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newsclips -- Newsclips for December 3, 2009.

Posted: 03 Dec 2009 11:32:57
California Air Resources Board News Clips for December 3, 2009.


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Air Board Vote On Global Warming Emissions Limits Tabled Until
January. GLOBAL WARMING vote tabled: The Bay Area's air pollution
board will wait at least until Jan. 6 before voting on a proposal
aimed at reducing global warm gases from new development in nine
counties. Posted.
http://www.insidebayarea.com/oaklandtribune/localnews/ci_13911407

Air Regulator Wants Calif Diesel Rule Suspended. Fresno,
Calif.—A member of the California Air Resources Board wants to
suspend new diesel emissions rules for trucks and buses after
learning that a researcher whose work contributed to the rules
falsified his credentials. Posted.
http://www.contracostatimes.com/california/ci_13910211

Controversial Economist Probing Cost Of Proposed New Air
Pollution Rule. A controversial economist working at the Office
of Management and Budget has raised questions about whether a new
air pollution rule proposed by the Environmental Protection
Agency would impose too high a cost on coal-fired power plants,
according to documents obtained by The Washington Post. Posted.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/12/03/AR2009120302143.html?hpid=topnews

India Unveils Target To Slow Carbon Emissions. New Delhi—India
will significantly slow the growth of its climate-warming carbon
dioxide emissions over the next decade as its economy keeps
expanding, an official said Thursday ahead of world climate
change talks. Posted.
http://www.contracostatimes.com/nation-world/ci_13916695
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/12/03/AR2009120302314.html

Republicans Call For Halt To Climate Efforts. Congressional
Republicans called on the Obama administration Wednesday to
suspend its efforts to combat climate change, given recently
disclosed e-mails that, they suggested, raise questions about the
scientific underpinnings of the issue. Posted.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/12/02/AR2009120204620.html

New Model Outlines Climate Change Peril. In 2100, Fisherman's
Wharf would become Fisherman's Bay, the baseball diamond at AT&T
Park would flood and two major Bay Area airports would better
serve seaplanes under a climate change model unveiled Wednesday
by Gov. Posted. 
http://www.sacbee.com/capitolandcalifornia/story/2366201.html
http://www.eenews.net/climatewire/print/2009/12/03/2
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/c/a/2009/12/03/MN031ATUGC.DTL
http://www.contracostatimes.com/california/ci_13909392?nclick_check=1

Emissions Cuts Won't Affect Price Of Everyday Items -- study
Prices for food, clothing and other routine expenses would rise
by only 1 percent if countries agree to cuts in greenhouse gas
emissions of 80 percent by 2050, according to a study published
in New Scientist magazine. "These results show that the global
project to fight climate change is doable," the report quotes
Alex Bowen, a climate policy expert at the London School of
Economics, as saying. Posted.
http://www.eenews.net/climatewire/print/2009/12/03/11

Toxics Law Revision Should Address Emerging Science,
Uncertainty, Admin Officials Say. Any overhaul of federal toxics
regulations must give U.S. EPA the authority and flexibility to
stay on stop of emerging science and act in the face of
scientific uncertainty, a leading federal scientist and the U.S.
EPA administrator said yesterday. Posted.
http://www.eenews.net/EEDaily/2009/12/03/2

As Emissions Increase, Carbon 'Sinks' Get Clogged. In the race
to reduce greenhouse gases in the atmosphere, scientists have
been looking to forests and oceans to absorb the pollution people
generate. Posted.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/12/02/AR2009120203732.html?hpid=moreheadlines

Bowman Design Group Wins CoolCaliforinia 'Small Business of the
Year' Award.  Bowman Design Group has earned a “Small Business of
the Year” award for its green initiatives which resulted in
slashing the firm’s greenhouse gas emissions by 65% in just two
years. The CoolCalifornia Small Business Award Program, in its
inaugural year, is administered by the California Air Resources
Board. Judges selected Bowman Design Group for its comprehensive
green business plan, awarding just five “Small Business of the
Year” awards to a field of over 120 entries. Posted.
http://www.exhibitoronline.com/news/enn-display.asp?counter=8318

Station Fire Leaves Residents In The Dust. Lisa Sarkin of Studio
City feels like she's trapped in fog of brown soot. For the past
several days, a thin sheet of brown dust has been covering her
house, her cars, her clothes when she goes outside - and her
conversations are broken up with a cough she can't seem to get
rid of. "I've never seen anything like this in my entire life,"
Sarkin said. "My pool is covered in something that's not dust and
it's not dirt and looks like little flowery stuff. Posted.
http://www.contracostatimes.com/california/ci_13911844

An Energy Answer In The Shale Below? The first time Chesapeake
Energy tried to buy mineral rights from Diana Whitmore, a
74-year-old retired real estate broker in southern New York, it
offered her $125 for every acre of land plus a 12 percent royalty
on whatever natural gas it extracts. Posted.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/12/02/AR2009120204305.html?hpid=topnews

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The White House Convenes Young Green Leaders. Washington - As
the Senate  wades back into the climate debate, the White House
is enlisting some of the young voters who helped usher President
Obama into office to galvanize support for the climate and energy
bill. On Wednesday, the administration summoned an eclectic group
of 20-somethings for a forum focused on laying the groundwork for
a green economy. Posted.
http://dotearth.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/12/03/the-white-house-convenes-young-green-leaders/?scp=8&sq=environment&st=cse

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