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California Air Resources Board News Clips for September 8, 2009.


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Senate Dems Send Small Signs of Progress on Climate Bill. Key
Senate Democrats insisted that they are making incremental
progress on a comprehensive global warming bill as they returned
to Capitol Hill yesterday following a month long break where
health care reform surged to the top of Congress' legislative
agenda. Environment and Public Works Chairwoman Barbara Boxer
(D-Calif.) told reporters she has made "many decisions" on the
climate legislation in recent weeks but declined to elaborate on
specifics ahead of a bill introduction later this month with
Foreign Relations Chairman John Kerry (D-Mass.). Posted.
http://www.nytimes.com/cwire/2009/09/09/09climatewire-senate-dems-send-small-signs-of-progress-on-10605.html?pagewanted=print

UN To Add Youtube To Live TV For Climate Momentum. UNITED
NATIONS—The U.N. is turning to YouTube to jolt the world's
plodding climate diplomacy into higher gear. Instead of relying
solely on live television, organizers' of the U.N. chief's Sept.
22 climate summit said Tuesday they've asked some world leaders
to make pre-recorded video statements for release on a summit Web
site and on YouTube. Posted.
http://www.contracostatimes.com/nation-world/ci_13293041?nclick_check=1

Coalition Launches Campaign to Pass Climate Bill. A coalition of
environmental, labor, veterans and religious groups formally
launched a national lobbying campaign Tuesday aimed at mobilizing
grass-roots support for passage of a Senate climate bill this
fall. Posted.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/09/08/AR2009090802295.html

Diverse Groups Unite For Emissions Cap. A coalition of
environmental, labor, veterans and religious groups formally
launched a lobbying campaign Tuesday aimed at mobilizing
grass-roots support for passage of a Senate climate bill this
fall. Posted.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/09/08/AR2009090803574.html

Valspar Fined $218K By CARB. Paint and coating giant Valspar has
been fined $218,000 for violating state clean-air regulations in
2007 and 2008, according to the California Air Resources Board.
Posted.
http://www.bizjournals.com/sacramento/stories/2009/09/07/daily17.html
http://yubanet.com/california/Valspar-fined-218-000-for-consumer-products-violations.php


Lodi Small Business First To Get State Help In Truck Purchase. A
small business based in Lodi in the Central Valley has become the
first in California to take delivery of a heavy-duty diesel truck
purchased through the “Voucher Incentive Program,” the California
Air Resources Board says. The program is part of a statewide
effort to cut toxic diesel pollution. Posted.
http://www.centralvalleybusinesstimes.com/stories/001/?ID=13010  
 http://www.etrucker.com/apps/news/article.asp?id=81624 

Gamboa Named To SJV Air Pollution Control District Board.
Visalia will be represented on the San Joaquin Valley Air
Pollution Control District board for the first time in the
board's 17-year history, officials reported Tuesday. Posted.
http://www.visaliatimesdelta.com/article/20090909/NEWS01/909090315


Climate Bill Needed For U.S. Security, Former Officials Insist.
America's national security is at risk unless Congress and the
Obama administration end partisan wrangling and agree on
legislation to reduce U.S. contributions to climate change, a
bipartisan group of former presidential advisers, Cabinet
members, senators and military leaders said Tuesday. Posted.
http://www.modbee.com/politics/story/846395.html 

Green Buildings Standard Seen As Flawed. Revelations that many
buildings certified as green under a broadly accepted national
standard for energy savings are not performing as well as
predicted recently prompted changes to the program and are
forcing San Francisco officials to consider amending city rules
that are tied to the older guidelines. The certification program,
called the Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED),
is widely seen as the industry standard for green buildings.
Posted.
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2009/09/09/BU1A19K7LM.DTL&type=printable

Alternative Energy: Popular, But Devil Is In The Details. A
dramatic expansion in California of the use of power generated
from wind, solar and other "renewable" energy faces the
Legislature in the waning days of the 2009 session, with a
complex debate that is targeting money and logistics as much as
the power itself. Posted.
http://www.capitolweekly.net/article.php?_c=y98ggaqkqehdie&xid=y97vfpf5lk9iaq&done=.y98ggaqkqf0die
 
 MID Maintains Solar Price. Business people planning to produce
solar power got part of what they sought Tuesday from the Modesto
Irrigation District. Its board voted 5-0 to maintain a purchase
price of 23 cents per kilowatt-hour for all the companies that
applied before the price dropped to 16 cents last month. Posted.
http://www.modbee.com/featured/story/847026.html