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newsclips -- Newsclips for February 25, 2010.
Posted: 25 Feb 2010 12:03:13
California Air Resources Board News Clips for February 25, 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 webites to view some of the following news articles. 'Widespread Fraud' In California's Smog Test Program. State aims to make major changes after finding that nearly a third of older cars fail roadside smog checks within a year of passing at test stations. Nearly a third of older-model cars stopped for roadside smog tests in Southern California failed them, despite having received a passing grade at inspection stations within a year, a state audit has found. Posted. http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-smogtest25-2010feb25,0,3851885,print.story http://www.mercurynews.com/news/ci_14468959 http://www.contracostatimes.com/california/ci_14468959 http://www.fresnobee.com/2010/02/25/1836390/proposed-calif-law-aims-to-reduce.html Biagi Bros. Fined For Emissions Violations. Napa-based trucking firm Biagi Bros. was fined $14,400 this month by the California Air Resources Board for emissions violations during 2008 and 2009. An investigation by the state agency showed Biagi Bros., on Airpark Road south of Napa, failed to properly inspect its diesel-powered vehicles for excess emissions. Posted. http://www.napavalleyregister.com/news/local/article_043df668-21c1-11df-856a-001cc4c002e0.html?print=1 CEQA-Exemption Bills Stalled In Committee. Two bills backed by business groups, with the blessing of Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger, that would exempt some public and private developments from judicial review stalled Wednesday in the Senate Environmental Quality Committee. In his State of the State address, Schwarzenegger proposed judicial review exemptions under the California Environmental Quality Act, saying that would speed job-producing construction. However, environmental groups and some labor unions opposed the proposal and lined up against the two bills during Wednesday's hearing. Posted. http://www.sacbee.com/static/weblogs/capitolalertlatest/2010/02/ceqa-relief-bil.html Cummins to Pay $2.1 M for Diesel Engine Violations. Cummins Inc., a major motor vehicle engine company based in Columbus, Ind., will pay a $2.1 million penalty and recall 405 engines under a settlement agreement resolving violations of the Clean Air Act, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the Justice Department announced Feb. 22. Posted. http://eponline.com/articles/2010/02/25/cummins-to-pay-2.1-m-for-diesel-engine-violations.aspx CMTA's Anti-Jobs Misinformation Campaign on CARB's Cool Cars Program Misfires. Summary: On Thursday, the California Air Resources Board is scheduled to take final action on a process to enact federal standards making cars cleaner and more efficient. This will fulfill CARB’s commitment as part of a deal struck last May with nine of the world’s leading automakers, the two major automaker trade associations and the federal government. Posted. http://www.camajorityreport.com/index.php?module=articles&func=display&aid=4149&ptid=9&theme=print Truckers Lose Bid For Injunction Against Port of L.A. The Port of Los Angeles' effort to reduce pollution and change the way cargo is hauled to and from its terminal gates survived another court battle Wednesday when a federal appeals panel refused to block one of the plan's most controversial provisions. Three judges from the U.S. 9th Circuit Court of Appeals denied a request for an injunction against the port's plan to require all independent haulers to become employees of approved concessions or trucking companies. Posted. http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-truckers25-2010feb25,0,6828579,print.story http://www.contracostatimes.com/california/ci_14463141 EPA Will Need Increased Climate Funding as Regs Ramp Up, Jackson Says. U.S. EPA will need increased funding for climate programs in future years as the agency moves forward on efforts to curb greenhouse gas emissions, Administrator Lisa Jackson said yesterday. "I would expect that the needs would continue to grow as we move into a world -- either through legislation, hopefully through legislation, but possibly also with regulation -- of increasing activity on climate change," Jackson told the House Interior and Environment Appropriations Subcommittee. Posted. http://www.nytimes.com/gwire/2010/02/25/25greenwire-epa-will-need-increased-climate-funding-as-reg-20989.html?pagewanted=print Obama Speech to Business Group Leaves Greenhouse Gas Issues Up in the Air. A speech by President Obama to top CEOs yesterday left some climate experts and energy industry lobbyists searching for stronger clues about White House policy preferences as members of the Senate struggle to come up with a fresh proposal for cutting greenhouse gas emissions. "If we decide now that we're putting a price on this pollution in a few years, it will give businesses the certainty of knowing they have time to plan and transition," Obama told corporate executives at a Business Roundtable meeting in Washington. Posted. http://www.nytimes.com/cwire/2010/02/25/25climatewire-obama-speech-to-business-group-leaves-greenh-89135.html?pagewanted=print Letter Of Editor: Green Jobs Help Kern. This is in response to Tom Creswell's Feb. 14 Forum article, "It's not that hot, and issue is solar, not CO2." Even as we watch a Winter Olympics suffering from a lack of snow and warm temperatures and a parched Central Valley where thousands are unemployed because of a lack of water, it is not surprising that some oil companies are still in denial about climate change. Let's be clear: scientists have plenty of data that prove CO2 emissions produced by humans are responsible for global warming. Posted. http://www.bakersfield.com/opinion/letters/x431720025/Green-jobs-help-Kern Reid Calls For Comprehensive Bill ASAP. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) is urging Sen. John Kerry (D-Mass.) to quickly write comprehensive climate and energy legislation to give the measure a chance of reaching the floor this year. Reid and Kerry met Tuesday in the Capitol to discuss strategy on a sweeping measure that is expected to include incentives for nuclear power and domestic oil and gas production, as well as some mechanism for pricing greenhouse gas emissions. Posted. http://www.eenews.net/Greenwire/print/2010/02/25/1 Official: Climate Change Treaty Unlikely This Year. BALI, Indonesia—Industrialized and developing countries are not likely to reach a treaty this year on cutting greenhouse gas emissions, which have sparked fears of weather-related disasters, the U.N. climate chief said Thursday. Posted. http://www.contracostatimes.com/nation-world/ci_14468845 World Warming Unhindered By Cold Spells: Scientists. Singapore (Reuters) - The pace of global warming continues unabated, scientists said on Thursday, despite images of Europe crippled by a deep freeze and parts of the United States blasted by blizzards. Posted. http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/02/25/AR2010022500199.html Republicans Bash USDA's Investment in Climate Research. House Republicans yesterday lashed out against the Obama administration's proposal to ramp up funding next year for research on the effects of global warming on farmers. Posted. http://www.nytimes.com/gwire/2010/02/25/25greenwire-republicans-bash-usdas-investment-in-climate-r-94722.html China Has No Emissions Cap Plan For Now -- State Media. China's chief climate change negotiator says the country has no plans to cap its greenhouse gas emissions for the time being, state media reported today. Su Wei, who led China's negotiating team at the U.N. climate talks in Copenhagen in December, said yesterday that China "could not and should not" set an upper boundary on its greenhouse gas emissions right now because the country's economy is still growing, so its carbon emissions must be allowed to increase. The country is currently the world's biggest carbon polluter. Posted. http://www.eenews.net/Greenwire/print/2010/02/25/6 A Data with Destiny. We have known for two years that the renewable fuel standard (RFS) would require biomass-based diesel, but there has been a great deal of uncertainty about how the program would treat the multitude of biodiesel feedstocks. The National Biodiesel Board has labored tirelessly for the past 24 months to ensure that sound science was the basis of discussion, and show all sustainable feedstocks are indeed viable alternatives to imported petroleum. Posted. http://www.biodieselmagazine.com/article-print.jsp?article_id=4046 Curbing Smokestack Emissions Tops EPA's 2011-2013 Enforcement Goals. Slashing smokestack pollution from the coal-fired power plants and other large sources will rank among U.S. EPA's top enforcement priorities over the next several years, the agency said yesterday. From 2011 to 2013, EPA said it plans to tackle air pollution from the largest sources, especially coal-fired utilities and the cement, glass and acid sectors. Posted. http://www.nytimes.com/gwire/2010/02/24/24greenwire-curbing-smokestack-emissions-tops-epas-2011-20-83812.html?pagewanted=print Bay Area Electric Car Dealerships Running Out Of Juice. In 2007, Marc Korchin thought he had found his mission in life: To benefit the environment and save his fellow Bay Area residents money by selling zero-emission all-electric cars. Two years later, after burning through his life savings, he was forced to close his Berkeley dealership. Posted. http://www.insidebayarea.com/oaklandtribune/localnews/ci_14463373