Bay, Coast, and Ocean Community, I’m pleased to announce our next exciting event featuring Roz Savage, Ocean Rower. Roz is here from London to talk about her many adventures and environmental campaigns. She has rowed across the Pacific, Atlantic and Indian oceans in every conceivable ocean condition. I have read her books about crossing the […]
Continue ReadingTHE CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE FOR FEDERAL POLICY RESEARCH Invites You To Attend A Capitol Hill Lunch Briefing Featuring Two Newly Released S&T Policy-Related Reports on: A Roadmap to a Sustainable Water Future for California And The Efficacy of Digitally Enhanced Education Presented by California Council on Science and Technology Thursday, June 5, 2014 Noon – 1:00 […]
Continue ReadingJohn Englander, best selling author of High Tide on Main Street, will expand upon his keynote presentation “Rising Seas: Planning for the New Era” at the 2014 Decision Makers Conference with a special Seminar on “Sea Level Rise Realities and Risk”. John will explain the surprising facts about how rising seas, severe storms and extreme […]
Continue Reading2013 was California’s driest year on record since 1895. A water bond likely worth more than 8 billion on the ballot for November 2014 will help, and the state water plan just released in October set goals for alleviating problems including worsening water scarcity, uncertain water supplies, and declining groundwater levels and contaminated drinking water. […]
Continue ReadingThe National Infrastructure Advisory Council (NIAC), sponsored by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), will meet on 12 June, 2014 in Washington, DC. Topics on the agenda include the Transportation Sector’s resilience against potential disruptive events. Meeting Details and Agenda: 79 Fed. Reg. 30155
Continue ReadingBCDC has posted on its website (www.bcdc.ca.gov) the upcoming Commission Meeting Notice and the Commission Agenda, which describes the items to be discussed and/or voted upon at the next Commission meeting. Also posted were various items of interest to those who want information about BCDC, the Bay, and other issues relevant to the Commission. June […]
Continue ReadingJoin us at our next Expert Briefing: Fuels for Transportation The fuel market is a hot topic right now. Liquefied Natural Gas and Compressed Natural Gas (LNG and CNG) manufacturers are considering moving into the region, biofuel is popping up at gas stations, and the petroleum industry is constantly innovating. There is much discussion about […]
Continue ReadingRegister now for the Western Dredging Association’s and Texas A & M’s Dredging Summit and Expo 2014. It is being held at the 5 Star Fairmont Royal York Hotel in Toronto, Canada June 15-18 2014. So we recommend you sign up and register today. Included in your registration are some 40 technical presentations by dredging […]
Continue ReadingThe San Francisco Bay Restoration Authority Governing Board Meeting will be held on Wednesday May 28th, 2014 from 1:00 PM to 3:00 PM at the California State Coastal Conservancy, 1330 Broadway, 11th Floor Conference Room, Oakland. Please find the agenda packet below: SFBRA Governing Board Meeting Agenda SFBRA Governing Board Meeting Schedule
Continue Reading
