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ARB Newsclips for November 3, 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. AIR POLLUTION Air Quality Management District offices moving.The offices of North Coast Unified Air Quality Management District will be moving from 2300 Myrtle Ave., Eureka, to 707 L St., Eureka, on Dec. 12. The district will reopen for business on Dec. 16. http://www.times-standard.com/business/ci_26843856/air-quality-management-district-offices-moving China Is Trying to Curb Its Smog Problem. ...November 7-12. In advance of the summit, Beijing constructed a hotel, villas, a new international convention center, and a highway linking the convention center to the city. There's only one more thing that the Chinese government needs to do: provide clean air. In a city famous for terrible air pollution, smog-free days are never a given. But that hasn't stopped China from trying. The government has ordered a halt to heavy industry within a 124-mile radius of the capital,... http://www.theatlantic.com/international/archive/2014/11/chinas-vain-attempts-to-halt-air-pollution/382263/ ‘Check Before You Burn' starts today. Air quality control officials are reminding Sacramento County residents that the season's mandatory “Check Before You Burn” program starts today. The law requires residents to find out whether it's legal to burn in fireplaces and wood stoves.... http://www.sacbee.com/news/local/environment/article3510628.html Valley burning restrictions begin; fewer for clean-burning fireplaces. The rain has passed, but nighttime temperatures this week are expected to dip into the 40s and options for warmth might be limited. The San Joaquin Valley Air Pollution Control District's “Check Before You Burn” season started Saturday, restricting use of fireplaces and woodstoves on days with poor air quality. There are no restrictions Sunday, but it will be one of few that folks... http://www.modbee.com/news/local/article3518538.html Groups sue EPA over smog in air basin. LOS ANGELES, CA - APRIL 25: Surface street traffic corsses above the US 101 freeway on April 25, 2013 in Los Angeles, California. The nation's second largest city, Los Angeles, has again been ranked the worst in the nation for ozone pollution and fourth for particulates by the American Lung Association in it's annual air quality report card. Ozone is a component of smog that forms when sunlight reacts with hydrocarbon and nitrous oxide emissions.... http://www.scpr.org/news/2014/11/01/47780/groups-sue-epa-over-smog-in-air-basin/ Court Lifts Stay of EPA’s Cross-State Air Pollution Rule. On October 23, 2014, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit granted the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) motion to lift the stay of the Cross-State Air Pollution Rule (CSAPR). The ruling follows the Supreme Court’s April decision (EPA v. EME Homer City Generation, L.P.), which approved EPA’s CSAPR and rejected petitions supporting a stay pending judicial review. http://breakingenergy.com/2014/11/03/court-lifts-stay-of-epas-cross-state-air-pollution-rule/ CLIMATE CHANGE UN Climate Report Rings Alarm, Offers Guidance. ...the accelerating impacts of human activity on the world around us, from warming and rising oceans to the growing toll of heat stroke, was published Sunday by a United Nations panel. The picture that emerged from the 116-page synthesis of three blockbuster climate change reports was alarming. “The atmosphere and ocean have warmed, the amounts of snow and ice have diminished, and sea level has risen,” it reminds us, warning that warming caused by carbon dioxide pollution “is effectively irreversible.”... http://www.climatecentral.org/news/ipcc-synthesis-report-climate-change-18272 U.N.: End Greenhouse Emissions By 2100 Or Risk 'Irreversible' Damage. Manuel Pulgar-Vidal, Peru's Minister of Environment, U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Chairman Rajendra Pachauri and Renate Christ, Secretary of the IPCC present the Synthesis Report during a news conference in Copenhagen on Sunday. Scanpix Denmark / Reuters/Landov A new United Nations report is warning that fossil fuels must be entirely phased out by the end of the century in order to avoid dangerous and irreversible damage to the Earth's climate. http://www.capradio.org/news/npr/story?storyid=360932486 Climate Change Emerges as Priority for Black, Hispanic Voters. It is a point noted with some morbid curiosity year after year—climate change ranks low on the list of Americans' priorities. But this version of the story tends to exclude the concerns of those whose interests are often marginalized at the polls and left out of legislation: people of color. http://insideclimatenews.org/todaysnews/20141103/climate-change-emerges-priority-black-hispanic-voters Climate Science Funding Deadline Looms in Australia. Planned funding cuts by the Abbott government for climate change research will degrade Australia's ability to predict and respond to impacts and may see whole areas of study lose support, according to current and retired scientists. http://insideclimatenews.org/todaysnews/20141103/climate-science-funding-deadline-looms-australia Iceland Is the Only Country Benefiting From Climate Change . ...difficult—if not impossible—to find valuable trees like oak, beech, rhododendron, apple, pear or cherry. But now these species are “beginning to flourish and the fruit trees have begun to bear fruit,” Sigurgeirsson says. “It's not nice to talk well about climate change,” he adds, “and there have been bad consequences for many, but in Iceland it has helped forestry.” As temperatures warm globally, the distribution of trees on the planet generally shifts toward the poles. That sounds like it'd... http://www.newsweek.com/iceland-only-country-benefiting-climate-change-281540 Penguins offer U.S. a lesson in addressing climate change. Los Angeles TimesNovember 3, 2014 It may seem unlikely, but penguins offer a crucial lesson for the United States' national security. On the western Antarctic Peninsula, climate change is wreaking havoc on stocks of krill, tiny crustaceans that penguins eat. Adelie penguins are in decline in the region because they have not changed their survival strategy and found something else to eat. Gentoo penguins have; they... http://www.fresnobee.com/2014/11/03/4213655/penguins-offer-us-a-lesson-in.html?sp=%2f99%2f274%2f644%2f Scientists sound the alarm in climate change report. Climate change driven by the burning of fossil fuels is already affecting life on every continent and in the oceans, and the window is closing rapidly for governments to avert the worst damage expected to occur later this century, scientists warned... http://www.latimes.com/world/europe/la-fg-climate-change-20141102-story.html The Climate-Change Solution No One Will Talk About. ...discussions will regularly include mentions of voluntary family planning as a way to reduce unwanted pregnancies and births. But, said Jason Bremner of the Population Reference Bureau, those policies can also pay dividends for the environment. "And yet the climate-change benefits of family planning have been largely absent from any climate-change or family-planning policy discussions," he said. Bremner was speaking Tuesday at an event hosted by the Woodrow Wilson Center, which... http://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2014/11/the-climate-change-solution-no-one-will-talk-about/382197/ U.N. issues stark climate change report on acute threats. COPENHAGEN — The gathering risks of climate change are so profound they could stall or even reverse generations of progress against poverty and hunger if greenhouse gas emissions continue at a runaway pace, according to a major new United Nations report. Despite rising... http://www.sfgate.com/world/article/U-N-issues-stark-climate-change-report-on-acute-5865255.php Unusual warm ocean conditions off California, West Coast bringing odd species. ...last time the ocean off California was this warm was in 1983 and 1997, both strong El Niño years that brought drenching winter rains to the West Coast. But El Niño isn't driving this year's warm-water spike, which began in mid-July, experts say. Nor is climate change.What's happening is winds that normally blow from the north, trapping warm water closer to the equator, have slackened since the summer. That's allowed the warm water to move north. In most years, the winds also help push ocean... http://www.contracostatimes.com/science/ci_26851300/unusual-warm-ocean-conditions-off-california-west-coast Warning in climate change report is loudest yet by scientists. By NEELA BANERJEE Tribune Washington Bureau WASHINGTON - Climate change driven by the burning of fossil fuels is already affecting life on every continent and in the oceans, and the window is closing rapidly for governments to avert the worst damage expected to occur later this century, scientists warned... http://www.sacbee.com/news/local/environment/article3525000.html Climate change fight affordable, cut emissions to zero by 2100: U.N. COPENHAGEN Nov 2 (Reuters) - Governments can keep climate change in check at manageable costs but will have to cut greenhouse gas emissions to zero by 2100 to limit risks of irreversible damage, a U.N. report said on Sunday. The 40-page synthesis, summing up 5,000 pages of... http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/11/02/us-climatechange-report-idUSKBN0IM08A20141102?feedName=globalEnergyNews&feedType=RSS&virtualBrandChannel=14230 Climate change fight affordable, cut emissions to zero by 2100-UN * Warming already causing widespread impacts-IPCC. * Time running short to avert worst impacts of climate change (Updates with U.N. Secretary-General, White House, scientists) By Alister Doyle, Environment Correspondent COPENHAGEN, Nov 2 (Reuters) - Governments can keep climate change in check at manageable costs but will have... http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/11/02/climatechange-report-idUSL6N0SS0B820141102 UN climate panel says emissions need to drop to zero this century to keep warming in check. FILE - In this Wednesday, Dec. 16, 2009 file photo, steam and smoke rises from a coal burning power plant in Gelsenkirchen, Germany. After an all-night session, the U.N.'s expert panel on climate science is scrambling to finish a report on global warming that's meant to guide negotiations on a new international climate deal. (AP Photo/Martin Meissner, File) Associated Press Nov. 2, 2014 | 5:27 a.m. EST + More By KARL RITTER, Associated Press COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — Climate... http://www.usnews.com/news/science/news/articles/2014/11/02/un-climate-report-offers-stark-warnings-hope Denmark considers phasing out coal by 2025 in big green shift. COPENHAGEN Nov 1 (Reuters) - Denmark should ban coal use by 2025 to make the Nordic nation a leader in fighting global warming, adding to green measures ranging from wind energy to bicycle power, Denmark's climate minister said on Saturday. Denmark has already taken big steps to break reliance on high-polluting coal - wind turbines are set... http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/11/01/us-climatechange-denmark-idUSKBN0IL35R20141101?feedName=globalEnergyNews&feedType=RSS&virtualBrandChannel=14230 Feds Outline Climate Change Plans. (The Hill) Feds Outline Climate Change Plans The Obama administration released thousands of pages on Friday documenting federal agencies' vulnerabilities to climate change and what those agencies plan to do about it. In all, 38 agencies released climate... http://insideclimatenews.org/todaysnews/20141103/feds-outline-climate-change-plans Great Barrier Reef Plan Doesn't Address CO2 Emissions. By Oliver Milman, The Guardian The Australian government's multimillion dollar plan to halt the worrying decline of the Great Barrier Reef does nothing to address the leading threat of climate change and is likely to prove largely ineffectual, scientists have warned. The Great Barrier Reef has lost around half its coral cover in the past 30 years. Credit: Paul Toogood/flickr In its formal response to the Reef 2050 long-term... http://www.climatecentral.org/news/great-barrier-reef-co2-18265 How To Eat For The Climate. ...between agriculture and the climate toward healthier outcomes, according to food-policy activists at the Green Festival in Chicago Saturday. Agriculture is particularly vulnerable to climate conditions, according to the EPA, but also a major contributor to climate change because of carbon-emitting practices including deforestation, fertilization, transportation, fermentation, irrigation and the burning of crop residues. Not all farmers, however, participate in all those practices. “There's a... http://www.forbes.com/sites/jeffmcmahon/2014/10/27/foods-that-fight-climate-change/ Map tool shows road vulnerability to rising seas. MIAMI (AP) — A few Florida counties are testing a computer mapping tool that details the vulnerability of their roads to rising sea levels, and perhaps the most surprising thing about it is where it came from. The state's Department of Transportation funded the map's development, something James Cromar of the Broward Metropolitan Planning Organization called... http://www.sfgate.com/news/science/article/Map-tool-shows-road-vulnerability-to-rising-seas-5864702.php 'All We Need Is the Will to Change.' A new U.N. report, integrating the findings of more than 800 climate scientists, says there's still a chance to reverse climate change. The coal-fired Plant Scherer operating on June 1, 2014, in Juliette, Georgia (John Amis/AP) A new report from the United Nation's panel of climate scientists offers little in the way of surprises: Climate change,... http://www.theatlantic.com/international/archive/2014/11/pessimistic-un-climate-change-report-also-offers-an-out/382262/ IPCC Sounds Fresh Alarm as Fossil Fuel Interests Tighten Grip on Congress. ...election would spell trouble for advocates of a strong international climate accord. Treaty negotiations are supposed to pick up in the next few months and culminate in Paris just over a year from now. This weekend, the UN's Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change issued a synthesis report that sums up its years-long review of the climate crisis and what to do about it. The report called for the near-complete elimination of fossil fuel-burning by the end of the century. This, it said, is what... http://insideclimatenews.org/carbon-copy/20141103/ipcc-sounds-fresh-alarm-fossil-fuel-interests-tighten-grip-congress UN climate report offers stark warnings, hope. Climate change is happening, it's almost entirely man's fault and limiting its impacts may require reducing greenhouse gas emissions to zero this century, the U.N.'s panel on climate science said… Click to Continue » http://www.fresnobee.com/2014/11/02/4211981_un-climate-report-offers-stark.html?rh=1 DIESEL EMISSIONS CARB hints at more rules, involvement in manufacturer warranties. The issue of trucks breaking down and requiring repairs isn’t new to professional truck drivers. Even minor maintenance can require hours and days of downtime that can sink a business. One governmental body is diving deeper into trucking than it ever has before – and that body doesn’t like what it’s seeing from truck manufacturers. http://www.landlinemag.com/Story.aspx?StoryID=27903#.VFe-zRamOa8 CARB Answers DFP Complaints. With a lawsuit pending, the California Air Resources Board is answering claims that diesel particulate filters are harmful to trucks. The state regulatory body has suggested that the trucks themselves, not the DFPs are the source of mechanical problems. http://www.gobytrucknews.com/carb-answers-dfp-complaints/123 GREEN ENERGY Cruz rallies support for Sullivan in Alaska. Hundreds of people turned out for a rally headlined by Texas Sen. Ted Cruz in support of Republican Alaska U.S. Senate hopeful Dan Sullivan. Sullivan is challenging Democratic Sen. Mark Begich in a race that could help decide control of the Senate. Cruz called Alaska ground zero in the fight to retire Senate Democratic leader Harry Reid. Cruz, a tea party favorite and potential 2016 presidential contender, appeared at three rallies for Sullivan this weekend, including two on Sunday. In Palmer, Cruz spoke of the need to defend the Constitution, restore America's leadership in the world and retire Reid. Sullivan spoke to themes he's stressed throughout the campaign, including the need to roll back federal regulations, unleash America's energy potential and protect veterans and the most vulnerable. http://www.modbee.com/news/politics-government/article3530485.html SunEdison to Build 150 Megawatts of India Solar Projects. SunEdison Inc. (SUNE:US), the best-performing U.S. solar company this year, won a bid to build 150 megawatts of solar projects in southern India's Karnataka state. The company will build and own the five projects for Karnataka Renewable Energy Development Ltd., St. Peters, Missouri-based SunEdison said today in a statement. SunEdison was one of 44 developers vying to build 500 megawatts of projects in the state. The facilities are expected to be owned by the developer,... http://www.businessweek.com/news/2014-10-30/sunedison-to-build-150-megawatts-of-india-solar-projects SunEdison's Terraform Buys $250 Million of Solar Farms. TerraForm Power Inc. (TERP:US), the company that owns and operates solar farms mainly built by parent SunEdison Inc. (SUNE:US), will pay $250 million to Capital Dynamics U.S. Solar Energy Fund, L.P. for solar projects in five U.S. states. TerraForm will buy the 39 projects totaling 77.6 megawatts in California, Massachusetts, New Jersey, New York and Pennsylvania using debt financing through a $275 million increase... http://www.businessweek.com/news/2014-10-29/sunedisons-terraform-buys-250-million-of-solar-farms Tuskegee to host transportation, energy forum. Tuskegee University is gearing up for an event showcasing electric vehicles, toys and renewable energy for local students and teachers. http://www.sacbee.com/news/business/technology/article3536130.html Ohio Utilities Feel Burned by Solar-Energy Users. (Columbus Dispatch) Ohio Utilities Feel Burned by Solar-Energy Users People like Jack Hedge scare utility executives. He has rooftop solar panels that generate more electricity than his house needs "My electric bill was zero most of the year," the 66-year-old Worthington man said. http://insideclimatenews.org/content/ohio-utilities-feel-burned-solar-energy-users FUELS Fossil Fuels Should Be 'Phased Out by 2100,' IPCC Says. The unrestricted use of fossil fuels must end soon if the world is to avoid dangerous climate change. That's one of the key messages in a new report from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change. The IPCC outlines an approach that could see most of the world's electricity produced from low carbon sources by... http://insideclimatenews.org/breaking-news/20141102/fossil-fuels-should-be-phased-out-2100-ipcc-says MIDEAST MONEY-Gulf economies edge towards reform as oil price slides. ...close to cutting diesel, kerosene subsidies * Higher electricity, water costs in the pipeline * Oman says may start subsidy cuts next year KUWAIT, Nov 2 (Reuters) - When Kuwait's government said last month that it planned to raise domestic prices of diesel fuel and kerosene, some angry Kuwaitis took to Twitter to denounce the move as unfair. A resulting increase in airline ticket prices will be "extracted from our hard work", wrote one person who identified himself as Khalid Alenezi. Essa... http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/11/02/mideast-subsidies-reform-idUSL6N0SA1BE20141102 Sacramento gas prices under $3 per gallon are part of nationwide trend. ...Northern California, Nevada and Utah, said there are several factors for cheaper prices at the pump. She cited record U.S. oil production as well as changing consumer preferences. She said motorists – particularly in California – are driving more hybrids, electric cars and other fuel-efficient vehicles. “There is an ample supply of oil nationwide,” she said. “And there are more vehicles on the road that are fuel efficient. We have seen a drop in consumption. And people have managed to navigate... http://www.sacbee.com/news/local/transportation/article3524169.html DROUGHT Calif. storms go south; evacuations in Ventura Cty. ...forecaster Matt Mehly said that while the first big storm this fall is welcome and necessary, it won't be nearly enough to affect statewide water shortages stemming from years with little rainfall. "It's going to take several years to put a dent in the drought," he said. The weather service has issued a winter storm warning for much of the Sierra Nevada starting at 5 p.m. Friday, with snow expected at higher elevations overnight, he said. Ranger Cari Cobb, spokeswoman for Yosemite National Park,... http://www.insidebayarea.com/breaking-news/ci_26844813/calif-storms-go-south-evacuations-ventura-cty First rainfall of season doesn't make a dent in California's drought. The first rainstorm of the just-started season provided some much needed moisture to California, though some areas got more than others. And it was not enough to make much of a dent in the drought. Northern and Central California got the most rain, with Monterey setting a new record for Oct. 31 with 1.35 inches, according... http://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-me-ln-californias-first-rains-of-season-didnt-make-drought-dent-20141101-htmlstory.html Is fake grass good for Los Angeles during the drought? ...convince Angelenos to rip out their water-hogging lawns, the Department of Water and Power has offered one of the most generous grass-removal incentives in the state -- $3 per square foot of lawn replaced by a low-water landscape. The new yard can include drought-tolerant plants, gravel or artificial turf. I complained recently that some rules in L.A. made it too hard to get rid of the grass and that city leaders should make it as easy as possible for people to install lawn-alternatives, including synthetic... http://www.latimes.com/opinion/opinion-la/la-ol-fake-grass-drought-los-angeles-20141031-story.html Rain arrives in California, but more dry weather on the way. Southern and Central California got a much-needed dousing of rain overnight Friday, with as much as an inch falling in higher elevations in Los Angeles County. But the state will need a lot more precipitation to pull it out of the statewide drought, meteorologists... http://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-me-ln-rain-california-20141101-story.html Statewide ban on plastic grocery bags has broad support, poll shows. ...contentious issues in the Capitol this year, sparking intense lobbying. Environmentalists wanted the new law, saying plastic bags can pollute rivers and oceans, harming wildlife. Bag makers fought the measure, arguing that it would cause job losses. California, which has a long history of strict environmental regulation, is the first state to enact a statewide ban. According to the poll, a majority among all races and income levels would vote to uphold it. Among those who oppose it, most said... http://www.latimes.com/local/politics/la-me-pol-poll-plastic-bags-20141101-story.html Switch in control of U.S. Senate could cut California's clout. Neither Sen. Barbara Boxer nor Sen. Dianne Feinstein is on the ballot Tuesday. But that doesn't mean that they, and California, don't have something to lose. If next week's elections give Republicans majority control, both California Democrats stand to lose their Senate committee chairmanships and the sway that comes with it. A Republican takeover would... http://www.sacbee.com/news/politics-government/election/article3516167.html OPINION EDITORIAL: New wood-burning rules will save Valley lives. ...the San Joaquin Valley's new wood-burning regulations. The new rules are expected to shut down most wood burning in fireplaces, older stoves and inserts from Nov. 1 to Feb. 28. These fireplaces and older heaters create more than 90% of the Valley's soot pollution. The only exceptions during this time will be when a storm scours harmful pollution out of the air. We wish the rules — some say they are the toughest in the country — weren't necessary. But our Valley's unique pollution-retaining... http://www.fresnobee.com/2014/11/02/4212747/editorial-new-wood-burning-rules.html?sp=%2f99%2f274%2f BLOG The Stealth Element: How Mercury Became a Global Environmental Problem. ...Minamata disease, this form of severe mercury poisoning is a debilitating neurological syndrome caused by the consumption of marine organisms heavily contaminated with mercury. Because it can be easily vaporized, mercury can be transported through the air over large distances far removed from its original source of emission. With a significant amount of mercury being emitted as a bi-product of industrial processes such as coal burning, along with metal and cement manufacturing, it has now reached even... http://www.huffingtonpost.com/gustavo-a-b-da-fonseca/the-stealth-element-how-mercury-became-a-global-environmental-problem_b_6063108.html Running Clean Draws Support from Swing Voters. ...go before the midterm elections, you're probably a bit tired of seeing competing poll results. Head-to-head matchups between candidates have varied this entire election cycle, but one item we've been tracking has remained consistent--voters want action on climate change. In February, the NRDC Action Fund released our first polling of the 2014 cycle. It was conducted in 11 battleground states and showed that voters across the political spectrum were ready for the Environmental Protection Agency... http://www.huffingtonpost.com/heather-taylormiesle/running-clean-draws-suppo_b_6090548.html?ir=Politics&utm_hp_ref=politics After the Flood: Reflections on Climate and Corporate Control. ...March) are willing to advocate and hang their hopes on. Not only was it targeted, but Flood Wall Street was also BIG, demonstrating that ever more people are setting their sites on the root of the problem, not distracted by shiny baubles like "100 percent renewable energy" or "go vegan" or promises of miraculous new technofixes like climate geoengineering designed to perpetuate business as usual. Instead, they are clearly focussed on the economic system that serves corporations as if they were not... http://www.huffingtonpost.com/rachel-smolker/after-the-flood-reflectio_b_5895862.html?utm_hp_ref=climate-change Aging U.S. Icebreaker Fleet May Imperil Polar Science. ...in maritime or polar science circles think that will suffice. “I think the answer clearly is, ‘No,'” says Ted Scambos, lead scientist at the National Snow and Ice Data Center in Boulder, Colorado. He's logged months aboard icebreakers, doing research. Global warming, he says, means we need icebreakers more than ever. “Both poles are areas of the world that are changing rapidly,” he says. “They're responding a lot to global warming and that has lots of effects with ocean circulation... http://blogs.kqed.org/science/audio/aging-u-s-icebreaker-fleet-may-imperil-polar-science/ UN IPCC releases AR5 Synthesis Report on climate change, risks, adaptation and mitigation. The UN Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) released the Synthesis Report that distills and integrates the findings of the full IPCC Fifth Assessment Report (AR5) released over the past 13 months. The report expresses with greater certainty than in previous assessments... http://www.greencarcongress.com/2014/11/20141102-ipcc.html The Unbelievably Easy 2014 Midterm Election Voters Guide -- Climate Change. The Unbelievably Easy 2014 Midterm Election Voters Guide Issue 2: Climate Change Of course you should go and research the websites of every candidate running, for every office in this election. But you won't. And that's understandable. You have a life. And you'll probably be one of the over 130 MILLION... http://www.huffingtonpost.com/richard-greene/climate-change-voter-guide_b_6089104.html?utm_hp_ref=republican-party UN Climate Change Report Delivers Stark Warnings. COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — Climate change is happening, it's almost entirely man's fault and limiting its impacts may require reducing greenhouse gas emissions to zero this century, the U.N.'s panel on climate science said Sunday. The fourth and final... http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/11/02/un-climate-change-report_n_6089392.html?ir=Politics&utm_hp_ref=politics Crazy Diamond Performance receives EPA approval on mono-fuel CNG Cruze and Sonic. ...—Michelle Fern, Executive Vice President CDP Inc. These vehicles provide flexibility for fleets looking to purchase a domestic small mono-fuel passenger sedan, but have not had an option until now. There are significant emissions benefits over its gasoline counterpart, with an average reduction in CO2of 25%. The Cruze and Sonic sedans feature 8.5 GGE fuel capacity for a highway range of nearly 300 miles (483 km). http://www.greencarcongress.com/2014/11/20141101-cdp.html Emissions, combustion and performance with biodiesel as pilot fuel in dual-fuel engine. A team at Xi'an Jiaotong University reports on the combustion and the emissions (especially the ultrafine particle emissions) effects of using biodiesel as the pilot fuel in a natural-gas dual-fuel engine, as well as the effect of the pilot quantity on the performance, a paper in the Journal of Automobile Engineering. One means of using natural gas in transportation is for it to serve... http://www.greencarcongress.com/2014/11/20141103-xian.html Toyota expanding Aichi's test EV infrastructure in Japan. OK, now we're really confused. In the US, Toyota has been telling anyone who cares to listen that the future of advanced-powertrain technology is hydrogen fuel-cell vehicles, not electric ones. In China, a Toyota joint venture is looking at EVs. Over in Japan? They've just decided to pony up a little more for testing electric-vehicle technology. Maybe something's lost in... http://green.autoblog.com/2014/11/02/toyota-expanding-aichis-test-ev-infrastructure-in-japan/ Plug-In Electric Car Sales In Oct: Leaf Record. With two months of sales still remaining in the year, the Nissan Leaf broke its own record for most electric cars sold in the U.S. in a single year. October saw deliveries of 2,589 Leafs, bringing the year-to-date total to 24,411--which exceeds the 2014 total of 22,610, the previous record. http://www.greencarreports.com/news/1095238_plug-in-electric-car-sales-in-oct-leaf-record DOE SBIR/STTR Release 2 topics includes fuel-cell hybrid trucks and QC devices for PEM fuel cells. The US Department of Energy (DOE) has released the 2015 Small Business Innovation Research and Small Business Technology Transfer (SBIR/STTR) Phase I Release 2 topics, which include two hydrogen and fuel cell related topics: fuel cell-battery electric hybrid trucks and in-line quality control devices for polymer electrolyte membrane (PEM) fuel cells. The Fuel Cell Technologies Office (FCTO) aims to build on... http://www.greencarcongress.com/2014/11/20141101-doesbir.html California is in a drought emergency. Visit www.SaveOurH2O.org for water conservation tips.