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CLIMATE CHANGE

Mysterious Sources Of Methane Viewed From Space Makes Central
California 2nd Worst ‘Hot Spot’ In Nation
A small hot spot in California’s Central Valley is likely the
second largest concentration of the greenhouse gas methane seen
over the United States, according to a new study of satellite
data by scientists at NASA and the University of Michigan.
http://sanfrancisco.cbslocal.com/2014/10/09/mysterious-sources-of-methane-viewed-from-space-makes-central-california-2nd-worst-hot-spot-in-nation-agriculture-nasa-global-warming-fresno-livestock/



AIR POLLUTION

Kern supervisors sued over refinery plans
The Kern County Board of Supervisors is being sued over its
approval last month of the reopening and expansion of the Alon
Bakersfield Refinery to process Bakken crude oil. The lawsuit
says Kern County failed to meet its legal duty to fully assess
the project’s risks and disclose them to the public.
http://www.centralvalleybusinesstimes.com/stories/001/?ID=26902 

AIR QUALITY: Smog worse in 2014
Smog season 2014 just doesn’t want to quit.  Thanks to continuing
hot, stagnant weather, Southern California continued this week to
have poor air quality, with pollution levels exceeding the
federal health standard.
http://www.pe.com/articles/air-751652-ozone-days.html 


DIESEL EMISSIONS

CARB fines bus company $388,000 for bypassing DPFs, sensors
The California Air Resources Board says a bus company modified
its diesel particulate filters and sensors to avoid complying
with California emissions regulations. That company will now pay
$388,000 in fines.
http://www.landlinemag.com/Story.aspx?StoryID=27806#.VDf5HRamOa8 



GREEN ENERGY

Desert Renewable Energy Conservation Plan Proposed for Southern
California
Last month, the Department of Interior (DOI) proposed a
landscape-level plan for conservation and renewable energy
development in Southern California.  It took five years to create
the "Desert Renewable Energy Conservation Plan," which covers
over 22.5 million acres of California desert.
http://www.sustainablebusiness.com/index.cfm/go/news.display/id/25949


Large solar project approved by Fresno County planning
commissioners
...supporter of using sites such as the one under consideration
for Tranquillity because the lack of environmental and cultural
resource conflicts, proximity to population load centers and
availability of transmission for the project meet our criteria
for developing renewable energy in an intelligent and expeditious
way, a process we refer to as ‘Smart from the Start,' ” said Carl
Zichella, director of western transmission for NRDC.
“Transmission and substation additions contemplated to serve this
and potentially...
http://www.modbee.com/2014/10/09/3583580/large-solar-project-approved-by.html?sp=%2f99%2f1623%2f2307%2f


Stanford's GCEP awards $10.5M for research on renewable energy;
solar cells, batteries, renewable fuels and bioenergy
The Global Climate and Energy Project (GCEP) at Stanford
University has awarded $10.5 million for seven research projects
designed to advance a broad range of renewable energy
technologies, including solar cells, batteries, renewable fuels
and bioenergy. The seven awards bring the total number of
GCEP-supported research programs to 117 since the project's
launch in 2002.
http://www.greencarcongress.com/2014/10/20141009-gcep.html


VEHICLES

Electric Motorcycle Buyer's Guide, Most Efficient States, BMW i3
Electric-Car Reviews: Today's Car news
Today's news is all about comparisons. Find a zero-emission bike
with our 2015 electric motorcycle buyer's guide, see how the BMW
i3 stacks up against other electric cars, and find out which
states have the most efficient cars and homes. All this and more
on Green Car Reports. The BMW...
http://www.greencarreports.com/news/1094857_electric-motorcycle-buyers-guide-most-efficient-states-bmw-i3-electric-car-reviews-todays-car-news



BLOGS

40% Drop in Solar PV Cost is Brightest Spot of Global Energy
Picture
In a world wrestling with climate change and the need to phase
out fossil fuels, nothing is more critical than making sure there
are reliable and cost-effective clean energy technologies ready
to fill the void.  Keeping track of the pitfalls and
possibilities is the Paris-based International Energy Agency, an
autonomous organization that has been analyzing energy for 40
years.
http://insideclimatenews.org/news/20141010/40-drop-solar-pv-cost-brightest-spot-global-energy-picture


What Global Warming, Energy Efficiency and Erlang Have in Common
Impact of Software Language Choice and Architecture on Energy
Efficiency Abstract    Hidden in the discussion of rising energy
costs and consumption in datacenters is the selection of software
language. A physical server is an easy concept for the
general...
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/noah-gift/sqor-chief-technology-off_1_b_5960372.html?utm_hp_ref=climate-changeb


Saving the Planet With Solar, One Community at a Time
Last week, American University President Neil Kerwin and I joined
about 300 higher education sustainability leaders from around the
country in Boston for thePresidential Summit on Climate
Leadership. Our message to them was simple: urban institutions
can be models of sustainability.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/steven-knapp/saving-the-planet-with-so_b_5960458.html?ir=Impact&utm_hp_ref=impact





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