Date: Wed, 17 Jan 2007 16:27:08 -0800 Subject: news-release: -- Moyer Program Provides $78 Million From: dstanich@ARB.ca.gov Hello, Please consider the following ARB press release announcing the distribuition of funds for Carl Moyer Program. You can see the release online at: http://www.arb.ca.gov/newsrel/nr011707.htm . Thank You Dimitri Stanich ARB/PIO ________________________________________________________________ Release 07-01 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE January 17,2007 CONTACT: Jerry Martin Patricia Rey (916) 322-2990 www.arb.ca.gov Air Resources Board's Carl Moyer Program Provides $78 Million for cleaner engines, equipment and other sources of pollution SACRAMENTO - The California Air Resources Board (ARB) today announced the allocation of $78 million in Carl Moyer Program funds for local air quality management districts and air pollution control districts to disburse as incentive grants for advanced emission control technologies projects that affect local air quality. Dr. Robert Sawyer, ARB Chairman, said "the Carl Moyer Program has been a public health success in its first eight years providing over five dollars worth of health benefits for every dollar spent. With the demand for grants routinely outstripping availability, increased funding assured by Governor Schwarzenegger will allow California to more rapidly improve air quality." In 2004 and 2005, the California Legislature passed legislation signed by Governor Schwarzenegger's expanding the program to increase and continue funding for the Carl Moyer Program and other incentive programs up to $141 million annually through 2015. Also, legislative changes to the program added project categories to reduce reactive organic gases (ROG) and particulate matter (PM) emissions opening funding opportunities for gasoline engine projects, as well. One promising example of a new Carl Moyer Program source category is the voluntary car scrap program, which will allow owners to get cash to take their high polluting vehicles off the road. The Carl Moyer Memorial Air Quality Standards Program was established in 1998 as a grant program to offset the incremental cost of cleaner-than-required heavy-duty engines. In its first six years, the Carl Moyer Program provided over $140 million in funding to clean up more than 6,300 heavy-duty engines. These projects have reduced smog-forming oxides of nitrogen (NOx) emissions by over 18 tons per day (a yearly total of 6,500 tons of NOx) and toxic PM emissions by almost one ton per day, with a favorable cost-effectiveness of about $2,600 per ton of NOx reduced. The Carl Moyer Program plays a critical role in the state's strategy to attain clean, healthful air for all Californians by achieving cost-effective emission reductions from in-use engines while complementing regulations and advancing clean air technology. Grants provide early or extra emission reductions and they can also accelerate the turnover rate of old engines to newer and cleaner ones and help reduce costs to the regulated community. With an average grant amount of $19,000 per engine, the majority of on-road projects include transit buses and trash trucks, while off-road projects are mostly construction and agricultural repowers. In the first six years of existence, emission reductions achieved by Carl Moyer Program projects realized significant health and welfare benefits, helping reduce lost work days by about 17,000 and prevent about 2,800 asthma attacks and 100 premature deaths. These and other avoided health and welfare impacts have an estimated mean economic value of $790 million through 2005. ARB has allocated the statewide funding for the ninth year of the Carl Moyer Program as follows: District Program Allocation Antelope Valley AQMD $ 550,305 Bay Area AQMD $ 12,572,003 Butte County AQMD $ 200,000 Calaveras County APCD $ 200,000 Colusa County APCD $ 200,000 El Dorado County AQMD $ 405,384 Feather River AQMD $ 200,000 Glenn County APCD $ 200,000 Imperial County APCD $ 359,912 Lake County AQMD $ 200,000 Lassen County APCD $ 200,000 Mendocino County AQMD $ 200,000 Modoc County APCD $ 200,000 Mojave Desert AQMD $ 738,344 Monterey Bay Unif. APCD $ 1,066,431 North Coast Unified AQMD $ 200,000 Northern Sierra AQMD $ 200,000 North Sonoma Cnty. APCD $ 246,990 Placer County APCD $ 646,064 Sacramento Metro. AQMD $ 4,416,256 San Diego County APCD $ 4,566,834 San Joaquin Valley APCD $ 10,722,090 S. L. Obispo County APCD $ 424,844 S. Barbara County APCD $ 741,095 Shasta County AQMD $ 389,033 Siskiyou County APCD $ 200,000 South Coast AQMD $ 34,549,672 Tehama County APCD $ 200,000 Tuolumne County APCD $ 200,000 Ventura County APCD $ 2,051,337 Yolo-Solano AQMD $ 652,414 TOTAL $ 77,899,008 AQMD: Air Quality Management District APCD: Air Pollution Control District The Air Resources Board is a department of the California Environmental Protection Agency. ARB's mission is to promote and protect public health, welfare, and ecological resources through effective reduction of air pollutants while recognizing and considering effects on the economy. The ARB oversees all air pollution control efforts in California to attain and maintain health based air quality standards. ##### ====================================================================== You are subscribed to the news-release mailing list. 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For a list of simple ways you can reduce demand and cut your energy costs, see our website at www.arb.ca.gov. ====================================================================== Date: Fri, 19 Jan 2007 10:33:12 -0800 Subject: news-release: -- MEDIA ADVISORY: Greenhouse Gas Workshop From: dstanich@ARB.ca.gov Hello, Please consider the following ARB media advisory regarding Monday's Greenhouse Gas Reduction Workshop. You can also read the advisory online at: http://www.arb.ca.gov/newsrel/nr011907.htm . Thank You Dimitri Stanich ARB/PIO _________________________________________________________________ Release 07-02 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE January 19,2007 CONTACT: Jerry Martin Gennet Paauwe (916) 322-2990 www.arb.ca.gov MEDIA ADVISORY Workshops on Air Resources Board's Plan and Implementation of the California Global Warming Solutions Act of 2006 SACRAMENTO - The California Global Warming Solutions Act of 2006 establishes a statewide target for greenhouse gas reduction by 2020 and the Air Resources Board (ARB) is required to adopt a plan and individual measures to achieve the maximum technologically feasible and cost-effective reductions in greenhouse gas emissions. The ARB will hold two public workshops on the multiyear work plan for implementation and the strategy for developing the list of early action measures to comply with the Act's requirement that ARB identify and present a list of early action items by June 30, 2007. The event will be divided into two distinctive presentations as follows: Date: Monday, January 22, 2007 Time: Implementation Plan and Schedule 9:30 am – 12:00 pm (Pacific Time) Early Emission Reduction Actions 1:30 pm – 5:00 pm (Pacific Time) Location: Cal/EPA Headquarters Building Byron Sher Auditorium 1001 I Street Sacramento, California 95814 During the morning workshop, staff will present an overall schedule, key milestones and ARB's approach for ensuring broad stakeholder involvement; and will discuss the timetables for the Public Utilities Commission and the California Energy Commission's related actions. Workshops will be webcast at http://www.calepa.ca.gov/broadcast. Audience may submit questions and comments to the presenting staff during the event to the following address: auditorium@calepa.ca.gov. The Air Resources Board is a department of the California Environmental Protection Agency. ARB's mission is to promote and protect public health, welfare, and ecological resources through effective reduction of air pollutants while recognizing and considering effects on the economy. The ARB oversees all air pollution control efforts in California to attain and maintain health based air quality standards. ##### ====================================================================== You are subscribed to the news-release mailing list. To UNSUBSCRIBE: Please go to http://www.arb.ca.gov/listserv/listserv.php and enter your email address and click on the button "Display Email Lists." To unsubscribe, please click inside the appropriate box to uncheck it and go to the bottom of the screen to submit your request. You will receive an automatic email message confirming that you have successfully unsubscribed. Also, please read our listserve disclaimer at http://www.arb.ca.gov/listserv/disclaim.htm . The energy challenge facing California is real. Every Californian needs to take immediate action to reduce energy consumption. For a list of simple ways you can reduce demand and cut your energy costs, see our website at www.arb.ca.gov. ====================================================================== Date: Thu, 25 Jan 2007 17:52:35 -0800 Subject: news-release: -- ARB Names Members to Climate Advisory Committees From: gpaauwe@ARB.ca.gov Please find the following California Air Resources Board (ARB) news release regarding the the naming of members to climate advisory committees. You may view the release at: http://www.arb.ca.gov/newsrel/nr012507.htm Thank you, Gennet Paauwe Office of Communications California Air Resources Board ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Release 07-03 January 25,2007 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Jerry Martin Patricia Rey (916) 322-2990 www.arb.ca.gov ARB Names Members to the Environmental Justice and Economic and Technology Advancement Advisory Committees For Climate Change SACRAMENTO - The California Air Resource Board (ARB) today announced the members of two advisory committees that will help determine how the sweeping Climate Change Initiative will be designed and how it will achieve the goals set forth in the landmark legislation the California Global Warming Solutions Act of 2006 (AB 32). "Each of these committees will be essential to the development of the Climate Change Initiative as laid out in AB 32," said Dr. Robert F. Sawyer, ARB Chairman. "We have found the best people for these important tasks. They will be asked to accomplish a lot in a short period of time to help develop a program that is technically and economically sound and protective of our most vulnerable citizens." The Environmental Justice Advisory Committee's goal is to ensure that environmental justice issues are identified and considered in the implementation of AB 32. Members will be instrumental in providing advice and guidance to ARB based on their experience and involvement with environmental justice and community groups. This advisory committee will select their own Chair and Vice-Chair during their first organizational meeting, which will take place in February. The Economic and Technology Advancement Advisory Committee will advise ARB in identifying and assessing technology development and research opportunities that will assist in the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions. The committee will also recommend on funding and incentive options. Today the Board recommended adding a representative for Southern California and a forestry industry expert. These committee members have not yet been chosen; the Board asked the Executive Officer to report back after representatives have been confirmed. Dr. Alan Lloyd and Dr. Bob Epstein will be the advisory committee's Chair and Vice-Chair respectively. The first meeting will be held in March. The California Global Warming Solutions Act of 2006 establishes a statewide target for greenhouse gas reductions by 2020 and requires the ARB to adopt a plan and individual measures to achieve the maximum technologically feasible and cost-effective reductions in greenhouse gas emissions. All advisory committee meetings will be announced and open to the public. A complete list of committee members is attached. For more information on climate change, please visit here. The Air Resources Board is a department of the California Environmental Protection Agency. ARB's mission is to promote and protect public health, welfare, and ecological resources through effective reduction of air pollutants while recognizing and considering effects on the economy. The ARB oversees all air pollution control efforts in California to attain and maintain health based air quality standards. ##### Environmental Justice Advisory Committee Members Martha Arguello Ms. Arguello is an Environmental Health Coordinator for Physicians for Social Responsibility-Los Angeles (PSR-LA). She is also involved with Californians for Pesticide Reform and is a member of the Health Care Without Harm Coalition. PSR-LA's environmental goals are to improve public health by reducing environmental threats to health and to reduce health disparities resulting both from disproportionate exposure to environmental contamination and access to quality health care. PSR-LA also works to help build a strong environmental health and justice movement led by communities most impacted by contamination, and strengthened by strategic relationships between health, environmental, environmental justice advocates, and the medical community. Jose Carmona Mr. Carmona is a legislative advocate and policy coordinator with the Clean Power Campaign, a non-profit coalition of environmental, scientific and public interest groups, and renewable energy technology companies. The Clean Power Campaign promotes public policies which encourage increased reliance by utilities on sustainable energy strategies, including energy conservation, more efficient use of conventional fuels, and generation from clean, renewable sources such as geothermal, wind, or solar. The group has taken the lead in successful campaigns to enact legislation to establish procurement goals for renewable energy, to encourage development of clean energy resources, and to adopt strict targets for reduction of greenhouse gas emissions. Henry Clark Dr. Clark has been the Executive Director of the West County Toxics Coalition (WCTC) for over 19 years. WCTC is a group whose goal is to form an organization of residents that empowers the community to fight toxic exposure, and to protect the environment, the health and safety of residents. The Coalition's work focuses on ensuring that the city, state and county implement environmental justice laws. Dr. Clark also serves on the Cal-EPA Environmental Justice Advisory Committee and previously served as the Co-Chair of the CALFED Environmental Justice Subcommittee. Chione Flegal Ms. Flegal is the Senior Program Manager at the Latino Issues Forum (LIF), a non-profit public policy and advocacy institute dedicated to advancing new and innovative solutions for a better, more equitable and prosperous society. LIF addresses public policy issues from the perspective of how they will affect the social and economic future of the Latino community. Tom Frantz Mr. Frantz, chair of the Mathematics Department at Wasco Union High School in the San Joaquin Valley, serves as President of the Association of Irritated Residents. This organization is dedicated to ensure that laws and regulations are protective of health and environment. He also serves as a member on the Center on Race Poverty and the Environment's Advisory Board. Bill Gallegos Mr. Gallegos is the Executive Director of Communities for a Better Environment (CBE), an environmental health and justice non-profit organization that promotes clean air, clean water and the development of toxin-free communities. CBE provides the residents impacted by industrial pollution with the tools to inform, monitor, and transform their immediate environment. Angela Johnson-Meszaros Ms. Johnson-Meszaros is the Director of Policy and General Council for the California Environmental Rights Alliance, a public interest organization dedicated to achieving environmental justice and improving community health in California. Ms. Johnson-Meszaros previously served as a Research Associate with the University of Southern California's Center for Sustainable Cities where she worked on issues of environmental justice and public participation, and assessed the critical role of social justice in building sustainable cities. She has focused on environmental justice and community participation issues in the Los Angeles region since 1994 working on a range of environmental issues including childhood lead poisoning, citing of hazardous waste facilities, the adverse impacts of freeways, and the importance of neighborhood parks for building strong communities. Avinash Kar Mr. Kar is a Staff Attorney and point person on global warming issues with the Center on Race, Poverty & the Environment, an environmental justice litigation organization dedicated to helping grassroots groups across the United States address the disproportionate burden of pollution borne by poor people and people of color. Mr. Kar's focus is on air pollution and air quality, particularly with respect to livestock operations. Diane Takvorian Ms. Takvorian is the Founder and Executive Director of the Environmental Health Coalition (EHC), a group dedicated to achieving environmental and social justice. She also serves on Cal/EPA's Advisory Committee on Environmental Justice and has been a long time leader in advocating for environmental justice and building livable communities in the San Diego area. Ms. Takvorian worked closely with ARB on the uncovering of chromium pollution issues in the Barrio Logan area of San Diego. Jane Williams Ms. Williams serves as the Executive Director of California Communities Against Toxics (CCAT), a network of local environmental justice groups in California, working to protect communities from industrial pollutants. CCAT advocates for environmental justice, pollution prevention, and world peace. Ms. Williams has worked extensively on environmental health and justice issues since 1992. She assists local groups and Native Nations on pollution-related issues and policy advocacy at both the state and national level. She chairs the Sierra Club's National Air Toxics Task Force and serves on numerous Boards and Advisory Groups for environmental justice organizations. Alternate At Large: Margaret Gordon Ms. Gordon serves as the co-chair of the West Oakland Environmental Indicators Project. She has worked extensively in the West Oakland area to improve the quality of life for residents by serving as an out spoken advocate for environmental and social justice. Recently, Ms. Gordon has focused on environmental justice issues related to good movement activities associated with the Port of Oakland. Economic and Technology Advancement Advisory Committee Members Alan Lloyd (Chair) Dr. Lloyd is the President of the International Council on Clean Transportation. He served as the Secretary of the California Environmental Protection Agency from 2004 through February 2006 and as the Chairman of the California Air Resources Board from 1999 to 2004. Prior to joining ARB, Dr. Lloyd was the Executive Director of the Energy and Environmental Engineering Center for the Desert Research Institute at the University and Community College System of Nevada, Reno, and the Chief Scientist at the South Coast Air Quality Management until 1996. Dr. Lloyd's work focuses on the viable future of advanced technology and renewable fuels, with attention to urban air quality issues and global climate change. A proponent of alternate fuels, electric drive and fuel cell vehicles eventually leading to a hydrogen economy, he was the 2003 Chairman of the California Fuel Cell Partnership and is a co-founder of the California Stationary Fuel Cell collaborative. He earned both his BS in Chemistry and PhD in Gas Kinetics at the University College of Wales, Aberystwyth, U.K. Bob Epstein (Vice-Chair) Dr. Epstein is an entrepreneur and engineer with a Ph.D. from the University of California at Berkeley. He is currently the Co-Founder of Environmental Entrepreneurs, Chairman of the Board at GetActive Software, Director of New Resource Bank, Director of Cleantech Capital Group, Board Member of the Merola Opera Program, and Trustee of the Natural Resources Defense Council. Dr. Epstein co-founded Environmental Entrepreneurs (E2), a national community of professionals and business people who believe in protecting the environment while building economic prosperity. It serves as a champion on the economic side of good environmental policy by taking a reasoned, economically sound approach to environmental issues. Through active support of Natural Resources Defense Council, E2 works to influence state and national environmental policy. Lisa Bicker Ms. Bicker is President of the California Clean Energy Fund (CalCEF), a private nonprofit corporation formed to accelerate investment in California's clean energy economy. Before joining CalCEF, she was a Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer of TruePricing, Inc. an energy technology company. Prior to that, Ms. Bicker served as Chief Operating Officer of NewEnergy, Inc., a high-growth, retail electricity provider which is now the largest retail electricity provider in the United States. Ms. Bicker has also served as General Counsel to California Council for Environmental and Economic Balance, a non-profit advocacy group. She has a BA from the UC Davis and a JD from the University of San Francisco. She is a member of the California State Bar and several industry associations. Jack Broadbent As the Executive Officer/Air Pollution Control Officer, Mr. Broadbent is responsible for directing the Bay Area Air Quality Management District's programs to achieve and maintain healthy air quality for the seven million residents of the nine county region of the San Francisco Bay Area. Mr. Broadbent joined the Air District after serving as the Director of the Air Division at the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Region IX, where he was responsible for overseeing the implementation of the Clean Air Act as well as indoor air quality and radiation programs for the Pacific Southwest region of the United States. Previously, Mr. Broadbent was the South Coast Air Quality Management District's Deputy Executive Officer, where he directed the development of a number of landmark programs that contributed to significant improvements in air quality in the Los Angeles region. Mr. Broadbent holds an MS in Environmental Administration and a BS in Environmental Science, both from the UC Riverside. Cynthia Cory Ms. Cory is the Director of Environmental Affairs, Government Affairs Division, for the California Farm Bureau Federation (CFBF), a non-profit agricultural trade association with more than 91,500 members in 53 counties in California. She has been associated with the agricultural community for over 30 years; the past 17 years have been at CFBF working on state and federal matters including air quality, biotechnology, climate change, transportation and renewable bioenergy issues. Ms. Cory has an MS in International Agricultural Development and a BS in Agronomy. She is also a member of the USDA Agricultural Air Quality Taskforce and serves on several advisory committees including the Governor's Environmental Advisory Task Force, the California Energy Commission's Climate Change Advisory Committee and their Biodiesel Working Group. Dominic DiMare Mr. DiMare is the California Chamber of Commerce's Vice President of Government Relations and Chief Legislative Advocate. Before joining the Chamber in 2000, Mr. DiMare lobbied for agricultural cooperatives, focusing on deregulation of the electric utility industry, transportation and workers' compensation issues. DiMare earned a BA in history and public communications from American University and a JD from the McGeorge School of Law, University of the Pacific. Alex Farrell Dr. Farrell is an Assistant Professor in the Energy and Resources Group at the University of California at Berkeley and Director of the Transportation Sustainability Research Center. He has a degree in Systems Engineering from the U.S. Naval Academy and served as a nuclear engineer onboard a submarine. After that, Dr. Farrell worked for the world's largest hydrogen supplier, Air Products and Chemicals, Inc. He received his PhD in Energy Management and Policy from the University of Pennsylvania and then worked as a research fellow at Harvard, and a research engineer at Carnegie Mellon University, where he remains part of the Climate Decision Making Center. For the last decade, Dr. Farrell has conducted research on energy and environmental policy and has published over two dozen peer-reviewed papers on these topics. He has served on advisory committees for the National Academy of Engineering, the National Science Foundation, and has consulted for various public and private organizations. Bill Gerwing Mr. Gerwing is the BP America General Manager of Regulatory Affairs. He is responsible for regulatory issues management process, government regulator and non-government organization stakeholder engagement strategy, and leads advocacy efforts on emerging US climate change policy and regulations. Mr. Gerwing has 25 years of knowledge and experience within the Health, Safety, and Environment (HSE) fields, gained through a number of diverse assignments with the corporate and operating business units within BP and Amoco. In 2003, he was appointed as the Director of HSE for BP's Western Hemisphere business and was then named to his current role in 2006. Mr. Gerwing represents BP on PEW's Business Environmental Leadership Committee (BELC), API Climate Change Steering Committee, and a variety of external stakeholder forums to advance policy development on climate issues. Scott Hauge Mr. Hauge is the President and owner of CAL Insurance & Associates, Inc., which was founded in 1927 and currently has 27 employees. The agency specializes in providing insurance for small to medium sized businesses. He has been a leading advocate in paving the way for small and medium sized businesses by introducing government legislation that has affected business on local, state and national levels. Mr. Hauge is renowned for his knowledge of how to best protect and serve the business community. He is currently a member of over 20 boards and commissions in San Francisco and California. He is the founder of the San Francisco Small Business Advocates and most recently, Small Business California. Jim Hawley Mr. Hawley is the Vice President and General Counsel of Technology Network (TechNet), a California political and legislative strategy group, working with senior executives and government relations staff of California-based technology companies. He directed successful TechNet lobbying efforts related to green technology, litigation issues, e-commerce regulation, corporate taxation, and broadband deployment. Mr. Hawley has a BA Magna Cum Laude in political science from Amherst College, a JD from Georgetown University Law Center and is an active member of the California Bar Association. Jason Mark Mr. Mark is the U.S. Transportation Program Officer at the Energy Foundation, a private foundation which promotes a sustainable energy future through increased energy efficiency and renewable energy. From 1995 to 2006, Mr. Mark worked for the Union Concerned Scientists (UCS), ultimately as the national Director of the Clean Vehicles Program and as the organization's California Director. He was the lead author on many UCS reports in the transportation and energy field. Before joining UCS, Mr. Mark worked as an independent consultant on transportation policy analysis as well as at the National Renewable Energy Laboratory and the Center for Energy and Environmental Studies at Princeton University. He holds a bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering from Princeton University and an MS in energy and resources from the UC Berkeley. Joan Ogden Dr. Ogden is Associate Professor of Environmental Science and Policy at UC Davis and an Associate Energy Policy Analyst and Co-Director of the Hydrogen Pathway Program at the Institute of Transportation Studies (ITS-Davis). Her primary research interest is technical and economic assessment of new energy technologies, especially in the areas of alternative fuels, fuel cells, renewable energy and energy conservation. Since 1994 she has studied alternative strategies for developing a hydrogen infrastructure for transportation applications. Ogden and her colleagues have developed an extensive set of data on hydrogen and fuel cell technologies, and tools for modeling infrastructure performance and costs. She is now active in the H2A, a group of hydrogen analysts convened by the Department of Energy to develop a consistent framework for analyzing hydrogen systems. She served on the Blueprint Advisory Panel for the California Hydrogen Highway Network. Dr. Ogden received a PhD in theoretical plasma physics from the University of Maryland, with a specialization in numerical simulation techniques. She was a research scientist at Princeton University's Center for Energy and Environmental Studies and her recent work centers on the use of hydrogen as an energy carrier, particularly hydrogen infrastructure strategies, and applications of fuel cell technology in transportation and stationary power production. Dorothy Rothrock Ms. Rothrock is Vice President of Government Relations for the California Manufacturers and Technology Association since 2000. Previously, she consulted on energy and telecommunications regulatory issues for industrial energy users, policy advocates, and economic research firms. Ms. Rothrock graduated from University of Oregon and Lewis and Clark Law School, joining the Oregon Bar in 1980 and the California Bar in 1997. Jan Smutny-Jones Mr. Smutny-Jones is Executive Director of the Independent Energy Producers Association (IEP) and has represented IEP since 1987. He was a principal in the California Memorandum of Understanding and a key party in the restructuring legislation. He has served as Chair of the Governing Board of the California Independent System Operator, and as a member of the Governing Board of the California Power Exchange and the Restructuring Trusts Advisory Committee. Mr. Smutny-Jones is a graduate of Loyola Law School and is a member of the American, California State and Sacramento County Bar Associations. He did his undergraduate work at CSU Long Beach, and has a certificate in Environmental Management from the University of Southern California. Fong Wan Mr. Wan is Vice President of Energy Procurement for Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E), and is responsible for gas and electric supply planning and policies, market assessment and quantitative analysis, supply development, procurement and settlement. Mr. Wan joined PG&E in 1988 and moved to Energy Trading in 1997. He served as Vice President, Risk Initiatives for PG&E Corporation Support Services, Inc and as Vice President, Power Contracts and Electric Resource Development. Mr. Wan has a BS in chemical engineering from Columbia University and an MBA from the University of Michigan. Jonathan Weisgall Mr. Weisgall is Vice President for Legislative and Regulatory Affairs for Mid-American Energy Holdings Company, a subsidiary of Berkshire Hathaway. He also serves as Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Center for Energy Efficiency and Renewable Technologies and President of the Geothermal Energy Association. He is an Adjunct Professor of Law at Georgetown University Law Center, where he has taught a seminar on energy issues since 1990, and he has also guest lectured on energy issues at Stanford Law School and the Johns Hopkins Environmental Science and Policy Program. Mr. Weisgall earned his BA from Columbia College and his JD from Stanford Law School, where he served on the Board of Editors of Stanford Law Review. John Weyant Dr. Weyant is Professor of Management Science and Engineering, a Senior Fellow in the Institute for International Studies, and Director of the Energy Modeling Forum (EMF) at Stanford University. Established in 1976, the EMF conducts model comparison studies on major energy/environmental policy issues by convening international working groups of leading experts on mathematical modeling and policy development. Dr. Weyant earned a BS/MS in Aeronautical Engineering and Astronautics, MS degrees in Engineering Management and in Operations Research and Statistics all from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute; and a PhD in Management Science with minors in Economics, Operations Research, and Organization Theory from UC Berkeley. Dr. Weyant was also a National Science Foundation Post-Doctoral Fellow at Harvard's Kennedy School of Government. His current research focuses on analysis of global climate change policy options, energy technology assessment, and models for strategic planning. Rick Zalesky Mr. Zalesky is Vice President of the Biofuels and Hydrogen business for Chevron Technology Ventures Company, LLC. In this role, he is responsible for the commercialization of infrastructure development, production and supply, as well as all current technology initiatives. Mr. Zalesky joined the company in 1978 holding a variety of management positions of increasing responsibility in the downstream in refining, marketing, and technology. He is Chevron's representative on the Fuel Operations Group of the FreedomCAR and Fuel Program of the Department of Energy and a member of the UC Davis External Research Advisory Board. Mr. Zalesky is a graduate of the Georgia Institute of Technology, with a BS in Civil Engineering. ====================================================================== You are subscribed to the news-release mailing list. To UNSUBSCRIBE: Please go to http://www.arb.ca.gov/listserv/listserv.php and enter your email address and click on the button "Display Email Lists." To unsubscribe, please click inside the appropriate box to uncheck it and go to the bottom of the screen to submit your request. You will receive an automatic email message confirming that you have successfully unsubscribed. Also, please read our listserve disclaimer at http://www.arb.ca.gov/listserv/disclaim.htm . The energy challenge facing California is real. Every Californian needs to take immediate action to reduce energy consumption. For a list of simple ways you can reduce demand and cut your energy costs, see our website at www.arb.ca.gov. ====================================================================== Date: Fri, 26 Jan 2007 10:47:15 -0800 Subject: news-release: -- ARB Settles with Jesse James From: dstanich@ARB.ca.gov Hello Please consider the following ARB press release announcing the recent settlement of enforcement actions with Jesse James of West Coast Choppers. You can also see the release online at: http://www.arb.ca.gov/newsrel/nr012607.htm . Thank You Dimitri Stanich ARB/PIO _________________________________________________________________ Release 07-04 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE January 26,2007 CONTACT: Jerry Martin 916) 322-2990 Karen Caesar 626) 575-6728 www.arb.ca.gov Air Resources Board Settles with West Coast Choppers for $271,250 SACRAMENTO - The California Air Resources Board (ARB) has negotiated a settlement with television personality Jesse James of West Coast Choppers for $271,250 stemming from the sale of more than 50 new and/or custom-built motorcycles that were not certified to the state's strict emissions standards. The sales occurred between 1998 and 2005. "We take our mission to enforce air quality laws seriously," said Catherine Witherspoon, ARB Executive Officer. "It's vital for all dealers to understand that if they sell uncertified motorcycles to California residents, chances are high that they will be caught and held accountable." Emissions data shows that an uncertified engine in a motorcycle can emit up to 10 times more pollution than a certified one. "California has the poorest air quality in the nation, so every ounce of pollution we clean up makes a difference," added Witherspoon. Witherspoon went on to say that West Coast Choppers is now building emissions-compliant motorcycles. West Coast Choppers is based in Long Beach, California. The Air Resources Board is a department of the California Environmental Protection Agency. ARB's mission is to promote and protect public health, welfare, and ecological resources through effective reduction of air pollutants while recognizing and considering effects on the economy. The ARB oversees all air pollution control efforts in California to attain and maintain health based air quality standards. ##### ====================================================================== You are subscribed to the news-release mailing list. 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For a list of simple ways you can reduce demand and cut your energy costs, see our website at www.arb.ca.gov. ====================================================================== Date: Tue, 30 Jan 2007 12:32:28 -0800 Subject: news-release: -- ARB Settles with Cummins From: dstanich@ARB.ca.gov Hello, Please consider the following ARB press release concerning the recent settlement agreement with Cummins Engine Company. You can review the release online at: http://www.arb.ca.gov/newsrel/nr013007.htm . Thank You, Dimitri Stanich ARB/PIO __________________________________________________________________ Release 07-06 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE January 30, 2007 CONTACT: Jerry Martin (916) 322-2990 Karen Caesar (626) 575-6728 www.arb.ca.gov ARB Settles with Cummins Engine Co. for $1.1 million Sacramento - The California Air Resources Board (ARB) announced today that Cummins Engine Company, manufacturer of heavy duty diesel engines, has paid $1,092,500 for allegedly violating its 1998 settlement agreement with ARB to perform clean air projects and certify its engines to reduce smog-forming emissions such as NOx (oxides of nitrogen). "We are very pleased that Cummins is taking steps to reduce excess emissions from the heavy duty engines in question, and that they are cooperating by instituting recalls and retiring emissions credits," said ARB Executive Officer Catherine Witherspoon. Among the violations of the 1998 settlement agreement ARB alleged, Cummins obtained state certification for 11,600 heavy duty engines equipped with emission control systems that did not meet emissions requirements, omitted 26,347 engines from eligibility for the Low NOx Rebuild (Chip Reflash) program, and failed to complete work on and to submit reports for agreed upon emission reduction projects in a timely manner. ARB investigated these violations jointly with U.S. EPA, which entered parallel agreements to settle these violations. In addition to paying over $ 1 million in penalties, as part of the latest settlement agreements Cummins is required to recall the 11,600 engines nationwide that did not meet state emissions requirements. In addition, Cummins will retire emissions credits from further use. (Emissions credits are a market mechanism, created to help industries meet various emissions standards; they are bought, sold and traded by refineries, power plants, and other emissions sources.) Cummins is reimbursing 979 NOx tons to the U.S. and to California through ARB to compensate for the excess tons generated by the prohibited emission control devices, and 1042 tons of NOx for its non-compliance with the earlier settlement agreement. All monies are being paid to the California Air Pollution Control Fund (APCF). The APCF was established to mitigate various sources of pollution through education and the advancement and use of cleaner technology. This fund uses compliance settlement fees to support various pollution-related research projects and related programs. The Legislature controls the use of the APCF through the annual Budget Act. For more information on heavy duty diesel clean-up activities and ARB enforcement actions, visit www.arb.ca.gov. The Air Resources Board is a department of the California Environmental Protection Agency. ARB's mission is to promote and protect public health, welfare, and ecological resources through effective reduction of air pollutants while recognizing and considering effects on the economy. The ARB oversees all air pollution control efforts in California to attain and maintain health based air quality standards. ##### ====================================================================== You are subscribed to the news-release mailing list. To UNSUBSCRIBE: Please go to http://www.arb.ca.gov/listserv/listserv.php and enter your email address and click on the button "Display Email Lists." To unsubscribe, please click inside the appropriate box to uncheck it and go to the bottom of the screen to submit your request. You will receive an automatic email message confirming that you have successfully unsubscribed. 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Thank You Dimitri Stanich ARB/PIO _______________________________________________________________ Release 07-07 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE January 31, 2007 CONTACT: Jerry Martin Patricia Rey (916) 322-2990 www.arb.ca.gov ARB Audit of Butte County's Carl Moyer Program Exposes Operational Efficiency SACRAMENTO - The California Air Resources Board (ARB) announced the results of its audit of the Butte County Air Quality Management District's (district) Carl Moyer Program, a grant-funded effort to reduce vehicle emissions through the replacement or retrofit of dirty diesel engines. The district's Moyer Program is the fourth to be audited by the ARB as part of a plan to examine the local air districts' allocation of a total of $50 million in the 2002/2003 and 2003/2004 fiscal years. ARB staff also reviewed whether the program's implementation in fiscal years 2004/2005 and 2005/2006 were compliant with current requirements. ARB Chairman Dr. Robert Sawyer said, "Dirty agricultural diesel engines are significant contributors to poor air quality. Public health relies heavily on the work of rural air districts like Butte County to ensure that maximum reductions in air pollution are realized. An effective and efficient managed Carl Moyer Program is essential to accomplish cleaner air for California." Over the past seven years of participation, the district has received over $900,000 in Moyer funds and has leveraged this amount with over $100,000 in staff resources and local monies. During the district's first five years of participation, over $500,000 of Moyer funds paid for 63 cleaner engines reducing smog-forming nitrogen oxides (NOx) emissions by over 300 tons, and diesel soot by 17.3 tons over the life of the projects. The statewide program's cost-effectiveness for the first six years of the program is $2,600 per ton of NOx reduced, while the cost-effectiveness for Butte County during the same period is $2,200 per ton. All projects reviewed during the audit met eligibility requirements and achieved real emission reductions in a timely manner. The ARB has only made three findings that require action from the district and are limited to administrative issues, such as lack of notification of incomplete application in files, and minimum contract and application requirements not included in the program's eighth year. The district has addressed and will implement the audit's recommendations. The ARB audit made special notice of the operational and administrative efficiency demonstrated by the district in applying the program. The Butte County Air Quality Management District has made exemplary efforts to ensure emission reductions are verifiable and some of its practices should serve as a statewide model for the Carl Moyer Program. The Air Resources Board is a department of the California Environmental Protection Agency. ARB's mission is to promote and protect public health, welfare, and ecological resources through effective reduction of air pollutants while recognizing and considering effects on the economy. The ARB oversees all air Quality Management efforts in California to attain and maintain health based air quality standards. ##### ====================================================================== You are subscribed to the news-release mailing list. To UNSUBSCRIBE: Please go to http://www.arb.ca.gov/listserv/listserv.php and enter your email address and click on the button "Display Email Lists." 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For a list of simple ways you can reduce demand and cut your energy costs, see our website at www.arb.ca.gov. ====================================================================== Date: Wed, 7 Feb 2007 11:52:40 -0800 Subject: news-release: -- State Implementation Plan for Ozone From: dstanich@ARB.ca.gov Hello, Please consider the following Air Resources Board press release announcing the State Implemenation Plan designed to bring California within federal standards for ground level ozone. You can read the release online at: http://www.arb.ca.gov/newsrel/nr020707.htm . Thank You Dimitri Stanich ARB/PIO _________________________________________________________________ Release 07-08 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE February 7, 2007 CONTACT: Jerry Martin Gennet Paauwe (916) 322-2990 www.arb.ca.gov ARB announces 2007 State Implementation Plan for Ozone SACRAMENTO - The California Air Resources Board (ARB) today announced its new state strategy to attain the new federal one hour air quality standard for ozone. "The State Implementation Plan (SIP) is the blueprint for how the state will meet the federal one hour ozone standard. The plan assures attainment of clean air standards as quickly as possible through technically feasible and cost-effective measures," said Catherine Witherspoon, ARB Executive Officer. The strategy announced today will reduce ozone-forming emissions in the South Coast Air Basin (the greater Los Angeles region) and the San Joaquin Valley by as much as one half between now and 2024. The state strategy combined with local measures proposed by the South Coast Air Quality Management District (SCAQMD) and the San Joaquin Valley Air Quality Management District make up the 2007 plan for attaining the federal one hour ozone standard. The ozone plan is due to U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA) by June 15, 2007. The state's plan for the South Coast Air Basin (the greater Los Angeles area) will reduce photochemical ozone by 212 tons per day (tpd) in 2024. The proposed strategy builds on existing ARB programs that will reduce smog forming emission in the South Coast by 670 tpd in 2024. The South Coast Air Quality Management District is expected to adopt regional measures that will cut another 32 tpd of ozone. The San Joaquin Valley plan calls for new measures that will reduce ozone by 68 tons per day in 2024. Existing State programs will eliminate 473 pd by 2024. The Valley's air quality agency is proposing its own measures that will cut an additional 54 tpd in that time period. The plan projects attainment for all other areas of the state of the federal ozone standard by 2020. The state strategy will also reduce emissions that form fine particulates (PM-2.5) by approximately 40 percent in the SCAQMD by 2015. However, the nature of particulate pollution is technically complex. The ARB proposes to use the remainder of 2007 to refine the science and revisit the particulate strategies for those regions. The federal PM 2.5 plan is due to USEPA in April 2008. Mobile source measures are the heart of the ARB strategy with modernization of California's diesel fleets an essential near-term goal. The measures make up 90 percent of the reductions identified in the SIP. "The legacy fleet of older, higher polluting trucks, buses, locomotives and off-road equipment will continue to slow our progress toward cleaner air and currently is our biggest hurdle. Natural turnover is slow for engines designed to last for decades. Therefore, the state strategy is to focus on programs that will clean up or replace those engines through a comprehensive package of regulations, incentives and efforts by the goods movement industries as quickly as possible," Witherspoon added. The SIP is a comprehensive strategy designed to attain federal air quality standards as quickly as possible through a combination of technologically feasible and cost-effective measures. It outlines ARB staff's assessment of how far adopted regulations will take us towards attainment of federal standards, what new actions can be taken, and what are the earliest feasible timeframes for meeting those standards. The Air Resources Board is a department of the California Environmental Protection Agency. ARB's mission is to promote and protect public health, welfare, and ecological resources through effective reduction of air pollutants while recognizing and considering effects on the economy. The ARB oversees all air pollution control efforts in California to attain and maintain health based air quality standards. ##### ====================================================================== You are subscribed to the news-release mailing list. To UNSUBSCRIBE: Please go to http://www.arb.ca.gov/listserv/listserv.php and enter your email address and click on the button "Display Email Lists." To unsubscribe, please click inside the appropriate box to uncheck it and go to the bottom of the screen to submit your request. You will receive an automatic email message confirming that you have successfully unsubscribed. Also, please read our listserve disclaimer at http://www.arb.ca.gov/listserv/disclaim.htm . The energy challenge facing California is real. Every Californian needs to take immediate action to reduce energy consumption. For a list of simple ways you can reduce demand and cut your energy costs, see our website at www.arb.ca.gov. ====================================================================== Date: Fri, 9 Feb 2007 17:00:34 -0800 Subject: arbcombo -- Alternative Fuels Incentives Program ($25 million) From: wfell@arb.ca.gov Subject: Solicitations for Project Proposals for the Alternative Fuels Incentives Program ($25 million) Assembly Bill (AB) 1811 requires the California Air Resources Board (ARB) to develop a joint plan with the California Energy Commission (CEC) to spend $25 million for the purposes of incentivizing the use and production of alternative transportation fuels. AB 1811 requires funding for this program to be encumbered by June 30, 2007 and expended by June 30, 2009. This program is referred to as the Alternative Fuels Incentives Program (AFIP). The ARB invites interested parties to respond to solicitations for AFIP project proposals. The AFIP solicitations provide criteria and related information for project proposals. The AFIP solicitations can be found at the ARB Alternative Fuels Incentives Program web page at: http://www.arb.ca.gov/fuels/altfuels/incentives/incentives.htm In addition, ARB technical and program contacts for each of the AFIP categories can be found on this web page. Project proposals are requested by no later than Monday, March 12, 2007. Project proposals will be evaluated by a multi-state agency team comprised of the ARB, CEC, State Water Resources Control Board, Integrated Waste Management Board, California Department of Food and Agriculture, and California Department of Forestry. Each project proposal will be evaluated and ranked based on individual merits in meeting the principles and objectives of AB 1811. Funds for AFIP must be encumbered by June 30, 2007. If you should have general questions about the AB 1811 AFIP program please contact: Dean Simeroth, Chief, Criteria Pollutants Branch at (916) 322-6020 or via email at: dsimerot@arb.ca.gov Or Harold Holmes, Manager, Engineering Evaluation Section at (916) 324-8029 or via email at: hholmes@arb.ca.gov . You are receiving this single arbcombo email because you are a subscriber to or have made a public comment to one or more of the following lists: ag, altdiesel, board-notices, bus-tfv, bus-ub, ccms, fuels-general, h2hwy, icat, ms-mailings, news-release, onrdiesel, porttruck, publicfleets, rfp-ifb, scfleet, vapor, whatsnew, zeb, zev-program. ====================================================================== You are subscribed to one of the lists aggregated to make this particular ARB combination listserve broadcast. To UNSUBSCRIBE: Please go to http://www.arb.ca.gov/listserv/listserv.php and enter your email address and click on the button "Display Email Lists." 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For a list of simple ways you can reduce demand and cut your energy costs, see our website at www.arb.ca.gov. ====================================================================== Date: Fri, 9 Feb 2007 15:34:47 -0800 Subject: arbcombo -- Haagen-Smit Award Nominations From: wfell@arb.ca.gov The Air Resources Board annually presents the Haagen-Smit Award to esteemed persons in the air quality community – scientists, professors, legislators, activists, business leaders, and others who have made significant contributions toward improving air quality and public health. You are invited to nominate a person for the 2007 Haagen-Smit Award to recognize the dedicated air quality efforts during his/her career. Please note that the deadline for submitting your nomination is February 28. For more information on the Haagen-Smit Award, previous recipients, and the nomination form, please go to http://www.arb.ca.gov/docs/hsawards/arch07/arch07.htm . Thank you for your interest in healthful air quality and for your consideration of acknowledging the air quality improvement efforts of a peer by submitting a nomination. For more information, please contact Leon Dolislager at 916-323-1533 or ldolisla@arb.ca.gov . 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For a list of simple ways you can reduce demand and cut your energy costs, see our website at www.arb.ca.gov. ====================================================================== Date: Tue, 13 Feb 2007 12:31:04 -0800 Subject: news-release: -- Alternative Fuel Grants From: dstanich@ARB.ca.gov Hello, Please consider the following ARB press release announcing the availability of $25 million for the purposes of incentivizing biofuels and high efficiency, low emitting vehicle technology. You can review the release online at: http://www.arb.ca.gov/newsrel/nr021307.htm . Thank You Dimitri Stanich ARB/PIO _________________________________________________________________ Release 07-09 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE February 13, 2007 CONTACT: Jerry Martin Gennet Paauwe (916) 322-2990 www.arb.ca.gov ARB Solicits Proposals for $25 Million in Available Alternative Fuel Grants SACRAMENTO -- The California Air Resources Board (ARB) is now accepting grant proposals for a total of $25 million in available funding from the Alternative Fuels Incentives Programs for the purposes of incentivizing biofuels and high efficiency, low emitting vehicle technology. Funds from the program, made available by the passage of AB 1811 in 2006, will help develop specific measures to reduce air pollution and greenhouse gas emissions. These funds are to be awarded by June 30, 2007, consistent with an expenditure plan jointly developed by the ARB and the California Energy Commission (CEC). ARB and CEC staff are proposing that monies be expended in the following categories: * Infrastructure for dispensing E85 (fuel that is 85% ethanol and 15% gasoline) and potentially other alternative fuels ($7 million) * Startup of small biofuels production facilities ($5 million) * Plug-in hybrid electric vehicle demonstration projects ($5 million) * Transit bus projects ($2 million) * Incentives for PZEVs and ZEVs ($1.5 million) * Alternative fuel vehicle research ($3.5 million) * Funding for consumer education and outreach ($1 million) The deadline for submitting a grant proposal is March 12, 2007. ARB and CEC staff will review the proposals in March 2007 and develop recommendations for awarding grants in April 2007. ARB and CEC staff will update the Board in May and awards will be made in late May and June 2007. To apply for a grant or for more information about the Alternative Fuels Incentives Programs, please see: http://www.arb.ca.gov/fuels/altfuels/incentives/incentives.htm The Air Resources Board is a department of the California Environmental Protection Agency. ARB's mission is to promote and protect public health, welfare, and ecological resources through effective reduction of air pollutants while recognizing and considering effects on the economy. The ARB oversees all air pollution control efforts in California to attain and maintain health based air quality standards. ##### ====================================================================== You are subscribed to the news-release mailing list. To UNSUBSCRIBE: Please go to http://www.arb.ca.gov/listserv/listserv.php and enter your email address and click on the button "Display Email Lists." To unsubscribe, please click inside the appropriate box to uncheck it and go to the bottom of the screen to submit your request. 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