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newsclips -- ARB Newsclips for March 22, 2016.
Posted: 22 Mar 2016 15:13:04
ARB Newsclips for March 22, 2016. 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. ALISO CANYON California regulators limited in fines against stealthy gas leakers. The price of pollution could be going up for a company whose workers are accused of illegally venting natural gas from a hidden pipeline during of the Porter Ranch gas leak. Employees of Termo Company secretly installed a 300-foot-long underground pipe and used it to vent gas into the air during the Porter Ranch leak. http://www.scpr.org/news/2016/03/21/58772/california-gas-regulators-limited-in-fines-against/ CLIMATE CHANGE UN: After hot 2015, new normal is hotter world temperatures. Hotter weather appears to be here to stay, El Nino or not, the U.N. weather agency said Monday, warning that the Paris climate accord last year shouldn't give way to complacency about global warming. http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/E/EU_UNITED_NATIONS_WEATHER?SITE=AP&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT Lead US climate negotiator stepping down. The Obama administration's lead negotiator for last year's global climate deal is stepping down. Todd Stern has been the State Department's envoy for climate talks since 2009. His work culminated with last year's Paris agreement designed to reduce carbon emissions and stem the effects of climate change. http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_UNITED_STATES_CLIMATE_NEGOTIATOR?SITE=AP&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT OTHER RELATED STORIES http://washpost.bloomberg.com/Story?docId=1376-O4ERPJ6JTSE901-1PRVPAEPPRJHFA63JJ12VP58RB We had all better hope these scientists are wrong about the planet’s future. An influential group of scientists led by James Hansen, the former NASA scientist often credited with having drawn the first major attention to climate change in 1988 congressional testimony, has published a dire climate study that suggests the impact of global warming will be quicker and more catastrophic than generally envisioned. https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/energy-environment/wp/2016/03/22/we-had-all-better-hope-these-scientists-are-wrong-about-the-planets-future/ http://www.eenews.net/climatewire/2016/03/22/stories/1060034401 Scientists Warn of Perilous Climate Shift Within Decades, Not Centuries. The nations of the world agreed years ago to try to limit global warming to a level they hoped would prove somewhat tolerable. But a group of leading climate scientists warned on Tuesday that permitting a warming of that magnitude would actually be highly dangerous. http://www.nytimes.com/2016/03/23/science/global-warming-sea-level-carbon-dioxide-emissions.html?partner=rss&emc=rss&_r=1&utm_source=Inside+Climate+News&utm_campaign=59404bba9d-Today_s_Climate12_10_2014&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_29c928ffb5-59404bba9d-327747457 Overnight Energy: McConnell tells states to ‘wait and see’ on climate rule. PUT DOWN YOUR PENCILS: Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell. (R-Ky.) says the Supreme Court's stay of President Obama's climate change rule validates his advice to states. McConnell, who has long advocated that states ignore the Clean Power Plan (CPP), told governors Monday that there's no better time than now to stop working on… http://thehill.com/policy/energy-environment/overnights/273819-overnight-energy-mcconnell-tells-states-to-wait-and-see New Hope For U.S. Coastlines Even As Seas Rise. Scientists have encouraging news for planners along the Eastern seaboard staring down the worsening crisis of sea level rise: if managed well, most of the region’s shorelines could adapt naturally to the drenching changes that lie ahead. The research, published in the journal Nature Climate Change, offers hope that vulnerable coastal areas could remain… http://www.climatecentral.org/news/hope-for-us-coastlines-even-as-seas-rise-20159?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+climatecentral%2FdjOO+Climate+Central+-+Full+Feed New butterfly adapted to Arctic weather. A new species of butterfly may hold clues to Alaska's geological history and the changing climate. University of Florida lepidopterist Andrew Warren recently identified the Tanana Arctic butterfly, which may have evolved from the offspring of two Arctic-adapted species. All three species lived in the Beringia region before the last ice age, Warren believes. http://www.eenews.net/climatewire/2016/03/22/stories/1060034368 LUMBER LIQUIDATORS Lumber Liquidators settles with California clean air agency. Lumber Liquidators Holdings Inc. said it had reached a settlement with the California Air Resources Board, the state's clean air agency, to resolve an inquiry into the company's laminate flooring products sourced from China. The agency concluded its review with no formal finding of violation or admission of wrongdoing by Lumber Liquidators, the company said in a regulatory filing on Tuesday. http://www.reuters.com/article/lumberliquidators-settlement-california-idUSL2N16U1D7 http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSFWN16U0J2 http://www.businessinsider.com/lumber-liquidators-reaches-settlement-with-carb-2016-3 FUELS New Market for U.S. Shale Gas Opens in Europe. Swiss company Ineos to accept the first American shipment of a type of shale gas to Europe. Swiss petrochemicals giant Ineos Group Holdings SA plans to accept the first American shipment of a type of shale gas to Europe on Wednesday—a milestone that marks the opening up of a new market for American energy producers trying to sell a glut of the fuel. http://www.wsj.com/articles/new-market-for-u-s-shale-gas-opens-in-europe-1458588920 Natural Gas Rises on Weather Outlook. Concerns about oversupply cap gains. Natural-gas prices rose Tuesday as traders considered forecasts for colder weather in the next two weeks, but concerns about oversupply capped gains. Futures for April delivery recently rose 3.2 cents, or 1.8%, to $1.860 a million British thermal units on the New York Mercantile Exchange. http://www.wsj.com/articles/natural-gas-rises-on-weather-outlook-1458656167 VEHICLES General Motors Gears Up in China Amid Shifting Demand. The U.S. auto giant will roll out more than 60 car models in China through 2020. General Motors Co. is raising its bet on China even as growth slows in the world’s largest car market. The U.S. auto giant said Monday it will roll out more than 60 new or refreshed car models in China in the coming five years, and that by 2020 all products… http://www.wsj.com/articles/general-motors-gears-up-in-china-amid-shifting-demand-1458559757 Electric cars will overtake plug-in hybrids, says Henrik Fisker. Danish car designer Henrik Fisker appears to have moved on from his eponymous company and the Karma plug-in luxury sedan. Fisker Automotive is now Karma Automotive, and is working its way back from bankruptcy under the wing of Chinese automotive supplier Wanxiang. http://www.greencarreports.com/news/1102990_electric-cars-will-overtake-plug-in-hybrids-says-henrik-fisker VW RECALL Kentucky's AG sues Volkswagen for emissions-rigging scheme. Kentucky's attorney general has sued Volkswagen, claiming the automaker's emissions-rigging scheme violated the state's consumer protection law. Attorney General Andy Beshear said Tuesday that the suit filed in a state court seeks civil penalties totaling millions of dollars, plus restitution for nearly 3,800 vehicle owners in Kentucky. http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_VOLKSWAGEN_KENTUCKY?SITE=AP&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT Volkswagen Assures U.S. Dealers of Commitment to Market. Auto maker works to calm nerves as sales fall. Volkswagen AG remains committed to the U.S. and hopes to soon ramp up sales to record levels despite widespread fallout from an emissions-cheating crisis, dealers said. Top Volkswagen executives in Germany reaffirmed the company’s commitment to the U.S. in a meeting with dealers last week… http://www.wsj.com/articles/volkswagen-assures-u-s-dealers-of-commitment-to-market-1458618080 GREEN ENERGY Duke Energy signs deal to turn pig poop into electricity. Duke Energy Corp. said Monday it is expanding its renewable energy from livestock waste, adding poop power to investments the country's largest electric company has made in whirring wind turbines and acres of solar arrays. http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_DUKE_EXCREMENT_TO_ENERGY?SITE=AP&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT China state firms seen boosting green energy investment in Australia. Chinese state-owned companies are expected to boost their investment in Australia's expanding renewable energy sector, attracted by a national leadership that is more favourable to the industry than its forerunner. With six to eight state-owned enterprises already involved in or looking closely at Australian energy assets… http://af.reuters.com/article/commoditiesNews/idAFL5N16T083 Davis, Yolo County take charge of electricity purchases. Yolo County and the city of Davis are joining a growing number of communities in California in circumventing larger utilities and buying their own electricity with the hope of getting less expensive energy from greener sources. The two local governments recently voted unanimously to move forward with a Community Choice Energy program… http://www.sacbee.com/community/yolo/article67426297.html#storylink=cpy California regulators tell utilities to spend more on energy-saving programs for poor households. A state utility regulator has ordered Southern California's largest gas and power companies to speed up their spending of millions of dollars helping poor families save energy as the region approaches a summer of possible gas shortages and power outages. http://www.scpr.org/news/2016/03/21/58705/regulators-tell-utilities-to-spend-more-on-energy/ Rialto home gets solar with help of Cal Poly Pomona students. Solar Spring Break is happening now. Twenty Cal Poly Pomona students are bringing solar power to Rialto. The students are “giving back to their local communities,” according to a news release from Cal Poly Pomona. The Solar Spring Break brings solar power to low-income households in the Inland Empire for free, according to the release. http://www.pasadenastarnews.com/social-affairs/20160321/rialto-home-gets-solar-with-help-of-cal-poly-pomona-students Australia announces $1bn clean energy fund to invest in emerging technologies. The new fund will receive the money over a decade from the $10bn in borrowings already allocated to the Clean Energy Finance Corporation. The Turnbull government is setting up a new $1bn clean energy fund alongside the Clean Energy Finance Corporation to lend to, or take an equity stake, in emerging technologies. http://www.theguardian.com/environment/2016/mar/23/australia-announces-1bn-clean-energy-fund-to-invest-in-emerging-technologies Nev.'s $1B solar project powered by salt. A Nevada-based $1 billion salt-powered solar facility is powering area homes and encouraging the nation to take a closer look at energy storage. SolarReserve built the first-of-its-kind solar plant between Reno and Las Vegas, sending power to NV Energy, though the company wouldn't discuss how much. http://www.eenews.net/energywire/2016/03/22/stories/1060034366 OPINIONS RPT-COLUMN-U.S. on track for record summer gasoline demand: Kemp. The United States will probably consume a record amount of gasoline in 2016, passing the previous peak set in 2007, and the prospect is helping lift crude oil prices. Recent data indicates the country is on track for its biggest-ever driving season this summer, which will keep refineries running flat-out turning crude into the motor fuel. http://af.reuters.com/article/energyOilNews/idAFL5N16T3YP?sp=true Be Glad About Diverse Alternate-Fuel Vehicles. To reduce vehicle emissions for all types of vehicles, policy makers should set regulations for the broad market based on performance, not hype. Holman Jenkins’s “Voters Should Be Mad at Electric Cars” (March 12) identifies the extent to which government policies have been responsible for the development of the electric-vehicle market. http://www.wsj.com/articles/be-glad-about-diverse-alternate-fuel-vehicles-1458599350 Opinion: Global warming and the Sierra Nevada mountains. My first memory of the mighty Sierra Nevada Mountains was at age 6, during a summer week in Yosemite along with a youth group. Sleeping under the stars on a soft bed of pine needles by night, and exploring the peaceful trails, forests, and waterfalls by day, forever touched my heart. http://www.tahoedailytribune.com/news/opinion/21192058-113/opinion-global-warming-and-the-sierra-nevada-mountains BLOGS California Wants to Know: What’s Next for Green Bonds? What’s the best way to be green? California’s treasurer, John Chiang, is trying to find out. Mr. Chiang is meeting with bond investors this week in New York and Boston in what he calls a “listening tour” to discuss green bonds, which finance projects aimed at mitigating climate change or that have other environmental benefits. http://blogs.wsj.com/moneybeat/2016/03/21/california-wants-to-know-whats-next-for-green-bonds/ California is in a drought emergency. Visit www.SaveOurH2O.org for water conservation tips.