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California Air Resources Board News Clips for October 26, 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. 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