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Coastal Conservancy Climate Ready Grants – Round 3 Announcement

The Coastal Conservancy is pleased to announce a third round of Climate Ready grants, made possible by an appropriation into the California Climate Resilience Account.  Concept proposals are due November 17, 2014. The grant announcement and embedded concept proposal form are posted on the Conservancy’s website:  http://scc.ca.gov/webmaster/pdfs/Climate_Ready_Announcement3.pdf

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  • by BPC Staff
  • onOctober 8, 2014
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California Water & Drought News for October 8, 2014

Associated Press: California: Water Use Falls in Wake of Restrictions San Francisco Chronicle: California drought: Big water cuts by many Northern Californians Los Angeles Times: Californians respond to drought, cut water use 11.5% in August Associated Press: Klamath River flows increased to help salmon The Hill: Congress needed on water, power Care2.com: How California Can Survive a Prolonged Drought CBS Sacramento: Campaign […]

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  • by BPC Staff
  • onOctober 7, 2014
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Third Revised Notice Of Public Workshop And Adoption Meeting – Drinking Water Systems General Permit

This is a message from the State Water Resources Control Board. Click here to view the  Third Revised Notice of Public Workshop and Adoption Meeting on the Final Draft Resolution approving a Mitigated Negative Declaration and Exceptions to the Statewide Implementation Policy and the California Ocean Plan for Drinking Water System Discharges and Final Draft Statewide […]

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  • onOctober 7, 2014
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Transportation News for October 7, 2014

Contra Costa Times: City, BART officials call Measure BB ‘last chance’ for Livermore extension  San Francisco Chronicle: Ferry strike reminds us again we must ban public transit strikes  Herald Online: Fitch to Take Various Rating Actions on Bay Area Toll Auth (CA), Toll Bridge Rev Bds

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  • onOctober 7, 2014
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Energy News for October 7,2014

CNBC: Chevron CEO: U.S. needs free markets, practical policies Oil & Gas Journal: Global oil, gas reserves rose in 2013, report says Reuters: Chevron to sell stake in Canadian shale play for $1.5B Oil & Gas Journal: Report: U.S. refiners’ light, tight crude processing capacity to surge by 2020 Bloomberg Businessweek: Energy Dept. examines potential issues on crude oil export […]

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  • onOctober 7, 2014
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California Water & Drought News for October 7, 2014

San Francisco Chronicle: California drought: Team climbs high to assess redwoods threat Wall Street Journal: California’s Drought Changed How the State Produces Electricity Curbed Los Angeles.: Seven Ways California Could Change in a 72-Year Drought CCTV America: New desalination plant could help drought-riddled California Santa Rosa Press Democrat: Amid drought, plan seeks to conserve aquifer under Santa Rosa Plain The […]

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Pacific Maritime Magazine News Online for October 7, 2014

          Subscribe to Pacific Maritime Magazine PRINT EDITION September 2014 Issue        Information Technology and Marine Software   By Kathy A. Smith   As technology continues to advance, maritime software companies are adapting their products to the demands of today’s generation of mariners, longshoremen and naval architects. From programs […]

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