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newsclips -- Newsclips for May 20, 2010.
Posted: 20 May 2010 11:00:25
California Air Resources Board News Clips for May 20, 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. TRUCKS AND DIESEL CARB Expands Funds For Independents. The California Air Resources Board on May 19 announced changes to an existing $28 million financial assistance program intended to help more California independent truckers qualify for the purchase of a cleaner-running vehicle. Posted. http://www.etrucker.com/apps/news/article.asp?id=85232 CARB Expands Voucher Incentive Program. The California Air Resources Board has approved changes to its existing $28 million Voucher Incentive Program to make funding available to a larger variety of trucks. The program, which is part of the Carl Moyer air quality program, is a diesel on-road voucher program that helps small independent truck owners get a cleaner-running truck. Posted. http://www.truckinginfo.com/news/news-detail.asp?news_id=70484 Navistar Debuts All-Electric eStar Commercial Truck. Commercial truck and engine maker Navistar, at a recent webconference, announced that its eStar, the company's first electric-only powered commercial vehicle, is in production and the company is taking orders. Posted. http://www.trucktrend.com/features/news/2010/163_news100518_navistar_estar_commercial_truck/index.html NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES Scientists Reassert Man's Role in a Changing Climate. The National Academy of Sciences, a group of elite American researchers that advises the U.S. government, on Wednesday issued an 869-page report reasserting mankind's role in altering the climate and calling for specific policy measures to help forestall undesirable effects. Posted. http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748704691304575254691763608402.html?mod=WSJ_hps_SECONDTopStories National Panel Backs State Climate Efforts. hefty stack of reports issued by a top national science board appears to affirm California's response to the challenges of climate change. The National Research Council, an arm of the National Academies of Science today released three reviews of the current climate science, each focusing on a different aspect of it. Posted. http://blogs.kqed.org/climatewatch/2010/05/19/national-panel-backs-state-climate-efforts/ U.S. Reports Urge A Price On Climate Emissions. The best way to curb global warming is to put a price on climate-warming carbon dioxide emissions, according to a trio of reports from the U.S. National Academy of Sciences released on Wednesday. In blunt language at odds with the unwieldy climate change debate in the U.S. Congress, the academy said: "A carbon-pricing system is the most cost-effective way to reduce emissions. Either cap-and-trade, a system of taxing emissions, or a combination of the two could provide the needed incentives." Posted. http://planetark.org/enviro-news/item/58089 CLIMATE CHANGE California's Global Warming Law Could Cause Businesses To Flee State, Report Says. A state law that requires power plants, factories and other businesses to cut greenhouse gas emissions could cause energy prices to rise and prompt businesses to delay expansion or flee California, according to a study by the state Legislative Analyst's Office. Posted. http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-green-law-20100519,0,5231198.story State Study Says AB32 Could Fuel Inflation. Soaring energy prices are likely to fuel inflation as California enacts a sweeping law to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. A report issued this week by the nonpartisan Legislative Analyst's Office projects the fall-out of AB32, the controversial law passed in 2006 that make California a national leader in efforts to combat global warming. Posted. http://www.theunion.com/article/20100520/NEWS/100519691/1053&parentprofile=1053 California AB 32 Reduces Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Jobs. AB 32 is heralded as reducing California greenhouse gas emissions by as much as 25 percent. It is also slated to cause businesses to leave the state and set up shop elsewhere. Poizner, Whitman and Brown must weigh in on the CARB-backed measure. Posted. http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/3019354/california_ab_32_reduces_greenhouse.html Regional Cap-And-Trade Programs Move Forward Amid Federal Impasse. Three regional climate initiatives in North America released their first joint policy paper yesterday, raising new questions about the status of a global warming bill pending in the U.S. Congress. The Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative, the Western Climate Initiative and the Midwestern Greenhouse Gas Reduction Accord issued a 25-page document stating that they share a "common vision" on offsets, which are used in an emission cap to control costs. Posted. http://www.eenews.net/climatewire/print/2010/05/20/6 Asymmetrical Warfare Rules In Initiative Campaigns. Late last week, the Texas-based oil company Tesoro donated another $100,000 to an initiative that would suspend AB 32, California’s 2006 global warming emissions law until the state’s unemployment situation improved. In response, Steve Maviglio, a spokesman for Californians for Clean Energy and Jobs, the main group opposing The California Jobs Initiative, took to the Internet. Posted. http://www.capitolweekly.net/article.php?_c=yurak0jozkh5bf&xid=yuqwh5xv4wh0fi&done=.yurak0jozl55bf AIR QUALITY Florez Fumes At Air District For Exempt Ag Burns . Valley air officials want to allow some agricultural waste burning beyond the June 1 deadline for permanently ending the practice. Alternatives are too expensive for some farmers, air leaders say. Posted. http://www.fresnobee.com/2010/05/19/1939707/florez-fumes-at-air-district-for.html Cupertino Council Votes To Install Air Monitor Near Lehigh Cement Plan. A recent surge in public pressure from residents regarding the air quality in neighborhoods around the Lehigh Southwest Cement Plant has prompted the city to let the Bay Area Air Quality Management District set up an air monitoring station about two miles from the facility. Posted. http://www.mercurynews.com/breaking-news/ci_15119585?nclick_check=1 APCD Eyes Dust Control For Dunes. A pilot project to lessen pollution from the Oceano Dunes State Vehicular Recreation Area could be implemented within a year at the popular off-highway park. The San Luis Obispo County Air Pollution Control District (APCD) released a study earlier this year that links increased dust pollution on the Nipomo Mesa to off-highway vehicle use in the dunes. Posted. http://www.santamariatimes.com/news/local/govt-and-politics/article_2ed0ffc8-63d5-11df-a6c2-001cc4c03286.html GREEN ENERGY NY Skyscraper Wins Highest "Green" Certification. The U.S. Green Building Council gave the Bank of America Tower its highest rating for environmental performance and sustainability on Thursday, meaning New York City's second-tallest building is also its greenest. Posted. http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE64J3LW20100520?type=domesticNews Calif. Tightens Reliability Standards For Renewable Energy. California's grid operator is proposing to tighten reliability standards for wind and solar photovoltaic (PV) power to keep power supplies stable as utilities attempt to meet state renewable targets. The California Independent System Operator (ISO) issued a proposal yesterday to raise standards for how much reactive power solar PV must generate. Posted. http://www.eenews.net/climatewire/print/2010/05/20/7 Dairy Farms Could Power Data Centers. Computing companies may soon be looking at a low-tech power source for their huge data centers: cows. In a research paper released yesterday, Hewlett-Packard engineers say dairy farmers could rent out land and convert manure to power, making back the investment in a waste-to-fuel system in just two years. Companies normally build their computing centers, or server farms, near cities and industries, but the lack of cheap electricity and real estate is pushing them farther out. Posted. http://www.eenews.net/climatewire/print/2010/05/20/11