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newsclips -- ARB Newsclips for February 9, 2015
Posted: 09 Feb 2015 16:22:28
ARB Newsclips for February 9, 2015. 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 Australian prime minister moves up leadership challenge ...but would still trail the opposition center-left Labor Party. The poll by market researcher Galaxy Research found that the government currently trailed... http://www.sfgate.com/news/world/article/Australian-prime-minister-brings-forward-party-6068702.php Low Climate Ambition Stalling Clean Energy Projects, UN Group Says A lack of ambitious greenhouse-gas reduction targets among rich nations is the main barrier... http://news.vocus.com/?a=20384665574&p=19f&v=1&x=tGH423YDDYwUPAmK8svdmw AIR POLLUTION Palo Alto airport supplier to warn of lead emissions Residents and businesses near the Palo Alto Municipal Airport should be getting notifications about the use of leaded aviation gas at the airport, according to a legal settlement between an environmental-advocacy group and 30 suppliers of lead-containing aviation gas, including the local airport. http://www.paloaltoonline.com/news/2015/02/08/palo-alto-airport-supplier-to-warn-of-lead-emissions Air Board Upholds Approval of Carson Refinery Upgrade Local air regulators on Friday upheld their approval of a major refinery upgrade in Carson, despite vociferous community and environmental opposition. The South Coast Air Quality Management District board of governors unanimously voted to uphold staff approval of an upgrade of a Phillips 66 refinery in the South Bay city, rejecting an appeal by Communities for a Better Environment. http://www.labusinessjournal.com/news/2015/feb/06/air-board-upholds-approval-carson-refinery-upgrade/ Santa Barbara County agencies reconsidering burn policies A recent uptick in the number of smoke-related complaints in the Santa Ynez Valley has two county agencies reconsidering their policies on burn permits issued in the county, officials said. The Santa Barbara County Air Pollution Control District logged 20 complaints in a 12-day period beginning Jan. 21, Public Information Officer Mary Byrd said. http://lompocrecord.com/syvnews/news/local/santa-barbara-county-agencies-reconsidering-burn-policies/article_65eb78ec-bc3d-5653-8eaf-1bc4276918cf.html Blame the lingering fog for unclean air The lingering haze of the past week is more than just coastal fog: air quality in Southern California has steadily gotten worse this week, with officials designating the air in all of Orange County as unhealthy for sensitive groups on Saturday. http://www.ocregister.com/articles/air-650538-quality-district.html New air standard for the Valley: Say goodbye to your gasoline-burning car The San Joaquin Valley has the most federal ozone violations in the country over the last 15 years. The region’s only ozone triumph is achieving an ozone standard that dates back to the 1970s. And that isn’t official yet. http://www.fresnobee.com/2015/02/07/4367385_new-air-standard-for-the-valley.html?rh=1 Southern California expected to miss 2015 deadline to curb soot Southern California is likely to miss a 2015 deadline to clean soot from the air, according to the region’s chief smog-fighting agency, which approved a plan Friday blaming the drought for reversing a long-term decline in fine-particle pollution. http://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-me-ln-southern-california-expected-to-miss-2015-deadline-to-curb-soot-20150206-story.html Burn ban continues for Southern California Northern California may be getting lashed by winds and rain, but stagnant air over Southern California has triggered a residential no-burn alert.... http://www.mercurynews.com/news/ci_27482072/burn-ban-continues-southern-california INLAND WEATHER: Light showers possible, then temps in 80s ...Feb. 9, the sixth consecutive day of no-burn declarations by the South Coast Air Quality Management District. The chance of rain Monday and... http://news.vocus.com/?a=20387804941&p=19f&v=1&x=-bae7oC1vUiXDljYh3D9eA No-burn alert extended through Monday for Los Angeles, San Bernardino counties LOS ANGELES - Stagnant air over Southern California has prompted the local smog agency to... http://www.pasadenastarnews.com/general-news/20150209/no-burn-alert-extended-through-monday-for-los-angeles-san-bernardino-counties Drought is making it hard to meet air pollution reduction demands Local air regulators acknowledged on Friday that they are uncertain they will... http://news.vocus.com/?a=20376044270&p=19f&v=1&x=Mdxn5K0DLU9IetUf8USyUg CLIMATE CHANGE Earth's Past Climate Reveals Future Global Warming That carbon belching from our factories causes global warming is well-known, but beyond that, the science becomes controversy. The details of how much a unit of carbon dioxide raises global temperature is hotly debated in climate change literature. http://www.scientificamerican.com/article/earth-s-past-climate-reveals-future-global-warming/ Australia's potential next leader too moderate for some ...downfall was his belief that Australia should make polluters pay for their greenhouse gas emissions. His stance seems to have wavered more... http://news.vocus.com/?a=20386755527&p=19f&v=1&x=5lnmOJVxsY9mdJlzL7wHRw Challenger to Australia's leader will have to wait ...downfall was his belief that Australia should make polluters pay for their greenhouse gas emissions. His stance seems to have wavered more... http://www.fresnobee.com/2015/02/08/4369888/australias-potential-next-leader.html China president plans to make 1st state visit to US ...high-profile issues, including pledging in November to cut back on their emissions of greenhouse gases blamed for climate change. The world's... http://www.sacbee.com/news/nation-world/article9576638.html Researchers: Climate change affecting Hawaii Island storms — Hawaii island is seeing more frequent heavy storms, and climate change may be the reason, according to two University of... http://www.mercurynews.com/science/ci_27487132/researchers-climate-change-affecting-hawaii-island-storms SpaceX calls off launch of space weather satellite ...scientists and others who kept his dream alive. The measurements will help measure global warming, he noted, and the steady stream of pictures of Earth... http://www.times-standard.com/general-news/20150208/spacex-calls-off-launch-of-space-weather-satellite University of Hawaii researchers say climate change is affecting major Big Island storms ... HONOLULU (AP) — Hawaii island is seeing more frequent heavy storms, and climate change may be the reason, according to two University of... http://www.usnews.com/news/science/news/articles/2015/02/08/researchers-climate-change-affecting-hawaii-island-storms Many factors made 2014 hottest year in California ...Sacramento, Calif. State officials reported Tuesday, Feb. 3, 2015, that residents in drought-stricken California met Gov. Jerry Brown's call to slash... http://www.pasadenastarnews.com/environment-and-nature/20150207/many-factors-made-2014-hottest-year-in-california Thousands march in Northern California against fracking ...legacy as an environmental leader was at stake if he didn't ban the practice. California is the No. 3 oil producer in the nation and has added an average... http://news.vocus.com/?a=20379296060&p=19f&v=1&x=PuTboNOYgQ-F5MybG8APtA Protesters march in Oakland, push for Jerry Brown to ban fracking ...campaign coordinator for 350.org, an international organization that fights climate change and one of the partner groups in the protest, called... http://www.sfgate.com/bayarea/article/Anti-fracking-demonstrators-march-through-Oakland-6068760.php Thousands to march in Northern California against fracking ...expected to take to the streets Saturday in the San Francisco Bay Area to demand California's governor ban fracking. More than 100 environmental and... http://www.fresnobee.com/2015/02/06/4368030/thousands-to-march-in-northern.html Fracking pits Jerrry Brown against ‘fracktivists' ...cracked down on polluters, ended tax breaks for oil companies and promoted solar energy. Forty years later, in his second go-around as governor,... http://www.desertsun.com/story/news/2015/02/07/jerry-brown-california-fracking/23027033/ Anti-fracking march scheduled in Oakland ...governor has often boasted how California is making significant moves to help stop climate change, from reaping more energy from renewable sources to... http://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-me-ln-antifracking-march-scheduled-in-oakland-20150207-story.html Danville: SummerHill appeal could set precedent on bicyclist safety ...saying, 'I will never bike on that street.' The perception of safety is nearly zero out there. " Flashman said the judge's decision reflects a growing... http://www.mercurynews.com/california/ci_27479864/danville-summerhill-appeal-could-set-precedent-bicyclist-safety Climate Change Evaporates Part of China's Hydropower (Scientific American) China has set ambitious goals to develop hydropower to help mitigate the risks of climate change, but... http://insideclimatenews.org/content/climate-change-evaporates-part-chinas-hydropower Schwarzenegger calls for more effort to fight climate change, calls it 'issue of our time' ...Sunday, Feb. 8, 2015. Arnold Schwarzenegger is calling more to be done to combat climate change, calling it “the issue of our time.” Speaking Sunday... http://www.usnews.com/news/science/news/articles/2015/02/08/schwarzenegger-calls-for-more-effort-to-fight-climate-change Climate Change Puts Alaska's Dog Sled Races On Thin Ice - capradio.org Sled dogs prefer below-zero weather for running, says musher Cody Strathe. Some mushers now race... http://www.capradio.org/news/npr/story?storyid=384447404 Climate Change Is of Growing Personal Concern to U.S. Hispanics, Poll Finds. Alfredo Padilla grew up in Texas as a migrant farmworker who followed the harvest with his parents to pick sugar beets in Minnesota each summer. He has not forgotten the aches of labor or how much the weather — too little rain, or too much — affected the family livelihood.Now an insurance lawyer in Carrizo Springs, Tex., he said he was concerned about global warming. http://www.nytimes.com/2015/02/10/us/politics/climate-change-is-of-growing-personal-concern-to-us-hispanics-poll-finds.html?ref=earth DROUGHT Drought is making it hard to meet air pollution reduction demands Local air regulators acknowledged on Friday that they are uncertain they will be able to meet federal air quality standards for microscopic particles of air pollution by an end-of-year deadline. The acknowledgement was included in a proposed supplement to an existing plan to reduce the amounts of fine particulate matter known as PM2.5. http://www.scpr.org/news/2015/02/07/49704/drought-is-making-it-hard-to-meet-air-pollution-re/ Calif. storm knocks out power, doesn't touch drought Calif. storm knocks out power, doesn't touch drought Subscribe today for full access on your desktop, tablet, and mobile... http://www.desertsun.com/story/news/nation/2015/02/07/california-storm-drought-power-outage/23034989/ Huge crowd sees devastating Stanislaus loss to Pomona Outside Fitzpatrick Arena, rain fell. Inside, the offensive drought of the Cal State Stanislaus men's basketball team not only continued,... http://www.modbee.com/sports/college/article9482441.html Monterey gets half-inch of rain over the weekend ...trees and some localized flooding. The two storms were not expected to end California's ongoing drought. Friday's storm dropped 10 to 15 inches... http://www.mercurynews.com/monterey/ci_27487930/monterey-gets-half-inch-rain-over-weekend Northern California hit by second wet, windy storm Northern California was lashed by a second wet and windy storm with the potential... http://news.vocus.com/?a=20386357579&p=19f&v=1&x=cujUqtaaR8U4HGvJ_lU1Eg Progress made on California wildfire that destroyed 40 homes ...burned nearly 11 square miles and forced about 150 people to leave two small California towns at the eastern base of the Sierra Nevada. The fire started... http://www.usnews.com/news/us/articles/2015/02/08/progress-made-on-california-wildfire-that-destroyed-40-homes Rain, Snow Hits Parched California; Severe Weather Forecast Through Monday Afternoon The second of two Pacific storms pushed across Northern California Sunday, bringing heavy rain to the Sacramento region and snow... http://www.capradio.org/articles/2015/02/08/rain,-snow-hits-parched-california-severe-weather-forecast-through-monday-afternoon/ Storm in drought-stricken Northern California knocks out power, delays flights ...delayed hundreds of flights and knocked out power for thousands of people in California and Nevada. Up to 10 inches of rain is expected this weekend... http://www.usnews.com/news/us/articles/2015/02/07/storm-in-california-knocks-out-power-delays-flights Storm's first wave soaks a thirsty state The first major storm to strike California this year brought lightning, high winds and a good dose of rain... http://www.sacbee.com/news/local/environment/article9479435.html Tourists rare as snow this winter in drought-stricken Tuolumne The hope was that the drought was over after December storms dumped snow in the Sierra. The Dodge... http://www.modbee.com/news/local/article9535244.html FUELS New air standard for the Valley: Say goodbye to your gasoline-burning car. By the numbers. The San Joaquin Valley has the most federal ozone violations in the country over the last 15 years. The region’s only ozone triumph is achieving an ozone standard that dates back to the 1970s. And that isn’t official yet. http://www.fresnobee.com/2015/02/07/4367385/new-air-standard-for-the-valley.html Brown seeks money for fixing roads as gas tax value plunges ...for crumbling roads, bridges and highways as the traditional repair fund from gasoline taxes dries up. Revenue from gasoline taxes have been sliding... http://www.mercurynews.com/california/ci_27485729/brown-seeks-money-fixing-roads-gas-tax-value California governor seeks money for fixing roads as gas tax value plunges ...the pending work on the freeway in Sacramento Gov. Jerry Brown wants to slash gasoline consumption in half by 2030, which would also drain the gas tax... http://www.pasadenastarnews.com/government-and-politics/20150208/california-governor-seeks-money-for-fixing-roads-as-gas-tax-value-plunges VEHICLES Ga. lawmakers consider changes to electric car tax credits ...2015 photo, Michael Beinenson poses for a photo while standing next to his electric vehicle as it recharges outside his workplace in Alpharetta,... http://www.fresnobee.com/2015/02/07/4368259/ga-lawmakers-consider-changes.html Nissan raises profit forecast after sales grow in US, Europe ...volatility in other markets," he said. Nissan has also linked its brand power to electric cars. Although sales numbers are still few, at just 158,000... http://www.usnews.com/news/business/articles/2015/02/09/nissan-raises-profit-forecast-after-sales-grow-in-us-europe France To Give Dirtiest-Diesel Drivers $11,500 To Trade For Electric Car ...have long preferred diesel cars for their good fuel economy, but increased air pollution from diesel exhaust emissions has become a public health... http://www.greencarreports.com/news/1096691_france-to-give-dirtiest-diesel-drivers-11500-to-trade-for-electric-car GREEN ENERGY Is Solar The Next Shale? Will solar power transform electricity markets as significantly as shale... http://www.forbes.com/sites/williampentland/2015/02/07/is-solar-the-next-shale/ Minority groups back energy companies in fight against solar power ...has given power companies a potent ally in their fight to slow the spread of solar energy installations. The groups are pressing their case... http://www.latimes.com/nation/la-na-solar-race-20150209-story.html Buffett Ready to Double $15B Solar, Wind Bet ...of dollars his Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (BRK/A) is spending to build wind and solar power in the U.S. That didn't stop him from vowing to double... http://news.vocus.com/?a=20390612636&p=19f&v=1&x=VYr-IwcFdYfFIdQpw2qpmg California formally opens large solar plant California is rushing to expand its use of solar power to meet the renewable energy requirements,... http://www.sacbee.com/news/state/california/article9594422.html Fuel Cell Technology Boosts Long-Distance Fishing Trip ...California after a month at sea -- without being frozen. How, you ask. By using fuel cell technology in a new way. A fuel cell is... http://news.vocus.com/?a=20381326638&p=19f&v=1&x=IlpqounQfmrQspbr3X61vw How The Energy Revolution Will Transform How We Live and Work ...that the shale boom will merely serve as a bridge to get us to a new era of renewable energy. This revolution, if anything, will be more far... http://www.forbes.com/sites/gregsatell/2015/02/08/how-the-energy-revolution-will-transform-how-we-live-and-work/ Interior secretary will dedicate large solar plant ...traveling to the California desert to dedicate one of the nation's largest solar energy plants. Jewell will be joined Monday by federal and... http://www.mercurynews.com/california/ci_27489357/interior-secretary-will-dedicate-large-solar-plant Heat to create solar plaza to enhance fan experience, energy efficiency ...where he was involved with development of Levi's Stadium, a model of energy sustainability among new sports venues. NRG created a solar terrace there... http://www.sacbee.com/sports/nba/article9489500.html Ford Focus EV to Come With Home Solar Option Ford is teaming with San Jose, Calif.-based SunPower to sell solar energy systems in conjunction with the Focus electric sedan... http://news.vocus.com/?a=20388424177&p=19f&v=1&x=BMuCMw32ZwzeeZM4OQdjYQ Utility proposes 25,000 EV charging stations on ratepayers' dime. The switch to electric vehicles could get a boost in California if the state's utility regulator accepts a new proposal from Pacific Gas and Electric Corp.PG&E said today it's asking the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) for permission to build about 25,000 electric vehicle charging stations across northern and central California. If approved, the program would be the country's largest deployment of EV charging stations, the utility said. http://www.eenews.net/eenewspm/stories/1060013129/search?keyword=mulkern OPINION Reforming 3 systems can create a new climate economy in India The next 15 years will be transformative for India, which is poised to overtake China as the most populous country in the world. Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s new government has set its sights high, planning to achieve 8-9 percent GDP growth, provide access to energy for the 300 million Indians who lack it and improve urban development. http://www.eco-business.com/opinion/reforming-3-systems-can-create-new-climate-economy-india/ ANDY VIDAK: High-Speed Rail not only breaking promises, but busting family budgets ...our Central Valley when he "broke ground" last month on the debacle known as High-Speed Rail. He also left a trail of broken promises made... http://www.bakersfieldcalifornian.com/opinion/hot-topics/x1424422660/High-Speed-Rail-not-only-breaking-promises-but-busting-family-budgets Obama prayer breakfast, UCD swastikas, ozone, Wal-Mart, almonds ...alongside many people of faith and urged the EPA to adopt stronger standards on ozone pollution. Why is ozone a moral issue? Because of the havoc... http://www.sacbee.com/opinion/letters-to-the-editor/article9479666.html BRIAN CALLE: Should Jerry Brown run for president? ... Besides Al Gore, Brown is probably the most outspoken political figure on climate change and has successfully pushed tax increases on California's... http://www.pe.com/articles/brown-759802-president-clinton.html The Federal Gasoline Tax Should Be Increased To $1 Per Gallon, Not Reduced Or Abolished ...something I disagree with. Specifically, Don Boudreaux is agreeing that the federal gasoline tax should be abolished. And the source of his argument is Veronique... http://www.forbes.com/sites/timworstall/2015/02/07/the-federal-gasoline-tax-should-be-increased-to-1-per-gallon-not-reduced-or-abolished/ Top 10 Global Warming Lies That May Shock You Global warming alarmists frequently make false and deplorable assertions... http://www.forbes.com/sites/jamestaylor/2015/02/09/top-10-global-warming-lies-that-may-shock-you/ Washington State Takes Next Step on Clean Fuels Standard Washington's Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) took another step recently by releasing a discussion document about a state Clean Fuels Standard (CFS) for public input and comments. The documents released show that the oil industry and petroleum-based transportation fuels are the largest source of carbon pollution in the state - over 40% - but that a wide range of alternative fuel sources could significantly reduce that pollution while attracting additional clean fuel investments and companies to the state. http://theenergycollective.com/nrdcswitchboard/2191091/washington-state-takes-next-step-clean-fuels-standard BLOGS 257,000 people could die from China's toxic air over the next decade ...Climate Desk collaboration. If nothing is done to slash the levels of toxic smog in China's air, some 257,000 Chinese people could die over the... http://grist.org/climate-energy/257000-people-could-die-from-chinas-toxic-air-over-the-next-decade/ Tuscaloosa Marine Shale Fracking Slows as Operators Watch Oil Prices ...endeavor that helps reduce dependence on unstable foreign sources, while keeping gasoline prices low. For the industry as a whole, however, fracking... http://www.huffingtonpost.com/susan-buchanan/tuscaloosa-marine-shale-f_b_6641014.html?ir=Business&utm_hp_ref=business California is in a drought emergency. Visit www.SaveOurH2O.org for water conservation tips.
