Wednesday, July 25, 2012

Wil Wheaton, Penn Jillette, and 5 others have Tweets for you

     
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Sam Beech @SamBeech1 24 Jul
Fear not hell, for if it exists - you'll find yourself in good company. (@pennjillette will understand) #GreatQuote pic.twitter.com/JtL2V2Mo
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Kitty wants to get in on the action but, I think he's working for the monsters. #TableTop @wilw @GeekandSundry pic.twitter.com/YQdRlW0T
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I will be live on Attack of the Show with @MattMira on G4 TV at 23:10 UTC (19:10 EDT) talking SPACE! @aots
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"The Jeffersons" star Sherman Hemsley dies at 74
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Will Ferrell on 'Campaign,' Missing George W. Bush
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Warner Bros. to Donate Money to Theater Shooting Victims
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Tuesday, July 17, 2012

arbcombo -- July 30 - Cap-and-Trade Technical Workshop to Discuss Emissions Leakage

The Air Resources Board (ARB or Board) staff will hold a
technical workshop at the time noted below to discuss emissions
leakage research and a proposal to monitor for emissions leakage
related to the Cap-and-Trade Program, as directed by the Board at
the October 2011 Board Meeting, and reflected in Resolution
11-32.

DATE: Monday, July 30, 2012

TIME: 10 am to 1 pm

LOCATION: Cal/EPA Headquarters Building
Sierra Hearing Room
1001 I Street
Sacramento, California 95814

WEBCAST INFORMATION:

This meeting will be webcast for those unable to attend in
person. The webcast can be accessed on the day of the workshop
at http://www.calepa.ca.gov/broadcast/. Information on
submitting questions or comments will be provided during the
webcast for remote participants. Staff's presentation and all
associated documents will be posted in advance of the workshop on
ARB's website at:
http://www.arb.ca.gov/cc/capandtrade/meetings/meetings.htm

BACKGROUND:
The California Cap on Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Market-Based
Compliance Mechanisms Regulation went into effect on January 1,
2012.

The California Global Warming Solutions Act of 2006 (AB 32),
which authorized the use of a market-based compliance mechanism
such as a cap-and-trade program, required ARB to minimize
emissions leakage to the extent feasible. AB 32 further defines
emissions leakage as a reduction in emissions of greenhouse gases
within the State that is offset by an increase in emissions of
greenhouse gases outside the State. Leakage is possible when a
business in California incurs regulatory costs not incurred by
out-of-State businesses.

In Resolution 11-32, the Board directed ARB staff to continue to
review information concerning the emissions intensity, trade
exposure, and in-State competition of industries in California,
and to recommend to the Board changes to the leakage risk
determinations and allowance allocation approach, if needed,
prior to the allocation of allowances for the second compliance
period.

At this workshop, staff and researchers will discuss planned
ARB-sponsored research efforts to establish baselines from which
to measure leakage, along with models upon which to simulate
potential leakage. One study will examine how changes in
relative energy prices have historically impacted plant output,
emissions, and employment. A second study will examine and
document recent trends in trade flows in emissions-intensive,
trade-exposed industries and estimate how trade flows have
historically responded to changes in relative (domestic versus
foreign) operating costs.

Staff will also discuss a proposal to collect facility-level
economic data from covered industrial entities necessary for the
timely measurement and monitoring of potential emissions leakage
related to the Cap-and-Trade Program.

Staff will further discuss a possible proposal for increases in
the percentages of the assistance factors generated from leakage
risk calculations. Any potential changes to assistance factors
will require regulatory amendments, and will therefore not be in
place until 2013 at the earliest.

SPECIAL ACCOMMODATION REQUEST
Special accommodation or language needs can be provided for any
of the following:
• An interpreter to be available at the hearing;
• Documents made available in an alternate format or another
language;
• A disability-related reasonable accommodation.

To request these special accommodations or language needs, please
contact the Stationary Source Division at (916) 322-2037 as soon
as possible, but no later than 10 business days before the
scheduled meeting. TTY/TDD/Speech to Speech users may dial 711
for the California Relay Service.

Comodidad especial o necesidad de otro idioma puede ser proveído
para alguna de las siguientes:
• Un intérprete que esté disponible en la audiencia.
• Documentos disponibles en un formato alterno u otro idioma.
• Una acomodación razonable relacionados con una incapacidad.

Para solicitar estas comodidades especiales o necesidades de otro
idioma, por favor llame a la oficina (916) 322-2037 lo más pronto
posible, pero no menos de 10 días de trabajo antes del día
programado para la audiencia del Consejo. TTY/TDD/Personas que
necesiten este servicio pueden marcar el 711 para el Servicio de
Retransmisión de Mensajes de California.

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Monday, July 16, 2012

arbcombo -- Chair's Lecture Series: Video of We Are What We Eat and Breathe, and Build

In case you missed it:
"Video" is now available from July 11 Webcast.


We Are What We Eat and Breathe, and Build —
Preventing chronic diseases and protecting the environment by
building healthy communities
http://www.arb.ca.gov/research/lectures/speakers/jackson.htm

Richard Jackson, M.D., M.P.H., F.A.A.P.
University of California, Los Angeles

Originally Webcast on: Wednesday, July 11, 2012

For more information on this archived Lecture plus the Series
please contact:
Peter Mathews at (916) 323-8711 or pmathews@arb.ca.gov

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Thursday, July 12, 2012

Wil Wheaton, CBS News, and 3 others have Tweets for you

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Bill Prady @billprady 11 Jul
#bigbangtheory season six premiere will be Thursday, Sept. 27th at 8pm!
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Xeni Jardin @xeni 11 Jul
Fuck Daniel Tosh and fuck every single guy online defending his loathesome misogynist schtick (which has been lame forever.) My final word.
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Mark Knoller @markknoller 11 Jul
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House passes health care repeal, again
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WWdN: In Exile
One of the most frequently asked questions about Tabletop is: "How do I get those awesome brains you used as counters in Zombie Dice?"
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Wednesday, July 11, 2012

arbcombo -- Chairs Lecture Series: We Are What We Eat and Breathe, and Build

"Presentation" is now available for today's webcast.

We Are What We Eat and Breathe, and Build —
Preventing chronic diseases and protecting the environment by
building healthy communities
http://www.arb.ca.gov/research/lectures/speakers/jackson.htm

Richard Jackson, M.D., M.P.H., F.A.A.P.
University of California, Los Angeles

Wednesday, July 11, 2012 12 Noon PDT
Byron Sher Auditorium, 2nd Floor, Cal/EPA Building
1001 I Street, Sacramento, California

California and the United States face grave challenges in
economy, environment, and health. "Easy oil" is gone and other
resources are being depleted. Global heating increasingly
threatens human health and species survival worldwide. Medical
care costs will continue to escalate for reasons of technology
and population aging, and the tripling of obesity and doubling of
diabetes rates will impose staggering health and productivity
costs, so that by the year 2030 eleven percent of U.S. adults
will have a Body Mass Index over 40 (100 pounds overweight).

These challenges demand solutions that solve problems across the
domains of economy, environment, and health. To meet these
fiscal, social, and environmental needs, California must demand
top-down and bottom-up solutions. California is showing
leadership in greenhouse gas reduction and sustainability, in new
technologies and pollution reduction, but needs a vision for
human habitats, homes and offices, neighborhoods, and transit
systems that salvage health as well as the economy and the
planet: communities that use fewer resources and at the same time
offer rich engagement in life, meaningful work, local healthy
food, and plenty of "incidental" physical activity.

Dr. Jackson will present strategies to get these options to
work.

Announcement can be viewed at:
http://www.arb.ca.gov/research/lectures/lectures.htm

For "internal" users please check the internal webcast calendar
at:

http://epanet.ca.gov/broadcast/?bdo=1

For "external" users please check the external webcast calendar
at:

http://www.calepa.ca.gov/broadcast/?bdo=1

For your added convenience, while viewing the webcast,
presentations can be downloaded at:

http://www.arb.ca.gov/research/lectures/lectures.htm

Your e-mail questions will be aired during the Q&A
period following the presentations. E-mail your questions to:

auditorium@calepa.ca.gov

For more information on this Lecture and the Series please
contact:
Peter Mathews at (916) 323-8711 or pmathews@arb.ca.gov

To receive notices for upcoming Lectures please go to:
http://www.arb.ca.gov/listserv/listserv.php
and sign up for the seminars list serve.


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costs, visit the Flex Your Power website at www.fypower.org .
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Monday, July 9, 2012

arbcombo -- Cap-and-Trade Compliance Instrument Tracking System Service Now Available

The California Air Resources Board's (ARB) California
cap-and-trade program became effective on January 1, 2012, with
an enforceable compliance obligation beginning with calendar year
2013 Greenhouse Gas (GHG) emissions.

California is working with WCI Partner jurisdictions and WCI,
Inc. to develop systems to support the common goals of developing
a regional program and the implementation of state and provincial
GHG trading programs, including California's cap-and-trade
program.

One of the systems being developed is the Compliance Instrument
Tracking System Service (CITSS). The CITSS is the record of
ownership of compliance instruments; records information related
to accounts; enables and records compliance instrument transfers;
facilitates compliance verification; and supports market
oversight through the collection of relevant information.

There are two primary components to the CITSS in the first
release: user registration and account application. User
registration is required in the CITSS prior to applying for
entity compliance instrument accounts. Compliance instrument
accounts must be established before an entity can apply to
participate in the November GHG allowance auction.

Today, July 9, 2012, the CITSS is being released for
Cap-and-Trade User Registration and Compliance Instrument Account
Application activities. The CITSS can be accessed at
https://www.wci-citss.org

For entities or individuals that intend to participate in the
November 2012 auction:

ARB recommends that
(1) CITSS user registration for their account representatives be
completed as quickly as possible, and no later than August 1,
2012; and
(2) CITSS account application be completed no later than
September 1, 2012.

Following these deadlines will better ensure that necessary time
is available for CITSS user registration and for account
application approval required to participate in the November GHG
allowance auction.

To support California's program implementation, the CITSS will be
released in phases. User registration and account application
functions are now available in Release 1. Additional CITSS
functions such as allowance issuance and transfer are expected to
be in Release 2 available in September of 2012.

Training:
Training materials supporting the use of the CITSS and more
information on the webinars are available on the ARB website at
http://www.arb.ca.gov/cc/capandtrade/markettrackingsystem/markettrackingsystem.htm


Training webinars on CITSS User Registration and Account
Applications will be held July 16th and 19th from 9:00 a.m. to
12:00 p.m.

ARB Support:
ARB has established a Help Desk to support the CITSS User
Registration and Compliance Instrument Account Application. It
can be reached at CACITSSHelpDesk@arb.ca.gov or by phone at (916)
324-7659.

For more information, go to:
http://www.arb.ca.gov/cc/capandtrade/capandtrade.htm

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Thursday, June 28, 2012

arbcombo -- Chair's Lecture Series: We Are What We Eat and Breathe, and Build

We are pleased to announce the next webcast
Chair's Lecture Series on:

We Are What We Eat and Breathe, and Build —
Preventing chronic diseases and protecting the environment by
building healthy communities.


Richard Jackson, M.D., M.P.H., F.A.A.P.
University of California, Los Angeles

Wednesday, July 11, 2012 12 Noon PDT
Byron Sher Auditorium, 2nd Floor, Cal/EPA Building
1001 I Street, Sacramento, California

California and the United States face grave challenges in
economy, environment, and health. "Easy oil" is gone and other
resources are being depleted. Global heating increasingly
threatens human health and species survival worldwide. Medical
care costs will continue to escalate for reasons of technology
and population aging, and the tripling of obesity and doubling of
diabetes rates will impose staggering health and productivity
costs, so that by the year 2030 eleven percent of U.S. adults
will have a Body Mass Index over 40 (100 pounds overweight).

These challenges demand solutions that solve problems across the
domains of economy, environment, and health. To meet these
fiscal, social, and environmental needs, California must demand
top-down and bottom-up solutions. California is showing
leadership in greenhouse gas reduction and sustainability, in new
technologies and pollution reduction, but needs a vision for
human habitats, homes and offices, neighborhoods, and transit
systems that salvage health as well as the economy and the
planet: communities that use fewer resources and at the same time
offer rich engagement in life, meaningful work, local healthy
food, and plenty of "incidental" physical activity.

Dr. Jackson will present strategies to get these options to
work.

Announcement can be viewed at:
http://www.arb.ca.gov/research/lectures/lectures.htm

For "internal" users please check the internal webcast calendar
at:

http://epanet.ca.gov/broadcast/?bdo=1

For "external" users please check the external webcast calendar
at:

http://www.calepa.ca.gov/broadcast/?bdo=1

For your added convenience, while viewing the webcast,
presentations can be downloaded at:

http://www.arb.ca.gov/research/lectures/lectures.htm

Your e-mail questions will be aired during the Q&A
period following the presentations. E-mail your questions to:

auditorium@calepa.ca.gov

For more information on this Lecture and the Series please
contact:
Peter Mathews at (916) 323-8711 or pmathews@arb.ca.gov

To receive notices for upcoming Lectures please go to:
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The energy challenge facing California is real. Every Californian
needs to take immediate action to reduce energy consumption. For
a list of simple ways you can reduce demand and cut your energy
costs, visit the Flex Your Power website at www.fypower.org .
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