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