Jan 06, 2009

Bay Area Greenhouse Gases on the Rise

The Bay Area Air Quality Management District has issued a new inventory of greenhouse gas sources, including emissions projections through 2029. The trend is up, up, up--but there's a hitch.

Dec 31, 2008

Global Warming a Tough Sell this Winter

I believe they call it "the tyranny of the present." This is the season of solidarity for climate change contrarians and global warming skeptics.

The California Report | Mon, Jan 5 2009, 8:50 AM

California Emissions and an Obama EPA

When it comes to tailpipe emissions from cars, California is the only state that can set a stricter standard than the federal government. But so far, the federal EPA has blocked those efforts. California regulators and activists hope Barack Obama's EPA will grant the state the waiver it needs to start enforcing its rules. In the first of a series of reports on what Californians are expecting from the new president, we look at what could be one of Obama's first major environmental decisions.

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The California Report | Tue, Dec 30 2008, 8:50 AM

Snowpack Survey

Teams are heading up to the Sierra this morning for the season's first official snow survey. Preliminary data show that we're off to a slow start with snowfall this season -- and that's crucial to California's water supply.

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KQED Radio News | Fri, Dec 26 2008, 5:30 PM

California Drought Outlook

Holiday travelers heading up to the Sierra found themselves having to chain up on both Interstate 80 and U.S. 50. The heavy snow didn't come a moment too soon for skiers - or for cities and farms looking nervously ahead to next summer. California's now into a third year of drought conditions and derives most of its water from the mountain snowpack.

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