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Posted: 09 Mar 2010 10:57:54
California Air Resources Board News Clips for March 9, 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. Legislative Analyst: California Greenhouse Gas Law Could Cost Some Jobs. The Legislature's nonpartisan analyst says California's landmark greenhouse gas reduction law could cost jobs in the near term, while its long-term impact is uncertain. But, Legislative Analyst Mac Taylor concluded in a letter released Monday, the overall impact of the law on the state's gargantuan economy "will probably be modest." The law, known as AB 32, would require the state by 2020 to reduce its greenhouse-gas emissions to 1990 levels. Posted. http://www.sacbee.com/2010/03/09/v-print/2592865/legislative-analyst-california.html http://www.fresnobee.com/2010/03/09/1851867/legislative-analyst-california.html Dry Cleaning Usually Uses A Toxic Chemical, But The Safety Picture Is Unclear. I live around the corner from a dry cleaner, but there's also a "green" dry cleaner on the other side of town. Am I total jerk if I keep going to my regular spot? The problem with traditional dry cleaning is a liquid solvent called "perc," short for perchloroethylene. (Despite the moniker, dry cleaning isn't really dry; it just doesn't involve water.) Perc is what dissolves the gunk off your clothes. It's highly effective without being labor-intensive and, unlike the cleaning chemicals of old, it's not likely to burst into flames. That's why cleaners have been using it for the past 50 years. Posted. http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/03/08/AR2010030802310_pf.html EU Climate Chief: Global Deal Unlikely Before 2011. The European Union's climate change chief says a global deal on reducing greenhouse gas emissions may not be possible before 2011. EU Climate Commissioner Connie Hedegaard says it would be risky to expect a legally binding deal to emerge from the planned December U.N. climate summit in Cancun, Mexico. Posted. http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/2010/03/09/world/AP-EU-EU-Climate-Change.html?_r=1&scp=4&sq=greenhouse%20gas&st=cse http://www.contracostatimes.com/news/ci_14639964 EPA Piecing Together Regulatory Framework for Greenhouse Gas Rules. U.S. EPA has submitted the first piece of its suite of greenhouse gas rules to the White House for review, a signal that the agency is on schedule to finalize its first regulations to curb the heat-trapping emissions. Posted. http://www.nytimes.com/gwire/2010/03/08/08greenwire-epa-piecing-together-regulatory-framework-for-54302.html For Senators on the Fence on Climate, Everything's in Play. The fate of comprehensive energy and climate legislation rests in the hands of about 30 senators. The list includes coal and Rust Belt Democrats, Westerners and moderate Republicans. They bring several high-profile issues to the forefront that, if satisfied, offers several potential paths to the bill's lead authors looking for the magic 60 votes. Posted. http://www.nytimes.com/cwire/2010/03/09/09climatewire-for-senators-on-the-fence-on-climate-everyth-37932.html Jackson Says EPA Is Losing A Public Relations War Over Climate Regulations. Amid a pitched battle over her agency's planned climate regulations, U.S. EPA Administrator Lisa Jackson said environmental regulators are losing a public relations war to industry lobbyists. "The people in my line of work have not done the best job in communicating our side of the debate. We've lost the messaging war," Jackson said yesterday at the National Press Club. The statement comes as Jackson faces bipartisan efforts in both chambers of Congress to either curtail or eliminate her agency's authority to tackle climate change. Posted. http://www.eenews.net/climatewire/print/2010/03/09/4 Women Hit By Climate Change Head To Capitol Hill. Washington (Reuters) - Women hit hard by the effects of climate change -- drought, floods, sea level rise and crop failure -- gathered on Monday to plan a Capitol Hill push for U.S. legislation to curb greenhouse gas emissions. Posted. 2http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/03/08/AR2010030803492.html http://www.eenews.net/climatewire/2010/03/09/5 Simitian Reintroduces 33% Renewable Energy Bill. State Senator Joe Simitian (D-Palo Alto) reintroduced legislation that requires all energy providers to buy 33 percent of their energy from clean, renewable energy sources by 2020. Senate Bill 722 provides a clear statutory directive for private and public utilities to reach 33 percent renewable energy use, and provides the flexibility necessary to acquire that energy in the coming decade. Posted. http://www.californiachronicle.com/articles/view/144967 HORNER: The Wind-Energy Cover-Up. Barack Obama promised many things on his way into office. Key among these was transparency and a vow to banish lobbyists from insider roles in the policy process. Using the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA), the Competitive Enterprise Institute has confirmed that both promises are being aggressively violated. Posted. http://washingtontimes.com/news/2010/mar/09/covering-up-the-wind-energy-failure/ Governments Appear To Spend $500 Billion A Year To Subsidize Fossil Fuels. The world might be spending as much as $500 billion annually to subsidize fossil fuels, researchers working at the direction of President Obama and other leaders have found. But a draft report of the study, obtained by E&E, shows a heavy emphasis on the financial assistance that developing countries give to make energy more affordable to poor consumers. Posted. http://www.eenews.net/climatewire/print/2010/03/09/2 End PG&E's Chokehold. It's time to end PG&E's chokehold on Bakersfield and adopt the Sonoma County Energy Independence Program. How can our local Board of Supervisors not agree solar power is vitally necessary for homeowners? Why are they not creating a SCEIP-type program for Kern County? Posted. http://www.bakersfield.com/opinion/letters/x1543187924/End-PG-Es-chokehold Western Govs Say States Best Regulate Coal Ash. Helena, Mont.—Western governors are telling the Obama administration that regulation of coal ash waste is best done by the states. The Western Governor's Association is resisting a move by the Environmental Protection Agency to reclassify coal ash as hazardous. Posted. http://www.contracostatimes.com/california/ci_14636129 EPA Official Says Action Plan On BPA Is Near. Washington -- Responding to criticism that the Environmental Protection Agency delayed action on regulating the chemical bisphenol A, Administrator Lisa Jackson said Monday that her agency is planning to "finalize an action plan on BPA in the very near future." Posted. http://www.fresnobee.com/2010/03/09/1851938/epa-official-says-action-plan.html Post Carbon. Contrary to popular belief, young people are not more politically engaged on the issue of climate change than older Americans, according to a new climate poll conducted by researchers at American, Yale and George Mason universities. Posted. http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/03/08/AR2010030802308.html California Bill Promises to Fight Toxic Trash. A California Democrat has proposed a bill that would require manufacturers of hazardous products to create materials that are less toxic and easier to recycle. "Every time we use recycled materials to create a product, we save energy and reduce pollution from landfill," says First District Assembly member Wesley Chesbro, who introduced the California Product Stewardship Act. Posted. http://www.solidwastemag.com/issues/story.aspx?aid=1000363032 Blogs Counting ‘Outsourced’ Greenhouse Gas Emissions. One of the stickiest points in international climate change negotiations is how to account for carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gas emissions produced to make goods that are then sold for export. Should the producing country be held to account for those emissions? Or does the consuming country bear some responsibility for counting those emissions? Posted. http://greeninc.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/03/08/counting-outsourced-greenhouse-gas-emissions/ What Happens to Transportation Reform if A.B. 32 Does Get Repealed? Last week, the New York Times broke the news that Texas based oil companies were funding the ballot initiative that would "temporarily" place the Greenhouse Gas reforms required by A.B. 32 on hold until California's unemployment rate reached 5.5%. When discussing the news with some of my friends, it was greeted with a yawn. After all, this is hardly the first time an out-of-state interest has placed a lot of money behind a ballot proposition, and A.B. 32 spends a lot more time promoting clean fuel than it does human powered transportation or transit. Posted. http://la.streetsblog.org/2010/03/08/what-happens-to-transportation-reform-if-a-b-32-does-get-repealed/