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ARB Newsclips for July 9, 2014. 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. CAP AND TRADE EU Carbon Market Needs Deep Changes, Industry Panel’s Buzek Says. The European Union should overhaul its emissions program to ensure it encourages investment in clean energy without recurrent market intervention, according to the chair of the industry committee in the EU Parliament. Jerzy Buzek, who was elected yesterday to head the panel for 2 1/2 years, said the EU emissions-trading system has failed to stimulate a switch to low-emission technologies…Posted. http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2014-07-08/eu-carbon-market-needs-deep-changes-industry-panel-s-buzek-says.html http://www.eenews.net/climatewire/stories/1060002508/print BY SUBSCRIPTION ONLY AIR POLLUTION Regulators propose agreement to limit pollution from Exide plant. Air quality regulators have reached an agreement with Exide Technologies that would bar its battery recycling plant in Vernon from resuming operations until it installs new controls on arsenic emissions that pose a health risk to surrounding communities. The South Coast Air Quality Management District is asking its hearing board this week to approve two enforcement actions that have been agreed to by Exide…Posted. http://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-me-ln-exide-orders-proposed-20140708-story.html http://losangeles.cbslocal.com/2014/07/09/vernon-recycling-plant-could-reopen-with-tougher-pollution-standards/ http://www.scpr.org/news/2014/07/07/45179/county-blood-testing-for-exide-neighbors-suffering/ In Cambodia, toxic air threatens timeless ruins. A thousand years ago, they were temples so sacred only high priests were allowed to enter — the spiritual epicenter of a powerful empire that dominated Southeast Asia. Now, millions of tourists climb among the elaborate, enchanting ruins. In this poor, struggling nation, they arrive at Angkor Archaeological Park’s ticket counter via decades-old tour buses that belch dark, toxic fumes. Here, air pollution is at its worst. Posted. http://www.sbsun.com/general-news/20140707/in-cambodia-toxic-air-threatens-timeless-ruins CLIMATE CHANGE China, US differ on global plan to cut emissions. China and the United States took small steps toward their shared goal of fighting climate change on Wednesday, but the world's No. 1 and No. 2 carbon emitters remain significantly apart over a wider global plan to cut emissions. China's chief climate official Xie Zhenhua said China should not be subject to the same rules for greenhouse gas emissions as the United States and other rich countries…Posted. http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/A/AS_CHINA_US_CLIMATE_CHANGE?SITE=PATOW&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT OTHER RELATED STORIES http://uk.reuters.com/article/2014/07/09/us-usa-china-climatechange-idUKKBN0FE0JI20140709 http://www.sacbee.com/2014/07/09/6543082/china-us-differ-on-global-plan.html#storylink=cpy http://www.sfgate.com/default/article/China-US-differ-on-global-plan-to-cut-emissions-5608526.php http://www.utsandiego.com/news/2014/jul/09/china-us-differ-on-global-plan-to-cut-emissions/ Fix the Climate Problem? Easy. Cut U.S. Emissions to 1901 Levels. A draft report prepared for the United Nations suggests, out loud, what the U.S. needs to do about climate change: Cut emissions to one-tenth of current levels, per person, in less than 40 years. It’s perilous to say these things in the U.S., where a mere description of the scale of the climate challenge too often invites ridicule and dismissiveness. Posted. http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2014-07-09/fix-the-climate-problem-easy-cut-u-s-emissions-to-1901-levels.html UN Proposes Building Blocks of New Global Climate Deal. The United Nations left open the option for rich and poor nations to remain divided in their obligations on climate change, setting up a conflict over exactly who should cut greenhouse gases. In a policy paper setting out possible language to include in a global warming agreement envoys from 190 nations are drawing up for next year, the UN set out an option for maintaining a divide between developed and developing nations. Posted. http://www.bloomberg.com/news/print/2014-07-08/un-proposes-building-blocks-of-new-global-climate-deal.html Global warming requires more frequent rethink of "normal" weather-U.N. The baseline for "normal" weather used by everyone from farmers to governments to plan ahead needs to be updated more frequently to account for the big shifts caused by global warming, the U.N.'s World Meteorological Organization said on Wednesday. The WMO's Commission for Climatology believes rising temperatures and more heatwaves and heavy rains mean the existing baseline, based on the climate averages of 1961-90…Posted. http://uk.reuters.com/article/2014/07/09/climatechange-normal-idUKL6N0PK2PS20140709 Global warming threatens Antarctica’s emperor penguins. The biggest threat to emperor penguins may not be leopard seals or even killer whales, but a much larger predator: global warming. Climate change, which is quickly melting the sea ice that this species depends on for survival, could cause dramatic drops in the number of emperor penguins across Antarctica by the end of the century, a new study finds. Posted. http://www.washingtonpost.com/national/health-science/global-warming-threatens-antarcticas-emperor-penguins/2014/07/07/ae13db5c-01f1-11e4-b8ff-89afd3fad6bd_story.html Blueprints for Taming the Climate Crisis. Here’s what your future will look like if we are to have a shot at preventing devastating climate change. Within about 15 years every new car sold in the United States will be electric. In fact, by midcentury more than half of the American economy will run on electricity. Up to 60 percent of power might come from nuclear sources. Posted. http://www.nytimes.com/2014/07/09/business/blueprints-for-taming-the-climate-crisis.html?module=Search&mabReward=relbias%3Aw%2C{%221%22%3A%22RI%3A7%22} You May Be Denying Climate Change, But The US Military Isn't. Climate change is still a contentious issue, as some people and organizations deny it is even happening, or concede the world is getting warmer, but it's not because of humans. The U.S. military is not one of those organizations. Posted. http://www.sfgate.com/default/article/You-May-Be-Denying-Climate-Change-But-The-US-5607893.php Miss. regulators seek input on carbon dioxide rule. The Mississippi Public Service Commission is seeking input from others, including utilities, in its efforts to fight proposed federal rules that would cut carbon dioxide emissions from Mississippi's power plants. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, as part of a nationwide effort, proposed in June that Mississippi's carbon dioxide emissions from power plants be 38 percent lower in the year 2030 compared to 2005. Posted. http://www.sfgate.com/default/article/Miss-regulators-seek-input-on-carbon-dioxide-rule-5607256.php Group presents sea level rise proposals for Va. The Chesapeake Climate Action Network has released a report detailing its recommendations for how Virginia should adapt to rising sea levels. The group unveiled its recommendations on Wednesday in Norfolk, which routinely experiences flooding during even minor storms. Among other things, the report calls for improved emergency planning coordination…Posted. http://www.sfgate.com/default/article/Climate-group-to-present-sea-level-rise-proposals-5608508.php Meat-eaters are twice as bad for the environment as vegetarians: study Oxford researchers looked at eating habits and greenhouse gases emitted from particular foods. More energy is used to raise animals than plants, which is why carnivores’ carbon footprints are bigger. Here's some meaty news: Carnivores are twice as bad for the Earth as vegetarians, a new study out of Oxford University found. Researchers found that meat-eaters have carbon footprints about twice as large as vegetarians do. Posted. http://www.nydailynews.com/life-style/health/meat-eaters-bad-environment-vegetarians-study-article-1.1860488 Want to limit global warming? Bring cash Any effort to limit global warming to 2ºC will require deep investment in low-carbon research and development, a new assessment warns. Promises on emissions cuts alone are not sufficient. The world lacks not only the will, but the technology to achieve the deep carbon cuts needed to avert catastrophic climate change, according to a report presented to the United Nations today by leading research institutions in 15 countries. Posted. http://www.dailyclimate.org/tdc-newsroom/2014/07/low-carbon-investment Global climate change solution still possible ... but barely, says report. Climate change requires a rapid and dramatic decarbonization of the global energy supply, according to a new report. It comes as world leaders aim to learn from past failures in forging an international pact on climate change at international talks next year in Paris. World leaders have a rapidly closing window of opportunity to decarbonize the global energy supply before rising greenhouse gas emissions cause irreversible harm to the planet. Posted. http://www.csmonitor.com/Environment/Energy-Voices/2014/0708/Global-climate-change-solution-still-possible-but-barely-says-report The Real Deal with Global Warming And Climate Change Decades since the issue of global warming reared its ugly head; a lot of people still argue the validity of scientific findings put forth by researchers and professionals around the world. Arguments, such as “the climate is a natural process”, to the issue being entirely a hoax is still ravaging the minds of the world's population. http://ireport.cnn.com/docs/DOC-1151191 A plan to de-carbonize the world by 2050 -- doable, though chances are slim. Holding back catastrophic climate change is still possible -- but just barely, and doing so will require a tremendous technological effort, according to a sweeping new report that analyzes what it would take to de-carbonize the world's top economies. Posted. http://www.eenews.net/climatewire/stories/1060002534/print BY SUBSCRIPTION ONLY DROUGHT California board considers fines for wasting water. Wasting water outdoors amid the state's drought will begin hitting Californians in the wallet under get-tough restrictions being proposed by state regulators, with fines of up to $500 a day for overwatering front lawns or washing a car without a nozzle on the hose. The State Water Resources Control Board next week is scheduled to consider draft emergency regulations made public Tuesday. They are intended to put teeth into conservation efforts that so far have produced disappointing results. Posted. http://www.sacbee.com/2014/07/09/6543086/california-board-considers-fines.html FUELS If It's a War on Coal, Coal Is Winning. As wars go, the fight between clean and dirty energy sources is more like a centuries-old religious conflict than shock and awe. That’s one lesson from a new study of U.S. power generation by the Oxford Institute for Energy Studies. In 2040, the electricity sector might not look radically different from the way it does today, with emissions a little higher, or lower, and power sources still clubbing each other over the head for market share. Posted. http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2014-07-07/if-it-s-a-war-on-coal-coal-is-winning.html VEHICLES China to Exclude Electric Cars From Purchase Tax Amid Smog Fight. China will exempt electric cars from purchase taxes as part of expanded government measures to combat pollution. Authorities will exclude new-energy autos -- China’s term for electric cars, plug-in hybrids and fuel-cell vehicles -- from the taxes starting September 1 this year until the end of 2017, according to a statement posted on the central government website yesterday, citing a State Council meeting. Posted. http://www.bloomberg.com/news/print/2014-07-09/china-to-exclude-electric-cars-from-purchase-tax-amid-smog-fight.html Tesla Sued by Businesseman Claiming China Trademark Right. Tesla Motors Inc. (TSLA), the electric carmaker led by Elon Musk, was sued in China for trademark infringement in the latest example of the difficulties foreign companies face doing business in the country. Zhan Baosheng, who registered the rights to the name before the U.S. carmaker entered China…Posted. http://www.bloomberg.com/news/print/2014-07-07/tesla-sued-in-china-for-trademark-infringement.html Bay Area governments make big electric-vehicle buy. A group of San Francisco Bay Area cities, counties and water agencies has joined forces for what is being billed as one of the largest single government purchases of all-electric vehicles in the country. The six cities, two counties and two water agencies have united to buy 90 electric vehicles with the help of a $2.8 million grant from the Metropolitan Transportation Commission…Posted. http://www.sfgate.com/default/article/Bay-Area-governments-make-big-electric-vehicle-buy-5607956.php http://www.vcstar.com/news/state/bay-area-governments-make-big-electricvehicle-buy_12468990 http://www.eenews.net/climatewire/stories/1060002535/print BY SUBSCRIPTION ONLY Sonoma County's electric-car infusion (w/video). Sonoma County is playing a major role in what is being billed as the single largest government purchase of the electric vehicles in the nation. More than a third of the 90 vehicles being purchased by a collective of 10 Bay Area government agencies are headed to Sonoma County in a bid to reduce fuel costs and demonstrate environmental leadership. Posted. http://www.pressdemocrat.com/article/20140708/articles/140709649 Fuel cell vehicles can refuel at existing gas stations – report The gas 'n' go at the rest stop could offer not only soda and gasoline but also hydrogen fuel, according to a new study from Sandia National Laboratories. The report examined the feasibility of integrating hydrogen at 70 California commercial gas stations under the 2011 fire codes from the National Fire Protection Association and found almost half could accommodate separation distances and other issues of hydrogen fuel based on the risk-informed analysis. http://www.eenews.net/greenwire/stories/1060002566/ BY SUBSCRIPTION ONLY GREEN ENERGY GE to Operate 211-Megawatt Wind Farm in Texas Panhandle With EON. General Electric Co. (GE), the largest U.S. producer of wind turbines, agreed to own and operate a project in Texas with EON SE (EOAN), Germany’s biggest utility, that will power about 64,000 homes. GE Energy Financial Services Inc. and EON Climate and Renewables North America LLC each provided half of the equity investment in the 211-megawatt Grandview I wind farm, according to a statement today. Posted. http://www.bloomberg.com/news/print/2014-07-08/ge-to-operate-211-megawatt-wind-farm-in-texas-panhandle-with-eon.html http://www.sfgate.com/default/article/GE-in-Texas-wind-farm-deal-5607200.php Borrowing from taxman to buy solar. Homeowners in San Diego and surrounding areas gained access this week to a new kind of financing for home improvements to reduce energy bills or save water that is repaid through property tax bills. So-called PACE financing -- short for property assessed clean energy -- was extended Monday to homeowners within San Diego city limits, unincorporated areas of the county and the cities of Escondido and El Cajon. Posted. http://www.utsandiego.com/news/2014/jul/08/pace-financing-arri-san-diego/ MISCELLANEOUS Capitol Corridor hope: 10 passenger trains a day between Roseville and Sacramento. Capitol Corridor has launched plans for a $200 million track construction project that would allow it to increase passenger rail service tenfold between Sacramento and Roseville. The intercity rail line, which runs from Placer County to the Bay Area, has long operated one round-trip commuter train a day between the two cities…Posted. http://www.sacbee.com/2014/07/08/6542731/capitol-corridor-hope-10-passenger.html#storylink=cpy OPINIONS Is Greener Always Better? A high recycling rate is a bit like a civic penance. Yes, we consumed, the figure admits. But we paid for it by going through the trouble of sorting our waste into green and blue bins. High recycling rates are demonstrations of personal and civic virtue, and so long as green is good, greener --as measured by a higher rate -- is obviously better. Posted. http://www.bloombergview.com/articles/2014-07-08/is-greener-always-better How much water does California have left? Southern California water managers are doing such a great job that you would hardly know we are in the midst of the worst drought since record-keeping began in the late 1800s. However, excellence in water management has a real downside: a false sense of security. It is exceedingly difficult to convey the urgency of the situation when most everything around us is green. http://www.latimes.com/opinion/op-ed/la-oe-famiglietti-southern-california-drought-20140709-story.html No drought for the rich. Re "No need to let your grass die" (Page A1, July 7): I recently flew over Sacramento in a Cessna. From the plane, I could see that throughout South Sacramento, the majority of lawns were straw-colored as residents heed the call and do their part in conserving water. I sometimes walk my dog through the Fabulous Forties in East Sacramento. The lawns there are invariably large and lush and green. Posted. http://www.sacbee.com/2014/07/07/6538394/no-drought-for-the-rich.html#storylink=cpy Ranchers coming around on global warming. The chorus of global warming deniers has not shrunk. Outcries claiming the entire issue is fraudulent are not going away. But realism is also slowly setting in among some California groups that long tried to wish away the issue by claiming any warming that's happening is strictly a cyclical natural phenomenon. California ranchers are now among the first interest groups to realize that like it or not, global warming can no longer be denied with any semblance of accuracy. Posted. http://www.thecalifornian.com/story/opinion/columnists/2014/07/08/ranchers-coming-around-global-warming/12299279/ BLOGS Get Outside While You Can: Beijing and Shanghai’s Air Pollution, By the Clock. With its notoriously smoggy skies, Beijing seems to launch a new initiative to reduce air pollution almost every week. Last week, local authorities said they wanted to build wind tunnels to funnel wind through the streets and blow away the bad air. This week, the state-run People’s Daily reported plans to spend $7.7 billion in the next five years to reduce air pollution. Posted. http://blogs.wsj.com/chinarealtime/2014/07/09/get-outside-while-you-can-beijing-and-shanghais-air-pollution-by-the-clock/?http://blogs.wsj.com/indiarealtime/feed?http://blogs.wsj.com/japanrealtime/feed?http://blogs.wsj.com/korearealtime/feed HYBRIDS. I love my Toyota Prius so much, I don’t’ want it totaled. Thus, it is still unfixed. I filed a complaint with the Insurance Commission and they agreed with me that Triple AAA should revalue my car because I installed a new EV battery pack in it 18 months ago. So, now I wait. The wheels of justice from insurance, complaints, etc. turn slowly. Today, I went on line and looked at other electric vehicles, thinking maybe I’d buy a second hand EV. Posted. http://blog.sfgate.com/mary-matzek/2014/07/09/hybrids/ Oil companies try to weasel out of California’s cap-and-trade program. Like climate change, California’s cap-and-trade program is an evolving and growing beast. Since its official launch last year, power plants, cement producers, glass manufacturers, and some other heavy industries operating in the Golden State have been required to reduce carbon emissions and pay for the privilege of polluting the atmosphere with heat-trapping gases. Posted. http://grist.org/news/oil-companies-try-to-weasel-out-of-californias-cap-and-trade-program/ 5 Things You Should Know About Generating Electricity From Landfill Gas. With EPA's recent announcement that new landfills will be required to capture two-thirds of their methane and air toxic emissions by 2023 (13 percent more than current requirements), the Obama Administration takes another step forward to curb greenhouse gas emissions. Posted. http://www.huffingtonpost.com/rosaly-byrd/5-things-you-should-know-_3_b_5570361.html Nissan's 'No Charge to Charge' is what incentives look like in the EV age. Nissan knows that offering free charging can increase Leaf sales, so it only makes sense for them to expand the "No Charge to Charge" program. And that's exactly what happened yesterday. As previewed during the New York Auto Show, No Charge To Charge gives new Leaf buyers free charging at participating public charging stations – which is pretty much any public station – for two years. Posted. http://green.autoblog.com/2014/07/09/nissans-no-charge-to-charge-incentive-for-leaf-sales/ Customers want wireless charging in next-gen Prius Plug-In; they might get it. Could 2016 be the year prospective Toyota Prius Plug-in Hybrid buyers are waiting for? Why, yes, says an unidentified Toyota spokesman. That's according to Plug-in Cars, which reports that a wireless plug-in vehicle charging system may be less than two years away for the Prius Plug-in. Posted. http://green.autoblog.com/2014/07/08/toyota-prius-phev-wireless-charging/ California is in a drought emergency. Visit www.SaveOurH2O.org for water conservation tips.