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Posted: 25 Jan 2010 10:58:26
California Air Resources Board News Clips for January 22-25,
2010. 

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Asian Smog Is Crossing Over To Western U.S., Study Finds. Ozone
from Asia is wafting across the Pacific on springtime winds and
boosting the amount of the smog-producing gas found in the skies
above the western United States, researchers say in a new study.
The study, published in the journal Nature, looks at a phenomenon
that has puzzled scientists in the past decade: Ground-level
ozone has dropped in U.S. cities thanks to tighter pollution
controls, but it has risen in rural areas in the West, where
there is little industry or automobile traffic. Posted.
http://www.modbee.com/local/story/1019557.html

CARB Deadline On Drayage Truck Funding Coming Feb. 5; Work Group
Held. Oakland, Calif. — Drayage trucks that service the Port of
Oakland and which got an extension under the Proposition 1B
(eligible for funding) criteria must have a financing option and
have a retrofit vendor, with documentation provided by Feb. 5,
the West State Alliance reminds port drivers. Posted.
http://www.thetrucker.com/News/Stories/2010/1/25/CARBdeadlineondrayagetruckfundingcomingFeb5workgroupheld.aspx

CARB Says It Has Issued 100 Reefer Citations In New Year. The
California Air Resources Board says rumors about further delays
of the enforcement for its reefer regulation are untrue. In fact,
the air quality agency says it issued about 100 tickets during
the first two weeks of January alone. CARB began enforcement of
in-use performance standards on Jan. 1, 2010, for all model year
2002 and older reefers – or transportation refrigeration units –
as the agency calls them. Posted.
http://www.landlinemag.com/todays_news/Daily/2010/Jan10/011810/012210-04.htm

Opposition Growing to California's Global Warming Law.
Sacramento – Survey results released yesterday show increasing
opposition to California’s landmark global warming legislation
that is currently being implemented by the California Air
Resources Board. When initially asked if voters support AB 32,
the Global Warming Solutions Act of 2006, that aims at reducing
greenhouse gas emissions by 30 percent by 2020, 58 percent of
those surveyed were somewhat or strongly in favor of the
regulations and 27 percent were somewhat or strongly opposed.
Posted. http://www.californiachronicle.com/articles/view/137966

Another Big Speech Looms, But Climate Activists Want Action. A
leading congressional Democrat said President Obama needs to "lay
the prestige of the presidency on the line" in his State of the
Union address Wednesday and in the months to come on climate
change. "I think the president needs to underscore that climate
and energy reform is a priority for 2010, as specifically as
possible," said Sen. John Kerry (D-Mass.), who has been working
to build a global warming compromise in the Senate, where
legislation remains stalled after passage in the House last year.
Posted.
http://www.nytimes.com/cwire/2010/01/25/25climatewire-another-state-of-the-union-speech-looms-but-86243.html
http://www.eenews.net/climatewire/print/2010/01/25/2

Editorial: The Clean, Green Desert. It's an environmental
catch-22. California needs to meet its aggressive goals for
renewable-energy production, but solar and wind farms require
lots of space. The farms' land gobbling can conflict with one of
Californians' most cherished values: the preservation of pristine
wilderness and animal habitat. As the state gets serious about
increasing its renewable-energy portfolio, there's going to be
tension. California Sen. Dianne Feinstein is learning that the
hard way. Posted.
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2010/01/25/EDP21BL21N.DTL


Senators Want to Bar E.P.A. Greenhouse Gas Limits. Washington —
In a direct challenge to the Environmental Protection Agency’s
authority, Senator Lisa Murkowski, Republican of Alaska,
introduced a resolution on Thursday to prevent the agency from
taking any action to regulate carbon dioxide and other
climate-altering gases. Ms. Murkowski, joined by 35 Republicans
and three conservative Democrats, proposed to use the
Congressional Review Act to strip the agency of the power to
limit emissions of greenhouse gases under the Clean Air Act.
Posted.
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/01/22/science/earth/22climate.html?ref=todayspaper


Past Decade Warmest on Record, NASA Data Shows. Washington — The
decade ending in 2009 was the warmest on record, new surface
temperature figures released Thursday by the National Aeronautics
and Space Administration show. The agency also found that 2009
was the second warmest year since 1880, when modern temperature
measurement began. The warmest year was 2005. Posted.
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/01/22/science/earth/22warming.html?ref=todayspaper


Climate Change Camp Experiencing a Cooling-Off Period. Global
warming’s heyday of 2006 and 2007 is long gone. With temperatures
dropping recently, skepticism may be rising. To their way of
thinking, it’s fine and good to be bellyaching about rising sea
levels when it’s 100 degrees outside. It’s easy to remember to
carry around your reusable tote bag when drought begets parched
hillsides, which beget wildfires, which beget air that smells
like rotisserie chicken minus the chicken. Posted.
http://www.pressdemocrat.com/article/20100124/OPINION/100129772/1042?Title=Climate-change-camp-experiencing-a-cooling-off-period


Conditions Improving For Ethanol Producers. Pacific Ethanol,
other companies gearing up to boost capacity to meet expected
increase in demand. Idled ethanol plants, such as the one
operated in Idaho by Pacific Ethanol Inc., are coming back on
line as the industry’s survivors bet on a recovery.
Sacramento-based Pacific Ethanol and other ethanol firms are
placing their bets largely because of improving market conditions
as well as the federal renewable-fuel standard, which requires
oil companies to expand their ethanol purchases every year for
the next dozen years. California’s low-carbon fuel standard also
could boost demand. Posted.
http://sacramento.bizjournals.com/sacramento/stories/2010/01/25/story7.html?b=1264395600^2774701&t=printable

A New Heavyweight Among Hybrids. TESTED: Caterpillar D7E WHAT IS
IT? A diesel-electric bulldozer. HOW MUCH? Base price is
$560,000; as tested, $600,000. Loading up with options like a
heated seat, rear camera, rock guards, GPS tracking device and
autopilot blade controls can run the sticker to $650,000. WHAT
MAKES IT RUN? A 9.3-liter 6-cylinder Caterpillar turbodiesel,
rated at 235 horsepower and 719 pound-feet of torque, bolts to a
480-volt generator. Posted.
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/01/24/automobiles/autoreviews/24DOZER.html

Fremont Considers New Green Requirements. Fremont — Not even
global warming can come between Fremont and the automobile, but
the city is beginning to debate green initiatives that could
affect where residents eat and the resale value of their homes.
One idea under consideration would require that homes be brought
up to the latest environmental and energy efficient standards at
the point of sale. Posted.
http://www.insidebayarea.com/oaklandtribune/localnews/ci_14241641

Judge Rules Bay Area "Ghost Fleet" Violates Pollution Laws.
Sacramento — A federal judge has found that a fleet of rotting
warships anchored near San Francisco Bay is in violation of
federal and state pollution laws. Judge Garland E. Burrell Jr.
ruled in U.S. District Court in Sacramento today that the Suisun
Bay Reserve Fleet was in violation of the federal Clean Water
Act. Posted.
http://www.insidebayarea.com/oaklandtribune/localnews/ci_14241638

Fight Over Kettleman Landfill Headed To Court. Kettleman City,
Calif.—The fate of expansion plans for California's largest
hazardous-waste landfill in Kettleman City that some blame for
causing birth defects is headed to court. Posted.
http://www.contracostatimes.com/california/ci_14240891?nclick_check=1

Port of Oakland Trucker Strike Averted. Oakland — A planned
strike Wednesday by frustrated Port of Oakland truckers was
narrowly averted when Oakland Mayor Ron Dellums appealed to the
drivers for patience. Posted.
http://www.contracostatimes.com/bay-area-news/ci_14233580

Energy Efficiency To Shine In 2010. Solar and wind power may get
the headlines and attention, but green-tech experts say 2010 will
be dominated by energy efficiency, the mundane but critical
process of cutting the amount of gas and electricity that homes
and offices use. Posted.
http://www.contracostatimes.com/business/ci_14241691

China To Rich Nations: Hand Out Climate Money Now. New
Delhi—Brazil, China, India and South Africa called Sunday for
developed countries to quickly begin handing over the $10 billion
pledged in Copenhagen to poor countries to help them deal with
the effects of climate change. Posted.
http://www.contracostatimes.com/environment/ci_14259061

Scientists Create Model Of Monster 'Frankenstorm'. Los
Angeles—Think the recent wild weather that hammered California
was bad? Experts are imagining far worse. As torrential rains
pelted wildfire-stripped hillsides and flooded highways, a team
of scientists hunkered down at the California Institute of
Technology to work on a "Frankenstorm" scenario—a mother lode
wintry blast that could potentially sock the Golden State.
Posted. http://www.contracostatimes.com/science/ci_14259247
Stop Eating Meat and Save the Planet? Delegates arriving at the
gates of the climate conference in Copenhagen last month were met
by women in furry animal suits holding placards showing pictures
of lambs, cows and pigs and warning, “Don’t Eat Me.” Posted.
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/01/25/business/energy-environment/25iht-green25.html?scp=2&sq=climate%20change&st=cse

Sunflower DNA Map Could Produce Plants For Fuel. Sioux Falls,
S.D. -- A $10.5 million research project aimed at mapping the DNA
sequence of sunflowers could one day yield a towering new variety
for both food and fuel. Researchers envision crossbreeding a
standard sunflower with the Silverleaf species out of Texas to
produce a hybrid with bright yellow flowers bursting with tasty
seeds and thick stalks filled with complex sugars that can be
turned into ethanol. Posted.
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/n/a/2010/01/22/national/a000055S18.DTL&type=printable

California’s Burning Secrets. In past years our elected
officials have warned that the smoke from the burning of forests
in the Amazon and elsewhere causes air pollution, climate change,
destruction of our environment, drought, increasing health
problems, and other maladies. We decry the decimation while
sitting smugly in our own states, counties, towns, and rural
communities here in the United States, pretending that smoke
pollution only happens in other nations, not our own. Posted.
http://www.newswithviews.com/Peterson/rosalind123.htm

Feds To Set Government Wide GHG Target. The Obama administration
will cut its own greenhouse gases in what a White House official
described yesterday an "ambitious" plan to reduce the federal
government's emissions by 2020. With more than 500,000 buildings
and 600,000 vehicles and providing a range of goods and services,
the federal government is the nation's single largest energy
user. But the total level of emissions is still unknown. The cuts
will be measured against a 2008 baseline and, experts said, will
mark the first time the government gets a real gauge on its
carbon footprint.  Posted.
http://www.eenews.net/climatewire/print/2010/01/22/5

Calif. Nuclear Revival? A French Company Rolls The Dice.
Correction appended. San Francisco -- Conventional wisdom says
California is a lousy place to bet on new nuclear power. In
Berkeley, the city government won't buy services of any kind from
a company that refuses to sign a "nuclear free" disclosure. In
Sacramento, a moratorium against new reactor construction has
held since 1976. And statewide, energy developers have a hard
enough time securing permits for massive power plants run by
renewable energy, much less finding enough political daylight to
launch a multibillion-dollar nuclear project. Posted.
http://www.eenews.net/Greenwire/print/2010/01/22/1

Algae Growth Has Significant Environmental Impact – Study.
Growing algae for use in biofuels has a greater environmental
impact than sources such as corn, switch grass and canola,
researchers found in the first life-cycle assessment of algae
growth. Interest in algae-based biofuels has blossomed in the
past year, sparking major investments from Exxon Mobil Corp. and
Dow Chemical Co., and it has gained steam on Capitol Hill, as
well. But the nascent industry has major environmental hurdles to
overcome before ramping up production, according to research
published this week in Environmental Science and Technology.
Posted. http://www.eenews.net/Greenwire/print/2010/01/22/8

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Global Warming: Ballot Initiative Would Curb California Efforts.
So what happens if California delays the implementation of its
landmark global warming law, Assembly Bill 32? The state's
nonpartisan Legislative Analyst's Office has done the math on
Measure 94, a proposed ballot measure, and assessed the fallout.
Its verdict?  The measure would cripple but not completely
dismantle the state's efforts to slash its greenhouse gas
emissions; it could lead to bigger short-term profits for some
businesses, but dampen investments in clean technology and green
jobs. Posted.
http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/greenspace/2010/01/global-warming-ab-32-measure-94-climate-change-schwarzenegger.html

To Save Sea Life, Power Plants Face Tough New Rules. The massive
cooling towers would rise like a row of silos along Intertate 5,
the domes of the San Onofre nuclear plant facing them across
eight lanes of traffic. That’s the nightmare scenario suggested
by officials at Southern California Edison, the nuclear plant’s
owners and operators, if they are forced by a state environmental
agency to abandon the plant’s ocean-water cooling system. The
system’s screened pipe can suck in two billion gallons of
seawater a day to condense steam heated by the plant’s two
nuclear reactors, though the seawater never makes contact with
nuclear material. Posted. 
http://greenoc.freedomblogging.com/2010/01/23/to-save-sea-life-power-plants-face-tough-new-rules/18929/

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