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  • by BPC Staff
  • onJanuary 17, 2018
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Transportation News for January 17, 2018

San Francisco Chronicle: Costs to upgrade Muni’s Sunset Tunnel soar – partly thanks to neighbors San Francisco Chronicle: Bay Area self-driving car startup Pony.ai raises $112 million  San Francisco Chronicle: Muir Woods’ parking reservation system off to quiet start  Marin Independent Journal: Muir Woods parking reservation system off to choppy start Marin Independent Journal: SMART’s Larkspur extension awaits $20M federal […]

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  • by BPC Staff
  • onJanuary 17, 2018
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Energy News for January 17, 2018

The Washington Post: U.S. Chamber of Commerce to push Trump, Congress to raise the gas tax to fund infrastructure The Wall Street Journal: Chevron Returns to Iraqi Kurdistan’s Oil Fields Bloomberg: Trump’s Offshore Oil Plan Will Struggle to Lure Rigs From Guyana Bloomberg Businessweek: How a Nafta Breakdown Could Blow Back Into Shale Patch Reuters: Norway awards record 75 oil […]

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Pacific Maritime Magazine Online for January 16, 2018

SUBSCRIBE TO THE PRINT EDITION     INSIDE PACIFIC MARITIME MAGAZINE   No Coal for You By Chris Philips,  Managing Editor     On page 19 of this issue we note the rejection of two shoreline permits by a Washington State hearing examiner for the construction of a $680 million coal terminal. Cowlitz County hearing examiner, […]

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  • by BPC Staff
  • onJanuary 16, 2018
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Transportation News for January 16, 2018

San Francisco Chronicle: Goodbye, diesel: California school buses drive toward electric age  San Francisco Chronicle: Road crews battle to clear critical highway after California mudslides  San Francisco Chronicle: Napa’s Wine Train speeds up – but can it match new owners’ ambitions?  San Francisco Chronicle: Oakland, terminal building go to court Tuesday over city’s coal ban San Francisco Chronicle: New Oakland […]

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  • by BPC Staff
  • onJanuary 16, 2018
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Energy News for January 16, 2018

The New York Times: BP to Take $1.7 Billion Charge Over Deepwater Horizon Spill Houston Chronicle: Shell invests in solar, but still plowing money into oil The Hill: Bipartisan NJ lawmakers urge Zinke to refrain from offshore drilling Financial Times: Norway coalition deal dashes oil exploration hopes The Wall Street Journal: Shell Bids a Long Goodbye to Middle Eastern Oil […]

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  • onJanuary 16, 2018
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California Water News for January 16, 2018

Associated Press: Future floods will be in mind as California town rebuilds Mother Jones: Scientists Are Getting Way Better at Forecasting. It Could Change How We Deal With Droughts Los Angeles Times: Op-Ed Another lesson from Montecito — even in semi-arid Southern California, we need flood insurance CalMatters: Walters: Forensic report confirms Oroville Dam lapses Sacramento Bee: Take a captivating […]

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Pacific Maritime Magazine Online for January 12, 2018

  FORWARD  SIGN UP TO RECEIVE PMM ONLINE SUBSCRIBE TO THE PRINT EDITION     INSIDE PACIFIC MARITIME MAGAZINE   No Coal for You By Chris Philips,  Managing Editor     On page 19 of this issue we note the rejection of two shoreline permits by a Washington State hearing examiner for the construction of a $680 […]

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