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newsclips -- ARB Newsclips for October 27, 2016.

Posted: 27 Oct 2016 14:12:17
ARB Newsclips for October 27, 2016.  

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AIR POLLUTION

How air pollution on Wall Street might actually be hurting the
stock market. Every week, it seems, we learn more about the
consequences of air pollution — and in particular of the smallest
airborne particles, known to scientists by the name PM2.5, which
are capable of traveling deep into the lungs and entering the
bloodstream, and from there, causing havoc.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/energy-environment/wp/2016/10/27/how-air-pollution-on-wall-street-might-actually-be-hurting-the-stock-market/?utm_term=.c51227255a85


CLIMATE CHANGE

In a loss for ExxonMobil, NY Supreme Court orders oil giant to
produce climate documents. In a loss for ExxonMobil, the New York
State Supreme Court has ordered the oil giant and its accounting
firm to produce documents subpoenaed in a highly charged
investigation of whether the company concealed from investors and
the public what it knew about climate change as long as four
decades ago. 
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/energy-environment/wp/2016/10/26/in-a-loss-for-exxonmobil-ny-supreme-court-orders-oil-giant-to-produce-climate-documents/?utm_campaign=f62d4a3e38-Today_s_Climate12_10_2014&utm_


Australia Climate Report Predicts More Hot Days and Harsher Fire
Seasons. Australia will have more extremely hot days and a longer
and fiercer fire season, and parts of the continent will spend
more time in drought as rainfall decreases, according to a report
by top government scientists released on Thursday. Surface
temperature has increased about 1 degree Celsius since 1910, the
report said…
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/10/27/world/australia/extreme-weather-global-warming.html?partner=rss&emc=rss&_r=1&utm_source=Inside+Climate+News&utm_campaign=f62d4a3e38-Today_s_Climate12_10_2014&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_29c928ffb5-f62d4a3e38-327747457


How global warming could actually make winters colder for some
people. Arctic warming could be shifting the jet stream, leading
to more frigid winters in the United States and Britain. As
Arctic winters become increasingly balmy, North America and
Europe may experience more frequent cold snaps. That’s according
to a new international study, published Wednesday in the journal
Nature Climate Change.
http://www.csmonitor.com/Environment/2016/1027/How-global-warming-could-actually-make-winters-colder-for-some-people


Warming Triggers Early Algae Blooms, Potential Ripple Effects to
Come. A common type of photoplankton is reproducing earlier,
research finds, pointing to wider impacts among marine life.
Warmer oceans are acting like a catalyst for one of the world's
most abundant species of plankton, triggering earlier blooms of
blue-green algae in the waters of the North Atlantic.
https://insideclimatenews.org/news/26102016/global-warming-climate-change-boosts-ocean-algae-blooms-photoplankton-marine-life


Climate change rate to turn southern Spain to desert by 2100,
report warns. Mediterranean ecosystems will change to a state
unprecedented in the past 10,000 years unless temperature rises
are held to within 1.5C, say scientists. Southern Spain will be
reduced to desert by the end of the century if the current rate
of greenhouse gas emissions continue unchecked, researchers have
warned.
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2016/oct/27/climate-change-rate-to-turn-southern-spain-to-desert-by-2100-report-warns


DROUGHT

Northern California is seeing two or three times more rain than
normal. So why is Southern California so dry? As the state enters
its sixth year of drought, Northern California is seeing some
significant relief thanks to a series of powerful storms, while
Southern California remains mired in record dry conditions.
Despite a rainstorm set to hit the Southland this week, the
region continues to face an unprecedented lack of precipitation…
http://www.latimes.com/local/california/la-me-drought-rains-20161026-story.html


Northern Calif. soaked as rest of state still parched. Though
storms in Northern California have alleviated, to some degree,
the state's six-year drought, the southern part of the state is
still beset by record dryness. Southern California recorded only
60 percent of the average rainfall in October, while some areas
in the northern part of the state hit two to three times the
average.
http://www.eenews.net/greenwire/2016/10/27/stories/1060044914 

DIESEL ACTIVITIES

$10 million secured for Rural School Bus Replacement program. The
final vote has been cast by the California Air Resources Board
(CARB) that will open up $10 million in funding for rural and
small school districts to replace their aging and dilapidated
school buses. Rural and small districts have among the oldest and
dirtiest burning fleets of buses in California.
http://www.lakeconews.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=48354:10-million-secured-for-rural-school-bus-replacement-program&catid=43:education&Itemid=324


FUELS

Big Oil Companies Reap Windfall From Ethanol Rules. Some refiners
stand to rake in $1 billion by selling fuel credits, while others
must spend millions to comply. Environmental regulations designed
to boost the amount of ethanol blended into the U.S. gasoline
supply have inadvertently become a multibillion-dollar windfall
for some of the world’s biggest oil companies.
http://www.wsj.com/articles/big-oil-companies-reap-windfall-from-ethanol-rules-1477564201


'Super emitters' to blame for majority of methane emissions in
U.S. Climate scientists estimate as much as 25 percent of
man-made global warming is caused by methane emissions. Over the
last two decades, the rise in natural gas extraction has resulted
in a dramatic increase in methane emissions in the United States,
Canada and elsewhere. Though some have suggested small leaks at
hundreds of extraction points…
http://www.upi.com/Science_News/2016/10/27/Super-emitters-to-blame-for-majority-of-methane-emissions-in-US/5201477586707/


VEHICLES

Volkswagen invests 150 million euros in new logistics center in
Slovakia. German carmaker Volkswagen(VOWG_p.DE) will invest 150
million euros ($163.67 million) to build a logistics center near
its assembly plant in Bratislava, Slovakia, the company said on
Thursday. The logistics center will be opened in 2017 and an
external partner will run it, the company said. Volkswagen
exports almost all of the vehicles it makes in the Slovak
factory.
http://www.reuters.com/article/us-slovakia-autos-idUSKCN12R1F6 

Sacramento could be among first to test fleet of self-driving
vehicles. Self-driving robot cars will be coming soon to the
streets of American cities. Exactly when is uncertain. But
Sacramento city transportation officials are taking steps now to
be ready when the revolution rolls in. Sacramento will be among
16 select cites meeting next month to discuss ways to harness new
technologies….
http://www.sacbee.com/news/local/transportation/article110713522.html#storylink=cpy


California emission regulations—Going forward. California—the
birthplace of vehicle emission regulations—and their clean air
programs come again to the forefront in the aftermath of the
Volkswagen emission scandal, and in the anticipation of a next
round of emission standards for heavy-duty engines. The
California Air Resources Board (ARB) played the key role in
unveiling the VW dual calibration control strategy and…
https://dieselnet.com/news/2016/10carb.php 

Tesla CEO: Calif.'s ZEV mandate weak; credits don't sell. Tesla
Motors Inc. CEO Elon Musk yesterday blasted California's rule on
clean cars as flimsy and urged the state to improve it. Palo
Alto, Calif.-based Tesla, a maker of luxury plug-in electric
vehicles, earns state-issued credits for making electric cars.
California's Air Resources Board (ARB) requires automakers
selling in the Golden State to make a growing number of
zero-emission vehicles.
http://www.eenews.net/climatewire/2016/10/27/stories/1060044893 

VW RECALL

Volkswagen Urged by EU to Compensate Users in Diesel Scandal.
Volkswagen AG faced renewed pressure from the European Union to
compensate vehicle owners as the bloc’s Consumer Affairs
Commissioner Vera Jourova met with VW’s top negotiator for diesel
issues in Brussels. The carmaker agreed to come up with proposals
“on how to further strengthen” an action plan it had committed to
in September to inform all affected customers…
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2016-10-27/volkswagen-urged-by-eu-to-compensate-users-in-diesel-scandal


Volkswagen Lifts Sales Outlook as Profit Rises. German car maker
raises forecast but is still struggling to restructure at its
core brand. Volkswagen AG reported sharply higher profit in the
three months to Sept. 30 on Thursday and raised its outlook for
the year, but the news was overshadowed by a profit warning from
its luxury car maker Audi AG in the face of diesel-related
charges.
http://www.wsj.com/articles/volkswagen-lifts-sales-outlook-as-profit-rises-1477553622


Volkswagen’s Crisis Costs Rise as Audi Takes Diesel Hit (1).
Volkswagen AG suffered a setback in its year-long recovery from
the diesel scandal after Audi, its biggest profit contributor,
cut its outlook amid rising costs related to the emissions
cheating. Volkswagen lifted the provisions it set aside to cover
fines, legal costs and repairs resulting from the scandal by
about 400 million euros to 18.2 billion euros ($19.8 billion).
http://washpost.bloomberg.com/Story?docId=1376-OFN63HSYF01V01-4GR4AFBHGCAVE74AOLDO5MT60I

https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/volkswagen-back-to-profit-in-wake-of-emissions-settlement/2016/10/27/b79f2d60-9c19-11e6-b552-b1f85e484086_story.html


How Volkswagen Is Faring After the Emissions Deception.
Volkswagen reported its latest financial results on Thursday,
offering a lens into how the carmaker is faring in the wake of
its emissions scandal. Its earnings remain burdened by the
deception, in which the company equipped 11.5 million cars
worldwide with software intended to cheat emissions tests.
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/10/28/business/volkswagen-earnings-emissions-deception.html?_r=0


GREEN ENERGY

Engie seeks to power Asia with gas, renewables. France's Engie,
the world's largest independent power producer, is rolling out
natural gas and renewable power projects across Asia-Pacific as
it gradually exits coal-fired power generation in the region.
"We will go to low carbon solutions ... it's not sure that coal
power plants will remain sustainable for (the next) 30 years,"…
http://www.reuters.com/article/us-asia-utilities-engie-idUSKCN12R0E7


Government’s Push for Solar Power on Federal Lands Stirs
Concerns. Environmentalists, renewable-energy firms raise doubts
over plan to streamline permitting process. Over Key lime pie at
The Oasis, one of this tiny town’s two restaurants, officials
from the U.S. Bureau of Land Management and local leaders
grappled recently with a big problem: the failure to attract
solar energy companies…
http://www.wsj.com/articles/governments-push-for-solar-power-on-federal-lands-stirs-concerns-1477525127

How Do Weather Changes Affect The Power Supply In California? The
state of California has set big goals for switching over to green
energy within the next decade. The difference with these energy
sources is that they depend on the weather. Water (hydro energy),
wind (wind turbines), and sun (solar energy) are the key
components to generating renewable energy.
http://sacramento.cbslocal.com/2016/10/26/california-weather-changes-affect-power-supply/


Inside one naval base's battle with sea-level rise. A submarine
resembling a slug sits heavily in these waters alongside a
concrete pier whose underbelly has gotten 18 inches closer to the
ocean over almost 100 years of docking warships. This pier and 13
others on the waterfront of the world's biggest naval base are
slowly being replaced as rising sea levels contribute to the
submersion of equipment that provides power and heat to some of
the nation's most sophisticated vessels.
http://www.eenews.net/climatewire/2016/10/27/stories/1060044863 

BLOGS

100% Renewable Energy? Here's Why It's Not Happening Anytime
Soon. In an earlier post, I established that, with massive
effort, it would be possible to generate all electricity and a
substantial fraction of transportation energy with renewable
fuels. The pace of conversion is said to depend upon political
will. “Will” is not the correct term. Will implies both desire
and determination.
http://www.forbes.com/sites/uhenergy/2016/10/27/100-renewable-energy-its-not-happening-anytime-soon/#71e25b7f4a84


Put down that polar bear pic and back away slowly. Getting people
to pay attention to climate change is a lot easier with the right
image to illustrate your point. But what is the right image?
Lonely, melting iceberg or passionate protestors — or something
else entirely? Science is here to help you choose. Here are seven
tips, based on research published this week in Global
Environmental Change, for picking the best shot:
http://grist.org/briefly/put-down-that-polar-bear-pic-and-back-away-slowly/


The Ethanol Effect. Not all Americans know what that E-10 sticker
on the gas pump means. A new documentary “The Ethanol Effect”
which can be seen on PBS or online is a welcome addition to the
sometimes technical news coverage of the Renewable Fuel Standard
(RFS). Passed in 2005 and expanded in 2007, the RFS mandate for
biofuel consumption has driven a massive shift in our agriculture
system to produce energy.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/kelly-stone/the-ethanol-effect_b_12572800.html




California is in a drought emergency.
Visit www.SaveOurH2O.org for water conservation tips.

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