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California Air Resources Board News Clips for October 28, 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. CLIMATE CHANGE Environment Up For Discussion In California Attorney General Race. Democrat Kamala Harris accuses Steve Cooley of lacking political courage for not joining her in opposing the ballot measure to suspend California's crackdown on greenhouse gas emissions. Cooley blasts the San Francisco district attorney as a political idealogue and vows to defend whatever position voters take on Proposition 23. As the two campaign for attorney general, environmental protection is on the agenda. Posted. http://www.sacbee.com/2010/10/28/v-print/3138361/environment-up-for-discussion.html Green Pilot Projects In Bay Area Get Funding. San Francisco -- San Francisco Bay area transportation officials have given the green light to seventeen pilot projects aimed at combating climate change. The Metropolitan Transportation Commission on Wednesday approved $33 million in federal funds for the projects. They include deploying electric taxis in San Francisco and San Jose and having a mobile bicycle shop visit schools in Alameda County to encourage children to ride bicycles and offer tips about safety and maintenance. Posted. http://www.sacbee.com/2010/10/28/v-print/3139539/green-pilot-projects-in-sf-bay.html SoCal Business Leaders Say "Fight Pollution Without Causing More Business and Job Flight". "Our effort to address climate change must not worsen our state's economy, our severe unemployment, or continuing fiscal crisis," Southern California leaders advise the California Air Resources Board on the eve of their issuance of proposed AB 32 regulations. Posted. http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/g/a/2010/10/28/prwebprweb4714264.DTL&type=printable Companies Fight To Keep Global Warming Data Secret. Washington -- Some of the country's largest emitters of heat-trapping gases, including businesses that publicly support efforts to curb global warming, don't want the public knowing exactly how much they pollute. Oil producers and refiners, along with manufacturers of steel, aluminum and even home appliances, are fighting a proposal by the Environmental Protection Agency that would make the amount of greenhouse gas emissions that companies release — and the underlying data businesses use to calculate the amounts — available online. Posted. http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/n/a/2010/10/28/national/w001221D17.DTL&type=printable United Nations Carbon Credit Prices May Increase, Barclays Says. Barclays Plc forecasts that prices of United Nations Certified Emission Reduction credits will rise as new rules reduce supplies, an analyst said. The issuance of as much as 30 million metric tons of CERs under UN's Clean Development Mechanism may be delayed to next year, cutting this year's supplies by about 30 percent, Trevor Sikorski, a London-based analyst at Barclays, said in an interview at the Carbon Asia Forum 2010 conference in Singapore today. Posted. http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/g/a/2010/10/28/bloomberg1376-LAZKFF0YHQ0X01-0833OKLHR2M1IEVOUG0Q68GVHR.DTL&type=printable Global Warming Playing A Big Role In Some Key Races. Charlottesville, Va. -- Republican Robert Hurt had barely begun his opening statement in the congressional candidates' debate here last week when he accused his Democratic opponent of endorsing "job-killing cap and trade." Hurt, a state senator, repeated the charge five times in the next hour, insisting each time that incumbent Rep. Tom Perriello's vote last year for a House energy and climate change bill would cost the state 50,000 jobs if it becomes law. Posted. http://www.sacbee.com/2010/10/28/v-print/3139348/global-warming-playing-a-big-role.html Director Cameron Joins Anti-Prop. 23 Campaign. Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger and Academy Award-winning filmmaker James Cameron unveiled a new online advertisement Wednesday urging voters to oppose a rollback of the state's climate change law. Cameron donated $1 million to the committee opposing Proposition 23, which seeks to suspend the Global Warming Solutions Act of 2006, which was championed by Schwarzenegger. Posted. http://www.sacbee.com/2010/10/28/v-print/3138442/director-cameron-joins-anti-prop.html China Promises Action On Trade Surplus, Emissions. Beijing -- China's leaders are promising to narrow its huge trade surplus and curb surging emissions of climate-changing greenhouse gases in an ambitious five-year plan to make its economy cleaner and more high-tech. The Communist Party plan also promises to encourage consumer spending to reduce reliance on exports to power growth. Posted. http://www.sacbee.com/2010/10/28/v-print/3138997/china-promises-action-on-trade.html Shell, ConocoPhillips May Get Free Carbon Permits in California. Oil refiners including Royal Dutch Shell Plc and ConocoPhillips would be among the companies to get free pollution rights under California’s planned cap-and-trade program for carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases. The proposed rules for the cap-and-trade program, in which electricity companies, factories and refineries would buy and sell carbon dioxide permits, are to be unveiled tomorrow by the California Air Resources Board. Posted. http://www.businessweek.com/news/2010-10-28/shell-conocophillips-may-get-free-carbon-permits-in-california.html Prop 23 Faces Uphill Battle on Election Day. Santa Maria - If approved by the voters Proposition 23 would freeze certain provisions of Assembly Bill 32, California's Global Warming Solutions Act of 2006, until the state's unemployment rate drops to 5.5 percent or below for four consecutive quarters. AB 32 requires that by 2020 the state's greenhouse gas emissions be reduced to 1990 levels or a roughly 25 percent reduction from current estimates. The California Air Resources Board has the regulatory authority to enforce AB 32 and has begun issuing fines to businesses that fail to comply with the new law. Posted. http://www.kcoy.com/Global/story.asp?S=13400772&clienttype=printable All States But Texas On Track To Issue GHG Permits – Report. With state regulators required to start issuing Clean Air Act permits next year for large stationary sources of greenhouse gas emissions, the Lone Star State will be the lone holdout, according to a report released today by an association of state and local air agencies. The states are scrambling to align their own rules with U.S. EPA's new regulations, which are set to take effect on Jan. 2, 2011. Thirty-six states have already gotten federal approval to begin issuing greenhouse gas permits. Posted. http://www.eenews.net/Greenwire/print/2010/10/28/1 DIESELS New Life For Old Engines. Chico company creates innovative filter allowing older diesel engines to meet new emissions standards. Two years ago, in October 2008, Bill Gaines, the chairman of TransferFlow, a Chico manufacturing facility, and some of his engineers began thinking about diesel engines—specifically, stationary and portable engines, the kinds on agricultural pumps and farm equipment. There are hundreds of such engines in Butte County alone, and thousands in California. Posted. http://www.newsreview.com/chico/PrintFriendly?oid=1865869 ARB Plan Could Hurt Sales Of Used Forklifts. The California Air Resources Board (ARB) aims to complete work on another enforcement extension for diesel emissions during a 16-17 December meeting, and the agency hopes the changes will help the forklift and other off-highway-vehicle industries in working toward compliance. A concern within the forklift industry involves the ability to sell used equipment. Posted. http://www.forkliftaction.com/news/newsdisplay.aspx?nwid=9143# FUELS Natural-Gas Swings in U.K. Drop to 11-Year Low: Energy Markets. U.K. natural gas is trading in the narrowest range in 11 years as increased imports and storage capacity counters concern that North Sea production is waning. Gas for delivery next month at the National Balancing Point, Britain's hub for the fuel, costs between 45.4 pence (72 U.S. cents) and 48.7 pence a therm in October, the smallest difference for the period since 1999. Prices fluctuated between 29.05 pence and 51.5 pence during the summer months. October is the first month of the winter season that ends in March. Posted. http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/g/a/2010/10/28/bloomberg1376-LAZ72Q1A74E901-3UB6J4SR7QMNKP5H6ALIPSEPO4.DTL&type=printable GREEN ENERGY Sutter Auburn Faith Hospital Unveils Solar Power System. Sutter Auburn Faith Hospital is proving that going green will improve its bottom line. On Wednesday, Sutter Auburn Faith unveiled its new solar power system, which will supply about a third of the electricity needs for the 87-bed, acute care hospital. The nonprofit health care provider said the 3,000-panel solar array will save about $2.5 million in energy costs over 25 years. Posted. http://www.sacbee.com/2010/10/28/v-print/3138441/sutter-auburn-faith-hospital-unveils.html TRANSPORTATION Green Transportation Experiments Get Go-Ahead. Seventeen innovative Bay Area transportation projects that aim to combat climate change - ranging from electric taxis and mobile bicycle repair shops to pavement recycling and dynamic ridesharing - will soon get the chance to show their stuff. Posted. http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2010/10/28/BA2B1G2VDE.DTL&type=printable GM's 2011 Volt Buyers Won't Get $3,000 Rebate From California. Buyers of GM's 2011 Chevrolet Volt won't get California's $3,000 rebate for the most advanced cars while Toyota's Prius plug-in hybrid that can't drive as far without gas qualifies for an incentive. General Motors opted to certify 2011 model year Volts as so-called ultra-low emission vehicles for sale in California with state regulators. Posted. http://www.mercurynews.com/california/ci_16453168?source=rss&nclick_check=1 Chevrolet Volt Fails California Emissions Requirement. If you live in California and are looking forward to buying a 2011 Chevrolet Volt to bypass the gridlock of your morning commute, you may be disappointed. The Volt has failed emission requirements set by the California Air Resources Board (CARB) -- so unless Chevy resolves the issue quickly, the Volt can’t be driven in the HOV lane. Posted. http://usnews.rankingsandreviews.com/cars-trucks/daily-news/101028-Chevrolet-Volt-Fails-California-Emissions-Requirement/ Calif., Fla. Get Biggest Chunks Of New High-Speed Rail Grants. California and Florida will receive more than half of the $2.4 billion in grants for high-speed rail projects announced today by Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood. The grants will be distributed to 54 rail projects in 23 states and will cover everything from construction to environmental reviews. The Federal Railroad Administration received requests totaling $8.8 billion, more than three times the funds available. Posted. http://www.eenews.net/Greenwire/print/2010/10/28/11 Consumer Concerns Will Hinder Electric Car Sales – Report. Low gas prices and concerns about technology will hurt the initial launch of electric cars, according to a new study from auto industry market research firm J.D. Power & Associates. The report estimates combined global sales of hybrid-electric vehicles and battery-electric vehicles to hit just 5.2 million in 2020, about 7.3 percent of the total autos sold that year. Posted. http://www.eenews.net/Greenwire/print/2010/10/28/17 MISCELLANEOUS Global Fluorochemicals Market to Exceed 2.6 Million Tons by 2015, According to a New Report by Global Industry Analysts, Inc. Worldwide economic recession negatively affected fluorochemicals market that was already reeling under the pressure of stringent environmental regulations and consumer shift towards non-fluorochemical options. During 2008 and 2009, major end-use sectors of fluorochemicals such as electronics, wire & cable, refrigeration, and air conditioning fell noticeably, thereby resulting in drop in demand for fluorochemicals. Posted. http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/g/a/2010/10/28/prwebprweb4708534.DTL&type=printable OPINION Prop. 23 Puts Jobs Before Wishful Thinking. I love this quote from clean-tech exec Eric Dresselhuys to The Chronicle's David R. Baker: "If California isn't leading the charge on implementing these technologies, why be here? Do you want to be here for the high taxes, the high cost of living? Right now, you want to be here because California is where the action is." In a nutshell, that is the argument against Proposition 23 - which would stall the impending implementation of AB32, California's landmark 2006 global-warming bill, until unemployment dips to 5.5 percent. Posted. http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2010/10/28/EDAI1G28UN.DTL&type=printable Prop. 23 Another Bay Area-Texas Showdown. Highlights from other team contests pitting San Francisco and the Bay Area against Texas interests: The home team is fielding a far more powerful financial lineup in the battle over Proposition 23, which would suspend California's climate change law for the far foreseeable future. This one sets an oil and gas company coalition from San Antonio against a San Francisco hedge fund manager and some powerful helpers. Posted. http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2010/10/28/BUDL1G2H66.DTL&type=printable Ignoring the Planet Won’t Fix It. It’s hardly surprising that a study released the other day by a scientist with the National Center for Atmospheric Research didn’t register on any political radar screens, amid Kentucky foot stomps, dead wrestlers, $2 billion in campaign spending and the pitched battles for control of Congress. And, political year or not, there’s only so much news value in any projection of what might happen in climate science. Still, you don’t need a Ph.D. to ponder the potential ramifications of the study, by Aiguo Dai, who works with the center’s Climate and Global Dynamics Division. Posted. http://www.nytimes.com/2010/10/28/nyregion/28towns.html?_r=1&pagewanted=print Debate On Global Warming Isn’t Over. May I suggest a more fundamental consideration in making a decision about how to vote on Proposition 23? I haven’t seen this emphasized elsewhere, but it is basic: You either don’t believe in man-made global warming (vote yes), or you do (vote no). Here’s a bold statement: There is no valid scientific evidence that man contributes significantly to global warming. Posted. http://napavalleyregister.com/news/opinion/mailbag/article_eb1a2e8a-e246-11df-9a3f-001cc4c002e0.html?print=1 Our View: Prop 26 Also Backed By Big Business. Measure would spur a bevy of lawsuits regarding what is a fee and what is a tax. Unless the polls are dramatically wrong, it appears that voters are smartly souring on Proposition 23, an initiative that would indefinitely suspend California's law to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Posted. http://www.mercedsunstar.com/2010/10/28/v-print/1628437/our-view-prop-26-also-backed-by.html BLOGS Clearing The Confusion: An Interactive Explanation Of Prop 23. The November ballot's Proposition 23, addressing state law and greenhouse gas emissions, is one of those confusingly structured California ballot measures in which voting yes means no, and vice versa. This interactive graphic provides a quick guide to some of the pro and con arguments and predicted effects of this controversial proposition. Voting yes on Prop 23 means temporarily suspending (saying no to, that is) Assembly Bill 32. Posted. http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/blogs/inoakland/detail?entry_id=75653#ixzz13g31hWkz