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 AIR POLLUTION

New Delhi goes car-free for a day to combat chronic air
pollution
The world's most polluted city is trying a new experiment to
freshen its air: a "car-free day." For five hours on Thursday
morning, New Delhi's transport authorities asked drivers to avoid
a usually traffic-clogged, six-kilometer stretch of road along
the city's iconic India Gate.
http://www.cnn.com/2015/10/22/asia/delhi-car-free-day/ 
http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/A/AS_INDIA_CAR_FREE?SITE=AP&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT

http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/2015/10/22/world/asia/ap-as-india-car-free.html
 

Bay Area first: Wood-burning heating devices to be banned in new
homes
Wood-burning heaters -- including modern pollution-fighting wood
stoves -- will not be permitted in new homes built in the Bay
Area starting next fall, as part of a first-in-the-nation ban
approved by air quality regulators Wednesday.
http://www.insidebayarea.com/bay-area-news/ci_29002364/ban-wood-burning-heating-devices-considered-new-bay


CLIMATE CHANGE

Fight climate change for global stability, say US defence and
diplomacy elite 
Nearly 50 leaders of America’s defence and foreign policy
establishment are calling on political and business leaders to
“think past tomorrow” and lead the fight on climate change.
http://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2015/oct/22/fight-climate-change-for-global-stability-says-us-defence-and-diplomacy-leaders


Study finds the warmer it gets, the more world economy hurts
With each upward degree, global warming will singe the economies
of three-quarters of the world's nations and widen the
north-south gap between rich and poor countries, according to a
new economic and science study.
http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_SCI_WARMING_ECONOMY?SITE=AP&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT

http://www.csmonitor.com/USA/2015/1021/Does-climate-change-affect-income-New-study-sees-robust-link

https://earth.stanford.edu/news/high-cost-climate-change 

Paris Climate Summit Will Hinge on Climate Aid-Poor Nations
More funds to help poor nations cope with climate change will be
the make-or-break issue when a Paris summit seeks a U.N. deal in
December to slow global warming, the main group of developing
nations said on Thursday.
http://www.nytimes.com/reuters/2015/10/22/world/europe/22reuters-climatechange-aid.html


U.S. Moves Ahead With Carbon Rule as 25 States Prepare to Sue
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency will formally issue
carbon regulations for power plants on Friday, opening the door
to a wave of lawsuits from states and industry groups. The EPA
will publish its Clean Power Plan in the Federal Register, a
formal step that will start the clock on legal challenges from
opponents of the rule. 
http://www.nytimes.com/reuters/2015/10/22/us/22reuters-usa-epa-climatechange.html


EPA: Clean Power Plan Extensions Not a ‘Heavy Lift'
The Environmental Protection Agency has intentionally set a very
low bar for states seeking a two-year extension to submit plans
to implement the Clean Power Plan, the agency’s top air pollution
official said. http://www.bna.com/epa-clean-power-n57982062579/ 

Fires in Southeast Asia may be emitting more greenhouse gases
than the entire U.S. 
A toxic haze has repeatedly wafted over huge swaths of Southeast
Asia in the last month, causing school closures, grounded
flights, canceled events and widespread concern about public
health risks across the region. Here’s what you need to know
about the Great Haze of 2015.
http://www.latimes.com/world/asia/la-fg-great-haze-explainer-20151021-htmlstory.html


Draft plan relaxing car GHG controls called 'outrageous' 
At a House Energy and Commerce subcommittee hearing yesterday,
there was no disagreement that auto safety is a good thing. But
angry divisions emerged over a Republican plan to give carmakers
a break on greenhouse gas emission requirements in return for
making more use of innovative safety features.
http://www.eenews.net/eedaily/2015/10/22/stories/1060026734 

MIT to Fight Climate Change, but Won't Divest Fossil Fuels
The Massachusetts Institute of Technology announced a five-year
plan Wednesday to combat climate change but said it won't divest
its $12.4 billion endowment from fossil fuels, despite pressure
from students and a campus committee.
http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/2015/10/21/us/ap-us-mit-climate-change.html


HIGH SPEED RAIL

Firms question how carbon levy will fund California rail project
Private firms looking to build California's $68 billion
high-speed train system have concerns about the state's ability
to finance some of the project's cost through an untested
'cap-and-trade' carbon trading levy.
http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/10/22/california-rail-captrade-idUSL1N12L3AK20151022?feedType=RSS&feedName=rbssEnergyNews


Siemens raises questions about financial underpinnings of
high-speed rail
Siemens has said it hopes to create hundreds of local jobs by
building California high-speed trains at its South Sacramento
plant. But in a recent expression of interest to state officials,
the German rail firm questioned the long-term funding prospects
for the bullet train.
http://www.bizjournals.com/sacramento/news/2015/10/21/siemens-raises-questions-about-financial.html


DROUGHT

Water bills will creep up next year in L.A. because we've
conserved so much 
Under orders to slash their water use in the fourth year of a
statewide drought, Los Angeles residents and businesses have
largely risen to the challenge. But this week, Los Angeles
Department of Water and Power officials said that because its
customers have done such a good job saving, the agency is short
on revenue.
http://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-me-ln-dwp-water-rates-20151021-story.html


VW 

Volkswagen Says Recall Will Be Limited to Older Diesel Engines 
Volkswagen AG said its current-generation diesel engine doesn’t
have software designed to cheat on emissions tests, meaning its
global recall of as many as 11 million cars won’t need to be even
bigger. Diesel cars with EA 288 motors meet legal and
environmental requirements, the Wolfsburg, Germany-based company
said Thursday in an e-mailed statement.
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2015-10-22/volkswagen-says-recall-will-be-limited-to-older-diesel-engines

http://www.wsj.com/articles/volkswagen-widens-diesel-engine-emissions-probe-1445520747


How Could Volkswagen’s Top Engineers Not Have Known? 
For the gearheads at West Virginia University, it was a minor
commission. An environmental group, the International Council on
Clean Transportation, had asked the school’s Center for
Alternative Fuels, Engines and Emissions to test the tailpipes of
diesel cars in the U.S., such as those sold by Volkswagen and
BMW.
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2015-10-21/how-could-volkswagen-s-top-engineers-not-have-known-


Volkswagen Asks to Combine Fraud Claims in Virginia, Detroit 
Volkswagen AG is maneuvering to steer hundreds of class-action
lawsuits over its emissions-cheating software to the court
nearest its current U.S. headquarters or to Detroit, its former
location. The automaker asked a panel of federal judges to
combine the more than 350 lawsuits against it in federal court in
Alexandria, Virginia, a venue known for moving cases quickly and
also the one closest to its U.S. headquarters in Herndon.
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2015-10-21/volkswagen-seeks-to-combine-emission-suits-in-virginia-detroit


Volkswagen Investigating if Diesel Emissions Deception Was More
Extensive
Volkswagen said on Thursday that it was investigating whether
substantially more vehicles than previously disclosed were
equipped with software intended to deceive emissions tests,
raising the possibility of even greater damage to the company’s
reputation and finances.
http://www.nytimes.com/2015/10/23/business/international/volkswagen-diesel-investigation.html?hp&action=click&pgtype=Homepage&module=first-column-region®ion=top-news&WT.nav=top-news&_r=0

http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/V/VOLKSWAGEN?SITE=AP&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT


How Volkswagen Got Away With Diesel Deception
Volkswagen has admitted that millions of its diesel cars
worldwide were
equipped with software that was used to cheat on emissions tests.
The company
is now grappling with the fallout. (Updated)
http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2015/business/international/vw-diesel-emissions-scandal-explained.html


VEHICLES

Tesla's Best Celebrity Evangelist Emerges: It's Stephen Colbert 
When “The Late Show With Stephen Colbert” debuted on CBS last
month, the host chose Elon Musk, the chief executive officer of
Tesla Motors Inc., as one of his first guests. Colbert, who
commutes into Manhattan in a Model S sedan, took his enthusiasm
for Tesla one step further in an episode last week. 
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2015-10-22/tesla-s-best-celebrity-evangelist-emerges-it-s-stephen-colbert
 

Nissan and Ecotricity call for official EV charging point road
signage in UK
Nissan and Ecotricity, which operates Europe’s biggest and most
comprehensive rapid charging network, the Electric Highway,
called on the UK government to introduce official road signage
for the UK’s growing number of standard and rapid EV charging
points.
http://www.greencarcongress.com/2015/10/20151022-nissan.html 

More than 2K handraisers in California so far for Toyota Mirai
fuel cell vehicle
The Toyota Mirai hydrogen fuel cell vehicle (earlier post) is now
officially on sale in California; more than 300 new owners—
representing each of the dealership locations in Southern and
Northern California—received ceremonial keys at a Mirai premiere
event in Torrance. More than 2,000 people so far have requested
to buy a Mirai in California, where it is first available.
http://www.greencarcongress.com/2015/10/20151022-mirai.html 

GREEN ENERGY

In California, solar panels getting cool reception from
homeowners associations 
Ilam Mougy wanted to green up his condominium with solar
power.The 49-year-old software engineer won approval to install
panels on his home from utility Pacific Gas and Electric Co. and
the city of San Jose. He expected little trouble from the local
homeowners association since another neighbor had an array on his
roof. He was wrong.
http://www.sacbee.com/news/business/real-estate-news/article40824861.html#storylink=cpy


Apple Cleaning Up Act in China With More Renewable Energy
Apple is cleaning up its manufacturing operations in China to
reduce the air pollution caused by the factories that have
assembled hundreds of millions of iPhones and iPads during the
past eight years. 
http://time.com/4082921/apple-china-renewable-energy/ 
http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/2015/10/21/us/ap-us-apple-cleaner-china.html

It's not easy being green
The solar power plant at the center of the Obama administration's
push to reduce America's carbon footprint has its own carbon
pollution problem. The administration's initiative, which uses
millions of taxpayer dollars to promote green energy, has been a
boon for the Ivanpah plant in the Mojave Desert.
http://www.ocregister.com/articles/-345841-ocprint--.html 

OPINIONS

'California, here we come' for Canada?
It will be interesting to see how California Gov. Jerry Brown
interfaces with new Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. Both
are the sons of former leaders – Gov. Pat Brown and Prime
Minister Pierre Trudeau – remembered for overseeing major changes
in their respective polities. Both sons are big on halting
climate change and advancing cap-and-trade programs. Both are
liberals with a pragmatic side.
http://www.ocregister.com/articles/percent-688594-trudeau-california.html


Flawed Carbon Accounting Drives Boom in Burning U.S. Forests in
E.U. Power Plants
Updated | Forestry, done in the right place the right way and for
the right reasons, can be an important source of materials, jobs
and wildlife habitat. But are forests an appropriate fuel source
for power plants? I can’t find many scientists who say yes.
http://dotearth.blogs.nytimes.com/2015/10/22/flawed-carbon-accounting-drives-boom-in-burning-u-s-forests-in-e-u-power-plants/


This Child Doesn’t Need a Solar Panel
Spending billions of dollars on climate-related aid in countries
that need help with tuberculosis, malaria and malnutrition. In
the run-up to the 2015 U.N. Climate Change Conference in Paris
from Nov. 30 to Dec. 11, rich countries and development
organizations are scrambling to join the fashionable ranks of
“climate aid” donors.
http://www.wsj.com/articles/this-child-doesnt-need-a-solar-panel-1445466967?mod=trending_now_2

http://www.wsj.com/articles/immoral-environmentalism-1445512918



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