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newsclips -- Newsclips for January 1-5, 2010
Posted: 04 Jan 2010 12:15:37
California Air Resources Board News Clips for January 1-5, 2010. 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. State Air Board Must Clean Its Own House. The California Air Resources Board recently threw out a tainted study about the health effects of diesel truck emissions after it was disclosed that the author of the report had lied about his academic credentials. CARB officials had known since December 2008 that the researcher had falsified his credentials, but did not tell board members. Posted. http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/2010/jan/03/state-air-board-must-clean-its-own-house/ CARB Provides More Funding. The California Air Resources Board on Dec. 31 announced an additional $8 million in compliance assistance funding that, combined with recent $3 million in funding, will partly pay for more than 1,200 retrofits and more than 100 new trucks working the Port of Oakland. Posted. http://www.etrucker.com/apps/news/article.asp?id=84090 http://www.kcbs.com/Extension-to-Be-Announced-for-Trucker-Emissions-St/6029498 Where the Action Is on Climate. Even as many members of Congress resist as too hard or too costly the steps necessary to address global warming, American cities and states — the largest of which have carbon footprints bigger than those of most nations — have quietly been making serious commitments to curb emissions. Instead of finding reasons to do nothing, Congress should build on these actions to fashion a national response to climate change. Posted. http://www.nytimes.com/2010/01/04/opinion/04mon2.html 2010 Trends: Counties Ramping Up Emissions Efforts. North Bay actions to meet state and local goals in the next five to 10 years for putting a lid on human-caused climate change are poised to heat up this year. Transportation-related emissions of greenhouse gases blamed for climate change account for half or more of such emissions in the Bay Area, according to regional air-quality officials. Second to that are calculated emissions from energy use in homes and businesses. Posted. http://www.northbaybusinessjournal.com/17280/counties-ramping-up-emissions-efforts/ Tips For Reducing Wood Stove Emissions. Many north state residents turn to cozy fires in wood stoves and fireplaces to beat back winter's chill. The fact is evidenced by smoky spires rising up around Shasta and Tehama counties on clear, cold winter days. Posted. http://www.redding.com/news/2010/jan/02/tips-for-reducing-wood-stove-emissions/ 11 States to Adopt California’s Low Carbon Fuel Standard. Eleven states plan to adopt California’s Low Carbon Fuel Standard (LCFS), according to California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger, reports China View. The announcement was made nearly a year to date after the 11 states revealed plans to develop a regional “Low Carbon Fuel Standard” to reduce the carbon content in fuels used in vehicles and buildings. Posted. http://www.environmentalleader.com/2010/01/04/11-states-to-adopt-californias-low-carbon-fuel-standard/ Truckers Take a New Hit. We can all breathe easier, thanks to a clean-air regulation that went into effect today. But the same thing can't be said for refrigerator-truck owners, who have been forced to cough up $4,000 to $15,000 per truck to comply with the new law. Posted. http://www.sbsun.com/news/ci_14102170 Grant Funds Bring Truckers Up To Code. The California Air Resources Board and the Bay Area Air Quality Management District said today that they're providing an additional $3 million in grants for truckers and small businesses statewide to comply with tough new emissions standards that go into effect on Friday. Posted. http://www.kgoam810.com/Article.asp?id=1643292&spid=15884 Oakland Mayor Helps Craft Deal To Keep Oakland Truckers Working. The Oakland Mayor's office has pulled off a New Year's miracle by bringing together state and local agencies and out-of-work truckers to craft a deal that lets the drivers keep working for two weeks, even if their rigs lack new diesel filters that were required by state law on Jan. 1. Posted. http://www.insidebayarea.com/oaklandtribune/localnews/ci_14116845 http://www.contracostatimes.com/news/ci_14116845 http://www.contracostatimes.com/california/ci_14119201 CLIMATE: White House May Issue Order To Expand NEPA. The Obama administration may soon issue an executive order adding climate change to the list of factors federal agencies must take into account when evaluating projects and policies. Environmentalists have pushed for the expansion of the 40-year-old National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), which currently requires agencies to consider environmental factors such as land use, biodiversity and air quality. Posted. http://www.eenews.net/Greenwire/2010/01/04/2 Reno Agencies Try To Stem Rodeo Pollution. Reno, Nev.—Officials in Reno are beginning to make plans to trap and treat animal waste from the annual Reno Rodeo in June. The Truckee Meadows Water Authority is putting up $75,000 from its Truckee River Fund, while the Reno-Sparks Convention & Visitors Authority is chipping in $10,000. Reno city officials will put in $15,000 worth of staff time. Posted. http://www.contracostatimes.com/california/ci_14119195 Groundbreaking Plan To Tighten Reviews Of Toxic Air Pollution Stirs Debate Over Development. Suppose a builder pitches a 100-condominium development in Richmond within 1,000 feet of Interstate 80. Under proposed air-quality guidelines, for the first time in the U.S., if extra cancer risk meets a specific threshold, the developer would be told to study the potential health effects of the freeway pollution on the people who would live in the homes. Posted. http://www.contracostatimes.com/environment/ci_14107259 Your Turn: Don't Mix Science, Politics. Climate change needs voter support, writes Scott Woolpert, professor of environmental politics at Saint Mary's College. The problem is, mixing science with politics is like mixing facts and fiction, you can no longer tell one from the other. Posted. http://www.contracostatimes.com/opinion/ci_14101596 Your Turn: Must Work Together On Fixing The Climate. California should be proud of its pioneering laws aimed at reducing greenhouse gas emissions, and Supervisor Ken Yeager is right that California needs to make sure these laws reach their full potential ("Climate change shifting how Bay Area land-use decisions are made," Dec. 19). The best way to succeed is for everyone to work together. Posted. http://www.contracostatimes.com/opinion/ci_14101603 Bad Year For Biofuel Ends On A Dour Note. Oklahoma City -- An alternative fuel for diesel engines is off to a shaky start this year though it emits fewer pollutants and cuts down on petroleum use because it's made from environmentally friendly waste and vegetable oil. Posted. http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/01/01/AR2010010101045.html With Help From Sweden, 4 Northern Virginia Families Are 'Climate Pilots'. If Americans really take the plunge and enter a carbon-constrained world, it might look a little like the Stokes family's home in Falls Church. Posted. http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/01/01/AR2010010101987.html Pope Urges Lifestyle Changes To Save Environment. Vatican City (Reuters) - Pope Benedict used his traditional New Year address on Friday to call on people to change their lifestyles to save the planet, saying environmental responsibility was essential for global peace. Posted. http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/01/01/AR2010010100540.html?hpid=sec-religion On Issues Like Global Warming And Evolution, Scientists Need To Speak Up. The battle over the science of global warming has long been a street fight between mainstream researchers and skeptics. But never have the scientists received such a deep wound as when, in late November, a large trove of e-mails and documents stolen from the Climatic Research Unit at Britain's University of East Anglia were released onto the Web. Posted. http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/12/31/AR2009123101155.html Small-Scale Solar Plan Clashes With Big Energy. When it comes to renewable power, Californians tend to think big. Big wind farms sprawl across our hills. Big solar power plants will soon blanket acres of desert. Big new power lines will bring that electricity to our cities. This, Bill Powers insists, is exactly the wrong approach. He wants us to think small. Posted.http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/c/a/2010/01/04/MNBU1B492N.DTL Putting Ideology Over Science. George F. Will ["What an asteroid can't quell," op-ed, Dec. 31] once again proved that he is not one to let logic get in the way of ideology. "The discovery, two decades ago, of a bed of dinosaur fossils on Alaska's North Slope suggests that temperatures may have been warmer long ago, before there were humans beings to blame for that," he wrote, implying that humans are not to blame for current global warming. Posted. http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/01/03/AR2010010301748.html Blog California Climate Law Faces Opposition. Four years after California’s Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger signed off on the nation’s furthest-reaching global-warming law, a campaign is heating up to keep it from taking effect. In the latest salvo, Dan Logue, a Republican assemblyman, has announced that he will start collecting signatures next month in support of a November 2010 ballot initiative that would suspend the law until California’s unemployment rate drops below 5.5 percent. Posted. http://greeninc.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/12/31/california-climate-law-faces-opposition/