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Transportation News for December 18, 2014

Santa Rosa Press Democrat: SMART gives go-ahead to large wetland restoration  Marin Independent Journal: Marin climate change program puts face on sea-level rise  Sacramento Bee: California highways seeing record traffic, bucking years of decline  Oakland Tribune: MTC commissioners beginning to see they were misled  San Francisco Chronicle: Bridge rods, bolts are safe, can stay, draft report says

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  • onDecember 18, 2014
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Energy News for December 18, 2014

The Associated Press: N.Y. decision to ban fracking met with criticism Bloomberg: Congress weighing allowing U.S. oil exports amid limited global market SNL Financial: FERC staff issues positive review of LNG terminal, pipeline expansion Reuters: Chevron puts Arctic oil drilling plan on hold The Bakken magazine: Texas A&M professors call for ending U.S. crude exports ban EENews.net: Exec: “Moneyball” approach helps […]

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  • by BPC Staff
  • onDecember 17, 2014
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Instant Analysis of Today’s December 2015 FOMC Statement

Instant Analysis of Today’s December FOMC Statement FOMC is getting serious about raising the Fed funds target rate in 2015 Yellen says liftoff could happen as soon as April 2015- though still data dependent Dot-plot remains more hawkish than futures market expectations and FOMC statement Three Dissents: 2 Hawks and 1 Dove (All the dissenters […]

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  • onDecember 17, 2014
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Notice Of Public Hearing And Consideration Of Adoption – 303(D) List

This is a message from the State Water Resources Control Board.   Click here to view the Notice of Public Hearing and Consideration of Adoption on the Proposed Amendment to the Water Quality Control Policy for Developing the Clean Water Action Section 303(d) List. The Hearing is scheduled for February 3, 2015.

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  • onDecember 17, 2014
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San Francisco County Transportation Authority December 2014 Newsletter

December 2014 Welcome to the inaugural edition of The Messenger, a newsletter to keep you up-to-date on the activities of the San Francisco County Transportation Authority. Since 1989, the Transportation Authority has administered the city’s half-cent transportation sales tax, allocating over $2 billion to voter-approved projects, large and small.  Our sales tax program helps fund major capital projects […]

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BPC Expert Briefing: LNG and Alternative Fuels for the Movement of Goods – Safety and Risk Mitigation

BPC Expert Briefing: LNG Fuels for the Movement of Goods – Safety and Risk Mitigation January 21, 2015 11:00 AM to 1:00 PM Port of Oakland Board Room 530 Water Street, Oakland, CA 94607   AGENDA:   Welcome and Introductions            John Coleman, CEO, BPC   Considerations Related to LNG at […]

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California Water & Drought News for December 17, 2014

BBC News: California’s water woes quantified SF Gate: California’s water deficit: 11 trillion gallons Associated Press: Rain could spell trouble for Calif. water conservation Bloomberg: Dusty California Lake Bottoms Mean Lots of Room for Rain Oakland Tribune: Catching rainwater from the sky eases drought’s grip for Bay Area innovators Time: This Is How Much Water California Needs to Recover From Its […]

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