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  • by BPC Staff
  • onOctober 13, 2015
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Energy News for October 13, 2015

Houston Business Journal: Here’s who’s been dominating the energy buying space Bloomberg News: Oil Falls to One-Week Low as IEA Counters OPEC View on Recovery The Wall Street Journal: OPEC Sees U.S. Oil Output Dropping Next Year McClatchy DC: Johns Hopkins study links fracking and premature births Houston Business Journal: Marathon Oil court victory could deter similar lawsuits, expert says […]

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  • by BPC Staff
  • onOctober 13, 2015
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California Water and Drought News for October 13, 2015

Sacramento Bee: Poll: California’s drought heavy on the mind New York Times: A Culture of Nagging Helps California Save Water Washington Times: California fair implements water-saving measures Los Angeles Times: Water and Power: California’s drought means smaller pumpkins for Halloween TakePart: Drought-Weary California Tries to Make Wine out of Less Water Napa Valley Register: Valley’s future is in our hands […]

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PIANC: Navigating a Changing Climate Update and Working Group 178 Request

PIANC published a press release and letter discussing the topic of climate change. You can read the press release by clicking here, and view the letter here. The letter: introduces PIANC’s new Think Climate coalition requests assistance in identifying or providing climate change adaptation case studies asks for relevant photos that you would be happy for […]

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  • by BPC Staff
  • onOctober 12, 2015
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Energy News for October 12, 2015

      Monrning Consult: GOP Hopes Oil Export Bill Can Overcome Veto The Wall Street Journal: Weatherford CEO Defends Restructuring The Wall Street Journal: U.S. Oil Rig Count Slides Again The New York Times: Under Political Pressure, Russian Billionaire Sells Energy Assets in North Sea The Wall Street Journal: With Market on Their Side, Electric Utilities Skip Fight Against […]

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  • by BPC Staff
  • onOctober 12, 2015
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California Water and Drought News for October 12, 2015

San Francisco Chronicle: 1998 El Niño pounded an unready Bay Area: Are we prepared now? Los Angeles Times: Massive El Niño is now ‘too big to fail,’ scientist says Wall Street Journal: Fines Over Water Use Rankle Californians Associated Press: California craft beer brewers balance drafts and drought Highbrow Magazine: How Bad is California’s Drought? Sacramento Bee: Drought, community support […]

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Water Hyacinth and Spongeplent Treatmeants for the Week of October 12 through October 16

INVASIVE WEED TREATMENTS CA State Parks, Division of Boating and Waterways Water Hyacinth and Spongeplant Control Program – 2015 Treatments for the Week of October 12 thru October 16  View Larger Image In 2014 DBW treated a total of 2,617 acres of Water Hyacinth and Spongeplant combined. At this time in the 2015 treatment season DBW […]

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Pacific Maritime Online Magazine for October 9, 2015

FORWARD SIGN UP TO RECEIVE PMM ONLINE SUBSCRIBE TO THE PRINT EDITION INSIDE PACIFIC MARITIME MAGAZINE Puget Sound Regional Report By Kathy A. Smith From Eastern Washington grain and produce to Aerospace, oil and containerized cargo, Puget Sound ports serve much of the West Coast and much of the inland west. Although each port has […]

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Senators Drill Into California Water Bill

Senators drill into California water bill BY MICHAEL DOYLE WASHINGTON   Ever hopeful lawmakers on Thursday conjured the vision of a compromise California water bill that succeeds instead of fails. It may be a mirage. But in a long-awaited hearing, the chairwoman of a key Senate committee zeroed in on some specific, concrete details that […]

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