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California Air Resources Board News Clips for April 26, 2010. 
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Schwarzenegger Fights To Protect His Climate-Change And
Redistricting Legacy. Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger has long relied
on the ballot as a political weapon, wielding direct democracy
over the heads of opponents throughout his time in office. In his
final year, wealthy donors have turned the tables. They hope to
use the ballot to erase two of his biggest legacy pieces, a
landmark climate-change law and an independent redistricting
process. Posted.
http://www.sacbee.com/2010/04/26/v-print/2705129/schwarzenegger-fights-to-protect.html

Calif. Establishes $50 Million Fund To Back Local Retrofits.
California gave a statewide vote of confidence to the practice of
putting efficiency and energy improvements on property tax bills
by establishing a $50 million reserve fund to back local
government bonds. Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger (R) signed S.B. 77
last week, designating $50 million as a safeguard against bonds
issued by cities and counties that are giving out Property
Assessed Clean Energy (PACE) loans. The fund will cover $500
million to $1 billion worth of home and commercial improvements,
the bill's backers say. Posted.
http://www.eenews.net/climatewire/print/2010/04/26/5

Sacramento Hosts Climate Plan Meeting. The city of Sacramento
hosts a public meeting tonight its proposed Climate Action Plan.
The plan aims to create a strategy of cost-effective programs to
reduce greenhouse gas emissions and help the city better adapt to
climate change. The City Council requested the document to ensure
Sacramento's 2030 General Plan contains policies to reduce the
city's collective carbon footprint. Posted.
http://www.sacbee.com/2010/04/26/v-print/2706386/sacramento-hosts-climate-plan.html

Navistar Withdraws Lawsuit Against CARB. Navistar International
Corporation has withdrawn a lawsuit it previously filed against
the California Air Resources Board (CARB) after an agreement with
CARB that addresses the issues that prompted the court action.
Navistar had sought a ruling in a San Francisco Superior Court
declaring that CARB was improperly certifying 2010 diesel engines
equipped with an aftertreatment system called SCR, which is used
to control emissions of oxides of nitrogen (NOx). Posted.
http://refrigeratedtrans.com/2010-emissions/navistar_withdraws_lawsuit_against_carb_0426/TE
ENERGY BILL COULD HALT CALIFORNIA'S EMISSIONENATE ENERGY BILL
COULD HALT CALIFORNIA'S Senate Energy Bill Could Halt
California's Emission Reduction Efforts. Three U.S. Senators are
scheduled to release a bipartisan energy bill Monday – and
advocates of California’s efforts to reduce greenhouse gas
emissions are worried the bill might pre-empt some of the state’s
most aggressive standards. 	
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Posted.
http://www.capradio.org/articles/articledetail.aspx?articleid=8153

Kerry, Lieberman Scramble To Avoid Climate Bill 'Fiasco'. Sens.
John Kerry and Joseph Lieberman sought to control the damage to
their climate legislation yesterday, hours after the last-minute
withdrawal of the bill's only Republican sponsor derailed an
anticipated unveiling and prompted an urgent meeting in
Lieberman's home on Saturday. Kerry, a Massachusetts Democrat,
consulted with Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid of Nevada Sunday
morning about Sen. Lindsey Graham's (R-S.C.) announcement to
abandon the carbon-cutting legislation, a move that came as aides
were rushing to finalize the bill before its introduction Monday.
 Posted. http://www.eenews.net/climatewire/print/2010/04/26/1

Region Begins New Drive To Curb Greenhouse Gases. Four regional
agencies have launched a major drive to rein in greenhouse gas
pollution by reducing vehicle use, increasing public transit use
and promoting compact development in the Bay Area's nine
counties. Cities and counties will be asked to designate areas
for developing compact housing and businesses in established
areas with good access to rail lines, buses and ferries. Posted.
http://www.insidebayarea.com/oaklandtribune/localnews/ci_14947616
http://www.contracostatimes.com/traffic/ci_14947616

Developing Nations: Climate Change Treaty In 2010. Cape Town,
South Africa—Four influential developing nations say the world
must work for a strong climate change agreement this year.
Summing up strategy talks in South Africa on Sunday, South
African Environment Minister Buyelwa Sonjica and her counterparts
from Brazil, China and India said they want year-end talks in
Mexico to produce a binding international agreement to reduce
greenhouse gases and help poor countries cope with climate
change. Posted.
http://www.contracostatimes.com/nation-world/ci_14956675

Senators Try To Get Climate Change Legislation Back On Track.
Despite a weekend setback that resulted in the scrub of today's
long-awaited unveiling of a tri-partisan (yes, you read that
right; see below) bill to combat global warming, the
strange-bedfellow coalition of senators working on the
legislation isn't giving up. The effort to draft compromise
legislation that will address domestic energy needs and climate
change has preoccupied Sens. John Kerry, a Massachusetts
Democrat; Joe Lieberman, a Connecticut independent, and Lindsey
Graham, a South Carolina Republican, for months. Posted.
http://content.usatoday.com/communities/onpolitics/post/2010/04/senators-try-to-get-climate-change-legislation-back-on-track/1
http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/nation/la-na-earth-day-20100426,0,1768386.story

EPA Signals Push For Efficiency To Control Greenhouse Gas
Emissions. U.S. EPA's air chief has requested input from agency
advisers about how the government can promote energy efficiency
and innovative technology as it defines the "best available
control technology" for curbing greenhouse gas emissions.
Assistant Administrator Gina McCarthy laid out her request in an
April 9 letter to the agency's Clean Air Act Advisory Committee's
climate change work group. Posted.
http://www.eenews.net/Greenwire/print/2010/04/26/3

23 Options To Slash Emissions Without A National Carbon Cap –
Study. There isn't a silver bullet to prevent climate change, but
there might be 23 "super options." In a new report, the Center
for Climate Strategies concludes that 23 policies ranging from
nuclear power incentives to building codes would slash emissions
below levels recommended by President Obama. If implemented in
every state of the country, the measures would cut greenhouse gas
output 27 percent below 1990 levels by 2020 even without an
emissions cap in place. Posted.
http://www.eenews.net/climatewire/print/2010/04/26/2

Safrica Hosts Developing Countries On Climate Talk.
JOHANNESBURG—As the world struggles to break a deadlock in
climate change negotiations, South Africa and three other
influential developing nations are gathering for a strategy
session to ensure poor countries are heard. Posted.
http://www.contracostatimes.com/nation-world/ci_14951676

'Green' Becomes More Than A Corporate Marketing Pitch.
Cincinnati — Going green has become good business. Just look at
store shelves: Sales of "green" products, such as organic foods
and natural personal care items, have jumped 15 percent since
2006, according to research firm Mintel International. Posted.
http://www.contracostatimes.com/california/ci_14945729

Candidates Differ On Issues: Adams Backs Green Power Plan,
Mazzoni Calls Venture Risky. Supervisor Susan Adams and former
Assemblywoman Kerry Mazzoni haven't found much to agree on in
their race for the San Rafael area's seat on the Board of
Supervisors. The two, invited to the Marin Civic Center press
room to provide written answers to a series of questions during
separate 90-minute sessions the other day, are even at odds on
what the key issue is. Posted.
http://www.contracostatimes.com/news/ci_14959311?nclick_check=1

More Myths Busted About Electric Cars. I recently went to
Finland to drive the all-electric Think City plug-in car
(www.thinkev.com), which is already on European roads and coming
to the U.S. later this year. To help it have a soft landing,
Think CEO Richard Canny (who spent 25 years at Ford) put together
these nine myths about electric vehicles (EV). Posted.
http://www.fresnobee.com/2010/04/26/1910731/more-myths-busted-about-electric.html

Ballot Measures Put Schwarzenegger On Defense. Gov. Arnold
Schwarzenegger has long relied on the ballot as a political
weapon, wielding direct democracy over the heads of opponents
throughout his time in office. Posted.
http://www.fresnobee.com/2010/04/26/1910440/schwarzenegger-fights-to-protect.html

Climate Bill Placed On Hold Over Senate Dispute. Washington --
Long-awaited climate change legislation was put on hold by its
authors Saturday when a dispute over immigration politics and
Senate priorities threatened to unravel a bipartisan effort that
took months of work. Posted.
http://www.fresnobee.com/2010/04/24/1909251/graham-blasts-reids-cynical-ploy.html

Lieberman Encouraged Energy Bill Will Be On Track. Washington --
A day after bipartisan support for an energy and climate change
bill appeared to crumble, a Senate sponsor said Sunday he was
optimistic the coalition would regroup and lawmakers would
consider the measure this year. Posted.
http://www.fresnobee.com/2010/04/25/1909934/senator-says-immigration-and-energy.html

Tokyo Aims To Be World's Greenest Mega-City. Rather than burying
garbage, nine firms on the Tokyo waterfront are collecting it to
be recycled or reused as building materials. The companies sort
out recyclables from the waste, then burn and filter the rest.
The heat is converted to electricity and the ash is turned into
building material while saving landfill space. It's part of
Tokyo's larger push to become the world's most eco-friendly city.
Posted. http://www.eenews.net/climatewire/print/2010/04/26/6

Blogs

What Do Ankle Bracelets, Cell Phones, And Cool Cars Have In
Common? California Air Resources Board (CARB) had proposed a
so-called "Cool Cars" regulation mandating new vehicle windows
block 33 percent more heat-producing rays from the sun by 2012
and achieve a 60% reduction by 2016. In spite of the combination
of added occupant comfort and better vehicle mileage, the
proposal was pure red meat for the 'keep government off our back'
movement and US car makers. Posted.
http://www.treehugger.com/files/2010/04/what-do-ankle-bracelets-cell-phones-cool-cars-have-common.php