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newsclips -- ARB Newsclips for July 6, 2016.
Posted: 06 Jul 2016 16:41:56
ARB Newsclips for July 6, 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. CLIMATE CHANGE Developing nations to get 'tailor-made' advice on climate action. For developing countries seeking to turn their national climate action plans into reality, help will soon be at hand in the form of a support service announced by the German government and the U.S.-based World Resources Institute this week. The global partnership, open to all countries… http://www.reuters.com/article/us-climatechange-policy-development-idUSKCN0ZM1WM California’s greenhouse gas emissions drop, barely. Despite a surging economy, California’s greenhouse-gas emissions fell in 2014, according to new data from the state. But the paltry size of the drop — with emissions down less than 1 percent from the previous year — illustrates just how difficult meeting California’s ambitious global warming goals may be. http://www.sfchronicle.com/business/article/California-s-greenhouse-gas-emissions-drop-8342038.php?t=ada642f2301210a92f&cmpid=twitter-premium Are California redwood trees the answer to global warming? California redwoods store more carbon than any other forests in the world, study finds. California's ancient redwood forests aren't just majestic and among the oldest living things on Earth -- a new study finds they are a particularly potent weapon against global warming. http://www.mercurynews.com/science/ci_30094332/weapon-against-global-warming-california-redwoods-store-more Court Decision on Climate Plan Jolts Carbon Prices. A temporary halt to the federal government’s plan to cut electric power plant emissions has caused carbon prices in the Northeast’s only cap-and-trade program to plummet, according to the U.S. Department of Energy. Carbon prices in the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative, or RGGI… http://www.climatecentral.org/news/decision-on-climate-plan-jolts-carbon-prices-20497?utm_source=Inside+Climate+News&utm_campaign=405737107e-Today_s_Climate12_10_2014&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_29c928ffb5-405737107e-327747457 Climate change warming Asian waters, altering monsoon. Each year as temperatures rise across India, farmers look to the sky and pray for rain. The all-important monsoon forecast becomes a national priority, with more than 70 percent of India’s 1.25 billion citizens engaged in agriculture and relying on weather predictions to decide when they will sow their seeds and harvest their crops. http://www.mb.com.ph/climate-change-warming-asian-waters-altering-monsoon/#MY2Y6FRAhDSJHbfb.99 Norway bids to capture business by capturing carbon. Others have tried to overcome the technological and cost challenges, but failed. The Norwegians are betting it’s doable. A Norwegian prime minister once compared the difficulty of capturing carbon and storing it underground to a “moon landing.” But just as the lunar program transformed the U.S. economy, this technology could do the same for Norway. http://www.politico.eu/article/norways-bid-to-capture-business-by-capturing-carbon/?utm_source=Inside+Climate+News&utm_campaign=405737107e-Today_s_Climate12_10_2014&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_29c928ffb5-405737107e-327747457 Piles of Dirty Secrets Behind a Model ‘Clean Coal’ Project. A Mississippi project, a centerpiece of President Obama’s climate plan, has been plagued by problems that managers tried to conceal, and by cost overruns and questions of who will pay. The fortress of steel and concrete towering above the pine forest here is a first-of-its-kind power plant that was supposed to prove that “clean coal” was not an oxymoron… http://www.nytimes.com/2016/07/05/science/kemper-coal-mississippi.html?partner=rss&emc=rss&utm_source=Inside+Climate+News&utm_campaign=405737107e-Today_s_Climate12_10_2014&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_29c928ffb5-405737107e-327747457&_r=0 Pershing: Next president 'will have to deal' with climate. U.S. Special Envoy for Climate Change Jonathan Pershing says that when his international counterparts ask him how the U.S. election will affect the Paris Agreement, he talks about what won't change rather than what could. http://www.eenews.net/stories/1060039778?utm_source=Inside+Climate+News&utm_campaign=405737107e-Today_s_Climate12_10_2014&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_29c928ffb5-405737107e-327747457 FUELS U.S. oil reserves larger than those of Saudi Arabia or Russia. The United States has overtaken industry giants Saudi Arabia and Russia in recoverable oil reserves, an international study released Monday says. The U.S. is sitting on 264 billion barrels, 8 billion barrels more than Russia and 52 billion more than Saudi Arabia, the dominant member of the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC)… http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-oil-reserves-20160705-snap-story.html Oil company loses battle over installing gas burner at South L.A. site. South Los Angeles residents have scored a victory in a battle with an oil company that drills in their neighborhood, after a city official rejected its plans to burn off gas at the West Adams Boulevard site. Freeport-McMoRan, which operates the drilling site, had argued that it needed to install an enclosed burner to get rid of unused gas… http://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-me-ln-oil-gas-burner-20160705-snap-story.html VEHICLE EVs can weather the slump in gas prices -- at least in Calif. Low gas prices are no reason for Californians to shun alternatively fueled vehicles, according to a new analysis from environmental advocates. The study, released today by Environment California, compared the electric and gasoline versions of the Chevrolet Spark, Ford Focus, Kia Soul and Volkswagen Golf. It found that even with gasoline at $2.50 per gallon… http://www.eenews.net/climatewire/2016/07/06/stories/1060039830 GREEN ENERGY Waging America’s Wars Using Renewable Energy. The Pentagon views going green as long-term strategy. A major player in U.S. renewable energy happens to be a five-sided building in Virginia usually associated with deployment of power rather than consumption of it. The U.S. Department of Defense is the second-largest buyer of renewable electricity… http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2016-07-05/waging-america-s-wars-using-renewable-energy?bcomANews=true MISCELLANEOUS Propel Fuels Low-Carbon Diesel to Power City of Carlsbad's Fleet. Propel Diesel HPR, made from waste materials, reduces city fleet greenhouse gas emissions up to 80% versus petroleum diesel. Propel Fuels in partnership with California's leading low-carbon fuel brand Propel Fuels, the City of Carlsbad is now fueling with the nation's cleanest and most advanced renewable diesel: Propel Diesel HPR (High Performance Renewable). http://finance.yahoo.com/news/propel-fuels-low-carbon-diesel-131000621.html OPINIONS Southern California doesn't have the money to buy its way to clean air. The Southern California agency responsible for cleaning up the region’s smoggy air has a new strategy to cut pollution: Hope and plead for money to buy cleaner cars and trucks. To comply with federal law, the South Coast Air Quality Management District issued a blueprint last week outlining the rules… http://www.latimes.com/opinion/editorials/la-ed-aqmd-plan-20160706-snap-story.html Want to save California agriculture from climate change? It's time for a carbon tax. To the editor: Your Business section reports that an important California business, avocados, is being damaged not only by our years-long drought but most recently by the record-breaking triple-digit heat wave that arrived historically early this year. (Re “Record heat shrivels Southland avocado crop,” Business, June 30) http://www.latimes.com/opinion/readersreact/la-ol-le-climate-change-avodacos-20160704-snap-story.html Before expanding climate law, fix existing problems. Ten years ago, California adopted Assembly Bill 32 to require greenhouse gas emissions to be reduced to 1990 levels by 2020, an important milestone in the fight against climate change. The state Air Resources Board was granted nearly unlimited power to impose regulations to achieve the goal, and regulations such as the low-carbon fuel standard were passed. http://www.sacbee.com/opinion/op-ed/soapbox/article87772602.html California is in a drought emergency. Visit www.SaveOurH2O.org for water conservation tips.