Most Active Stories Valley Public Radio Staff Tue August 7, 2012
California Air Resources Board Maps Air Polluters The California
Air Resources Board has created a map that shows the state’s
biggest emitters of greenhouse gases. It is a significant step
in the development of California’s Cap and Trade program. On the
new Google Earth map are 625 facilities that each produce more
than 25,000 metric tons of greenhouse gases annually. The map
breaks down facilities by industry, zip code and emissions. But,
Stanley Young with the Air Resources Board says state-to-state
comparisons aren’t yet available. “The U.S. EPA does not at this
point include the Google Earth application, so you can’t compare
one facility to another.” The map also gives no information
about the facilities besides the type of pollution they create.
Obadiah Bartholomy with the Sacramento Municipal Utility
District hopes that changes. “Our Cosumnes Power Plant, which is
one of the largest emitters, also happens to be one of the top-
ten cleanest,