Arrogance in the Air
February 1 , 2010
By Lee DeCovnick - American Thinker
Self-righteousness and an unbridled lust for control over the lives of 307 million Americans are the hallmarks of environmental laws in America.
If the environmental activists and the Washington bureaucrats who write these regulations are wrong on such basic issues as to the major sources of air pollution, standards of effective mitigation, and the civil and criminal prosecution of air pollution offenders, wouldn't you think that would be headline news?
CARB Steals Name and Look of Driving Toward a Clean California (DTCC)
They create the ersatz website: "Driving Towards a Cleaner Future"!
December 2, 2009
Remember our DTCC "Driving Toward a Cleaner California", CARB apparently wants to purposely confuse industry/truckers to believe that our lobbying efforts against CARB's on-road regulations is now supporting it.
January 2010 Schedule
Monday 11 - 9 am to 5 pm
Economic and Allocation Advisory Committee Public Meeting
Tuesday 12 - 1:00 pm to 3:30 pm
Chair' s Air Pollution Seminar - William C. Hinds, Sc. D
Wednesday 20 - 9:00 am to 12:00 pm
Low Carbon Fuel Standard Public Workshop Meeting Notice
EL MONTE Wednesday 20 - 10:00 am to 2:00 pm
Truck and Bus Regulation Workshops
Wednesday 20 - 1:30 pm to 4:30 pm
Public Workshop to Discuss the Upcoming Biodiesel and Renewable Diesel Regulation
SACRAMENTO Monday 25 -10:00 am to 2:00 pm
Truck and Bus Regulation Workshop
FRESNO Tuesday 26 -1:00 pm to 4:00 pm
Truck and Bus Regulation Workshop
Thursday 28 - 9 am to 5 pm
ARB Board Meeting
Friday 29 - 9 am to 5 pm
ARB Board Meeting
Who We Are
Driving Toward a Cleaner California (DTCC) is a coalition of owners-operators, farmers, construction contractors and other business and community leaders committed to working with the California Air Resources Board (CARB) to craft a sensible truck and bus replacement rule that both cleans the air and keeps California’s economy moving forward.
The regulations impact the more than 1.5 million trucks and buses used to transport goods and people on California’s roads, highways and farms. Given the millions of consumer and industrial goods and products delivered via truck each day in the State, these regulations could have a profound, negative impact on state’s economy.
Learn how this rule will impact you and your fleet
We have a PowerPoint presentation summarizing the Truck & Bus Replacement Regulation Workshop, hosted by the California Chamber of Commerce on July 8, 2008.
Download the PowerPoint presentation (1.4 MB .ppt file)
Download our "Member Action Kit"
Understanding PM2.5
National, State and County EPA Emission Summaries
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DTCC Proposes Sensible Alternative to Air Resources Board Proposed Diesel Regulation
"IGNORED BY THE CARB BOARD - 12/12/08 "
DTCC has developed an alternative proposal to the California Air Resources Board (ARB) proposed on-road diesel regulation that allows for flexibility and early incentives, while also achieving significant emission reductions. DTCC will continue to work with the ARB to evaluate this proposed alternative and to develop a regulation that improves air quality while also taking seriously its potential impact on California’s current economic environment.
Download DTCC’s letter to the ARB & Alternative Proposal
Read the press release about this proposal
This proposed regulation could significantly impact your business, our economy and the cost of goods and services for all Californians. Your voice is important in this process – take action today and be part of this important process!
Join DTCC
Take a few moments today to join our coalition of truckers, farmers and other business and community leaders. The application process is easy – click here to get started.
Join CARB's Email List (s)
A list server enables you to subscribe or unsubscribe to any of CARB's emial lists. CARB will email you updates on the subject you subscribe to – click here to get started.
Want To Give CABR's Board Your Thoughts?
Here is how folks can send in (via e-mail) comments to the Board (supposedly these comments are distributed to the Board Members): arbboard@arb.ca.gov
If members/people want to make comments (also online) directly to the 'records' of the Board meeting, here is the link to that CARB site.
Submit A Comment To CARB
One of the most important steps you can take over the course of the next few months is to let CARB know why it is important for the health of the state’s trucking industry, its workers, overall economy and environment to modify these proposed regulations.
Write The Governor
Gov. Schwarzenegger has made clear his commitment to simultaneously protecting the economy and the environment. Write the Governor to let him hear from you regarding your opposition to the rule.
Educate Your Community
Has your local paper covered this issue? Take time today to submit a letter to the editor to educate your community about the impact of this rule on you. Click here for a sample letter-to-the-editor.
Climate Zealots Purge Science of Facts
January 19, 2010
Thomas Sowell, OC Register, 12-23-09
Science is one of the great achievements of the human mind and the biggest reason why we live not only longer but more vigorously in our old age, in addition to all the ways in which it provides us with things that make life easier and more enjoyable.
Dr, Kilburn at USC Keck School of Medicine Writes to Governor About His Scientific Concerns
December 31, 2009
Cap and Trade in Practice How to get paid for laying off workers
December 22, 2009
Printed in The Wall Street Journal 12-17-09, page 11
The world's carboncrats were beavering away in “Do-No-pehaggen” on a vast new global cap-and-trade scheme that President Obama wants the U.S. to join. But before we do, maybe Americans should understand how this already works in practice. Union workers, take note.
Federal EPA State Compliance PM Rule
December 21, 2009
Timelines and Potential Sanctions
Without speculating on how much flexibility the state is willing to provide in the State Implementation Plan (SIP), here is some basic information. The 4/25/2007 Federal Register contained the Final PM Rule. It established an effective date for nonattainment areas of April 5, 2005 and provided a 5-year attainment date with an additional 5-year extension. So the latest attainment date appears to be April 5, 2015 with attainment based on air quality data from 2012, 2013, and 2014.
New California Data Shows Construction Industry Below State Diesel Emissions Target Level
December 17, 2009
California Air Resources Board Inventory Shows Need to Rethink New “Retrofit” Requirements as Industry, Economy Combine to Cut Current and Forecast Emissions
Contractors and other operators of off-road diesel equipment will exceed ambitious new emissions targets set by California officials according to new state figures released last week by the Associated General Contractors of America. New data from the California Air Resources Board indicates there is no need to impose costly new “diesel retrofit” rules forcing contractors to purchase new equipment before 2014, the association noted.
Latest Corrected CARB Press Release Notes These Clarifications Concerning the Truck and Bus Rule
The note emailed on Thursday, December 10, 2009 misstated the early reporting date for the Truck and Bus regulation.
The first reporting deadline will be in a few months from now on March 31, 2010. Fleets that need to report by March 31, 2010 include the following:
California’s Dump Truck Owners Association Letter to Governor
December 17, 2009
Request for Investigation into Serious Misconduct by the California Air Resources Board and Immediate Suspension of All Impacted Diesel Regulations
Dear Governor Schwarzenegger,
On behalf of the members of the California Dump Truck Owners Association (CDTOA) we are writing to identify our urgent and grave concerns about certain serious misconduct by Board Members and staff of the California Air Resources Board (CARB). As you may already be aware, new facts have recently come to light that certainly evidence potential scientific fraud and a resulting cover-up within CARB that has not only
California’s diesel rule gets renewed scrutiny
December 17, 2009
When Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger traveled to Copenhagen to tout his record battling global warming, at home a very different story developed. He told his top air-quality regulators to change – and, critics fear, potentially weaken -- a premier regulation curbing diesel soot.
The paradox was not apparent in Denmark: The governor, his popularity at a record low in California, didn’t mention the setback involving a nationally watched regulation governing a million trucks and school buses.
EPA Certifies 2010 Engines From Volvo, Mack Trucks
December 17, 2009
Transport Topics November 23,2009
Federal and California environmental regulators have certified 2010 engines of AB Volvo’s two North American brands - Volvo and Mack - the companies said Nov. 16. They are the first engine manufacturers to gain official approval.
Volvo Trucks North America and Mack Trucks Inc., both of Greensboro, N.C., said the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the California Air Resources Board (CARB) certified 11-and 13-liter engines (D11 & D13) for each original equipment manufacturer. Approval of their 16-liter power plants is expected early next year. All heavy-duty Volvo and Mack engines use selective catalytic reduction technology to meet the 2010 emissions standards.
