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Posted: 24 Nov 2014 12:08:56
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 The first Québec-California joint cap-and-trade auction will be held on November 25 The Ministère du Développement durable, de l'Environnement et de la Lutte contre les changements climatiques (MDDELCC) and the California Air Resources Board (CARB) announce that their joint auction, originally scheduled on November 19, will be re-run this coming Tuesday, from 1 to 4 p.m., Québec time. http://www.newswire.ca/en/story/1450989/the-first-quebec-california-joint-cap-and-trade-auction-will-be-held-on-november-25 AIR POLLUTION What Does it Take for One Small City to Vanquish an Oil Giant? In this era of Citizens United and unlimited election spending, the outcome shocked everybody: on November 4, as voters across the country succumbed to the hard-right tug of dark money groups, the residents of Richmond, California triumphed over an oil giant. Chevron poured $3.1 million into this year’s municipal elections in Richmond, a Bay Area city of 107,000 where the company owns and operates a massive oil refinery. http://www.thenation.com/article/191129/what-does-it-take-one-small-city-vanquish-oil-giant With fuel prices falling, will airlines lose incentive to fly efficiently? As fuel costs drop for the nation’s airlines, so too will the incentive to fly more efficiently. That was the warning from a nonprofit environmental group that tracks fuel efficiency and air pollution among the world’s airlines. http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-will-airlines-lose-incentive-to-fly-efficiently-20141121-story.html Bad chemistry took over in Valley’s terrible air siege An early November pollution siege left people coughing, sneezing, rubbing their eyes and scratching at rashes. Strangely, it started with the first real storm of autumn in the San Joaquin Valley, not a cloud of fireplace soot. http://www.fresnobee.com/2014/11/22/4248373_bad-chemistry-took-over-in-valleys.html?rh=1 CLIMATE CHANGE LA to host climate summit with Chinese, US leaders Los Angeles will host a climate change summit next year to begin efforts to curb greenhouse gas emissions in the United States and China. Mayor Eric Garcetti announced plans for the meeting Friday while wrapping up the China leg of a 12-day trade mission to Asia. http://www.fresnobee.com/2014/11/22/4248768/la-to-host-climate-summit-with.html?ihp=0&sp=%2f99%2f406%2f552%2f Climate Change Threatens to Strip the Identity of Glacier National Park What will they call this place once the glaciers are gone?A century ago, this sweep of mountains on the Canadian border boasted some 150 ice sheets, many of them scores of feet thick, plastered across summits and tucked into rocky fissures high above parabolic valleys. Today, perhaps 25 survive. http://www.nytimes.com/2014/11/23/us/climate-change-threatens-to-strip-the-identity-of-glacier-national-park.html?_r=0 Prospects rise for a 2015 U.N. climate deal, but likely to be weak A global deal to combat climate change in 2015 looks more likely after promises for action by China, the United States and the European Union, but any agreement will probably be too weak to halt rising temperatures. http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/11/24/us-climatechange-lima-idUSKCN0J70ER20141124 As Snow Fades, California Ski Resorts Are Left High and Very Dry At ski areas up and down the jagged peaks of the Sierra Nevada, where California’s drought has hit historic proportions and the broader threat of climate change hangs heavy over an industry built on optimism, the man-made snow is flying. A couple of resorts have managed to open a few runs. But beyond the occasional strip of white, the mountains remain mostly bare http://www.nytimes.com/2014/11/24/sports/skiing/as-snow-fades-california-ski-resorts-face-a-brown-future.html DROUGHT California drought: S.F. wants to add groundwater to tap The recipe for San Francisco’s famously delicious tap water is, gulp, about to change. Most city spigots, which, since the 1930s, have gushed water from Yosemite’s pristine Hetch Hetchy Reservoir, will start delivering the Sierra supply blended with a splash of local groundwater — by many measures, a far inferior source. http://www.sfgate.com/bayarea/article/California-drought-S-F-wants-to-add-this-to-5913205.php DIESEL EMISSIONS CARB unanimously approves final touches on Truck and Bus Rule The California Air Resources Board moved Thursday to approve final changes to its most expensive in-use trucking regulation on the books. During its two-day monthly meeting Thursday, board members unanimously approved amendments to require small trucking fleets to have their second truck meet the Truck and Bus Regulation’s standards by January 2017. http://www.landlinemag.com/Story.aspx?StoryID=28091#.VHN46RamOa8 FUELS White House threatens to put brakes on alternative fuels As biotech masterminds and venture capitalists scramble to hatch a new generation of environmentally friendly fuels that can help power the average gasoline-burning car, they are confronting an unexpected obstacle: the White House. Yielding to pressure from oil companies, car manufacturers and even driving enthusiasts, the Obama administration is threatening to put the brakes on one of the federal government's most ambitious efforts to ease the nation's addiction to fossil fuels. http://www.latimes.com/nation/la-na-fuel-fight-20141124-story.html Solar and Wind Energy Start to Win on Price vs. Conventional Fuels For the solar and wind industries in the United States, it has been a long-held dream: to produce energy at a cost equal to conventional sources like coal and natural gas. That day appears to be dawning. The cost of providing electricity from wind and solar power plants has plummeted over the last five years, so much so that in some markets renewable generation is now cheaper than coal or natural gas. http://www.nytimes.com/2014/11/24/business/energy-environment/solar-and-wind-energy-start-to-win-on-price-vs-conventional-fuels.html?module=Search&mabReward=relbias%3Ar%2C{%221%22%3A%22RI%3A5%22} MISCELLANEOUS Ask TBC: Why does it take so long to get a fireplace insert voucher? …We asked Jaime Holt, communications director for the valley air district, to respond. We also asked for more detail about the voucher program. She told us: We received the comments of Mr. Jim Darling about the Burn Cleaner program. We appreciate this opportunity to reach out to him and others in Kern County who may share similar sentiments… http://www.bakersfieldcalifornian.com/local/x1952131894/Ask-TBC-Why-does-it-take-so-long-to-get-a-fireplace-insert-voucher OPINION Climate realities in light of the U.S.-China agreement The United States-China agreement on climate change is a huge political triumph, possibly “historic,” as its supporters say. Whether it much alters the world’s climate is a more open question. Recall the agreement’s outlines. By 2030, China pledges to reach peak emissions of global greenhouse gases and also to increase its reliance on non-fossil fuels to 20 percent of its total energy. For its part, the United States committed to reducing its greenhouse gas emissions in 2025 by 26 percent to 28 percent from 2005 levels. Environmentalists correctly see three big gains. http://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/robert-j-samuelson-climate-realities-in-light-of-us-china-agreement/2014/11/23/e5fdc7fa-719d-11e4-893f-86bd390a3340_story.html BLOG Beijing Considers How to Harness the Wind to Blow Away Pollution When Beijing experiences bouts of pollution that blacken the skies and burn the lungs, residents often joke that the Chinese capital needs to build giant fans to clear out the toxic air. Mountains to the north and west help trap smog in the city, and a stiff breeze from Mongolia is the surest way to ensure somewhat cleaner air. http://sinosphere.blogs.nytimes.com/2014/11/24/beijing-considers-how-to-harness-the-wind-to-blow-away-pollution/?_r=0 Another Major Climate Breakthrough: China Will Cap its Coal Consumption by 2020 Hard on the heels of last week’s historic US-China Joint Announcement on Climate Change, in which China pledged for the first time to cap its CO2 emission by 2030, China’s State Council has just announced a new energy strategy action plan that includes, also for the first time, a cap on national coal consumption by 2020. http://switchboard.nrdc.org/blogs/bfinamore/another_major_climate_breakthr.html Toyota Mirai hydrogen fuel cell coming to US Northeast in 2016 Looks like someone was able to read the future back in July. That's when rumors first circulated that Toyota's upcoming fuel cell vehicle will be called the Mirai. Today, Toyota president Akio Toyoda confirmed the name alongside plans to build out a hydrogen refueling infrastructure in the US Northeast. http://www.autoblog.com/2014/11/16/toyota-mirai-hydrogen-fuel-cell-name-official/ LA to host climate summit with Chinese, US leaders Los Angeles will host a climate change summit next year to begin efforts to curb greenhouse gas emissions in the United States and China. Mayor Eric Garcetti announced plans for the meeting Friday while wrapping up the China leg of a 12-day trade mission... http://www.fresnobee.com/2014/11/22/4248768/la-to-host-climate-summit-with.html?ihp=0&sp=%2f99%2f406%2f552%2f Is Climate Change Reversible? Can Regenerative Agriculture Farming Solve the Climate Crisis? How to deal with our carbon problem in lieu of climate change was the big question being asked on Monday September 22nd at the Rodale Institute. We heard from such speakers such as Dr. Vandana Shiva; Ronnie Cummins of the Organic Consumers Association; Mark Smallwood, the head of the Rodale... http://www.huffingtonpost.com/greg-reitman/is-climate-change-reversi_1_b_6187212.html California Utilities and Solar Companies Battle Over Electricity Prices ...bill would hit $300 during the summer. “We had the air conditioner running all thet time,” he says. With the panels, Williams pays a set amount for solar power and much less to PG&E. “I mean, my wife is just so happy!” He says she tells him, “‘Look how much we're paying this time. Our... http://blogs.kqed.org/science/audio/california-utilities-and-solar-companies-battle-over-electricity-prices/ California is in a drought emergency. Visit www.SaveOurH2O.org for water conservation tips.