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newsclips -- ARB Newsclips for January 5, 2017.

Posted: 05 Jan 2017 14:53:32
ARB Newsclips for January 5, 2017. 

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CAP AND TRADE

PC leader says he would dismantle Wynne government's
cap-and-trade plan. The Liberal government's plan will not reduce
greenhouse emissions in any meaningful way, he says. The leader
of the Ontario PC party says the provincial government’s
cap-and-trade plan, which went into effect Jan.1, is costing
Ontarians too much and, if he is elected as premier, would be
dismantled.
https://www.sudbury.com/around-the-north/pc-leader-says-he-would-dismantle-wynne-governments-cap-and-trade-plan-502553
 

AIR POLLUTION

China's smog has gotten so bad, it's almost impossible to see
skyscrapers from the air. China’s still getting hit with intense
levels of air pollution. As of Wednesday, Beijing was under a
"red alert" for smog — the highest of four levels — and a "yellow
alert" for fog. Other areas, particularly in northern China were
still under red alert as of Wednesday for both fog and smog.
http://www.businessinsider.com/chinas-smog-and-fog-over-beijing-photo-2017-1


CLIMATE CHANGE

Global warming data that riled doubters is confirmed. A new
independent study shows no pause in global warming, confirming a
set of temperature readings adjusted by U.S. government
scientists that some who reject mainstream climate science have
questioned. The adjustments, made by the National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration in 2015 to take into account changes
in how ocean temperatures…
http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_SCI_ADJUSTED_TEMPERATURES?SITE=AP&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT


OTHER RELATED STORIES
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/energy-environment/wp/2017/01/04/noaa-challenged-the-global-warming-pause-now-new-research-says-the-agency-was-right/?utm_term=.ea86d6e434b5

http://www.sfgate.com/bayarea/article/UC-Berkeley-researcher-debunks-global-warming-10837437.php

http://www.cbsnews.com/news/global-warming-data-that-riled-doubters-turns-out-to-be-true/

http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/2017/01/04/science/ap-us-sci-adjusted-temperatures.html?_r=0
http://www.popularmechanics.com/science/environment/a24622/no-pause-in-global-warming/

http://www.popsci.com/yes-oceans-have-been-warming-for-past-75-years

http://www.upi.com/Science_News/2017/01/05/Another-study-disproves-global-warming-hiatus/8491483636185/


Conditions That Form More Hurricanes Also Protect U.S., Study
Finds. In October, Hurricane Matthew roared through the Caribbean
as a near-worst-case Category 4 storm, with high winds that
devastated Haiti  and other countries. But when it made landfall
in the United States a few days later, Matthew limped into South
Carolina as a Category 1, bringing torrential rains and flooding
but little else.
http://www.nytimes.com/2017/01/04/science/hurricanes-us.html?partner=rss&emc=rss&utm_source=Inside+Climate+News&utm_campaign=6f82958dc0-Today_s_Climate12_10_2014&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_29c928ffb5-6f82958dc0-327747457&_r=0


Eric Holder to help state Trump-proof climate policies.
California lawmakers yesterday announced the hiring of
high-powered outside counsel to defend their policies against the
Trump administration, signaling a spate of legal fights to come
over climate change and other state priorities. State Senate
President Pro Tem Kevin de León (D) and Assembly Speaker Anthony
Rendon (D) listed climate…
http://www.eenews.net/climatewire/2017/01/05/stories/1060047877 

DROUGHT

Rains douse worst drought conditions in Southeast. Weeks of rains
have eliminated the worst drought conditions in the Southeast,
but nearly three-quarters of the region remains well below normal
in rainfall. An analysis released Thursday by the National
Drought Mitigation Center shows none of the Southeast is
classified as being in an exceptional drought anymore.
http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_SOUTHERN_DROUGHT?SITE=AP&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT


Californians saved less water in November than previous year,
water board report says. California water conservation took a
slight step backward in November, officials announced Wednesday,
possibly due in part to an unusually wet fall and months of
successful conservation efforts. Californians used 18.8% less
water this past November compared with November 2013, the
benchmark year… http://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/

DIESEL ACTIVITIES

Electric Power Gives New Life to Aging 20-Ton Crane. The time had
come for American Crane Rental, Manteca, Calif., to make a
decision about its 1999-vintage Shuttlelift 7750RT rough-terrain
crane. The compact, 20-ton-capacity, crane had provided years of
good service to American Crane’s customers, both as a maintained
and bare-rental machine.
http://www.liftandaccess.com/article/electric-power-gives-new-life-aging-20-ton-crane


FUELS

EPA seeks to ban Genscape from verifying renewable fuel credits.
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency wants to revoke
Genscape's ability to verify biofuels compliance credits after
regulators say it failed to detect a massive fraud perpetrated by
companies it was monitoring. The announcement, made Wednesday,
will likely bolster calls to reform the U.S. biofuels programs
from critics such as investor Carl Icahn…
http://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-ethanol-credits-idUSKBN14P03L

VEHICLES

Tesla begins making battery cells at massive Nevada factory.
Tesla Motors says it has started producing lithium-ion battery
cells at its $5 billion factory in Nevada. The company says it
began making high-performance cells in December and production
started Wednesday for cells used in Powerwall energy-storage
products. Tesla plans to start making batteries for its Model 3
sedans later this year.
http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_TESLA_GIGAFACTORY?SITE=AP&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT


US auto sales hit a record 17.55M in 2016, led by SUVs. U.S.
consumers bought a record number of new cars and trucks in 2016.
A repeat performance in 2017 could be a tall order. Low gas
prices, rising employment and low interest rates kept buyers
coming to car dealerships last year. There was also the lure of
new technology - such as backup cameras…
http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_AUTO_SALES?SITE=AP&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT


VW RECALL

Volkswagen Must Face U.S. Investor Suit Over Emissions, Judge
Rules. Lawsuit seeks damages over drop in share price after
cheating scandal. Volkswagen AG, former Chief Executive Martin
Winterkorn and other top executives must face a lawsuit filed by
U.S. investors seeking damages after the company’s share price
dropped in the aftermath of its emissions-cheating scandal, a
federal court has ruled.
http://www.wsj.com/articles/volkswagen-must-face-u-s-investor-suit-over-emissions-judge-rules-1483638864

http://uk.reuters.com/article/uk-volkswagen-emissions-idUKKBN14P04C

http://fortune.com/2017/01/05/volkswagen-emissions-scandal-california-lawsuit/


Diesel owners in Germany who sue VW face significant hurdles. In
the U.S., owners of Volkswagen 2.0-liter TDI diesel cars with
illegal "defeat device" software have reached a settlement with
VW—and a preliminary agreement for a smaller number of affected
3.0-liter V-6 diesels is largely, if not entirely, settled. It
may have taken months of negotiating, but 2.0-liter diesel owners
can be assured of compensation, and 3.0-liter diesel owners will
likely be able to get it as well.
http://www.greencarreports.com/news/1108158_diesel-owners-in-germany-who-sue-vw-face-significant-hurdles


GREEN ENERGY

Israel harnessing sunshine with world's tallest solar tower. In
sunny Israel, solar energy supplies only a small percentage of
the nation's power needs, leaving it far behind countries with
cloudier and colder climates. Now the fledgling solar industry is
trying to make a leap forward with a large-scale project boasting
the world's tallest solar tower, as a symbol of Israel's renewal
energy ambitions.
http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/M/ML_ISRAEL_SOLAR_POWER?SITE=AP&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT


Meet the Obscure Group Influencing Trump's Energy Policy. An
obscure Washington policy group that opposes almost any
government aid for renewable energy has emerged as an influential
force in shaping Donald Trump’s plans to dismantle Obama
administration climate initiatives. The tiny Institute for Energy
Research and its advocacy arm, the American Energy Alliance, work
from an office decorated with an…
https://www.bloomberg.com/politics/articles/2017-01-05/tiny-group-of-tesla-skeptics-emerges-as-trump-energy-powerhouse?utm_source=Inside+Climate+News&utm_campaign=6f82958dc0-Today_s_Climate12_10_2014&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_29c928ffb5-6f82958dc0-327747457


China to plow $361 billion into renewable fuel by 2020. China
will plow 2.5 trillion yuan ($361 billion) into renewable power
generation by 2020, the country's energy agency said on Thursday,
as the world's largest energy market continues to shift away from
dirty coal power towards cleaner fuels. The investment will
create over 13 million jobs in the sector, the National Energy
Administration (NEA)...
http://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-energy-renewables-idUSKBN14P06P


Stamp-sized solar panels could power pacemakers. Medical devices
like pacemakers could soon get a new source of energy: solar
power. A team of Swiss researchers have proved solar panels the
size of postage stamps could be embedded under the skin and used
to power pacemakers. While the proof is still theoretical, this
could have significant implications for the medical field, since
medical devices…
http://www.eenews.net/climatewire/2017/01/05/stories/1060047854 

BLOGS

Volkswagen CDO's Perspective Of How Digitization Is Transforming
The Automotive Industry. At the CES show yesterday, I met up with
Johann Jungwirth, Volkswagen Group's Chief Digital Officer. In a
candid free-wheeling discussion he shared with me his views on
digital transformation, its impact to the automotive industry,
mobility and our future society.
http://www.forbes.com/sites/sarwantsingh/2017/01/05/volkswagen-cdos-perspective-of-how-digitization-is-transforming-the-automotive-industry/#7481bf5ae7f5





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