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| Going green could put California deeper in the red. The ARB’s “scoping plan,” awaiting adoption, lays out sharp increases in electricity and natural gas service rates, much costlier gasoline and other financial burdens. And it’s generating increasing resistance from business. |
| Big CO2 cuts possible with China, India, U.S. help. If 50 dollars was spent per ton on reducing CO2 emissions, a large quantity of global emissions could be curbed by 2020, with 53 percent of the potential reduction achievable by China, India and the United States, a study has found. |
| EU seeks to expand energy grids The European Commission has unveiled plans to diversify the EU’s energy imports and reduce dependence on Russia, the main gas supplier. The EU will remain dependent on imported fossil fuels for many years to come, the Strategic Energy Review says. |
| Charles: I’m a bloody nuisance on green issues Prince Charles has admitted he is a “bloody nuisance” lobbying on green issues but concedes he will have to curb his campaigning when he becomes king. |
| Brown clouds seasonal in nature. The haze, or an atmospheric brown cloud hanging over major Asian cities including Delhi and Mumbai, essentially affects local conditions and can be swept away by a new weather system or winter rains as is often the case in the Capital. |
| Climate action starts here. Frustrated by years of inaction by the federal government to combat global warming, citizen groups, families, local governments and the Western states all have mounted their own, diffuse campaigns to tackle what most agree is the most urgent challenge facing mankind. |
| California to plan climate change strategy. Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger has instructed state agencies to prepare for rising seas as they plan to replace water pipelines around sewage treatment plants and low-lying airports. |