Gavin Newsom budget calls for drinking water tax to help poor communities By Dale Kasler, Ryan Sabalow, and Alexei Koseff, Sacramento Bee, 1/10/19 Parade of Storms to Bring Soaking Rain and Feet of Snow to California Through Next Week By Chris Dolce, Weather Channel, 1/11/19 San Francisco sues state over potentially drastic water reductions By […]
Continue ReadingOcean Warming Is Accelerating Faster Than Thought, New Research Finds Rising ocean temperatures can bleach corals, like these off of Papua New Guinea. By Kendra Pierre-Louis – Jan 10, 2019 Scientists say the world’s oceans are warming far more quickly than previously thought, a finding with dire implications for climate change because almost all the excess heat absorbed […]
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Continue ReadingInstant Analysis of the December FOMC Minutes Despite the quarter point Fed funds rate hike that occurred at the end of the December FOMC Meeting, the Minutes of that meeting, released today, reveal the dovish tilt that was already beginning to influence the FOMC’s view of the likely extent and timing of further interest rate […]
Continue ReadingThese $2,000 solar panels pull clean drinking water out of the air, and they might be a solution to the global water crisis By Aria Bendix, Business Insider, 1/8/19 Storm poised to slam Sierra, dump another 2 feet of snow By Amy Graff, SFGATE, 1/8/19 On day 2, Gov. Newsom calls for greater fire safety […]
Continue ReadingHouse Democrats introduce bills banning oil, gas leasing in nearly all federal waters Brian Scheid, Platts State lawmakers join forces against offshore drilling Patrick Whittle, The Associated Press American Petroleum Institute urges White House to end China trade war, steel tariffs Meghan Gordon, Platts Venezuela congress slams oil deals with U.S., French companies Mayela Armas […]
Continue ReadingInfrastructure projects grind to a halt during shutdown Washington Post Will these toll cheaters ever be busted? Roadshow Mercury News Opinion: Why electric cars make sense for Uber, Lyft drivers in San Francisco San Francisco Examiner The inequity of pay-by-distance transit in the Bay Area Curbed Opinion: Uber and Lyft Don’t Reduce Cars. Transit Does. […]
Continue ReadingGoogle transformed Mountain View, is San Jose next? San Francisco Chronicle Gondola to the Greek? A-BART-ments? Drag show prop? BART wants your ideas for creative reuse of train cars East Bay Times Mayor Liccardo’s bicycling crash pains other bicyclist: Roadshow Mercury News AP: Gasoline shortage in six Mexican states causes chaos Associated Press San Rafael […]
Continue ReadingTrump Is Giving Oil Industry a Bye in Shutdown, Critics Allege Jennifer A. Dlouhy, Bloomberg Saudis Plan New Export Cuts in Hopes of Lifting Oil to $80 a Barrel Benoit Faucon and Summer Said, The Wall Street Journal Why Venezuela Is Clashing With Its Old Foe Exxon Again Kevin Crowley and Fabiola Zerpa, Bloomberg Growing […]
Continue ReadingFORWARD SIGN UP TO RECEIVE PMM ONLINE SUBSCRIBE TO THE PRINT EDITION INSIDE PACIFIC MARITIME MAGAZINE All the Fish in the Sea By Chris Philips, Managing Editor The council of the European Union is taking action to reduce plastic pollution by banning the use of […]
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