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Posted: 04 Jun 2015 13:01:08
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. CALIFORNIA CLIMATE LEADERSHIP BILL California Lawmakers Advance Aggressive Climate Change Plans. California lawmakers on Wednesday pushed through an ambitious climate change package to further reduce the state's carbon footprint and boost the use of renewable energy to 50 percent in 15 years. The state Senate passed proposals to enact Gov. Jerry Brown's call to curb greenhouse gas emissions by setting what the administration calls the most aggressive benchmark in North America over the objection of Republicans who characterized such regulation as coastal elitism that would kill working-class jobs. http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_XGR_CALIFORNIA_CLIMATE_CHANGE?SITE=AP&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT Related articles: http://www.sfgate.com/business/energy/article/California-lawmakers-advance-lofty-climate-change-6304800.php http://www.washingtonpost.com/national/energy-environment/california-lawmakers-advance-aggressive-climate-change-plans/2015/06/03/8cb4087e-0a51-11e5-951e-8e15090d64ae_story.html California passes ambitious laws on emissions and energy efficiency. California lawmakers have passed a dozen ambitious environmental and energy bills setting high goals for reducing greenhouse gas emissions and petroleum use, and creating new standards for energy efficiency. Dubbed the California climate leadership package, the 12 bills represent a Democratic-driven push in the Senate to advance an agenda of technological innovation and conservation that was put into play by an executive order by California Governor Jerry Brown in April. The package will next move to the assembly for debate. http://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2015/jun/04/california-passes-ambitious-laws-on-emissions-and-energy-efficiency California lawmakers boost climate change bills. Continuing the state’s efforts to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and combat climate change, California lawmakers approved expansive legislation Wednesday that will require ambitious new renewable energy and pollution standards over the coming decades. In the Senate, the effort was led by President Pro Tem Kevin de León and fellow Democrats, who touted the economic benefits of building a green economy. http://www.sacbee.com/news/politics-government/capitol-alert/article23033535.html Calif. Senate passes climate package aiming for 50% renewable power, halving petroleum use. California's Senate yesterday accelerated the state's push for clean energy, passing a bundle of climate bills that aimed to shrink sharply greenhouse gas emissions, increase renewable power to 50 percent of electricity and chop in half petroleum use by 2030. http://www.eenews.net/stories/1060019653 Climate Bills Move Forward At The State Capitol. California lawmakers have advanced several measures intended to reduce greenhouse gas emissions over the next few decades. Legislation that would implement goals set earlier this year by Gov. Jerry Brown is on its way to the Assembly after passing the Senate. http://www.capradio.org/articles/2015/06/03/climate-bills-move-forward-at-the-state-capitol/ State senate approves bills to combat global warming. The California Senate on Wednesday approved a sweeping package of climate change bills designed to cement the Golden State’s reputation as a national leader in the fight against global warming. If enacted, the legislation will in the years ahead trigger a fundamental shift in the kinds of cars Californians drive and the way they power their homes and businesses. http://www.record-bee.com/general-news/20150603/state-senate-approves-bills-to-combat-global-warming Climate change: California Senate approves legislation to combat global warming. The state Senate on Wednesday approved a far-reaching array of bills designed to cement the Golden State's reputation as an international leader in the fight against climate change. If enacted, the legislation will trigger a fundamental shift in the kinds of cars and trucks Californians drive and the way they power their homes. New targets would force industries to create more renewable energy, make more vehicles that don't burn gasoline and further slash greenhouse gas emissions. http://www.mercurynews.com/science/ci_28244235/climate-change-california-senate-approves-legislation-combat-global AIR POLLUTION Study Links Proximity To Fracking Sites With Low Birth Weight. Pregnant women who live close to fracking sites are more likely to have babies with lower birth weights, according to a study conducted by the University of Pittsburgh Graduate School of Public Health. Researchers used public records to cross-reference the proximity of gas wells to health information for 15,451 newborns in Washington, Westmoreland and Butler counties born between 2007 and 2010. http://wesa.fm/post/study-links-proximity-fracking-sites-low-birth-weight CLIMATE CHANGE Rich states can't meet 2020 climate aid goal alone – researchers. ...to provide $100 billion a year by 2020 to help vulnerable countries tackle climate change is unlikely to be met if only government funding from... http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/06/03/climate-change-finance-idUSL5N0YO3X220150603 A carbon price would benefit more than just the climate. The United States is grappling with serious economic and environmental challenges – from sluggish economic growth to rising greenhouse gas emissions and escalating impacts of climate change. Policymakers have traditionally addressed these challenges separately, but there’s one policy that can address them together: a carbon price. http://www.greenbiz.com/article/carbon-price-would-benefit-more-just-climate IKEA Pledges 1 Billion Euros to Help Slow Climate Change. IKEA, the world's biggest furniture retailer, plans to spend 1 billion euros ($1.13 billion) on renewable energy and steps to help poor nations cope with climate change, the latest example of firms upstaging governments in efforts to slow warming. Chief Executive Peter Agnefjall said the measures would "absolutely not" push up prices at the Swedish group's stores. The investments will be "good for customers, good for the climate and good for IKEA too," he told Reuters. http://www.nytimes.com/reuters/2015/06/04/business/04reuters-ikea-climatechange.html?ref=energy-environment&_r=0 DROUGHT CALIFORNIA: Drought begins to kill redwoods and other iconic trees while state's forest fire risk rises. Along California's central coast near the beach city of Cambria stands a swath of Monterey pine trees, one of three groupings of the native trees left in the world. The site has been protected for years from tree cutting because of its rarity. Now, in the fourth year of the Golden State's drought, those trees that cover nearly 15 square acres are as much as 90 percent dead, their needles turned from green to grayish-white. http://www.eenews.net/climatewire/2015/06/04/stories/1060019627 Californians cite drought as state's biggest problem. The gravity of the drought is sinking in for Californians — and just in a nick of time. ... http://www.sfgate.com/bayarea/article/Californians-cite-drought-as-state-s-biggest-6305379.php Drought May Cost California's Farmers Almost $3 Billion In 2015. California's drought isn't just turning green lawns brown or #droughtshaming... http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/2015/06/03/drought-may-cost-californias-farmers-almost-3-billion-in-2015/ Hotels cutting water use, lawn by lawn 6 days ago. ...card, seeding acres of lawn and fairways amid sparkling swimming pools. As California enters a fourth year of drought and state and local water... http://www.desertsun.com/story/money/business/tourism/2015/05/28/coachella-valley-hotel-water-conservation/28127791/ VEHICLES Automakers ahead of schedule for 2020 fuel economy targets. ...of sales of vehicles that meet or exceed 2020 standards run on conventional gasoline- and diesel-powered engines, Cooke said. "Everyone is looking... http://www.times-standard.com/general-news/20150528/automakers-ahead-of-schedule-for-2020-fuel-economy-targets VW signs deal to boost production of electric cars in China. ...Corporation ( 600104.SS ) to boost production, research and development of electric cars in China. VW said it has agreed to expand the main... http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/06/03/us-volkswagen-saic-production-idUSKBN0OJ2HS20150603 Electric car sales on course for record year. Sales of low-emission cars are continuing their rapid acceleration, with industry figures showing four times as many vehicles were registered in the first five months of 2015 than the same period last year. The Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT) records 11,842 ultra-low emission vehicles (ULEVs) registered between January and May, up from 2,838 a year ago. 2014 went on to be a record year for electric car sales, with registrations quadrupling to almost 14,500 and purchases of all alternatively fuelled vehicles (AFVs) topping 51,000. http://www.businessgreen.com/bg/news/2411573/electric-car-sales-on-course-for-record-year GREEN ENERGY Lower-Cost LEDs Offer Some Competition to Compact Fluorescent Lights. For years, lighting manufacturers have labored to make LED lights mimic the warm feel of incandescent bulbs. But what they offered in features and quality, they could not match in price. As a result, many consumers and businesses looking for efficiency and lower cost opted for compact fluorescent lights, even if the light quality was often seen as worse. http://www.nytimes.com/2015/06/04/business/energy-environment/lower-cost-leds-become-competitive-with-fluorescent-lights.html?ref=energy-environment U.S. renewable fuels move forward. ...achieve the original program goals of promoting the development of advanced, low greenhouse-gas domestic biofuels that improve energy security... http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/06/04/us-stock-biofuels-idUSKBN0OK04420150604 MISCELLANEOUS Food Trucks Go Solar. With more and more Americans turning to the food truck industry for a quick, cheap meal and sometimes even a gourmet meal, emissions from these gas guzzling machines is becoming a fairly significant factor. So the question is, how can the U.S. make a move to keep and expand on our well-loved food trucks, while cutting their environmental impact? http://ecowatch.com/2015/06/04/food-trucks-solar/ OPINION To lead on climate change, California must also lead on poverty reduction: Guest commentary. California is adding leadership in the fight against global climate change to its worldwide resume. As historic drought ravages the state, that seems like a rational and righteous priority. The centerpiece of that effort is AB 32, the 2006 state law that set the goal of reducing the state’s carbon emissions to 1990 levels by 2020. http://www.pasadenastarnews.com/opinion/20150603/to-lead-on-climate-change-california-must-also-lead-on-poverty-reduction-guest-commentary It's not just California's drought, it's America's. After a week on horseback helping my rancher friends with their annual cattle roundup, I boarded Amtrak’s Empire Builder in Havre, Mont., on Sunday and looked forward to resting my sore muscles for the 18 hours it would take to reach the coast. As I settled into my sleeping compartment, the friendly porter handed me a complimentary bottle of water. It did not take long to notice where that water had come from: California. http://www.latimes.com/opinion/topoftheticket/la-na-tt-not-just-californias-drought-20150604-story.html BLOGS California's Salton Sea Threatened By Water Transfer To Cities. Once-bustling marinas on shallow water in California's largest lake a few years ago are bone-dry. Carcasses of oxygen-starved... http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2015/06/03/californias-largest-lake_n_7499346.html?ir=Green Wind energy jobs on the rise as U.S. states chart a clean path to fight climate change. With summer fast approaching, the impacts of climate change are hitting home with even greater force. NRDC recently... http://www.huffingtonpost.com/susan-caseylefkowitz/wind-energy-jobs-on-the-r_b_7506394.html?utm_hp_ref=climate-change California is in a drought emergency. Visit www.SaveOurH2O.org for water conservation tips.