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Category Archives: Current News
Federal judge blocks Calif. low-carbon fuels rule
Reprinted from the San Diego Union Tribune FRESNO, Calif. — California officials say they will ask a federal judge to stay his ruling that blocks the state from enforcing the first-in-the-nation mandate for cleaner, low-carbon fuels. In a decision issued Thursday, … Continue reading
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California Approves Rules Restricting Use of High-Carbon Crude
By Lynn Doan – Dec 16, 2011 3:27 PM PT California passed rules discouraging the state’s refiners, including Chevron Corp. (CVX) and Tesoro Corp. (TSO), from processing types of crude that release more carbon when produced and delivered, such as output from Canada’s … Continue reading
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New mediation group tackles public project disputes
By DOUG SHERWIN, The Daily Transcript Thursday, December 1, 2011 Large public projects in San Diego often become the subjects of protracted legal battles, stalling their development for many years or even ending them altogether. A new group in town would … Continue reading
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Summary of case involving CEQA challenge to EIR based on traffic conditions: Pfeiffer v. City of Sunnyvale (Nov. 22, 2011)
Pfeiffer v. City of Sunnyvale (Nov. 22, 2011) Cal. Court of Appeal (6th District) H036310 Interesting case involving CEQA challenge to EIR based on traffic conditions: SUMMARY OF KEY FACTS: The project proponent sought in this case to demolish a … Continue reading
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Summary of case involving the role of CEQA in assessing impact of global warming on project: Ballona v. Los Angeles (Nov. 9, 2011)
Ballona Wetlands Land Trust v. City of Los Angeles ((November 9, 2011) Cal. Court of Appeal (Second District, Division 3) B231965 Interesting case involving the role of California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) in assessing potential flooding of proposed project due … Continue reading
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Rep. Pete Stark introduces H.B. 3242, Save Our Climate Act
California Democratic House member, Pete Stark, has introduced a bill that seeks to place a price on carbon — $10 added each year per ton of carbon product that will be burned and emit carbon dioxide. That fee is applied … Continue reading
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The scientific finding that settles the climate-change debate. Washington Post Editorial
By Eugene Robinson, Published: October 24 For the clueless or cynical diehards who deny global warming, it’s getting awfully cold out there. The latest icy blast of reality comes from an eminent scientist whom the climate-change skeptics once lauded as one of their … Continue reading
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Global energy use to jump 53%
Global energy use to jump 53% Reprinted from CNN Money By Steve Hargreaves September 20, 2011: 2:58 PM ET The Energy Information Administrations says jump in energy use is expected to be driven largely by places like China and India. Renewable … Continue reading
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EPA Delays Greenhouse Gas Regulations, Raising Concerns Over Climate Change And Public Health
Reprinted from the Huff Post Green September 16, 2011 The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s announcement yesterday that it will miss a Sept. 30 deadline for issuing new rules on greenhouse gas emissions has sparked an increasingly familiar pair of contrasting … Continue reading
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Renewable Energy Siting Bill By Manuel Pérez Signed Into Law
Written by Green Liver, Imperial Valley News Sacramento, California – A new law by Assemblymember V. Manuel Pérez (D-Coachella) to spur clean-energy development and green job creation in the state was signed today by the Governor. “By expediting renewable energy … Continue reading
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