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  • by BPC Staff
  • onDecember 17, 2014
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Energy News for December 17, 2014

Los Angeles Times: Opinion: Allowing crude exports would keep U.S. shale producers in the game Platts: Report: Credit ratings, outlooks for North American midstream look stable in 2015 Rigzone: Investment reductions more likely to affect shale projects, says report The Washington Times: Keystone XL bill is at top of Senate’s agenda in 2015, McConnell says The Hill: U.S. should export […]

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  • by BPC Staff
  • onDecember 17, 2014
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Senate Confirms Estavan Lopez to Lead Bureau of Reclamation

Senate approves Obama’s energy nominees Hannah Northey, E&E reporter Published: Wednesday, December 17, 2014 The Senate last night in a flurry of activity confirmed a handful of President Obama’s energy picks along with more than three dozen noncontroversial nominees, including a few who weren’t expected to cross the finish line. The upper chamber voted unanimously […]

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  • by BPC Staff
  • onDecember 16, 2014
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Pacific Maritime Magazine News Online for December 16, 2014

Subscribe to Pacific Maritime Magazine PRINT EDITION December 2014 Issue Bay Area Ports Offer Diversity and Cooperation   By Mark Edward Nero   The five seaports in the San Francisco Bay Area may be overshadowed in the public eye by their two massive competitors in Southern California, but that doesn’t mean they’re inert or sitting […]

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  • by BPC Staff
  • onDecember 16, 2014
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Bureau of Reclamation Extends Application Deadline for WaterSMART Water and Energy Efficiency Grant FOA

The Bureau of Reclamation has extended the application deadline for the fiscal year 2015 WaterSMART Water and Energy Efficiency Grant funding opportunity announcement from January 14, 2015 to January 23, 2015 at 4 p.m. Mountain Standard Time. In addition, a clarifying note has been added to Subcriterion E.2: Expediting Future On-Farm Irrigation Improvements (p.48). Additional […]

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  • by BPC Staff
  • onDecember 16, 2014
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Trade & Movement of Goods News for December 16, 2014

Courtesy of TRB News: Commodity Flow Survey Workshop Transportation Services Index: November 2014 How We Pay for Transportation: The Life and Death of the Highway Trust Fund Hearing on the Future of Passenger Rail 2015 TRB 94th Annual Meeting: U.S. Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx’s 30-Year Plan: Vision for the Future for our Nation’s Transportation System […]

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PIANC Press Release: “Dredging and Port Construction: Interactions with Features of Archaeological or Heritage Interest”

PIANC, the World Association for Waterborne Transport Infrastructure, has released EnviCom Guidance Document 124 titled, “Dredging and Port Construction: Interactions with Features of Archaeological or Heritage Interest”. Access the press release here and get information on how to obtain the full publication.

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  • by BPC Staff
  • onDecember 16, 2014
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Legal Update from Miller Starr Regalia: Commercial Real Estate Brokers Now Subject to the Same Dual Agency and Disclosure Laws as Residential Brokers

LEGAL UPDATE Walnut Creek 1331 N. California Blvd. Fifth Floor Walnut Creek, CA 94596 Phone:  925.935.9400 San Francisco 153 Townsend Street Suite 610 San Francisco, CA 94107 Phone:  415.638.4800   Newport Beach 610 Newport Center Drive Suite 330 Newport Beach, CA 92660 Phone:  949.719.2960 facebook   twitter   linkedin     Commercial Real Estate Brokers […]

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  • onDecember 16, 2014
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Energy News for December 16, 2014

Bloomberg: Goldman: U.S. oil producers may boost output beyond highest rate despite price decline Bloomberg BNA’s special report: Methane Emissions Regulations Aimed at Oil & Gas Reuters: U.S. oil production more responsive to price declines than before Politico: Crude prices could affect Keystone XL pipeline The Norfolk Daily News: TransCanada rep: Keystone XL remains important for energy security The Hill:Top […]

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