Tag: Climate change

Nature Conservancy White Paper – “New Prospects for Financing Natural Infrastructure.”

On February 13th, the Nature Conservancy’s California office released a white paper, “New Prospects for Financing Natural Infrastructure.”  The principal author is Mark Zimring.  The paper explores financing options for the “horizontal levee,” an innovative concept to protect San Francisco Bay from sea level rise and address other threats while providing multiple benefits, in part […]

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  • by BPC Staff
  • onDecember 9, 2014
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California Water & Drought News for December 9, 2014

New York Times: California Drought Is Said to Have Natural Cause Sacramento Bee: Monster storm to hit Northern California Wall Street Journal: In California, Saving Water Is All Over the Map Associated Press: In final days, House moves again to address water shortage for California farms McClatchy Washington Bureau: House-passed drought bill likely to sink in the Senate  TIME: New Study […]

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  • by BPC Staff
  • onNovember 7, 2014
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Commitment to Address Climate Change Issues Highlighted in Reclamation Climate Adaptation Strategy

Commissioner’s Office Washington, DC Media Contact:  Peter Soeth, 303-445-3615 For Immediate Release:  November 5, 2014 Commitment to Address Climate Change Issues Highlighted in Reclamation Climate Adaptation Strategy Washington, DC — Bureau of Reclamation’s Principal Deputy Commissioner Estevan López has released the Climate Change Adaptation Strategy for Reclamation. In line with President Obama’s Climate Action Plan, […]

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  • by BPC Staff
  • onNovember 3, 2014
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October News from the Bay Area Climate & Energy Resilience Project

October News from the Bay Area Climate & Energy Resilience Project A Project of the Joint Policy Committee   In this issue: New Bay Area Climate Asset Mapping DC Adaptation Workshop—12 U.S. Metro Areas Climate Readiness Institute Working Groups Loma Prieta 25 Symposium Bay Area Regional Climate Protection Strategy 2nd National Adaptation Forum People’s Climate […]

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SF Bay Sea Level Rise on the PBS News Hour

This is highly-recommended viewing for all:  8 minutes on the News Hour on San Francisco Bay wetlands restoration and sea level rise, featuring project manager John Bourgeois, CA DFW’s John Kraus, flood challenges in Alviso, and much more. http://www.pbs.org/newshour/bb/san-francisco-salt-marshes/   And take one more minute for this bonus feature on the critical transition zone marsh […]

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  • by BPC Staff
  • onSeptember 26, 2014
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Bay Delta Conservation Plan eNewsletter – Planning for Climate Change

September 26, 2014   Habitat Restoration: Planning for Climate Change Each week, we learn more about how climate change is likely to affect California. The U.S. Department of the Interior just released the “Sacramento and San Joaquin Basins Climate Impact Assessment,” detailing the impacts of climate change on the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta. The effects of […]

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  • by BPC Staff
  • onSeptember 23, 2014
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Climate Change News for September 23, 2014

San Francisco Chronicle: UN to leaders: Set ‘new course’ on climate change  San Francisco Chronicle: Are we at the tipping point on climate-change politics?  Contra Costa Times: Contra Costa Times editorial: Climate summit deal will be tough, but it is reachable  San Francisco Examiner: Gov. Brown signs bill creating database for sea-level rise reporting

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  • by BPC Staff
  • onAugust 4, 2014
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SF Bay Regional CHARG: Update and Presentation Materials from the July 2014 Meeting

The San Francisco Bay Regional Coastal Hazards Adaptation Resiliency Group (CHARG) held a meeting on July 24, 2014, which featured presentations and dialogue from an engaging group of Bay Area Stakeholders. Click here to review the action items and notes from the July 24th meeting, and you can find the presentations from the meeting at the links below. […]

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