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  • by BPC Staff
  • onAugust 11, 2015
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Transportation News for August 11, 2015

San Francisco Chronicle: Market Street’s no place to drive  Marin Independent Journal: Larkspur rail extension imperiled by budget hack in U.S. Senate  Sacramento Bee: No mileage tracking in California road tax plan  Sacramento Bee: Walters: Road taxes must clear GOP’s bar  Reuters: California ballot measures seek to ease Bay area gridlock  Sacramento Business Journal: Business and union groups back higher taxes […]

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  • by BPC Staff
  • onAugust 11, 2015
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Energy News for August 11, 2015

CNBC: Analysts: Sustained low oil prices could mean tighter funding for producers Oil & Gas Journal: U.S. shale oil output to fall in Sept., EIA says CNBC: Oil prices fall after yuan devalues The Washington Post: The U.S. wind energy boom couldn’t be coming at a better time POLITICO Morning Energy for 8/11/2015 By ALEX GUILLÉN, with Elana Schor, […]

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  • by BPC Staff
  • onAugust 10, 2015
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California Water and Drought News for August 10, 2015

Los Angeles Times: Innovation is blooming at water-wise urban farms Los Angeles Times: Frank Gehry agreed to make over the L.A. River — with one big condition Chico Enterprise Record: Lake Oroville keeps dropping, only one ramp open Associated Press: River that runs through major Northern Calif. city goes dry Los Angeles Times: Essential California: The new Orange County emerges […]

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  • by BPC Staff
  • onAugust 10, 2015
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Energy News for August 10, 2015

Wall Street Journal: Analysis: Support for crude exports growing amid low prices Bloomberg: 2015 oil investment cutbacks are biggest since 1986, Rystad says Wall Street Journal: Lawsuits against CPP to be filed in coming weeks Fuel Fix: Plains All American could face criminal, civil fines over Calif. oil spill Morning Consult: Republican Voters Generally Support Clean Power Plan Fundamentals Wall […]

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  • by BPC Staff
  • onAugust 10, 2015
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Transportation News for August 10, 2015

San Francisco Chronicle: Uber can satisfy all of its employees’ concerns  Marin Independent Journal: Richmond-San Rafael Bridge traffic volume hits five-year high  San Jose Mercury News: Cap and trade: Is California a leader or a loner?  San Francisco Chronicle: BART gets go-ahead to buy clean energy directly  San Francisco Chronicle: Can California cut gasoline use in half in 15 years? […]

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  • by BPC Staff
  • onAugust 7, 2015
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California Water & Drought News for August 7, 2015

Wall Street Journal: California Drought Dries Up More Than the Crops Associated Press: Endangered fish caught in water fight Los Angeles Times: You’ve been watering your trees all wrong: A drought expert San Francisco Chronicle: How a dam’s destruction is changing environmental landscape Los Angeles Times: Treasures revealed as California drought drains lakes Sacramento Bee: Brown’s climate message: ‘California’s burning: What […]

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  • by BPC Staff
  • onAugust 7, 2015
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Energy News for August 7, 2015

National Examiner: Energy policy finds little room in early debate CNBC: Oil up, on track for sixth weekly loss Wall Street Journal: Oil up, on track for sixth weekly loss FuelFix.com: Report: Track-side tech can help improve oil-by-rail safety efforts Bloomberg: Analysis: More explorers sell assets amid declining capital markets access Associated Press: April power plant carbon emissions are lowest in […]

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  • by BPC Staff
  • onAugust 7, 2015
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Transportation News for August 7, 2015

San Francisco Chronicle: Will Uber drivers lawsuit get class-action status?  Napa Valley Register: Before the car, an electric railroad ruled the Napa Valley  Sacramento Bee: Who wins in California politics: Uber or taxis?  The Hill: Senate bill would nearly double the gas tax  Bay Area Monitor: Pilot Projects and Policy Analysis: A Search for Better Parking   POLITICO Morning Transportation […]

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  • by BPC Staff
  • onAugust 6, 2015
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California Water & Drought News for August 6, 2015

New York Times: California Fire, Aided by Drought, Defies Tactics to Defeat It Associated Press: Toxic algae blooming in warm water from California to Alaska AccuWeather.com: California Ahead of Hefty Water Cutback Requirement Despite Record Heat in June Modesto Bee: Another milestone achieved for north Valley recycled water project ABC News10: Cut your energy bill by planting trees High Country News: California […]

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  • by BPC Staff
  • onAugust 6, 2015
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Energy News for August 6, 2015

The Hill: Gas sector disappointed by federal inconsistency over CPP Reuters: With crude at $50, oil firms fear deeper crisis than in 1980s CNN: Balancing oil market requires bankruptcies, asset sales, analysts say Oil & Gas Journal: U.S. oil, gas M&A rose in Q2, report finds The Hill: Bill to block CPP clears Senate committee Associated Press: States call for federal […]

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