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Posted: 26 Oct 2010 13:12:54
California Air Resources Board News Clips for October 26, 2010. 


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AIR POLLUTION

SUSD Uses Air Funds To Retire Old Fleet Of Buses For Clean-Diesel
Ones. Stockton - The yellow school buses of Stockton Unified are
going green thanks to a windfall of greenbacks provided mainly by
a financial grant from the San Joaquin Valley Air Pollution
Control District. Forty-three new clean-diesel buses, valued at
nearly $4.2 million, were unveiled at a ceremony Monday afternoon
in Stockton. The new buses replace older diesel-powered buses and
will emit 90 percent less total emissions over their lifetimes …
Posted.
http://www.recordnet.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20101026/A_NEWS/10260310/-1/A_NEWS14

Major Polluters Coming off Streets. Nearly 700 polluting
passenger cars in use by government employees could be off the
road by 2014. In a move to reduce carbon emissions, cut costs and
increase oversight of vehicle usage by city workers, departments
might be forced to reduce passenger car fleets by 5 percent each
year until after the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2013. Posted.
http://www.sfexaminer.com/local/Major-polluters-coming-off-streets-105748978.html#ixzz13UEwFVJK

Clean Air Rules May Wait Till After Election. With a mid-term
congressional election looming, the Obama administration is
expected to delay issuing controversial air pollution rules that
the Republican opposition has characterized as economic poison.
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency had planned to issue the
nation's strictest-ever standards for ground-level ozone this
week. The new standards would cost states and businesses anywhere
from $19 billion to $90 billion to implement in 2020 alone, the
EPA has estimated. Posted.
http://www.newsobserver.com/2010/10/26/760558/clean-air-rules-may-wait-till.html#ixzz13ToMBcz5

Funding Available For Clean Air Farm Equipment. California
farmers are being sought out to replace polluting combustion
engines with help from a program that has reduced 1,349 tons of
nitrous oxide emissions in the state over the last two years. Ed
Burton, the USDA's Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS)
State Conservationist for California, spoke at the Souza Dairy
Farm near Fresno today citing the success of the agency's
voluntary air quality program since it rolled out in 2009 …
Posted.
http://www.thebusinessjournal.com/agriculture/6883-funding-available-for-clean-air-farm-equipment

CLIMATE CHANGE

Prop. 26 Could Relax Regulatory Fees. In 1991, the Legislature
passed the Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention Act, providing for
the screening and medical treatment of children believed to be at
risk of lead poisoning. To pay for it, fees were imposed on
manufacturers of products that had significantly contributed to
environmental lead contamination, primarily paint companies.
Posted.
http://www.vcstar.com/news/2010/oct/25/prop-26-could-relax-regulatory-fees/#ixzz13UCiDBnq

2 Refiners Chip In $1.5 Million More To Back California's Prop.
23. Two of the biggest backers of the effort to suspend the
state's landmark climate change law contributed $1.5 million last
week to the rollback initiative. But with about a week to go
before the election, the Proposition 23 campaign appears to be
losing the fundraising battle by a 3-to-1 ratio. Posted.
http://www.sacbee.com/2010/10/26/v-print/3131421/2-refiners-chip-in-15-million.html

Prop. 23: The Fight Over Global Warming Heats Up. California made
history when it passed a new law in 2006 meant to curb greenhouse
gas emissions and combat global warming. But Prop. 23 on the
California ballot would place the "Global Warming Solutions Act"
on hold to avoid potential harm to the ailing economy. Both sides
in the very public fight over Prop. 23 say the stakes for
California's future are high, though for different reasons. And
each accuses the other of allowing outside interests to try to
influence the outcome. Posted.
http://www.ocregister.com/news/prop-272767-percent-law.html?cb=1288060635

Poll: Californians Back Climate Change Law On Nov. Ballot. Most
Californian voters, despite a weak local economy, oppose a
November ballot measure that would suspend the state's landmark
climate change law, a new poll shows. Among likely voters, 48%
reject Proposition 23, which would suspend the law until the
state's unemployment rate -- currently 12.4% -- falls to 5.5% for
a full year, according to the poll released Monday by the Los
Angeles Times and the University of Southern California. Posted.
http://content.usatoday.com/communities/greenhouse/post/2010/10/californians-backing-pollution-law-/1

California Confronts Climate Change, Economic Change With
Proposition 23.  In less than a week voters will decide on the
California jobs initiative. Supporters say Proposition 23 will
stop the state from regulating businesses to death and killing
jobs. Opponents argue that it'll kill the state's landmark global
warming law - and California's hope for becoming a green
technology leader. Posted.
http://www.scpr.org/news/2010/10/26/proposition-23/

Bid To Delay Climate Law Attracts More Cash, But Latest Poll
Predicts Defeat. Advocates of a referendum that would delay
California's climate change law have received a $1.5 million
boost in funding but still find themselves well behind their
opponents in terms of cash on hand, with a week to go in the
campaign. The campaign for Proposition 23, which would suspend
the climate law until unemployment drops to 5.5 percent for a
full year, received new checks over the last few days from its
leading funders, Valero Energy Corp. and Tesoro Corp., of $1
million and $500,000, respectively. Posted.
http://www.eenews.net/climatewire/print/2010/10/26/4

Hill Inaction Won't Delay Int'l Emissions Pact -- IPCC Chief. The
dim prospects for Capitol Hill action on a sweeping climate
change bill do not forestall future progress on cutting global
carbon emissions, the chairman of the Intergovernmental Panel on
Climate Change said today. IPCC chief Rajendra Pachauri, briefing
reporters ahead of President Obama's upcoming visit to India,
dismissed the notion that congressional resistance to emissions
caps -- …Posted.
http://www.eenews.net/Greenwire/print/2010/10/26/3

DIESEL EMISSIONS

EPA Issues New Emissions Limits for Heavy Trucks, Buses Starting
in 2014. washington -- The Obama administration announced new
rules on Monday to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and other
pollutants by requiring greater fuel efficiency for big trucks,
buses and other heavy duty vehicles starting with new models in
2014. The regulations, the first of their kind involving heavy
vehicles, require them to reduce emissions by 20 percent by 2018
…Posted.
http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/nation/wire/sc-dc-1026-diesel-trucks-20101026,0,3228299,print.story

New Truck Emission Standards Include 'Cost Of Carbon' Analysis.
Making trucks more fuel-efficient would save the country billions
of dollars in gas bills, but would save even more by reducing the
impact of climate change, federal agencies said yesterday. U.S.
EPA and the Department of Transportation have kicked off the
process that will set the first-ever fuel economy standards for
medium- and heavy-duty vehicles. Posted.
http://www.eenews.net/climatewire/print/2010/10/26/5

CARB Tries To Amend Truck And Bus Rule, Smartway Mandate. CARB
tries to amend Truck and Bus Rule, SmartWay mandate The
California Air Resources Board (CARB) has released draft
regulatory language for proposed amendments to the In-Use On-Road
Diesel Vehicle Regulation (Truck and Bus Rule) and the Heavy-Duty
Vehicle Greenhouse Gas Emission Reduction Regulation (California
SmartWay mandate). Posted.
http://refrigeratedtrans.com/news/carb-tries-amend-truck-bus-rule-smartway-mandate-1025/

Agencies Eye Heavy Truck Fuel Targets. Proposed federal standards
for greenhouse gas emissions and fuel economy for heavy-duty
trucks announced Oct. 25 would reduce CO2 emissions and fuel
consumption 20 percent by the 2018 model year. The U.S.
Environmental Protection Agency and the National Highway Traffic
Safety Administration estimate 7 percent to 20 percent fuel
efficiency gains over model years beginning in 2014. Posted.
http://www.etrucker.com/apps/news/article.asp?id=85930

Fuel Economy Regulation For Medium-, Heavy-Duty Trucks Proposed
By Feds. US Secretary of Transportation Ray LaHood and
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Lisa Jackson
announced the first federal fuel economy standard for medium- and
heavy-duty trucks October 25. This proposed regulation, coming
after recently implemented diesel emission requirements, will
establish fuel economy standards for a range of vehicles …Posted.
http://refrigeratedtrans.com/fleet/trucks/feds_propose_fuel_economy_standards_for_trucks_1026/

GREEN ENERGY

Largest-Ever Solar Project Approved In California. Washington --
The Obama administration has approved a thousand-megawatt solar
project on federal land in Southern California, the largest solar
project ever planned on U.S. public lands. Interior Secretary Ken
Salazar hailed the $6 billion Blythe Solar Power Project, to be
built in the Mojave Desert near Blythe, as the start of a boom in
solar power on federal lands. Posted.
http://www.mercurynews.com/politics-government/ci_16432982?source=rss

Visalia Seeks To Green-Up Businesses. In an age of environmental
responsibility, cutting down on emissions and energy consumption
can play perfectly into a business’ marketing strategy while
reducing overhead costs. The Visalia Chamber of Commerce
understands this and wants local businesses to adopt the concept
through a new program developed in partnership with the city and
several companies making up the Visalia Green Business Alliance.
Posted.
http://www.thebusinessjournal.com/environment/6878-visalia-seeks-to-green-up-businesses

New EPA Rules Could Weaken Power Grid, Report Says. The
reliability of the U.S. power grid could be weakened by a set of
environmental rules being developed by the Obama administration,
according to a new report by the North American Electric
Reliability Corp. The report, which will be released Tuesday but
was obtained early by Dow Jones Newswires, identifies four rules
at the Environmental Protection Agency that could force utility
companies to retire older units or install environmental controls
that suck up power to operate. Posted.
http://online.wsj.com/article/BT-CO-20101025-713557.html

VEHICLES

Volvo Gets First Order For Methane/Diesel Buses. Volvo said
Tuesday it has received its first order for buses that operate on
both biogas and diesel. MAIN FACTS: -Using diesel technology
increases environmental efficiency compared with current
gas-operated buses. -Biogas is a renewable fuel that contributes
to reducing greenhouse-gas emissions. Many gas-operated buses
currently use biogas as fuel. Posted.
http://online.wsj.com/article/BT-CO-20101026-703075.html

California to Get another $900M from Feds for Rail. Federal
lawmakers say the state of California is getting another $902
million in federal funding to advance the design and construction
of a high-speed rail system initially running from San Francisco
to Los Angeles. The funding announcement is being made in the
days leading up to a high-stakes election featuring Democratic
Sen. Barbara Boxer and Republican Carly Fiorina. Posted.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/10/25/AR2010102502840.html
OPINION

Proposition 23's Rate-Hike Myth. Supporters of Proposition 23
assert that there will be huge electricity rate hikes — of up to
60% — unless the initiative passes. It's simply not true. I've
been shocked by many of the specious claims made by Proposition
23's proponents. Supporters say it would save jobs, when in fact
it would kill the state's fledgling green tech industry. They say
it would suspend California's signature climate change law only
temporarily, when in fact it sets up criteria for restarting the
law that the state is unlikely to hit anytime soon. Posted.
http://www.latimes.com/news/opinion/commentary/la-oe-nahai-proposition-23-20101026,0,690986,print.story

Big Oil Companies Versus The 'Global Warming Law'. As Election
Day nears, the debate around Proposition 23 has heated. If
passed, it would suspend AB 32, otherwise known as the "global
warming law," created to reduce California's greenhouse-gas
emissions to 1990 levels by 2020, until unemployment rates go up.
In an Op-Ed from Tuesday’s Opinion pages, Jack M. Stewart,
president of the California Manufacturers & Technology Assn.,
argues in support of Prop. 23. Posted.
http://opinion.latimes.com/opinionla/2010/10/big-oil-companies-vs-the-global-warming-law.html

Vote NO on Proposition 26 - If Polluters Don't Pay, Taxpayers
Will. n the 2005 film Thank You For Smoking, a group of lobbyists
for the tobacco, alcohol and gun industries jokingly refer to
themselves as the “MOD Squad”—shorthand for “Merchants of Death.”
At the end of the film the MOD Squad grows to include lobbyists
for fast food, hazardous waste and oil. The list of donors to
Proposition 26 -- which will appear on the November 2010 ballot
-- reads eerily like a roster for the MOD Squad.  Posted.
http://www.californiaprogressreport.com/site/?q=node/8310

Prop. 23 Not Just For Hippies. Due to an upcoming proposition on
November’s ballot, the viability and competitiveness of America’s
economy is being threatened by postponing a piece of legislation
known as Assembly Bill 32. The goal of California AB32 is to set
a standard for the 1990 greenhouse gas emission levels by
reducing 15 percent of today’s emissions by 2020. Posted.
http://www.dailytitan.com/2010/10/26/prop-23/

For Sake Of Jobs, Delay A.B. 32. If the polls are right,
California voters are having trouble deciding how to vote on
Proposition 23. We believe it, because this measure divided our
editorial board more evenly than any other in the Nov. 2
election. Our board's own close balloting resulted in our
decision to support Proposition 23. This measure's appeal is that
it could save a million jobs, according to proponents, and they
probably are right. Posted.
http://www.sbsun.com/editorial/ci_16423825

BLOGS

On Balance, Hype, Climate and the Media. Jeff Huggins, a frequent
Dot Earth commenter and a tough critic of media coverage of
climate change, has for months been urging me to write a piece
providing my suggestions to journalists covering this issue.
Given the never-ending flow of news, my responsibilities at Pace
University and the reality that climate is just one facet of what
I cover here, I haven’t had time to write something new. Posted.
http://dotearth.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/10/26/on-balance-hype-climate-and-the-media/?pagemode=print

Emissions Rating for Chevy Volt Doesn’t Consider Electric
Driving. For people with typical commutes, the coming Chevrolet
Volt plug-in hybrid is likely to be driven as an electric car,
producing no tailpipe emissions, much of the time. That would
make it effectively cleaner than most cars on the road. So the
California Air Resources Board’s emissions classification of the
2011 Volt as a 50-state ULEV — no better than some gas-only
vehicles, including the 1.8-liter 2011 Honda Civic — might seem
confusing. Posted.
http://wheels.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/10/25/emissions-rating-for-chevy-volt-doesnt-consider-electric-driving/?pagemode=print

Back-To-Back Drives In The Chevrolet Volt And Nissan Leaf. The
Nissan Leaf and Chevrolet Volt take different approaches to
environmentally friendly motoring, and they look about as
dissimilar as Laurel and Hardy. But how do they compare on the
road? While Nissan and Chevrolet have recently allowed some
journalists to drive their vehicles at separate events, I had the
opportunity last week for a rare back-to-back turn at the wheel.
Posted.
http://wheels.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/10/26/back-to-back-drives-in-the-chevrolet-volt-and-nissan-leaf/?pagemode=print

And the Winner Is … a Very Frugal Dorm. University of North
Carolina Daniel Arneman, an energy expert at the University of
North Carolina, on the solar-paneled roof of Morrison Residence
Hall. The dormitory cut its energy use by 36 percent, the E.P.A.
said. There was no prize for winning the Environmental Protection
Agency’s first-ever National Building Competition, in which 14
teams across the country engaged in a Biggest Loser-style contest
to wring the most energy savings out of their respective
buildings. The reward was the cash savings from reducing energy
use, and perhaps some bragging rights. Posted.
http://green.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/10/26/and-the-winner-is-a-very-frugal-dorm/?pagemode=print


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