Brought to you by the Oakland Global Trade & Logistics Center and California Capital & Investment Group OAKLAND GLOBAL NEWS Monthly Updates on the Oakland Global Trade & Logistics Center Project Oakland Global News, March 2015 Dear Reader, Oakland Global News is a monthly newsletter for readers interested in staying current as the Oakland Global […]
Continue ReadingBloomberg: GE Makes Once-a-Decade Bet on Big Turbines as Energy Use Surges The Hill: White House: GOP criticism of climate pact ‘hard to take seriously’ Bloomberg: Offshore Wind Fund Almost Half Way to $1.5 Billion Target The Wall Street Journal: The Legal and Economic Case for Obama’s Clean Power Plan Fuel Fix: Feds reaffirm 2008 Arctic lease for Shell The […]
Continue ReadingSan Francisco Business Times: BART leader: How S.F.’s fancy private buses could be a win for everyone Contra Costa Times: BART to Oakland airport shuttle ridership rising, but fare decried San Francisco Chronicle: Bay Area pollution agency wants to ban open fireplaces San Jose Mercury News: San Jose, S.F. traffic: Getting worse but still better than L.A. Marin Independent […]
Continue ReadingAttached here is the March 2015 issue of ESTUARY News magazine, as well as a complimentary insert describing the Oro Loma Horizontal Levee Project.
Continue ReadingENVIRONMENTAL Court Of Appeal Upholds “Safe Harbor” Exemption From Prop 65 Warnings For Lead In Fruit Products In a much anticipated decision, a California Court of Appeal has upheld a trial court ruling for the defense, finding that trace levels of lead in packaged fruits, vegetables and fruit juice products require no Proposition 65 warning […]
Continue ReadingSUBSCRIBE TO THE PRINT EDITION INSIDE PACIFIC MARITIME MAGAZINE No Idle Yards By Chris Philips, Managing Editor West Coast yards are busy building tugs, barges, ferries and small workboats for the rigors of operating in the Pacific Ocean. One notable exception to the West Coast surge is Conrad Orange Shipyard, Inc., a division of […]
Continue ReadingACWA Regulatory Advisory – March 30, 2015 Urban Water Conservation Emergency Regulations Effective Immediately Agencies Have 45 Days to Amend Water Shortage Contingency Plans if Necessary – The Office of Administrative Law (OAL) on March 27 approved Urban Water Conservation Emergency Regulations issued by the State Water Resources Control Board in response to the continuing drought. The […]
Continue ReadingHindustan Times: China’s proposed 21st century trade route has many blind curves Mondaq News: Exhaustion Of Trademark Rights For Gray Market Goods Belarus News: EEU urged to speed up removing restrictions to freemovement of goods
Continue ReadingSan Francisco Chronicle: ‘Seamless’ Bay Area transit system proposed to attract new riders San Francisco Chronicle: How S.F.’s parklet movement has grown across globe San Francisco Chronicle: S.F. area 2nd worst in country for housing creation San Jose Mercury News: Palo Alto: Expanded shuttle service to begin April 1 San Francisco Examiner: Muni contract sparks scrutiny, talk of ethics violations […]
Continue ReadingEnergy Information Administration: U.S. oil production growth in 2014 was largest in more than 100 years Bloomberg: Elon Musk is about to announce a new product that’s not a car The Examiner: EIA: U.S. saw record growth for oil output last year National Journal: Keystone XL wouldn’t spell trouble for climate, EPA administrator says Reuters: Envoy expects Shell to start […]
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