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| 2009-12-03 | |
| The impact of state-level actions to reduce global warming pollution is significant on a global scale. A review of dozens of individual state policies, federal policies based on state models, and new federal policies in which states will have key roles in implementation suggests that state actions will reduce carbon dioxide emissions by approximately 536 million metric tons by 2020. That is more global warming pollution than is currently emitted by all but eight of the world’s nations, and represents approximately 7 percent of U.S. global warming pollution in 2007. | |
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| 2009-11-17 | |
| Far from being a solution to global warming, nuclear power will actually set America back in the race to reduce pollution. Nuclear power is too slow and too expensive to make enough of a difference in the next two decades. Moreover, nuclear power is not necessary to provide clean, carbon-free electricity for the long haul. | |
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| 2009-11-12 | |
| California’s carbon dioxide emissions from fossil fuel consumption increased by 10 percent between 1990 and 2007. California ranked 2nd nationwide for the highest levels of carbon dioxide emissions in 2007. However, California's per capita emissions are among the lowest in the country. These data underscore the need to keep moving forward implementing laws that limit global warming pollution, increase energy efficiency and transition to clean, renewable energy sources. | |
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| 2009-04-09 | |
| Corn, America’s largest crop, is particularly vulnerable to productivity losses from the higher temperatures expected from global warming. Global warming could cost corn growers in California $4.7 million a year. Environment California expects these costs to go up for corn and eventually the rest of agriculture unless we repower America with clean energy and reduce global warming pollution. | |
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| 2008-10-15 | |
| Globally, the year 2007 tied for the second warmest year on record. This warmth is part of a long-term trend toward rising temperatures and extreme weather events resulting from global warming. To examine recent temperature patterns in the United States, we compared temperature data for the years 2000–2007 with the historical average, or “normal,†temperature for the preceding 30 years, 1971–2000. Our data were collected at 255 weather stations—those with the highest quality data—in all 50 states and Washington, DC. Overall, we found that temperatures were above the 30-year average across the country, indicating pervasive warming. | |
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| 2008-09-18 | |
| The governors of Oregon, California, Washington, New Mexico and Arizona established the Western Climate Initiative (WCI) in February 2007 with the goal of reducing region-wide emissions by at least 15 percent below 2005 levels by 2020. In order to achieve this goal, WCI is planning to cap global warming pollution from industrial sectors representing most of the major pollution sources. | |
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| 2008-07-17 | |
| The growing threat of global warming, air and water pollution, and rising energy costs are a few of the many problems that result from our current over-reliance on petroleum-based transportation fuels. Alternative transportation fuels, in conjunction with an array of other energy-related strategies, have the potential to help mitigate these problems—if public policy prioritizes those fuels that can deliver the greatest benefit for the environment and the American people. | |
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| 2008-06-18 | |
| This report details more than 20 examples of cutting-edge policies and practices that communities, states and countries are using to reduce global warming pollution. These examples show that while actions to reduce global warming pollution require commitment and creativity, they also bring with them other benefits – reduced dependence on fossil fuels, cleaner air and healthier communities, economic growth and new jobs. | |
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| 2008-05-29 | |
| Global warming is the one of the most profound threats of our generation. And the time has come to take bold, aggressive actions to cut emissions and solve the problem. The good news is that California has the skills, know-how and ingenuity to lead the way in producing green technologies to solve global warming. | |
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| 2008-04-21 | |
| California has much to lose from global warming. Declining mountain snowpack that threatens our water supplies, increasing danger from wildfires, sea-level rise that jeopardizes our coastal communities, and changes in plant and animal communities are just a few of the many impacts that global warming will have on California if we don’t act swiftly to reduce our emissions of global warming pollution. | |
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| 2007-12-04 | |
| Scientists expect that global warming will cause a variety of changes to precipitation patterns in the United States. Many areas will receive increased amounts of rain and snow over the course of a year; some areas will receive less. But scientists expect that, all across the country, the rainstorms and snowstorms that do occur will be more intense – increasing the risk of flooding and other impacts. | |
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| 2007-10-29 | |
| Despite years of progress in cleaning up California’s air, millions of Californians continue to breathe the dirtiest air in the nation. In fact, the Golden State is home to eight of the 10 most ozone-polluted counties in the United States. Unfortunately, scientists predict that rising temperatures from global warming will increase conditions conducive to ozone formation (often called “smogâ€). This report examines the correlation between higher temperatures and ozone pollution at eight locations in California, and concludes that, in order to protect the health of Californians, policy-makers must take aggressive steps to reduce pollution that leads to smog, while also continuing to lead national and international efforts to tackle global warming. | |
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| 2007-09-20 | |
| Auctioning all allowances under a cap-and-trade program is fair, reduces the societal cost of achieving emission reductions compared to giving allowances to polluters for free, and promotes a transition to a clean energy economy. For those reasons, allowances should be auctioned in any global warming cap-and-trade program. | |
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| 2007-07-24 | |
| In 2006, Americans experienced a summer heat wave that broke records from coast to coast and killed almost 200 people. The year ended and 2007 began with the warmest winter on record globally. This unseasonably warm weather is part of a long-term trend toward rising temperatures and extreme weather events resulting from global warming. | |
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| 2007-05-21 | |
| Rising global temperatures, unpredictable weather and alarming scientific predictions have led to increasing public concern about the impacts of global warming on the environment, health and society. But while the Bush administration continues to resist efforts to reduce global warming pollution, many states are taking effective actions to address the threat— including the adoption of the “Clean Cars Program,†which sets limits on global warming pollution from cars, light trucks and SUVs. | |
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| 2007-04-12 | |
| The early effects of global warming are already evident across the United States and worldwide. The past nine years have all been among the 25 warmest for the contiguous United States, a streak unprecedented in the historical record. If emissions are left nchecked, temperatures will continue to rise, and the effects of global warming will become more severe. This report examines trends in U.S. global warming pollution nationally and by state and concludes that the failure to limit emissions nationwide has allowed global warming pollution to grow out of control. | |
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| 2006-09-14 | |
| In the summer of 2006, Americans from coast to coast experienced a sweltering heat wave that broke more than 2,300 daily temperature records in July alone. This record warmth, however, was not an anomaly; rather, it is indicative of a broader trend toward increasing temperatures and extreme weather resulting from global warming. To examine recent trends in temperature in cities and towns across the United States, this report analyzes 2000-2006 temperature data from 255 major weather stations and finds that temperatures were above normal almost everywhere during the period. | |
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| 2006-08-24 | |
| Extensive scientific evidence demonstrates that global warming is real, that it is affecting us now, and that human activities—particularly the burning of fossil fuels—are the primary cause. Science is also clear about what we need to do to address the problem: immediately and significantly reduce emissions of the pollutants that cause global warming. | |
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| 2006-08-09 | |
| Cutting global warming pollution can be good for California businesses and our economy. Pioneering businesses across the Golden State are beginning to do their share to cut global warming pollution by being smarter about how they use energy and switching to clean, renewable energy sources. At the same time, they are finding that these strategies improve their competitiveness and help the bottom line—cutting energy costs, reducing exposure to volatile fossil fuel and electricity prices, and attracting environmentally aware customers. | |
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| 2006-06-20 | |
| Global warming pollution in California jumped 85% between 1960 and 2001, according to The Carbon Boom, a new analysis of government data released today by Environment California. Increased carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from the combustion of oil, primarily for transportation, and natural gas, primarily for electricity and heating, were responsible for 61% and 38% of this increase, respectively. | |
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