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The Bulletin Newsletter from the San Francisco Bay Joint Venture – October 20, 2015

            THE BULLETIN              timely news from the SFBJV   October 20, 2015  The Debut of BEGHU !    all images in this Bulletin taken from the update  The Baylands & Climate Change: What We Can Do (previously known by many as BEHGU) was officially debuted Sunday October 18 thanks to […]

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  • by BPC Staff
  • onOctober 21, 2015
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On Demand Webinar: The Energy – Water Nexus on October 22, 2015

It takes a lot of water to create energy. Water is required to generate hydropower, cool electric power plants, and also during fuel refining, extraction and production. A shortage of water can constrain energy production since 143 billion gallons of freshwater is consumed by power plants in the United States every day. Water is not […]

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  • by BPC Staff
  • onOctober 21, 2015
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Energy News for October 21, 2015

  Morning Consult: Hoeven Floats Loose ‘Energy’ Package: Oil Exports, Land and Water, Toxics Bloomberg News: S&P 500 Futures Gain Before GM, Coke Results; KLA-Tencor Soars Bloomberg News: Obama Keystone Veto Would Help Trudeau Reset Alliance With U.S. Business Insider: Halliburton CEO: The oil industry’s ‘day of reckoning’ is near CleanTechnica: For Clues on Obama’s Arctic Drilling Ban, Look To […]

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  • by BPC Staff
  • onOctober 21, 2015
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California Water and Drought News for October 21, 2015

Associated Press: California lawmakers travel to Australia for drought lessons Sacramento Bee:  California lawmakers head to Australia to study drought response Associated Press: Amid California drought, hope for the monarch butterfly Marketplace.org: Why a dry California will still grow a lot of food California Ag Today:  Water Commission Meeting Delivers Passion and Controversy WGCU News: State Water Policy Changes […]

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  • by BPC Staff
  • onOctober 20, 2015
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Energy News for October 20, 2015

The Wall Street Journal: European Oil Companies Steal a March on U.S. Peers in Iran Reuters: Oxy to exit North Dakota’s oil fields in sale to private equity fund The Wall Street Journal: As Conservation Cuts Electricity Use, Utilities Turn to Fees Utility Dive: NRDC: US has reached ‘historic levels’ of renewables, poised for greater […]

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  • by BPC Staff
  • onOctober 20, 2015
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California Water and Drought News for October 20, 2015

Associated Press: Calif. prepares for El Nino floods amid drought Los Angeles Times: Flash floods trap visitors, rangers in Death Valley National Park Los Angeles Times: Drought-stressed California forests face a radical shift NBC Southern California: Time to Start Preparing for El Niño, Officals Urge NBC Southern California: State and Local Officials Remind Residents to […]

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Film & Lecture Series on Sharks of San Francisco Bay on October 29, 2015

Sharks of the Bay Exploring Myths and Realities of the Sharks of San Francisco Bay   White sharks visit and feed in San Francisco Bay. The recent spectacular sighting near Alcatraz Island has been covered extensively in the news, but did you know that over 7 other shark species regularly feed, breed, and inhabit the […]

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Agenda for DMMO Meeting on October 21, 2015

A DMMO meeting will be held on October 21, 2015. Please click here to view the agenda. Please review the DMMO web page at http://www.spn.usace.army.mil/Missions/DredgingWorkPermits.aspx for changes to this agenda. NOTE: The meeting will be held at the San Francisco Bay Conservation and Development Commission (BCDC).  The address is 455 Golden Gate Avenue, Suite 10600, […]

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