REGISTERED SOURCE * Marysville stench has people pointing fingers -- Some blame Cedar Grove Composting, but the company says the source may be somewhere else. http://www.heraldnet.com/article/20080710/NEWS01/955701285&news01ad=1#Ma rysville.stench.has.people.pointing.fingers <http://www.heraldnet.com/article/20080710/NEWS01/955701285&news01ad=1#M arysville.stench.has.people.pointing.fingers> Wherever it's coming from, it won't likely get fixed overnight, Pedroza said. It's an extensive process to prove an odor is coming from any one place. Then it's a matter of allowing the company or agency time to make changes, especially if those changes involve expenditures and construction, Pedroza said. "There's a lot of work here to do," he said. Bartlett said his company is taking the complaints seriously, both at Smith Island and in Maple Valley. CLIMATE CHANGE * U.S. EPA, CARB, South Coast and SJV air districts, CalEPA sign joint agreement to reduce pollution, greenhouse gas emissions http://yosemite.epa.gov/opa/admpress.nsf/6424ac1caa800aab85257359003f533 7/9ec39df1c842d5d3852574810061f34c!OpenDocument <http://yosemite.epa.gov/opa/admpress.nsf/6424ac1caa800aab85257359003f53 37/9ec39df1c842d5d3852574810061f34c!OpenDocument> Federal, state and local agencies formally joined forces to develop and implement technologies needed for California to meet federal health-based air quality standards, to reduce public exposure to air toxics and to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Despite having adopted stringent air quality controls, the South Coast and San Joaquin Valley Air Districts continue to have the most difficult PM2.5 and 8-hour ozone attainment tasks in the country. Dramatic controls for every motor vehicle on the road today as well as for all industrial and commercial operations in these areas would still not be sufficient to meet PM and ozone standards. Attaining the health-based air quality standards will require using technologies that produce near-zero emissions but have not yet been developed or commercialized. * Europeans reconsider biofuel goal. http://www.nytimes.com/2008/07/08/business/worldbusiness/08fuel.html <http://www.nytimes.com/2008/07/08/business/worldbusiness/08fuel.html> European officials proposed scaling back drastically on their goal of increasing Europe's use of biofuels, a major about-face on a central environmental and energy issue. <<Europeans Reconsider Biofuel Goal - NYTimes_com.htm>> CLEANER, MORE STYLIN' CARS * California to shame the owners of gas-guzzlers. http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/california-to-shame-the -owners-of-gasguzzlers-862971.html <http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/california-to-shame-th e-owners-of-gasguzzlers-862971.html> The state of California has announced plans for all new vehicles to carry "global warming" stickers next to their number plate, giving car owners - and their fellow motorists - an instant assessment of their carbon footprint. * Designing cars for low-carbon chic. http://www.nytimes.com/2008/07/09/business/worldbusiness/09greencar.html <http://www.nytimes.com/2008/07/09/business/worldbusiness/09greencar.htm l> As governments seek to cut carbon emissions through regulation and consumers react to rising fuel prices, automakers and designers are mapping out a new generation of lighter, sleeker vehicles that could give a radical new look to urban streets. <<Designing Cars for Low-Carbon Chic - NYTimes_com.htm>> RENEWABLE ENERGY * Sleek Turbine Harnesses Wind To Power Homes http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=92319378 <http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=92319378> French designer Philippe Starck has unveiled a small, sleek wind turbine aimed at eco- and fashion-conscious folks. It doesn't look like a windmill: The turbine is a polycarbonate rectangle, about 12 feet wide and 18 feet high. It can generate 20 percent to 60 percent of the energy needed for a home. It will reportedly sell for $630 when it's out on the market this fall. * Solar firms eye bright future in US. http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=92342742 <http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=92342742> Solar firm Ausura has just opened a factory near Las Vegas where it is mass-producing 50-foot-long mirrors to cover 4 square miles of desert each year. That would power 500,000 homes. Other solar companies have the same idea. GREEN LIVING * Go green at "Sustainability Fest" http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/outdoors/2008041843_nwwtravelnotes 10.html <http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/outdoors/2008041843_nwwtravelnote s10.html> Reserve the weekend of Aug. 2-3, starting at 10 a.m., for the first outdoor "Sustainability Festival" in historic Port Gamble. There will be crafts, a parade, music, art and locally sourced foods plus interactive displays featuring "green" technologies and lifestyle-changing ideas. See www.visitkitsap.com <file:///\\www.visitkitsap.com> for more details. * Insurer rolls out 'green' coverage for homeowners http://www.businessweek.com/ap/financialnews/D91PLFK03.htm <http://www.businessweek.com/ap/financialnews/D91PLFK03.htm> Homeowners whose property doesn't feature green options such as Energy Star-rated lighting and appliances, water-saving plumbing fixtures or framing made of recycled materials, would receive up to 10 percent of the cost to replace their home toward making green upgrades. In addition, the policy includes up to $50,000 combined to cover costs to clear debris in an environmentally friendly way and for an inspector to determine if the rebuilt home meets the U.S. Green Building Council's basic Leadership in Energy Environmental Design rating system. Bill Smith Senior Environmental Specialist City of Tacoma Solid Waste Management 3510 S. Mullen Street Tacoma, WA 98409 253-593-7719 Phone 253-591-5547 Fax