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Apparent Disrespect for Academic Freedom and Violation of Due Process Should Alarm Everyone Concerned about Academic Integrity

UCLA School of Public Health professor James Enstrom has been fired from his position in the School's Department of Environmental Health Sciences under the primary claim that his "research is not aligned with the academic mission of the Department."

Tuesday, Aug 17, 2010 - Sac Bee

Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger staged a set-piece media event in a Southern California railyard Monday and, among other things, echoed the assertions of his air quality regulator, Mary Nichols, that diesel truck and locomotive soot is a major health hazard.

But is it?

Katy Grimes:CalWatchdog - August 24, 2010

A 34-year environmental health sciences professor at UCLA appears to be on the chopping block and headed for the unemployment line for speaking out against diesel vehicle regulations, according to Assemblyman Dan Logue, R-Linda. But that is not where it will end if Logue gets his way.

The Bakersfield Californian | Saturday, Aug 14 2010 09:00 PM

I know you're going to wonder why you should care about some brainiac getting the boot at UCLA. So let me start by explaining why it matters, then we'll get to the nitty gritty of what happened.

It matters because it looks like UCLA is firing this guy because his work on air pollution doesn't fit with popular thinking and it wants to shut him up.

Contrary evidence on diesel rules seems to be ignored

By Union-Tribune Editorial Board,

Saturday, July 17, 2010 at 12:02 a.m.

In December 2008, this editorial page reported that Hien Tran – the lead California Air Resources Board scientist on a study used to justify sweeping, costly new rules on diesel emissions – had lied about his academic credentials. The scandal seemed to unfold in slow motion. Finally, 10 months later, two members of the air board – Fresno cardiologist John Telles and San Diego County Supervisor Ron Roberts – denounced the regulatory agency for not disclosing Tran’s dishonesty before the vote to adopt diesel rules based on his work. This helped prompt the suspension of the rules.

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You may  also fax it to 909-985-2348, Attention CARB Survey.

The United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit has denied the American Trucking Associations’ petition for rehearing en banc (by the full court), the US Environmental Protection Agency’s authorization of the California Air Resources Board (CARB) to enforce the Transport Refrigeration Unit Airborne Toxic Control Measure (TRU ATCM).

The Bakersfield Californian | Saturday, May 29 2010 01:00 PM

If you discovered that the facts upon which you based a certain action were no longer true, you'd probably change your actions to fit the facts.

For example, if you lost your job, you probably wouldn't buy a new car since your income had dropped.

At least that's the logic we peons typically operate under.

Governor Schwarzenegger Announces Chinese Car Manufacturer to Locate North American Headquarters in California

Written by One Bakersfield on 30 April 2010

Decision Will Initially Create up to 150 Jobs and Bolster California’s Green Economy

Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger today joined Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa and officials from Chinese manufacturer BYD Auto Company Limited (BYD) to announce that BYD, a leader in electric and hybrid vehicles and other renewable energy products, will locate its North American headquarters in Los Angeles.

By SAMANTHA YOUNG, Associated Press Writer
Posted:  05/03/2010 2:58 PM

Sacramento, Calif. (AP) -- A coalition of business groups turned in signature petitions Monday for a ballot initiative that would unravel Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger's top environmental priority.

By Daniel Weintraub, HealthyCal.org, Published: April 21, 2010

A computer model that the Air Resources Board used to justify historic restrictions on diesel emissions from off-road construction equipment may have attributed twice as much pollution to those heavy trucks as they actually produce, according to interviews with ARB staff.

From Sac Bee

Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger assailed Texas-based oil companies last week as "greedy" for donating toward an effort to repeal his prized legacy piece, a 2006 law to reduce greenhouse gases 25 percent by 2020.

But what to make of Occidental Petroleum?

Regulatory amendments are now planned for late summer 2010, where the Board will consider amendments to both the Truck and Bus Regulation and the In-Use Off-Road Vehicle Regulation.

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By Chris Reed

UPDATE, 1:28 P.M.: There is a big disconnect between CARB's original press release and the L.A. Times' story on this and the documents they were allegedly based on. The report does not, repeat, does not predict economic growth as a result of AB 32. It is not rosey:

Andy Caldwell/Commentary

By JOHN M. BRODER

WASHINGTON — Yvo de Boer, the stolid Dutch bureaucrat who led the international climate change negotiations over four tumultuous years, is resigning his post as of July 1, the United Nations said on Thursday, February 16,2010.

Virginia Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli turned up the heat on global warming yesterday.

On behalf of the state, Cuccinelli filed a petition asking the federal Environmental Protection Agency to reconsider its December finding that global warming poses a threat to people.

The state of Texas on Tuesday February 16, became the first state to challenge the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA’s) irresponsible finding that gases blamed for global warming threaten public health. Also note that the Pacific Legal Foundation (PLF) filed a similar suit on February 5.

By Cassandra Sweet, Wall Street Journal, February 13, 2010

SAN FRANCISCO -(Dow Jones)- Days after Arizona pulled out of a western cap- and-trade market, Utah lawmakers were considering a proposal Friday to follow suit, potentially weakening the fledgling regional carbon market.