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  • by BPC Staff
  • onOctober 26, 2017
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Energy News for October 26, 2017

Reuters: Fear of Iranian general left Iraqi Kurdish oil fields deserted CNBC: Big oil earnings this week may confirm the ‘tide is finally turning’ for energy Portland Press Herald: Delays in Massachusetts could affect natural gas customers in Maine Reuters: BP Midstream Partners’ prices IPO at $18 per unit The Wall Street Journal: Argentina’s YPF to Invest Over $30 Billion […]

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  • by BPC Staff
  • onOctober 26, 2017
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California Water News for October 26, 2017

LA Times: Interior Department clarifies, says it will continue to work on delta tunnels project NY Times: Arsenic Reductions in Drinking Water Tied to Fewer Cancer Deaths Associated Press & LA Times: Trump opposes massive California water project Chico ER: Oroville Dam: DWR plans to use Gold Rush rock from wildlife area KEYT-TV: Santa Barbara County gears up for possibility […]

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  • by BPC Staff
  • onOctober 25, 2017
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Transportation News for October 25, 2017

Mercury News: Roadshow: Toll hike could pay for I-680-I-880 connector  San Francisco Examiner: De Young Museum tries to slam brakes on making Golden Gate Park car-free Saturdays year-round  San Mateo Daily Journal: Dumbarton plan gains support: Advocates urge MTC for funding to create new transbay rail  Wired: LA Looks to Rideshare to Build the Future of Public Transit  San […]

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  • by BPC Staff
  • onOctober 25, 2017
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Energy News for October 25, 2017

CNBC: Saudi minister says global energy demand expected to jump 45% by 2050 Reuters: Saudi crown prince: oil demand will increase in 2030-2040 Bloomberg: Big Oil Is Investing Billions to Gain a Foothold in Clean Energy Financial Times: France’s Total confirms interest in Engie’s LNG business The Associated Press: Power Grid Operator Protests Trump Plan to Aid Coal, Nuclear The […]

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  • by BPC Staff
  • onOctober 25, 2017
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California Water News for October 25, 2017

Sacramento Bee: California Democrats seek new federal probe of water project CBS News: Floods are bad, but droughts may be even worse LA Daily News: LA’s October heat wave shattered temperature records today. Here’s where Red Green & Blue: Congressmen want GAO investigation of federal money siphoned to Delta Tunnels Capital Press: California makes critical repairs in century-old levee system […]

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Pacific Maritime Magazine Online for October 24, 2017

    FORWARD  SIGN UP TO RECEIVE PMM ONLINE   SUBSCRIBE TO THE PRINT EDITION     INSIDE PACIFIC MARITIME MAGAZINE       Hamlet is Next  By Chris Philips, Managing Editor     The “infinite monkey” theorem states that a monkey hitting keys at random on a typewriter keyboard for an infinite amount of time will […]

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  • by BPC Staff
  • onOctober 24, 2017
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Transportation News for October 24, 2017

San Francisco Chronicle: BART’s new cars finally pass safety tests, on track to roll by Thanksgiving  San Francisco Chronicle: Chariot resuming commuter service in San Francisco Monday afternoon  Mercury News: Roadshow: What that stupid driver threw out the window  San Francisco Examiner: SF mulls Uber and Lyft fees, gas tax for transportation funding 

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  • by BPC Staff
  • onOctober 24, 2017
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Energy News for October 24, 2017

Bloomberg: OPEC’s Newest Member Is Trying to Stem Decline in Oil Production Reuters: Pennsylvania governor seeks relief for local refiners from renewable fuel rule Platts: Appalachian gas production cannot continue to ramp up rapidly: exec The Washington Post: Small Montana firm lands Puerto Rico’s biggest contract to get the power back on Reuters: IEA sees Southeast Asia oil demand growing […]

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  • by BPC Staff
  • onOctober 24, 2017
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California Water News for October 24, 2017

Associated Press: Heat, Santa Ana winds raise Southern California fire danger SF Chronicle: It may be back to the drawing board for Jerry Brown’s delta tunnels Mercury News: Oroville Dam: Report calls for DWR to transfer dam ownership E&E News: As dams burst, Trump seeks to gut key safety regime KQED News: Rebuilding Oroville Spillway, With the Rainy Season Just […]

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