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Ready To Be Part of Art History & Be Seen Around the World? Join Us On November 21 for Another 350.org Spectacular!

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The Global Work Party on 10/10/10, which your South Bay 350 Climate Action Group was proud to be part of, was the largest day of carbon-cutting action in the planet’s history. The acceleration of climate change in 2010 won’t let us. Where : Los Angeles Historic State Park (The Cornfield),1245 N.

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Urban CO2 Domes May Enhance May Increase Ozone and PM, With Accompanying Increase in Mortality

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While the existence of higher CO 2 levels overs cities—CO 2 domes—has been known for more than a decade, their effects on local air pollution has up to now not been explored. As such, reducing locally emitted CO 2 may reduce local air pollution mortality even if CO 2 in adjacent regions is not controlled. Jacobson, 2010.

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Greenius Says The Congresswoman Gets It. Harman Calls Lack of Bold or Binding Agreement to Cap GHG Emissions in Copenhagen, “Stunning.”

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So you know how much I love seeing Congresswoman Harman call these very issues out in the powerful statement she released today with her reaction to the just concluded Copenhagen climate talks. Nowhere is this truer than in California, which has long been at the vanguard in the nation on progressive climate policy.

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Devil in the Details: World Leaders Scramble To Salvage and Shape Copenhagens UNFCCC Climate Summit

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“ One Agreement, Two Steps ” Expectations for Copenhagen quickly became complicated after Danish Prime Minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen boarded an overnight flight to Singapore to address an impromptu breakfast forum on climate change at the Asia Pacific Economic Co-operation (APEC) summit on 15 November. by Jack Rosebro.

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California Energy Commission adopts $100M investment plan for 2013-2014 for green vehicles and fuels

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Funding priorities through the ARFVT Program support fuel and vehicle development to help attain the state’s climate change policies. These charging sites will be located at 7-Eleven convenience stores, and will provide a charging network in Ventura, Los Angeles, Orange, Riverside and San Diego counties.

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Berkeley study identifies diesel as main source of vehicular secondary organic aerosols

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Organic aerosol (OA) in the atmosphere is detrimental to human health and represents a highly uncertain forcing of climate change. We assess these results in the context of other studies during the past decade and discuss their significant implications for air pollution measurement, modeling, and control. —Gentner et al.

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Power Companies Driving Drunk With Power – If Only PG&E and SCE Didn’t Hate Rooftop Solar So Much We Might Meet Our AB 32 Emission Reductions.

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California has a Renewable Portfolio Standard that calls for us to be at 20% renewable energy this year, 2010. And because the utilities hate rooftop solar so much, we won’t be making any 2010 renewable portfolio deadlines and you can put money on the fact that we won’t get to the 33% we’re supposed to be at in 2020 either.

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