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CAP AND TADE

Technical snafu stalls state's cap-and-trade carbon auction. The
state's first joint carbon auction with Quebec was postponed on
Wednesday due to "technical issues," the California Air Resources
Board reported. Some participants being able to access the
electronic auction and submit bids while others were not, wrote
the board in a statement. The auction will be rescheduled but
will be forthcoming, wrote the board. No further details were
made available.
http://www.bizjournals.com/sacramento/news/2014/11/20/technical-snafu-stalls-states-cap-and-tradecarbon.html


California postpones greenhouse-gas credits auction. Hoping to
inaugurate a historic link with a Canadian province in the fight
against global warming, California officials were forced instead
to call off a scheduled auction of carbon-emissions allowances
Wednesday due to technical problems. The California Air Resources
Board said the carbon credits auction was postponed due to
“technical difficulties.” It hasn’t yet been rescheduled.
http://www.sacbee.com/news/business/article4021404.html#storylink=cpy


Québec-California joint cap-and-trade auction postponed.  he
Ministère du Développement durable, de l'Environnement et de la
Lutte contre les changements climatiques (MDDELCC) and the
California Air Resources Board (CARB) announce that, due to
technical problems with the auction platform, California and
Québec joint auction that was scheduled to take place today from
1 to 4 p.m. has been postponed and will be held at a later date.
http://www.newswire.ca/en/story/1449569/quebec-california-joint-cap-and-trade-auction-postponed


China Plans to Slow Energy Consumption Increase to 28% by
2020.	China, a week after unveiling an accord aimed at limiting
carbon emissions, plans to cap the increasing rate at which it
consumes energy to 28 percent for the seven-year period to 2020. 
  The nation is targeting energy use equivalent to an annual 4.8
billion metric tons of standard coal by 2020, according to...	
http://www.businessweek.com/news/2014-11-19/china-plans-to-slow-energy-consumption-increase-to-28-percent-by-2020

California revenue projected to exceed budget estimates by $2
billion.	...billion, an increase of 7.2 percent above the
previous year.    The plan created additional child-care slots as
well as allocating more money to in-home services to cover
workers' overtime. It also directs an estimated $832 million in
revenue from the state's cap-and-trade program to reduce
heat-trapping gases, with $250 million of that going to the
project to build a high-speed rail system. And the plan included
money to give 2 percent pay increases to most state employees,
effective...	
http://www.sacbee.com/news/politics-government/capitol-alert/article4016095.html



HIGH SPEED RAIL

Officials tout clean machines to help Valley air during
high-speed rail construction.	...equipment-staging yard on Golden
State Boulevard, near Highway 99 and Herndon Avenue in northwest
Fresno, representatives of the California High-Speed Rail
Authority, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, the state
Transportation Agency and the San Joaquin Valley Air Pollution
Control District touted how the latest-generation diesel
machinery will help ease the effects of earth-moving and heavy
construction on the Valley's troubled air.    Jim Laing, a
project manager for prime contractor Tutor...	
http://www.fresnobee.com/2014/11/19/4244019/officials-tout-clean-machines.html?sp=%2f99%2f406%2f



AIR POLLUTION

A Chinese Smog-Fighting Strategy. Fewer Cars, Cleaner Air  As
Beijing residents look back fondly on the blue skies during the
APEC summit, the Chinese government is reassuring a skeptical
public that it intends to keep pollution away from the Chinese
capital. To clear away the city's smog in time for the visit of
President Obama and other leaders, China imposed limits on
industrial production and vehicular traffic, and on Monday, Nov.
17, the People's Daily reported...	
http://www.businessweek.com/articles/2014-11-19/china-plans-to-fight-air-pollution-by-curbing-the-number-of-cars


Maixingren device to fight air pollution. Julie Makinen / Los
Angeles Times    Ads in the Beijing subway tout a new device from
the company Maixingren that is aimed at reducing exposure to
harmful particulates in the air.    Ads in the Beijing subway
tout a new device from the company Maixingren that is aimed at
reducing exposure to harmful particulates in the air. (Julie
Makinen / Los Angeles Times)    Ads in the Beijing subway tout a
new device from the
company...	http://www.latimes.com/world/asia/la-la-fg-china-masks-1-jpg-20141119-photo.html?track=rss


These photos of China's toxic smog are terrifying.	During the
recent Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit in Beijing,
something remarkable happened, as it does every time the world's
news cameras train their sites on the Chinese capital: The toxic
gray air turned blue. The state-run press even gave it a name:
“APEC blue.” Magic! Not exactly. In a push to impress (pretend?),
the magic wand that Beijing authorities waved to banish the smog
was in fact a massive bureaucratic effort that could only be
pulled off in one-party-rule China. Ten thousand industrial
plants were temporarily shuttered, and nearly 40,000 others
limited operating hours. 
http://grist.org/climate-energy/these-photos-of-chinas-toxic-smog-are-terrifying/


Fighting Climate Change With Indigenous
Livelihoods	...plantations. Palm oil is found in half of all
packaged products—from cookies to deodorant—and is a highly
lucrative commodity, making it difficult for Indonesia to halt
its production. But while Indonesia struggles to balance its
economic needs with its role in climate change, indigenous
communities are already modeling ways that strong economics can
coexist with sustainable forest management.    While the United
States and China are the largest emitters of greenhouse gases in
the world, Indonesia...
http://www.forbes.com/sites/ashoka/2014/11/20/fighting-climate-change-with-indigenous-livelihoods/


In smoggy China, masks become stylish accessory.	
For millions of Chinese, China's air pollution crisis has made
donning a mask as reflexive as reaching for an umbrella when it
rains. The country sees heavy pollution so frequently that
weather forecasts have a special symbol for "haze." But nothing
can ruin a meticulously...	
http://www.latimes.com/world/asia/la-fg-china-designer-masks-20141120-story.html


State releases proposed air quality rules.	
FAIRBANKS, Alaska (AP) — Proposed state regulations for meeting
federal air quality standards include limits on what could be
burned in wood stoves.    In areas with chronically bad air, such
as Fairbanks and North Pole, the regulations call for using dry
wood, wood pellet products, manufacture-approved biomass...	
http://www.sfgate.com/news/science/article/State-releases-proposed-air-quality-rules-5903507.php

California Green Chemistry: Implications for Consumer Product
Manufacturers, Suppliers and Retailers.	...proposed for review   
Analyze the proliferation of green chemistry initiatives outside
California.    Who Would Benefit From Attending This Program:   
Attorneys for product manufacturers, environmental and product
liability attorneys, product developers, sustainability and
environmental consultants and managers, and product safety
professionals.    Program Level: Intermediate    Prerequisite: A
general understanding of environmental and/or natural resource
law.    CPE Delivery method: Group Internet-Based...	
http://www.bna.com/california-green-chemistry-w17179912049/	


CLIMATE CHANGE

Abercrombie Is Fired Up About Global Warming.	www.civilbeat.com: 
  With two weeks left in office, Hawaii Gov. Neil Abercrombie has
the future of the planet in mind.    He hosted an intimate event
Monday evening at Washington Place for experts in climate change
to speak before a small crowd of influential policymakers,
lawyers and business leaders.    But before they delivered their
passionate presentations detailing the impending troubles, the
governor carved out a moment to make a pitch...	
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/11/19/abercrombie-global-warming_n_6186434.html?utm_hp_ref=mostpopular

Berkeley OKs plan for gas-pump climate change labels.	BERKELEY --
Climate-change warning labels are coming to gas pumps in
Berkeley, California, a city with a long history of green and
clean policies.    The Berkeley City Council voted late Tuesday
to draft a proposal by next spring that will put stickers on
gas...	
http://www.insidebayarea.com/breaking-news/ci_26969155/berkeley-oks-plan-gas-pump-climate-change-labels

Best (and trippiest) look yet at how carbon dioxide swirls around
Earth.	...computer model. This could help scientists understand
what instruments would be most useful to put on future
satellites.    The video above condenses one year of carbon
dioxide emission levels into just a few minutes.    As you watch
the video, notice that the greenhouse gas doesn't simply hover
over the place where it was emitted (primarily through the
burning of fossil fuels). Instead it gets carried around the
planet by winds.    Keep your eye on the dark-red plumes rising
off the United States, for...	
http://www.latimes.com/science/sciencenow/la-sci-sn-carbon-dioxide-earth-video-20141119-story.html

Britain pledges $1.1B to climate fund for poor.	BERLIN (AP) — The
British government has pledged 720 million pounds ($1.13 billion)
toward a United Nations fund that will help poor countries tackle
climate change.    Britain's Department of Energy and Climate
Change said in a statement Thursday that the commitment to the
Green Climate Fund brings its total to about $9 billion.    The
biggest donation so far has come from the United...	
http://www.times-standard.com/nation/ci_26976113/britain-pledges-1-1b-climate-fund-poor

China outlines plan to reach new climate goals. 	China on
Wednesday set a target for coal use through 2020 with an eye on a
commitment made with the US last week to curtail greenhouse gas
emissions. The guidelines aim to ensure that coal burning reaches
no higher than 4.2 billion tons per year by 2020. The figure for
2013 was 3.6 billion tons. The plan involves limiting growth in
overall energy use to 28 per cent between now and 2020. Energy
use grew 45 per cent in the seven years through 2013, according
to the National Bureau of Statistics, cited by financial news
agency Bloomberg. 
http://www.sacbee.com/news/local/environment/article4011882.html

China's energy plan reduces reliance on coal.	...the increase
would be limited to 16 percent.    The State Council released the
plan a week after the country announced it would stop the growth
of its carbon dioxide emissions by 2030 at the latest. China is
the world's biggest energy user and emits more greenhouse gases
than any other country. Coal, in particular, is a top contributor
to greenhouse gases and meets 65 percent of the country's total
energy consumption.    The country has said its carbon dioxide
emissions will peak in...
http://www.sacbee.com/news/nation-world/article4010748.html

Emissions gap in 2020 makes 2°C target harder.	...CO2e by 2020
for the world to have a chance of staying within the 2°C target,
the UNEP report said. But under current pledges, the range of
expected global emissions is 52–54 gt CO2e in 2020.    Only five
parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate
Change (UNFCCC) — Brazil, China, the EU 28, India and the Russian
Federation — are on track to meet their 2020 pledges.   
Australia, Canada, Mexico and the US are likely to require
further action or have purchased offsets to meet their...	
http://www.argusmedia.com/pages/NewsBody.aspx?id=950775&menu=yes

Forest Service OKs Fracking in Forest Near Nation's Capital.
	...carry oil and gas above ground can be prone to failure,
leeching toxic chemicals into drinking water supplies. Other
research efforts have also found thatdrill and fracking sites,
pipelines, wells and compressor stations can prove especially
leaky, spewing methane – a potent greenhouse gas – and toxic
compounds into the air.    [MORE: Toxic Chemicals and Carcinogens
Skyrocket Near Fracking Sites, Study Says]    In Virginia and the
nation's capital, environmental groups voiced concern that
fracking...	
http://www.usnews.com/news/articles/2014/11/19/fracking-approved-in-george-washington-national-forest

French and Australian leaders discuss climate. 	The French
president told Australia's prime minister Wednesday that
countries should make their own decisions on how to achieve any
binding greenhouse gas reduction targets that emerge from a
United Nations climate change conference in Paris next year. The
Australian government has been widely criticized by green groups
for repealing in July a two-year-old carbon tax levied on
Australia's worst industrial carbon gas polluters aimed at
reducing to the nation's greenhouse emissions.	
http://www.modbee.com/news/nation-world/article4007468.html

Greenhouse Gas Emissions Up 7.8% in Brazil in 2013. 	Greenhouse
gas emissions in Brazil amounted to 1.5 million tons in 2013, up
7.8 percent from 2012 and the highest total since 2008,
non-governmental organizations said in a report released on
Wednesday.    The study by the Climate Observatory mainly...	
http://insideclimatenews.org/todaysnews/20141120/greenhouse-gas-emissions-78-brazil-2013

Peru attacks illegal mining ahead of climate talks.	...manpower
and explosives. The operations have displaced thousands of the
estimated 40,000 people who authorities say moved to the jungle
to mine gold.    In addition to contributing to deforestation,
which scientists blame for between 12 and 15 percent of global
greenhouse gas emissions, the illegal alluvial gold mining
contaminates the jungle with tons of mercury.    Mercury is a
toxin and has already contaminated the food chain, including
fish, the local population's main protein source.    Peru's
environment...	
http://www.sfgate.com/news/science/article/Peru-attacks-illegal-mining-ahead-of-climate-talks-5902773.php

The Definitive Guide to Washington Policy-Making: The Next Two
Years Are About Election 2016.	...it will be difficult for
Republicans to stop him without seeming to overplay their
hand—shutting down the government and the like. Ugly stuff, but
it's coming.    I believe Obama's other policy priority, again
for political reasons, is the environment and climate change. A
relatively recent article of political faith among Democrats is
that the American people are genuinely concerned about climate
change and Republicans can be marginalized as climate-deniers and
anti-science. And again,...	
http://www.forbes.com/sites/daviddavenport/2014/11/19/the-definitive-guide-to-washington-policy-making-the-next-two-years-are-about-election-2016/

U.K. Pledges £720M to Climate Change Fund for Poor
Countries.	Britain will face a disaster if it adopts an
"isolationist approach" to the environment, the energy secretary,
Ed Davey, has warned as he announced the U.K. is to give £720m to
an international fund to help poor countries cope with climate
change.	
http://insideclimatenews.org/todaysnews/20141120/uk-pledges-%C2%A3720m-climate-change-fund-poor-countries

Two California cities weigh putting climate-change warning on gas
pumps.  Officials in San Francisco and Berkeley are considering
what they say would be a first-in-the-nation move to require
warnings about climate change to be placed at gas pumps at
filling stations in the two California cities.    In famously
liberal Berkeley, the City Council voted on Tuesday to draft an
ordinance that would require labels warning consumers that
burning fossil fuels...	
http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/11/20/us-usa-climatechange-california-idUSKCN0J401D20141120?feedName=globalEnergyNews&feedType=RSS&virtualBrandChannel=14230

Environmental coalition says Brazil's emissions of greenhouse
gases rose 8 percent last year.	FILE - In this June 6, 2014 file
photo, people drive their cars along 23 de Maio Avenue during a
subway strike in Sao Paulo, Brazil. Emission levels of greenhouse
gases in Latin America's biggest country were almost 8 percent
higher in 2013 than one year earlier, a Brazilian network of
environmental groups said Wednesday, Nov. 19, 2014. The energy
sector accounted for 7.8 percent of the emissions...	
http://www.usnews.com/news/business/articles/2014/11/19/environmentalists-brazils-greenhouse-gases-rise


El Cerrito council backs energy choice plan.	EL CERRITO -- The
City Council is enthusiastically embracing a plan that would
allow electricity customers to choose how much of their power
they would receive from renewable sources. The plan, commonly
referred to as "community choice aggregation" and provided
locally by San Rafael-based Marin Clean Energy, would begin next
year. 
http://www.insidebayarea.com/albany/ci_26971487/el-cerrito-council-backs-energy-choice-plan



DROUGHT


Amid historic drought, California tomato yields are up.	The
drought in the West has left good news a little thin on the
ground of late. That's unless you're a tomato grower.    While
other crops seem to be wilting, tomato yields are up. In fact,
they're breaking records.    For more Bruce Rominger joins Take
Two....	
http://www.scpr.org/programs/take-two/2014/11/19/40424/amid-historic-drought-california-tomato-yields-are/


Dry San Diego to look to sewers as water source.	SAN DIEGO (AP) —
Acknowledging California's parched new reality, the city of San
Diego has embraced a once-toxic idea: turning sewer water into
drinking water.    The City Council voted unanimously Tuesday to
advance a $2.5-billion plan to recycle wastewater, the latest
example of...	
http://www.sfgate.com/news/science/article/Dry-San-Diego-to-look-to-sewers-as-water-source-5902846.php

	
Talks on drought bill underway on Capitol Hill.	California's
water future is boiling below the surface this week.Click to
Continue »	
http://www.fresnobee.com/2014/11/19/4242760/talks-on-drought-bill-underway.html


Water meetings deep in public participation.	...had empty seats
have dealt with crowds overflowing into the hallways during key
meetings when water is the key item. It's the same up and down
the state, and at every level of government.    This week,
Stanislaus County Supervisor Vito Chiesa attended the California
State Association of Counties convention in Anaheim, where he
will be installed as president Thursday night.    Last year, he
said, a breakout session on water issues drew every single
supervisor.    “This year was the redux,” Chiesa said....	
http://www.modbee.com/news/local/news-columns-blogs/jeff-jardine/article4023591.html




FUELS

Obama, Congress set to clash over Keystone XL
pipeline.	...election, President Obama has doubled down on his
pledge to use his executive powers to act, saying he interpreted
the results as voters wanting Washington to emerge from gridlock
rather than sending a damning message to Democrats.    He struck
a landmark deal on climate change with his Chinese counterpart
that the GOP immediately denounced, and he repeated his intent to
change the immigration system through executive action by year's
end, bringing accusations of overreach from Republicans.    Now,
his party's...	
http://www.latimes.com/topic/la-pn-keystone-vote-20141114-story.html?track=rss

A look at who loses as oil prices keep plunging	McClatchy
Washington. BureauNovember 19, 2014 Updated 1 hour ago    Cheaper
gasoline prices mean huge savings for American consumers, but the
steep downward swing may be bad for energy-producing countries
and companies.    WASHINGTON — The rapid plunge in oil and
gasoline prices means huge savings for American consumers,...	
http://www.fresnobee.com/2014/11/19/4243636/a-look-at-who-loses-as-oil-prices.html?sp=%2f99%2f406%2f557%2f

Cambria gas drops below $4; prices are even lower
elsewhere.	...regular-grade fuel, down from nearly $4.80 during
the summer but above other county sites. In San Luis Obispo, two
stations were reporting regular prices below $3 a gallon
Wednesday, Nov. 19.    To the delight of drivers nationwide, the
average price of regular gasoline on Monday, Nov. 3, dropped
below three bucks a gallon for the first time in 1,409
consecutive days, according to AAA's surveys of 120,000 stations.
The surveys showed the average cost that day was $2.98.   
Bloomberg News reports the nation's...	
http://www.sanluisobispo.com/2014/11/19/3357624/gas-price-cambria-fuel-energy.html?sp=%2f99%2f177%2f183%2f429%2f

Local gas prices dip below $3 a gallon for first time since
2010.	 At Costco, a gallon of regular unleaded gasoline cost
$2.95 on Wednesday afternoon. DAVID MIDDLECAMP —
dmiddlecamp@thetribunenews.com |    Jubilant exclamations could
be heard at some local gas stations Wednesday as customers pulled
up to the pump to find that gas had finally fallen below the...	
http://www.sanluisobispo.com/2014/11/19/3357945/gas-prices-cost-under-3-dollars.html?ihp=1&sp=%2f99%2f100%2f

Kansas senators decry Keystone measure's rejection.
	...Interfaith Power & Light, applauded the U.S. Senate's
decision.    Rieber said a pipeline spill could devastate
environmentally sensitive areas in Kansas, including the scenic
Flint Hills. He also said tapping the Canadian oil would set back
efforts to control greenhouse gas emissions and address climate
change.    "There is far more potential for job development and
energy security in the transition to plentiful wind, solar and
other clean, renewable and domestic sources of energy,"
Rieber...	
http://www.sanluisobispo.com/2014/11/18/3356567/kansas-senators-decry-keystone.html?ihp=0&sp=%2f99%2f177%2f507%2f347%2f836%2f

UPDATE 6-Keystone XL pipeline bill dies in U.S.
Senate.	...consideration of a Keystone bill would be "very early
up" in the next congress.    Obama opposed the Keystone bill and
wants the State Department to finish its review of the pipeline.
He has said he would not approve the pipeline if it significantly
raised greenhouse gas emissions.    If the bill had passed, Obama
was widely expected to veto it, a power he has used only three
times during his six years in office. Obama raised new questions
about the project during a trip to Asia late last week,
saying...	
http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/11/19/usa-keystone-idUSL2N0T80WR20141119?feedName=companyNews&feedType=RSS&rpc=31&type=companyNews	



VEHICLES

Automakers debut key luxury cars and SUVs at L.A. Auto Show: Audi
Prologue, Mazda CX-3	...sold in the U.S. last year was purchased
in California. So it's no wonder automakers save some of their
most important introductions for the Los Angeles Auto Show.    As
usual, green cars are a focus in eco-conscious L.A. Toyota is
showing its emission-free hydrogen fuel-cell car, the Mirai,
which goes on sale next year in the U.S. and Europe. Honda also
has a fuel-cell concept car, the FCV, which is expected to go on
sale in 2016.    But with U.S. gas prices at a four-year...	
http://www.usnews.com/news/business/articles/2014/11/19/automakers-debut-key-models-at-la-auto-show

L.A. Auto Show: Audi, Cadillac and a Prius challenger...  Getting
futuristic    Is this the future? It's the @Toyota FV2. It's
tiny, got 3 wheels and moving graphics. #LAAutoShow
pic.twitter.com/lebka7fhSB    — Highway 1 (@latimesautos)
November 19, 2014    10:07 a.m.    9:26 a.m.    Volkswagen has
joined the hydrogen fuel cell movement, with new technology
developed entirely in-house and a promise to make its Golf the
first vehicle ever to be offered in all available power trains —
gas, diesel, electric and now hydrogen.    The “research”...	
http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-hy-la-auto-show-updates-htmlstory.html

Toyota to launch first fuel-cell car this year.	TOKYO -- There
will only be a few hundred, and they won't be cheap, but Toyota
is about to take its first small step into the unproven market
for emissions-free, hydrogen-powered vehicles. The world's
largest automaker announced Tuesday that it will begin selling
fuel cell cars in Japan on Dec. 15 and in the U.S. and Europe in
mid-2015. The sporty-looking, four-door Toyota Mirai will retail
for $57,600 before taxes. Toyota hopes to sell 400 in Japan and
300 in the rest of the world in the first year. "In time, the
fuel cell vehicle will become mainstream. We wanted to take the
first step," said Mitsuhisa Kato, a Toyota executive vice
president, at the vehicle's launch Tuesday.
http://www.insidebayarea.com/gas-prices/ci_26960929/toyota-launch-first-fuel-cell-car-this-year

Volkswagen teases a hydrogen-powered Golf.	Volkswagen has joined
the hydrogen fuel cell movement, with new technology developed
entirely in-house and a promise to make its Golf the first
vehicle ever to be offered in all available power trains — gas,
diesel, electric and now hydrogen.    The “research”...	
http://www.latimes.com/business/autos/la-fi-hy-la-auto-show-volkswagen-golf-20141119-story.html

Roadshow: EV charging on the road is not always easy.	Q I want to
inform you about the terrible ordeal in trying to charge an
electric car while away from home. I have a new Honda Fit EV and
went to Santana Row thinking I could easily charge my car while
eating lunch. Surprise! Before I could operate the charging
station, I would have had to register with the charge company,
provide an ID and password, authorize prepay and obtain a
magnetic key fob in the mail. 
http://www.insidebayarea.com/mr-roadshow/ci_26961550/roadshow-ev-charging-road-is-not-always-easy




GREEN ENERGY

Amazon makes green energy pledge after Greenpeace gives F
grade.	Bloomberg NewsNovember 19, 2014    Amazon.com has pledged
to reach 100 percent renewable energy usage for its cloud
computing division after criticism from the environmental group
Greenpeace.    SAN FRANCISCO — Amazon.com Inc., criticized by an
environmental group this year for being among the dirtiest
technology companies,...	
http://www.fresnobee.com/2014/11/19/4243562/amazon-makes-green-energy-pledge.html?sp=%2f99%2f406%2f557%2f

Biomass Industry Triumphs in EPA's Biogenic Emissions
Framework.	The U.S. EPA has never before made such a clear and
emphatic endorsement of biomass, commented Biomass Power
Association President Bob Cleaves onrelease of the agency's
updated biogenic emissions framework.    At least not for the 15
years that BPA has been in existence, according to Cleaves. The
framework comes nearly...	
http://insideclimatenews.org/content/biomass-industry-triumphs-epas-biogenic-emissions-framework

SunEdison Becomes World's Top Renewable Energy Developer.
(SustainableBusiness.com)	SunEdison Becomes World's Top Renewable
Energy Developer    SunEdison (NYSE: SUNE) is about to become one
of the largest renewable energy developers in the world with its
$2.4 billion acquisition of First Wind.    That means investors
in its YieldCo, TerraForm Power...	
http://insideclimatenews.org/content/sunedison-becomes-worlds-top-renewable-energy-developer

Veggie Trike brings produce to Sacramento-area
streets.	...continue providing organic produce options to
customers year-round.    Dan Best, manager of more than a dozen
Certified Farmers' Markets in Sacramento County, said he has to
close some of his locations during the winter because demand
drops below a point of sustainability. The pedestrian markets, as
he calls the downtown markets, draw people less consistently than
community markets, such as the Sunday market held under the
freeway, which survive year-round because people drive there to
do the bulk of their...	
http://www.sacbee.com/news/local/health-and-medicine/healthy-choices/article4024511.html



MISCELLANEOUS

Waste district plans to convert landfill methane into
carbon-negative hauling fuel.
A new waste hauler is taking over Peninsula trash next spring.
Monterey Regional Waste Management District, already a national
model in eco-friendly landfilling, is using the opportunity to go
even greener.  GreenWaste Recovery, which beat current hauler
Waste Management and several others in a competitive bidding
process, is taking over waste collection contracts for seven
Peninsula jurisdictions. 
http://www.montereycountyweekly.com/news/local_news/waste-district-plans-to-convert-landfill-methane-into-carbon-negative/article_2729dd52-7038-11e4-ae0b-873e34b3ca9e.html


This Wearable Detects Pollution to Build Air Quality Maps in Real
Time.
China’s air quality is notoriously bad.  How bad? It has slowed
photosynthesis in plants and possibly impacted the country’s food
supply. One scientist describes conditions as “similar to a
nuclear winter.”  Earlier this year, Beijing’s concentration of
PM 2.5 particles—those fine enough to penetrate the lungs and
enter the bloodstream—reached 505 micrograms per cubic meter, and
the World Health Organization recommends a safe level of 25.
http://www.wired.com/2014/11/clarity-wearable/ 



OPINIONS

ERCOT Report On Clean Power Plan Misses The Big Picture.	We knew
this was coming. Everyone knew. The power sector is the single
largest source of carbon pollution in the U.S. and one of the
largest in the world, yet there are no limits on how much carbon
power plants can emit into our air. The U.S. Environmental
Protection Agency's Clean Power Plan (CPP) for new and existing
power plants is urgently...	
http://www.forbes.com/sites/edfenergyexchange/2014/11/19/ercot-report-on-clean-power-plan-misses-the-big-picture/

The lesson on climate change, again.  The United States and China
struck a much-ballyhooed climate-change agreement last week that
marked the first time ever that China has committed to halt the
growth of emissions of carbon dioxide, the primary greenhouse gas
that contributes to global warming, by 2030. With the U.S. and
China being the world’s two worst greenhouse gas polluters, the
agreement highlighted the reality that climate change is a global
problem requiring global solutions. Now comes India to blow it
all apart. 
http://www.utsandiego.com/news/2014/nov/19/united-states-china-india-climate-change/


CHRIS MOONEY: Winter weather doesn't refute global warming.	If
you live in the U.S., you have been feeling insanely cold lately.
The area south of Buffalo got 5 feet of snow this week -- an
extreme winter weather outburst that is being blamed for a tragic
five deaths -- and the Weather Channel says that parts of the
Midwest and Great Lakes region may experience "one of the longest
sub-freezing spells on record for the month of November." But the
whole United States has been quite cold. In Washington, D.C.,
Tuesday night, a weather emergency was announced due to the
expectation of extremely cold temperatures. 
http://www.bakersfieldcalifornian.com/opinion/hot-topics/x1952131475/Winter-weather-doesnt-refute-global-warming

EDITORIAL: California marches to the beat of a different
drum.	...respectively disappointed, disgusted and dissatisfied
with America's direction, Congress and president.    By just
about every measure, in other words, California was, as ever, the
great exception. That disparity is unlikely to end.    As Gov.
Jerry Brown cuts cap-and-trade deals and ramps up renewable
energy projects and green transportation, congressional
Republicans have vowed to double down on an anti-environmentalist
agenda. The incoming chairman of the Senate Environment and
Public...	
http://www.fresnobee.com/2014/11/19/4243495/editorial-california-marches-to.html?sp=%2f99%2f274%2f



BLOGS

The New Face of Our Military's Energy Security.	...Force took an
important step that may eventually revolutionize how we think
about the cars we drive and the way we keep the lights on.    Los
Angeles Air Force Base will replace its entire non-tactical
vehicle fleet with 42 electric vehicles, the largest plug-in
electric vehicle fleet on a federal facility. But the most
important and innovative part of the Los Angeles Air Force Base
project is that each of these vehicles will be able to export
electricity from its batteries back to
the...	http://www.huffingtonpost.com/michael-wu/the-new-face-of-our-milit_b_6186496.html?ir=Los+Angeles&utm_hp_ref=los-angeles


Incentives For Buying and Owning Electric Cars In Every
State.	...incentives and perks, the benefits are pretty clear.   
Check out the infographic below, created in partnership with
Nissan LEAF, to learn more about state-by-state incentives. Don't
see your home listed below? No worries – click here to find out
more about sweet EV perks.    Find out more about Nissan LEAF
incentives here, including free charging with the purchase of a
LEAF.	
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/11/19/ev-incentives-states_n_5696133.html

Audi A7 h-tron quattro 'Performance' Fuel-Cell Plug-In Car
Unveiled At 2014 LA Auto Show. 	Hydrogen fuel-cell cars are only
barely starting to enter showrooms, and at this early stage
issues like cost and fueling infrastructure have taken precedent
over more frivolous concerns. Like, for example, performance.
ALSO SEE: 2016 Toyota Mirai Name For...	
http://www.greencarreports.com/news/1095557_audi-a7-h-tron-quattro-performance-fuel-cell-plug-in-car-unveiled-at-2014-la-auto-show

Honda spending $13.8 million on hydrogen infrastructure with
FirstElement.	
Honda is partnering with FirstElement Fuel to increase the number
of hydrogen refueling stations in California. The two have signed
a letter of intent to provide $13.8 of financial assistance that,
with some state money, could let FirstElement build "at least 12
stations." This is the second OEM that FirstElement is
working...	
http://green.autoblog.com/2014/11/19/honda-spending-13-8-million-on-hydrogen-infrastructure-with-fir/


Ebola, Africa and the Fight to Protect Childhood.	...the Cape
Town police force.) As is the case worldwide, most of the time,
this rape occurs at the hands of someone the child knows, loves
and trusts.    Let's contrast these figures with the number of
new Ebola infections occurring every day in South Africa: Zero.  
 Yet where is the focus? Where is the widespread fear and outrage
that mobilizes public attention and galvanizes government action?
   Child sexual abuse is an issue shrouded in secrecy, an
intimate and sinister crime that silences victims --...	
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/lauren-book/ebola-africa-and-the-figh_b_6110542.html?ir=Impact&utm_hp_ref=impact


Powering Cars With Sunshine.	...you go to your local Ford
dealership and check out the plug-in hybrids C-Max Energi and
Fusion as well as the full battery electric Focus. These are
great plug-in cars to consider (and the Focus just got a big
price cut). If you do purchase or lease a Ford EV, your dealer
will ask if you are interested in saving energy costs and
slashing carbon emissions by using a solar system to charge your
vehicle and your home. If you are interested, then you contact
SunPower to sign up for a free solar evaluation....	
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/gina-coplonnewfield/powering-cars-with-sunshi_b_6187966.html?utm_hp_ref=green


Innovation Earth: A Very Low-Tech Way To Stop Water-Wasters.	I
live in California, where we're now entering our fourth
consecutive year of a drought so severe you can see it from
space. But every morning when I go for a run around my
neighborhood in central Los Angeles, I'm struck by the
pervasiveness of the drought...	
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/jennifer-grayson/innovation-earth-water-wasters_b_6183132.html?utm_hp_ref=green

Preventing the Sixth Mass Extinction Requires Dealing With
Climate Change.Last week the United States and China signed a
landmark agreement to combat climate change. This is an important
step in guarding against even more damage from rising seas that
threaten major cities, increasingly common and severe storms that
devastate lives and property, wildfires, drought, and the huge
economic...	
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/anthony-d-barnosky/preventing-the-sixth-mass_b_6161284.html?utm_hp_ref=green

The environmental movement is not the Tea Party of the left. 
Perhaps it was inevitable, in the current Tea Party era, that a
noisy progressive movement would draw comparisons to the
right-wing insurgents who have taken over the Republican Party. 
http://grist.org/climate-energy/the-environmental-movement-is-not-the-tea-party-of-the-left/

These Simple Charts Show Why the US-China Climate Pact Is Such a
Big Deal. Yomiuri Shimbun/AP This story originally appeared in
Slate and is republished here as part of the Climate Desk
collaboration. The big climate news of last week, indeed maybe of
the past several years, was the surprise announcement of a
bilateral US-China agreement setting targets for CO2 emissions
out to the year 2030. Is this really such a big deal, or are
climate protection advocates just grasping for any good news to
offset the grim implications of a Republican takeover of the US
Senate? The answer is: Yes, it is a very big deal, at least if
both parties fulfill their commitments. Today, I will be an
optimist and assume that somehow they pull it off.	
http://www.motherjones.com/environment/2014/11/chinese-emission-target-most-important-part-climate-deal

Within two years, a quarter of the world's carbon emissions are
likely to be priced. It often surprises people to hear that big
companies like Exxon use a “shadow carbon price” when assessing
future investment opportunities (in other words, they assume a
price on carbon even where/when there isn't one). After all, if
you only pay attention to the headlines, it sounds like the big
story on climate change is that nobody's doing anything and we're
all doomed. Why would Exxon think carbon will be priced any time
soon? Well, it turns out that carbon is getting priced, not in
the big, dramatic, simple way climate hawks would prefer, but
incrementally, piecemeal, country-by-country, region-by-region,
still inadequately but in a way that's starting to add up.
http://grist.org/climate-energy/within-two-years-a-quarter-of-the-worlds-carbon-emissions-are-likely-to-be-priced/

Volkswagen Group shows 3 hydrogen fuel cell concepts at LA Show:
Audi A7.
Sportback h-tron; Golf Sportwagen HyMotion; Passat HyMotion	Audi
A7 Sportback h-tron. Click to enlarge.       Audi and Volkswagen,
both members of the Volkswagen Group, unveiled three hydrogen
fuel-cell vehicle demonstrators at the Los Angeles Auto Show: the
sporty Audi A7 Sportback h-tron quattro, a plug-in fuel-cell
electric hybrid featuring permanent all-wheel drive and the Golf
Sportwagen HyMotion,...	
http://www.greencarcongress.com/2014/11/20141120-vw.html

Soul EV You'd be forgiven if you weren't fully aware of this
vehicle's existence. While the Soul EV is a big deal for Kia, as
it marks the Korean brand's first foray into the world of pure
electric vehicles here in the US, it simply has not a been able
to garner much regard from the average car fan or, really,...	
http://www.autoblog.com/kia/soul+ev/

Syrah Resources successfully produces Li-ion battery grade
spherical graphite; market numbers.	Australia-based Syrah
Resources has successfully produced uncoated battery grade
spherical graphite, using natural flake graphite from its Balama
Graphite & Vanadium Project in Mozambique. The battery market
currently represents approximately 23% of global flake graphite
output and is expected to be a rapidly growing sector due to
lithium ion (Li-ion) battery demand (Source: Benchmark Minerals).
          The key driver of this growth is the expected...	
http://www.greencarcongress.com/2014/11/20141120-syrah.html

Concord: Electric vehicle charging station coming to Todos Santos
Plaza parking garage.	CONCORD -- The first city-owned electric
vehicle charging station soon will be installed in a parking
garage near Todos Santos Plaza. The City Council on Tuesday set
the fee for the charging station at $1.75 per hour, which
staffers estimate will generate about $2,362 annually...	
http://www.insidebayarea.com/science/ci_26968813/concord-electric-vehicle-charging-station-coming-todos-santos





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