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newsclips -- ARB Newsclips for June 23, 2015.
Posted: 23 Jun 2015 13:57:47
ARB Newsclips for June 23, 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 California's cap-and-trade program funds affordable housing. Cap-and-trade money will fund 82 apartment units at MacArthur Park Apartments which will have access to the Metro station serving the Red and Purple lines. Los Angeles Housing Partnership. The state's cap-and-trade program this year will provide $122 million in funding for affordable housing… http://www.scpr.org/news/2015/06/23/52596/california-cap-trade-program-affordable-housing/ Americans support cap and trade more when money is used for efficiency – poll. A new poll from the University of Michigan highlights some political benefits -- and pitfalls -- of state-level cap-and-trade systems aimed at reducing carbon dioxide emissions. The data may contain some clues for states considering auctioning off emission permits as a way to comply with U.S. EPA's impending Clean Power Plan. http://www.eenews.net/climatewire/stories/1060020692/search?keyword=california AIR POLLUTION No Clear Signal From U.S. Supreme Court About Upcoming Decision on Mercury Rules. The U.S. Supreme Court is expected to soon issue its decision on the legality of the Environmental Protection Agency's mercury and air toxics standards for power plants, but court observers said they are still unsure of how the court will rule. http://www.bna.com/no-clear-signal-n17179928055/ CLIMATE CHANGE World power sector emissions seen peaking in 2029 –research. Global greenhouse gas emissions from the power sector are expected to peak in 2029 and then start falling, but will still be some way above levels needed to limit temperature rise, research showed on Tuesday. Electricity generation worldwide is forecast to rise by 56 percent by 2040 as economies develop and populations grow… http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/06/23/solar-investment-idUSL8N0Z82V720150623 Climate change health risk is a 'medical emergency', experts warn. The threat to human health from climate change is so great that it could undermine the last 50 years of gains in development and global health, experts warned on Tuesday. Extreme weather events such as floods and heat waves bring rising risks of infectious diseases, poor nutrition and stress, the specialists said, while polluted cities where people work long hours… http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/06/23/us-health-climatechange-idUSKBN0P22FG20150623?virtualBrandChannel=14230 How the European Oil Industry Decided to Save the Climate. It came together in Oslo. The chiefs of some of Europe’s biggest energy companies decided to pull an historic about-face. It was time to heed the protesters marching in the February snow outside their industry conference demanding action to counter global warming. By the time the convention chat turned into action, Royal Dutch Shell Plc, BP Plc, Total SA, Eni SpA, Statoil ASA and BG Group Plc published an unprecedented open letter on climate change. http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2015-06-22/how-the-european-oil-industry-decided-to-save-the-climate EPA Bolsters Argument for Global Action on Climate Change in Report on Costs, Benefits. The Environmental Protection Agency bolstered its case for global action to address climate change in a June 22 report that details the benefits of reducing greenhouse gas emissions. The report, “Climate Change in the United States: Benefits of Global Action,” looks at the benefits of global greenhouse gas mitigation across water resources, electricity, infrastructure… http://www.bna.com/epa-bolsters-argument-n17179928036/ EPA report cites benefits of limiting emissions, climate change. Reducing the greenhouse gas emissions that cause climate change could prevent tens of thousands of deaths and hundreds of billions in economic losses in the United States, according to a new study by the Environmental Protection Agency. http://www.latimes.com/nation/la-na-sej-climate-action-report-20150623-story.html California climate plan has inland condemning coastal elitism. The way inland California lawmakers see it, the only benefit to their constituents from Gov. Jerry Brown's expansion of carbon pollution laws will be cleaner air to breathe as they wait at the unemployment office. Brown and other Democrats are pushing legislation to reduce greenhouse gases caused by burning fossil fuels to a fraction of what they were a quarter-century ago. http://www.sacbee.com/news/local/environment/article25221169.html#storylink=cpy Most Extreme Weather Has Climate Change Link, Study Says. Global warming has created a 'new normal,' scientists say, and the old hesitance to attribute extreme weather to climate change is outdated. In the wake of major hurricanes, floods and heat waves, scientists are quick to say that no single weather event can be attributed to climate change until careful analysis draws that conclusion. http://insideclimatenews.org/news/23062015/most-extreme-weather-has-climate-change-link-study-says-global-warming-trenberth-ncar-sea-levels Why Researchers Are Sounding The Alarm About Climate Change’s Health Impacts. Climate change and air pollution make a dangerous pair. That’s one of the findings of a report published Monday from the Lancet Commission on Health and Climate Change, a group that represents a collaboration between European and Chinese climate scientists and geographers, social and environmental scientists… http://thinkprogress.org/climate/2015/06/23/3672836/lancet-report-health-air-pollution/ EPA report puts a price on carbon pollution — and it is really damn high. According to a report released June 22 by the Obama administration, doing nothing to rein in greenhouse gas emissions would cost the United States billions of dollars and thousands lives. The findings come as part of an attempt by the Environmental Protection Agency to quantify the human and economic benefits of cutting emissions in an effort to reduce global warming. http://grist.org/science/epa-report-puts-a-price-on-carbon-pollution-and-it-is-really-damn-high/ Large Amount of Marine Nitrous Oxide Emissions Produced in the Southeast Pacific. Originally it became famous as an anesthetic gas used by dentists. However, laughing gas, or chemically correct nitrous oxide, is also found in large quantities in nature and has serious effects on climate: In the lower atmosphere it is a strong greenhouse gas, and in higher layers of the atmosphere it contributes indirectly to the destruction of ozone. http://www.azocleantech.com/news.aspx?newsID=22067 White House puts big price tag on failures to prepare for climate damage. The Obama administration is portraying starkly different futures for the nation in a world that begins cutting greenhouse gases now, versus one that doesn't act at all. It says tens of thousands of American lives and billions in future damage costs could be saved. Under the no-action scenario, 57,000 more Americans could die from declining air quality… http://www.eenews.net/climatewire/2015/06/23/stories/1060020682 Calif. wildflower diversity in decline because of climate change – study. Warmer, drier winters are driving a loss of wildflower diversity in California's grasslands, according to a new study published yesterday in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. By examining 15 years of data from 80 sampling plots at the McLaughlin Natural Reserve… http://www.eenews.net/climatewire/2015/06/23/stories/1060020671 DROUGHT Drought May Prompt Californians to Let Personal Hygiene Slide. Forget the brown lawns. California’s historic drought may make the state’s residents less keen on washing their bodies and their homes. The water woes in the Western U.S. may cut sales of traditional cleaning products sold by the likes of Procter & Gamble Co… http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2015-06-22/drought-may-prompt-californians-to-let-personal-hygiene-slide Master-planned community will get water under new agreement. The taps in the homes of a San Joaquin County master-planned community will continue to get water after local officials reached an agreement that will keep supplies flowing to about 15,000 residents. http://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-me-ln-mountain-house-20150622-story.html DIESEL ACTIVITIES DTF: Truck Efficiencies Already Save 880 Million Gallons of Diesel. New research released Friday by the Diesel Technology Forum that shows declining emissions and increased fuel efficiency are well underway for the nation’s commercial trucking fleets, coincide with the government’s announcement of a proposed rule establishing a second phase of reductions in CO2 emissions and improvements in fuel efficiency. http://www.truckingnewsonline.com/news/dtf-truck-efficiencies-already-save-880-million-gallons-of-diesel/ FUELS Quebec premier sees little value in proposed oil pipeline. Quebec's premier says he doesn't see much economic value for his province in a proposed pipeline that would carry crude oil from western Canada to refineries on the Atlantic coast. Philippe Couillard said in an interview Tuesday with The Associated Press that if Quebec is simply a "transit place" for TransCanada's proposed $12 billion Energy East project, he doesn't see much benefit. http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_QUEBEC_PREMIER?SITE=AP&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT Crude up 2 percent as U.S. oil products jump; eyes on Iran. Crude futures rallied around 2 percent on Tuesday, latching onto a rebound in oil products ahead of U.S. inventory data expected to show strong demand for gasoline. Also supporting prices were signs of trouble with an impending Iranian nuclear deal that could delay Tehran's hopes of lifting Western sanctions on its oil exports. http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/06/23/us-markets-oil-idUSKBN0P204720150623?feedType=RSS&feedName=businessNews How Fracking Is Fueling A Power Shift From Coal To Gas. When you flip on a light switch, odds are, you're burning coal. But as the fracking boom continues to unleash huge quantities of natural gas, the nation's electric grid is changing. Power plants are increasingly turning to this low-cost, cleaner-burning fossil fuel. http://www.capradio.org/news/npr/story?storyid=414926833 Low carbon fuel infrastructure will need £10 billion investment, says LowCVP. Delivering a public refuelling infrastructure that is necessary for the UK to meet its carbon emission reduction targets for transport will require investment of more than £10 billion by 2050, a report commissioned by the LowCVP says. http://www.fleetnews.co.uk/news/fleet-industry-news/2015/06/23/lowcvp-calls-for-collaboration-to-deliver-low-carbon-fuels-of-the-future IH2 technology licensed for demonstration plant to convert woody biomass into drop-in hydrocarbon transportation fuels. SynSel Energi AS has entered into an IH2 (Integrated Hydropyrolysis and Hydroconversion) process demonstration license agreement with CRI/Criterion Catalyst Company Ltd, a member of the CRI Catalyst group (CRI), a global group of catalyst technology companies. http://www.greencarcongress.com/2015/06/20150623-ih2.html VEHICLES Why Tesla wants stricter emissions rules. Zero-emission vehicle rules in California will become stricter soon, and some carmakers are already requesting changes. Tesla Motors, meanwhile, is openly opposing its competitors on the issue, arguing that the California mandate should be even more stringent. http://www.csmonitor.com/Business/In-Gear/2015/0620/Why-Tesla-wants-stricter-emissions-rules Tesla Model 3: Revealed Next Year, Production Starts 2017, Company Confirms. Tesla Motors hasn't been able to meet any initial production deadlines so far, which raises continuing questions about the timeliness of its planned 200-mile Model 3 electric car. But in disputing what turned out to be an erroneous report of a delay, Tesla yesterday confirmed that the car is on track for its planned 2017 launch. http://www.greencarreports.com/news/1098830_tesla-model-3-revealed-next-year-production-starts-2017-company-confirms Renewing batteries to foster renewables. Batteries from electric cars can live again and help provide a crucial boost to renewable power. Electric cars may help reduce transport pollution, but they could also spur the wider use of batteries to store renewable electricity for when demand peaks and, as a consequence, further squeeze the need for fossil fuel-fired power. http://www.politico.eu/article/from-cars-to-renewables-batteries-may-drive-out-fossil-fuels-electric-cars-nissan-leaf-tesla/ Nissan Cuts CO2 Emissions 22.6%. Nissan says it achieved a 22.6 percent cut in CO2 last year when compared to fiscal year 2005, thus achieving its goal to reduce CO2 emissions from corporate activities by 20 percent during that period. Looking ahead, the automaker says one of its CO2 emission goals is to increase the usage rate of renewable energy in its global business activities to 9 percent by fiscal year 2016. http://www.environmentalleader.com/2015/06/23/nissan-cuts-co2-emissions-22-6/#ixzz3duIfixKn U.S. Cross-Country Drive On Single Tank Of Renewable Diesel Fuel. You never know what you'll encounter on the highway. Green Car Reports contributor and electric-motorcycle roadtripper Ben Rich encountered an unusual vehicle on U.S. Route 12 Sunday, while bypassing New Orleans on a cross-country ride. He wrote us to ask about the identity of the low-slung car he captured on video. http://www.greencarreports.com/news/1098820_u-s-cross-country-drive-on-single-tank-of-renewable-diesel-fuel GREEN ENERGY Renewable energy may double, mostly without subsidies, but fail to restrict emissions growth – study. In 25 years, more than half of the world's energy-generating capacity will come from zero-emission sources and renewables will generate twice as much power, but atmospheric concentrations of carbon dioxide will likely still push the world past the ubiquitous 2-degree-Celsius goal… http://www.eenews.net/stories/1060020693 OPINIONS Opinion: The GOP needs its own plan for climate change. The Obama administration’s ongoing campaign to regulate climate-change causing pollutants under the Clean Air Act deserves all of the withering criticism it has gotten from the political right. That said, the GOP’s current efforts to undo the administration’s bureaucratic power grab without offering a substantive alternative… http://www.washingtonpost.com/news/powerpost/wp/2015/06/23/opinion-the-gop-needs-its-own-plan-for-climate-change/ David Brooks: Fracking and the Franciscans. You would never know from the encyclical that we are living through the greatest reduction in poverty in human history Pope Francis is one of the world’s most inspiring figures. There are passages in his new encyclical on the environment that beautifully place human beings within the seamless garment of life. And yet overall the encyclical is surprisingly disappointing. http://www.sacbee.com/opinion/op-ed/article25310134.html#storylink=cpy Air quality can be a matter of life and death. I did not become active in energy politics until I saw the devastating effects of energy pollution firsthand, when I lost my 14-year-old granddaughter, Ariana. Now I only wish I had known sooner. In 2013, my beautiful granddaughter suffered a severe asthma attack. One of her lungs collapsed, and she went into cardiac arrest. http://www.freep.com/story/opinion/contributors/2015/06/23/michigan-air-quailty/29128971/ BLOGS China’s Air Is Much Worse Than India’s, World Bank Report Shows. India’s capital may have the worst air quality in the world on some days, but a new report shows that nationally, the air in the world’s second-most-populous country is far less polluted than in China. In fact, China’s air is more than twice as dirty as India’s, according to recently released estimates by the World Bank. http://blogs.wsj.com/indiarealtime/2015/06/23/chinas-air-is-much-worse-than-indias-world-bank-report-shows/ US corn belt senators accuse government of setting biofuels mandate too low: Regulation and Environment. The US Renewable Fuel Standard’s inevitable day in court got a preview airing the week ending June 19th, as Corn Belt senators—echoing complaints from their biofuel industry constituents—accused the Obama administration of illegally setting the 2014, 2015 and 2016 volumes below statutory levels. http://blogs.platts.com/2015/06/22/us-corn-belt-biofuels-mandate-low/ Cleaning up Big Trucks to Deliver a Cleaner Future. Tractor trailers and other medium and heavy trucks are the hard working giants of the American highway. They are also a disproportionately large part of our nation's carbon footprint. Buses, delivery vans and 18-wheelers contribute a massive 20 percent of all transportation-related greenhouse gases while comprising only 5 percent of vehicles. http://www.huffingtonpost.com/margo-t-oge/cleaning-up-big-trucks-to-deliver-a-cleaner-future_b_7632974.html California is in a drought emergency. Visit www.SaveOurH2O.org for water conservation tips.