
vaccines to all but eliminate a disease.
http://www.mercurynews.com/opinion/ci_27516835/mercury-news-editorial-scientists-must-solve-growing-trust

JOSEPH PERKINS: Why Americans are cool toward climate
alarmism.	...not only to literature and to cinema, but also to
real world issues – like global warming. The scientific community
has told the tale that human...	
http://www.pe.com/articles/climate-760297-change-suspension.html

As high-speed rail gains momentum, U.S. can look to Europe's
example.	...neighboring areas. For instance, a city such as
Palmdale may be able to create affordable housing for workers who
commute to downtown Los Angeles,...	
http://www.latimes.com/opinion/op-ed/la-oe-0216-loukaitou-sideris-high-speed-rail-development-20150216-story.html

BLOGS

While U.S. politicians argue about climate change, British pols
decide the debate is over.  With only a few months before a major
election, it can be tough to get politicians from opposing
parties to agree on the color of the sky, much less the future of
the planet. That would seem especially true in the
rough-and-tumble world of British politics, where the two main
candidates for prime minister in the upcoming May election —
incumbent David Cameron and challenger Ed Miliband — often prefer
insulting each other to finding common ground. Cameron has called
Miliband “a muppet” and “a waste of space.” Miliband has replied
that Cameron is “dodgy” and “a dunce.”
http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/worldviews/wp/2015/02/13/while-us-politicians-argue-about-climate-change-british-pols-decide-the-debate-is-over/

These countries are making polluters pay.	...story was reproduced
here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. Solving climate
change is essentially an economic problem: How do you force...	
http://grist.org/climate-energy/these-countries-are-making-polluters-pay/

Regulation & Environment: California as a carbon testing ground. 
As California gets set to ratchet up the carbon-intensity
reduction targets in its first-in-the-nation Low Carbon Fuel
Standard, fellow West Coast states Washington and Oregon are sure
to be watching closely, as their governors have announced plans
to implement similar programs.
http://blogs.platts.com/2015/02/17/california-carbon/



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