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Posted: 05 Aug 2009 10:47:35
California Air Resources Board News Clips for August 5, 2009. 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. Report: Early Costs Of Climate Bill Will Be Modest. Climate change legislation before Congress would boost electricity prices by about 20 percent by 2030, although most of the increases wouldn't begin until after 2020, a government analysis concluded Tuesday. Posted. http://www.modbee.com/24hour/politics/story/805697.html Technology Smorgasbord Needed to Meet Climate Goals – EPRI. The electric power industry can achieve deep reductions in greenhouse gas emissions by 2050 by building new nuclear plants, sequestering coal-plant emissions, boosting wind energy and improving efficiency, the industry's top research group said yesterday. Posted. http://www.nytimes.com/gwire/2009/08/04/04greenwire-technology-smorgasbord-needed-to-meet-climate-35698.html http://www.nytimes.com/gwire/2009/08/04/04greenwire-house-bill-will-spur-20-electricity-price-hike-28686.html Small Pacific islands Call For Big Carbon Cuts. Cairns, Australia -- Island nations are the least responsible for climate change but will bear the brunt of its ill effects, Australia's leader said Wednesday, as a group of small Pacific states called for a 45 percent cut in greenhouse gas emissions by 2020. Posted. http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/08/05/AR2009080500082.html U.S. Consumers Spared Big Costs In Climate Bill. New York (Reuters) - A new U.S. government study on Tuesday adds to a growing list of experts concluding that climate legislation moving through Congress would have only a modest impact on consumers, adding a bit more than $100 to household costs in 2020. Posted. http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/08/04/AR2009080402336.html Cost To Meet Emissions Goal Could Double. Without nuclear power and "clean coal," the cost of cutting greenhouse gas emissions from the electricity industry could almost double, according to a study released Monday by a Bay Area think tank. The study, by the Electric Power Research Institute, argues that the kind of deep cuts sought by federal legislation are achievable, for a reasonable price. But the price will soar without nuclear energy and clean-coal power plants, which trap their carbon dioxide emissions and store the gas underground. http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2009/08/03/BULF193ADP.DTL&feed=rss.bayarea Editorial: Corn Power. PRESIDENT Obama's nominee as ambassador to Brazil, Thomas A. Shannon Jr., is a longtime diplomat trained to speak honestly without giving unnecessary offense. So when Sen. James Webb (D-Va.) asked Mr. Shannon during his July 8 confirmation hearing about lifting the 54-cents-per-gallon tariff on imported ethanol, most of which comes from Brazil, the State Department veteran responded carefully. Posted. http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/08/04/AR2009080402797.html Fossil-Fuel Groups Form Circular Firing Squad. Big energy companies that once stood shoulder to shoulder in a fight against climate legislation are shifting battle positions to focus on new opponents. Each other. Natural gas is bashing coal. This week, coal punched back. Big oil and gas companies are condemning the House climate bill that buoys coal-fired utilities. Coal's response is to ask senators for even more help than the fuel received in the House legislation. Posted. http://www.eenews.net/Greenwire/print/2009/08/05/1 Is Shale Gas The Climate Bill's New Bargaining Chip. Natural gas from shale formations is the new magic phrase in the oil and gas industry, as new technologies have led to stunning increases in potential resources and anticipated profits. Now some want to see if it carries any political magic. With new discoveries of the fossil fuel in massive but difficult to drill shale deposits, advocates claim that climate legislation means a job boom for gas engineers and drillers, and revenue for producers. They say a cap on greenhouse gas emissions could lead power plants to switch to gas from coal, which emits about double the carbon dioxide of gas. Posted. http://www.eenews.net/climatewire/print/2009/08/05/1 A Quiet, Peaceful Culture. Re: your July 30 article, “More motorcyclists roaring to ride”: The reported statements by Tom Cass, president of Simi Valley ABATE, in this article are incredible. Calling it “part of our culture,” he said, “we feel it’s an infringement on our right to be able to do what we want with our motorcycles,” in response to legislation by Sen. Fran Pavley, D-Agoura Hills, to address motorcycle emissions. Posted. http://www.venturacountystar.com/news/2009/aug/05/a-quiet-peaceful-culture/ Kelley: Die-Hard Bikers Still Feel 'Hassled By The Man'. Peter Fonda, in a role not unlike his Captain America character in “Easy Rider,” played Heavenly Blues, the leader of a chopper chapter from Venice, Calif. “The Wild Angels” (1966) was screenwriter Charles B. Griffith’s only foray into the zen of maintaining a motorcycle lifestyle, yet enthusiasts can quote, chapter and verse, from Heavenly Blues’ paean to libertarianism: “We wanna be free. Posted. http://www.venturacountystar.com/news/2009/aug/05/die-hard-bikers-still-feel-hassled-by-the-man/ ‘Cash For Clunkers' Effect On Pollution? A Blip. "Cash for clunkers" could have the same effect on global warming pollution as shutting down the entire country - every automobile, every factory, every power plant - for an hour per year. That could rise to three hours if the program is extended by Congress and remains as popular as it is now. Climate experts aren't impressed. Posted. http://www.modbee.com/2032/story/805601.html Climate Experts say 'Cash For Clunkers' Won't Have Much Environmental Impact. Washington — "Cash for clunkers" could have the same effect on global warming pollution as shutting down the entire country — every automobile, every factory, every power plant — for an hour per year. That could rise to three hours if the program is extended by Congress and remains as popular as it is now. Posted. http://www.contracostatimes.com/california/ci_12991440 http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/08/04/AR2009080402299.html Clunkers' Rebates Look Likely For Another Month. Washington - The Senate has cleared the way for a vote extending the "cash-for-clunkers" program, which offers car buyers rebates of up to $4,500 for trading in their gas-guzzlers for new, higher-mileage models, setting aside Republican opposition to the plan. Posted. http://www.contracostatimes.com/california/ci_12996060 Obama Administration Withholds Data On Clunkers. Washington—The Obama administration is refusing to quickly release government records on its "cash-for-clunkers" rebate program that would substantiate—or undercut—White House claims of the program's success, even as the president presses the Senate for a quick vote for $2 billion to boost car sales. Posted. http://www.contracostatimes.com/politics/ci_12989666 West Marin Dairyman Straus Gets New Poop-Powered Car. Albert Straus has come full circle. The longtime West Marin dairyman, who totaled his manure-powered electric car when he crashed into two 1,000-pound heifers in March, has replaced it with a more recent model. Straus, president of Straus Family Creamery in Marshall, is back on the road with a 2003 Toyota RAV4 Electric Vehicle that gets most of its electricity from manure produced by his cows. Posted. http://www.contracostatimes.com/news/ci_12993042 Cerritos Wants To Clear Air Over Erroneous Toxic Air Report. Cerritos - The city of Cerritos, with its lucrative auto square, award-winning library and array of public artwork, normally experiences good publicity. Since June, however, the city has been struggling to repair a damaged reputation after the Environmental Protection Agency released a faulty air quality report that showed a small Cerritos neighborhood as having the highest cancer risk in the nation. Posted. http://www.contracostatimes.com/california/ci_12992989?nclick_check=1 S.J. Air Officials Ask Public To Police Self. When San Joaquin Valley air quality cops outlaw wood burning on cold winter mornings, some people grumble. The region's many rules and regulations - some of which are unpopular - have always been the most effective weapon against bad air, and, indeed, experts say the Valley is cleaner than it was just a few years ago. Posted. http://www.recordnet.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20090805/A_NEWS/908050316 Schwarzenegger To Host Second Climate Summit. Sacramento, Calif. Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger is planning a second conference for local government leaders from around the world to discuss climate change. The Republican governor has invited officials to Los Angeles for a three-day gathering in September. Govs. Jennifer Granholm of Michigan and Jim Doyle of Wisconsin, both Democrats, are co-sponsors. Schwarzenegger's office says the event is scheduled Sept. 30 to Oct. 2. Governors from every state and regional leaders from other countries have been invited, but Schwarzenegger's office could not say who would attend. http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/chi-ap-us-schwarzeneggersum,0,5205267.story Blogs Climate Bill Would Raise Costs Slightly. The climate change and energy bill passed by the House in June will bring somewhat higher energy prices for businesses and households and slow economic growth slightly by 2020, according to a draft report from the Energy Information Administration, a research arm of the Energy Department. Posted. http://greeninc.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/08/04/climate-bill-would-raise-costs-slightly/ Cough! Cough! EPA's New Effort To Clean The Air. More than a third of Californians report that they or an immediate family member suffer from asthma or respiratory problems, according to a recent survey by the nonpartisan Public Policy Institute of California. Now the federal Environmental Protection Agency, under a court-ordered deadline, has proposed a major new regulation to control nitrogen dioxide (NO2), a key factor in respiratory illness. The new EPA rule, which will be the subject of a public hearing in Los Angeles on Thursday, is the first to address the dangerous gas in 35 years. Posted. http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/greenspace/2009/08/air-pollution-nitrogen-dioxide.html Dividing the Loot from Cap and Trade. Now that the Senate Finance Committee has finished doing whatever it did to health-care reform, it is turning to cap and trade with this morning's hearing on "allowance and revenue distribution." This sounds like a boringly technical topic, but in fact it's one of the most important aspects of climate change legislation. Posted. http://voices.washingtonpost.com/hearing/2009/08/dividing_the_loot_from_cap_and.html?hpid=news-col-blog Separating Myth From Fact on “Cash for Clunkers”. As debate rages on in the capital over whether to keep assisting the auto industry by giving out more "cash for clunkers" rebates, two assertions are becoming commonplace: the program is helping diminish U.S. oil consumption, and the program is not paid for with new money. Posted. http://www.worldchanging.com/archives/010296.html Yosemite Trees In Decline; Climate Change Is Lead Suspect. Yosemite National Park has fewer large trees than it did 70 years ago. Researchers believe climate change is behind the decline. From the 1930s to the 1990s, Yosemite's large-diameter tree density decreased 24%, according to a study by researchers at the U.S. Geological Survey and the University of Washington. Scientists compared the park's earliest records (1932-1936) with records from 1988-99. Posted. http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/greenspace/2009/08/yosemite-trees-declining-climate-change.html