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AIR POLLUTION

How Air Quality Can Sink Student Test Scores.  American
8-year-olds are paralyzed with anxiety over the standardized
tests that have become increasingly common: To implement more
uniform, quality education, students in the U.S. are being tested
to often more rigorous national standards. Join the club. Other
countries have relied on high-stakes testing for years. Until the
1970s, the 11+ exam in the U.K. determined whether an 11-year-old
was college material.
http://www.businessweek.com/articles/2014-11-10/sat-and-other-college-entrance-tests-air-quality-can-sink-scores


Cloud-like smog greets fans at Fresno State's homecoming game. At
times you could hardly see the other side of Bulldog Stadium
Saturday night. Cloud-like smog sat dense in the stands, but that
didn't stop fans from celebrating a Fresno State homecoming. 
"There's paramedics on the side to make sure that everyone's in
good health and standing, so we should be alright," said Audree
Girnus, a Fresno State cheerleader.
http://abc30.com/weather/smog-greets-fans-at-fresno-states-homecoming-game/386998/

Unhealthy air forecasts continue for central San Joaquin Valley,
murky air continues to hover. Fresno's unhealthy air quality will
continue Sunday as stagnant weather is expected to continue
hovering over the region.  Click to Continue »	
http://news.vocus.com/?a=19503410468&p=19f&v=1&x=9Ptza8zx2DzxNOUz2-fdig


Building industry trade show draws more than 1,700. ...interest
rates tick up in 2015.    “We're making progress,” BIA of
Southern California CEO Mark Knorringa said. “We are a bit more
optimistic about the future, and it shows by the turnout.”    The
show featured educational workshops on such issues as indoor air
quality, alternatives to big bank project funding, best practice
approaches to deal with water allocation, and water supply in
2015 and beyond.    Randy Anderson, senior vice president of
Chicago Title's subdivision in Southern California, said...	
http://www.pe.com/articles/industry-753857-building-california.html
 
No-burn alert issued for Southern California. The Associated
PressNovember 10, 2014    LOS ANGELES — Southern California air
quality regulators are issuing a no-burn alert for Monday,
advising residents not to burn wood or fire logs because of
excessive air pollution.    The South Coast Air Quality
Management District says a high concentration...	
http://www.fresnobee.com/2014/11/10/4227458/no-burn-alert-issued-for-southern.html


Forget Ebola, consider air quality. 	As a practicing physician,
over the last few months, my inbox has been flooded with reports
regarding Ebola, my hospitals policy changes, equipment I might
need to wear and most…  Click to Continue »	
http://news.vocus.com/?a=19510385470&p=19f&v=1&x=Ngk7Ne7X9xflFbjfJQmsdA

Clovis and Bakersfield, with dirtiest of dirty air, complicate
Valley's pollution battle	. As tougher federal standards
approach, Valley authorities talk about getting control of the
worst pockets of bad air.  Click to Continue »	
http://news.vocus.com/?a=19501794403&p=19f&v=1&x=gshE59AEPf7OvgonoYL9gQ


China's Long Road to Superpower Status.	...States has been a
world leader in quality of life, with more than 60 percent of the
population owning their own homes and over 90 percent owning
cars. By contrast, with 50 percent of the population still living
in dire conditions in the countryside and massive air, water and
soil pollution killing 1.2 million people a year, Chinese quality
of life is quite poor. A recent poll showed that more than 60
percent of the wealthiest Chinese want to leave the country.   
Finally, in a world increasingly dominated...	
http://www.usnews.com/opinion/blogs/world-report/2014/11/10/china-is-not-the-next-global-superpower


China says APEC pollution curbs not being implemented.	BEIJING
(Reuters) - Several regions in China have failed to take steps to
cut smog during a major meeting of global leaders set to start
this week in Beijing, the environment ministry said.    To ensure
clean air during a prestigious Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation
(APEC) summit, China said it would thin traffic and...	
http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/11/06/us-china-environment-apec-idUSKBN0IQ0BA20141106?__ots__=1415285469581&__step__=1&__surl__=IgHBt&feedName=environmentNews&feedType=RSS&utm_campaign=Climate&utm_medium=post&utm_source=twitter&utm_term=china+smog


Cancel football due to awful air: right or wrong?	  Dangerously
high levels of air pollution descended on Bakersfield this week,
prompting an environmental group to call for the cancellation of
all school sporting events. But postponing Friday night football
-- even when vigorous outdoor activity is not advised -- may be a
tall order in football-crazy towns like Bakersfield and other
valley communities. Dolores Weller, interim director of the
Central Valley Air Quality Coalition, put the onus on the San
Joaquin Valley Air Pollution Control District for not being more
forceful in its advisories this week regarding the unseasonable
spike in particulate pollution. "Based on previous nights this
week, air quality will be in the (highest) purple level at about
kick-off time, 7 p.m.," Weller said in a news release. "At those
levels, children are normally kept indoors at schools from recess
and P.E. Schools have done a pretty good job of monitoring the
Valley Air District's monitoring tool online, but what about at
after-school sporting activities?" Weller said school districts
don't have the expertise to make that call. But the air district
does, and should be more vocal in protecting the health of young
athletes. But Seyed Sadredin, the eight-county air district's
executive director, said school districts are well aware of the
outdoor activity risk guidelines, and school officials must
decide when sporting events are postponed. "The air district does
not have...	
http://www.bakersfieldcalifornian.com/local/x1143262862/Cancel-football-due-to-awful-air-right-or-wrong


Beijing summit shows Xi in charge as trouble lurks.	...based on
services, and the government needs to generate enough
high-quality jobs or risk losing support from the burgeoning
ranks of college graduates. Urbanization and industrialization
have meanwhile produced massive environmental woes, including
choking air pollution in Beijing and other cities. Fixing the
problem will take decades.    — WHAT ABOUT THE PARTY'S POLITICAL
OPPONENTS?    Xi has significantly tightened the screws on
China's embattled dissident community and on people and groups
operating...	
http://www.mercurynews.com/breaking-news/ci_26905879/beijing-summit-shows-xi-charge-trouble-lurks


Asia trip tests Obama's postelection global clout.	...after
Obama's spy chief made a secret mission to Pyongyang to secure
their release.    In his meetings with Xi, Obama plans to address
human rights issues, officials said, including the treatment of
journalists as well as pro-democracy protests in Hong Kong.
Climate change, a big concern in smog-filled Beijing, and China's
aggressive behavior toward its neighbors are also on Obama's
agenda.    Douglas Paal, who headed Asia policy under President
George W. Bush at the National Security Council,...	
http://www.sfgate.com/news/politics/article/Asia-trip-tests-Obama-s-postelection-global-clout-5881464.php

	
GOP ready to clash with Obama over environment, climate change.
	WASHINGTON — Despite postelection nods toward cooperation,
Republicans who will hold the majority in Congress next year
appear ready to clash with President Obama over energy and
environmental issues, including the Keystone XL pipeline and
rules addressing climate change, smog and water pollution.   
Congressional Republicans have long argued that environmental
regulations kill jobs and that fossil fuel development,
especially on federal lands, should be expanded.    Now they are
in a position...	
http://www.sfgate.com/nation/article/GOP-ready-to-clash-with-Obama-over-environment-5880859.php


CLIMATE CHANGE

Study: Global warming worsening watery dead zones. WASHINGTON
(AP) — A new study says global warming is likely playing a bigger
role than previously thought in dead zones in waterways around
the world and it's only going to get worse. Dead zones occur in
oceans, lakes and rivers when fertilizer runoff clogs waterways
with nutrients, such as nitrogen and phosphorous. That leads to
an explosion of microbes that consumes oxygen and leaves the
water depleted of oxygen, harming marine life. Smithsonian
Institution researchers found about two dozen different ways that
climate change worsens the oxygen depletion in a study Monday in
the journal Global Change Biology. The researchers looked at 476
dead zones worldwide. They used computer models to forecast that
those dead zones will increase by about 4 degrees from the 1980s
to the end of this century.   Posted:   11/10/2014 07:11:46 AM
PST	
http://www.mercurynews.com/science/ci_26906675/study-global-warming-worsening-watery-dead-zones


Obama has one more chance to ‘pivot' to Asia. ...wants to focus
on topics where it has a better chance of agreement with Beijing.
   In a briefing Friday, national security adviser Susan Rice
said Obama will be in Beijing “talking about some of the global
challenges that we all share.”    One of those is climate change.
For the last year, Secretary of State John Kerry and his
counterparts in China have been discussing a commitment to reduce
greenhouse gases. In 2013, China and United States struck a
bilateral agreement to reduce hydrofluorocarbons....	
http://www.sanluisobispo.com/2014/11/08/3339424/obama-has-one-more-chance-to-pivot.html?sp=%2f99%2f177%2f507%2f%2f

	
Ignorant ignore climate.	Will Americans ever take climate change
seriously? I'm losing hope. The longer we wait to take action,
the harder it will be to fix the problem.  Click to Continue »	
http://news.vocus.com/?a=19501867288&p=19f&v=1&x=oaarf2VhgfBnQspR0ILCJA


Health law faces higher bar in 2nd sign-up season.	...simple, but
for others you'll have to mail in an application and supporting
documents.    Melissa Dresler of Lexington, Kentucky, said she's
lucky that she got covered, but she also learned some lessons
that should make her a better shopper this year. The climate
change researcher unexpectedly found herself in need of a
delicate operation. She woke up one day and something was wrong
with her right eye. It turned out to be a detached retina.    Her
surgery cost well into five figures, and she paid...	
http://www.sfgate.com/news/medical/article/Health-law-faces-higher-bar-in-2nd-sign-up-season-5882458.php


Former U.S. President Bill Clinton: Latest Climate Science Report
Is 'Urgent Wake-Up Call' (Business Green).	Former U.S. President
Bill Clinton: Latest Climate Science Report Is 'Urgent Wake-Up
Call'    Former United States President Bill Clinton has issued a
rallying call for countries to agree to eliminate greenhouse gas
emissions by the end of the century, backing the findings of a
landmark climate science report issued earlier this month.	
http://insideclimatenews.org/todaysnews/20141110/former-us-president-bill-clinton-latest-climate-science-report-urgent-wake-call
 
Faculty backing fossil fuel divestment movement.	...Boston
College, Tufts University, and Brandeis University have written
open letters, formed groups, or joined student movements to call
on administrators at their respective institutions to divest from
companies that produce coal, oil and gas, blamed for climate
change.    The professors are holding educational talks about
climate change or participating in other events designed to raise
awareness.    Julian Agyeman, a professor of urban and
environmental policy and planning at Tufts,...	
http://www.sfgate.com/news/article/Faculty-backing-fossil-fuel-divestment-movement-5882781.php


Climate Institute to Australia: Aim for 40% Cut in Greenhouse
Gases by 2025. (Guardian)	Climate Institute to Australia: Aim for
40% Cut in Greenhouse Gases by 2025    Australia needs to tell
the world how it will calculate its medium-term greenhouse target
for release early next year and should be looking at a 40 percent
reduction by 2025, the Climate Institute think tank says.	
http://insideclimatenews.org/todaysnews/20141110/climate-institute-australia-aim-40-cut-greenhouse-gases-2025
	

Climate Change Disrupts Bee's Pollination of Flowers. 	By Damian
Carrington, The Guardian Sexual deceit, pressed flowers and
Victorian bee collectors are combined in new scientific research
which demonstrates for the first time that climate change
threatens flower pollination, which underpins much of the world's
food production. The early spider orchid and miner bee, that
depend on each other for reproduction, have become increasingly
out of sync as spring temperatures rise, research has shown.
http://www.climatecentral.org/news/climate-change-bees-pollination-18292

	
Billionaire climate activist undaunted after losses in Tuesday's
election. Shortly after winning a U.S. Senate seat in South
Dakota last week, Republican Mike Rounds declared there would be
“enough votes to actually get the Keystone XL pipeline released
from captivity.” Sen. John Hoeven, his Republican neighbor from
the other Dakota, chimed in: “I think we have the 60 votes we
need to approve it.” 
http://www.sacbee.com/opinion/opn-columns-blogs/dan-morain/article3652605.html
 
Bay Area teens debate world issues at mock U.N.
conference.	PLEASANT HILL -- While a beautiful weekend morning
beckoned teens elsewhere to enjoy carefree time outdoors,
hundreds were cloistered in Pleasant Hill classrooms on Saturday
debating weighty world issues.	
http://www.mercurynews.com/ci_26898850/bay-area-teens-debate-world-issues-at-mock

	
Amid strains, Obama puts bright face on China ties.	...which a
visitor is permitted to enter the country. So a Chinese citizen
who visits the U.S. every few years would be able to use the same
visa for a decade, rather than having to reapply for a new visa
every year. At the same time, other signs pointed to a heightened
sense of competition that have rankled relations between the
world's two largest economies. Only hours earlier, Obama was at
the U.S. Embassy hosting heads of state from the 11 other
countries — excluding China — that are pursuing a long-delayed
trade pact. Finalizing the Trans-Pacific Partnership is a
cornerstone of Obama's much-touted effort to expand U.S.
influence and economic presence in Asia, but China has responded
by pushing its own regional trade deal with many of the same
nations. The U.S. plans to start issuing the new visas Wednesday.
Officials said the agreement had been in the works for months
ahead of Obama's visit. 
http://www.sanluisobispo.com/2014/11/10/3341685/us-china-agree-to-extend-length.html?rh=1


Act now on climate San Luis ObispoNovember 8, 2014.    Two
reports in the Nov. 2 edition of The Tribune have hit me like a
one-two punch.    First, the report from the Intergovernmental
Panel on Climate Change announcing ?conclusive evidence? of
irreversible climate disruption from the buildup of greenhouse
gases in the atmosphere, with the costs of mitigation growing
exponentially each year.    Second, scientists from the
Scripps...	
http://www.sanluisobispo.com/2014/11/08/3339612/act-now-on-climate.html?sp=%2f99%2f181%2f


 ‘Nobody Is Truly Ready' For Rise of Seas.	Abandon Seaside! Globe
is Flooding! Invest in Arks! So might scream tabloid headlines
had news of projections for rising seas, which were contained in
a bumper climate report published a week ago by the United
Nations, been, well, new. They weren't. 
http://www.climatecentral.org/news/ipcc-sea-level-rise-2-18305
 
In new GOP-led Congress, will Californians in both parties make
nice?	...Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy of Calif., House Minority
Leader Nancy Pelosi of Calif., House Speaker John Boehner of
Ohio, Obama, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid of Nev., Senate
Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., and Rep. Charles Schumer,
D-N.Y.    California will have clout in the new Congress. The
question is what will come of it?    With the number two House
Republican and the top House Democrat both hailing from the
Golden State, and key committees seats potentially going to other
Californians,...	
http://www.sanluisobispo.com/2014/11/09/3340531/in-new-gop-led-congress-will-californians.html
 
California Drought and Climate Fears Spur Approval of Prop.
1.	The water crisis bond that was approved last week could be a
model for other states needing to plan for drought and other
climate impacts.    Californians' overwhelming approval for a
bond that authorized $7.5 billion for badly needed water projects
was largely driven by the state's current drought and by fears
that unpredictable weather patterns...	
http://insideclimatenews.org/news/20141110/california-drought-and-climate-fears-spur-approval-prop-1


Voters put climate change policy in the hands of climate change
denier. People who voted for the GOP in the congressional
elections this week may be surprised to learn they chose a
militant climate change denier to oversee federal efforts to deal
with climate change. The widespread expectation is that, when
Republicans take charge of the Senate in January, Oklahoma Sen.
Jim Inhofe, a vehement foe of those who believe human...	
http://www.latimes.com/opinion/topoftheticket/la-na-tt-climate-change-denier-20141106-story.html

	
Ahead of Global Talks, All Eyes on U.S. Contribution to Climate
Fund.	'It's like dominos. This is the first domino, and in order
to get everything to fall in the right place, you have to start
here.'    Next month's climate talks in Peru are a pivotal point
in the push for global action on climate change. But it's a far
less publicized gathering in Berlin that holds the key to whether
the Lima negotiations succeed—and whether a useful climate treaty
might be possible in the end.    That's because the Berlin
meeting, set for Nov. 20,...	
http://insideclimatenews.org/news/20141110/ahead-global-talks-all-eyes-us-contribution-climate-fund

	
Climate change talk scarce at science institutions.	 Visitors to
Pittsburgh science-education facilities can experience an
earthquake, look down the gullet of a Tyrannosaurus Rex, and
wander through a distant rain forest. But learning about climate
change — which scientists warn poses a serious global threat —
may take a bit more imagination. The Carnegie Science Center's
exhibits make no mention of climate change. 
http://www.modbee.com/news/business/article3556889.html 	

DROUGHT	

The future of California's drought by Gene Beley Delta
Correspondent.   SACRAMENTO   November 9, 2014 9:05pm   • 
Measuring the pain and suffering for the drought   •  “Floods,
droughts, and lawsuits test the system”   •  WITH VIDEO  
Droughts are what test both Californians and the state's vast
engineered water system, Jay Lund, a professor in the Department
of Civil and Environmental Engineering at University of
California, Davis, told the California State Board of Food and
Agriculture last week.   “We just had a test,” he said of the
drought, noting that no one knows if this winter might see enough
rain and snow to finally end three years of drought.   “Floods
also test us. Lawsuits also test us. In our book on water
management in California, we have a chapter on history called
floods, droughts and lawsuits. It is built around the idea that
if you look at major changes in California's water system, it all
comes from floods, droughts and lawsuits,” Mr. Lund told the
board. “The construction of reservoirs that we all rely on today
came after several droughts. Droughts are necessary to focus our
attention. We have a lot of other things in our lives. This
drought is very painful, but is also helping to improve our
system.”   He said that the Sacramento Valley precipitation index
showed 2014 was the eighth driest year in 106 years of records.
“This was a severe drought but it was not a millennium drought.
We have had droughts much, much worse in ancient times,” he said.
“Thirteen percent of all the dry years are critically dry years.
The probability that next year will be...	
http://www.centralvalleybusinesstimes.com/stories/001/?ID=27104
 
State tracking water guzzlers.	After three years of drought, it's
tough to believe anyone hasn't heard how imperative it is to
conserve water. Apparently, some folks simply aren't listening.  
  Now we know where the water guzzlers live.     State water
officials this week released city-by-city statistics...	
http://news.vocus.com/?a=19503082972&p=19f&v=1&x=_jUKfz-N5AAWuRudBnfoDw


Soquel vineyard cuts water use through dry farming.	...  It's not
just wine. Most fruit and nut orchards also can be dry farmed,
and dry farmed early girl tomatoes from growers such as Dirty
Girl Farms in Santa Cruz are the toast of the farmers market set.
   Dry farming is sometimes touted as a solution for
drought-stricken California agriculture. Others caution that it
could end up making some farmers even more vulnerable to drought.
   "It's not for everybody all the time," said Prudy Foxx, a
viticulture consultant for 35 vineyards in the Santa...	
http://www.insidebayarea.com/news/ci_26899111/soquel-vineyard-cuts-water-use-through-dry-farming


Drought causing an animal baby boom. 	...as president for our
small, strictly in-home wildlife rehabilitation group, Injured
and Orphaned Wildlife. Our group's volunteers give one-on-one
care in private homes throughout the Valley to wildlife, both
birds and mammals.    This year, because of the drought there has
been a large increase in the number of animals and birds brought
into rehabilitation centers up and down California, not just in
the Bay Area.    You would think just the opposite would happen
-- less water, less food, fewer babies,...	
http://news.vocus.com/?a=19508179387&p=19f&v=1&x=f6PmyZ9-tc7N1utc98iBew

	
Cambria CSD: Water treatment plant just days away.	...Community
Services District plan to flip the switch Nov. 15 on a $9 million
desalination plant that will provide the community with a
desperately needed new supply of drinking water.    When that
happens, Cambria will join an elite group of coastal communities
in California that rely on purified seawater as an important part
of their domestic needs. Sand City in Monterey County, Avalon on
Catalina Island and Orange County are the only other communities
in the state that regularly use desalinated water.   
Construction...	
http://www.sanluisobispo.com/2014/11/08/3339786/cambria-csd-water-treatment-plant.html?ihp=1&sp=%2f99%2f100%2f


California State Water Resources Board shares water usage by each
city. 	...from community to community, according to September
data collected from nearly 400 retail water agencies representing
37 million residents. The per capita data is viewed as a more
accurate way to assess water conservation in a state suffering
from a severe drought now entering a fourth year.    Water
retailers can take this data and implement a tiered pricing
approach, charging higher rates for higher volumes. This is
already done in many areas. Or agencies can print per capita
comparisons with nearby cities...	
http://news.vocus.com/?a=19510756054&p=19f&v=1&x=YfMH6dPebEMcdDs98jzf0g

	
California hydrants become target of water thieves.	Contra Costa
County officials are looking at raising the fine for stealing
water from $25 to $250 after residents reported seeing people
tapping into fire hydrants late at night, a crime that appears to
be on the rise amid California's drought.    The Contra Costa
Times reports (http://bit.ly/13VCfj1 ) the Contra Costa Water
District board also is considering installing security cameras to
monitor hydrants and deter water thieves.    District spokeswoman
Jennifer...	
http://www.sacbee.com/news/state/california/article3667753.html 

Water board members get a free pass in election.	...directors
because no one bothered to run against them. And in the one race,
Urias faced a challenger who would not come out of the shadows.  
 Folks, water is extremely important, especially these days. The
state is experiencing the fourth year of a stubborn drought.
Record low rainfall and snowmelt has nearly cut our supplies from
Northern California to zero. Lakes are shrinking. The Main San
Gabriel Basin and the Raymond Basin aquifers have dropped to
record-low levels.    This is serious. ...	
http://www.pasadenastarnews.com/government-and-politics/20141109/water-board-members-get-a-free-pass-in-election

	
Some San Fernando Valley officials increased water use during the
worst drought year. L.A. City Councilman Bob Blumenfield replaced
most of the front lawn at his Woodland Hills home with
drought-tolerant plants to reduce water usage. Michael Owen Baker
— staff photographer    and Mike Reicher, Los Angeles Daily News 
  Some San Fernando Valley officials who set the city's water
policy consume more than twice the water as the average
Angeleno...	
http://www.pasadenastarnews.com/environment-and-nature/20141108/some-san-fernando-valley-officials-increased-water-use-during-the-worst-drought-year


FUELS

Price of gas makes outdoors that much more affordable.	...down to
$2.75 a gallon Sunday at Sam's Club in Sacramento. It was $2.83
at the Costco in San Jose, $3.01 at the Costco in South San
Francisco, and $3.09 at the Econo in Berkeley.    Nobody is
putting his or her life on hold anymore because of the price of
gasoline.    Every price rise or drop of 50 cents per gallon is
equivalent to spending or saving, respectively, about $3.50 per
100 miles, depending on what you drive.    What does that mean
for you?    Here are the distances and costs, calculated
from...	
http://www.sfgate.com/outdoors/article/Price-of-gas-makes-outdoors-that-much-more-5882122.php


Fuel Prices Continue to Decline as Oil Drops Below $80 a Barrel.
| Transport Topics Online	Diesel's national average pump price
continued to drop last week, falling 1.2 cents to $3.623 a
gallon, while retail gasoline slid below the $3 mark for the
first time in almost four years, the Department of Energy
reported.... Only Transport Topics subscribers have exclusive
access to this content. © 2014, Transport Topics Publishing
Group. All rights reserved.	
http://www.ttnews.com/gateclient/premiumstorylogin.aspx?storyid=36547&t=Fuel-Prices-Continue-to-Decline-as-Oil-Drops-Below-%2480-a-Barrel


VEHICLES

Alaska storm brings frigid weather to US. 	...combination of
really cold temperatures and really breezy conditions,” he said. 
  Highs, which are typically in the low 40s for the Great Falls
area this time of year, are forecast to dip to 7 degrees early
this week and stay below freezing into the weekend. Sub-zero lows
are also expected.    Further east, Delta Air Lines issued a
winter weather waiver that allows travelers to avoid change fees
if they rescheduled flights set for Monday to and from
Minneapolis; Rochester, Minnesota; Sioux Falls, South
Dakota;...	
http://www.pasadenastarnews.com/general-news/20141109/alaska-storm-brings-frigid-weather-to-us


GREEN ENERGY

Solar industry is heating up again after stumbling during
recession.  	Northern California companies are part of the energy
surge    The solar power industry, viewed more than a decade ago
as a game-changing, jobs-producing juggernaut in California, took
its lumps during the recession.    But now it's coming back with
a vengeance, both here and globally.    Some California solar...
http://www.sacbee.com/news/business/article3608349.html 

Solar Firms Consider Subsidy Appeal in the U.K. (The Courier).
	Solar Firms Consider Subsidy Appeal in the U.K.    Four solar
power companies are considering an appeal after losing a High
Court battle to stop the Government ending a solar farm subsidy
scheme early.	
http://insideclimatenews.org/content/solar-firms-consider-subsidy-appeal-uk


Solar development a boom for landowners, a bust for tenant
farmers.	 Solar energy development is pushing some Imperial
Valley farmers off the land.    Not long ago, John Kubler was
growing forage and vegetable crops on more than 2,000 acres in
the Calexico area. Most of those acres are now fenced off and
covered...	
http://news.vocus.com/?a=19504490298&p=19f&v=1&x=4EutIk4e0Uc6yjv3l9JM0g


PNM installs panels at Meadow Lake solar center.	New Mexico's
largest electric provider says work on its newest solar-powered
generating station is expected to be done by the end of the year.
PNM officials say solar panels are now being installed at the
Meadow Lake Solar Energy Center in Valencia County. Once
complete, the 9.1-megawatt solar farm will have an estimated
122,850 panels capable of generating enough electricity for 3,500
average residential customers. Utility officials also say the
solar farm will provide an estimated $200,000 in new tax revenue
for the county next year. The Meadow Lake array is one of three
solar centers PNM is constructing this year. The other two are
located in Sandoval and Cibola counties. PNM already has eight
solar centers in operation and has proposed to build four more
next year.	
http://www.modbee.com/news/business/article3684818.html 

HEMET: Group to discuss clean and renewable energy.	Larry
Straight is set to discuss clean and renewable energy at the next
SAGE Society of Hemet meeting on Nov. 11.    Larry Straight is
set to discuss clean and renewable energy at the next SAGE
Society of Hemet meeting at 1:30 p.m. Tuesday.    Straight has
been involved with...	
http://www.pe.com/articles/energy-753843-renewable-hemet.html 

Benefits of Texas Wind Energy Estimated to Exceed $3.3 Annually.
The American Wind Energy Association (AWEA) has just come out
with an analysis highlighting the value of wind energy to the
state of Texas, indicating that the overall societal benefits of
the wind resource add up to about $3.3 billion annually....	
http://www.forbes.com/sites/peterdetwiler/2014/11/10/benefits-of-texas-wind-energy-estimated-to-exceed-3-3-annually/


Australia's Renewable Power Investment Dropped 70% in Past Year
(Guardian). Australia's Renewable Power Investment Dropped 70% in
Past Year    Investment in renewable energy has dropped by 70
percent as Australia loses green business overseas, a report by
the Climate Council has found.    "Investment that could be
coming to Australia is instead going overseas to countries that
are moving to a renewables...
http://insideclimatenews.org/content/australias-renewable-power-investment-dropped-70-past-year


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Next PUC chief must be independent advocate for clean energy.
Gov. Jerry Brown will soon appoint a new president of the
California Public Utilities Commission to replace Michael Peevey,
who announced last month he wouldn't seek reappointment in the
wake of a tsunami of scandal stemming from his cozy relationship
with Pacific Gas and Electric Co.    Brown should seek a...	
http://www.sacbee.com/opinion/op-ed/soapbox/article3652061.html 

Ensyn begins generation & sale of cellulosic biofuel RINs under
RFS2.	...definition of Heating Oil under RFS2, which became
effective in December 2013. Ensyn believes it is now the leading
producer of cellulosic D7 RINs in 2014.         D7 RINs are
generated by Ensyn by displacing petroleum heating fuels
(including #6, #4 or #2 diesel fuel oil) in customers' boilers
with Ensyn's RFO (Renewable Fuel Oil) produced via Ensyn's RTP
(Rapid Thermal Processing) fast pyrolysis technology. (Earlier
post.) RFO is a cellulosic biofuel produced from non-food solid
biomass including...	
http://www.greencarcongress.com/2014/11/20141109-ensyn.html 

The Ecosystem That Is Disappearing Faster Than Any Other on
Earth.	...productive, complex, and beneficial natural wonders of
our planet. They act as filters for our water supply, reduce
erosion, serve as nurseries for commercial fisheries, provide
opportunities for recreation, nurture vital marine biodiversity,
and can act as "carbon sinks," which reduce greenhouse gas
emissions.    The destruction and degradation of these natural
systems--because of factors such as climate change, development,
tourism, wood extraction, and non-sustainable farming--bring...	
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/forest-trends/the-ecosystem-that-is-dis_b_6114596.html?utm_hp_ref=climate-change


Could Gasoline Below $3 A Gallon Doom Rising Gas-Mileage Rules?  
 According to a memo obtained by The Detroit News, Ford is
starting a pilot "Volume Growth Bonus Program" to encourage sales
of the C-Max, Fiesta, Focus, Fusion, and Escape.    Together
these...	
http://www.greencarreports.com/news/1095353_as-gas-gets-cheaper-ford-ups-incentives-on-smaller-more-efficient-cars


Honda beginning sales of Legend with 3-motor Sport Hybrid SH-AWD
system in January; V6 with cylinder deactivation.	...TMU. Click
to enlarge.   TMU motor structure (left side). Click to enlarge. 
       Sport Hybrid SH-AWD features three distinct driving modes,
in which the hybrid system automatically controls the engine and
three motors for optimal performance.          In EV Drive, the
two rear electric motors power the vehicle.         In Hybrid
Drive, the gasoline engine powers the front wheels while the two
rear motors power the rear wheels.         In Engine Drive, the
gasoline engine provides power to...	
http://www.greencarcongress.com/2014/11/20141110-legend.html 

2015 Volkswagen Golf: Green Car Reports' Best Car To Buy
2015.	[embedded content] Our Best Car To Buy award can go one of
several ways here on Green Car Reports. Sometimes it goes to a
moonshot car, like the first Nissan Leaf (in 2011) or the Tesla
Model S (in 2013). Those are cars that radically redefined what
green transportation could be, changing the auto industry
forever.	
http://www.greencarreports.com/news/1095116_2015-volkswagen-golf-green-car-reports-best-car-to-buy-2015


Honda making hydrogen from solar power in UK.	Honda is going to
launch a hydrogen-powered production vehicle (its second, really)
next year, but the all-important H2 infrastructure question
hasn't been fully answered yet. One possible solution is being
tested over in the United Kingdom, where Honda is turning
solar...	
http://green.autoblog.com/2014/11/10/honda-making-hydrogen-from-solar-power-in-uk/


Want $24,800 In Incentives To Drive Electric Cars? Head For
Korea.	Electric-car incentives are nothing new, but the city of
Seoul has taken an unusual and more aggressive approach as it
tries to get more of its residents into zero-emission vehicles.
The South Korean capital will offer residents up to 20 million
won (about $18,245 at current exchange rates) if they purchase an
electric car--but only from one of...	
http://www.greencarreports.com/news/1095365_want-24800-in-incentives-to-drive-electric-cars-head-for-korea


Tesla Model X Delay, Hero Volt Dealer, Best Car To Buy: The Week
In Reverse. (Video)	[embedded content] What did Tesla announce in
this week's third-quarter financial results? And, which of five
new cars should win our Best Car To Buy award for 2015? This is
our video look back at the Week In Reverse--right here at Green
Car Reports--for the week ending on Friday, November 7, 2014. Our
Friday story featured a map that shows where you can buy a Tesla
electric car (in blue), and which states have made that illegal
(in red!). Thursday, we wrote about the news that the Tesla Model
X has been delayed--again. The all-electric crossover utility
vehicle now won't arrive until the third quarter of 2015. 
http://www.greencarreports.com/news/1095336_tesla-model-x-delay-hero-volt-dealer-best-car-to-buy-the-week-in-reverse-video

	
Street Lights With Electric-Car Charging Sockets: Why Didn't We
Think Of This? Sometimes, without realizing it, the solution to a
problem can literally be right in front of you. Carmakers are
working to increase the number of public electric-car charging
stations, but there's already plenty of existing electricity
infrastructure. 
http://www.greencarreports.com/news/1095364_street-lights-with-electric-car-charging-sockets-why-didnt-we-think-of-this

	
Freezing Cold Weather Poised To Hit U.S. Following Alaska
Storm.	...combination of really cold temperatures and really
breezy conditions," he said.    Highs, which are typically in the
low 40s for the Great Falls area this time of year, are forecast
to dip to 7 degrees early this week and stay below freezing into
the weekend. Sub-zero lows are also expected.    Further east,
Delta Air Lines issued a winter weather waiver that allows
travelers to avoid change fees if they rescheduled flights set
for Monday to and from Minneapolis; Rochester, Minnesota; Sioux
Falls, South Dakota;...	
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/11/09/us-cold-weather_n_6129836.html


Time Running Out, Global Carbon Emission Must Fall To Zero: UN
Panel.	While mankind has been pumping carbon into the atmosphere
since the discovery of fire, the modern era of carbon emissions
began roughly 250 years ago. Now a new report by global
scientists goes further than any before: Carbon emissions must
ultimately be cut to levels so low that they approach zero. If
they are not, effects that are already being felt will become yet
more extreme. 
http://www.greencarreports.com/news/1095155_time-running-out-global-carbon-emission-must-fall-to-zero-un-panel


Bagrut Scores Air Pollution.  Students taking standardized tests
should hope there are not high levels of pollution in the air on
testing day. A new working paper released by t...	
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/news/bagrut-scores-air-pollution/ 

Air Pollution Standardized Test Scores. Students taking
standardized tests should hope there are not high levels of
pollution in the air on testing day. A new working paper released
by t...	
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/news/air-pollution-standardized-test-scores/

	
Standardized Tests Air Pollution. Students taking standardized
tests should hope there are not high levels of pollution in the
air on testing day. A new working paper released by t...	
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/news/standardized-tests-air-pollution/


ETC: Mercedes named top cheater on Europe's fuel economy test. 
	...to get the results optimized. T&E claims that "modern engine
management systems are even able to detect when a test is being
carried out to deliver better fuel-efficiency results - a
technique known as 'cycle beating' that was first used to cheat
tests for air pollution." The automakers also use tricks like
applying tape to cracks around doors and overinflating tires.
We've asked Mercedes for a comment on all of this, but have yet
to get a response.      Thankfully, future numbers could be more
realistic....	
http://green.autoblog.com/2014/11/09/mercedes-named-number-1-cheat-on-europes-fuel-economy-test/


EPA to award up to $4M to support community-scale monitoring of
air toxics.	...and need support to analyze and interpret their
results via existing tools or developing new tools. The
objectives of a data analysis project should be consistent with
those listed under Community-Scale Monitoring: supporting health
assessments, evaluating air quality models, or characterizing
community exposures.	
http://www.greencarcongress.com/2014/11/201421110-epa.html 

Colbert Calls Out Republicans' 'I'm Not A Scientist' Excuse On
Climate Change.	
"You don't have to worry about global warming anymore, because
the Senate sure won't," Stephen Colbert quipped on Thursday's
"The Colbert Report."    Colbert slammed many Republicans'
position on climate change after they gained a majority in the
U.S. Senate in Tuesday's...	
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/11/07/colbert-republicans-climate-change_n_6122130.html


Conservatives Don't Hate Climate Change, They Hate The Proposed
Solutions: Study. Conservatives who reject the science of climate
change aren't necessarily reacting to the science, according to a
new study from researchers at Duke University. They're reacting
to the fact that they don't like proposed solutions more strongly
identified with liberals.    The paper looks...	
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/11/07/climate-change-conservatives_n_6124028.html?ir=Politics&utm_hp_ref=politics
	




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