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newsclips -- ARB Newsclips for November 10, 2016.
Posted: 10 Nov 2016 13:38:16
ARB Newsclips for November 10, 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 Australia ratifies greenhouse gas targets agreed on in Paris. Australia on Thursday ratified its greenhouse gas emission targets agreed upon last year at the U.N. climate meeting in Paris. Prime Minister Malcom Turnbull told Parliament that Australia had become the 140th country to ratify the agreement signed by 196 nations in New York in April, following the December meeting in Paris. http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/A/AS_AUSTRALIA_CLIMATE_CHANGE_ASOL-?SITE=MIDTN&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT&utm_source=Inside+Climate+News&utm_campaign=b139f2c125-Today_s_Climate12_10_2014&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_29c928ffb5-b139f2c125-327747457 Donald Trump Could Put Climate Change on Course for ‘Danger Zone’ President-elect Donald J. Trump, who has called human-caused climate change a “hoax” perpetuated by the Chinese, will have the power next year to water down President Obama’s climate change regulations and ignore the United States’ commitments under last year’s Paris climate agreement. http://www.nytimes.com/2016/11/11/us/politics/donald-trump-climate-change.html The Global Dangers of Trump’s Climate Denial. The U.S. President-elect inherits a crisis in the form of climate change. Here’s how he might respond. Donald Trump’s surprising victory in the U.S. presidential election will ignite a dramatic change to U.S. environmental policy. Trump has signaled that his administration will reject President Barack Obama’s policies aimed at combating climate change… http://news.nationalgeographic.com/2016/11/president-trump-global-climate-change-denial-environment/?utm_source=Facebook&utm_medium=Social&utm_content=link_fb20161109news-trumpclimate&utm_campaign=Content&sf41868205=1 DROUGHT California Drought Puts Renewed Focus On Dry Grape Growing For Wineries. California’s drought is forcing farmers across the state to squeeze the most out of every last drop of water, but what if it was possible to grow a bountiful crop with no water at all? One local winery is doing just that, with a centuries-old technique enjoying a renaissance in parched California. http://sacramento.cbslocal.com/2016/11/09/california-drought-puts-renewed-focus-on-dry-grape-growing-for-wineries/ La Niña Arrives, Likely to Exacerbate Southern Drought. La Niña is here. But unlike the El Niño that preceded it, this climate event is expected to be weak and short-lived, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration said Thursday. But that doesn’t mean the U.S. won’t see some of the typical impacts of a La Niña; forecasters expect it to tilt the odds in favor of warmer, drier conditions… http://www.climatecentral.org/news/la-nina-likely-to-exacerbate-southern-drought-20868 FUELS Oil Prices Fall as IEA Reports Record OPEC Production. Group’s member nations set to meet Nov. 30 to approve plan to cap production. Oil prices fell Thursday after the International Energy Agency reported record production from Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries members and subdued expectations for demand growth. http://www.wsj.com/articles/oil-prices-steady-after-opec-data-subdues-sentiment-1478777230 Oil, Coal Seen as Winners With Donald Trump Victory. Election win buoyed investors in fossil fuels while sending shares of wind and solar firms tumbling. Donald Trump’s surprise victory fanned expectations in the energy industry that he would clear the path for new pipelines, end U.S. participation in global climate change pacts and undo environmental regulations to boost American coal mining. http://www.wsj.com/articles/oil-coal-seen-as-winners-with-trump-victory-1478693338 GREEN ENERGY Rule would boost solar and wind energy development. The Obama administration took action Thursday to boost the development of solar and wind energy on public lands. A final rule announced by the Interior Department would create a new leasing program on public lands and encourage development in areas where it would have fewer effects on the environment. http://www.sacbee.com/news/business/article113905943.html#storylink=cpy Britain's last coal power plants to close by 2025. Government to phase out the most polluting fossil and replace it with cleaner sources, such as gas, to meet climate commitments. The last coal power station in Britain will be forced to close in 2025, the government said as it laid out its plan to phase-out the polluting fossil fuel. Ministers promised last year that the UK would close coal power… https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2016/nov/09/britains-last-coal-power-plants-to-close-by-2025?utm_source=Inside+Climate+News&utm_campaign=b139f2c125-Today_s_Climate12_10_2014&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_29c928ffb5-b139f2c125-327747457 Interior finalizes landmark competitive leasing rule. The Interior Department today finalized a new rule establishing a competitive leasing process for renewable energy projects on federal lands, a move the agency says will ensure future administrations continue to advance green energy projects. The final rule unveiled today by Interior Secretary Sally Jewell is the agency's top remaining renewable energy… http://www.eenews.net/greenwire/2016/11/10/stories/1060045590 OPINIONS Conservatives elected Trump; now they own climate change. Anyone who voted for Trump shares the responsibility for the climate damages resulting from his presidency. Many of us in the United States are in deep shock and despair. The election of Donald Trump speaks of a country and a world that represents so many things that go against our deepest grains. https://www.theguardian.com/environment/climate-consensus-97-per-cent/2016/nov/10/they-elected-trump-now-conservatives-own-climate-change How Not to Fight Climate Change, Pipeline Edition. A pipeline in North Dakota has become a rallying cry for protesters seeking to stop new fossil fuel projects. Their goal -- reducing emissions -- is the right one, but their methods --opposing and sabotaging pipelines -- are wrong. Maybe the pipeline, which once completed would carry oil to a shipping terminal in Illinois, needs to be rerouted to protect sources… https://www.bloomberg.com/view/articles/2016-11-10/how-not-to-fight-climate-change-pipeline-edition BLOGS Colorado voters just made it a lot harder to pass fracking bans. In recent years, a number of communities in the state have passed local bans, but the state Supreme Court struck them down. Activists then decided to try to change the constitution to allow local fracking bans. So the oil and gas industry then decided to try to make changing the constitution more difficult. http://grist.org/briefly/colorado-voters-just-made-it-a-lot-harder-to-pass-fracking-bans/?utm_source=Inside+Climate+News&utm_campaign=b139f2c125-Today_s_Climate12_10_2014&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_29c928ffb5-b139f2c125-327747457 California is in a drought emergency. Visit www.SaveOurH2O.org for water conservation tips.