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newsclips -- ARB Newsclips for December 6, 2016.
Posted: 06 Dec 2016 12:40:06
ARB Newsclips for December 6, 2016. 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 Indians look for solutions only when toxic pollution soars. The truth of New Delhi’s toxic air finally hit home for Rakhi Singh when her 3-year-old son began to cough constantly early this year. She bought air purifiers for her home. When a thick, gray haze turned the view outside her home into a scene from a bad science fiction film last month, she bought pollution masks. https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/asia_pacific/indians-look-for-solutions-only-when-toxic-pollution-soars/2016/12/05/51c263c6-bb6e-11e6-ae79-bec72d34f8c9_story.html?utm_term=.df54f478c682 Toxic air hits home in one of the world's most polluted cities. The truth of New Delhi’s toxic air finally hit home for Rakhi Singh when her 3-year-old son began to cough constantly early this year. She bought air purifiers for her home. When a thick, gray haze turned the view outside her home into a scene from a bad science fiction film last month, she bought pollution masks. http://www.cbsnews.com/news/air-pollution-new-delhi-india-toxic-health/ CLIMATE CHANGE Japan's CO2 emissions drop 3 pct to 5-year low in FY2015. Japan's greenhouse gas emissions fell 3 percent to a five-year low in the financial year through March due to lower power demand, growing renewable energy and the restart of nuclear power plants, government figures showed on Tuesday. Emissions fell for a second straight year to 1.321 billion metric tonnes of CO2 equivalent… http://www.reuters.com/article/us-carbon-japan-idUSKBN13V03H?utm_source=Inside+Climate+News&utm_campaign=31f1c142f3-Today_s_Climate12_10_2014&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_29c928ffb5-31f1c142f3-327747457 Japan Is Obsessed With Climate Change. Young People Don’t Get It. At 12:30 p.m. on a recent Wednesday, the Ministry of the Environment offices here were almost completely in darkness, lit only by the silver-blue glow of computer screens. All of the government ministry offices are supposed to go dark for an hour in the middle of each day to save energy and reduce greenhouse gas emissions. http://www.nytimes.com/2016/12/05/science/japan-global-warming.html?ref=energy-environment&_r=2&utm_source=Inside+Climate+News&utm_campaign=31f1c142f3-Today_s_Climate12_10_2014&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_29c928ffb5-31f1c142f3-327747457 Climate Change Will Bring Wetter Storms in U.S., Study Says. Decades of research (and perhaps your own recent experiences on hot, humid days) have suggested that climate change will lead to an increase in big storms that cause flash floods, landslides and other natural disasters. Now, a new study shows that such intense precipitation will most likely increase across the continental United States, but with important regional variations. http://www.nytimes.com/2016/12/06/science/global-warming-extreme-storms.html?_r=0 Climate change could make extreme downpours 3X more likely, says study. New climate models have allowed scientists to simulate future thunderstorms. Some states already being ravaged by flooding might expect more of the same, if global warming continues at current level Extreme downpours could happen almost three times as often, and with a 70 percent increase in intensity, throughout the United States… http://www.csmonitor.com/Environment/2016/1206/Climate-change-could-make-extreme-downpours-3X-more-likely-says-study Warming U.S. Could See Extreme Rains Increase Fivefold. When the skies open up and deluge an area, the results can be catastrophic, with roads washed out and homes destroyed by the resulting flash floods. Such extreme downpours are already occurring more often across the U.S., but a new study finds that as global temperatures rise, storms could dump considerably more rain and skyrocket in frequency. http://www.climatecentral.org/news/us-could-see-increase-in-extreme-rains-20935?utm_source=Inside+Climate+News&utm_campaign=31f1c142f3-Today_s_Climate12_10_2014&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_29c928ffb5-31f1c142f3-327747457 Whopper rainstorms to increase fivefold under climate change — study. Extreme rainstorms are five times more likely to happen across parts of the United States by the end of the century as a result of global warming, according to a new study. The sharp increase in extreme downpours will be spread throughout the country, including some parts now suffering from drought, the study published yesterday in Nature Climate Change has found. http://www.eenews.net/climatewire/2016/12/06/stories/1060046696 Gov. Brown: U.S. won't 'go rogue on climate' under Trump. California Gov. Jerry Brown (D) yesterday expressed confidence that President-elect Donald Trump will soften his stance on addressing climate change. Trump has called climate change a "hoax" and has said he'll gut Obama administration climate policies. Several of his potential nominees for heads of U.S. EPA and the Department of Energy are people who have… http://www.eenews.net/climatewire/2016/12/06/stories/1060046718 DROUGHT Last-minute push for California drought legislation creates friction between Feinstein and Boxer. House Republican leaders and California’s senior senator announced Monday a new attempt to pass legislation that would increase water deliveries to San Joaquin Valley agribusiness and Southern California. The 90-page proposal was added to a water infrastructure bill that Congress is expected to vote on this week before adjourning for the rest of the year. http://www.latimes.com/politics/la-me-drought-bill-20161205-story.html House, Senate leaders reach deal on Calif. drought, Flint. House and Senate leaders reached agreement Monday on a bipartisan bill to authorize $170 million for Flint, Michigan, and other cities beleaguered by lead in drinking water, and to provide relief to drought-stricken California. A vote on the water-projects bill could be held this week as Congress wraps up its legislative work for the year. http://bigstory.ap.org/article/2d3dce717d7445c9a69c745bec88ee2e/house-senate-leaders-reach-deal-calif-drought-flint DIESEL ACTIVITIES Sacramento shortlisted for electric semi-truck factory that could bring thousands of jobs. Nikola Motor Co., a Salt Lake City-based startup that builds electric vehicles and parts, has shortlisted the Sacramento region for a manufacturing plant that the company has said could bring thousands of jobs, according to the Greater Sacramento Economic Council. The company, which was founded in October 2014, designs and manufactures electric vehicles, energy storage systems and electric vehicle components. http://www.bizjournals.com/sacramento/news/2016/12/06/sacramento-shortlisted-for-electric-semi-truck.html?ana=e_sac_bn_breakingnews&u=48zidwXI73mCj%2Bvn7gp6vA0acf0b37&t=1481049451&j=76671611 FUELS EPA chief defends methane regs as cost-effective. U.S. EPA chief Gina McCarthy argued yesterday that if Republicans nix limits on methane emissions, they will forgo opportunities to lower electricity prices and level the playing field for businesses. GOP lawmakers have said they intend to employ the rarely used Congressional Review Act to eliminate the agency's standards for new sources of emissions… http://www.eenews.net/climatewire/2016/12/06/stories/1060046695 VEHICLES Toyota to expand hybrid system development to further cut emissions. Toyota Motor Corp said on Tuesday it will expand the development of its gasoline-hybrid technology over the next five years to speed up the introduction of lower-emission engines in the face of stricter global emissions standards. The announcement was the latest by the Japanese firm aimed at making cars "greener" as global automakers… http://www.reuters.com/article/us-toyota-powertrain-idUSKBN13V0OZ Ford will ask Trump to cut fuel-economy rules, CEO says; 'no demand' for hybrid, electric. Last week, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency ruled that existing emissions limits for passenger cars for 2022 through 2025 should remain in place. It's a decision that is already opposed by lobbyists representing the auto industry, and possibly by the incoming Trump Administration. http://kpic.com/news/auto-matters/ford-will-ask-trump-to-cut-fuel-economy-rules-ceo-says-no-demand-for-hybrid-electric GREEN ENERGY Google to run solely on wind, solar in 2017. Published: Tuesday, December 6, 2016 Technology giant Google has said its data centers will run on 100 percent renewable energy by next year. Last year, the company — run by Alphabet Inc. — used as much energy as the city of San Francisco. "We are the largest corporate purchaser of renewable energy in the world," said Joe Kava, Google's senior vice president of technical infrastructure. http://www.eenews.net/greenwire/2016/12/06/stories/1060046735 MISCELLANEOUS Asbestos use dropped 16% in 2015 — USGS. The U.S. Geological Survey has cataloged a gradual decline in domestic consumption of the carcinogenic mineral asbestos in 2015, even as the chloralkali industry took a larger chunk of the pie. In a report released online today, USGS said that total asbestos consumption dropped to 343 tons last year, a 16 percent decline from 406 tons in 2014. http://www.eenews.net/greenwire/2016/12/06/stories/1060046736 OPINIONS The next big step for California on climate change. The California Air Resources Board is proposing an important climate change reduction plan that will help residents breathe easier, eat healthier and reduce food waste. The Short-Lived Climate Pollutant Reduction Strategy aims to cut so-called super pollutants that remain in the atmosphere for less time than carbon dioxide but inflict much greater harm on people and the environment. http://www.sacbee.com/opinion/op-ed/soapbox/article119022183.html#storylink=cpy Economists: Climate Change Will Hurt US Economy Sooner Than Expected. We have all seen the statistics. 97% of climate scientists agree that global warming is happening and is caused by human activity. Donald Trump and his team of zombie advisers prefer to say that scientist are split on that question but that is clearly a lie they tell themselves to justify their magic realism view of the world. But what do economists have to say? https://cleantechnica.com/2016/12/06/economists-climate-change-will-hurt-us-economy-sooner-expected/ BLOGS Paradigm Shift in Fuels as Carbon Intensity Surpasses Biofuel Volumes as Key Metric. Renewable diesel and conventional electricity lead the race to meet new emissions reduction goals, and diversified energy companies are well-placed, says Lux Research. Traditionally policies to promote greener transportation fuels have focused on mandating volumes of specific biofuels that must be used. http://www.marketwired.com/press-release/paradigm-shift-in-fuels-as-carbon-intensity-surpasses-biofuel-volumes-as-key-metric-2180939.htm The reality behind the Climate Reality Project. Globalization creates winners and losers. It’s an incontrovertible, if inconvenient truth, and the same could be said for global climate change. Helping countries win the battle to lower emissions is the animating force behind "24 Hours of Reality," a global event being hosted today by Nobel Laureate and former U.S. Vice President Al Gore. https://www.greenbiz.com/article/reality-behind-climate-reality-project California is in a drought emergency. Visit www.SaveOurH2O.org for water conservation tips.