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  • by BPC Staff
  • onFebruary 22, 2017
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Energy News for February 22, 2017

Financial Times: Singapore carbon tax set to squeeze oil groups Reuters: OPEC chief sees higher compliance with oil cut, says confidence returning Financial Times: RWE posts $6 billion loss and scraps dividend Bloomberg News: The Age of the Giant Battery Is Almost Upon Us Pittsburgh Post-Gazette: Peoples Natural Gas to buy Kentucky utility for $270 million The Hill: Trump reaffirms support for […]

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  • by BPC Staff
  • onFebruary 22, 2017
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California Water and Drought News for February 22, 2017

Associated Press: Appeals Court Upholds Water Release Intended to Help Salmon Associated Press: Hundreds rescued from California floodwaters in San Jose Los Angeles Times: Powerful storms continue to batter Northern California amid concern … Los Angeles Times: Modesto prepares for the Tuolumne River to rise above flood stage … Associated Press: Downstream communities brace for flooding as dams overflow Washington […]

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  • by BPC Staff
  • onFebruary 21, 2017
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Transportation News for February 21, 2017

San Francisco Chronicle: Trump administration deals a big setback to Caltrain San Francisco Examiner: Caltrain launches White House petition after losing federal funding for modernization San Francisco Chronicle: California’s common ground with Washington San Francisco Chronicle: Not just Oroville: More Northern California infrastructure that needs fixes San Francisco Chronicle: More people are working remotely San Francisco Chronicle: Persistent rain brings potholes […]

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Pacific Maritime Magazine Online for February 21, 2017

SUBSCRIBE TO THE PRINT EDITION     INSIDE PACIFIC MARITIME MAGAZINE   Fake News By Chris Philips, Managing Editor A news story in theWashington Post in mid-December detailed the efforts some scientists are making to ensure that “crucial climate measurements” don’t disappear under a “hostile” Trump administration. The story went on to describe how these […]

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BPC EXPERT BRIEFING: Emerging Environmental Risks for the San Francisco Bay

Emerging Environmental Risks for the San Francisco Bay Thursday, March 30, 2017 9:00 AM – 11:00 AM Marsh Risk & Insurance Services San Francisco, CA CLICK HERE TO VIEW THE PROGRAM CLICK HERE TO VIEW THE PRESENTATION SLIDES (PDF) Join us for an Expert Briefing about the potential impacts of sea level rise to the […]

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  • by BPC Staff
  • onFebruary 21, 2017
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California Water and Drought News for February 21, 2017

Los Angeles Times: Does California really need more dams? We’re running out of places … Sacramento Bee: Continued erosion of Oroville Dam’s main spillway part of ‘normal process,’ state officials say Sacramento Bee: Rain falls, and Central Valley flooding begins CBS News: Evacuations, levee break in drenched Northern California New York Times: California Braces for More Rain. How Bad Can […]

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  • by BPC Staff
  • onFebruary 21, 2017
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Energy News for February 21, 2017

Bloomberg News: Russia Overtakes Saudi Arabia as World’s Top Crude Producer Reuters: Rosneft becomes first oil major to pre-finance Kurdish crude UPI: Iran boasts of robust rig count The Wall Street Journal: Shell Sees No Glut of Liquefied Natural Gas as Demand Rises The Wall Street Journal: Saudi Arabia Favors New York for Aramco IPO The Associated Press: Public Input Sought […]

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