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newsclips -- ARB Newsclips for April 9, 2015
Posted: 09 Apr 2015 13:55:09
ARB Newsclips for April 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 Cap and trade fiddling while the world burns: CO2 concentration spikes to unprecedented level. Item A1 on the left shows the most recent reported concentration of carbon dioxide (CO2) at the Keeling Observatory in Mauna Loa Hawaii. Today, April 9 2015, it is showing at 404.65 parts per million. Correct me if I’m wrong, and I don’t think I am, but this is the highest it has ever been in human history. http://canadianenergyissues.com/2015/04/09/cap-and-trade-fiddling-while-the-world-burns-co2-concentration-spikes-to-unprecedented-level/ AIR POLLUTION Health boss issues air pollution warning ...with lung and heart problems as Birmingham braces itself for higher levels of air pollution over the next few days. Much of central, eastern... http://news.vocus.com/?a=20980594383&p=19f&v=1&x=p2hvY6BtcZWvx4Q8OJkgMQ White House Emphasizes Health Effects In Push for Action to Curb Greenhouse Gases April 8, 2015 White House Emphasizes Health Effects In Push for Action to Curb Greenhouse Gases By Andrew Childers April 7 — The White House is... http://www.bna.com/white-house-emphasizes-n17179925109/ Scientists seek source of giant methane mass over Southwest - SFGate ...DENVER (AP) — Scientists are working to pinpoint the source of a giant mass of methane hanging over the southwestern U.S., which a study found to be the... http://www.sfgate.com/business/energy/article/Scientists-seek-source-of-giant-methane-mass-over-6188239.php Experts push for cleaner stoves in poor countries to cut pollution, reduce deaths ...and other diseases and is causing or exacerbating environmental problems from climate change and glacial melt to falling crop yields. When you... http://www.usnews.com/news/business/articles/2015/04/08/push-for-cleaner-stoves-in-poor-countries-to-cut-pollution AIR POLLUTION: EPA updates list of areas in compliance with fine particle standard U.S. EPA this week updated the list of areas in the country that are in compliance... http://news.vocus.com/?a=20975984282&p=19f&v=1&x=yBAiUUZ54kFlM_w8O-2NUQ LA mayor envisions greener, more walkable city in the future LOS ANGELES (AP) — Los Angeles may be known for cars, air pollution and sprawl. But the city wants a future of solar panels,... http://www.mercurynews.com/california/ci_27871858/la-mayor-envisions-greener-more-walkable-city-future CLIMATE CHANGE Why Teenagers Are Suing States Over Climate Change ...The teens are seeking to force the state to take more aggressive action on climate change and thereby better protect the planet for future generations.... http://www.forbes.com/sites/tomzeller/2015/04/08/why-teenagers-are-suing-states-over-climate-change/ Yale Climate Opinion Map A new tool lets users view climate change opinions nationwide. Credit: Yale Project on Climate... http://insideclimatenews.org/content/yale-climate-opinion-map Wisconsin Bans Staff Of Public Lands Board From Talking About Climate Change According to Wisconsin's Board of Commissioners of Public Lands, working on climate change, or even just talking about it while at work, is a... http://news.vocus.com/?a=20976088239&p=19f&v=1&x=ucP0LjShm2uvy4jjXvizXw Who Funds EDF's $18 Million Methane Research Project? ...Environmental Defense Fund has launched an ambitious project to study how much methane, the main component of natural gas, leaks into the atmosphere at... http://insideclimatenews.org/content/who-funds-edfs-18-million-methane-research-project Utility Sales May Drop by Half as Homes Make Their Own Power ...ago InsideClimate News @insideclimate Japan will promise to cut its GHG emissions by 20% from 2013 levels, much lower than other wealthy nations... http://news.vocus.com/?a=20982481832&p=19f&v=1&x=l-v31-na-7keCUgIk_N8vw Japan targets about 20 percent emissions cuts by 2030. TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan is considering reducing emissions of greenhouse gases by around 20 percent by 2030 as its contribution... http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/04/09/us-japan-carbon-idUSKBN0N005R20150409 http://www.theguardian.com/environment/2015/apr/09/japan-to-pledge-20-co2-cut-reports Cuomo's $41 Million Funding Raid Could Have Big Consequences for State Climate Program. tate environmental watchdogs are crying foul over Governor Andrew Cuomo's decision to pull $41 million from the state's cap-and-trade program, and placing it in the general fund. Environmental Advocates of New York says money from the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI) is supposed to pay for pollution reduction projects. They claim Cuomo is planning to use more than a quarter of the money to fund other work, such as tax relief. http://www.publicnewsservice.org/2015-04-09/energy-policy/cuomos-41-million-funding-raid-could-have-big-consequences-for-state-climate-program/a45583-2#sthash.t5h8uiez.dpuf A 25 percent water cut will be a challenge Once upon a time, we use to think that California had a rainy season and then nine months of dry, mostly sunny... http://www.mercurynews.com/opinion/ci_27875188/25-percent-water-cut-will-be-challenge Senate Democrats Likely to Preserve Climate, Environment Stance With Schumer as Leader ...has consistently backed action to address the effects of human activity on climate change. But his Senate priorities largely have been on non-environmental... http://www.bna.com/senate-democrats-likely-n17179925030/ Climate Change Beliefs, Parsed on a Local Level, Paint a Valuable Portrait A new statistical model grinds national poll data about climate change as finely as any pepper mill, and it can predict the... http://news.vocus.com/?a=20975703436&p=19f&v=1&x=YeR6kZdG6RrBJ9nFwikFPA Wells Fargo Selects Clean Technology Startups for Innovation Incubator | Reuters ...Foundation and co-administered by the U.S. Department of Energy's National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL). It is the first philanthropy... http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/04/09/ca-wells-fargo-idUSnBw095165a+100+BSW20150409 Is 'Game of Thrones' aiding the global debate on climate change? | Reuters ...number of U.S. bloggers think the show could also be a way to make the threat of climate change more vivid to a wide audience, a new study suggests.... http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/04/08/us-climatechange-television-idUSKBN0MZ1SL20150408 APG adds support to BP climate change resolution. ...group of investors to pledge support on Wednesday to a planned resolution on "climate change resilience" at oil giant BP's upcoming annual general... http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/04/08/bp-shareholders-climatechange-idUSL5N0X51YA20150408 JetBlue Invites Customers to Get Onboard With Carbon Offsetting for Eighth Annual One Thing That's Green(R) Initiative | Reuters ...environmental non-profit organization, to offset the carbon dioxide (CO2) and other greenhouse gases (CO2e) for all scheduled flights from April 1 to... http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/04/08/idUSnCCN10GbBw+1ca+MKW20150408 DROUGHT California Drought Tests History of Endless Growth. For more than a century, California has been the state where people flocked for a better life — 164,000 square miles of mountains, farmland and coastline, shimmering with ambition and dreams, money and beauty. It was the cutting-edge symbol of possibility: Hollywood, Silicon Valley, aerospace, agriculture and vineyards. http://www.nytimes.com/2015/04/05/us/california-drought-tests-history-of-endless-growth.html?_r=0 SLO County communities told to cut water use even more ...cutback under a new proposal by the state water board. Cities and towns across California were told this week to cut water use by 10 percent to 35 percent... http://www.sanluisobispo.com/2015/04/08/3577719/water-use-drought-city-cutbacks.html Making almonds the drought's scapegoat? That's nuts Almonds have become the poster-nut for human wastefulness in California's drought. If you've been paying attention to the drought... http://grist.org/food/making-almonds-the-droughts-scapegoat-thats-nuts Hillside Garden Tour focuses on water-saving tips ...gardens have been carefully selected to address this year's theme of working in California's third year of drought conditions, focusing on smart... http://www.mercurynews.com/drought/ci_27875049/hillside-garden-tour-focuses-water-saving-tips DROUGHT: Many Calif. customers pay flat rate for water, which isn't measured About 250,000 businesses and households in California can use as much water as they want without paying extra because... http://news.vocus.com/?a=20975984283&p=19f&v=1&x=DQx1HZVFX3gIlfg9dGnVAA DROUGHT: For some Californians, 35% water cutback is on tap Many California cities will need to shrink their water consumption 35 percent,... http://news.vocus.com/?a=20975984272&p=19f&v=1&x=AG2Yvf_6bmyPw7S0E5xTiQ California's drought-resistant garden A home with a garden of drought-tolerant plants is seen in Beverly Hills, April 8, 2015. California's... http://news.vocus.com/?a=20982068000&p=19f&v=1&x=k1QyxqQQ0OkOqu-sdMLRNg Californians celebrate rain, snow from rare spring storm ...pooled on Gilbert Jaffe's front sidewalk could be viewed as a nuisance, but in California's extreme drought conditions, he was treating it like... http://www.sacbee.com/news/state/california/article17819654.html California warns of deep water rights curtailments amid drought ...of agriculture, which consumes far more water than cities and towns. The drought has already pummeled farmers, Brown said, with diminished state... http://www.sacbee.com/news/state/california/water-and-drought/article17920022.html California Drought: Roseville Swaps Grass For Water-Wise Plants As California looks for more water efficiency in the fourth year of drought,... http://www.capradio.org/articles/2015/04/08/california-drought-roseville-swaps-grass-for-water-wise-plants/ California drought leads to increase in West Nile virus cases The California drought could be responsible for another frightening trend:... http://www.latimes.com/la-me-ln-california-drought-mosquito-activity-20150408-story.html?track=rss Valley cities could see steep residential water cuts under state plan ...Brown may have ordered a 25% cut in water use statewide due to the ongoing drought, but a host of Valley cities could have to do even more. Clovis,... http://www.fresnobee.com/2015/04/08/4468412/valley-cities-could-see-steep.html Santa Barbara rekindles desal debate ...sits like a time capsule near Santa Barbara's main tourist beach, a relic of California's last drought to end all droughts. With its control room... http://www.santacruzsentinel.com/environment-and-nature/20150407/santa-barbara-rekindles-desal-debate No dry-up for West Nile The California drought could be responsible for another frightening trend:... LA officials look to lower city's water reduction target Show caption California water officials issued a proposal for a sliding scale of water... http://www.scpr.org/news/2015/04/08/50887/la-officials-look-to-lower-city-s-water-reduction/ Drought-hit California tightens low-flow toilet, faucet rules (Reuters) — California on Wednesday moved to tighten already stringent regulations... http://www.bakersfieldcalifornian.com/local/x1436663734/Drought-hit-California-tightens-low-flow-toilet-faucet-rules http://www.sfgate.com/news/article/California-drought-Toilets-faucets-sold-in-2016-6187726.php DROUGHT: Bill would legalize brown lawns ...Cruz in July 2014. A new bill would prevent cities and counties from fining California property owners who try to save water by letting their lawns... http://www.pe.com/articles/brown-764234-water-bill.html California's drought response barrels forward By Josh Richman, Kerry Klein and Jessica Calefati Staff Writers California's water restrictions barreled ahead Wednesday with stringent... http://www.mercurynews.com/drought/ci_27876309/californias-drought-response-barrels-forward County water sectors could benefit from clean energy investments ...report by the Union of Concerned Scientists details how investing in clean, renewable energy would provide numerous economic benefits to California's... http://news.vocus.com/?a=20983093597&p=19f&v=1&x=B8RGBylcjSTAosU4sU01Hw Essential California: New water standards, L.A.'s sustainability plan, more West Nile cases ...Angeles In the next 20 years, Mayor Eric Garcetti wants Los Angeles to have more electric cars and cleaner air and water. They're key points in his... http://www.latimes.com/local/california/la-me-essential-california-html-20150409-htmlstory.html Less water for Oregon-California border farms amid drought ...Falls, Oregon. Some farmers in the Klamath Reclamation District near the Oregon-California border will get 100 percent of the water they get in a wet growing... http://www.scpr.org/news/2015/04/08/50888/less-water-for-oregon-california-border-farms-amid/ FUELS Are 'Clean Diesels' Actually Not Nearly As Clean As Claimed? Diesel fuel only' caution on Audi Q7 TDI The only region where... http://www.greencarreports.com/news/1097698_are-clean-diesels-actually-not-nearly-as-clean-as-claimed Woodside could get a hydrogen fueling station ...announced it would invest $46.6 million in a growing consumer movement for zero-emission fuel-cell vehicles, and awarded $2.1 million... http://www.mercurynews.com/peninsula/ci_27876529/woodside-could-get-hydrogen-fueling-station Report: Californians Spent $1 Billion More On Gas In March Than Rest Of The Nation Representatives with Consumer Watchdog say California drivers spent $1 billion more on gasoline in March than the rest of the nation. Although Thursday marked the 35th consecutive day of gas price drops in Los Angeles and Orange counties, the Southland experienced 34 consecutive days of increases prior. http://losangeles.cbslocal.com/2015/04/09/experts-californians-spent-1-billion-more-on-gas-in-march-than-rest-of-the-nation/ VEHICLES China's Other Electric Vehicle Industry ...market undiscovered by the traditional players. The common problems faced by EV automakers — high cost, driving range, and the availability of charging... http://www.forbes.com/sites/jackperkowski/2015/04/08/chinas-other-electric-vehicle-industry/ Why Toyota's Scion Brand Isn't Planning A Hybrid Or Electric Car Anytime Soon ...about how much they might be willing to pay for a hybrid system: pretty much zero.” 2016 Scion iA - 2015 NY Auto Show live photos (preview event) Enlarge... http://www.greencarreports.com/news/1097712_why-toyotas-scion-brand-isnt-planning-a-hybrid-or-electric-car-anytime-soon Tesla will add all-wheel drive to all Model S sedans ...replace it with the 70-D. The new car can go 240 miles per charge and from zero to 60 in 5.2 seconds. (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio) DETROIT -- Electric... http://origin.mercurynews.com/business/ci_27871281?source=inthenews GREEN ENERGY Republicans push to expand solar power in NC -- A Republican push to expand solar power in North Carolina may stand the best chance yet of ending... http://news.vocus.com/?a=20970663824&p=19f&v=1&x=UVVbm6RHruwYeR2cth9iew RENEWABLE ENERGY: Golden eagle study could complicate federal development plans in Calif. desert ...federal land managers should factor this into a sweeping plan designed to guide renewable energy across the Southern California desert. http://news.vocus.com/?a=20975479851&p=19f&v=1&x=JzKm2CdENLkF1TyL3dqFrA OCEANS: Scientists offer road map for reef health ...for using fish to restore coral reefs, with a study that analyzes the fish biomass in more than 800 reefs worldwide. http://news.vocus.com/?a=20975479923&p=19f&v=1&x=FJzWH92raaUErCLPhkKLXQ New York Announces $160M for Large-Scale Clean Energy ...energy from facilities that make electricity using wind, solar, fuel cells, biomass, renewable biogas or small hydropower. http://insideclimatenews.org/todaysnews/09042015/new-york-announces-160m-large-scale-clean-energy Labor Offers Lower Renewable Energy Target to Break Deadlock with Coalition Labor says it will accept a lower renewable energy target, backing a compromise floated by the Clean Energy Council,... http://insideclimatenews.org/todaysnews/08042015/labor-offers-lower-renewable-energy-target-break-deadlock-coalition El Cerrito embracing renewable energy option ...track to be the fastest among participating locales to adopt a 100 percent green energy option from the new energy provider it adopted in December.... http://www.mercurynews.com/bay-area-news/ci_27874507/el-cerrito-embracing-renewable-energy-option Mayor unveils 'ambitious' plan to make LA greener Caption Mayor Garcetti's sustainability plan calls for reductions in purchased water and increases... http://www.scpr.org/news/2015/04/08/50858/unpacking-the-mayor-s-new-sustainability-plan/ MISCELLANEOUS IKEA Takes a New Course in Its Food Offering ...only vegetables and has a reduced environmental impact; for example, a lower carbon footprint. This is a natural step for IKEA, building on the vision... http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/04/08/idUSnMKWmbn9ma+1c0+MKW20150408 OPINIONS California's revenue gains pose budget problems: Dan Walters ...continues steady growth and that there's not a precipitous decline in the stock market. The latter is important because the largest sources of state... http://news.vocus.com/?a=20974574232&p=19f&v=1&x=0RpEKuS0-YZI0CcU9Til8g Burning up about potential bans on barbecues, fireplaces ...editorial in the Milpitas Post. I, though, am more outraged at the Bay Area Air Quality Management District's plans to ban wood-burning fireplaces... http://www.mercurynews.com/opinion/ci_27875190/burning-up-about-potential-bans-barbecues-fireplaces DANA MILBANK: The deniers of climate change are in full retreat There is no denying it: Climate-change deniers are in retreat. What began as a subtle shift... http://www.bakersfieldcalifornian.com/opinion/national-voices/x1920867057/The-deniers-of-climate-change-are-in-full-retreat California should stretch urban supplies before cutting water for farms ...urban water use – as Gov. Jerry Brown imposed last week– is less a hardship on California residents than an adjustment to a new reality. Droughts like... http://www.sacbee.com/opinion/op-ed/soapbox/article17892764.html Pope Francis’s new ‘Climate Change Encyclical’ sneak preview. Here’s a sneak peak of Pope Francis’s historic “Climate Change Encyclical,” soon to be released, complete with talking points for his upcoming address to the joint session of Congress. We’ll analyze them: The encyclical’s likely headline: “Safeguard Creation ... We are the custodians of Creation ... If we destroy Creation ... Creation will destroy us,” a public warning often repeated by the pontiff this past year, a message certain to intensify the anger of GOP climate-science deniers, Big Oil, Koch Bros, Exxon Mobil and most fossil-fuel firms, as well as their banks, investors owning their stocks and capitalists everywhere. http://www.marketwatch.com/story/pope-franciss-new-climate-change-encyclical-sneak-preview-2015-04-09 Republicans Are Saying Environmentalists Caused California's Drought. Here's Why They're Wrong ...the green cultivated land (1934). CREDIT: flickr/ Cliff Any way you cut it, California is in the midst of a dire drought — one that has been... http://thinkprogress.org/climate/2015/04/09/3643879/the-backwards-way-of-approaching-californias-drought/ BLOGS Gulf Stream slowing and Sea level rise. The value of monitoring the oceans has become apparent in a report in Nature by Quirin Schiermeier. He has shown that since the deployment of the RAPID monitoring array which is string of moored buoys across the Atlantic there has been a two thirds reduction in the speed of the Gulf Stream current. http://www.climateoutcome.kiwi.nz/blog/-gulf-stream-slowing-and-sea-level-rise Is This Fracking Industry Flak Playing Both Sides? ...an online-based "virtual reality" well pad that makes no mention of water or air quality concerns. In fact, the "virtual well pad" does not mention... http://www.huffingtonpost.com/jesse-coleman/is-this-fracking-industry_b_7028020.html?utm_hp_ref=business&ir=Business Bloomberg, Sierra Club Direct $60 Million To Closing Half Of U.S. Coal Plants By 2017 ...the next two years. Coal plants are responsible for about 40 percent of U.S. greenhouse gas emissions, which scientists have found are causing... http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2015/04/08/sierra-club-coal-bloomberg_n_7027706.html?ir=Politics&utm_hp_ref=politics There's an emerging right-wing divide on climate denial. Here's what it means (and doesn't) For as long as climate change has been a public agenda item -- let's date it back... http://grist.org/politics/theres-an-emerging-right-wing-divide-on-climate-denial-heres-what-it-means-and-doesnt Water Wars in California: Factory Farms Draining the State Dry California Governor Jerry Brown has been talking tough about California's... http://www.huffingtonpost.com/stephen-wells/water-wars-in-california-factory-farms-draining-the-state-dry_b_7021414.html These Maps Show Why We Keep Electing Climate Change Deniers. One of the most significant obstacles to addressing climate change is the fact that huge numbers of US politicians reject the overwhelming scientific consensus that humans are warming the planet. Why does the situation persist? http://www.motherjones.com/kevin-drum/2015/04/these-maps-show-why-we-keep-electing-climate-change-deniers Bridging the Clean Energy Divide ...NRDC found that clean energy solutions like efficient appliances and wind and solar power are already helping seniors on fixed-incomes and low... http://www.huffingtonpost.com/susan-caseylefkowitz/bridging-the-clean-energy_b_7026142.html?utm_hp_ref=green http://www.huffingtonpost.com/ron-pernick/it-turns-out-that-you-cant-divide-americans-over-renewable-energy_b_7018932.html California is in a drought emergency. Visit www.SaveOurH2O.org for water conservation tips.
