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  • by BPC Staff
  • onApril 29, 2015
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Transportation News for April 29, 2015

Oakland Tribune: Bay Bridge water leak spat hardens  Oakland Tribune: Gov. Jerry Brown issues aggressive plan to slash California greenhouse gases by 2030  San Jose Mercury News: BART needs billions for new cars, operating system and maintenance complex  San Jose Mercury News: Jim Beall: A plan to fix California’s streets and highways  Contra Costa Times: Pleasanton, Walnut Creek host Bay […]

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  • onApril 29, 2015
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Energy News for April 29, 2015

Fuel Fix: EIA: U.S. LNG exports could hit up to 10.3 Tcf per year by 2040 Rigzone: Study: Oil, gas pension funds generate higher returns than other investments The Examiner: Study: Fracking brings economic growth to U.S. Oil & Gas Journal: Study: Emissions from U.S. refineries dropped in last 2 decades Morning Consult: Will the Quadrennial Energy Review Change Anything? […]

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Bank of the West: Instant Analysis of Today’s GDP Report for Q1 2015

Bank of the West: Instant Analysis of Today’s GDP Report for Q1 2015 U.S. Q1 Real GDP Growth Stalls, Worse Than Advertised; +0.2% Annualized in Q1 Business investment, Exports, and Government Spending All Declined Consumer Spending Was As Weak As Expected (+1.9%) Down From +4.4% growth in Q4 Goods Exports Plunge (-13.3%) and Structures Drop […]

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Project Update and Response Needed: Water Board MUN evaluation in Ag Dominated Water Bodies

  This is a message from the California Regional Water Quality Control Board, Central Valley (5). This notification pertains to the “Evaluation of the Municipal and Domestic Supply (MUN) Beneficial Use in Ag Dominated Surface Water Bodies” basin planning effort. Both MUN Basin Plan Amendments were on the agenda at the last Central Valley Water Board […]

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Pacific Maritime Magazine News Online for April 28, 2015

SUBSCRIBE TO THE PRINT EDITION   INSIDE PACIFIC MARITIME MAGAZINE   Green Terminal Design By Kathy A. Smith Many cargo handling equipment manufacturers have already moved to electrification in order to reduce emissions, but there are other ways to make cargo-handling equipment and terminals more cost-effective and energy-efficient, including the use of hybrid systems, stormwater treatment […]

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CASA Honors Assembly Member Anthony Rendon Named Legislator of the Year

Assembly Member Anthony Rendon Named Legislator of the Year CASA Board Vice President, Kevin Hardy, presented Assembly Member Anthony Rendon with CASA’s Legislator of the Year award this morning at CASA’s Public Policy Forum in Sacramento.  Assembly Member Rendon accepts CASA’s Legislator of the Year award from Kevin Hardy Assembly Member Rendon is a major […]

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Public Can Tour U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Pike at 77th Annual South Bay Opening Day of Sailing Season May 2 at Port of Redwood City

      www.redwoodcityport.com                                                      April 28, 2015 Our News…. Port Hosts Opening Day of South Bay Sailing Season Keep in Touch More Ways to Stay in Touch  Public Can Tour […]

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  • onApril 28, 2015
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California Water & Drought News for April 28, 2015

CBS Sacramento: Farmers Press Lawmakers For More Water Storage Projects Sacramento Bee: Assembly panel kills Republican bill to speed dam construction Capital Public Radio: California Lawmakers Reject Attempt To Speed Up Water Storage Projects  Sacramento Bee: See proposed water use cuts for every community in California Western Farm Press: California streamlines south-of-Delta water transfers Visalia Times-Delta: Water rights place neighbors at […]

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Energy News for April 28, 2015

Fortune: Tesla’s gigafactory could be obsolete before it even opens. Here’s why New York Times: Finding Easier Ways to Charge Electric Vehicles Fortune: Billionaires versus big oil The Hill: Industry digs in over mining regulations CNBC: Oil falls, US stockpiles seen rising Wall Street Journal: Debt Accumulates in the Oil Patch Scientific American: Strong Future Forecast for Renewable Energy CNBC: Crude prices to recover […]

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