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2014 was Californias hottest year, and it wasnt even close
2015-01-09 15:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Chronicle: California not only sweated through its hottest year on record in 2014 but obliterated the previous mark by nearly 2 degrees, federal scientists said Thursday, while experiencing firsthand some of the worst fears of a warming planet from intensified drought to melting snowpack. The states average temperature last year was 61.5 degrees, more than 4 degrees above the 20th century average, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration reported. The previous hottest year was 1934, at 59.7 degrees,...
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California's bold attack on climate change
2015-01-09 01:58:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
LA Times: California is moving toward its goal of generating a third of its electrical power from solar, wind and other renewable sources by 2020, as promised five years ago by then-Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger. But Gov. Jerry Brown isn't about to settle for that - nor should he. In his inaugural speech Monday, the governor outlined a bigger and more comprehensive attack on climate change, with goals for 2030 that include raising the proportion of renewable energy to half of the electricity in the state, halving...
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California's Cap-and-Trade Program Now Covers Cars
2015-01-05 06:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Grist: After a long PR battle between oil industry lobbyists and Californias regulatory agencies, the states cap-and-trade program was extended on Jan. 1, on schedule, to cover companies that sell fuel to drivers. That means fuel retailers will have to either provide lower-carbon fuels or buy permits for the pollution their products put into the air. Industry front groups have been labeling this new extension of the cap-and-trade program a hidden gas tax. Citing calculations based on outdated figures,...
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California's largest utility to raise rates
2015-01-02 17:38:40| Energy - Topix.net
Monthly rates for California's largest provider of electricity and natural gas service are going up by nearly 6 percent for the average home. The San Francisco Chronicle reports that the Pacific Gas and Electric Co.
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2014 was California's hottest in 120 years
2015-01-01 15:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
KPCC: With only hours remaining in 2014, government forecasters said California is set to have its warmest year in 120 years of recorded data. "We are virtually certain that 2014 will be record warm for the state,' said Jake Crouch, a climate scientist for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's National Climatic Data Center. That statement comes as unusually frigid temperatures have hit Southern California, bringing with them a snowstorm that stranded more than a hundred motorists...
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