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newsclips -- ARB Newsclips for May 24, 2016.

Posted: 24 May 2016 14:08:32
ARB Newsclips for May 24, 2016. 

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AIR POLLUTION

Air and water problems are worsening on a global scale, U.N.
says. In a sweeping synthesis of global data, the United Nations
Environment Programme has intensively catalogued environmental
assaults across the six different major regions of the globe. And
it finds that, overall, damage to the planet is happening more
rapidly than before, through slights ranging from air pollution…
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/energy-environment/wp/2016/05/23/the-pace-of-environmental-damage-is-intensifying-across-the-globe-u-n-agency-says/


CLIMATE CHANGE

Farewell El Nino, It’s La Nina’s Turn to Cause Trouble Now. El
Nino has ended. The tropical Pacific Ocean is in a neutral state
and outlooks suggest little chance of indicators returning to El
Nino levels, Australia’s Bureau of Meteorology said on its
website on Tuesday. That means mid-May marks the end of the event
that reduced Indian rainfall, parched farmland in Asia and curbed
cocoa production in parts of Africa.
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2016-05-24/farewell-el-nino-it-s-la-nina-s-turn-to-cause-trouble-now?utm_source=Inside+Climate+News&utm_campaign=b7d568d579-Today_s_Climate12_10_2014&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_29c928ffb5-b7d568d579-327747457


Investors want oil giants to come clean about risks. Exxon Mobil
Corp ( XOM 0.08% )   and Chevron Corp ( CVX 0.78% )   will face
their toughest-ever push by shareholders concerned about a
warming world at annual meetings on Wednesday, as the Paris
accord to tackle climate change ratchets up investor pressure on
two of the world’s largest oil companies. The tension is most
acute at Exxon, which has denied accusations from
environmentalists…
http://fortune.com/2016/05/24/exxonmobil-chevron-shareholder-meetings-climate/


World could warm by massive 10C if all fossil fuels are burned. 
Arctic would warm by as much as 20C by 2300 with disastrous
impacts if action is not taken on climate change, warns new
study. The planet would warm by searing 10C if all fossil fuels
are burned, according to a new study, leaving some regions
uninhabitable and wreaking profound damage on human health, food
supplies and the global economy.
http://www.theguardian.com/environment/2016/may/23/world-could-warm-by-massive-10c-if-all-fossil-fuels-are-burned?utm_source=Inside+Climate+News&utm_campaign=b7d568d579-Today_s_Climate12_10_2014&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_29c928ffb5-b7d568d579-327747457

Total rules out Arctic oil drilling, citing 2C goal. French oil
major to cut back on expensive tar sands development and avoid
the Arctic, raising the bar for industry action on climate
change. Total is slashing expensive oil ventures in line with
international efforts to hold global warming below 2C.  The
French oil major is reducing its exposure to tar sands and
avoiding the Arctic ice pack.
http://www.climatechangenews.com/2016/05/24/total-rules-out-arctic-oil-drilling-citing-2c-goal/?utm_source=Inside+Climate+News&utm_campaign=b7d568d579-Today_s_Climate12_10_2014&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_29c928ffb5-b7d568d579-327747457


Some areas to be 'uninhabitable' if carbon budget busts. Global
temperatures could rise by 11.5 to 17 degrees Fahrenheit by 2300
if we release all 5,000 gigatons of carbon stored in Earth as
fossil fuels, according to a new study. The study, published
yesterday in Nature Climate Change, expands on the concept of the
carbon budget -- the amount of carbon dioxide that can be
released…
http://www.eenews.net/climatewire/2016/05/24/stories/1060037732 

DROUGHT

India braces for more heat after temperatures break records.
India was bracing on Monday for another bout of extreme heat
after temperatures smashed records in some parts of the country,
while weather officials warned against more frequent heat waves.
Temperatures in parts of the western region breached 50 Celsius
(122°F) last week, causing a spike in cases of people suffering
dehydration…
http://www.reuters.com/article/us-india-heatwave-idUSKCN0YE1CF 

San Diegans cut back on water consumption. Customers in San Diego
County cut back on water consumption by 23 percent in April,
compared to the same month three years ago, marking the largest
monthly reduction since September, the San Diego County Water
Authority reported Monday. The state-mandated target for the
county as a whole is to reduce consumption by 13 percent
compared…
http://www.cbs8.com/story/32045624/san-diegans-cut-back-on-water-consumption


Largest U.S. Water Reservoir Shrinks to Record Low Amid Major
Drought. A 'bathtub ring' surrounds Lake Mead near Hoover Dam,
which impounds the Colorado River at the Arizona-Nevada border,
on March 30, 2016. The white ring shows the effects of a drought
which has caused the level of the lake to drop to an historic
low.
The lake is currently at 37% of capacity.
http://time.com/4344983/lake-mead-water-reservoir-drought/ 

FUELS

Alameda County fracking ban moves forward. Alameda County took a
big step toward becoming the first in the Bay Area to ban
fracking as a safeguard to prevent pollution of local ground
water supplies. In a 6-0 vote that took two years to reach, the
Alameda County Planning Commission on Monday agreed to recommend
the Board of Supervisors adopt an ordinance banning fracking and
other high intensity oil recovery practices.
http://www.mercurynews.com/science/ci_29930605/alameda-county-planners-endorse-plan-ban-oil-fracking


Cow Power at California dairy. The 700 cows on Cace Van Steyn’s
dairy farm in Elk Grove excrete about 98,000 pounds of manure and
urine every day. All that waste produces methane. The dairy is
now using a flush system to collect that manure from most of the
stalls and carry it to a covered lagoon where an anaerobic
digester converts the gas into enough electricity to power 125
homes.
http://www.imperialvalleynews.com/index.php/news/california-news/9376-cow-power-at-california-dairy.html


U.S. Leads Globe in Oil Production for Third Year. The U.S. led
the world last year in producing both oil and gas, federal
government estimates published Monday show, even as the country
committed to cutting greenhouse gas emissions. The U.S. was the
globe’s leading producer of crude oil for the third year in a row
in 2015.
http://www.climatecentral.org/news/us-leads-globe-oil-production-for-third-year-20368?utm_source=Inside+Climate+News&utm_campaign=b7d568d579-Today_s_Climate12_10_2014&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_29c928ffb5-b7d568d579-327747457


VEHICLES

Utilities Want To Plug In More Electric Drivers. What region
leads the nation in electric car sales? Here’s a hint, one of the
city mayors drives a plug-in hybrid and Tesla Motors is located
there. Well, that was kind of a big hint. Yes, the number one
market for electric vehicle adoption is the San Francisco Bay
Area (S.F. Mayor Ed Lee drives a Chevy Volt).
http://ww2.kqed.org/science/2016/05/23/utilities-want-to-plug-in-more-electric-drivers/


Mercedes-Benz electric cars: more details of 4 models for 2020
emerge. All three German luxury car makers now have plans to
launch battery-electric vehicles before 2020 to counter the
unlikely success of California's Tesla Motors. Whether their
electric cars are sedans, SUVs, or both, they will likely be
sized and priced to compete with the Tesla Model S and Model X
now in production.
http://www.greencarreports.com/news/1104105_mercedes-benz-electric-cars-more-details-of-4-models-for-2020-emerge


Electric-car energy density to approach gasoline by 2045: report.
The lithium-ion battery packs that power modern electric cars are
far less energy-dense than the liquid hydrocarbon fuels that
power internal-combustion cars. They can't hold nearly as much
energy in a given volume or weight, a disadvantage that shows in
the relatively short ranges of many electric cars…
http://www.greencarreports.com/news/1104121_electric-car-energy-density-to-approach-gasoline-by-2045-report


HIGH-SPEED RAIL

Horse owners in the San Fernando Valley feel trod on by bullet
train. Dale Gibson grimly shook his head, his white cowboy hat
blocking out the bright afternoon sun. “How about this mess,” he
said, walking through his Sunland ranch in the shadow of the San
Gabriel Mountains. Gibson, a rodeo cowboy and stuntman who has
performed in more than five dozen films…
http://www.latimes.com/local/california/la-me-bullet-horses-20160523-snap-story.html
 

GREEN ENERGY

Crystal balls, hard truths confront bankrupt energy companies.
It's a tough time to be in the fossil fuels business. Three of
the four largest U.S. coal companies are bankrupt. More than 70
small oil and gas producers have folded since 2014, when oil
prices began to collapse, and bigger drillers such as SandRidge
Energy Inc. have started to join them (EnergyWire, May 17).
http://www.eenews.net/energywire/2016/05/24/stories/1060037735 

Why China is having so many problems ramping up wind power. China
holds the record as the world’s top wind installer, accounting
for about a third of the total global installed wind capacity.
The United States trails in second place, accounting for just
more than 17 percent. But despite its higher total capacity…
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/energy-environment/wp/2016/05/23/how-china-is-blowing-its-chance-to-lead-the-world-in-wind-energy/


Guess where solar is hot. To generate a lot of energy from
rooftop solar panels, you need two things – a lot of sunshine and
a lot of roof space. Orange County, it turns out, has both,
making it one of the most solar-ready regions in the country,
according to a report from the National Renewable Energy
Laboratory.
http://www.ocregister.com/articles/solar-379740-ocprint-energy-electricity.html


Massachusetts bill would encourage hydropower, offshore wind.
Canadian hydropower and offshore wind projects would become more
prominent pieces of the state's overall energy landscape under a
long-awaited bill House lawmakers unveiled Monday. Members of a
legislative committee that oversees energy issues…
http://www.fresnobee.com/news/business/article79299032.html#storylink=cpy


New natural gas projects spark debate. Appellate court to rule on
challenge to proposed electricity plant in Carlsbad. A new wave
of natural gas power plants planned for Southern California has
stoked a high-stakes debate about how best to keep the lights on
throughout the region. While green groups believe renewable
energy has…
http://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/news/2016/may/23/new-natural-gas-projects-spark-debate/


MISCELLANEOUS

Quemetco soil testing set to begin at end of the month. Quemetco
in the City of Industry recycles 600 tons of lead from batteries
each day. After a series of delays, lead battery recycler
Quemetco will begin testing soil around its plant in the City of
Industry at the end of the month, according to a schedule
submitted to the state’s Department of Toxic Substances Control.
http://www.scpr.org/news/2016/05/23/60860/quemetco-soil-testing-set-to-begin-at-end-of-the-m/


Fake towns show real ones how to cut emissions. Imagine Beltania
as a former industrial town with few freeways and Westlandia as a
growing city with sprawling suburbs. Both of the invented towns
can cut transportation emissions in different ways.
The scenarios come from a new report by the Frontier Group, set
to be unveiled today, that seeks to show how to get to
zero-carbon transportation.
http://www.eenews.net/climatewire/2016/05/24/stories/1060037755 

BLOGS

How Solar Energy Is Changing the World Using New Technologies.
One of the recent technology trends making waves on the globe
right now is the significant use of solar energy systems to
generate clean, non-polluting electricity and to also curb other
issues that directly affect the environment. Due to different
global warming concerns that are depleting the Earth’s resources,
innovators have found a way to harness the sun’s energy towards
creating sustainable solutions that they hope would eventually
replace conventional sources of energy. 
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/laiza-king-/how-solar-energy-is-chang_b_10071270.html




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